Unprecedented Disrespect for Defending Super Bowl Champions - Sharp Football Analyis
The linesmakers opened the Eagles as 4 point favorites against the Falcons. In primetime, a typical home field advantage of 3 points is considered industry average.* As such, with the opening line, linesmakers effectively said the Eagles were slightly better than the Falcons (1 point better, after removing home field). But then something happened. Both the public and the sharp bettors bet against the Eagles and on the Falcons, lowering the line. The line dropped to 3, which would indicate the teams were equivalent, but for home field advantage.
Eagles News: The defending Super Bowl champions are facing “unprecedented disrespect”
