Road underdogs. If you've been backing them thus far in the 2021 NFL season, you're likely richer than you were two and a half weeks ago.
Teams getting points away from home are 13-6 against the spread early on, despite being just 8-11 straight-up. That last record isn't bad considering the circumstances, but the difference is an indication that oddsmakers are putting too much stock into home-field advantage this September. Home squads are just 16-16 straight-up, but they're rarely hitting the number.
As you'll see, Bleacher Report national NFL writers Gary Davenport, Brad Gagnon and Brent Sobleski, B/R Gridiron editors Ian Kenyon and Wes O'Donnell, and B/R Betting host Connor Rogers aren't necessarily convinced that trend will continue in Week 3.