Oddsmakers have home teams ranked significantly higher than their opponents in Week 7. In SI Sportsbook’s Perfect 10 contest, bettors find a card listing seven home teams as the betting favorite, the most we have seen this season.
This week’s slate features seven games with point spreads of more than 3.5 points. Of the four largest favorites, the Raiders (-7.5) and Cowboys (-7.5) play at home, while the Buccaneers (-10.5) are the largest road favorites against the Panthers.
Simply backing home teams continues to be a toss-up for bettors through 92 games (two international games) as teams playing at home are 49-42-1 (53.