Oddsmakers believe home teams will struggle in Week 9 to add to their overall win total. This week’s SI Sportsbook Perfect 10 contest features a card listing only four of the 10 home teams listed as the betting favorite.
Simply backing home teams continues to be a toss-up for bettors through eight weeks (three international games) as teams playing in front of their home faithful are just 66-53-1 (55.5%) straight-up (SU). Grabbing the points remains the lucrative way to invest as underdogs have posted a 69-51-3 (57.5%) against the spread (ATS) mark. Betting on the under has rewarded bettors with a 71-51-1 (58.