Welcome to the new NFL season. Same as the old season.
Money line favorites, which cashed at a better than 70 percent clip last season, went 10-2 on Sunday to help bettors deal sportsbooks a rare losing day.
The Raiders were the only underdogs to win outright during the morning and afternoon games, beating the Patriots 20-13 as 2½-point underdogs.
“Like the last eight to 10 weeks last year, we really needed a money line ’dog to win, which didn’t happen,” Red Rock Resort sportsbook director Chuck Esposito said. “The one ’dog that did win was the Raiders, but that’s the one ’dog that’s backed heavily by our guests.
“It looks like overall it will probably be a losing day.”
The Bills stunned the Ravens 41-40 as 1½-point home underdogs on “Sunday Night Football,” scoring 16 unanswered poin