Through two weeks of the season, not a single underdog of four or more points has pulled off an outright upset.

Sides favored by more than 3.5 points improved to 11-0 straight-up, 7-3-1 against the spread in Week 2 . The chalky start to the season has benefitted those in the sports books who gravitate towards playing moneyline parlays tying all the best teams together.

It’s also represented a 180 from this time a year ago. A historic rash of upsets to start the 2024 season had everyone perplexed.

A record 77% of the field in the $1,000 buy-in Circa Survivor contest, which asks contestants to pick one straight-up winner per week, had already perished after two weeks. The rate swelled to 95.5% after Week 3.

This year, more than 90% of entrants are still alive. That breaks the previous re

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