Bookmakers could almost see it coming. Bet after bet showed up on the favorites in the early NFL slate Sunday. The books would need an upset to avoid falling into a big hole. They wouldn't get it.

Favorites went a perfect 7-0 straight up and against the spread in the early slate. (Some sportsbooks had the New York Jets favored over the Carolina Panthers , possibly by mistake; the Panthers won outright.)

The most popular bets were the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs , both easy winners on the money line and the point spread. The Patriots crushed the hapless Tennessee Titans in New England coach Mike Vrabel's first game against his former team. Fanatics Sportsbook reported that 93% of the money-line bets were on the Patriots in the game. Caesars Sportsbook said the Pa

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