2025 NFL Week 1 Odds: Unders Dominate Opening Sunday

For those who wakened on Sunday morning, and had an inkling that offenses throughout the NFL could be a wee bit sluggish, then you might have a pure expertise for wagering level totals. 

Sunday represented the primary Sunday of the 2025 NFL season, and one betting development stood out among the many relaxation: Previous to the Sunday night time recreation between the Ravens and Payments, Unders had gone 11-1 on the day. 

For all you betting novices on the market, every week, sportsbooks set an Over/Underneath level whole for NFL video games. For instance, if the purpose whole for a recreation between Staff A and Staff B is ready at 48.5, which means the 2 groups want to attain greater than 48.5 factors mixed for the Over to hit, or lower than 48.5 for the Underneath to hit.

So, in 11 of the 12 video games within the first two Sunday home windows, groups scored fewer factors than projected.

The one recreation that went Over on its level whole (earlier than BAL-BUF) was Steelers-Jets — the sport that had the bottom level whole coming into Sunday.

Let’s check out how the opposite level totals turned out:

Raiders-PatriotsO/U: 44.5Final tally: 33

Dolphins-ColtsO/U: 47.5Final tally: 41

Cardinals-SaintsO/U: 44.5Final tally: 33

Giants-CommandersO/U: 45.5Final tally: 27

Panthers-JaguarsO/U: 46.5Final tally: 36

Bengals-BrownsO/U: 47.5Final tally: 33

Buccaneers-FalconsO/U: 47.5Final tally: 43

Titans-BroncosO/U: 42.5Final tally: 32

49ers-SeahawksO/U: 43.5Final tally: 30

Lions-PackersO/U: 47.5Final tally: 40

Texans-RamsO/U: 43.5Final tally: 23

As well as, of the 11 video games that went Underneath, a lot of them went Underneath by a mile. 

Texans-Rams completed 20.5 factors below the purpose whole, Giants-Commanders completed 18.5 factors below, Bengals-Browns completed 14.5 factors below, 49ers-Seahawks completed 13.5 factors below, Raiders-Patriots and Cardinals-Saints completed 11.5 factors below, and Titans-Broncos and Panthers-Jaguars completed 10.5 factors below. 

Now, there have been additionally two video games that befell earlier than Sunday. Cowboys-Eagles opened the season on Thursday, and that recreation went Underneath its level whole of 47.5 (44 factors scored). Then on Friday, Chiefs-Chargers barely went over its level whole of 47.5 (48 factors scored). 

To finish the day, Baltimore at Buffalo was a slugfest, going manner past its level whole of 51.5. 

The Bears host the Vikings on Monday Evening Soccer, with an Over/Underneath level whole of 43.5.

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