The NFL has given us three gifts on Christmas 🎄, including a matchup between the two teams with the best Super Bowl odds as the nightcap. Let’s take a look at the odds and action for each of them.
Raiders at Chiefs [1 p.m. ET]
SPREAD: Opened Chiefs -10.5, now Chiefs -10.5
ACTION: Chiefs 51.2% tickets, 61.5% handle
BOTTOM LINE: The Raiders became the 1oth NFL team to score 60+ points since 1970. Excluding the 1972 Bengals since they did it in their season finale, the other eight teams went 0-8 against the spread and 1-7 straight up in their following game 😮 (per Action Network).
Giants at Eagles [4:30 p.m. ET]
SPREAD: Opened Eagles -10.5, now Eagles -13.5
ACTION: Eagles 58.3% tickets, 67.7% handle
BOTTOM LINE: The most popular player prop by handle 💵 for this NFC East showdown is Boston Scott anytime touchdown. Scott to score a TD was first posted at +1200 odds and has crashed all the way down to +300. Eleven of Scott’s 20 career scores have come against the Giants.
Ravens at 49ers [8:15 p.m. ET]
SPREAD: Opened 49ers -4, now 49ers -6
ACTION: Ravens 64.8% tickets, 75.3% handle
BOTTOM LINE: Will this contest decide the NFL MVP race? Brock Purdy is the -250 favorite and Lamar Jackson is the second choice at +400, while no other player has single-digit odds.
