It was truly as weird a week as there ever has been in the NFL. Week 12 of the 2020 season watched a Thanksgiving Day game get postponed to Sunday only to be postponed to Tuesday before finally settling on a Wednesday afternoon kickoff (we hope).

If that isn’t enough, how about an opening line at -5.5 that skyrocketed to -17 by kickoff? Yeah, it was crazy. Who knows, Week 13 could provide more of the same.

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Zero

The Denver Broncos went from three quarterbacks to zero last week. Drew Lock, Brett Rypien, and Blake Bortles all tested positive for the coronavirus. That left Denver head coach Vic Fangio with a decision.

Running back Royce Freeman had been listed as the team’s emergency quarterback. Fangio decided to activate WR Kendall Hinton, who had played quarterback at Wake Forest.

Because of the move, the Broncos went from 5.5-point underdogs to New Orleans to 16.5- to 17-point dogs by kickoff on Sunday. Sportsbooks took a hit as it was nearly impossible to figure out how to make the wager seem even. The Saints won 31-3.

Editor’s Choice > Don’t let ego get in your way of buying winning picks

One

One bettor decided to go all-in on Chicago to upset Green Bay on Sunday night. The bettor laid down $100,000 on the Bears at +320 on the moneyline and, for good measure, put another hundred grand on the Bears to cover the 7.5-point spread. The sportsbooks didn’t even flinch. Green Bay easily defeated Chicago 41-25.

An even better “One” was the one dollar that a bettor put on Tennessee RB Derrick Henry. The bettor wagered on Over 109 rushing yards x rushing TDs. Henry went off for 178 yards and three touchdowns for a total of 534. The max win/loss was set at $300, the bettor’s $1 turned into $300.

Did you miss out on the action from the NFL last week? If you did, you need to check out NFL Week 11 by the numbers.

Two (and a half)

The Washington Football Team was a 2.5-point underdog to rival Dallas on Thanksgiving Day. Washington jumped out to a 17-13 halftime lead and then poured it on with two Antonio Gibson touchdowns and a Montez Sweat pick-six score in the fourth quarter for a 41-16 victory.

It was Washington’s second straight victory and moved the Football Team to 4-7 overall. That puts them right behind the 4-7 New York Giants in the race for the NFC East.

Six

A full six favorites either lost outright or failed to cover. Kansas City was the most notable. The Chiefs jumped out to a 17-0 early lead, but Tampa Bay would score 14 points in the final quarter to pull out the backdoor cover. The Chiefs were favored by 3.5 and won 27-24.

The Raiders and Cardinals were both favored to win on plenty free picks, and both got destroyed on Sunday. Cleveland and the New York Giants both won but failed to cover. The Giants also took control of first place in the NFC East with their third straight victory giving them a 4-7 record for the season.

Speaking of free picks, we won our Browns at Jaguars pick last week. We took the OVER… go take a look.

Ten

Favorites won ten of the Thanksgiving Weekend’s fifteen games. Ironically, it was the underdogs that covered ten of those fifteen games.

For the season, favorites are 115-57-1 straight up, but just 76-95-2 ATS.