The 2024 National Football League season enters Week 3 with nine of the 32 teams holding a perfect 2-0 record, including the Kansas City Chiefs, hoping to become the first NFL team to win three straight Super Bowls.
Here's a look at the betting odds and media companies that could benefit in the third week of the 2024 NFL season.
Week 3 Betting Odds: Week 3 features 16 NFL games across Thursday, Sunday and Monday and will see two matchups of 2-0 perfect teams.
Here are the week 3 matchups and the betting odds from sportsbook DraftKings Inc DKNG with the team's records in parentheses.
- New England Patriots (1-1) at New York Jets (1-1) -6
- Denver Broncos (0-2) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0) -6.5
- Los Angeles Chargers (2-0) at Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) -1.5
- New York Giants (0-2) at Cleveland Browns (1-1) -6.5
- Houston Texans (2-0) -2 at Minnesota Vikings (2-0)
- Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) at New Orleans Saints (2-0) -2.5
- Green Bay Packers (1-1) at Tennessee Titans (0-2) -2
- Chicago Bears (1-1) at Indianapolis Colts (0-2) -1.5
- Carolina Panthers (0-2) at Las Vegas Raiders (1-1) -5
- Miami Dolphins (1-1) at Seattle Seahawks (2-0) -4.5
- Detroit Lions (1-1) -3 at Arizona Cardinals (1-1)
- Baltimore Ravens (0-2) -1 at Dallas Cowboys (1-1)
- San Francisco 49ers (1-1) -7 at Los Angeles Rams (0-2)
- Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) -3.5 at Atlanta Falcons (1-1)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (0-2) at Buffalo Bills (2-0) -5
- Washington Commanders (1-1) at Cincinnati Bengals (0-2) -7.5
A quick look at the betting odds shows five of the away teams favored, down from the six away teams favored in week two and up from two away teams favored in the first week.
The third week features the 2-0 matchups between the Chargers and Steelers and the Texans vs. the Vikings. BetMGM's John Ewing notes that in the last 10 years, underdogs are 35-20-1 against the spread when undefeated teams play each other.
None of the Week 3 matchups are between 0-2 teams, which means there could still be nine 0-3 teams after the week is over as these teams fight to get a win on their record.
Bettors may focus on 0-2 teams desperate for a win. Ewing noted that 0-2 teams are 52-33-1 against the spread in Week 3 over the past decade.
Thursday night's game kicks off with a big spread of six points, and sports betting reporter Ben Fawkes notes that it will be the first time the Jets are favored against the Patriots in 25 games. This will end the longest active head-to-head streak of two teams against each other.
Sports betting reporter Evan Abrams notes that underdogs of 6+ points are 8-0 against the spread through the first two weeks, marking the best start for big underdogs in NFL history.
According to Fawkes, at DraftKings, the most bets on teams against the spread are the Chiefs -3.5 (81% of bets), Saints -2.5 (78%), Bengals -7.5 (77%), Raiders -5.5 (77%), and 49ers -7 (76%).
Sportsbooks have been benefitting from underdogs covering the spread and winning outright, and the public is 11-20-1 against the spread through the first two weeks, according to Fawkes.
Media Stocks on Watch: NFL games are averaging 19.7 million viewers per game through the first two weeks, up 12% year-over-year, as reported by the league. This marks the second-highest average through the second week in league history.
Here are the national primetime television games for the third week of the NFL season:
- Thursday, Sept. 19, 8:15 p.m. ET: Patriots, Jets on Prime Video, a unit of Amazon.com Inc AMZN and NFL+
- Sunday, Sept. 22, 8:20 p.m. ET: Chiefs, Falcons on NBC, Peacock, units of Comcast Corporation CMCSA
- Monday, Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m. ET: Jaguars, Bills on ESPN, a unit of The Walt Disney Company DIS
- Monday, Sept. 23, 8:15 p.m. ET: Commanders, Bengals on ABC, ESPN+, units of Disney
The Sunday 1 p.m. ET and 4 p.m. ET games will be broadcast by Paramount Global PARA PARAA unit CBS and Fox Corporation FOX FOXA unit FOX.
Disney could be the big winner for the week with two Monday Night Football games across its networks. Comcast also stands to benefit with a primetime matchup featuring the Chiefs. While Taylor Swift could be in attendance to watch boyfriend Travis Kelce, the Chiefs remain a popular team for viewership regardless.
The Chiefs’ first two games of the season are the most-watched NFL games, drawing 28 million viewers in Week 1 and 27.9 million in Week 2.
Comcast has two of the top five most watched NFL games through the first two weeks, with CBS, Fox and Disney each having one game on the list.
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