If youre a typical public/recreational bettor, then the Week 16 odds market probably didnt treat you too well over this Christmas holiday weekend.In short, there was a fair amount of coal left in bettors stockings.And no team did more to make that happen than the . Or the , depending on your perspective.Let's dive into our weekend betting recap.Not-So-DangeRu sFor whatever reason certainly not based on its record Denver was a popular play on Christmas Day as a 3-point favorite at the Rams. At BetMGM, the Broncos were not only taking straight bets on the spread and moneyline but also were included in many parlays/moneyline parlays.Pregame, BetMGM vice president of trading Jason Scott said:"We will need one of the two remaining favorites, Broncos or , to lose for us to win today."Then threw first-quarter interceptions on back-to-back pa ses, helping Los Angeles stake itself to a 17-0 lead. The three-hour carnage concluded with Wilson not even in the game and Brett Rypien throwing an INT to Rams cornerback Cobie Durant, who returned it 95 yards for a touchdown to cap a 51-14 bashing.That marked a significant win for BetMGM and other bookmakers. Scott tried Minnesota Twins Jersey to put the outcome in perspective."If we lined it up as bundles of cash, it would be more than you and I could jump over," Scott said.Christmas Eve ChillIt wasnt just frigid on the field for many of the Christmas Eve games. Bettors got frozen out in key matchups, as well.The were a trendy dog in Week 16, getting 8 points at home against the . Chicago led 10-6 at halftime, so Bears backers certainly had a reason for optimism.But Buffalo proceeded to score 29 of the games final 32 points and won going away, 35-13."It was a solid Christmas Eve, as the Bills covering and the Over getting there, despite the frigid weather, was a big winner for us," WynnBet senior trader Chris Youn said.The Bills-Bears total closed at 40.5, with the bulk of tickets and money on the Under.While the Bears were public pups, Zach Duke Jersey the were absolute darlings as a public favorite against the host . The surging Lions, 1.5-point favorites, fell into a 31-7 hole early in the third quarter en route to a 37-23 lo s."The Panthers covering was another winner for us, as we had five times more Lions tickets on the spread," Youn said while noting WynnBet got favorable results in Saturdays later games, too. "The taking care of busine s and their game going Over gave us the best decision for the book in Ervin Santana Jersey the afternoon. As for the night game, the winning and covering was the perfect ending to a solid day."San Francisco, a 6-point home favorite against Washington, rolled to a 37-20 victory. Pittsburgh got a late TD to dispatch Las Vegas 13-10 and cover as a 2-point home favorite.Rams SlamAs was the case at BetMGM, WynnBet got a big boost Sunday from the Rams. & Co. were not even remotely threatened in the aforementioned 51-14 blasting of the Broncos."The winning wasnt great," Youn said, alluding to Green Bays 26-20 victory as a popular 3.5-point underdog at . "But we were profitable in the Rams game. We did lose to the Rams moneyline, but we won two times more on the Rams spread."How About Them Cowboys?Well, thats what youd be saying if you were behind the counter. The Philadelphia Eagles minus MVP candidate Jalen Hurts, and therefore starting Gardner Minshew were another trendy underdog with bettors for a Christmas Eve road game against the Dallas Cowboys.Last week, the point spread was all over the place, first on the Hurts injury news Monday, then on Thursdays confirmation that he wouldnt play. Dallas generally opened at -1.5, got as high as -6/-6.5 depending on where you shopped, and closed at -4 before kickoff.The Cowboys trailed for significant portions of the game but scored the final 13 points all in the fourth quarter to win in a shootout, 40-34. Thats a cover, for those of you scoring at home."The Cowboys covering was our best result of a good weekend," said Casey Degnon, senior risk supervisor at The SuperBook. "A lot of public money came in Minnesota Twins Custom Jersey on the Minshew-led Eagles up until kickoff, so we were really thankful for that Miles Sanders fumble late in the fourth quarter."Indeed, Sanders fumble at the Philly 24-yard line with 2:19 left set up the Dallas field goal that provided the final spread-covering margin of 6 points.I Like Big Bets and I Cannot LieOne customer of Caesars Sports really liked big bets this weekend, firing up a bunch of NFL plays. It was a veritable laundry list of #MajorWagers:$110,000 Patriots +3.5 vs. Bengals (lo s)$131,000 Panthers +3.5 (-131) vs. Lions (win)$110,000 Eagles +6 at Cowboys (push)$110,000 Eagles-Cowboys Over 46.5 (win)$131,000 Raiders +3 (-131) at Steelers (push)$120,000 Vikings -3 (-120) vs. Giants (push)$110,000 Packers +4 at Dolphins (win)$110,000 Bears +9 vs. Bills (lo s)Add it all up, and youve got $932,000 in bets. And with three wins, three pushes (ties) and two lo ses, the bettor had a net profit of $80,000.Its a good return on investment of 8.6%. Cant complain about that, but its a hard way to get there. Though this customer likely doesnt have money problems, so perhaps its not that hard.For us commoners, though, a reminder: Keep it reasonable. Never bet more than you can afford to lose. Enjoy the Bolts and Colts on Monday Night Football.Patrick Everson is a sports betting analyst for FOX Sports and senior reporter Phil Hughes Jersey for VegasInsider.com. He is a distinguished journalist in the national sports betting space. Hes based in Las Vegas, where he enjoys golfing in 110-degree heat. Follow him on Twitter: @PatrickE_Vegas.Top stories from FOX Sports: NFL trending in this topic
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