NFL line and trends: Eagles haven't covered at home since 2011

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FROM KEITH GROLLER

Here's the latest line on Sunday's NFL games, plus some trends to keep in mind from RJ Bell of Pregame.com.

   

NFL Lines For Week 8 - NFL Football Line Week Eight
NFL Line 10/27 - 10/28, 2013

Date & Time	Favorite	Line	Underdog	Total
10/27 1:00 ET	San Francisco	-16.5	At Jacksonville	40.5
10/27 1:00 ET	At Detroit	-3	Dallas	51
10/27 1:00 ET	At Philadelphia	-5.5	NY Giants	52
10/27 1:00 ET	At Kansas City	-7.5	Cleveland	39
10/27 1:00 ET	At New Orleans	-11	Buffalo	49
10/27 1:00 ET	At New England	-6.5	Miami	45.5
10/27 4:05 ET	At Cincinnati	-6.5	NY Jets	41
10/27 4:05 ET	Pittsburgh	-2.5	At Oakland	40.5
10/27 4:25 ET	At Denver	-12	Washington	58.5
10/27 4:25 ET	At Arizona	-2.5	Atlanta	45
10/27 8:30 ET	Green Bay	-9	At Minnesota	47.5

Monday Night Football Line

10/28 8:40 ET

Seattle

-11

At St. Louis

42.5

Latest trends from RJ Bell of Pregame.com

18 Best Vegas Trends (and remember, ATS, means against the spread):

Bills – week after play Dolphins: 11-36 ATS last 47

Browns – the winner of the game has covered 18 of 19 Cleveland games (the spread has mattered only once)

Cardinals – have not covered as a favorite since the 2011 season

Cardinals – teams who played Seattle last week have not covered a single game this season

Cardinals – teams who played Seattle last week and are favored this week: 3-18 ATS last 21

Cowboys – Underdog has covered 71% of Dallas games the last 4 seasons (39-16 ATS)

Eagles – Have not covered a home game since 2011 (lost 11 straight ATS)

Jags - Winless underdogs (Week 6 or later): 63% ATS (since 1992)

Packers – The home team in Green Bay games have covered 13 of 14

Patriots - off a loss: 24-9 ATS the next game

Patriots – when opponent has lost last two games: 32-12 ATS (in Tom Brady era)

Raiders – have lost 10 straight after a bye (1-9 ATS)

Rams – 11-point home underdogs vs. Seattle: third biggest MNF home underdog since 1990

Rams, Vikings – home teams bigger than 8-point underdogs: 23-3 ATS last 26

Saints – Covered 12 straight at home under Coach Payton

Seahawks – 16-5 ATS last 21 games

Broncos, Cardinals, Giants, Lions:
Teams the week BEFORE a bye (when not playing another team before a bye)
have covered only 10 of 36 games (since start of last season)