New England Patriots and Detroit Lions Have Been October Best Bets Says Sports Handicapping Service

Oct. 1, 2013 - PRLog -- The sports handicapping website Vegas Experts has found that since the start of the 2008 NFL season, the New England Patriots and Detroit Lions have compiled the best record against the Las Vegas betting line during the month of October.

The website took a look over the previous five years in order to get a wider sample size, as well take into account the changing fortunes of some teams, both from a positive and negative perspective.

Detroit has the best record between the two, having won 12 of 18 games against the pointspread during the month, while an additional game ended in a tie with the Las Vegas betting line. The Lions’ pointspread record as an October underdog is 7-4-1, a far better winning percentage than the 2-10 regular record in this category.

New England is immediately behind Detroit with a 13-7 record during that same time frame. On two occasions, the Patriots have been road underdogs in San Diego, splitting the two matchups. The remaining 18 contests have seen the team in the role of a favorite, with New England 7-3 against the Las Vegas betting line at home, and 5-3 when on the road.

This weekend, the Lions will travel to face its NFC North divisional rival, the Green Bay Packers, while the Patriots will also be away from home when they face the Cincinnati Bengals. Currently, the Lions are 6.5-point underdogs, while the Patriots find themselves as road favorites of 2.5 for their matchup.