Sentences with phrase «point underdog before»

Early in the week New Orleans was listed as a 3 - point underdog before oddsmakers took the game off the board due to a shoulder injury to 9 - time Pro Bowler Drew Brees.

It's also interesting to note that BetOnline, who is renowned for being the first offshore sportsbooks to post lines, actually opened the Steelers as 2 - point underdogs before it was clear that Roethlisberger would miss Sunday's game.

Jay Rood, vice president of MGM race and sports, said his book was «a couple six figures» long on the Bills, who went from 3 - point to 1 - point underdogs before kickoff against the Dolphins.

Not exact matches

Before the season we wrote our annual College Basketball and Betting Against the Public article, which found that road underdogs of 10 - 20 points had won at a 54.6 % clip since 2008.

Virginia entered the game as 13.5 - point underdogs, according to OddsShark, but Bronco Mendenhall's team turned on the afterburners in the second half, scoring 21 unanswered points after Boise State cut the deficit to seven just before the break.

The Ravens are one of the least - valued playoff teams in recent sports memory, having been nine - point underdogs against Denver and New England before pulling off wins in both games to advance to the franchise's second Super Bowl.

Yes, the Tigers are riding high in the Premier League after four straight wins, but they are massive underdogs against Chelsea this week, and many supporters would surely take a point if you offered it to them before the game.

Before the season the Lions were listed as 5 - point favorites but, after an underwhelming start to the season, they opened as 2.5 - point underdogs at Pinnacle.

Chicago, who will start Jimmy Clausen in place of the injured Jay Cutler, opened as a 15 - point underdog against Seattle after being listed at +9 before the season.

Big Blue was a 6.5 - point underdog in Oakland before the switch at quarterback.

There's no players pointing to the sky before knocking the ball out of the park: there's no clock ticking as the underdog tries to overcome the big - hitters.