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John Ryan has been handicapping professional sports for over 26 years. He has either won or placed in the Top-10 in dozens of contests.

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The Rarity of NFL Dogs of 8.5 or more points that win the game outright

Friday, 03 October 2025

Last night, October 2, the San Francisco 49ers, which was my top-rated 7-Unit best bet, were priced as 8.5-point underdogs and won the game outright over their divisional rival LA Rams. I had recommended a sprinkle of not more than 2 units on the money line too and it worked out very well and as planned. In 2024, 272 games were played during the regular season with 27 or 10% of them involved a dog of 8.5 points. Just three or 1.1% of those dogs won the game. In 2023, there 272 regular season games played with 42 of them or 15.4% involved underdogs of 8.5 or more points and just four or 1.5% of all games played won the game. In 2022, 272 games were played during the regular season with 43 or 15/8% of them involved a dog of 8.5 points. Just five or 1.8% of those dogs won the game. Since 1989, there have been 9,081 regular season games played and 1,678 or 18.4% of them involved a dog of 8.5 or more points. Only 291 or 3.2% of those 8.5 or...