Where the action is: Biggest midweek NFL line moves BY Justin Hartling
Minnesota Vikings at Buffalo Bills - Open: -5.5, Move: -4
After the three interception performance Teddy Bridgewater displayed last week, money hit the home faves early and often in this matchup. Despite the Bills losing three of their last four, Kyle Orton has proven to be a calming presence for the team since taking over the starting job.
"Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater will be making his first start on the road, it’s going to be interesting to see how he handles a very good Bills defense in a foreign environment," Stewart explains.
Tennessee Titans at Washington Redskins - Open: -4, Move: -6
Uncertainty has fueled the action in this one as it is still unknown whether QB Jake Locker or QB Charlie Whitehurst will get the start for the Titans on Sunday. In Whitehurst's last two starts he has completed 61.3 percent of his passes with two touchdowns and no interceptions, but the public is far from eager to back the 32-year old journeyman backup.
"With sharps and the public now on both sides of this game, no real need to move it for now," Stewart tells Covers. "We’re assuming Whitehurst will go for the Titans, but if Locker is announced the starting QB then expect this line to move back down to 4.5 or even 4."
Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams - Open: +6.5, Move: +7.5
After opening at the Rams +6.5, it should come as no shock that it has since moved to +7.5. St. Louis was leading the 49ers 14-0 after the first quarter Monday night, then got promptly outscored 31-3.
"After the Rams got annihilated in the second half on Monday Night, we can’t imagine they’re going to draw much support going up against a Seahawks team off a tough loss last week," Stewart explains. "With nearly 85% of the action on the Seahawks...This will be the biggest decision of the weekend for us."
Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars - Open: +4, Move: +6
With a running game that ranks first in the NFL and an offense that has given up a league low two turnovers, the Browns have captures the eyes of bettors. Across the field from the Browns are the winless Jaguars who have been abysmal straight-up and against the spread.
"After seeing how well this team played against the Steelers last week, the public is fully backing the Browns in this game. With over 75% of the early action on the favorite, I don’t see us going back down unless we see some sharp action on the homedog," says Stewart.
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys - Open: -5, Move: -6.5
The Cowboys went to Qwest Field last week and shocked the world by winning in Seattle, only the second team to do that since the start of the 2012 season. However, Dallas has only gone 1-2 against the spread at home this season.
"As well as the Cowboys are playing, they have little to no home field advantage playing in Jerry’s World and their last home game QB Tony Romo had to go to a silent count because their was so much crowd noise against them,"
