NHL Betting News, Match-Ups and Trends For Monday 11/4/24

Monday’s 6-pack:
Week 10 NFL spreads:
— Bengals @ Baltimore (-6)
— Giants (-5) vs Carolina (@ Munich, Germany)
— Broncos @ Kansas City (-9)
— Steelers @ Washington (-2.5)
— Falcons (-3.5) @ New Orleans
— 49ers (-6) @ Tampa Bay

Quote of the Day 
“What a unique, weird game that was. What a job by our group to come away with the win.”
Rams coach Sean McVay

Monday’s quiz
Who was the Miami Dolphins’ QB, last time they won a game in Buffalo?

Sunday’s quiz
Gerrit Cole broke into the major leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates, in 2013.

Saturday’s quiz
In the TV show The West Wing, when President Bartlet’s daughter is kidnapped, the president steps aside until she is found. John Goodman’s character took over as president in those two episodes.

Rams 26, Seahawks 20 OT
Seattle’s first five drives: 24 plays, 44 yards, 4 punts and an INT
Seattle’s next two drives: 2 TD’s 0:46 apart at end of first half.
Seahawks led 13-3 at halftime.
Seattle for rest of game: 37 plays, 185 yards, 7 points.
Seattle is 0-5 when it gives up more than 20 points.

Smith threw two INTs in red zone; one was run back 102 yards for a TD.
Stafford threw a 39-yard walk-off TD pass to Robinson in overtime.
Rams are 3-0 scoring 26+ points, 1-3 scoring 20 or fewer points.
Six of their eight games were decided by 6 or fewer points. 
Last five games, opponents are 13-54 on third down.

Bills 30, Dolphins 27
Tyler Bass kicked a 61-yard FG with 0:10 left for the win.
Bass had previously missed a PAT, banked in another off an upright.
Dolphins had tied game on a TD with 1:38 left.
Miami lost six of its last seven games, last three by 1-5-3 points.

Dolphins led 10-6 at halftime.
Bills in 2nd half: four drives- 32 plays, 231 yards, 24 points.
Last four Buffalo games went over the total.
Bills won 15 of last 17 games vs Miami.
Buffalo outscored last five opponents 88-33 in second half.

Panthers 23, Saints 22
Carolina drove 64 yards, scored game-winning TD with 2:18 left.
Panthers’ win snapped their 5-game losing skid.
QB Young got his third win in 20 career NFL starts.
Saints had 10 penalties for 109 yards, Carolina six for 55.

Saints outgained Carolina 427-246, were +1 in turnovers but still lost.
New Orleans is 0-7 SU/1-6 ATS in its last seven games.
Last four games, New Orleans was outscored 84-22 in second half. 
Saints are 1-6-1 ATS last eight games as a road favorite.

Ravens 41, Broncos 10
Ravens scored five TDs, kicked FG on their first seven drives.
WR Flowers caught five passes for 127 yards, two TD’s.
Baltimore is 6-1 SU/ATS in its last seven games.
Ravens scored 28+ points in their wins, 20-23-24 in losses.

Baltimore led this game 24-10 at halftime.
Denver had four drives of 44+ yards that ended with 4th down failures. Denver is 4-0 if they score more than 20 points, 1-4 if they score 20 or less.
Broncos’ last five games went over the total.

Chargers 27, Browns 10
Chargers led 20-3 at halftime.
Browns in first half: 28 plays, 52 yards, 5 punts, 3 points.
Chargers scored 22-26-23-26-27 points in wins, 10-10-15 in losses.
Last seven games, Chargers outscored foes 95-29 in 1st half.

Winston threw three INT’s, averaged only 4.1 yards/attempt.
Chargers are 8-4-2 ATS last 14 games as road favorites.
Under is 7-1 in Chargers’ first eight games.
AFC West favorites are 8-3 ATS in non-divisional games.

Bengals 41, Raiders 24
Bengals’ first five drives: 44 plays, 295 yards, 31 points.
Cincinnati outgained the Raiders, 373-217.
Burrow was 27-39/251 passing, with five TD’s.
Cincinnati is 21-10-1 ATS in last 32 games coming off a loss.

Bengals were 8-15 on third down, Raiders 5-13.
Raiders lost their last five games, by 16-19-5-7-7 points.
Las Vegas has 19 turnovers in nine games (minus-14). 
Last six games, Raiders averaged 5.6 or fewer yards/pass attempt.

Commanders 27, Giants 22
Washington is 7-2 for the first time since 1996.
Commanders’ first 4 drives: 29 plays, 193 yards, 21 points.
Commanders are 5-1 ATS last six games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
Washington converted 43 of last 85 third down plays.

Giants are 0-5 at home (1-4 ATS), scoring 4 TD’s on 48 drives.
Offense improved some in this game (3 TD’s on 7 drives).
QB Jones is 25-44-1 as an NFL starter.
Washington averaged 9.5 yards/pass attempt.

Famous birthdays, November 4th:
Loretta Swit, 87
Ralph Macchio, 63
Eric Karros, 57

Carlos Baerga, 56
Matthew McConaughey, 55
Orlando Pace, 49

Devin Hester, 42
Jared Verse, 24
Tyrese Maxey, 24

Falcons 27, Cowboys 21
Cousins threw 3 TD passes, averaged 8.1 yards/attempt.
Atlanta won five of its last six games SU.
Falcons were held to 10-17-14 points in their losses.
6-3 Atlanta leads NFC South by 1.5 games over Tampa Bay.

Dallas lost its last three games, giving up 47-30-27 points.
Cowboys ran ball for 137 yards, their most YR this season.
Cowboys outgained Atlanta, 378-310.
Dallas converted only once in five 4th down tries.
QB Prescott left with a hamstring injury.

Titans 20, Patriots 17 OT
NE QB Maye threw 5-yard TD pass on last play of regulation to force OT.
Titans drive 72 yards, kicked FG in OT, taking 7:28 off clock.
Tennessee outgained Patriots 400-295, were +2 in turnovers.
Titans converted 7-16 on third down, New England 3-11.

Patriots in first half: 27 plays, 109 yards, 3 points.
Patriots in 2nd half/OT: 40 plays, 152 yards, 14 points.
New England lost seven of its last eight games.
Patriots are 31-46 since Tom Brady left town.

Cardinals 29, Bears 9
3rd-string RB Demercado ran 53 yards for TD with 0:04 left in 1st half.
Cardinals have won three in a row, lead NFC West by a half-game.
Arizona ran ball for 213 yards, outgained Chicago 350-241.
Cardinals are 5-1 when they allow fewer than 34 points.

Bears averaged only 3.7 yards/pass attempt.
Chicago is 0-4 when they score less than 24 points.
Under Eberflus, Bears are 6-10-2 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less points.
Last five games, Bears are 17 of 57 on third down.

Eagles 28, Jaguars 23
Eagles led this game 22-0 with 6:00 left in third quarter.
Down 28-23, Jaguars had ball on Philly 13 with 1:40 left, but Nakobe Dean picked off a pass in the end zone to seal the win.
Jaguars are 7-2 ATS last nine games as a road underdog. 
Six of their last seven games went over the total.

RB Barkley had 30 touches for 199 yards, two TD’s.
Eagles have won won four games in a row.
Philly outgained Jaguars 447-215, were 0-3 on 2-point conversions.
Eagles are 2-9-1 ATS in last 12 games as a home favorite.

Lions 24, Packers 14
Lions’ first four drives: 36 plays, 205 yards, 17 points.
QB Love threw an awful pick-6 with 0:32 left in 1st half.
Detroit led 17-3 at halftime, on a rainy day in Green Bay.
Under Campbell, Lions are 8-2 ATS as a road favorite.
Detroit is 7-1 ATS last eight NFC North road games.

Loss snaps Green Bay’s four-game winning streak.
Lions are 5-3 SU/6-2 ATS in last eight visits to Lambeau.
This was Detroit’s first game outdoors this season.
Last four games, Packers were outscored 40-9 in last 2:00 of half.
Green Bay outgained Lions 411-261; they were only 3-12 on 3rd down,

Vikings 21, Colts 13
Vikings in 1st half: 39 plays, 189 yards, 2 TO’s, 2 MFG’s.
Vikings in 2nd half: 33 plays, 232 yards, 21 points.
WR Jefferson caught seven passes for 137 yards.
NFC North home teams are 11-3 ATS in non-divisional games.

Colts led 7-0 at halftime, with only score a defensive TD.
Colts were outgained 415-227; they were 3-11 on 3rd down (Vikings 6-12)
Colts/Bears were only teams Sunday that didn’t score an offensive TD.
Vikings missed two field goals, 53 and 31 yard attempts.