More than 19,000 entries were submitted for Week 7 of the Edge Boost/Average Joe Contest at VSiN, offering a snapshot of public betting sentiment using Circa Sports lines from Friday morning. The Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals, and Carolina Panthers emerged as the three most popular spread picks by consensus percentage, with all three teams either coming off a bye week or facing uncertain quarterback situations for their opponents.
The Browns drew significant support despite a coaching change and questions surrounding quarterback Deshaun Watson, as contestants appear to be fading a Tennessee Titans team that rallied for 20 fourth-quarter points last week under new coach Robert Saleh. Cincinnati became a consensus favorite after Lamar Jackson was ruled out for the Baltimore Ravens, turning the Bengals from underdogs into favorites during the week. Carolina also attracted backing as a home favorite against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, even with Baker Mayfield returning at quarterback for the Bucs.
On the totals side, the over in the Detroit Lions-Green Bay Packers game was overwhelmingly popular, with only 26 entries taking the under. Detroit has scored at least 26 points in every game this season and 31 or more in four of them, while Lions games have averaged 62.4 total points. Both Detroit and Cincinnati are coming off bye weeks, a factor the contest analyst noted as a recurring theme among the top public plays this week.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal
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