Posted on: December 1, 2025, 02:18h.
Last updated on: December 1, 2025, 02:18h.
- Bills run for 249 yards in romp over Steelers
- Rough day for bettors with several big upsets on Thanksgiving Day
- Patriots’ QB Maye looks to polish MVP odds against lowly Giants on MNF
Those watching the Buffalo Bills (8-4) are breathing a little easier today, with the team yesterday featuring a run-dominated attack in their big late afternoon 26-7 win in Pittsburgh against the Steelers, combined with big plays on defence, all to better compensate for the fact they aren’t blowing people away with their wide receiver talent.
So, it seems it’s run or bust for the Bills this season and man did they chew it up against the Steelers yesterday – 249 yards on the ground, led by James Cook with 144. The big play was a Joey Bosa sack against Steelers’ QB Aaron Rodgers early in the third quarter leading to a 17-yard fumble recovery and score by Christian Benford. That blew the game open.
Overall Week 13 saw a few notable upsets.
“There is a heavy favourite (Patriots against the Giants) to close Monday night, so it’s a bit too early to tell … but not the best week of the season for bettors, barring a few really fancied dogs and the opposing of the usual suspects, Titans, Saints, Browns and Raiders,” said Joey Feazel, Head of Football at Caesars Sportsbook. “The later afternoon (yesterday) all went the bettors’ way with the three big favorites all covering the spreads to even up the day.”
Lousy Day for Bettors
Packers, Panthers and Bears were the three highlights for the book – all underdogs. Bengals over the Ravens to close out Thanksgiving was strong for bettors.
At ESPN NFL Football Power Index, the Patriots (10-2) have moved to the top of the board, with a projected won-loss of 12.7-4.3, followed by the 10-2 Broncos (12.7-4.3), the 9-3 Rams (12.1-4.9), the 9-3 Seahawks (11.8-5.2), 9-4 49ers (11.5-5.5)and the 8-4 Bills (11.3-5.7).
The Jags are in first place. The Bears are moving up. The Pack handled the Lions with relative ease. The Chiefs appear to be bowing out. The Rams came crashing back to earth in their loss to the Panthers yesterday. The Broncos are turning into this generation’s cardiac kids, the latest chapter being their wild OT win last night against the Commanders.
“The 49ers taking on a rookie QB (Shedeur Sanders) and the Browns is always the easiest recipe for any holiday betting chef, and every week we are Titans fans, almost every week we are on the wrong end of the decision,” Feazel added.
Bills Focus on Run Game
The Sporting News this morning has the Bills No 7 in their current power rankings, up from No. 9 last week, after the team’s lacklustre loss to the Texans in the Thursday night game.
Those bettors who placed down a wager back in late August on the New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl must be rubbing their hands together in glee right now, with the Patriots the top of the board in a variety of NFL power rankings after Week 13 games, including No 1 in the aforementioned Sporting News rankings.
BetMGM had the Patriots at +8000 to win the Super Bowl back on August 26, generating just 1.3% of tickets, 0.7% of handle.
Biggest movers and shakers for Super Bowl futures betting this morning at Caesars Sports are the Eagles (+680 to +875), Packers (14/1 to +950), Colts (+1050 to 14/1), Ravens (12/1 to 19/1), 49ers (33/1 to 22/1), Lions (12/1 to 25/1), Bears (65/1 to 30/1) and the Jaguars (55/1 to 30/1).
Latest Super Bowl Odds
At DraftKings today current Super Bowl odds are the Rams +450, Seahawks +750, Packers +950, Bills +950, Eagles +1000, Broncos +1000, Patriots +1100, and Colts +1200.
The Patriots host the lowly 2-10 Giants tonight in the Monday night affair, a glorious opportunity for New England quarterback Drake Maye to flex his league MVP muscles. The Patriots, winners of nine straight, are -375 on the ML at FanDuel, the Giants +300. Good news for the Giants – QB Jaxson Dart has cleared concussion protocol and starts tonight.
A quick gander at MVP futures at FanDuel: Stafford -110, Maye +145, Packers’ Jordan Love +1000, Cowboys QB Day Prescott +1200, Allen +2700 and Bears QB Caleb Joseph now up to +4000, after the Bears’ upset 24-15 win over suddenly floundering Eagles.