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Sports betting roundup: Underdogs win on Thanksgiving and Ohio State still favored in college

The , and aside from , so is in the NFL.

Here’s a look at how things played out from a sports betting perspective:

Trends of the Week

Not only did all three NFL underdogs at the BetMGM cover the spread on Thanksgiving, they won outright.

was a three-point underdog at Detroit and +135 on the moneyline, was a 3.5-point underdog against Kansas City and +155 on the moneyline, and was a 7.5-point underdog at Baltimore and +300 on the moneyline.

On Sunday, the favorites went 8-3 straight up, although a few did not cover the spread. One team that did cover the spread was (-5.5 at Cleveland). San Francisco was the most bet team in terms of the number of bets and money.

Ohio State (-10, at Michigan) was the most bet team to cover on Saturday. They improved to 10-0 against the spread in their last 10 games as they .

Alabama (-6 at Auburn) needed a late touchdown to . The Crimson Tide took in 73% of the bets and 71% of the money.

Upsets of the Week

The biggest upset on Sunday was the Carolina Panthers as 10.5-point underdogs, 31-28. It was the Rams’ first loss since Week 5. Carolina took in 44% of the bets and 49% of the money.

Another upset was the Houston Texans’ . Houston was a 3-point underdog, but was the fifth-most bet team in terms of number of bets and the second-most bet team in terms of money.

Coming Up

With the college football regular season over, has the best odds to win at +160, followed by at +450 and at +800.

The next teams in line are at +900, and at +1000, at +1100, Alabama at +1300 and at +3000.

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This column was provided to The Associated Press by BetMGM online sportsbook.

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