The National Football League is parity driven: you never know what could happen in a given week.
Never before has that been more so the case through the first five weeks of an NFL season than 2024. Underdogs of seven or more points have won seven of their nine games for a 77.8% win percentage, the best record in a five-week span of a season since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger. The 2024 season also possesses the best straight-up win-loss records for underdogs of four-plus points, five-plus points, six-plus points, seven-plus points and eight-plus points through Week 5 since 1970.
Outright records by underdogs in 2024
4+ Points
13-20
.394
5+ Points
12-10
.545
6+ Points
11-7
.611
7+ Points
7-2
.778
8+ points
3-1
.750
* All best win percentage through Week 5 since 1970
* Best record by 7+ point underdogs in any five-week span since 1970
What craziness could occur in Week 6? Let’s examine five of the more likely, unlikely events.
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-10-11 12:26:34
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