Evaluating NFL Week 16 Lookahead Lines And Week 15 Market Moves

Each week during the NFL season, the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas, FanDuel, PointsBet, William Hill and other selected sportsbooks release the betting lines for the following week’s games. These lines offer a glimpse at the projected betting lines up to 10 days in advance of the games. This week we provide and evaulate the Week 16 lookahead lines and some selected match-ups.

NFL Week 11 Lookahead LinesI update these NFL lookahead lines and current week market moves initially each week in the Recency Report at TheLines. I also review weekly stats and provide information you can bet on in reports and Inside the Numbers updates. I contribute sports betting industry updates at TheLines and at Forbes among other outlets, and chip-in information you can bet on. I’ll update a bit more here each week with links to other NFL team info and tools you can use for your own handicapping and betting.

NFL WEEK 15 ODDS

Check out the NFL Week 15 Odds with sides, totals and moneylines provided and some of the selected match-ups and market moves I chip-in with at TheLines. Also, a Week 15 Thursday night winner on the Chargers (+3.5) outright win over the Las Vegas Raiders, 30-27 in overtime. Also, a ‘under’ passing yards prop winner on Raiders QB Derek Carr, who left the game early with a groin injury.

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NFL WEEK 15 MARKET MOVEMENT

The biggest Week 15 market moves and adjustments from last week’s lookahead lines include:

  • Chicago at Minnesota: Vikings from -6 to (-2.5) vs. Bears
  • Detroit at Tennessee: Titans from -8.5 to (-8.5) vs. Lions
  • Tampa Bay at Atlanta: Buccaneers from -2.5 to (-5.5) at Falcons
  • Seattle at Washington: Seahawks from -3.5 to (-5.5) vs. WFT
  • NY Jets at LA Rams: Rams from -13.5 to (-17) vs Jets
  • Cleveland at NY Giants: Browns from -3.5 to (-5) at Giants
  • Pittsburgh at Cincinnati: Steelers from -11.5 to (-12.5) at Bengals

The most popular teams and Week 15 spread bets as of Friday at DraftKings Sportsbook were: (percentages change throughout each day)

  • Bills 89% of bets and 91% of money (handle) over Broncos
  • Packers 82% of bets and 81% of money over Panthers
  • Dolphins 86% of bets and 85% of money over Patriots
  • Buccaneers 84% of bets and 89% of money over Falcons
  • Rams 97% of bets and 98% of money over Jets
  • Chiefs 89% of bets and 89% of money over Saints
  • Browns 89% of bets and 88% of money of Giants

NFL WEEK 16 LOOKAHEAD LINES

NFL Week 15 lookahead lines from FanDuel Sportsbook.

WEEK 16 BETTING BREAKDOWN

Week 16 features a Christmas Day game between the Vikings (6-7) and Saints (10-3) in New Orleans, and a rematch of last year’s playoff game that saw Minnesota upset New Orleans.

The Rams (9-4) and Seahawks (9-4) have a first place NFC West showdown in Seattle. The Rams won the first meeting 23-16 as a 3-point favorite in Week 10. Los Angeles boasts and elite defense allowing league-lows 285 yards per game and 4.6 yards per play.

A potential playoff preview in the AFC is also on tap in Week 16 between the Colts (9-4) and Steelers (11-2) in Pittsburgh with both teams making a push towards the Super Bowl.

Read more of the weekly Recency Report I provide at the Lines and check the injury and line/total updates leading into game time.

Author: FairwayJay is a leading national sports betting analyst, writer, handicapper and sports betting insider providing insight and information you can bet on for nearly two decades from Las Vegas. He chips in additional sports betting coverage and reporting on industry news and events for leading media and sports betting sites and companies. Follow him on X (Twitter): @FairwayJay