Patriots & Ducks Highlight Weekend Football Betting Slate

After losing at Lambeau Field in Week 13 the 9-3 New England Patriots will stay on the road this week to face the 8-4 San Diego Chargers in a marquee NFL betting matchup on Sunday Night Football.

The Patriots head into this East vs. West AFC showdown as 3.5-point road favorites, and 5Dimes has set the NFL betting odds for the total at 51. New England has gone an incredible 24-5 straight-up in its last 29 road games dating all the way back to 2002 and it has won 10 of its last 13 games against the Chargers SU – going 8-4 ATS in the last 12 meetings.

Earlier on Sunday afternoon, the 7-5 Baltimore Ravens will look to keep pace in the crowded AFC North title race with a win in Miami against the 7-5 Dolphins. The betting odds for this matchup have Baltimore listed as a 2.5-point road underdog with the total line set at 44.5.The Ravens have won their last four meetings against Miami both SU and ATS.

The Pac-12 will get things started this weekend in college football with Friday night’s conference championship between Oregon and Arizona. This will be Round 2 for these inter-division foes after the Wildcats shocked the sports betting world with their 31-24 victory on October 2 over the Ducks as big 21.5-point road underdogs on the 5Dimes closing betting odds. This time around, Arizona has been listed as a 14.5-point neutral-site underdog with the total set at 73.5. The Wildcats have won the last two meetings both SU and ATS and the total has stayed UNDER in the last three games between these two teams.

This Saturday night’s Big Ten Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium pits the Ohio State Buckeyes against the Wisconsin Badgers. The Buckeyes lost quarterback JT Barrett for the season in last week’s romp over Michigan, so they come into this matchup as 4-point underdogs. The total for the game has been set at 52.5. Past betting trends remain in Ohio State’s favor with a 6-1 record against the Badgers both SU and ATS in the last seven meetings, and the total has stayed UNDER in eight of the last 12 games.