Week Seven trends and tips
UPDATED: 10/22/2009

Chicago at Cincinnati
The Bears are 3-2 vs. the spread, including 1-2 on the road. ... Chicago has covered seven of its last eight games following a non-cover on the road but has covered two of its previous eight road contests. ... Of the Bears' last 12 road games, three have gone over the total. In addition, none of their last five, and one of their previous eight, contests vs. AFC North squads have gone over the total. ... The Bengals are 3-3 against the number, including 1-2 at home. ... Cincinnati has covered its last five games vs. NFC opponents and has covered seven of its previous nine times following a non-cover as a favorite. ... The Bengals have covered two of their last nine times as a favorite and have covered one of their last seven outings before playing the Ravens.

Green Bay at Cleveland
The Packers are 3-2 against the spread, including 1-1 on the road. ... Green Bay has failed to cover its last four games following a cover and has covered one of its previous five times vs. AFC North foes. ... The Packers have covered their last six games before hosting the Vikings and have covered 12 of their previous 15 contests overall before playing the Vikings. ... Green Bay has failed to cover its last seven regular-season games after playing the Lions but is 8-2-1 vs. the number in its last 11 contests as a road favorite. ... The Browns are 2-4 vs. the spread, including 1-1 at home. ... Cleveland has covered its last five contests following a game in Pittsburgh and has covered its last four times as a home dog of five points or more.

Minnesota at Pittsburgh
The Vikings are 4-2 against the number, including 3-0 on the road. ... Minnesota has covered five of its previous six road contests. ... Five of the Vikings' six games have gone over the total, and nine of their last 12 road contests have gone over the total ... The Steelers are 2-4 against the spread, including 2-1 at home. ... Pittsburgh has covered one of its last six home games prior to a bye week and has failed to cover its previous three contests vs. NFC North teams. ... The Steelers' last four games have gone over the total.

San Francisco at Houston
The 49ers are 4-1 vs. the number, including 2-0 on the road. ... San Francisco has covered four of its last five road games and has covered seven of its previous 10 times while playing the first of consecutive road contests. ... The 49ers have covered their last three games vs. AFC opponents and have covered their last five times as a dog. ... The Texans are 3-3 vs. the spread, including 1-2 at home. ... Houston has failed to cover its last three times following a cover but has covered three of its previous four times while playing a home contest sandwiched between two road games. ... The Texans have covered six of their last eight times following a game on artificial turf.

San Diego at Kansas City
The Chargers are 1-4 against the number, including 0-2 on the road. ... San Diego has covered three of its previous 11 road contests but has covered five of its last six times following consecutive non-covers. ... The Chargers have covered their last five, and eight of their previous nine, games after having played the Broncos. In addition, seven of their last eight regular-season games, and nine of their previous 12 regular-season road contests, have gone over the total. ... The Chiefs are 2-4 against the spread, including 1-1 at home. ... Kansas City has covered consecutive games but has covered two of their last seven times following consecutive covers. ... The Chiefs have covered six of their last seven regular-season games after having held their previous opponent to fewer than 10 points. In addition, eight of their last 10, and 13 of their previous 17, home games have gone over the total.

Indianapolis at St. Louis
The Colts are 4-1 vs. the number, including 3-0 on the road. ... Indy has covered six of its last seven regular-season road games and has covered its last four times following a game on grass. ... The Colts have covered two of their last seven times as a road favorite of more than seven points but are 3-0-1 vs. the spread in their last four contests following a bye week. ... The Rams are 2-4 against the number, including 0-2 at home. ... St. Louis has covered six of its last 23, and nine of its previous 30, home games and has covered one of its last six home contests sandwiched between two road games. ... The Rams have covered one of their last five times following a cover on the road. ... St. Louis has covered its last three games vs. AFC South foes and has covered three of its previous four contests overall vs. AFC opponents.

 

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New England vs. Tampa Bay (in London, England)
The Patriots are 3-3 against the spread. ... New England has covered one of its last four times prior to a bye week and has covered one of its previous eight night games, including playoffs. ... The Patriots have covered three of their previous four contests vs. NFC South squads but have failed to cover their last 10 times as a favorite of more than 10 points. ... The Buccaneers are 1-5 vs. the number. ... Tampa Bay has covered one of its last eight, and two of its previous 11, games overall. In addition, it has failed to cover its last four, and six of its previous seven, games vs. AFC opponents. ... The Buccaneers have failed to cover their last six night games, but their failure to cover prior to last season's bye week snapped a string of six consecutive covers.

Buffalo at Carolina
The Bills are 3-3 vs. the spread, including 2-1 on the road. ... Buffalo has covered two of its last eight times following a cover and is 1-8-1 against the number in its last 10 contests vs. NFC South foes. ... The Bills have covered their last six times following a road game vs. the Jets, and three of their last four contests have stayed under the total. ... The Panthers are 1-4 against the spread, including 0-2 at home. ... Carolina has failed to cover its last three home games, including playoffs, and has covered one of its last six times following a cover as a favorite. ... The Panthers are 2-5-1 vs. the number in their last eight games following a cover on the road, including playoffs.

N.Y. Jets at Oakland
The Jets are 3-3 vs. the spread, including 1-2 on the road. ... New York has failed to cover its last three contests and has failed to cover its last five games vs. AFC West opponents. ... The Jets have failed to cover their last six games following a non-cover and have failed to cover their last five times following a straight-up loss as a favorite. ... The Raiders are 3-3 against the number, including 2-1 at home. ... Oakland has covered three of its last four home games and has covered four of its last five contests vs. AFC East teams. ... The Raiders have covered five of their last 15 times following a cover and have covered two of their previous eight times before a game in San Diego. ... Of Oakland's last five games, four have stayed under the total.

New Orleans at Miami
The Saints are 5-0 against the spread, including 2-0 on the road. ... New Orleans has covered its last 10, and 12 of its previous 13, times as a favorite and has covered its previous seven contests as a road favorite. ... The Saints have covered their last six games vs. AFC opponents and have covered their last six contests before hosting the Falcons. ... New Orleans has covered six of its last seven times following a double-digit win and is 3-0-1 vs. the number in its last four contests on grass. ... The Dolphins are 2-3 vs. the spread, including 2-1 at home. ... Miami has failed to cover its last six games vs. NFC teams. In addition, it is 1-7-1 against the number in its previous nine contests vs. NFC squads. ... The Dolphins are 1-3-1 against the spread in their last five home contests following a bye week and have covered one of their previous six times following consecutive covers, including playoffs. ... Of Miami's last eight games vs. NFC South opponents, six have stayed under the total.

Atlanta at Dallas
The Falcons are 4-1 vs. the number, including 1-1 on the road. ... Atlanta has failed to cover its last five, and 13 of its previous 14, times following consecutive covers and has covered four of its previous 15 contests following a night game, including playoffs. ... The Falcons have covered their last four times after holding their previous foe to 14 points or fewer and are 4-1-1 vs. the spread in their last six contests prior to a game in New Orleans. ... Atlanta has covered one of its last four games vs. NFC East teams. ... The Cowboys are 2-3 against the number, including 1-1 at home. ... Dallas has covered seven of its last nine games vs. NFC South teams and has covered its last four, and nine of its previous 10, times following a bye week. ... The Cowboys have covered two of their last nine contests following a game on grass.

Arizona at N.Y. Giants
The Cardinals are 3-2 against the spread, including 2-0 on the road. ... Arizona has covered its last five times as a dog, including playoffs, and has covered five of its last six times following consecutive covers, including playoffs. ... The Cardinals have failed to cover their last three times following a game in Seattle and have covered one of their previous four regular-season games vs. NFC East teams. ... Arizona has covered one of its last four regular-season games following a straight-up win as a dog. ... The Giants are 4-2 vs. the number, including 2-1 at home. ... New York has covered seven of its last eight times following a non-cover and has covered five of its previous six home contests sandwiched between two road games. ... The Giants have covered seven of their last 10 night contests, including playoffs. In addition, they have covered their last five, and eight of their previous nine, games vs. NFC West foes. ... Of New York's six games, five have gone over the total.

Philadelphia at Washington
The Eagles are 3-2 vs. the spread, including 1-1 on the road. ... Philadelphia has covered four of its last five Monday-night games and has covered four of its previous five night games overall. ... The Eagles have covered seven of their last nine road games vs. NFC East rivals, including playoffs, but have covered two of the previous nine meetings with Washington (2-6-1). ... Philadelphia has covered nine of its last 13 times following a non-cover and has covered its last six times after being held to 10 points or fewer in its previous outing. ... The Redskins are 2-4 against the number, including 0-3 at home. ... Washington has covered one of its last nine home games. ... The Redskins have covered seven of their last nine games vs. NFC East rivals and are 3-0-1 against the spread in their last four games as a dog. ... Of Washington's last 11 games, nine have stayed under the total. In addition, nine of the last 11 meetings with Philadelphia have stayed under the total, and eight of the last 10 meetings in Washington have stayed under the total.

 

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