Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
Things haven’t turned out as planned for the Buffalo Bills (6-9), but they’ll have one more chance to make a statement in Sunday’s 1:00 PM ET game against the New England Patriots (12-3).
Although the Patriots have already wrapped up the AFC East Division crown, they will need a win here to ensure that they get home field throughout the playoffs.
Although it’s not a big surprise to see that the home-team Patriots are 11.5-point favorites, it is interesting to note that they opened up as 13-point favorite favorites before being bet down.
The Patriots are 6-1 in New England while the Bills are 1-6 on the road, making it seem highly unlikely that Buffalo will be able to compete.
The total here sits high at 51 and hasn’t budged throughout the week.
One thing supporting a wager on the Patriots is the fact that the betting favorite has covered the point spread in 13 of the last 18 head-to-head meetings between these teams.
New England is also looking for some revenge after being upset 31-34 in Buffalo earlier this season as 7-point favorites.
The over has been a winner in 3 of the last 5 clashes between these rivals, while the Patriots had won all 9 games against the Bills since 2006 before suffering the setback earlier this season.
The Bills looked like a potential playoff team earlier in the year but then lost 6 straight games.
They enter this matchup after upsetting the Denver Broncos, but it was only the 2nd time they covered the point spread over their last 8 games.
The Patriots have now won 7 straight while covering the point spread 4 times during that span. New England has seen the over hit in their last 5 games.
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