New England Patriots Favored In Just 4 Of 17 Games In 2023-24 Season

Oddsmakers are displaying little faith in the New England Patriots as the schedule for the 2023-24 NFL season was unveiled last week.

Out of their 17 upcoming NFL games, the Patriots are expected to be the favorites in only four.

Surprisingly, despite having a talented young quarterback who gained more experience, the team only won 23.5% of their games, which amounts to a mere 8-9 record from last year. This is quite disappointing considering they narrowly missed the playoffs.

Starting from March, sportsbook apps have been made available in Massachusetts, allowing football enthusiasts in the Commonwealth to actively engage in the excitement as soon as the season commences.

Patriots schedule breakdown

Betting on the New England Patriots will commence with the start of their 2023-24 season on Sunday, Sept. 10. They will face the Philadelphia Eagles at home, who, as the current NFC Champions, are unsurprisingly favored by 4.5 points.

According to DraftKings Massachusetts, the Patriots are not the favored team in any of their upcoming games. Their schedule includes a home game against the Miami Dolphins, followed by consecutive road games against the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys.

Finally, better odds in Week 5

In Week 5, the New England Patriots are expected to be the favored team for the first time as they face the New Orleans Saints. Currently, the Patriots hold a 3-point advantage.

In the upcoming week, the Pats find themselves as the favored team once again when they face off against the Las Vegas Raiders away from home. However, their next favorable matchups don’t come until Weeks 9 and 10, where they will be playing against the Washington Commanders and Indianapolis Colts, respectively. Excitingly, both of these games will take place on their home turf.

Week 11 marks New England’s bye week, followed by a challenging stretch of seven games. Interestingly, the team does not hold the favored position in any of these upcoming matchups.

Nevertheless, during that specific period, there are a few remarkably narrow spreads. The Patriots find themselves as underdogs by a margin of fewer than 2 points in five out of their last seven games.

It is worth noting that BetMGM Sportsbook Massachusetts, along with other prominent sportsbooks, has set New England’s total wins over/under at 7.5 games. This suggests that oddsmakers anticipate the Patriots to secure a few surprising victories in the upcoming 2023-24 season.

Week	Opponent	Home or away	Spread
1	Eagles	Home	Eagles -4.5
2	Dolphins	Home	Dolphins -1
3	Jets	Away	Jets -3.5
4	Cowboys	Away	Cowboys -3.5
5	Saints	Home	Patriots -3
6	Raiders	Away	Patriots -1.5
7	Bills	Home	Bills -3
8	Dolphins	Away	Dolphins -4
9	Commanders	Home	Patriots -3.5
10	Colts	Home	Patriots -5
11	BYE
12	Giants	Away	Giants -1.5
13	Chargers	Home	Chargers -1.5
14	Steelers	Away	Steelers -1
15	Chiefs	Home	Chiefs -3.5
16	Broncos	Away	Broncos -1.5
17	Bills	Away	Bills -5.5
18	Jets	Home	Jets -1

NFL spreads can change

Currently, the Patriots are only predicted to be the favorites in four games, but this circumstance is subject to alteration.

The odds and lines for NFL games are constantly adjusted by professional oddsmakers at US sportsbooks. These changes continue to occur right up until the game begins, making the odds for each match subject to alteration.

There are several factors that can influence odds, with player transactions, injuries, and weather being the most prevalent ones.

Due to the Patriots consistently having narrow point spreads, it wouldn’t be unexpected for the lines to shift in their favor. As the season progresses, it’s highly likely that the Patriots will be favored in more than just four games.

Betting on the Patriots in Massachusetts

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