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Back in late September, Casino.org interviewed Sports Betting Hall of Famer Johnny Avello on early season NFL wagering, with sportsbooks generally feeling jovial with all the upsets through Week 3<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Avello, DraftKings\u2019 Director of Race & Sportsbook Operations, called it a \u201cweird\u201d start to the NFL betting season<\/a>, but he also did say things would eventually level out. That they have.<\/p>\n

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The NFL season has reached the half-way point with some interesting betting trends that have emerged. Images\/AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lions Bad for the Book<\/h2>\n

In terms of play so far, NFL storylines have been led by the dominance of the Kansas City Chiefs (8-0), the Washington Commanders as underdog surprise (7-2), Ravens QB Lamar Jackson for MVP, the steady-as-she-goes Detroit Lions, leading both the NFC and the North Division (7-1), maybe the underperformance of the San Francisco 49ers (4-4)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Casino.org scanned the trader terrain for some feedback on how things have looked as the NFL betting behemoth enters Week 10, and here\u2019s what we found out.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve seen continued betting interest on the NFL with 13% year-over-year growth at the midseason mark,\u201d Christian Cipollini, BetMGM<\/a> Trading Manager. \u201cOur bettors love scoring, and \u2018anytime touchdown scorer\u2019 has been our most popular prop with Derrick Henry in the lead for the most bet player. The Lions continue to be our worst outcome running at a league-best 7-1 against the spread. Needless to say, we\u2019re rooting hard against the Lions as we start the second half of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bills-Jets Most Bet Game<\/h2>\n

Year-over-year increases (both U.S. and Canada wagering) for BetMGM has been led by a 31% increase in women betting on the NFL<\/strong>, and a 76% increase in first touchdown bets thanks to BetMGM\u2019s Second Chance promotion. Most bet game was the Bills and Jets Monday nighter in Week 6<\/strong> (a wild affair, marked by an Aaron Rodgers Hail Mary TD at the half, eventually won by the Bills 23-20).<\/p>\n

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The week commencing 14th October matches we saw significant losses across all brands,\u201d said Oliver Vickers, a UK-based trader with 888 Sport<\/a>. \u201cWouldn\u2019t be far off our biggest ever payouts and that was seen across the whole industry. One customer won $75k from a total points accumulator or parlay. Receiving yards is getting the most traction as a bet builder market outside the usual main lines. Canada is our highest turnover country for American football.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Allen for MVP?<\/h2>\n

Over at PointsBet Canada<\/a>, a spokesperson from their trader team said this: \u201cThe public so far has been dominant at picking winners straight up, most likely due to a higher number of favorites winning versus what we\u2019ve seen in previous seasons. We\u2019re seeing more interest in same game parlays this year. And Josh Allen for MVP has been the most popular future throughout the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

That Allen stat isn\u2019t a surprise \u2013 the Bills\u2019 quarterback has led the team to a dominant 7-2 start, plus he\u2019s among the leaders with a 105.8 passer rating, just two interceptions, 17 TDs, and 2,001 yards passing.<\/p>\n

“Nine weeks in, and the four most popular teams that winning punters have latched onto for their spread parlays are the improving Commanders, the all-firing Lions, the ever popular Mahomes-led Chiefs and arguably the most surprising team (through first five weeks anyway), the Vikings,” said Neil Gibson, a trader with BetVictor<\/a>. “Combined they are 25-7 versus the spread and that has reflected in clients weekly wagers.\u00a0Of course, there are underperforming popular teams too. Cowboys, Dolphins, Jets and Houston, despite leading their division, are combining at 10-23 versus the spread and have been good results.”<\/p>\n

And this from a trader at FanDuel Canada:<\/p>\n

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We\u2019re seeing great interest in the NFL season this year. At this midseason point, the five most popular players are Breece Hall, CeeDee Lamb, Josh Allen, Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley. Additionally, the most popular player in our catch a pass market is Travis Kelce and the 5 most popular players in our touchdown scorer market are Derrick Henry, CeeDee Lamb, Saquon Barkley, Breece Hall and Alvin Kamara.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Headlines so far<\/h2>\n

Other highlights from Gibson:<\/p>\n