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NFL game spread results from 2018 -2023. The chart shows the results for each year, the 6 year totals, and a breakdown for home vs away, & favorites vs underdogs. As you can tell by the summaries at the bottom, betting favorites all the time would appear to be the worst strategy. Betting underdogs on the moneyline is the best option if the goal is to be profitable. NFL Game Spread Results 2018 - 2023 Outcome 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2018 - 2023 Total Away Favorite Covered 40 15.63% 51 19.92% 47 18.36% 52 19.12% 42 15.50% 52 19.12% 284 17.94% Away Underdog Covered 37 14.45% 30 11.72% 29 11.33% 26 9.56% 32 11.81% 28 10.29% 182 11.50% Away Underdog Outright 50 19.53% 56 21.88% 52 20.31% 61 22.43% 54 19.93% 51 18.75% 324 20.47% Home Favorite Covered 74 28.91% 59 23.05% 67 26.17% 77 28.31% 77 28.41% 83 30.51% 437 27.61% Home Underdog Covered 10 3.91% 12 4.69% 29 11.33% 15 5.51% 15 5.54% 10 3.68% 91 5.75% Home Underdog Outright 35 13.67% 33 12.89% 31 12.11% 35 12.87% 38 14.02% 35 12.87% 207 13.08% Neutral Favorite Covered 1 0.39% 3 1.17% 0 0.00% 1 0.37% 3 1.11% 4 1.47% 12 0.76% Neutral Underdog Covered 1 0.39% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.37% 0 0.00% 2 0.13% Neutral Underdog Outright 0 0.00% 2 0.78% 0 0.00% 2 0.74% 2 0.74% 1 0.37% 7 0.44% Push 8 3.13% 10 3.91% 1 0.39% 3 1.10% 7 2.58% 8 2.94% 37 2.34% Total 256 100.00% 256 100.00% 256 100.00% 272 100.00% 271 100.00% 272 100.00% 1583 100.00% Favorite Covered 46.30% Home 46.43% Underdog 51.36% Outright 80.29% Underdog Covered 17.37% Away 49.91% Favorite 46.30% Needed Points 17.37% Underdog Outright 33.99% Neutral 1.33% Push 2.34% Push 2.34% Push 2.34% Push 2.34%

NFL Game Spread Results 2018 -2023

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