Early-week NFL odds for Week 5 point to a number of close games, while the usual suspects are projected to be blown out again.
We’re already a quarter of the way through the 2019 NFL season. There have been surprises — who knew the Jacksonville Jaguars had such a capable backup quarterback or that the Buffalo Bills seem like a contender despite falling to the New England Patriots in Week 3, as two examples. But while we don’t quite yet know which teams are for real, it’s starting to become easier to identify the league’s basement-dwellers this year.
One of those, the winless Miami Dolphins, mercifully are on their bye week in Week 5. But others, like Washington and the New York Jets, won’t be so lucky. They are the two double-digit underdogs in the early week odds. With a number of competitive contests set for this week’s slate, most of the early odds are close. Let’s take a look.
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
Line: LAR -2.5
Atlanta Falcons at Houston Texans
Line: HOU -4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
Line: NO -5.5
Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans
Line: TEN -2
Jacksonville Jaguars at Carolina Panthers
Line: CAR -3.5
Arizona Cardinals at Cincinnati Bengals
Line: CIN -4
Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants
Line: MIN -6
New York Jets at Philadelphia Eagles
Line: PHI -14
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers
Line: BAL -4
New England Patriots at Washington
Line: NE -13
Chicago Bears at Oakland Raiders
Line: CHI -6.5
Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers
Line: LAC -6.5
Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys
Line: DAL -4
Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs
Line: KC -9
Cleveland Browns at San Francisco 49ers
Line: SF -3