Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017 | 2 a.m.
Week 7: Falcons at Patriots
- Game of the Week: Falcons plus-3.5 at Patriots (Poll consensus year to date: 4-2)
- Patriots minus-3.5 — 52.3%
- Falcons plus-3.5 — 47.7%
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Bookmakers may have taken the idea of a Super Bowl rematch too seriously.
The line on tonight’s Sunday Night Football matchup between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons is identical to what it was in the teams’ championship clash in February in Houston. The Patriots once again sit as a 3-point favorite in their first meeting against the Falcons since they erased a 25-point second-half deficit to win the franchise’s fifth Super Bowl with a 34-28 overtime victory.
The total is the only thing on the betting board that looks any different, and only barely. The over/under on this go-around’s Falcons versus Patriots is 56.5 points, down a point from where it closed in February.
It’s the game of the week in the Sun’s handicapping contest, meaning each sports writer had to use one of six weekly wagers off of the South Point betting board on Falcons at Patriots.
Check below to see where they lined up, along with their other week 7 picks.
Jesse Granger
Season: 20-13-3
Steelers minus-5.5 vs. Bengals
Buccaneers vs. Bills over 45 points
Saints minus-4 at Packers
Broncos pick'em at Chargers
Patriots minus-3 vs. Falcons
Eagles minus-4.5 vs. Redskins
Last Week: 4-2
Case Keefer (2012, 2014, 2015 champion, 2013 co-champion)
Season: 19-15-2
Last Week: 4-2
Ravens plus-5 at Vikings
Packers plus-4.5 vs. Saints
Rams minus-3 vs. Cardinals in London
49ers plus-6 vs. Cowboys
Patriots minus-3 vs. Falcons
Redskins plus-4.5 at Eagles
Mike Grimala
Season: 17-19
Last Week: 2-4
Titans minus-6 at Browns
Jaguars minus-3 at Colts
Panthers minus-3 at Bears
Saints minus-4 at Packers
Seahawks minus-4 at Giants
Falcons plus-3 at Patriots
Ray Brewer (2016 champion, 2013 co-champion)
Season: 15-21
Last Week: 4-2
Browns plus-6 vs. Titans
Dolphins minus-3 vs. Jets
Panthers minus-3 at Bears
Giants plus-4 vs. Seahawks
Falcons vs. Patriots under 56 points
Redskins plus-4.5 at Eagles
Case Keefer can be reached at 702-948-2790 or [email protected]. Follow Case on Twitter at twitter.com/casekeefer.
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