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Latest Bet & Money Percentages for 2023-24 NFL Season

Whether you want to tail or fade the public, knowing the public betting trends – bet percentages and money percentages – is vital to making intelligent sports wagers. This is the place you’ll find these trends each week for the 2023-24 NFL season. We will also be tracking how the public’s picks do all season—you can see how they fared last year against the spread below.

NFL Public Betting Splits for Week 4

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spread$$Money %Bet %spreadMoney %Bet %moneylineMoney %Bet %totalMoney %Bet %
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Detroit
DET
@
-2
51%
47%
-2
51%
47%
-130
83%
56%
o45
48%
40%
Green Bay
GB
+2.5
49%
53%
+2.5
49%
53%
+120
17%
44%
u45.5
52%
60%
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Atlanta
ATL
@
+3
45%
66%
+3
45%
66%
+136
21%
28%
o43
83%
83%
Jacksonville
JAC
-3
55%
34%
-3
55%
34%
-150
79%
72%
u43.5
17%
17%
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Pittsburgh
PIT
@
-2.5
25%
29%
-2.5
25%
29%
-141
--
87%
o41.5
94%
92%
Houston
HOU
+3
75%
71%
+3
75%
71%
+126
--
13%
u42.5
6%
8%
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LA Rams
LAR
@
+1.5
60%
43%
+1.5
60%
43%
-110
60%
43%
o45.5
54%
62%
Indianapolis
IND
+1
40%
57%
+1
40%
57%
-102
40%
57%
u46
46%
38%
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Minnesota
MIN
@
-4
93%
86%
-4
93%
86%
-200
98%
91%
o46.5
73%
69%
Carolina
CAR
+29.5
7%
14%
+29.5
7%
14%
+180
2%
9%
u46.5
27%
31%
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Tampa Bay
TB
@
+3.5
93%
77%
+3.5
93%
77%
+148
63%
27%
o39.5
9%
8%
New Orleans
NO
+22.5
7%
23%
+22.5
7%
23%
-170
37%
73%
u39.5
91%
92%
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Washington
WAS
@
+8.5
7%
17%
+8.5
7%
17%
+340
1%
3%
o43.5
45%
72%
Philadelphia
PHI
-8
93%
83%
-8
93%
83%
-380
99%
97%
u43.5
55%
28%
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Miami
MIA
@
+3
63%
57%
+3
63%
57%
+130
88%
57%
o53.5
72%
57%
Buffalo
BUF
+23.5
37%
43%
+23.5
37%
43%
-145
12%
43%
u54
28%
43%
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Cincinnati
CIN
@
-2.5
59%
63%
-2.5
59%
63%
-135
75%
65%
o40.5
58%
78%
Tennessee
TEN
+2.5
41%
38%
+2.5
41%
38%
+122
25%
35%
u41
42%
22%
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Baltimore
BAL
@
+3
84%
46%
+3
84%
46%
+130
76%
37%
o40.5
30%
80%
Cleveland
CLE
+23.5
16%
54%
+23.5
16%
54%
-141
24%
63%
u40.5
70%
20%
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Denver
DEN
@
-3.5
39%
33%
-3.5
39%
33%
-162
47%
78%
o46
59%
59%
Chicago
CHI
+3.5
61%
67%
+3.5
61%
67%
+145
53%
22%
u46.5
41%
41%
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Las Vegas
LV
@
+5.5
12%
24%
+5.5
12%
24%
+210
5%
7%
o48.5
41%
43%
LA Chargers
LAC
-5.5
88%
76%
-5.5
88%
76%
-225
95%
93%
u48.5
59%
57%
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New England
NE
@
+6.5
28%
47%
+6.5
28%
47%
+235
--
11%
o43
32%
76%
Dallas
DAL
-6.5
72%
53%
-6.5
72%
53%
-245
--
89%
u43.5
68%
24%
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Arizona
ARI
@
+14
27%
34%
+14
27%
34%
+625
51%
5%
o44
5%
8%
San Francisco
SF
-14
73%
66%
-14
73%
66%
-901
49%
95%
u44.5
95%
92%
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Kansas City
KC
@
-9.5
91%
84%
-9.5
91%
84%
-417
96%
96%
o41
54%
77%
NY Jets
NYJ
+9.5
9%
16%
+9.5
9%
16%
+370
4%
4%
u41.5
46%
23%
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Seattle
SEA
@
+1.5
86%
91%
+1.5
86%
91%
-105
--
63%
o47
59%
53%
NY Giants
NYG
-1
14%
9%
-1
14%
9%
-110
--
37%
u47.5
41%
47%
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NFL public betting splits above are updated hourly; the data presented in the public betting chart is an average of the NFL public bets and NFL public money from multiple North American and global sportsbooks.

Here is what we’re seeing from the public money for Week 4 of the 2023-24 NFL season:

  • The public is currently siding with the Lions as 1.5-point favorites over the Packers on Thursday Night Football of Week 4. Detroit is seeing 68% of the money bet against the spread and 85% of the moneyline handle
  • Nearly all of the early public money bet on the Chiefs vs Jets game in Week 4 is on Kansas City. The Chiefs are still seeing 99% of the ATS money as of Wednesday afternoon. We will surely see some Jets money come in, but it might also require the line to move dramatically first
  • There are two other teams seeing 90% or more of the money bet against the spread in their respective matchups: Vikings -3.5 (94%) and Eagles -8 (91%)

Public’s NFL Betting Record

Week Public’s Record Against the Spread
Week 3 9-6-1
Week 2 6-7-3
Week 1 13-3
2023-24 TOTAL 28-16-4
2022-23 TOTAL 122-149-8
2021-22 TOTAL 147-143-4

The public got a win in the first game of the season, as they sided with the Lions, who were getting four points. Detroit won the game outright and the public is off to a 1-0 start against the spread to the 2023-24 NFL season. They continued their heater into Sunday, where the public went a scorching 12-2 against the spread. The public would lose their MNF bet on the Bills, but still finish the week a red hot 13-3 against the spread.

Sadly, Week 2 was a losing week for the public, going 6-7-3 against the spread.

Here is how the public has fared against the spread in games where more than 75% of the money is on one side (a pick they are very confident in) at closing:

  • Week 1: 6-1
  • Week 2: 2-1-1
  • Week 3: 1-0
  • Overall: 9-2-1

Here are some quick stats looking back to the public’s 2022-23 record against the spread:

  • Went 6-10 against the spread in Week 1
  • Worst week was Week 6 (4-10 ATS)
  • First winning week against the spread didn’t come until Week 8 (8-7)
  • Best week was Week 11 (8-5-1 ATS)

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What Are NFL Betting Trends?

Online sports betting sites are very good at bookkeeping. Every single bet they take from a customer is recorded and stored in their system. Using all these financial transactions, we can sew together NFL betting percentages based off the total number of bets placed and total amount of money bet on any given game, whether it be the moneyline, spread, or total.

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What are Money Percentages?

In my opinion, the money percentage is the more important of the two NFL public betting percentages. You’ll often hear money percentages referred to as the “% of handle”. First off, the betting handle is simply the total amount of money wagered on an event, often broken down by bet type.

The money percentage simply pools all the money wagered on any game together, first sorting it by the type of bet (moneyline, against the spread, or over/under), and then breaks down what percentage of the handle is bet on each side.

The money percentage (obviously) tells you which side the money is on, and can give you a better picture of who the sharper bettors are siding with.

What Are Bet Percentages?

Though I don’t value betting percentages as much as money percentages, they still vital in helping to paint the full picture of NFL public betting. Bet percentages are frequently referred to as “% of tickets” or “% of bets”. Tickets are just a term used for all the bets placed – when you make a bet, a ticket is created.

To get the bet percentage, you look at all the bets placed (regardless of the amount of money risked on each one), again, sorting first by the type of bet, and then look at the percentage of tickets on each side of the game.

This is a more square way to look at NFL betting trends, since a $1 throw-away bet holds the same weight as a $1,000+ play.

How Can Bet Percentages and Money Percentages Signal Sharp Action?

As mentioned, ticket percentage does not consider the amount risked on each ticket, and just counts each bet placed. If we compare the bet percentage and money percentage of the same team (for the same bet type), you’ll know something is up if they are not relatively similar.

For example, if Team A has 78% of the tickets bet against the spread, but only has 50% of the money, we now know the bets being placed on Team A are quite small – or the bets being placed on Team B are quite large.

A large difference between a team’s bet and money percentages can help signal sharp action. In order to calculate this, just subtract their bet percentage from their money percentage. If the result is a positive number, you’ve got larger bets being placed on this team. If the result is a negative number, you’ve got larger bets being placed on the other team.

This is not 100% accurate in signaling sharp action, however. It does provide an early sign, but you’d need to know the total handle bet on the game to properly sniff out sharp action. For example, if a game only has $1,000 wagered on it, you can throw out the idea of sharp action.

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NFL Public Betting Trends FAQ

Is it better to bet against the public in NFL?

The answer changes from season to season. In 2021, betting against the public resulted in a winning record (140-137-4) but because of the juice (usually -110) it was not profitable. With a standard -110 vig, bettors need to win 52.4% of their wagers to make a profit. Last year, betting against the public only resulted in a 50.5% win rate.

What percentage of NFL favorites cover the spread?

Over the past ten seasons, favorites have only covered 48.2% of the time.

What is the biggest trend in NFL betting?

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