Week 8 NFL Betting Splits Systems Update:

NFL DK Betting Splits system #2: In NFL divisional games since the start of the 2022 season, DK majority handle bettors have been awful, as this majority group is just 225-274 ATS (45.1%) for -76.4 units.
System Matches (FADE ALL): CLEVELAND, JACKSONVILLE, DETROIT, TAMPA BAY, NEW ENGLAND, KANSAS CITY, WASHINGTON

NFL DK Betting Splits system #3: Similar to #2 above, in that same time span, when the majority number of bets staked its side in an NFL divisional game, this majority group is just 225-277 ATS (44.8%) for -79.7 units.
System Matches (FADE ALL): CLEVELAND, JACKSONVILLE, DETROIT, NEW ENGLAND, KANSAS CITY, WASHINGTON

NFL DK Betting Splits system #4: In NFL non-conference games since the start of the 2023 season, DK majority handle groups have been quite sharp, going 139-113 ATS (55.2%) for +14.7 units.
System Match (PLAY): LA RAMS

NFL DK Betting Splits system #5: Since the start of the ’23 season, when the majority number of bets have backed a team in non-divisional conference tilts with smaller lines (6.5-point favorites or less), these groups have produced an outstanding 148-123 ATS (54.6%) record for +12.7 units.
System Matches (PLAY ALL): BUFFALO, LAS VEGAS, CHICAGO

NFL DK Betting Splits system #7: When the majority handle and number of bets have backed a team in an ATS wager in the higher-profile, non-Sunday afternoon games over the last three seasons, these majority groups are just 144-165 ATS (46.6%) & 143-163 ATS (46.7%), respectively. This set of games includes all the Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday night (SNF), and Monday night contests.
System Match (FADE): WASHINGTON

NFL DK Betting Splits system #8: Number of bets majority groups have been very sharp judging games when there is an exact one-game win difference between two teams in a matchup. The teams they have gotten behind boast an amazing 160-123 ATS (56.5%) record for +24.7 units over the last three seasons. The highlight of the one-win separation games has been when bettors back the road team, as these majority groups have gone 92-64 ATS for 59% and +21.6 units of profit.
System Matches (PLAY ALL): DALLAS, BUFFALO, LAS VEGAS, WASHINGTON, CHICAGO
Alternatively, when there is a difference of 2 or more wins in the standings, these majority number of bets groups have struggled to a 193-218 ATS (47%) mark.
System Matches (FADE ALL): JACKSONVILLE, DETROIT, CINCINNATI, LA RAMS, NEW ENGLAND

DK Betting Splits system #9: The average NFL total in 2023 was 43.0. Over the last two years, it ballooned back up to 44.8. In games where the totals reached 46.5 or higher and oddsmakers thus expected them to be a little more explosive, majority number of bettors have gauged these games incredibly well the last three years, going 179-138 ATS (56.5%)!
System Matches (PLAY ALL): OVER – BAL-BUF, LVR-NYJ, IND-JAX, ARI-DAL, MIN-DET, CHI-SEA

DK Betting Splits system #10: When 56% or more of the number of bets has been on the Under in an NFL game total over the last three seasons, this majority group has been quite sharp, 66-57 ATS (53.7%). This number for a “super-majority” in the NFL is quite low, evidence of how rarely the betting public bets the low side of a total. Incidentally, the same majority figure for HANDLE has also produced a 96-85 (53%) record.
System Matches (PLAY UNDER ALL): CLE-PIT, NE-MIA, KC-DEN

DK Betting Splits system #11: The magic mark for super majority on handle for betting Overs was 74% or higher, and this group performed miserably in 2023 and 2024 with a record of 84-107 (43.9%) for -33.7 units (20-18 for +0.2 units in 2026). To me, this has been a long-standing belief, but when the OVER looks too obvious, it usually loses.
System Matches (PLAY UNDER ALL INSTEAD): BAL-BUF, LVR-NYJ

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As one of the original founders of StatFox, Steve Makinen has been in the business of sports betting and data analysis for almost 25 years now. In his time in the industry, Steve has worked in a variety of capacities on both sides of the betting counter, from his early days of developing the StatFox business, to almost a decade of oddsmaking consulting for one of the world's leading sportsbooks, to his last seven years as Point Spread Weekly and Analytics Director with VSiN. Steve has always believed that number crunching and handicapping through foundational trends and systems is the secret to success and he shares this data with VSiN readers on a daily basis for all of the major sports.