Week 9 was, in a word, weird. There were three pushes, also known as ties with the point spread, after just one in the previous eight weeks (123 games). Sunday's action kicks off with the NFL’s first regular-season game in Germany and there are some intriguing matchups as the playoff races start to take shape.
Underdogs went 7-3-3 against the spread (ATS) last week and are 72-60-4. Road favorites went 1-5-2 ATS last week and are 24-29-3. There are only two road favorites this week.
My most confident picks ATS are Dallas, Seattle and Arizona. Stay away from New Orleans-Pittsburgh and be careful with Indianapolis-Las Vegas.