The first Saturday slate of the NFL season is here, and it’s attracting plenty of attention from big bettors. On Thursday morning, large wagers forced oddsmakers to move the line for the Cleveland Browns-Denver Broncos matchup.
Shortly after that professionals steamed the Houston Texans-New York Jets game, resulting in a massive line move from oddsmakers.
The Texans opened as 7-point favorites over the Jets and the line quickly dropped to -6, where it sat from Monday through Thursday afternoon. However, with the number off 7 and sitting on 6 — another important number in point-spread betting — respected bettors pounced on Houston.
Sports Insights’ Bet Signals. which track and report professional betting action in real-time, triggered a Steam Move at Texans -6, explaining why the betting market jumped directly from -6 to -7.
DJ Fields, an Odds Consultant for BookMaker.eu, told The Action Network that his shop took a huge bet on the Texans from a respected player, forcing them to go straight from 6 to 7, passing over 6.5 entirely.
“We just received a high five-figure bet from one of our sharpest, most-respected players on the Texans necessitating the move up a full point,” Fields said.
Our public betting data reports that 75% of tickets and 72% of dollars wagered on the spread are also backing the Texans as of writing (see live data here), setting up a big decision for sportsbooks with both public and professional bettors aligned with Houston.