Just incase I can't get the main article out before kickoff, here's what you need to know for the game tonight.
WEEK 2 STATS, TRENDS, AND BETS
TNF: BILLS AT DOLPHINS
Current Odds: Dolphins -2, O/U 49
GAME FORECAST: 83*F Mostly Cloudy, Winds 3.43 SSE
STATS/TRENDS:
-Thursday home teams are 37-51 ATS since 2019. When the spread is 4 or less, home teams in this spot are 19-28 ATS.
-Josh Allen is 5-1 SU, 4-2 ATS in week 2. Bills have won five straight week 2 games SU.
-Josh Allen and the Bills have lost by 6 or less (or won the game) 42 games in a row. Bills are a great teaser leg.
-Tua is 2-1 SU in week 2 games, only lossing to Josh Allen.
-Allen is 4-2-1 ATS against Tua and covers the spread by 12.1 PPG
-Bills failed to cover the spread week 1. They have only started the season 0-2 ATS three times since 2003, and haven't done so since 2018.
-Bills came back from 14+ points down to win in week 1. Teams who play on the road after a SU win where they had a 14+ point comeback are 54-90 SU and 61-82-2 ATS in their next game.
-Weeks 1-4 Tua is 4-1 SU at home and Mike McDaniels is 4-0 SU in that spot
-Tua is 29-23-1 ATS in his career BUT is 18-9-1 ATS at home, along with being 26-14-1 ATS when playing in the eastern time zone
-Week 1 was the 4th time the Dolphins overcame a deficit of 14+ points under MIke McDaniel, which is the most in the NFL since 2022.
MY THOUGHTS/BET(S):
-I may be biased with my anti Bills take for the season. But what we saw on Sunday was this Bills team can't do anything unless it's Josh Allen playing Superman. Yet, I can't ignore how the Bills have had the Dolphins number under Allen. Just look at last year, the Dolphins had a chance to win the division week 18 with the game being in Miami and they collapsed. Now, you might say that this was late in the season where the Dolphins have been terrible under McDaniels and this game is early in the season, and you would have an argument.
-I also cannot ignore that the Bills have played 42 straight games where they have either won OR lost by 6 or less points.
-Therefore, my best bet for today's game is to tease the Bills up to 8.5 with another game on Sunday that you like. Viable options to me are Ravens, Packers, SEA/NE under, Chiefs, and Broncos. I will be doing a 3 leg teaser like I always do.
-I also lean to the over and don't mind it as a teaser leg, although teasing totals isn't always the best.
-Props I like are Josh Allen over rushing yards, Knox over receiving yards, Waddle TD, and Tua over passing yards.