NFL Betting: The Miami Dolphins Go from Big Underdogs to Big Favorites

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Myles Gaskin and the Miami Dolphins are suddenly in the favorite's role (Photo by Joshua Sarner/Icon Sportswire)

The Miami Dolphins are coming off a big 43-17 road win at San Francisco, and turn around this week and are a heavy favorite against the 0-5 New York Jets. Miami’s role reversal to a big favorite is particularly notable because they haven’t even been favored in a game since December of 2018 (when current Jets coach Adam Gase was still the coach in Miami).

So you might wonder how the Dolphins will handle this change in expectations. Will they have a let down now that they are expected to win? Is the victory over San Francisco the sign of a resurgence in South Beach?

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History of Big Swings from Underdog to Favorite

To see how other teams have done when making big week-to-week swings in the type of opponents, we looked at all games since 2000 where:

  • the team was favored by 7.5 or more points in the week in question; and
  • had been an underdog of 7.5 or more points in the previous week.

As it turns out, it’s pretty rare for this to happen. It has only occurred 26 other times in the last 20 years. Here’s the list in reverse chronological order.

YearTeamWeekN-1 SpreadN SpreadWeek N MarginATS Result
2019DEN1610-9.510W
2019CAR1310-10.5-8L
2019ATL1610.5-7.512W
2018NYG1710-7.5-1L
2018LAC47.5-10.52L
2016CIN77.5-11.514W
2014DET137.5-7.517W
2013SD1610-1013W
2013IND177.5-1120W
2013IND410.5-9.534W
2012TB149.5-8-2L
2012MIA1510.5-7.521W
2009SEA910-1112W
2009PIT139-14.5-3L
2009MIA1010.5-102L
2009CHI1310-9.58L
2009CAR179-1013W
2009BUF179-923W
2009ATL911-914W
2009ARI89-10-13L
2008DEN147.5-97L
2006NO157.5-10-6L
2006JAC97.5-9.530W
2005JAC157.5-14.51L
2004MIA169-7.53L
2004IND187.5-8.525W

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