The Seattle Seahawks absolutely wrecked the Chiefs 20-3 on Sunday, handing Kansas City their first loss of the season and sending shockwaves through the NFL betting world. This wasn’t just a win, it was a statement, especially for the public bettors who had been pouring money on K.C. to save their rough NFL Week 7. Nope, our boys in green and blue made things even worse for them.
Our Hawks Shut Down the Chiefs’ Hopes (and Pockets)
The public, bless their hearts, were dreaming of a Chiefs victory to dig them out of a betting ditch after underdogs and Unders dominated most of Sunday. Kansas City was the most-bet moneyline underdog by ticket count, with folks optimistic about a road upset in Seattle. But as BetMGM trading manager Adair Horne put it Sunday night, “all that did was make things worse.” The Chiefs, a 3-point underdog, didn’t even sniff the end zone. Their only points came from a 50-yard field goal in the final two minutes of the third quarter from Harrison Butker. That was it. Twenty to three.
Horne wasn’t shy about it, stating, “The best result for the book was Seattle [beating] the Chiefs.” Apparently, this was a massive win for the house, not the betting masses. He added that the day started with three undefeated teams, and two of them , including our victims, the 5-1 Chiefs , lost outright. The third one, the Vikings, didn’t even cover their spread. When you see our Seahawks completely stifle an undefeated team like that, you know something special is brewing here in the Emerald City.
Week 7 Chaos: Not Just a Seattle Thing, But We Did It Best
While our Seahawks delivered the most satisfying upset for us fans, Week 7 was a bloodbath for popular favorites across the league. The 6-1 49ers, another popular point-spread play as 2.5-point favorites, also took their first loss of the year, falling to Atlanta 29-20 after being up 14-3 early. The Vikings did edge out the Colts 16-10 to stay undefeated at 6-0, but they failed to cover as 7-point home favorites, keeping Vegas happy.
The upsets kept rolling too. The Giants, a massive 10.5-point road underdog, shocked the Texans 27-21 in overtime. Houston was the largest favorite in Week 7, a “free Bingo space” for parlays, and they crashed and burned. This makes it three straight weeks where the biggest favorite on the board lost outright. We also saw the Panthers, 3-point home favorites, get absolutely throttled 42-13 by the Buccaneers, who welcomed back Baker Mayfield. And the previously winless Dolphins, 3.5-point road underdogs, pulled off a 28-25 upset against the Jets. As Caesars Sports head of football trading Joey Feazel noted, “The early slate was favorable overall, with several popular moneyline parlays running into trouble.”
This kind of dominating performance against a team like the Chiefs? It’s a statement. It tells the league exactly what our boys are capable of. This is the kind of win that makes you believe, Emerald City. We know what our Seahawks can do, and Sunday, the rest of the NFL got a taste of it.
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Originally reported by Fox Sports.
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