NFL Week 9 Line Movement Analysis: Odds, Picks & Predictions (2023)
With Week 9 approaching, we are all sitting on the edge of our seats as the NFL Trade Deadline expires at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Will we see another league-alternating trade, like in 2022 when the Carolina Panthers traded Christian McCaffery to the 49ers?
As we wait for breaking news from Adam Schefter, we have also been keeping tabs on all the NFL lines, looking for any significant movement that may have happened early in the week.
As of Tuesday morning, seven games have had a significant movement worth noting.
Get instant alerts when a line reaches your target via the BettingPros App >>
NFL Week 9 Line Movement
(Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)
Minnesota Vikings @ Atlanta Falcons
The apparent reason for this line movement is the injury to Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins. The look-ahead line before the Cousins Injury was Falcons -1.0. DraftKings Sportsbook reopened this line with the Falcons being 3.0-point favorites and now has been bet up to -5.0.
Arizona Cardinals @ Cleveland Browns
There is much guessing between these two teams as to who will start at QB for this matchup.
Browns QB Deshaun Watson is still battling a shoulder injury, and PJ Walker is expected to start for the second-straight week.
As for the Cardinals’ QB situation, Head Coach Jonathan Gannon announced that Josh Dobbs will be benched and Clayton Tune will be the expected starter.
This line opened with the Browns as 8.5-point home favorites, but with the rumblings that Kyler Murray could be named starter, this line dropped down to 7.0. As of Tuesday morning, DraftKings had this line back up 8.0.
Los Angeles Rams @ Green Bay Packers
Another QB injury causes a massive line movement. Matthew Stafford left last week’s game against the Cowboys with a thumb injury, and by early reports, it doesn’t look good. If Stafford cannot go, backup Brett Rypien looks to lead this Rams’ offense into Lambeau Field.
Washington Commanders @ New England Patriots
DraftKings opened this line with the Patriots as 1.0-point home favorites. As of Tuesday morning, this line has jumped up to 3.0. New England, at one point this season, had a top-10 defense but has slipped to below overage over the past few weeks. Let’s see if they can get back on track against the struggling Commanders.
Chicago Bears @ New Orleans Saints
- Open: Saints -5.5
- Current: Saints -7.0
After a double-digit win against the Colts, the Saints opened up as a 5.5-point home favorite. The Bears could be without Justin Fields for the third-straight week, which makes sense after seeing this line jump to 7.0.
Undrafted Rookie Tyson Bagent looked great in his first start two weeks ago but came back down to earth against the Chargers on Sunday night. Bagent went 25 for 37 with two interceptions and a fumble.
Buffalo Bills @ Cincinnati Bengals
Now that Joe Burrow is fully healthy, the Bengals have been on a roll, winning three straight. On the other side, the Bills find themselves in a bit of a rut, going 2-2 over their last four games with losses against the Jaguars and Patriots.
DraftKings had the Bills as 6.0-point favorites on the look-ahead line but officially reopened this line with the Bengals as 1.5-point home favorites. Over the last 24 hours, this line has now gone up to 3.0.
Los Angeles Chargers @ New York Jets
The Chargers got a much-needed win on “Sunday Night Football’ as they clobbered the Bears 30-13 and ended their two-game losing skid.
After starting the season 1-3, the Jets have squeaked out three straight wins and look to extend their win streak on primetime as they host the Chargers on “Monday Night Football.”
Transform your betting strategy with Automated Line Tracking across all major markets and sports >>
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcast | RadioPublic | Breaker | Castbox | Pocket Casts