NFL Week 10 odds: ‘Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda’ parlay; five bets that would’ve won big

Patrick Everson

FOX Sports Betting Analyst

While NFL Week 10 odds are safely put to bed, the typical Monday morning quarterback conversations are wide awake. So we at FOX Sports will offer some Tuesday morning quarterbacking for the sports betting crowd.

Week after week, the public betting masses enjoy wagering on parlays. And we get it. Betting a little to win a lot is appealing, like the lottery, or in this instance, perhaps a mini-lottery.

However, remember this, too: Parlays are a bookmaker’s best friend. Proceed with caution.

That being said, what if I told you that betting $10 on: a 1,000-yard receiver to score first, a running back with over 60 career touchdowns to score first, the 2022 Super Bowl runner-ups to cover a seven-point spread against a backup quarterback, the best team in the NFC to win straight up, and a game involving Josh Allen and Jonathan Taylor to go over 46.5 points would profit you over $4,600? 

In Week 10, it would have. With that in mind, here’s this week’s edition of …

Woulda Coulda Shoulda

The following five-leg parlay in DraftKings Sportsbook’s Week 10 NFL odds would’ve done just that:

George Pickens +1200 first touchdown scorer in the Steelers-Commanders gameJames Conner +600 first TD scorer in the Cardinals-Jets gameEagles -7 (-115) vs. CowboysLions moneyline -238 vs. TexansBills-Colts Over 46.5 (-112)

Midway through the first quarter, Pickens hit paydirt with a 16-yard touchdown catch to put Pittsburgh up 7-0. And barely two minutes into the Jets-Cards matchup, James Conner scored on a 1-yard run.

With no Dak Prescott for Dallas, Philadelphia was a very popular point-spread play. And that was no sweat, as the Eagles rumbled to a 34-6 victory.

But the final two legs of this hypothetical parlay were very much sweats.

Detroit – the most popular team in the league for bettors – trailed Houston 23-7 at halftime and was still down 23-13 in the fourth…

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Publish date : 2024-11-12 19:24:24

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