The Denver Broncos have the best record in football with 11 wins against only two losses and a two-game lead over the Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC West Division. They are at home this week and meeting another quality team, the Green Bay Packers, who lead the NFC North Division by a half game over the Chicago Bears and 1½ games over the third place Detroit Lions.
Let's see, the Broncos have the better record and are at home so how many points are they favored by in the Mile High City?
None.
They are the underdogs on Sunday.
What? Why? Are the books wrong?
We’ll get to the what and why in a moment, but let's begin with a hard and fast rule: the books are never wrong. They don’t post lines without full knowledge of what the circumstances are and how it will benefit them. The books have a multiprong job each week, and their ultimate objective is to separate gamblers from their money.