NFL Week 3 betting trends: Time for 0-2 teams to get right, or else

According to John Ewing of BetMGM, teams that start 0-2 ATS are 83-66-1 (56 percent) against the spread dating back to 2005. Here are the teams that fit the mold this week:

New York Giants +10 at San Francisco 49ers
New Orleans Saints +2 at Green Bay Packers
Los Angeles Chargers +1 at Minnesota Vikings
Houston Texans +8.5 at Jacksonville Jaguars
Denver Broncos +6.5 at Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots -2.5 at New York Jets
Carolina Panthers +6.5 at Seattle Seahawks
Chicago Bears +12.5 at Kansas City Chiefs
Cincinnati Bengals -3 vs. Los Angeles Rams

What about teams that have exceeded expectations through two weeks? Well, there's a similar trend with that group, too. According to Ewing, teams that start the season 2-0 ATS are 38-49-3 (44 percent) against the spread in Week 3. Those teams are as follows:

Green Bay Packers -2 vs. New Orleans Saints
Miami Dolphins -6.5 vs. Denver Broncos
Baltimore Ravens -7.5 vs. Indianapolis Colts
Dallas Cowboys -12.5 at Arizona Cardinals

If you noticed, there are two games that qualify for both profitable trends. The Saints (0-2 ATS) are two-point underdogs against the Packers (2-0 ATS), and the Broncos (0-2 ATS) are +6.5 against the Dolphins (2-0 ATS). If you blindly trust the trends, the Saints and Broncos are two underdogs you should be targeting in Week 3.