NFL Week 3 Betting Odds: Seahawks and Patriots Top Favorites, Cowboys Home Dogs

The Seattle Seahawks are 0-2 both straight up and against the spread to start the season, but that hasn't stopped the oddsmakers at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark from setting them as the biggest favorite on the opening odds for Week 3 of the NFL campaign.

The Seahawks lost 34-31 on the road to the St. Louis Rams in their opener as a 3.5-point favorite, then fell 27-17 on the road to the Green Bay Packers in their Week 2 contest on Sunday night as a 3.5-point underdog.

Still, Seattle opened as a 14-point home favorite for its Week 3 game against the Chicago Bears, who are also 0-2 both SU and ATS on the season. In fact, the Bears are 0-7 SU in their past seven games according to the Odds Shark NFL Database, with the Seahawks 0-4 ATS in their past four games.

The New England Patriots also opened as 14-point home favorites for Week 3 as they play host to the Jacksonville Jaguars. New England is 2-0 SU and 1-0-1 ATS on the season and 11-0 SU in its last 11 games against teams from the AFC South. The Jaguars, 1-1 both SU and ATS through two weeks, are 1-9 both SU and ATS in their last 10 games as underdogs in the month of September.

Week 3 gets underway on Thursday night with the New York Giants opening as three-point home favorites against the Washington Redskins, while the Detroit Lions opened as 2.5-point home underdogs for their Sunday night matchup with the Denver Broncos. The Packers, coming off that big win over the Seahawks, opened as 6.5-point home favorites for their Week 3 game at home against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday.

Elsewhere, the Dallas Cowboys vs. Atlanta Falcons matchup at AT&T Stadium for Sunday afternoon opened as a pick'em at the sportsbooks, but Atlanta has since moved to a slight road favorite for the contest. Dallas quarterback Tony Romo joined star wide receiver Dez Bryant on the team's injured list over the weekend, suffering a broken collarbone.

The Philadelphia Eagles, a disappointment at 0-2 both SU and ATS through the first two weeks of the season, opened as 2.5-point road favorites against the New York Jets for this week. The other two road favorites on the early lines for Week 3 are the Indianapolis Colts (-5) at the Tennessee Titans and the Pittsburgh Steelers (-1.5) at the St. Louis Rams.

And the Cincinnati Bengals opened as 1.5-point road underdogs at the Baltimore Ravens for Week 3, with the Bengals 2-0 both SU and ATS and the Ravens 0-2 both SU and ATS. Cincinnati is 4-1 both SU and ATS in its last five games against rival Baltimore, with the Ravens 15-1 SU in their last 16 games at home in the month of September.