TNF Betting Odds: 2023 Thursday Night Football Schedule
Check out the entire Thursday Night Football schedule and lineup:
| 📅 Week 1 | DET 21, KC (-4) 20 |
| 📅 Week 2 | MIN 28, PHI (-6.5) 34 |
| 📅 Week 3 | NYG 12, SF 30 (-10) |
| 📅 Week 4 | DET (-2.5) 24, GB 20 |
| 📅 Week 5 | CHI 40 (+6.5), WAS 20 |
| 📅 Week 6 | KC (-10.5) 19, DEN 8 |
| 📅 Week 7 | JAX (+2.5) 34, NO 27 |
| 📅 Week 8 | BUF (-8.5) 24, TB 18 |
| 📅 Week 9 | TEN 16, PIT 20 (-2.5) |
| 📅 Week 10 | CHI (-3.5) 19, CAR 16 |
| 📅 Week 11 | CIN 20, BAL (-3.5) 24 |
| 📅 Week 12 (Black Friday) | MIA 34 (-9.5), NYJ 13 |
| 📅 Week 13 | SEA 34, DAL 41 (-8.5) |
| 📅 Week 14* | NE 21, PIT 18 (-5.5) |
| 📅 Week 15* | LAC 21, LV 63 (-3) |
| 📅 Week 16* | NO 22, LAR 30 (-4) |
| 📅 Week 17* | NYJ 20, CLE 37 (-7) |
*Weeks marked are subject to Thursday Night Football schedule flexing.
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How To Bet On Thursday Night Football Odds
You can enjoy Thursday Night Football betting in a variety of ways, from spread to moneyline to total. There are also player props and live wagers, which allow bettors the ability to bet anytime during a game.
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Thursday Night Football Live Betting
Live betting is an exciting way to make Thursday Night Football bets because there is always an option for another wager. Bettors also can use information learned from watching the game to make a more informed wager, or react to an injury that takes place.
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Bet the TNF Moneyline
Moneyline Thursday Night Football picks mean that bettors are wagering simply on which team will win the game. Given the wide range of outcomes for teams on TNF with travel, previous opponents, etc., betting on the moneyline can be a good way to make simple Thursday Night Football bets.
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Bet the TNF Spread
The Thursday Night Football point spread is the most popular bet you'll see on this primetime game.
Given the wider variety of outcomes of TNF games (compared to Sunday night odds or Monday Night Football odds), the spread is another good way to bet on the game. The highest-scoring TNF game ever was the Rams beating the 49ers 41-39 in Week 3 of the 2017 season.
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TNF Props
There are a wide variety of available Thursday Night Football prop bets. Since Thursday Night Football games are separated from the rest of the week, operators offer more markets because there will more betting action on the game. There have been more player props put forth in recent seasons.
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TNF Parlays
There are many ways to build parlays for Thursday Night Football betting. Parlay wagers are a series of bets which all must win in order for the bet to cash. They can offer a higher payout if the game goes according to the script a bettor believes.
In other words, if in a Detroit Lions-Kansas City Chiefs game, a bettor thinks it's going to be a high-scoring game and Patrick Mahomes will throw for a bunch of yards, he/she can parlay the game total OVER, Chiefs to cover and Mahomes to go OVER his passing yardage prop.
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Historical TNF Betting Trends & TNF Betting Tips
Just like teams have less time to prep before taking the field on Thursday nights, Kentucky bettors will also have less time to research and place bets. Here are some important factors to remember when betting on Thursday Night Football odds.
Before placing bets on Thursday Night Football odds, be sure to do your research. Unders went 11-6 in TNF in 2022, while road teams went 10-7. Be sure to pay attention to injury reports, as players have far less time to recover from the previous weekend's games.
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✅ No. 1: Do your research
Thursday Night Football is a different handicap than the rest of the week's games. Bettors need to research when/where teams previously played, if they're coming off a bye, potential injuries and more.
So make your Thursday Night Football predictions, but be ready to change them after doing some digging.
✅ No. 2: Monitor the injury report
With only four days before a game instead of seven, there is much less time for players to recover. Players injured the previous Sunday and questionable, or worse, heading into Thursday are a lot less likely to play in a TNF game.
✅ No. 3: When in doubt, lean under
With the reduced rest, players still recovering from last Sunday's games and decreased time to prepare and execute game plans, TNF games can be tough to watch—and low-scoring. Unders were 11-6 last season, including games of 19-3, 12-7 and 12-9.
Through the first 15 weeks of the 2023-24 season, though, the Over went 9-6 on Thursday Night Football. Still, only seven of the 14 Thursday Night Football contests ended with more than 44 combined points.
Also, the Under went 37-22 in NFL standalone contests through the first 15 weeks — those being Thursday/Sunday/Monday Night primetime games, as well as games played internationally, on Thanksgiving Day, and on Friday and Saturday.
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TNF Most Memorable Games in NFL History
Playing Thursday Night Football games (or anytime primetime game for that matter) always raises the stakes in the NFL. Let's take a look back at some of the best Thursday Night Football matchups we've seen in recent memory.
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Week 13, 2015: Packers 27, Lions 23
Detroit Lions fans, avert your eyes. The Green Bay Packers trailed 17-0 in the first quarter and was down 20-0 before Aaron Rodgers led a furious comeback. Rodgers' famous 61-yard looping Hail Mary TD to Richard Rodgers as time expired capped off the all-time classic.
Week 3, 2017: Rams 41, 49ers 39
Jared Goff threw for 292 yards and three TDs, while Los Angeles Rams workhorse running back Todd Gurley II carried the load with 113 yards rushing and two TDs. Both teams had over 420 yards of total offense, as the 49ers came back from down 15 in the fourth quarter, but missed a two-point conversion with just over two minutes left in the game that would've tied it.
This was the highest-scoring game in TNF history.
Week 15, 2018: Chargers 29, Chiefs 28
Down 28-14 in the fourth quarter, it seemed like Patrick Mahomes & Co. were on their way to another win. Instead, Philip Rivers led the Chargers on two TD drives in the fourth-quarter, including one with 4 seconds remaining. Instead of kicking the extra point, the Chargers went for two ... and converted, leading to a 29-28 win. Both the Kansas City Chiefs and Chargers came into the game 11-3, so it was a big-time matchup.
How To Watch Thursday Night Football in 2023
Stream Thursday Night Football every week on Amazon Prime Video at 8:15 p.m. ET every week, along with NBC for some games. Games are also available with an NFL+ subscription. TNF has been forgoing the traditional NFL broadcast outlets for the last few years as the league enters the modern cord-cutting era.
Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit will announce TNF for the second straight year. Pregame Thursday Night Football start time is 7 p.m. ET.
Final Word on 2023 TNF Odds
Thursday Night Football games are the first opportunity each week to bet on the NFL! With expanded legalization of sports betting in the U.S., sportsbooks are offering more spread, moneyline, total and player props on TNF than ever before, which means more opportunities for bettors to win. Be sure to do your research before wagering, and have fun!
Thursday Night Football Odds FAQs
There are no odds available for Thursday Night Football games right now. Check back in May when the 2024 NFL schedule is released.
You can bet on Thursday Night Football at any legal sportsbook in a variety of U.S. states, including wagering on the spread, total and moneyline, along with props. BetMGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, Caesars, bet365, Circa Sports and ESPN BET have all applied for sports betting licenses in Kentucky.
The home team went 11-6 straight up but 8-9 against the spread on Thursday Night Football. Over the last five seasons, the Thursday Night Football host won about 50% of the time. The most successful season in the last five years for home teams on TNF was 2018, when they went 10-3.
The NFL team with the most Thursday Night Football wins since TNF began in 2006 has been the Indianapolis Colts with 12 all-time wins. The Cowboys rank second with 11 wins and are also the winningest team on Thursdays overall. The Ravens come in third with 10 wins.
You can watch Thursday Night Football on Prime Video starting at 8:15 p.m. ET every week from Weeks 2 through 17. Thursday Night Football games are also available with NFL+ subscriptions. Al Michaels & Kirk Herbstreit will announce TNF for the second straight year.
The highest-scoring NFL game in Thursday Night Football history was in Week 3 of the 2017 season when the Los Angeles Rams defeated the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 41-39. Robert Woods & Sammy Watkins combined for 200+ receiving yards and 2 TDs.
Author
Matt Jacob is a Las Vegas-based writer, editor and project manager who has been involved in the sports betting industry for nearly 20 years. His sports betting work has appeared in a variety of print publications and online platforms, including the Philadelphia Inquirer, The New York Post, Forbes.com, Props.com and VegasSeven magazine.
