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Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots
The Miami Dolphins and the New England Patriots will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Gillette Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Dolphins as -2.5-point favorites versus the Patriots, while the game's total opened at 43.5.
In their last action, New England was a 22-18 loser at home against the Bengals. They failed to cover the +3-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (40) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Miami lost its last outing, a 26-20 result against the Packers on December 25. The Dolphins failed to cover in that game as a -3.5-point favorite, while the 46 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Miami:
Team record: 8-7 SU,7-8 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Miami is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
Miami is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
New England:
Team record: 7-8 SU,7-7-1 ATS
New England is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
New England is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New England's last 8 games
Next up:
Miami home to New York Sunday, January 8
New England at Buffalo Sunday, January 8