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By Max Meyer

Week 14 is the final slate with byes this NFL regular season. Even though there are 14 games with four teams resting this week, there are already three spreads and two totals that have shifted by multiple points from their Sunday openers at Caesars Sportsbook.

Two Week 14 spreads opened at under a field goal, and both of them have changed noticeably. The one showdown where the favorite has flipped is 49ers at Bengals, with Cincinnati originally at -1.5 and now San Francisco listed as a slight 1-point road favorite.

Meanwhile, a crucial AFC North clash between the Ravens and Browns was first displayed as a pick’em in Cleveland. The Browns, who are two games behind the first-place Ravens in the division, are currently 2.5-point chalk, while the total has seen experienced some movement in dropping from 43.5 to 42.

“Whenever the line is that close, those types of shifts aren’t too surprising,” said Adam Pullen, Assistant Director of Trading at Caesars Sportsbook. “This could get to 3, though at that number I think Baltimore would be good value, especially in a lower-scoring game. Baltimore has won a lot of close games and they’re coming off a loss to Pittsburgh. [Lamar] Jackson has been a little shaky, I’m sure that has something to do with the line move. We probably gave Baltimore a little too much respect when we opened this, but I think they’re still viewed as a better team than Cleveland.”

The other Week 14 spread with a shift of multiple points is a divisional duel between the Jaguars and Titans. This AFC South affair opened the Titans as heavy 11-point favorites at home, as they were one of four teams to open as a double-digit favorite this past Sunday along with the Packers (-13 vs. Bears), Chargers (-10.5 vs. Giants) and Chiefs (-10 vs. Raiders). There’s been some intrigue with the underdog, however, as the Jaguars are only getting 8.5 points as of now.

“I’m a little surprised this line has moved by this much,” Pullen said. “I think this line should be hovering closer to 10 versus it being at 8.5. Titans are coming off the bye week and getting healthier, and now they get to play the Jaguars who just got drubbed by the Rams. A few weeks ago, the Titans were a different team, but there’s a lot of doubt about them now. To me, this is more of an anti-Tennessee move compared to a pro Jacksonville move.”

For totals, the biggest alteration comes in an AFC West matchup where the two foes scored a combined 55 points in their first meeting less than a month ago.

Raiders at Chiefs originally had the third-highest Week 14 total on the board at 51.5, only behind Bills at Buccaneers (53.5) and Rams at Cardinals (52). It has since decreased by 3.5 points, putting it at 48. Six of the past seven Kansas City games have gone under the number, with the exception being their battle in Las Vegas.

“This move has just been the overall trend of the Chiefs offense has not been what it’s been,” Pullen said. “The Chiefs struggled to score again versus Denver, one of them was a pick-six. The last time the Chiefs played the Raiders they put up 41, so maybe the Raiders will be the elixir that they need to jumpstart their offense again. People are not viewing the Chiefs as the offensive juggernaut that they used to be, and the results have shown it for the most part. The Raiders also have their own offensive issues, with [Darren] Waller questionable to play.”

The lowest total for Week 14 is the 41.5 posted for Seahawks at Texans, yet it took some movement to get there. That skirmish was first set at 43.5, which was tied with Ravens at Browns, Falcons at Panthers, Lions at Broncos and Jaguars at Titans for the lowest opening total. It is the only one of those five to drop by 2 points, though Ravens at Browns and Lions at Broncos have both crashed down by 1.5 points each.

Check out the biggest spread and total moves for NFL Week 14 so far at Caesars Sportsbook below.