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By Max Meyer

Four NFL Week 5 spreads opened at under a field goal at Caesars Sportsbook. And those four contests are responsible for the three biggest spread shifts and the biggest total movement so far this week from their Sunday openers.

The biggest spread change as of now is the first Week 5 affair. The Rams and Seahawks will battle in Seattle on Thursday night, and this NFC West clash opened as a pick’em at Caesars Sportsbook. The line has since noticeably swung in favor of the road team, with Los Angeles now serving as 2.5-point chalk.

“This might end up getting to Rams -3,” said Craig Mucklow, Vice President of Trading at Caesars Sportsbook. “We’re still taking sharp money at -2.5, and this line has been smashed at pick, 1.5, 2, 2.5. This isn’t one big bet that is driving this up, it’s lots of decent-sized bets. The Rams are off a loss, don’t want to go to 0-2 in the division, Seattle hasn’t been super impressive… I can see why the Rams are liked by the sharps.”

One favorite has switched already in a Week 5 matchup, with the line being altered from Broncos -1 to Steelers -1 in Pittsburgh. The Broncos suffered their first defeat of the season this past weekend to the Ravens, and lost starting quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to a concussion as well. After the Steelers upset the Bills in their season opener, Pittsburgh hasn’t increased its win total since.

“There’s a drop-off between Bridgewater and [Drew] Lock,” Mucklow said. “I think some of that move is driven by the Bridgewater concussion. But the Steelers have also lost three in a row, the rest of their division looks solid and this is a game they really need to win. I understand why the favorite has flipped based off of those reasons.”

The other Week 5 meeting that opened as a pick’em was Saints at Washington. Yet, just like Rams at Seahawks, that pick’em has shifted to the road team as the favorite. New Orleans now resides at -2 at Caesars Sportsbook.

On the totals side, seven of them have moved by multiple points while just one of those has shifted by 3 points. Browns at Chargers was first posted at 49.5, however that number has dropped all the way down to 46.5.

“The Browns are run-heavy and they’re not the fastest in terms of tempo,” Mucklow said. “The Chargers, their defense looks for real under [head coach Brandon] Staley. They’ve held some really good offenses to their lowest point totals of the season. It’s like a 9:1 ratio right now for under bets compared to over bets.”

Meanwhile, the other two totals that have swung by at least 2.5 points have both increased: Jets vs. Falcons (43.5 to 46) in London and Packers at Bengals (48.5 to 51).

Check out Caesars Sportsbook’s biggest NFL Week 5 spread and total shifts thus far below.