Play.
One reason why the Raiders-Browns game won't be delayed is cited by Ninkovich.
Rob Ninkovich thinks the game between the Raiders and the Browns should be put off because of the increase in COVID-19 cases. (1:45)
12:26 PM
The surge of COVID-19 infections in the NFL has caused point spreads to move dramatically, causing some sportsbooks to stop betting on the games.
The Los Angeles Rams, Washington Football Team and Cleveland Browns each had more than a dozen players on the reserve list.
Washington starting quarterback Taylor Heinicke and backup Kyle Allen are also in COVID protocols. The betting market was trying to quantify the changes that could be caused by third-stringers and players just signed to the roster.
The Las Vegas Raiders were 3.5-point favorites over the Cleveland Indians.
Washington was a 2.5 point favorite over the Philadelphia Eagles. The line grew to Eagles -12 on Friday.
Line movement of more than four points is rare in the NFL. More changes are likely.
If the league's updated requirements are met, players can return from the COVID lists sooner.
It adds to the challenge faced by sportsbooks and has caused some to take games off the board entirely. The Raiders-Browns, WFT-Eagles and Seahawks-Rams games were temporarily stopped by Caesars Sportsbook.
We don't want to take games down. Adam Pullen is the assistant director of trading for Caesars Sportsbook. We want to have the best information. It's a difficult decision when it comes to taking games down. It's a tricky straddle.
I think the rest of the season is going to be difficult for you. It makes it hard from a bookmaker's perspective, but also from a gambler's perspective.
The uncertainty this week wasn't driving away bettors. John Murray, executive director of the SuperBook at Las Vegas, said Wednesday that his book had not seen a decline in betting interest this week, despite the majority of the football action coming in over the weekend.
The amount bet on the football game was the same as previous weeks, if not a little more. PointsBet has been experiencing a rush of bets when players are added to the list.
Raiders-Browns was the second most heavily bet game.
