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Jan 19, 2018 -  2018 NFL Playoff Odds: Tom Brady hand injury causing big moves in Patriots point spread

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At BookMaker.eu, the Patriots even came off the board for a little while. The site confirmed to CBSSports.com that they took it off for "due diligence" reasons based around the Brady injury and were going to hold off on reposting the money line until there was further confirmation about Brady's status.

"We were taking pretty steady action on Jacksonville so we pulled it and adjusted down to -7. We fully expect Brady to play, but if he's really banged up the offensive gameplan could be altered," BookMaker.eu spokesman Scott Cooley told CBSSports.com. "And if somehow he doesn't play, it's going to be mayhem. At this stage of the season and considering the opponent, Brady is worth 7-8 points to the spread. If this is a ho-hum regular season game, we're looking at 5-6 points."

He's not wrong: can you imagine Brady being ruled out somehow? That's not happening, but man it would be bananas if Sunday afternoon roles around and the Pats list him as inactive -- which would mean starting Brian Hoyer -- and there is a "Jaguars +7" or Jaguars +275 ML" wager sitting out there. It would be gobbled up and the books would be facing major exposure.

Bill Belichick, as you might guess, was typically forthcoming when it came to Brady's injury.

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