NFL First Quarter ATS Stats

NFL 1st Quarter ATS Standings

Table Legend

• ATS: The team’s current record against the spread in the 1st quarter
• Cover %: The percentage of games covered ATS in the 1Q
• ATS +/-: Average ATS margin in the 1Q
• Home: ATS record for all home games in the 1Q
• Away: ATS record for all away games in the 1Q
• Last 4: The team’s record ATS in the 1Q over the last 4 games
• 2023: The team’s record 1Q ATS in the 2023 season plus cover %

NFL 1st Quarter ATS Betting

There is no doubt that the single most popular sport to bet on in North America is NFL Football.

Traditionally, NFL fans have focused their betting attention on point spreads, moneylines, and over/unders.

However, as the betting industry continues to legalize across North America, sportsbooks today provide more options and types of bets for fans to play than ever before.

Some bets gaining popularity only focus on the first quarter of games.

In MLB, the No Run First Inning bet (NRFI) is becoming MLB bettors’ most popular game prop option.

Many fans enjoy their bets being shorter than the 3-hours it takes to play out an NFL game.

Below, we walk you through some strategies and trends around NFL first-quarter betting and help you become a better bettor for all your NFL first-quarter plays.

If you like betting on the first quarter, you might also enjoy betting on the NFL 1st quarter O/U.

How First Quarter ATS Standing Works

If you are an NFL bettor interested in first-quarter betting stats, BestOdds.com needs to be a weekly destination to help with all your research and analysis.

After each week in the NFL season, BestOdds.com will have an updated standings spreadsheet detailing each team’s performance against the spread (ATS), specifically focusing on first-quarter results.

These standings will document precisely how teams have performed in their most recent game and have season-long statistics, providing a bettor with all the first-quarter ATS results they are looking for.

Using First Quarter ATS Standing For Betting

First-quarter ATS spread betting is unique because you are only focused on the first 15 minutes of action, not the entire game. 

The first quarter is unlike any of the other four.

For various reasons, the first quarter is more low scoring than the other three quarters.

Spreads are typically very small, most commonly found between 1-2 points.

Because spreads are so low, the moneyline tends to fluctuate more than the ML of a traditional over/under bet.

Example Of NFL – 1st QTR ATS Odds

Game	1st QTR Spread	Favorite Odds	Underdog Odds
Bills vs. Rams	Buffalo -1	Buff -1 / +125	Rams +1 / -145
Browns vs. Panthers	Panthers -1	Panthers -1 / +135	Browns +1 / -155
Chiefs vs. Cardinals	Kansas City -1	Chiefs -1 / +105	Cardinals +1 / -125

Our table illustrates some moneyline odds variances when you are betting first-quarter spreads.

All three of the favorites listed above, the teams who must cover the -1, are all plus money ATS in the first quarter.

Our ATS standings page can be important information when you are handicapping games.

Understand the teams who have had first-quarter success. Use it to gauge how common streaks and trends are across the league.

How often do teams cover the first-quarter spread two, three, and four times in a row?

Are there a few teams more successful in the first quarter than others?

There can be a few different resources that a bettor might use when handicapping first-quarter ATS bets.

However, BestOdds.com will provide the critical information you need to make your best first-quarter ATS decisions.

First Quarter ATS Betting Strategies

A bettor can use the BestOdds.com standings page to monitor how plus money teams on the moneyline do.

Are you better off taking the favorite to cover the spread but getting favorable odds on the moneyline?

Or should you pay the juice to take those extra first-quarter points?

The BestOdds.com standings page will allow you to focus on several trends and ideas you want to experiment with and give you all the historical answers you are looking for.

Looking for more stats?

Check out the NFL Second Quarter Spread stats for ATS betting.