By nearly every metric, Bill Belichick is the best head coach in NFL history. He has six Super Bowl wins as a head coach and two others as a defensive coordinator with the New York Giants. And he’s been to the Super Bowl nine different times as a head coach.
With sports betting in Massachusetts now legal, bettors will get a chance to assess Belichick’s latest squad.
But how does he stack up against the spread (ATS)? Have his teams historically outperformed expectations? The answer is a resounding yes. Here is a look at how every coach in the NFL has done ATS dating back to the 2003 season.
NFL Coaches Against the Spread
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Another Solid Ranking for Belichick
It shouldn’t be that surprising at all to see Bill Belichick near the top of this list. He’s been among the best head coaches in the NFL for more than two decades and his teams always have been highly competitive.
Belichick has the fifth-best record against the spread of any coach during his NFL career. And what is so fascinating is that the four coaches ahead of him have only a combined 11 years of experience. Meanwhile, Belichick is going into his 29th season as an NFL head coach. Several of the coaches ahead of him certainly will see their ATS record regress to the mean as they continue to coach.
The Patriots went 7-9-1 ATS in 2022, which was one of their worst seasons against the spread during the Bill Belichick era. The Patriots did go 10-8 ATS during the 2021 season (including playoffs), so it’s not like Belichick’s success against the spread was only because of Tom Brady. But there were certainly more expectations last year with Mac Jones entering Year 2. Follow the latest Patriots odds all season long.
Belichick’s best season ATS came in 2016 as the Patriots went 14-2 during the regular season. The Patriots covered the spread in 16 of their 19 games that season (84.2% cover percentage). That is the highest cover percentage of any team during a season, according to Team Rankings. New England would go on to win the Super Bowl that season, defeating the Atlanta Falcons while covering the 3.0-point spread.
While the Patriots haven’t had a ton of postseason success over the last few seasons, Belichick is still among the best coaches in the NFL. The data speaks for itself at this point. He’s inarguably the best coach of all-time.
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