"It’s turned a losing day for customers into a huge day for them. The third-highest-scoring game of the year, on prime time, is a New Year’s firework for the bettors," Caesars Sports vice president of trading Craig Mucklow said.

The Vikings were the most-bet team by handle at BetMGM and covered as 10.5-point favorites, though sportsbooks did well on a few major upsets.

Recap of week 17 in the NFL, as Patriots win division after Philadelphia beat Buffalo while Pittsburgh spurn chance to book play-off spot on penultimate Sunday of regular season.