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NFL Week 8 is underway. How will Sunday and Monday’s games play out? Below are our picks for the winners of the week, as well as picks against the spread and whether they will go over or under the point total.
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Our picks against the spread for every game on the NFL schedule in Week 5.
We’re on to Week 5 in the NFL, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears kicking off on Thursday. That means it’s time once again for our weekly look at the point spreads in order to help you win some money.
Last week, Steven Ruiz went 7-6-1 (30-228-4 overall) and Charles Curtis went 7-6-1(30-28-4 overall).
We now go to each of them for comments before their picks.
Charles: We’re tied heading into Week 5. But spoiler alert: this week’s spreads are impossible and I’m already dreading the outcomes.
Steven: Yeah, if I’m you, I’m turning around now and returning next week. This one could be brutal.
NOTE: Bills-Titans and Broncos-Patriots were off the board as of publishing time.
Buccaneers at Bears (+3)
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Charles: Buccaneers
Despite my Thursday weirdness caveat, I feel confident with this one. The Buccaneers defense will force Nick Foles into some turnovers and a suddenly-hot Tom Brady will take care of the rest.
Steven: Buccaneers
As I wrote this week, this Bucs offense is humming now and Brady looks comfortable. The offensive line has been particularly good and should negate the Bears’ pass rush. It’ll be a low-scoring game, but Tampa Bay will win by more than a field goal.
Panthers at Falcons (-2.5)
Charles: Panthers
Atlanta is BAD. The Panthers have shown some signs of feistiness, so I’ll take the points.
Steven: Falcons
I’m not really buying what we’ve seen out of the Panthers the past two weeks. This Falcons offense should have its way with a bad secondary. I’d probably stay away from this line, but the over is enticing.
Raiders at Chiefs (-13.5)
Charles: Chiefs
Look at it this way: the Patriots defense clamped down on Kansas City and still gave up 26 points. I doubt the Raiders will be able to do the same on the road.
Steven: Chiefs
Yeah, the Raiders do not have the secondary the Patriots do or the pass rush the Chargers do. Patrick Mahomes should have a monster day, as he usually does against the Raiders.
Rams at Washington (+7.5)
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Charles: Rams
Kyle Allen is starting for the WFT. That’s it.
Steven: Rams
Not only is Allen starting, but Sean McVay’s offense won’t lay an egg for the second straight week against a bad NFC East team.
Jaguars at Texans (-6.5)
Charles: Texans
Went back and forth on this one for a while and then I figured the Texans would break out now that Bill O’Brien is gone. Houston by a touchdown.
Joe Flacco time! So I’ll take Arizona, figuring he won’t be elite this week.
Steven: Jets
As bad as this Jets offense has been, the Cardinals haven’t been much better in recent weeks. That line is just a bit too big for me.
Eagles at Steelers (-7)
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Charles: Steelers
Pittsburgh’s defense is more than ready to stop Miles Sanders, the only offensive player worth worrying about on the Eagles.
Steven: Eagles
This could be the week we all start wondering if there’s something wrong with Ben Roethlisberger. He hasn’t been overly impressive and he’s going up against a good Eagles pass rush.
Bengals at Ravens (-12.5)
Charles: Ravens
There is a lot of backdoor cover potential here, but the Ravens’ offense righted its ship last week and the defense will take care of Joe Burrow despite the rookie’s performances so far.
Steven: Ravens
Pray for Joe Burrow … and that Bengals defense, which was embarrassed by Lamar Jackson last year.
Dolphins at 49ers (-8.5)
Charles: 49ers
Man, I hate this spread. On one hand, if it’s anyone other than Jimmy G at quarterback, I worry. On another, the Niners will just run all day on the Fins and the defense will quell any Fitzmagic. Give the points.
Steven: 49ers
Jimmy G should be back in the starting lineup and the 49ers offense is starting to get its weapons back.
Giants at Cowboys (-9.5)
Charles: Cowboys
Have you seen the Giants’ offense lately? I guess the better question is: have you seen the Cowboys’ defense lately? I’m betting on a correction for the latter, and it comes on Sunday.
Steven: Giants
This Giants defense has been … kinda good? Maybe playing a terrible Dallas defense will help get the offense going. I don’t know. I just don’t trust Mike McCarthy to cover that big of a spread.
Colts at Browns (+2)
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Charles: Colts
Oof, this is the toughest game of all to call (can you believe I’m saying that about the 3-1 Browns?). The only thing pushing me toward Indy is the fact that they look good defensively.
Steven: Colts
Vegas is seriously sleeping on this Colts team. We saw it last week when the Bears were favored over them. This line is too small.
Vikings at Seahawks (-7)
Charles: Vikings
Now HERE’S my backdoor cover pick. Kirk Cousins to Justin Jefferson with 25 seconds left, Seahawks win 35-30.
Steven: Vikings
I don’t think it will require a backdoor cover to be honest. The Seahawks never play normal games and they’ll keep the Vikings in this one long enough for Minnesota to cover.
Chargers at Saints (-8)
Charles: Chargers
Justin Herbert looked good last week and the Saints defense isn’t good enough right now to cover this large of a spread.
Steven: Chargers
This ain’t the Lions pass rush the Saints will be going up against this week. After that get-right game, I wouldn’t be surprised if we’re asking questions about Drew Brees after this one.
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For the first time, Justin Herbert started to look and play like a rookie.
The Chargers turned it over four times against Carolina in a 21-16 loss last week even with a big day through the air from Herbert. He’s not going to get hot against a Tampa Bay defense that’s been surprisingly stingy so far – it’s doing a whole lot of bending without breaking.
And that’s the problem. The Chargers are doing a whole lot of things right, they’re running well, the secondary has been good, and outside of the giveaways last week, there’s a whole lot to like. But scoring has been an issue.
LA is 30th in the league in scoring – it hasn’t cracked the 20-point mark – and the Bucs at home should have no problem winning by a touchdown as long as Tom Brady doesn’t start throwing picks.
See our picks for all four divisional round games.
After wild-card weekend of the NFL playoffs produced three wild cards winning and moving on, now we have the two top seeds from both the AFC and NFC rested and ready to play for a chance to play in their conference championship game.
With the divisional round here, it is time to make our picks of the week outright, against the spread and against point totals.
We make picks against the spread and whether to take the over or the under for each game.
Week 14 began with the Chicago Bears defeating the Dallas Cowboys. As there are no bye weeks left in the regular season, there are 15 games left on the schedule.
For those looking to place a wager or two on the games this weekend, here are our picks against the spread and for point totals in each game.
Thanksgiving is mostly about the underdogs in these football games.
Week 13 of the NFL kicks off with three games on Thanksgiving. As always, the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys will play at home. The nightcap will be an NFC South showdown between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons.
Here are our picks for each of those games, based on the point spread and point totals.
The Lions have lost four in a row and now will have their third-string quarterback, David Blough, under center, as Jeff Driskel hurt his hamstring on Sunday. That combined with the Bears’ very tough defense will mean an ugly early Thanksgiving game.
Check out our ATS picks for all remaining 13 games left on the schedule and also our picks for point totals.
NFL Week 11 is underway and it is time for us to make our weekly picks against the spread for Sunday’s and Monday’s games. This week, there are three games with double-digit spreads.
There are 13 games between Sunday and Monday. Check out our picks against the spread and for the point totals.
