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Ravens-Texans odds: Baltimore favored over Houston in Week 11

The red-hot Baltimore Ravens are favored in their Week 11 matchup vs. the Houston Texans.

The Baltimore Ravens (7-2) host the Houston Texans (6-3) during Week 11’s NFL regular season Sunday, Nov. 17th, at 1:00 p.m. ET at M&T Bank Stadium. The game can be watched on CBS and the NFL’s Redzone. The Ravens enter as a moderate favorite, according to odds from BetMGM.

The Ravens (-223) are favored by 4.5 (-110) points against the spread (ATS) over the Texans. New to sports betting? With a spread of -4.5, that means the Ravens need to not only beat the Texans, but they need to win by at least five points for an ATS wager on them to cash.

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Feeling a upset? A $10 wager on the Texans (+180) would pay $18.00 in profit should they win outright. Meanwhile, a $10 wager on the Ravens to win outright returns a profit of just $4.48.

The Over/Under on the Ravens/Texans game has been set at 49.5, with a -115 line on the Over and an -106 on the Under for this Week 11 NFL matchup.

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Patriots-Eagles odds: New England favored over Philadelphia in Week 11

The Philadelphia Eagles are home dogs in Week 11 when they host the New England Patriots.

The Philadelphia Eagles (5-4) host the New England Patriots (8-1) during Week 11’s NFL regular season Sunday, Nov. 17th, at 4:25 p.m. ET at Lincoln Financial Field. The game can be watched on CBS and the NFL’s Redzone. The Patriots, coming off their first loss of the season, enter as a slight favorite, according to odds from BetMGM.

The Patriots (-189) are favored by 3.5 (-110) points against the spread (ATS) over the Eagles. New to sports betting? With a spread of -3.5, that means the Patriots need to not only beat the Eagles, but they need to win by at least four points for an ATS wager on them to cash.

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Feeling a upset? A $10 wager on the Eagles (+155) would pay $15.50 in profit should they win outright. Meanwhile, a $10 wager on the Patriots to win outright returns a profit of just $5.29.

The Over/Under on the Eagles/Patriots game has been set at 45.5, with a -106 line on the Over and an -115 on the Under for this Week 11 NFL matchup.

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Steelers HC Mike Tomlin takes heat for play call that cost team a safety

The Steelers have allowed a safety in two straight games.

For the second week in a row, the Pittsburgh Steelers gave up a safety. Last week against the Indianapolis Colts the blame for the safety fell squarely on the shoulders of quarterback Mason Rudolph. But this week against the Los Angeles Rams, it really felt like the play call was wrong in that situation.

And as we all know, when it comes to offensive playcalling, it is offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner who bears the brunt of the hate from fans. But head coach Mike Tomlin, in his postgame press conference, make it clear this call was on him, not on Fichtner.

As unfortunate as the outcome was, it’s hard to get too down about the call regardless of who it was. The Steelers continue to scramble to try to manufacture offense, especially in the passing game. I have to believe if James Conner had been in the lineup, this scenario goes very differently.

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Raiders-Bengals odds: Oakland huge favorite vs. Cincinnati in Week 11

The Oakland Raiders are heavily favored in Week 11 when they host the struggling Cincinnati Bengals.

The Oakland Raiders (5-4) host the Cincinnati Bengals (0-9) during Week 11’s NFL regular season Sunday, Nov. 17th, at 4:25 p.m. ET at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The game can be watched on CBS and the NFL’s Redzone. The Raiders enter as a huge favorite, according to odds from BetMGM.

The Raiders (-455) are favored by 10.5 (-106) points against the spread (ATS) over the Bengals. New to sports betting? With a spread of -10.5, that means the Raiders need to not only beat the Bengals, but they need to win by at least 11 points for an ATS wager on them to cash.

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Feeling a upset? A $10 wager on the Bengals (+350) would pay $35.00 in profit should they win outright. Meanwhile, a $10 wager on the Raiders to win outright returns a profit of just $2.20.

The Over/Under on the Bengals-Raiders game has been set at 48.5, with a -110 line on both sides for this Week 11 NFL matchup.

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Steelers-Browns odds: Cleveland favored vs. Pittsburgh in Week 11

The Cleveland Browns are favored over the Pittsburgh Steelers when the two meet in Week 11’s Thursday Night Football action

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The Cleveland Browns (3-6) host the Pittsburgh Steelers (5-4) during Week 11’s Thursday Night Football of the NFL regular season Thursday, Nov. 14th, at 8:20 p.m. ET at First Energy Stadium. The game can be watched on Fox, NFL Network and Amazon. The Browns enter as the slight favorite, according to odds from BetMGM.

The Browns (-150) are favored by 2.5 (-121) points against the spread (ATS) over the Steelers. New to sports betting? With a spread of -2.5, that means the Browns need to not only beat the Steelers, but they need to win by at least three points for an ATS wager on them to cash.

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Feeling a upset? A $10 wager on the Steelers (+125) would pay $12.50 in profit should they win outright. Meanwhile, a $10 wager on the Browns to win outright returns a profit of just $6.67.

The Over/Under on the Browns-Steelers game has been set at 40.5, with a -121 line on the Under and a 100/EVEN line on the Over for this Week 11 NFL matchup.

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Patrick Peterson suffers calf injury, status unknown

Kliff Kingsbury did not know the severity of the injury after the game.

The Arizona Cardinals might have lost cornerback Patrick Peterson again. He left the game on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers twice with an injury.

He first left with an injury roughly midway through the third quarter but later returned. He left again with just over seven minutes remaining in the game and did not return.

After the game, head coach Kliff Kingsbury said it was a calf injury he sustained. He also did not know the severity of the injury.

If Peterson ends up having to miss any time, it will further test the depth of the secondary. Tramaine Brock missed the game on Sunday with a hamstring injury. Safety Deionte Thompson missed the game with a knee injury.

Kingsbury next will address the media Monday morning. Based on this season, we shouldn’t expect Kingsbury to give much information. We likely won’t know more until the injury reports for Week 11 come out beginning Wednesday.

Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Stitcher Radio.

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Steelers vs Rams Week 10 player of the game

Vote for this week’s player of the game.

Oh boy, this one is going to be a good one.

Despite long odds, the Pittsburgh Steelers have found a way to win their fourth game in a row. This time it was the Los Angeles Rams and once again it was the defense that carried the day. But which player deserves the player of the game honors? Well, that’s up to all of you.

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Here’s the rundown of the candidates

S Minkah Fitzpatrick-4 tackles, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery, 1 touchdown

CB Joe Haden-7 tackles, 5 passes defended, 1 interception

WR James Washington-6 receptions, 90 receiving yards, 1 receiving touchdown

LB T.J. Watt-5 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 tackle for loss

Cast your vote and let us know who your player of the week is. These four might be the strongest group of candidates we’ve had all season.

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Why in the world did the Dallas Cowboys have Tavon Austin fair catch this punt in final minute?

Tavon Austin could have taken this to the house.

Tavon Austin has been known as a pretty good punt returner during his lengthy NFL career, which made this decision in the final minute of Sunday night’s Cowboys-Vikings game all the more baffling.

The Vikings, who ended up winning the game 28-24, punted the ball away with under 30 seconds remaining. The ball sailed to Austin who called for a fair catch at Dallas’ 46 yard line. If you missed this sequence you’re probably wondering what the big deal was.

Well, just look at how much room he had to run if he decided to return the punt. Because he had all the room in the world:

Austin had all the blocks in front of him to do something special. Instead, the Cowboys took over in their own territory and ended up losing the game four plays later when Dak Prescott threw a pick on fourth-and-1 from Minnesota’s 45 yard line.

Apparently he was told by the Dallas coaches to fair catch it, which is just some incredibly bad coaching, even if the Cowboys didn’t have any time outs left and wanted as much time as they could for their offense to try to get the game-winning score.

NFL fans couldn’t believe it:

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