Locks
2-Team 6-Point Teaser; Packers PK, Titans -1 (-110): Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers invite the lowly Minnesota Vikings to town this week, and it almost feels like the Vikings can’t wait for this season to be over. The Packers will have no problem speeding up that process today.
As for the Titans/Bengals game, it comes down to a few factors: the Cincinnati Bengals’ offensive line is decimated by injury, Joe Burrow is a rookie, and the Tennessee Titans are actually a really good football team. Ryan Tannehill is quietly playing some of the best football in the league, and it’s time for NFL fans to realize it.
Look for both the Packers and the Titans to take care of business today.
Browns/Raiders Over 47.5 (-110): The reasoning behind this one is pretty simple: These two teams are both scoring over 28 points per game while both allowing over 30 points per game so far this season. The Raiders haven’t even had a single game fall under 48 points. Derek Carr and Baker Mayfield are both very capable of dissecting bad defenses, so it should be a long day of these guys airing it out, especially with no Nick Chubb. This total seems very low to begin with so I’m rolling with the over.
Degenerates
Packers -6 (-110): I am going with my gut on this one and taking the pack. As someone that is forced to watch way too many Vikings and Cowboys games, I know just how bad these two teams are playing right now. The Vikings played Seattle tough, but other than that they have not shown up for 2020, and I don’t expect that to change today. This spread and and the Titans’ spread were very intriguing outside of the tease.
Colts -2.5 (-110): The Indianapolis Colts are relatively healthy heading into their game in Detroit, and that should mean their defense is ready to get back to form. The Colts’ defense comes into this one allowing 19.2 PPG and currently ranks 4th in the league. Now the offense needs to pick up a little slack for the defense. If Philip Rivers can take care of the ball, Indianapolis should roll in this one.
Steelers +4.5 (-110): This spread actually surprised me, given that Pittsburgh is currently playing some great football, and these two teams usually play some close games when against one another. It’s pretty rare that the only undefeated team left in football is more than a 3-point underdog.
Additionally, It seems like every time I watch Lamar Jackson in a big game against an explosive offense, he just doesn’t totally have his “A” game. The Baltimore Ravens are 0-6 with Jackson when trailing at the half. He has to learn how to play from behind before he gets my trust. When teams can cue up on the run, Jackson has not been able to drop back and deliver the way his team needs him to. This rivalry matchup almost feels like a coin flip game to me, so to be able to get 4.5 points was too good to pass up, especially if the Pittsburgh Steelers start out ahead.
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