Odds boosts are exactly that: Promotions from sportsbooks where they move tin your favor on certain bets. Many of them are prop bets, hoping you’ll put a few dollars on someone to hit a home run or a certain team to score a certain number of goals and still win. Our job is to highlight some of those odds boosts and give you some NFL picks to bet on, assuming it’s smart to buy into the NFL odds the sportsbooks are selling. We scour the internet trying to find the best odds boosts for you every day from every sport. At the moment, we look at the three-team parlays from DraftKings for Sunday’s Week 7 action.
As we gear up for what is scheduled to be a typical weekend of NFL action, let’s take a look at some of the boosted parlays at the sportsbooks. DraftKings has its typical pair of parlays — one with three teams to win and the other with three teams to lose — so we’ll examine those today. These bets are a little more difficult than last week because the news of the day has actually complicated matters for a few of the teams in these wagers. As always, you can find these bets and many others for Week 7 on OddsShopper, Awesemo’s fantastic odds-shopping tool.
Get The Best NFL Odds All In One Place
Odds shopping is the best way to make sure you’re getting bang for your betting dollars. Please enjoy our new FREE website that shows you what each sports betting odds are in real time. You can sign up, track your bets, get notifications when a line moves and see how much money you’re making over time. Check it out right HERE.
Week 7 Sunday NFL Picks + NFL Odds Boosts
NFL Picks: Packers, Steelers & Saints All Win (+485 DraftKings)
Green Bay is looking for a bounce back this week against Houston, and I consider them the most likely of these three teams to win this week. The Texans’ defense has been roasted by almost every opponent it has faced, and now it faces an angry Aaron Rodgers and the explosive Packers offense. There is no denying that Rodgers and the Packers looked horrendous last week, but there is too much talent for Green Bay on that side of the ball to believe there will be consecutive poor performances. Meanwhile, Houston’s offense is rounding into form, but it still has a high turnover rate and some questions in the running game. The Packers’ defense is better than people give them credit for and should be able to slow down Houston enough.
The Steelers are actually the underdogs this week against Tennessee, and the reason why the odds on this parlay are so high. Yet the Titans have shown to be a very vulnerable defensive team with three of their last four opponents scoring at least 30 points. Tennessee has matched that with a great rushing attack to set up a balanced passing offense, but Pittsburgh’s defense has been sensational this season. The Steelers are among the league’s best at stopping the run and only the Ravens have allowed scores on fewer possessions than Pittsburgh. With an offense that looks to be in rhythm right now and a ferocious defense, I like Pittsburgh to secure the mild upset.
New Orleans is actually the biggest favorite of these three teams, but the Saints will be without their two best receivers — Michael Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders — this weekend. New Orleans has persevered without Thomas before, but Sanders being placed on the COVID-19 reserve list is troubling for this offense. Drew Brees will certainly not be worried about his other receiving options, and Alvin Kamara is still going to earn plenty of touches. However, Carolina’s defense has been playing extremely well recently to propel the Panthers to a three-game winning streak that was snapped last week. Without their top-two receivers, the Saints might have more trouble dissecting the Panthers defense and that means a tighter game than people anticipate.
NFL Picks: Jets, Jaguars & Broncos All Lose (+100 DraftKings)
Denver isn’t the biggest underdog on OddsShopper this weekend, but the Broncos are certainly the most likely to lose in my opinion of these three teams. The Broncos’ offense is not functioning at the moment and Denver is going to need to score points to beat the Chiefs this weekend. Denver has scored less than 20 points three times in five games and has only scored more than 21 points once — the win over the Jets. The Broncos might have won last week, but kicking six field goals and relying on your defense to force three takeaways is not a sustainable path to victory. Nothing about the way Denver has looked on offense this season gives me belief it can outscore the Chiefs.
Jacksonville slots in the middle of these three teams because I’m never one to count out Gardner Minshew from having an explosive game. The Chargers are the weakest of the three opponents this trio is facing this week, and Jacksonville has a passing attack that can challenge many defenses. Los Angeles has a suspect passing defense, which suits the Jaguars well, but Jacksonville also has the worst rushing attack in the league and a terrible defense of its own. The Jaguars have allowed 30 or more points in five straight weeks, and the Chargers’ offense looked impressive with Justin Herbert in command the last two games.
The Jets are the biggest underdog on the board, but they are the most likely to win in my opinion because of injuries. Buffalo has come key injuries on its defense as the Bills are down two of their three best cornerbacks for sure, and Cam Lewis and Tre White are both questionable for the weekend. If the Bills are rolling out their fifth, sixth and seventh options at cornerback, Sam Darnold might be able to throw the ball against this banged-up Bills secondary. The question is whether it will be enough to outscore Josh Allen and the Bills’ offense, which has an excellent matchup to get rolling again after two shaky weeks against good opposition.
Follow us on all of our social channels! Check out our Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for more great Awesemo content.
Check out the AwesemoOdds home page for more sports betting content, including more picks and predictions.
