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Per usual, we are using this Friday column to look at team-centric wagers for the weekend. The first bet we’ll dive into is a straight-up wager, so all that team needs to do is win. We’ll add in the spread for the second parlay we’re going to discuss, and that is where things will get interesting. These five games are some of the more interesting ones on the docket with a pair of divisional rivalries and three games featuring one of the surprise teams in the NFL this season. As always, you can find these bets and many others for tonight’s game on OddsShopper, Awesemo’s fantastic odds-shopping tool.
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NFL Picks: Packers, Titans & Rams To Win (+245 DraftKings)
There is so much fanfare around Tua Tagovailoa‘s first start for the Dolphins that people aren’t talking about the Los Angeles Rams. Los Angeles possess the second-ranked scoring defense and sixth-best total defense in the NFL this season, by far the best Miami has faced this season. It’ll be a tough task for a rookie quarterback in his first career start, especially since the Dolphins only put up 302 yards on the Jets in their last game. The Rams had their fair share of offensive struggles the past two weeks, but that was against far better defenses than what Miami is throwing at them this week. The Rams’ rushing attack and suffocating defense will be too much for Miami to slow down this weekend.
Tennessee will try to bounce back from its first loss of the season with a matchup against the Bengals. Cincinnati is much improved from last season, but the success hasn’t been there yet for the Bengals. The Titans’ rushing attack is among the best in the NFL and will be a massive challenge for Cincinnati’s defense. The Bengals rank 28th against the run this season, having allowed at least 150 yards in four of their seven games this season. Tennessee’s defense will have its hands full with Joe Burrow and the Bengals’ offense, but as long as Derrick Henry and the Titans can control the clock, Tennessee should end the game with a sixth victory.
Green Bay and Minnesota square off in the first of the two divisional matchups we will discuss in this post. The Vikings are coming off a much-needed off week, as the bottom has seemingly fallen out of their season. The Packers had an equally important victory last week against Houston after a disappointing defeat. If we simply compare offenses, Green Bay’s is miles ahead of Minnesota as the Packers are second in scoring offense and eighth in yards gained. Minnesota doesn’t even have the edge defensively either as the Vikings rank 3oth in points allowed and 29th in yards allowed. The Packers put up 43 points and 522 yards of offense in a win on opening weekend, and I don’t see how Minnesota overcomes that gap on Sunday.
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NFL Picks: Raiders +8.5, Packers +0.5 and Steelers +9.5 (+230 FanDuel)
You can look above for why I think the Packers will beat the Vikings this weekend, so I’ll focus on the other two teams. The Las Vegas Raiders head to Cleveland to face the Browns this weekend, and there is a good argument to be made that the Raiders will win. They went on the road to beat Kansas City earlier this season, and they have an offense that can put up a lot of points behind a strong rushing attack and a confident quarterback. Derek Carr has thrown 13 touchdowns to just two interceptions in the Raiders’ first six games, and Las Vegas ranks 11th in scoring offense.
Cleveland will be dealing with an offense that doesn’t have Odell Beckham or Nick Chubb, plus Baker Mayfield is not at 100 percent with injured ribs. The Browns have had a few close calls against the Bengals, were blown out by Baltimore and Pittsburgh, and dominated the NFC East. Even if Cleveland wins, it shouldn’t be by more than a touchdown.
Pittsburgh is the last remaining unbeaten team and yet you’re getting almost 10 points in this weekend’s matchup with Baltimore? I understand that the Ravens are the favorites coming off the bye and are playing at home, but Baltimore has not looked dominant against inferior opponents the past few weeks. The last we saw from Baltimore is a narrow 30-28 win over Philadelphia in a game the Ravens almost lost. It’s arguable whether the Houston or Cleveland win is the best one on Baltimore’s schedule so far, meanwhile Pittsburgh beat Tennessee last week. These are two evenly matched teams, and this game is more likely to be decided by a field goal or less than more than one score.
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