Sunday's Top 5 Wagers
Arizona Cardinals +6.5 over Philadelphia Eagles
Wendall Smallwood is hurt, and if that’s the case, then the Cardinals are perfectly built to take on LaGarrette Blount. The trick here is that the Eagles have a very suspect secondary, allowing 285 yards per game. That’s the third worst in the NFL. And despite all that Carson Palmer’s done to make gamblers vomit with rage this year, he’s led a passing attack that ranked 2nd in the league and has a lot of options to put opponents on a kabob. The Cardinals are a lowly 0-4 ATS right now, but their defense can do a lot to keep Philly in check while their offense is designed to take advantage of where the Eagles are weakest.
Buffalo Bills +3.0 over Cincinnati Bengals
The Bills are for real. If a dominant win over Denver didn’t prove it, then a road win over Atlanta should’ve done the job. The oddsmakers are waiting for the bottom to fall out on these grinders, and are gifting you the natural home line. Don’t look this gift horse in the mouth. Kiss the gift horse and buy it dinner.
Detroit Lions -2.5 over Carolina Panthers
While the Panthers are coming off an awesome win against the Patriots, there’s still a lot to be concerned about. Veteran bettors know that the Panthers are inconsistent against the spread, going 1-6-1 ATS after covering the week before. Ignore the fact that the Panthers are 4-0 ATS when playing on the road. Two of those covers are against San Francisco and New England from this season.
Meanwhile, Detroit has not-so-quietly become one of the best teams in the league. The Lions have the 5th best scoring offence with just 17.5 points allowed, and haven’t unleashed their full offensive onslaught just yet. Matthew Stafford will have trouble against a defence that doesn’t allow big plays, but he’s also been relentless this season when it matters. Count on Caldwell and the Lions giving Stafford full permission to take over this game. When he does, the Panthers won’t have enough in the tank to keep up.
Oddly enough, you’re betting on Detroit’s defence being top shelf. I know that’s hard to believe, but what else do you expect in the most bizarre betting season ever?
Baltimore Ravens +2.5 over Oakland Raiders
This is gong to be ugly. Few teams have been as bad as Baltimore this season, but the Raiders are being oversold by all accounts. Not only are they relying on E.J. Manuel to replace a $125M quarterback, their defence is a lot leakier than you’d imagine. Oakland allows 353 yards per game which is only muffled by the fact that they give up a respectable 19.8 points per game.
At some point, Joe Flacco has to wake up and this seems like the perfect game to do so. The Raiders are gettable on the ground, and Baltimore can lean on one of three rushers in the forms of West, Allen and Collins. People are selling the Ravens very, very short because Flacco’s gon AWOL but betting on Oakland with an anemic set of skill players (yes, I’m talking about you Amari Cooper), and a backup quarterback is financial suicide.
Kansas City Chiefs -1.0 over Houston Texans (Sunday Night)
There’s no better option for anyone looking to pad their Week 5 wins, or chase their Week 5 losses. The Texans have looked completely different over the last two weeks, dropping 33 points on New England in a narrow loss and 57 points on Tennessee. Everyone wants to announce that DeShaun Watson has arrived.
Pump those breaks. Watson managed to go bananas against two of the worst pass defences and scoring defences in the entire league. The Chiefs have allowed an unhealthy amount of yards, ranking 27th in the league, but they also only allow 19.2 points against which is ranked 10th.
At this point, the Chiefs are also an automatic bet at 4-0 SU and ATS. The fact that they’re getting a non-existent line in this one is a Canadian Thanksgiving surprise. You don’t even have to worry. The shock of facing a competent defensive unit is going to disrupt the momentum that DeShaun Watson has built over the past two games. While most people are getting caught up in Texans-mania, you’re smarter than that.
If any team is deserving of some major hype it’s the Kansas City Chiefs
Arizona Cardinals +6.5 over Philadelphia Eagles
Wendall Smallwood is hurt, and if that’s the case, then the Cardinals are perfectly built to take on LaGarrette Blount. The trick here is that the Eagles have a very suspect secondary, allowing 285 yards per game. That’s the third worst in the NFL. And despite all that Carson Palmer’s done to make gamblers vomit with rage this year, he’s led a passing attack that ranked 2nd in the league and has a lot of options to put opponents on a kabob. The Cardinals are a lowly 0-4 ATS right now, but their defense can do a lot to keep Philly in check while their offense is designed to take advantage of where the Eagles are weakest.
Buffalo Bills +3.0 over Cincinnati Bengals
The Bills are for real. If a dominant win over Denver didn’t prove it, then a road win over Atlanta should’ve done the job. The oddsmakers are waiting for the bottom to fall out on these grinders, and are gifting you the natural home line. Don’t look this gift horse in the mouth. Kiss the gift horse and buy it dinner.
Detroit Lions -2.5 over Carolina Panthers
While the Panthers are coming off an awesome win against the Patriots, there’s still a lot to be concerned about. Veteran bettors know that the Panthers are inconsistent against the spread, going 1-6-1 ATS after covering the week before. Ignore the fact that the Panthers are 4-0 ATS when playing on the road. Two of those covers are against San Francisco and New England from this season.
Meanwhile, Detroit has not-so-quietly become one of the best teams in the league. The Lions have the 5th best scoring offence with just 17.5 points allowed, and haven’t unleashed their full offensive onslaught just yet. Matthew Stafford will have trouble against a defence that doesn’t allow big plays, but he’s also been relentless this season when it matters. Count on Caldwell and the Lions giving Stafford full permission to take over this game. When he does, the Panthers won’t have enough in the tank to keep up.
Oddly enough, you’re betting on Detroit’s defence being top shelf. I know that’s hard to believe, but what else do you expect in the most bizarre betting season ever?
Baltimore Ravens +2.5 over Oakland Raiders
This is gong to be ugly. Few teams have been as bad as Baltimore this season, but the Raiders are being oversold by all accounts. Not only are they relying on E.J. Manuel to replace a $125M quarterback, their defence is a lot leakier than you’d imagine. Oakland allows 353 yards per game which is only muffled by the fact that they give up a respectable 19.8 points per game.
At some point, Joe Flacco has to wake up and this seems like the perfect game to do so. The Raiders are gettable on the ground, and Baltimore can lean on one of three rushers in the forms of West, Allen and Collins. People are selling the Ravens very, very short because Flacco’s gon AWOL but betting on Oakland with an anemic set of skill players (yes, I’m talking about you Amari Cooper), and a backup quarterback is financial suicide.
Kansas City Chiefs -1.0 over Houston Texans (Sunday Night)
There’s no better option for anyone looking to pad their Week 5 wins, or chase their Week 5 losses. The Texans have looked completely different over the last two weeks, dropping 33 points on New England in a narrow loss and 57 points on Tennessee. Everyone wants to announce that DeShaun Watson has arrived.
Pump those breaks. Watson managed to go bananas against two of the worst pass defences and scoring defences in the entire league. The Chiefs have allowed an unhealthy amount of yards, ranking 27th in the league, but they also only allow 19.2 points against which is ranked 10th.
At this point, the Chiefs are also an automatic bet at 4-0 SU and ATS. The fact that they’re getting a non-existent line in this one is a Canadian Thanksgiving surprise. You don’t even have to worry. The shock of facing a competent defensive unit is going to disrupt the momentum that DeShaun Watson has built over the past two games. While most people are getting caught up in Texans-mania, you’re smarter than that.
If any team is deserving of some major hype it’s the Kansas City Chiefs
