NFL Week 7 odds, picks: Cashing in on a New York state of mind with Giants, Jets as underdogs

When Aaron Rodgers scrambled into the top zone to attain a landing that completed off the Chicago Bears on Sunday, he turned to the gang and allow them to know the scenario. As a Chicago Bears fan, this didn’t harm me. It was not new info, as I’ve spent almost my complete life watching Packers quarterbacks terrorize the Bears.

As an alternative, I simply associated to how Rodgers felt as a result of he owns the Bears, very like I’ve owned the board this season. After going 2-1 final week with my picks, I am now 12-6 on the season, and whereas I do not like bragging a few good run, in relation to the NFL, you nearly must.

I imply, should you do not puff out your chest once you’re successful, you will not have something to cling to when the shedding comes. And I am certain it will come ultimately, however not this week.

All NFL odds are through Caesars Sportsbook.

A part of the explanation I’ve achieved so properly this season is that I am prepared to eat my greens when so many others aren’t. No, it isn’t enjoyable to wager on the New York Giants, however do you wish to wager on the Panthers as highway favorites? Carolina will probably be with out Christian McCaffrey once more this weekend, and it has misplaced three straight after beginning 3-0. Sam Darnold was taking part in excellently to start the season, however he is thrown 4 touchdowns to go along with six interceptions in his final three video games. The Panthers’ offense ranks twenty third within the league in offensive success charge, and since shedding McCaffrey, it ranks twenty eighth.

There’s not loads in regards to the Giants that I really like, however defensively they have been ok to imagine they’re going to have the ability to restrict the Panthers on Sunday and assist maintain this sport shut. Sure, we should reside in concern of Daniel Jones slipping on a banana peel and fumbling for the millionth time, however Carolina’s simply as accident-prone.

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New York Giants
+3

Prediction: Panthers 21, Giants 20

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Extra greens! We discover ourselves in one other scenario the place Mac Jones and the New England Patriots are heavy favorites. Two weeks in the past, the Patriots had been eight-point highway favorites in opposition to Houston, and we backed the Texans, who coated for us. Now the Pats are taking part in one other horrible workforce, however this time they’re at residence the place they’ve gone 1-3 ATS to start out the season and 0-2 ATS as favorites. In actual fact, New England is simply 1-3 ATS as favorites general this season as a result of the Patriots merely aren’t that good.

They rank twenty first within the NFL in factors per drive on offense and nineteenth in success charge. They’re strong on the defensive aspect of the ball, and that is why I totally count on them to win this sport. However I am not able to belief this offense’s capacity to cowl spreads this dimension, even in opposition to the Jets.

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New England Patriots
-7

Prediction: Patriots 24, Jets 20

Lions at Rams: Underneath 50.5 (-110)

The apparent storyline for this sport is Jared Goff returning to Los Angeles to face his previous workforce and the quarterback they traded him for. It is laborious to argue that the commerce hasn’t gone precisely how the Rams hoped, as they’re 5-1, and Matthew Stafford is lighting it up. Goff just isn’t. Following Detroit’s 34-11 loss to the Bengals final week — that dropped the workforce to 0-6 — Detroit coach Dan Campbell brazenly challenged Goff to play higher.

I do not know that he can. Whereas I assumed this Lions workforce performed properly and fought laborious to start the season, it appeared like a workforce that had misplaced the need to struggle again final week. Possibly Goff will probably be rejuvenated this week in opposition to the Rams, however I’ve critical doubts about how the Detroit offensive line will maintain up in opposition to this Rams entrance. My learn is the Lions battle transferring the ball, and the Rams hand off loads within the second half whereas nursing a cushty lead.

Prediction: Rams 31, Lions 14