Kirk Cousins lunges for a rushing TD vs the Cardinals, and this week heads to a familiar place to try and keep the win streak going. Photo courtesy of Brad Rempel/USA Today Sports
Patriots -5.5
The Patriots go up against a struggling Colts team who is now starting Sam Ehlinger at QB, and Jonathan Taylor is out this week. Bill Belichick should have his defense prepared and they should give Ehlinger a hard time. Offensively, Mac Jones was better last week and gives me confidence he will keep progressing, and the run game should be efficient, as they almost always are. I do not have much confidence in the Colts, so I am riding with the Patriots to win by 6 points or more.
Packers -3.5
The Packers offense has struggled, but last week against the Bills they finally committed to the run game and it worked. The Lions have a terrible defense and the Packers should be able to run all over them (Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon rushing props possibly). Also, the Lions secondary is poor, and this is an opportunity for the Packers passing attack to gain some confidence. The Lions offense has shown it is capable of putting up points, but the Packers must turn their season around and I feel that this could be the week they get back into the win column with a convincing win. Aaron Rodgers has historically dominated the Lions and has the motivation to do just that this week.
Vikings -3
The Vikings are not a great 6-1 football team, but they are still good and are 6-1. The Commanders have won three games in a row, but I was not convinced by their performance in any of those games. Kirk Cousins heads back to FedEx Field, which could give him some extra motivation for the game, and he often performs well when not in primetime. I am confident the Viking offense plays well and puts up points, and the defense is able to slow down the Washington offense enough so that they can win by three or more points.
Seahawks +1.5
The Seahawks are slight underdogs on the road in Arizona, but I feel that they are the better team and could pull off a win. Their offense has been playing well and the defense has improved and stepped up when it has needed to. The Cardinals do have DeAndre Hopkins back for their 2nd affair, but the Cardinals still have not looked consistently convincing on either side of the ball. They have been in spurts, but struggle to put it all together at times. My inkling is that the Seahawks are able to do enough to cover the thin spread and likely win this game.
As always, make sure you check my official card on Sunday, as there will be more prop bets and could be line movement in certain bets.
Always remember to bet responsibly.
All bets courtesy of FanDuel SportsBook as of Friday, November 4th.*