Week twelve NFL Betting Preview Including Our Picks
Thanksgiving Weekend is kind of an unofficial homestretch run for the NFL playoffs. One this weekend is done, we're in the fourth quarter of the regular season. The fourth quarter is the quarter that separates the men from the boys in a football game, and also in a football season. This is the "money" time of the year.
So let's see what is on tap for this weekend besides the Steelers Browns game we already did our predictions on.
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
This is one you wish you had a ticket for. Falcons fans normally charter buses to this game. It's almost a pro version of the Florida Gators- Georgia Bulldogs game. This game has playoff implications in the NFC South and NFC Wild Card races. The Falcons lead the NFC with a 9-1 record. The San Francisco 49ers lead the NFC West with a 7-2-1 record and they are the Falcons closest competition for the NFC's best record, which secures home field until the Super Bowl.
The Buccaneers are 6-4 and as of now are tied for the second wild card spot with the Minnesota Vikings and the Seattle Seahawks. The Bucs have a win over the Vikings. They do not play Seattle.
Bodog has the Falcons -1.5 and the Bucs 1.5. Pinnacle has the Falcons -1 2.020 or 1.952. The Bucs are +1 1.909 or 1.952. Over/under is 50. We are going to go with the Bucs at home and the over.
Green Bay Packers at New York Giants
Both of these two teams are in the playoffs. But the Packers are "trending up" as they say on Twitter, while the Giants are not. The Packers are the leaders in the NFC North with a 7-3 record, tied with the Chicago Bears. The Bears have lost two in a row and their starting quarterback, Jay Cutler is out with a concussion. So the Packers could find themselves in the lead in the division this week.
The Giants still lead the NFC East at 6-4, but have dropped two in a row. They got help from the Washington Redskins on Thanksgiving when they beat the Dallas Cowboys. Both the Redskins and Cowboys are 5-6. So the Giants have an opportunity to open a two game lead with a win.
Bodog has the Packers +3 -130. The Giants are -3 +110. Pinnacle has the Packers +2.5 2.130 or 2.360. The Giants are -2.5 or 1.667. Over/under is 50.5. We like the Packers at 2.360 and the over.
Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins
The Seahawks are tied for the second playoff spot. Traveling all the way from one corner of the country to the other could be a tough trip for the Seahawks. The Dolphins come into the game well rested, not having played since Thursday the previous week. Miami has seen their playoff hopes all but disappear in the last few weeks as they've lost three straight games.
Bodog has the Seahawks -3 -105 and the Dolphins +3 -115. Pinnacle has Seattle -2.5 1.885 or 1.719. The Dolphins are +2.5 2.040 or 2.260. Over/under is 37.5. We will take Miami +2.5 and the over.
Other games include:
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
Pinnacle has Denver -10 1.885 or 1.200, The Chiefs are +10 2.040 or 5.230. Over/under is 44. We like the Broncos -10 and the over.
Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts
The Bills are +3 1.826 or 2.220. The Colts are -3 2.120 or 1.741. Over/under is 50.5. We are going to go with the Colts -3 and the under.
Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles
Panthers are -1 1.752. Eagles are +1 2.230. Over/under is 41. We're taking the Eagles and the over.
