BY ADAM GREENE<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I take heart as we begin our Sunday picks for Week Seven. While I still managed to miss my pick against the spread in Thursday Night\u2019s Philadelphia Eagles win over the New York Giants, I at least got the straight up victory. I\u2019ve decided that bodes well for a week with plenty of oddball match ups and games we\u2019ll be lucky to see played before the Sunday sun sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CLEVELAND<\/strong> BROWNS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (+3, O\/U: 50)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Browns are most certainly better than they\u2019ve been, but they still have issues hanging with the NFL\u2019s elite. Lucky for them, the Bengals aren\u2019t that at all. Since Baker Mayfield took over at quarterback for Cleveland, he\u2019s 4-1 against Cincinnati. Which would be a good thing for Mayfield if it didn\u2019t just prove what a train wreck Cincy has been for years. Browns 28, Bengals 21<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n DALLAS<\/strong> COWBOYS AT WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM (pk, O\/U: 46)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Anytime you see a team with a pick em against the Washington Football Team, you know there\u2019s trouble. The WFT needs a complete rebuild, not only on the field, but with their logo and trademarks. A new owner wouldn\u2019t hurt anyone\u2019s feelings while we\u2019re at it. The Cowboys are a team that\u2019s in near open revolt over Mike McCarthy\u2019s lack of coaching ability, something obvious to anyone who watched him lead Green Bay right into the dirt. Dallas owner Jerry Jones remains in denial, thinking his team is a few plays away from being good again, but that\u2019s the kind of thinking that gets you to pay a plastic surgeon to turn your face into a whale scrotum. Cowboys 24, WFT 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n DETROIT<\/strong> LIONS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (-1, O\/U: 55)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Falcons got their post head coach firing win, so that could spell trouble in this one if they were playing any team other than the Lions, who should be lining up to loadi the U-Haul on their own head coach Matt Patricia. Falcons 31, Lions 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CAROLINA<\/strong> PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (-9, O\/U: 51.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I haven\u2019t put together my crazy parlay for this week just yet, but looking at that Panthers +280 moneyline has the wheels a-turning. I don\u2019t have the guts to pull the trigger here, but I will say that Teddy Bridgewater ran the Saints offense last year as well as Drew Brees is this year. I\u2019d suspect he has some notes for the Panthers defensive staff. Saints 27, Panthers 23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n BUFFALO BILLS AT NEW YORK JETS (+13, O\/U: 45)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The issue isn\u2019t that the Jets will lose. If you want to guarantee you\u2019ll make money, bet that moneyline at Bills -610. The concern is exactly by how much and, frankly, I think -13 might be generous. I don\u2019t see any way New York even scores 13 points in the game. Bills 39, Jets 10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n GREEN BAY PACKERS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (+3.5, O\/U: 57)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a scary game for the Pack. The Texans, with a competent head coach, definitely have a playoff roster. Fortunately for Green Bay, they don\u2019t have one. Romeo Crennel proved last week that his two past firings as an NFL head coach were not an accident. But Deshaun Watson and J.J. Watt can change the complexion of the a game and while many good teams bounce back after a tough loss, the Packers don\u2019t feel like a team that will do that. Plus, they have a relatively easy schedule over the next month or so. They can afford to drop this one. Texans 30, Packers 27<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PITTSBURGH<\/strong> STEELERS AT TENNESSEE TITANS (-1, O\/U: 50.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Titans are undefeated this season and 2-0 after they tried to end the NFL\u2019s entire year with their COVID-19 plague rat stupidity. It\u2019s high time some team, somewhere punished them for their hubris. But this is the NFL and karma has no power here. Titans 31, Steelers 30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n SAN<\/strong> FRANCISCO<\/strong> 49ERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (-2, O\/U: 43.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The 49ers sacrificed another player for a win last week over the Rams, in this case running back Raheem Mostert. They\u2019re running out of lambs at this point for victories and Cam Newton isn\u2019t dropping two in a row. Patriots 24, 49ers 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n KANSAS CITY<\/strong> CHIEFS AT DENVER BRONCOS (+10, O\/U: 45.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Broncos shocked the world by beating the Patriots last week. They\u2019d shock the universe with a win over Kansas City in this one, and I don\u2019t think Zonthar of Gorbulgum is ready for that kind of universe-altering event. Not with his little zorblings on the way. Chiefs 39, Broncos 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n TAMPA<\/strong> BAY<\/strong> BUCCANEERS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (no line available)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n No one knows if this game is going to happen. The Raiders have their entire offensive line in quarantine along with safety Johnathan Abram after they came in contact with someone with COVID-19. There\u2019s a good chance this one either moves to Monday or Tuesday if all is well. Seeing that, every book has killed the line. If it does move, I\u2019ll probably do a longer preview, but as it is, I like Jon Gruden to get a little revenge on Tom Brady when he can after the \u201cTuck Rule Game\u201d<\/a> cost them a chance to lose to the then St. Louis Rams in the Super Bowl. Plus, this is an odd numbered NFL week and that\u2019s usually when Brady decided to accidentally eat gluten and ruin his day. Raiders 27, Bucs 23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n JACKSONVILLE<\/strong> JAGUARS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (-9, O\/U: 49)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This is how bad the Jaguars are; a team starting a rookie quarterback is a 9-point favorite and no one is batting an eye. The problem for the Jaguars is there\u2019s no true reward for their badness at the end of the season. The Jets seemingly have already secured the No. 1 pick and Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence by just being the Jets. Jacksonville might as well stop tanking and try to play a little. It won\u2019t change the end result, but it might keep LA from covering. Chargers 30, Jaguars 23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n THIS WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Straight up: 1-0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Against the spread: 0-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n LAST WEEK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Straight up: 9-5<\/p>\n\n\n\n Against the spread: 7-7<\/p>\n\n\n\n SEASON<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Straight up: 65-25-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n Against the spread: 49-42<\/p>\n\n\n\n Follow our BetOnline Twitter accoun<\/a>t for the latest sports news and betting odds, and stay tuned on the Instagram feed<\/a> for more good information too.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BY ADAM GREENE I take heart as we begin our Sunday picks for Week Seven. 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