NFL Thanksgiving Day Games, Stats, Odds And Turkey Treats 

Following Week 12 NFL games that includes just three division contests headlined by the Eagles-Cowboys division-duel in Dallas plus the Colts-Chiefs AFC showdown in Kansas City, NFL fans can look forward to a Thanksgiving Day trio of games and turkey treats. Top online sportsbook BetOnline provides early betting odds and tools to assist fans in understanding how to bet on the NFL including player props, futures and live/in-game betting as you watch and wager on football over Thanksgiving and through the playoffs and Super Bowl. 

For sports bettors and bookmakers, the start of the holiday season at Thanksgiving is also the busiest sports betting week of the year. Along with three NFL games on Thanksgiving Day and one more on Friday, football fans are engaged and entertained during college football’s biggest rivalry week. Three of the biggest college football rivalry games will determine conference championship game and bowl participants, and which teams will earn a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff.

Plenty of sportsbook and point spread promotions as football fans enjoy family time, friends, fulfilling food and fixings. Football will draw more watch and wager interest, but college basketball season has also started and there are many tournaments going on across the country featuring the top basketball games in November starting earlier in the day and going late into the evenings during Thanksgiving week. That includes a new 18-team men’s tournament in Las Vegas featuring many top 25 teams across 27 games in the NIL-driven Players Era championship. There will be more college basketball games during Thanksgiving week than the number of college football and NFL regular-season games combined the rest of the year.

NFL Games And Odds Over Thanksgiving

Betting lines and NFL odds from BetOnline refresh periodically and are subject to change, including on props and live betting. Current points spread on favorites, plus game totals.

Thursday, Nov. 27

• Green Bay at Detroit (-3), 48.5 points
• Kansas City (-4) at Dallas, 51.5
• Cincinnati at Baltimore (-10), 50

Friday, Nov. 28

• Chicago at Philadelphia (-7), 45
  

Since 2010, BetOnline reports that Thanksgiving Day favorites have gone 36-8 straight up (SU) and 25-19 against the spread (ATS), including 3-0 SU and 2-1 ATS last year on the home teams as favorites.

The three NFC North division challengers are playing over Thanksgiving with the Bears (7-3) a surprising division leader ahead of the Packers (6-3-1) and Lions (6-4). Detroit has won the last two division titles. The Chicago Bears lead the league in turnover differential this season (+16) and are trying to go from worst to first under first year head coach and previous Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. Chicago won just 5 games last season while the Lions won 15 before losing in the divisional round of the playoffs off a bye as a big favorite against the Commanders, who will most likely miss the playoffs this season with just 3 wins into Week 12.  

The Bears key remaining games include home against the first place Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 12 followed by back-to-back road games at Philadelphia and Green Bay, plus home games against the Packers Week 16 and Lions Week 18. Green Bay hosts the Vikings in Week 12 followed by Thanksgiving at Detroit and back home against the Bears. Road games follow at Denver and Chicago before a home game at Lambeau Field against the Ravens and season finale Week 18 at Minnesota. The Lions host the Packers on Thanksgiving and then the Cowboys before traveling to Los Angeles to tackle the first place Rams. A home finale against the Steelers is followed by road games at Minnesota and Chicago to close the regular season  

DVOA And Scoring

The top teams in total DVOA, Defense Adjusted Value Over Average advanced stat that measures efficiency heading into Week 12 prior to Thanksgiving Day games includes: (plus scoring offense/defense points per game) 

1. Seattle Seahawks (29.4 / 19.3)
2. Los Angeles Rams (27.2 / 17.2)
3. Indianapolis Colts (32.1 / 20.6)
4. Detroit Lions (29.2 / 21.6)
5. Kansas City Chiefs (25.4 / 18.1)
6. Philadelphia Eagles (23.4 / 20.1)
7. Green Bay Packers (24.0 / 19.6)
8. Denver Broncos (23.4 / 17.5)
9. Buffalo Bills (29.2 / 22.9)
10. Houston Texans (22.0 / 16.3) 
11. Baltimore Ravens (25.2 / 25.1)

17. New England Patriots (26.5 / 18.7)
19. Dallas Cowboys (29.6 / 29.3)

25. Chicago Bears (25.8 / 26.4)
28. Cincinnati Bengals (22.8 / 33.4)

Close Contests In Key Division Games

The NFL’s 3 biggest games in Week 11 produced last second field goals and attempts in the finals seconds. Fortunately for the Bears (7-3) and Broncos (9-2), the kickers delivered in 3 point wins to keep them in first place in the NFC North and AFC West. The Seahawks couldn’t overcome 4 turnovers and interceptions while outgaining the Rams 414-249 in a 21-19 Rams win as Seattle’s kicker came up short right on a last-second field goal attempt. The Rams (8-3) have a 1-game lead over the Seahawks (7-4) and 1.5 ahead of the 49ers (7-4) in the NFC West. Key stats in the Seahawks-Rams contest included the Seahawks defense not allowing a 100-yard rusher for the 18th consecutive game – second longest streak in the NFL. Seattle’s 10-game road winning streak came to an end. The Rams managed just 12 first downs on 22 minutes of ball possession while picking off QB Sam Darnold four times to increase Los Angeles’ turnover differential to +10 this season – among the best in the league. 

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