How about a side of football to go with your Thanksgiving meal? The NFL has a packed three-game holiday slate this Thursday, and the cherry on top is another “Black Friday” game on Friday afternoon, where the Raiders will visit the Chiefs at Arrowhead. The only way this could get any better is by putting some extra change in your wallet before the holiday shopping, which is what we’re here to do.
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Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions
Time: Thursday, 12:30 pm ET (CBS), stream on Paramount+ (click here)
Open: Lions -3.5, O/U 50 (via Fanatics)
SportsLine’s Larry Hartstein has been basing his NFL picks, owning a 98-63 record (+2324), and now he’s zeroing in on this Thanksgiving matchup between the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions. The Lions are a hefty 10.5 point favorite while the total sits at 48.5. We can tell you that Hartstein is leaning under the total, but to see his ATS pick for this game, you will need to head over to SportsLine.
“If you’ve been following my picks all season, you know we’re not afraid to put up big numbers when it comes to the Lions. They don’t just like to win, but they want to knock teams out of the Lions. water That’s especially true at home, where they are 3-0 ATS in their last three games at Ford Field and have covered the spread by an average of 22.3 points per game struggle mightily on the road, owning a 1-5 ATS record over their last six games away from Soldier Field Let’s not overthink this one. — CBS Sports NFL writer Tyler Sullivan on why he’s putting the 10.5-point spread with the Lions. Check out all of his Week 13 picks.
“The Bears have lost four straight while the Lions have rolled to the top seed in the NFC right now. Playing the Lions on the road is never easy, but it’s even tougher on Thanksgiving. Caleb Williams showed well last week and will here as well. for keep the Bears close Lions win it, but it’s tight.” — CBS Sports Senior NFL Analyst Pete Prisco on why he likes the Lions to beat the Bears, 30-27. Check out all of his Week 13 picks.
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
Time: Thursdays, 4:30 pm ET (Fox), streams at fubo (try for free)
Open: Cowboys -8, O/U 44.5 (via Caesars)
“The Cowboys upset the Commanders last week, so they have some life. The Giants have none. In a game where it’s Cooper Rush vs. Tommy DeVito, give me the home team — even though Dallas hasn’t been good at home this year. They find way.” — CBS Sports Senior NFL Analyst Pete Prisco on why he likes the Cowboys to beat the Giants, 24-17. To see all his Week 13 picks, click here.
“I don’t want to tell anybody what their sleep plan should be on Thanksgiving, but if you’re going to sleep in on Thursday, you have a three-hour window to do that and that window starts as soon as this game starts. I don’t want to say that this is the worst Thanksgiving QB matchup in NFL history, but it has to be close: We have Tommy DeVito vs. Cooper Rush.
“We haven’t seen anything like this in a Cowboys Thanksgiving game since Dallas sent Chad Hutchinson to face Danny Wuerffel in 2002. Of course, that game ended up being so bad it was good. Wuerffel threw three interceptions and Hutchinson only completed 12. passes, but two of those went for touchdowns and the cowboys ended up beating Wuerffel’s Washington team 27-20. If we get anything remotely like that in this game, I’ll consider it a success, but I’m not counting on it based on how the Giants played last week.
“The Giants got destroyed 30-7 by the Buccaneers in Week 12 and a big reason that happened is because, apparently, everyone had given up on Brian Daboll, at least that was my takeaway from these comments by Malik Nabers. When a rookie calls out from the rest of the team to be soft, that probably means they are soft After scoring exactly seven points against the Buccaneers, the Giants now face a Cowboys defense that is getting healthy and starting to play more ok
“The first start of DeVito’s career actually came against the Cowboys last season and he threw for just 86 yards in a 49-17 loss. The Cowboys probably won’t score 49 here, but I still think they win. The Cowboys were terrible. at home this year, going 0-5, so this game will probably be closer than anyone thinks, but I don’t think Dallas is bad enough to blow it.” — CBS Sports NFL writer John Breech on why he likes the Cowboys to beat the Giants, 24-17. To see his other picks for Week 13, click here.
When you’re looking for help picking a pick for Cowboys games, you can’t find anyone better than SportsLine’s Larry Hartstein. He is on a 27-10 tear on Cowboys picks, and that is exactly what he provides here for the second game on the Thanksgiving slate. Hartstein has found a key X-factor that attacks him on one side of the spread. While we can tell you that he leads Under the 38 point total, you’ll have to go to SportsLine to see that ATS pick.
“The Giants are a mess right now, and it seems like everyone is pointing fingers inside that locker room. Meanwhile, the pivot to Tommy DeVito at quarterback didn’t provide any kind of boost offensively in a blowout loss at home to the Buccaneers on Sunday against a Cowboys defense led by Micah Parsons, I expect those struggles to continue as New York heads to Dallas on Thanksgiving.The Cowboys are one of only two teams without an ATS win at home this one season, but I expect that to change here, Cooper Rush has been solid the last two weeks and should be able to move the ball against a Giants defense giving up 5.8 yards per game this year (fourth highest in the NFL).” — CBS Sports NFL writer Tyler Sullivan on why he likes the Cowboys to cover at home against New York. To see the rest of the picks, click here.
Miami Dolphins at Green Bay Packers
Time: Thursday, 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC), stream on fubo (try for free)
Open: Packers -3, O/U 48.5 (via BetMGM)
SportsLine’s RJ White has been on a remarkable 73-30-2 roll when it comes to Packers games, so there’s no one else you should be looking for before placing a bet on this nightcap on Thanksgiving. We can tell you that White leans Under the total, but to see that ATS pick for the game as he looks to stay hot, you will need to go to SportsLine.
“The NFL clearly hates the Miami Dolphins, because that’s the only way to explain why the league would force them to play at Green Bay in late November. Whenever I see the Dolphins playing on the road in a cold weather city late. November, the first thing I have to do before making my pick is check the weather for the game and I have bad news for the Dolphins: It’s going to be cold in Green Bay.
“For most teams, that’s not a huge problem, but it’s kind of a problem for the Dolphins because no team in the NFL hates cold weather more than they do. The game-time temperature on Thursday night is expected to be around 26 degrees, which is bad news for the Dolphins, as they are 0-12 in their past 12 games where the kickoff temperature has been below 42 degrees, including the playoffs Dolphins and cold weather just don’t mix reason you never see Dolphins swimming in the arctic ocean.
“Normally, the weather forecast would be enough for me to pick against the Dolphins, but I’m not sure I’ll do that here and that’s mainly because of Tua Tagovailoa. The Dolphins QB was so hot during the month of November that he could melt the frozen tundra at Lambeau Field.
“… The fact that Tua is playing well could be a problem for the Packers because every loss they’ve had has come against a team with a good offense. The Packers have faced four teams this year that are ranked in the top 10. offensive yards per game and they went 1-3 in those games Their only win came on Sunday against San Francisco, but the 49ers started a backup quarterback, so I’m not sure I can even count that.
“I think this is going to be a high-scoring shootout and it’s going to end when the Dolphins finally win a game in cold weather so we all stop talking about it, even though we probably won’t stop talking about it.” — CBS Sports NFL writer John Breech on why he likes the Dolphins to upset the Packers at home on Thanksgiving night, 27-24. To see all his Week 13 picks, click here
“The Dolphins come here playing well, especially Tua Tagovailoa. But this is a test game for him and the Dolphins. He has to show he can win against a good team on the road. Green Bay seemed to get it going on offense. last week against the 49ers I think packers take over. — CBS Sports Senior NFL Analyst Pete Prisco on why he likes the Packers to take down the Dolphins, 28-22. To see all his picks from the week 13, click here.
Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
Time: Friday, 3 pm ET (Main Video)
Open: Chiefs -7, O/U 45.5 (via DraftKings)
“It looks like Aidan O’Connell will get the nod for the Raiders after Gardner Minshew went down for the year with a broken collarbone. O’Connell is just coming off injured reserve himself, so he’ll likely shake off some rust. on a short week against the quarterback Super Bowl champions, which is why we see almost a two-touchdown spread. The Chiefs have been entrenched in one-score games throughout the season and have come out on top each time but have yet to truly dominate. Patrick Mahomes even admitted on Sunday that he would “like to win a game not before the last play,” and I think he’ll get his wish this week. The Raiders are allowing opponents to score on 64.2% of their red zone trips this season, which is in the bottom 10 in the league. They also struggle on third down, which means the Chiefs should be able to go on extended drives that result in touchdowns. Given what Las Vegas has on offense, this shouldn’t be close.” — CBS Sports NFL writer Tyler Sullivan on why he has the Chiefs covering against the Raiders on Friday. To see the rest of the Week 13 picks, click here.
SportsLine’s Mike Tierney has been the go-to source when it comes to betting on Raiders games. Tierney is currently on an 11-3 run in games involving Las Vegas, so why look anywhere else when looking for a pick for this “Black Friday” matchup between the Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs? That’s especially true considering Tierney is zeroing on one side of this lofty 13.5-point spread. To see that selection, go to SportsLine.
“The Raiders will start Aidan O’Connell here at quarterback after Gardner Minshew was lost for the year. That’s not a good thing against the Chiefs on the road. Kansas City hasn’t looked great this season, but this is the type of game. can make it roll.” — CBS Sports Senior NFL Analyst Pete Prisco on why he likes the Chiefs to blow out the Raiders, 31-14. To see all his Week 13 picks, click here.
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