NFL 2024 Week 10 Prequel
Thursday, November 7, 2024, 8pm
Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens (-6) — The Bengals are not as good as in recent years. The Ravens are. Lamar Jackson has more help from the running game than Joe Burrow does. The Ravens have the better defense. Ravens cover
Sunday, November 10, 9:30am
New York Giants (-6 1/2) at Carolina Panthers — This is the Stupor Bowl. The game is in Germany, perhaps because no American stadium wanted to host it. The Panthers won last week. The spread is way too high for either team, especially a Giants team with no offense. Daniel Jones is a turnover machine. Upset special, Panthers win outright.
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Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs (-7 1/2) — The spread is high, especially since the Broncos have improved and the Chiefs are winning close games. The chiefs are unbeaten and have a stranglehold on the division, but the Broncos despite getting blown out at Baltimore last week have been competitive this year. A garbage touchdown is certainly possible as well. The Chiefs win ugly. Chiefs win but fail to cover
Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Commanders (-3) — Both teams are good, but the Commanders have a rock star in Jayden Daniels. This is a game to just take the home field and the better quarterback. Commanders cover
Minnesota Vikings (-4 1/2) at Jacksonville Jaguars — The Jaguars have been losing, but they have been fighting hard. The Vikings righted the ship last week after a couple of losses. The Vikings are the better team, but the Jaguars have the potential to keep this game close at home. Vikings win but fail to cover
Atlanta Falcons (-3 1/2) at New Orleans Saints — The Falcons are 6-3 and the Saints just lost 5 straight and fired Dennis Allen. The Falcons should win but teams often rally around intermission coaches, especially in their first game. Also, Derek Carr does have weapons to throw to. These division games are often close. Falcons win but fail to cover
San Francisco 49ers (-6) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers — The spread is far too high for a road team that has played subpar football and is a shell of what they were last year. The Buccaneers are nothing special, but they are competing hard. They took unbeaten Kansas City to overtime last week. Baker Mayfield knows how to spread the ball around. Upset special, Buccaneers win outright
Buffalo Bills (-4) at Indianapolis Colts — The Bills are in Super Bowl mode, and the Colts keep losing Anthony Richardson to injury. The Bills have the better defense and a stud quarterback in Josh Allen. Bills cover
New England Patriots at Chicago Bears (-6 1/2) — The Patriots are awful, and even lost to lowly Tennessee. The Bears are the much better team. This could be over by halftime if Caleb Williams spark the Bears to an early lead. Bears cover
Tennessee Titans at Los Angeles Chargers (-7 1/2) — This is another mismatch. The Chargers are nothing special but the Titans are terrible. Justin Herbert should be able to throw at will. Chargers cover
Philadelphia Eagles (-7) at Dallas Cowboys — The Cowboys are the underachievers of the year. Now Dak Prescott is out four games injured. Yet the Eagles win close games. They get big leads and then let up, often coming in danger of collapsing. The spread is way too high for a road team without a killer instinct against a desperate division rival. Eagles win but fail to cover
New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals (-1) — The Jets finally won a game last week, but the Cardinals offense has been clicking the last couple of weeks. Kyler Murray is exciting and James Conner runs like a beast. Aaron Rodgers has talent around him, but for the most part the Jets have not gelled into a team. Cardinals cover
Detroit Lions (-3 1/2) at Houston Texans — The Texans are a good team but the Lions are a great team. The Texans lost to the Jets last week and will be angry at home. Yet the Lions just went into Green Bay and steamrolled them. While a letdown is possible, Dan Campbell seems to keep the team focused. The Texans have enough talent to keep it close. Lions win but fail to cover
Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Rams (-1) — Both of these teams were devastated by injuries. Yet the Dolphins got back Tua Tagovailoa and the Rams got back Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua from injury. Both Mike McDonald and Sean McVay have offensive minds, but McVay has more weapons. Go with the home field and the team with more offensive talent. Rams cover