If you’re thinking about betting on sports it’s never too early to look at the numbers, right?
week 12 running with buffalo bill (-4.5) tour houston texans As the road favorite on “Thursday Night Football”.
Sunday afternoon gives us several interesting games with the AFC North-leading pittsburgh steelers NFC North-leading tourney Chicago Bears (-3 more indianapolis colts take to the streets to face kansas city chiefs (-3.5) early in the game. NFC East rivals matchup in late window dallas cowboys host the philadelphia eagles (-4.5).
tampa bay buccaneers And Los Angeles Rams (-6.5) Closes the slate on “Sunday Night Football” and ends the week carolina panthers visit to san francisco 49ers (-6.5) on “Monday Night Football”.
So which games offer beginner betting appeal?
Matt Bowen, Eric Carrabelle, Pamela Maldonado and Ben Solak look at the early Week 12 hurdles and identify which ones are worth jumping on ahead of potential changes at the end of the week.
Note: Constraints at the time of publication, courtesy espn bet sportsbook,
Chicago Bears To cover -3 (-115) versus pittsburgh steelers
Bowen: Steelers may be without aaron rodgers (Wrist), that changes things. Additionally, this Bears team is building an offensive identity, starting with the run game, and Dennis Allen’s defense plays opportunistic football. I’ll take the Bears home to cover the three points.
Last week: Bengals +5.5 at Steelers (Steelers win, 34-12)
New York Giants,detroit lions To go More than 50.5 points (-105)
Carabell: Yes, I saw what the Lions did Sunday night in windy Philadelphia by only scoring one touchdown, and I wasn’t surprised. The Lions have been just an average team under Dan Campbell when playing away in challenging seasons, especially against good teams. Jared Goff Is an average quarterback in those situations. In Week 12, the Lions won’t be average, as they’re playing in their own climate-controlled party stadium with no wind and not facing bloom. philadelphia eagles protect. They encounter giants who are not blooming at all. In Week 2, the Lions scored 52 points on the Bears, who are currently winning their division. Just two weeks ago, the Lions broke it Washington Commanders For 44 points. There is nothing wrong with lions in the house. He’s scoring plenty in Week 12 – possibly over 40 on his own.
jacksonville jaguars,Arizona Cardinals To go Over 47.5 (-115)
Maldonado: Both defenses explain themselves each week. The Jags have given up short plays and folded in the red zone, while the Cardinals defense has been turnstiles against anyone with an active offense. Pair this with two offensive units that can put together drives, convert on third downs and hit explosive plays, and you’re looking at a game script that naturally leans high. Jacoby Brissett is stable enough to keep Arizona on schedule, and trevor lawrence Have produced consistent firing environments against soft fronts. Neither defense matched the other’s strengths well, leading to numbers that were too low for the two teams to regularly get into the high-scoring range.
Last week: Bears-Vikings Under 48.5 (Bears won, 19-17)
buffalo bill,houston texans To go less than 43.5 (-110)
Solak: Home under Demeco Ryan’s Texans are important for this team, and in a short week with all of their playoff hopes resting on this important game against Buffalo, I expect a tremendous performance from one of the league’s top defenses. Buffalo only got blown out for 44 points tampa bay buccaneersBut I highly doubt that high-leverage targets gabe davis And mecole hardman 2025 has the characteristics of a healthy offense. Watch this line all week – if CJ Stroud plays, it may cross the key count of 44, at which point I’ll be interested in hitting it again.
Last week: Dolphins -2.5 vs. Commanders (Dolphins won, 16-13)
New Orleans Saints ml (even) versus atlanta falcons
Solak: The Falcons are an automatic fadeout this week, having played back-to-back overtime games (with an overseas trip in between) and now potentially heading into a divisional road contest without their starting quarterback and top receiver. Michael Penix Jr.will almost certainly be out of the game, and if drake london No go, I’m struggling to see how the Falcons have any success through the air. After losing five straight games and falling out of the NFC playoff picture, the Falcons are a team to keep an eye on.
