With only a few weeks left in the regular season, the race for the NFL Playoffs is heating up. Here, we look at the best bets and parlay picks for Sunday’s action.
With only a few weeks left in the regular season, the race for the NFL Playoffs is heating up. Here, we look at the best bets and parlay picks for Sunday’s action.
With only a few weeks left in the regular season, the race for the NFL Playoffs is heating up. Below is a three-pick parlay for Sunday’s action.
Line: Saints -2.5
O/U: 44.5
The San Francisco 49ers are coming off a tough 20-17 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. While still tied with the Seattle Seahawks atop the NFC West, the 49ers have already lost to them this season and face them on the road in their last game.
The New Orleans Saints have won three in a row and clinched the NFC South title with their 26-18 win over the Atlanta Falcons last time out. The Saints rank third in the league in run defense, but they only rank 17th in pass defense.
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Drew Brees has passed for seven touchdowns and one interception in his last three games and WR Michael Thomas has the most receiving yards in the league. They will be facing a San Francisco pass defense that ranks first in the league.
The 49ers had 174 rushing yards in the loss to the Ravens with Raheem Mostert rushing for a season-high 146 yards. Matt Breida leads the team in rushing yards and may return in this game after missing the last three with an ankle injury. Jimmy Garoppolo has not put up big numbers in the last two games but has three touchdowns and no picks in that span.
This game will be just like the last one for the 49ers, as they will play well and keep it close. However, they will lose again as Brees leads New Orleans to the home win.
PICK: Saints -2.5 @ -111.11 at Bovada
Line: Ravens -5.5
O/U: 43.5
The Buffalo Bills have won three games in a row and are 9-3 on the season, one game back of the Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots in the AFC. They are coming off a big 26-15 road win over the Dallas Cowboys and now face the hottest team in the NFL.
The Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 in their last game and now hold top spot in the AFC after New England’s loss to the Houston Texans. Lamar Jackson had over 100 rushing yards in the win over the 49ers and leads a Baltimore team that ranks first in the league in rushing yards per game.
Josh Allen has been playing well with only one interception in his last three games. In the win over the Cowboys he passed for 231 yards with one touchdown and no picks. Buffalo are still a run-first team and will face a Baltimore defense that gave up 174 rushing yards in their last game.
The big matchup in this game is Jackson and the Ravens’ run game facing Buffalo and their 14th-ranked run defense. The MVP frontrunner will have another solid game as Baltimore win and cover in a close one.
PICK: Ravens -5.5 @ -111.11 at Bovada
Line: Patriots -3
O/U: 48.5
The Kansas City Chiefs have won two in a row and three of their last four games. In their last game they laid a 40-9 beat down on the Oakland Raiders to move two games clear at the top of the AFC West.
The New England Patriots are coming off a loss and Tom Brady had another underwhelming performance. The New England defense was great in the first half, but the Pats gave up four passing touchdowns – the same amount they had conceded for the season until then – in the 28-24 loss to the Houston Texans.
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Patrick Mahomes only passed for 175 yards in KC’s win over the Raiders and has not passed for over 182 yards in his last two games. Still, he has all the weapons with WR Tyreek Hill and TE Travis Kelse and will face a Pats pass defense that struggled in the loss to the Texans.
Many are giving up on the Patriots and Brady, but that seems premature. They will figure it out at home and will not lose two in a row. Expect the Pats to win and cover with a solid defensive effort in this rematch of last year’s AFC Championship Game.
PICK: Patriots -3 @ -111.11 at Bovada
Bovada NFL parlay odds = +585