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Might any of the three video games I’ve bought on this week’s column be pushed again till Wednesday afternoon? Presumably! It appears all the things is on the desk in the course of the 2020 NFL season. Although, now that I give it some thought, there is not any approach we’ll have a recreation on Wednesday afternoon. There are not any Christmas tree lighting ceremonies to televise on Wednesday, so if the NFL has to postpone a recreation till then, it will be on in primetime.

Anyway, you do not have to fret about what day any of the next video games are performed on. So long as they’re performed, the picks nonetheless stand. The Course of works seven days per week.

Raiders at Jets

Final week, I advised you to take the Falcons and the factors at residence in opposition to the Raiders. My reasoning was easy. The Falcons weren’t as unhealthy as their document instructed, and after the Raiders practically beat the Chiefs for a second time this season, they had been being overvalued. Nicely, whereas I noticed the Falcons presumably profitable the sport, I didn’t see a 43-6 destruction coming. Merely put, nothing went proper for the Raiders in Atlanta, and a snowball shortly turned an avalanche, which is good news for us as a result of it permits us to capitalize on an overcorrection on the opposite aspect. The Falcons had been higher than their document stated. The Jets aren’t. They’re each little bit of their 0-11 document. They could have regarded semi-competent in opposition to the Chargers and Patriots, however that was the apex of their season. They’re nonetheless a staff that has misplaced 11 video games by a median of 15.4 factors per recreation, so if I can get the Raiders as a single-digit favourite on this spot, I am throughout it.

Projected rating: Raiders 28, Jets 16
Greatest wager: Raiders -8 (-110)

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Lions at Bears

The Bears aren’t practically as unhealthy as they regarded throughout a 41-25 loss to the Packers final week, however that does not imply they’re good, both. They’re merely beneath common, and I’m not shy about fading below-average groups once they’re favored in opposition to anyone. Even when anyone is a Detroit Lions staff that simply fired its coach. Based mostly on the response to the information from some former Lions, I would not be shocked if a variety of gamers in that Detroit locker room are blissful in regards to the choice, and we may see that new coach bounce in Chicago this weekend. I am formally advising you to take the factors, but when the Bears are with out Akiem Hicks once more this weekend, I would strongly take into account taking the Lions straight up. Hicks is that necessary to the Bears protection.

Projected Rating: Lions 23, Bears 20
Greatest wager: Lions +3 (-110)

Patriots at Chargers

Imagine me after I inform you that I am not excited to be betting on the Patriots proper now, however this is a great spot to take action. These two groups are comparable in some ways while you take a look at the numbers, however this matchup tilts towards New England in my thoughts. The largest motive for that is that the Chargers protection ranks thirty first within the NFL in Soccer Outsiders’ Rush DVOA metric. That is not good, contemplating they will be going in opposition to a Patriots offense that ranks fourth within the NFL in Rush DVOA on offense. Additionally, contemplating this recreation is a pick-em, we will anticipate it to be shut. The Chargers are terrible in shut video games. They’re 2-7 in one-score video games this season and 13-22 in them since Anthony Lynn took over in 2017.

Projected rating: Patriots 24, Chargers 23
Greatest wager: Patriots (-110)