NFL Week 7 Biggest Games, Best Bets and FanDuel Lineup
Miami Dolphins @ Philadelphia Eagles
This matchup is up there for one of the best we’ve seen on the season. I don’t think we’ll see the same level of blowout we saw when Miami made its way to Buffalo a few weeks ago. The Eagles secondary will be without their best safety, Reed Blankenship, and their star cornerback, Bradley Roby. It will be on Jalen Carter and Haason Reddick to get pressure on Tua to slow down the Dolphins passing attack. After a bad loss to the Jets last weekend, Philadelphia needs to bounce back in a big way before their schedule gets extremely difficult. After Miami and Washington, the Eagles play Dallas, Kansas City, Buffalo, San Francisco and Dallas. They would love the chance to head to Washington 6-1 instead of 5-2.
Los Angeles Chargers @ Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs/Chargers games are electric every single year. Last season, both games were decided by a total of 6 points, with the Chiefs going 2-0. In 2021, each game was decided by 6 points, but one of them went into overtime. This is probably the best Chargers team (at least on paper) that has went into Arrowhead in the Patrick Mahomes era. In Mahomes’ last 4 games against Los Angeles, he has thrown for 1,234 yards, 11 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. These games are always shootouts and this one should provide us with excellent entertainment during an otherwise weak afternoon slate.
Detroit Lions @ Baltimore Ravens
This will be the first test for this Lions offense since Week 1. The Ravens are ranked 4th in points allowed and 2nd in yards allowed. Their defense has been playing very well, but it’s running into a Detroit offense on Sunday that is currently top 5 in the league. The Lions won’t have David Montgomery so maybe we’ll finally be able to see Jahmyr Gibbs with a full workload. I am a little surprised at this line. The Lions are catching three points on the road and have objectively been the better team this year. Vegas must be expecting Detroit to revert back to its ways last season. A season that saw it average less than 20 points per game on the road.
Detroit Lions +3 @ Baltimore Ravens
As I mentioned in the paragraph above, I’m surprised the Detroit Lions are underdogs by so many points. If Baltimore is getting two points for home field advantage, this game would be Baltimore -1 on a neutral. It doesn’t sit right with me. Neither team has played a tough schedule so far this year, but the Lions have definitely looked better. This might be a trap line for suckers like me, but the public has done much better so far this year than the sharps. I’m testing my luck with Detroit on Sunday.
Kirk Cousins Over 0.5 Interceptions (-125 DK)
We all know the prime time Kirk Cousins stats and while I may be a Kirk supporter, I think this is a bad spot for him. The 49ers are coming off a game they should have won last week in Cleveland. The defense played well, but the offense couldn’t get anything going without its stars. Deebo Samuel might not play, but it sounds like McCaffrey is moving towards being available. I think the San Francisco offense rights the ship this week against a shaky Minnesota defense meaning Cousins will have to throw to keep up. With no Justin Jefferson, he’ll be forced to rely on his lesser options and I like our odds in that scenario.
Seahawks -1.5 / 49ers -1 (Teaser)
The Arizona Cardinals are finally starting to morph into what we all thought they would be before the season started. A bad team that doesn’t have enough play makers on either side of the ball to compete in many games. Seattle desperately needs a win to stay in contention for a playoff spot in a well-balanced NFC. I think Pete Carroll has the team ready to play Sunday and they handle the Cardinals easy.
I already explained the handicap for the 49ers leg of this teaser above. Kirk won’t be able to do enough without Justin Jefferson and the Vikings defense won’t be able to stop a San Francisco offense that was embarrassed last weekend. Shanahan will throw everything he has at Brian Flores to ensure they get a win and build Brock Purdy’s confidence back up.
Bills -2 / Chargers +11.5 (Teaser)
I know this isn’t a Wong teaser. I know teasing 5.5 to 11.5 isn’t a profitable way to go about sports gambling. I know I’m “Joe Public” putting this bet in, but I don’t care. In the Herbert-Mahomes era, the Chargers would be 6-0 ATS catching 11.5 points. These division games are always close. Even though it’s not a normal way to go about it, I feel nice getting the 7 and 10 with Los Angeles.
The Bills leg of this teaser speaks for itself. The only time the Bills didn’t cover this number with Josh Allen at quarterback and after Brady left was that insane wind game in 2021. The game where the punter kicked it and the ball went backwards. The Patriots offense has been absolutely garbage. The Bills are better in every aspect of the game. We just need them to win by a field goal.
We basically donated money to FanDuel last week with our lineup. Pretty tough to win anything when your quarterback gets injured in the second quarter. I can feel a strong bounce back coming this week though.
QB – Jordan Love – $7,800
RB – Brian Robinson – $7,300
RB – Jerome Ford – $6,600
WR – Romeo Doubs $6,200
WR – Rashee Rice – $5,600
WR – Amon Ra St. Brown – $8,200
TE – Darren Waller – $6,000
FLEX – Puka Nacua – $7,300
DEF – Seattle Seahawks – $4,900