Still licking my wounds after last night\u2019s Atlanta Falcons\u2019 35-14 beatdown over the Green Bay Packers on Thursday Night Football, since I took the Packers -4.5.<\/p>\n
I also took the Falcons Drake London Over 68.5 receiving yards, and Bijan Robinson Over 78.5 yards, watching him destroy the Packers\u2019 defensive line and rush for 194 yards. I also hit on Jordan Love 225+ passing yards, on a night he inexplicably went 28-for-53, for 312 yards, so it wasn\u2019t all carnage for me on the betting front.<\/p>\n
However, if I\u2019m a Packers fan this morning, I\u2019m curled up in a dark corner somewhere, rocking back and forth. They stink right now. I won\u2019t be touching them going forward.<\/p>\n
Now we\u2019re onto Week 3, with a full slate of games Sunday, topped off by the L.A Rams-in-Denver game against the Broncos will kick off Sunday night, followed by a Monday night game in Chicago as the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Caleb Williams-less Bears.<\/p>\n
Here are my NFL Week 3 picks against the spread.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"editor_block","content":"
Three betting storylines are shaping up as we head into Week 3: quarterback injuries, early-season overreactions (Packers?), and several teams whose first two games may be giving bettors a misleading picture of their actual quality.<\/p>\n
Jayden Daniels, Williams and Jaxson Dart were all injured in Week 2. Daniels dislocated his elbow and will be out for a while, putting Marcus Mariotta in the spotlight as the Commanders host the Seahawks. Washington opened at +2.5 but is now +8.5 underdogs in NFL betting picks<\/a> at Betway.<\/p>\n Same deal with Chicago. Williams, despite being taken off on a cart last week, has a Grade 1 hamstring strain and was described as week-to-week. ESPN lists him as doubtful for Monday night.<\/p>\n Backup Tyson Bagent entered concussion protocol. That creates uncertainty for the Eagles game, with the Bears 4.5-point underdogs at Betway.<\/p>\n The Chargers and Lions both have something to prove. The Chargers, opening at 0-2, have big problems, waltzing into Buffalo to take on the Bills. Betway lists the Bills as big 7.5-point favourites.<\/p>\n Plus, the Dolphins, 10.5-point underdogs against the Chiefs, are horrible. The Chiefs are laying double digits on the road, so this is a good Week 3 question: has the market adjusted enough to Miami\u2019s poor start, or not enough?<\/p>\n Are you paying too much of a premium on the Bills -7.5 (-105)? And the Seahawks are 8.5-point favourites against Washington. That one opened at Seattle -3.5. Looks like Sam Darnold is coming back, having taken part in full practice Thursday.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"editor_block","content":"NFL Week 3 Picks Against the Spread<\/h2>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"editor_block","content":"