NFL Week 7 Spreads, Money Lines and Totals
Week 7 begins with a Thursday night matchup that features a rising power against a former one. The Jacksonville Jaguars are coming off a breakout season that ended in the AFC divisional playoff round. Then-second-year QB Trevor Lawrence responded to having an actual pro coach (Doug Marrone) after his rookie season was wasted on Amateur Hour tyrant Urban Meyer. Now Marrone and Lawrence face the challenge of proving that the 2022 campaign was a portent of things to come instead of a fluke.
By contrast, the New Orleans Saints are yesterday’s news. The unfortunate Dennis Allen took over as head coach when the legendary Sean Payton retired. Unlike Payton, Allen does not have Drew Brees. Instead, Allen has the newly arrived Derek Carr from the Las Vegas Raiders. Carr is not bad, but he is not Brees. Further, the New Orleans Supporting cast is not what Brees was surrounded with.
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Bye Week Teams: Carolina Panthers, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans
In the Sunday afternoon early window, the Baltimore Ravens host the Detroit Lions. Incredibly enough, the matchup is a potential Super Bowl preview. After much huffing, puffing, and empty threats, the Ravens and QB Lamar Jackson agreed to a contract extension. Now the question is if Jackson can stay healthy and in the lineup. If so, the Ravens can beat anyone.
The Lions are one of the hottest properties in the future market. Detroit is coming off a near-miss for the 2022 NFL Playoffs. And the Lions made one of the more impressive hauls at the 2023 NFL Draft. Detroit Seems locked and loaded for a major run. But Wise Guys would caution that they are still the Lions.
NBC Sunday Night Football offers a potentially fascinating storyline. The Philadelphia Eagles host the Miami Dolphins. The matchup features a tale of two former Alabama Crimson Tide quarterbacks; Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa and Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts. Tua replaced Hurts as the starting QB in the second half of the January 2018 national championship game. Tua rallied the Tide to a comeback overtime win that ended with him tossing a TD bomb against the Georgia Bulldogs.
As a result of winning the national championship game in relief, Tua became a national sensation and the new permanent starter. But the Crimson Tide never won another title with Tua as the starter. And Hurts transferred to Oklahoma for the 2020 campaign, where he made the final table for the Heisman Trophy award.
Tua was the more coveted pro, going in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. At the same time, Hurts was the 53rd player taken in that same draft. Hurts was derided as backup material, while Tua was touted as a future perennial All-Pro. Instead, Tua can’t stay healthy and misses more games than he plays. It got so bad that there was preseason talk of Tua retiring due to concussion issues.
Meanwhile, Hurts is making bank as the second hottest QB property to Patrick Mahomes. Hurts was an MVP contender in 2022 while leading the Eagles to a near-miss loss in the Super Bowl. He may go down as the greatest dual-threat QB of all time.
ESPN Monday Night Football is another quality matchup for the series. The Minnesota Vikings host the San Francisco 49ers in a potential NFC playoff preview. The Vikings exploded into the top team in the NFC North. But they reminded fans and gamblers in the playoffs why they are the Vikings. Minnesota imploded in a home loss to the New York Giants.
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