NFL Week 5 Predictions: Our Picks for Each Game
There was a trend of N.F. underdogs covering the spread in Week 4. The season record is 36-25-3. Sports books take a lot of wagers on parlays, props and futures. They charge 52.4 percent of the time to break even on those bets.
Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts are playing on Thursday night. Both teams have poor offenses and are without their starting running backs. The Colts have the second-most turnovers in the N.F.L. with nine, while the Broncos have only four. Denver needs Melvin Gordon to hold on to the football.
Green Bay Packers are 8.5-point favorites against New York Giants. Miami Dolphins are 3-1 and the New Jersey Jets are 2-2. The Bengals are coming off a prime-time win against the Dolphins. Baltimore Ravens are the 3rd choice at the betting booths. The line is 3.3 in some places and 3 in others. It's unclear when Teddy Bridgewater will play for the Jets. Tua Tagovailoa's injury in Miami's loss to the Bengals has sparked a lot of discussion about concussions. He might not play again. Chicago Bears are a 3/3 favorite against Baltimore.
Detroit Lions (1-3) play New England Patriots (3). Seattle Seahawks (2-2) take on New Orleans Saints (0-4) at 1 p.m. Seattle won last week's game 48-45. Houston Texans ( 0- 3) face Jacksonville Jaguars ( 2- 2) on Sunday at 7 p.,5. Atlanta Falcons (4-1) are playing at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-0). The Falcons won the last game 31-31. Tampa has only 3 rushing yards. The Buccaneers' box score from Sunday night is strange. Houston is playing against the Jaguars.
Kansas City has won seven of the last eight meetings with the Raiders. Both teams are coming off a win. The line is 7.5 from 7, but anything over a touchdown may be enough to cover.
How betting lines work. Favorites are listed next to a negative number that represents how many points they must win by to cover the spread. Green Bay -8.5 means that Greenbay must beat the Giants by at least 9 points for its backers to win their bet. The total score is whether the teams’ combined score in the game is over or under a preselected number of points.
