There are some unbelievable matchups lined up for Week 3 of the NFL. And with a lot stay motion to throw our bucks at, you is likely to be overwhelmed when deciding what to guess on.
And that is the place I are available.
From Dak Prescott and Lamar Jackson going through off in Dallas, to Jalen Hurts taking up Derek Carr and the red-hot Saints, there are many components to contemplate when putting your bets this weekend.
Check out my finest bets for this weekend’s video games.
(All occasions are ET)
Sunday fifteenth September
Crows @ Cowboy (4:25 p.m., FOX and FOX Sports App)
This line does not make a lot sense, however perhaps that is as a result of we do not know if the Ravens are excellent. They blew a 10-point fourth-quarter lead in opposition to the Raiders at residence. Gardner Minshew rolled up and down the sphere and accomplished 83 p.c of his passes. As we famous within the offseason, the Ravens would vastly miss defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald, as they now not have a lot cross strain and their secondary protection has struggled.
Jackson, nevertheless, owns the NFC (20-1) partly as a result of it’s so onerous to recreation plan for him if you don’t see him each season. The Cowboys have confronted Jackson simply as soon as, a 34-17 loss in 2020. Jackson has thrown two landing passes, run for one more and totaled 201 yards of offense.
The Ravens additionally ran for 294 yards as a crew. This needs to be an enormous Derrick Henry recreation.
CHOOSE: Baltimore (-1) to win by greater than 1 level
Eagles @ Saints (1:00 p.m., FOX and FOX Sports App)
If you are a numbers man, you actually need to take the Eagles right here to get a subject purpose. That’s an inflated quantity primarily based on a prime-time smothering job by the Eagles, AJ Brown out with an harm, and the Saints trying like world champions after destroying Carolina and Dallas. But if you win video games by 37 and 25, everybody needs to root for you.
Since 2000, solely three groups have lined their first two video games by greater than 20 factors. All three have been favorites in Week 3 and went 0-3 in opposition to the unfold (ATS).
It’s a really small pattern measurement, however if you add to that an Eagles protection that obtained mauled when it mattered most in opposition to Atlanta, I anticipate them to document greater than two QB hits and a sack on Carr.
CHOOSE: Philadelphia (+3) loses by lower than 3 factors or wins instantly
Heads @ Hawks (8:20 p.m., NBC)
The Falcons have performed numerous zone protection to this point in 2024, leaning closely on Cover 3 and Cover 4. That has restricted Justin Fields and Hurts to make massive performs. The drawback is that Patrick Mahomes completely guts zone defenses together with his capability to learn defenses pre-snap and prolong performs together with his legs to search out Travis Kelce and Rashee Rice, who’re nice at discovering holes within the zone.
Mahomes had one among his worst days as a professional in opposition to Cincinnati final week, throwing for simply 151 yards. Expect an enormous bounce. Even with a shaky working recreation, I’m all for backing the two-time defending champions right here in opposition to an opponent who needs to be 0-2 if not for a late comeback on Monday Night Football.
CHOOSE: Kansas City (-3) wins by greater than 3 factors
