NFL Week 13 Predictions

Indianapolis Colts @ New York Jets

The 5-6 Indianapolis Colts are taking on the 3-8 New York Jets on Monday Night Football to end the week. Last week the Colts missed out on having Andrew Luck and took the loss at home against the Steelers. The New York Jets are coming off of a Division loss to the New England Patriots where the Jets were leading the whole time. This week the Colts are hoping to get Andrew Luck back and gain a game in the division with Tennessee on a bye and the Texans playing at Green Bay. The Jets have nothing to really play for this week other than a draft pick. According to oddsshark.com the Indianapolis Colts are a 2.5 point favorite. I think the Colts will find a way to win this game 21-17.

Carolina Panthers @ Seattle Seahawks

The 4-7 Carolina Panthers are taking on the Seattle Seahawks in rainy Seattle Washington this Sunday night. The Panthers just don't look like themselves at this point in the year and are struggling to find their identity as a team. They also could just being doing worse this year because they are actually playing teams who are not awful like they did last year, and when tested for the first time by a good defense in the Super Bowl last year we all saw what happened. The Seattle Seahawks are coming off of a 14-5 loss at Tampa Bay last week where there offense looked just terrible. According the oddsshark.com the Seattle Seahawks are a 6.5 point favorite in this weeks matchup. I think this game will be very low scoring and the Seahawks will win 14-10, because they are the home team this week.

New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Steelers

The 8-3 New York Giants are taking on the 6-5 Pittsburgh Steelers this Sunday in Heinz Field. The New York Giants are coming off of a win against the mighty Cleveland Browns last Sunday. The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off a Thursday night win against the Andrew Luckless Colts. The Pittsburgh Steelers have to be the luckiest team in the NFL. The one year they are not all that good, the whole Division is awful and they'll probably get a playoff spot. There secondary is awful but keep finding ways to win games and it is clear without Antonio Brown the Steelers would be awful. The New York Giants have found a way to be good so far this year.... just to be second in their division behind the 11-1 Cowboys. According to oddssharks.com the Steelers are a 6 point favorite. This just makes no sense to me, I have to Giants winning 26-21 apparently stunning the Steelers.

Washington Redskins @ Arizona Cardinals

The 6-4-1 Washington Redskins are taking on the 4-6-1 Arizona Cardinals in Arizona this Sunday. The Redskins are coming off of a Thanksgiving day loss to the NFC East leading Dallas Cowboys. The Redskins are beaten up without star Tight End Jordan Reed this week. The Cardinals are coming off of a blowout loss to the Atlanta Falcons last week and have just not looked good this year. The last time Arizona was at home they almost lost to the 1-10 San Francisco 49ers. According to oddsshark.com the Arizona Cardinals are a 2.5 point favorite against the Redskins. All the Redskins have to do is take David Johnson out of the game to win, the Cardinals have nobody else to rely on. I believe the Redskins are going to win in a shootout 34-31 on a game winning Justin Hopkins kick.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ San Diego Chargers

The 6-5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers are taking on the 5-6 San Diego Chargers in sunny San Diego this Sunday. Both teams coming off of wins against teams with better records than them. Don't look now but the Buccaneers are leading there division not the Panthers! They are looking great against better teams but seem to play down to there competition. The Buccaneers defense looks fantastic and Winston is coming into himself as an NFL QB. The broken San Diego Chargers have looked great in some games this year, while looking awful in others. Phillip Rivers has been a little too turnover happy for my liking this year and basically single handedly lost the game against the Dolphins this year. We all saw what the Buccaneer defense did to Russell Wilson and the Seahawks last week and I think it will be some more of the same this week at San Diego. According to sharkodds.com the Chargers are a 5.5 point favorite. I am taking the Buccaneers traveling out west and winning this game 24-21.

Buffalo Bills @ Oakland Raiders

The 6-5 Buffalo Bills are taking on the 9-2 Oakland Raiders in the black hole this Sunday. The Buffalo Bills are on a little winning streak and are making some noise in the AFC.... like they do every year at this time then they fall apart and don't make the playoffs. The Oakland Raiders have been sneaking away victories this year under everyones nose and are at the top of the AFC. With their three headed monster running game and a play making QB in Derek Carr they look pretty unbeatable right now. According to sharkodds.com the Raiders are a 3.5 point favorite against the Bills. The Raiders are going to win this game and send the Bills season down the drain where it usually goes around this time of the year. Raiders are going to win
23-13 this week beating the spread.

San Francisco 49ers @ Chicago Bears

The who cares matchup of the week the 1-10 San Francisco 49ers taking on the 2-9 Chicago Bears in windy Chicago on Sunday. This is just an awful game, 3 total wins by these teams with 19 total losses nobody wants to watch this. The 49ers didn't look awful against the Dolphins last week and the bears didn't look like the browns last week against Tennessee but both teams lost. According to sharkodds.com Chicago is a 3 point favorite against the 49ers. I think this game will come down to who has a better QB that's why I am taking the 49ers winning this thriller of a game 14-13.

Denver Broncos @ Jacksonville Jags

The 7-4 Denver Broncos are taking on the 2-9 Jacksonville Jags in Jacksonville Florida this Sunday. The Denver Broncos are coming off of a crazy overtime loss at home against the division rival Kansas City Chiefs, where they replaced the field goal post after the game. The Jags are coming off of a loss against the Buffalo Bills where they could not stop the running attack of Shady McCoy. With Paxton Lynch starting at QB this week for Denver they will rely on the run against the Jags, which is advantage Denver. Denver also needs this win to stay in the hunt for the wildcard spot or the division title. According to sharkodds.com the Denver Broncos are a 5 point favorite, I am taking Denver in this game winning 24-14.

Miami Dolphins @ Baltimore Ravens

The 7-4 Miami Dolphins are taking on the 6-5 Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore this Sunday. The Dolphins are on a 6 game winning streak and look actually really good this year. It seems like every year the Dolphins are in the playoff hunt until week 15, but this year might be different. The defense is full of play makers and the offense has found a new running game they have not had in years past. The Ravens have looked nothing better than average this year with an above average kicker. Without Justin Tucker this team would most likely have a couple less wins than they have. According to sharkodds.com the Baltimore Ravens are a 3.5 favorite against the Miami Dolphins this week. I could see this game going either way but I think the Ravens and the best kicker in the league are going to pull out a 20-17 win this Sunday

Houston Texans @ Green Bay Packers

The 6-5 Houston Texans are taking on the 5-6 Green Bay Packers in the frozen tundra this Sunday. The weather forecast for Green Bay this Sunday is a high of 37 with snow showers, sounds like a place where a team from Texas does not want to play. Aaron Rogers promised the fans that they will not lose another game this year. I don't know about the rest of this season, but this game yes. I do not see any way of the Texans coming into Green Bay and winning this game. According to oddshark.com the Green Bay Packers are a 3.5 point favorite against the Houston Texans. Green Bay is going to beat the spread, final score 28-17.

Philadelphia Eagles @ Cincinnati Bengals

The 5-6 Philadelphia Eagles are taking on the 3-7-1 Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium this Sunday. The Eagles are coming off of a Monday night lose at home against the Packers. In a division with the 10-1 Cowboys and a very unlikely wild card birth playoffs do not seem to be in the Eagles future. I think the Monday Night loss killed the Eagles season and would be astonished if they finished above .500 this season. The same goes for the Bengals after there loss to to Ravens last week. The Bengals have to win out plus the the Steelers and Ravens lose 3 of their last 5 games for the Bengals to get a playoff birth. Which in fact is not going to happen, the Bengals season is as done as the Eagles and this game will most likely benefit the loser with a higher draft pick. According the sharkodds.com the Philadelphia Eagles are a 1 point favorite at the Cincinnati Bengals. I believe the Bengals will finally break this losing streak they are on and beat the Eagles 16-14 with Mike Nugent missing another extra point.

Detroit Lions @ New Orleans Saints

The 7-4 Detroit Lions are taking on the 5-6 New Orleans Saints at the Superdome this Sunday. The Detroit Lions are coming off a Thanksgiving day come from behind victory against the Vikings, where it looked as if the game was going to overtime when the Lions came up with a clutch interception to win the game in regulation. The Lions now have a steady lead in the NFC North division with the Vikings and Packers struggling this year so far. The New Orleans Saints are coming out from a second half madden game against the Rams where they blew the game wide open in the second half. Drew Brees has looked great all year and seems to have some weapons like he did when they won the super bowl. The only problem with the Saints is there defense who looks like they would give up points to a low level college team. There defense looks a little better than last season, but are still one of the worst in the league. The Lions are starting to get healthy again and are looking better and better each week. According to sharkodds.com the New Orleans Saints are a 5 point favorite. I think the Lions are going to have another game winning field goal this week and are going to win 34-31 against the Saints.

Los Angeles Rams @ New England Patriots

The 4-7 Los Angeles Rams are taking on the 9-2 New England Patriots this week at Tom Brady's feeding ground Gillette Stadium. The Rams just came off of a blow out lose to the Saints where rookie QB Jared Goff played well for the first half, and fell apart in the second half. The Patriots are coming off of a come from behind victory against the division rival New York Jets. Brady and the Patriots have been virtually unstopable this year at home and I do not see this changing this week. According to oddshark.com the Patriots are a 13.5 point favorite against the Rams this week and I am taking the points plus some. I have the Patriots winning 27-10.

Kansas City Chiefs @ Atlanta Falcons

The 8-3 Kansas City Chiefs and their field goal post loving kicker take on the 7-4 Atlanta Falcons and the high powered Matty Ice offense. The battle of Tony Gonzales! The Kansas City Chiefs are coming off of an overtime victory against the Denver Broncos that provided the viewers with an exciting field goal to end the game. The Atlanta Falcons are coming off of a blow out victory against the once very good team in the Arizona Cardinals. The Atlanta Falcons have been just solid at home getting victories against the Cardinals, Packers, and Panthers while only losing to the Chargers in overtime. The Falcons have had some late season failures the past few years, but this year has a different feeling. The Kansas City Chiefs just don't have the high powered offense to win a shoot out against the Atlanta Falcons. According the oddshark.com the Falcons are a 4 point favorite. I am taking the Atlanta falcons beating the Kansas City Chiefs 31-23.

Dallas Cowboys @ Minnesota Vikings

This Thursday night matchup between the Cowboys and the Vikings might seem to be an easy pick this week. The 10-1 Dallas Cowboys hot off a Thanksgiving Day win against the division rival Redskins taking on the Minnesota Vikings who are off a defeat of the division rival Detroit Lions suffered on Thanksgiving. Two times this year the Vikings thought they had beaten the Lions, but both times found a way to lose the game at the end. The Cowboys high powered rookie duo of Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliot seem to enjoy the pressure of primetime and probably can't even remember the last time they lost. At the end of the day the Cowboys have a two game lead on the Giants for their division and have a steady lead for the first seed in the playoff picture. The Vikings however are one game back in their division behind the Lions, so they are basically two games back from the lead. After the Greenbay loss on Monday night the only real threat to the Lions are the Vikings and at the end of the day the Vikings need to think of this game as a must win. The Dallas Cowboys are a 3.5 point favorite in this Thursday Night primetime game according to oddshark.com. In my opinion the Vikings need to win this game, they are at home, have a solid defense, and are hopefully getting their number one wide receiver back Stefon Diggs back. I am taking the Minnesota Vikings winning this game 24-21 beating the spread by 6.5 points.