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Tonight the undefeated San Francisco 49ers visiting the interesting Arizona Cardinals in an exciting Thursday night matchup that includes the #1 pick facing off against the #2 pick in Kyler Murray and Nick Bosa and this should be a good one. Both teams bolstered their roster during the trade deadline period with Kenyan Drake being added to the Cardinals roster and Emmanuel Sanders moving to the 49ers. Sanders made his debut last week with 4 receptions, 25 yards, and a touchdown. This will be the debut for Drake in the desert who is ready to step up for David Johnson and surprise standout Chase Edmunds out for this game. I like the 49ers to win this behind their talented defense but the Cardinals will keep it close and cover the 9.5. My Record Straight- 81-39-1 Spread- 79-42

Tonight the Miami Dolphins are visiting the Pittsburgh Steelers in a Monday night matchup that should have been flexed to a Thursday game. Mason Rudolph is coming back after being knocked out a couple weeks ago. Ryan Fitzpatrick is his opposing QB and that is still a sentence we can say. The Steelers are favored by 14.5 and that is high even though it is the Dolphins. Although Vegas is high off the fumes of the Steelers rousing win over the Chargers two weeks ago I'm hesitant to believe that Mason Rudolph is going to come off this injury and beat the Dolphins by two touchdowns. Steelers win Dolphins cover.

Seattle at Atlanta +4.5 Seahawks win and cover Philadelphia at Buffalo -1.5 Bills win and cover LA Chargers at Chicago -4.5 Chargers win and cover Cincinnati at LA Rams -12.5 Rams win Bengals cover Denver at Indianapolis -6.5 Colts win Broncos cover NY Giants at Detroit -6.5 Lions win Giants cover Tampa Bay at Tennessee -2.5 Titans win and cover Arizona at New Orleans -9.5 Saints win Cardinals cover NY Jets at Jacksonville -5.5 Jags win and cover Carolina at San Francisco -5.5 49ers win and cover Cleveland at New England -12.5 Patriots win and cover Oakland at Houston -6.5 Texans win Raiders cover Green Bay at Kansas City +4.5 Packers win Chiefs cover

This should be a straightforward game tonight. The Pats are favored by 9.5 and I expect them to cover that. The Jets do scare me a little bit at home now that they have Sam Darnold back but I'm sticking with the Patriots and the dynasty.

LA Rams at Atlanta +3.5 Rams win and cover Miami at Buffalo -16.5 Bills win Dolphins cover Jacksonville at Cincinnati +3.5 Jags win and cover Minnesota at Detroit -1.5 Vikings win and cover Oakland at Green Bay -6.5 Packers win Raiders cover Houston at Indianapolis -1.5 Texans win and cover Arizona at NY Giants -2.5 Cardinals win and cover San Francisco at Washington +9.5 49ers win and cover LA Chargers at Tennessee -2.5 Chargers win and cover New Orleans at Chicago -3.5 Saints win and cover Baltimore at Seattle -3.5 Seahawks win Ravens cover Philadelphia at Dallas -2.5 Eagles win and cover

Tonight the Lions are visiting the Packers in an intriguing NFC North matchup. The Packers are favored by 4.5 at Lambeau. Davante Adams is out for this game but the Lions number one corner Darius Slay is questionable so even if he plays it doesn't sound like he's at 100%. The Lions have had an interesting journey so far this season but they appear to have the chance at the playoffs in a tough division. The Packers have figured out a defense and seemed ready to carry the team until Aaron Rodgers and Matt Lafleur figure out their offense. Tonight, I like the Packers to win and cover this game mostly because of the Lions having too many important players on the injury report. But I believe Rodgers vs Stafford will be entertaining. My Record Straight- 56-34-1 Spread- 59-32

Carolina at Tampa Bay +1.5 Carolina wins and covers Cincinnati at Baltimore -11.5 Ravens win Bengals cover Seattle at Cleveland +1.5 Seahawks wins and cover Houston at Kansas City -5.5 Chiefs win Texans cover Washington at Miami +3.5 Washington wins Miami covers Philadelphia at Minnesota -2.5 Eagles win and cover New Orleans at Jacksonville -1.5 Saints win and cover Atlanta at Arizona +2.5 Falcons win Cardinals cover San Francisco at LA Rams -3.5 Rams win 49ers cover Dallas at NY Jets +8.5 Cowboys win and cover Tennessee at Denver -2.5 Titans win and cover Pittsburgh at LA Chargers -6.5 Chargers win Steelers cover

Tonight should have been a way better matchup between the New England Patriots hosting the New York Football Giants. The weapons that are out for the Giants truly decimate this team and make this game a matter of the spread let alone the actual score. The Giants are missing Saquon Barkley, Evan Engram, Sterling Shepard, and Wayne Gallman which appears to be the majority of their offense. The Patriots are favored by 16.5 and I like the Patriots to cover that. I will happily be wrong if Daniel Jones becomes the reincarnation of Eli Manning and become a Patriot killer. The Patriots remain undefeated with an easy win at home. My Record Straight- 49-28-1 Spread- 49-29

Atlanta at Houston -4.5 Texans win Falcons cover Buffalo at Tennessee-2.5 Bills win and cover Chicago at Oakland +4.5 Bears win and cover Arizona at Cincinnati -4.5 Bengals win Cardinals cover Minnesota at NY Giants +4.5 Vikings win Giants cover New England at Washington +15.5 Patriots win and cover Tampa Bay at New Orleans -3.5 Saints win and cover NY Jets at Philadelphia -13.5 Eagles win Jets cover Baltimore at Pittsburgh +3.5 Ravens win and cover Jacksonville at Carolina -3.5 Jags win and cover Denver at LA Chargers -6.5 Chargers win Broncos cover Green Bay at Dallas -3.5 Cowboys win Packers cover Indianapolis at Kansas City -10.5 Chiefs win Colts cover

Late again but I like the Seahawks to win and cover against the Rams. My Record Straight- 40-22-1 Spread- 41-22