Packers (+11) Lions- OK on paper this looks like a game that should easily go to the the Packers. JJ Stafford may not play, especially with the short week and it looks like Calvin Johnson is out as well. But the Packers don't protect the quarterback and it seems like a miracle that Green Bay is 6-4. The Lions have shown some life recently and I think they'll get up for their struggling city on Thanksgiving. The Packers need the game more and I think they'll win, but they won't cover the spread of 11 which is way to many points to give up, especially on the road.
Cowboys (+14) Raiders- The Raiders are awful. The Raiders are awful on the road. The Cowboys are going to win this one, they're also going to cover the spread meaning that everyone should plan their dinner for about 5:30, that way once you're fed up with the awful football that starts at 4:15, you can systematically miss the end of what figures to be a route.
Giants (+7) Broncos- Finally a game worth watching! Oh, what's that? You can't see it because its on NFL Network? Yeah, Mr. Goodell isn't listening. The Giants won last week, but it wasn't as pretty. Bradshaw is out and the fragile Brandon Jacobs is going to have to carry the load. The Broncos are in disarray after getting off to a surprising hot start and they are at home. The big questions is going to be can the Giants create turnovers and score off them? Or will Denver be able to move the ball on New York's defense at will. If it's the latter, chalk up a Broncos win. I think the Giants will come out firing, especially since the Cowboys will have already one and they will know they need to keep up the pressure with an imperative road win. I won't take the points especially with the Broncos playing in their building and on a short week but Denver is who we thought they were...before the season started.
Happy Thanksgiving everybody!
