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Week 7 NFL Picks: Predictions for Vegas’ Final Odds, Props on Sunday’s Schedule
- Updated: October 23, 2016
Welcome to another football Sunday, where the bulk of your NFL action is set to take place. Week 7 got off to an interesting start on Thursday, when the Green Bay Packers defeated the Chicago Bears 26-10 in the latest installment of their classic rivalry.
The game, of course, might have been closer if Bears quarterback Brian Hoyer hadn’t suffered a broken arm.
We have 14 games remaining in Week 7, with Sunday’s slate of 13 beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET. The New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams will start off the action over in London, while the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals will cap the action on Sunday night.
On Monday night, the Denver Broncos will host the Houston Texans.
There are a number of intriguing matchups ahead, which of course means there are plenty of gaming opportunities. We’re here to run down the final lines—courtesy of Odds Shark—and make our predictions against them. We’ll also examine some of the top picks and prop bets available.
Week 7 NFL Picks
Top Selections
New England (-7.5) Over Pittsburgh Steelers
A week ago, there was no way the New England Patriots would be giving up just over a touchdown to the Steelers in Pittsburgh. While the Patriots offense has been dominant since the Week 5 return of quarterback Tom Brady, the Steelers offense has been quite efficient itself—at least at home.
The Steelers scored a combined 98 points in their past three home games.
The problem is that Pittsburgh lost quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to a torn meniscus last weekend during a road loss to the Miami Dolphins. Roethlisberger underwent surgery and will miss at least this week’s game.
Ben Roethlisberger’s meniscus surgery is completed and the Steelers quarterback is home now, according to a source.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) October 17, 2016
“I think that two to three is what you can characterize as best-case, but that’s what we’re hoping for,” Steelers president Art Rooney II recently told NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport. “Two to six is …
