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Week 9 NFL Picks: Full Lines, Best Odds, Spread Advice and Predictions
- Updated: November 1, 2016
NFL bettors might feel a tad lost right now.
Other than everyone running around in weird costumes thanks to Halloween, the Week 8 slate ended on an odd note. Sometimes favored by as many as six points, the Minnesota Vikings went and got whipped 20-10 by the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football. The Bears entered the affair with one win on the year.
Indeed, one of the surest-looking factors of the week went bottom-up in a hurry. The good news, though, is Week 9 looks like one of the easiest slates of the year.
The trick? Jumping on the simple lines early in the week before they shift. Don’t hesitate now, folks. The treat awaits as a reward.
NFL Week 9 Odds
Odds courtesy of Odds Shark.
Atlanta at Tampa Bay (-1)
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Yeah, this one will change in a hurry.
A spread of a single point seems like oddsmakers were trying to give the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the benefit of the doubt as the home team against the Atlanta Falcons.
What it really hints, though, is Tampa Bay’s Week 1 upset of Atlanta doesn’t mean much given how the teams have played since.
The Buccaneers have only won two games since Week 1, and they weren’t pretty—taking down iffy Carolina and San Francisco squads isn’t anything to write home about. Nor is Jameis Winston completing less than 60 percent of his passes or the offense rushing for less than four yards per carry. Feel free to squeeze in the defense allowing an average of 27 points per game.
Atlanta doesn’t have these problems. Matt Ryan led the team on a four-game tear after the opening-week loss, then the team lost by two points on the road in Seattle and in overtime against San Diego before getting back on track with a win against the Green Bay Packers.
Ryan looks like an MVP candidate with his 19 touchdowns to four interceptions, and his efficiency has helped two running backs sit on three or more rushing scores. The biggest problem is the defense allowing 28.9 points per game, but Ryan has a way of tipping the scales back in the right direction.
Week 1 always leads to some odd happenings, so bettors shouldn’t bank on Winston tossing another four scores in an upset. It’s more likely that Ryan …
