Week 11 NFL Picks: Predictions for Sunday’s Games, Odds Guide, Over/Under Tips

Week 11 could turn out to be the most difficult yet for NFL bettors.

The opener between the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers on Thursday Night Football says it all. The hosts scored a 23-20 win but spent most of the week favored by about four points, and the over/under floated at 52.

More tightropes exist throughout the rest of the slate. The biggest spreads only go as high as about seven points and aren’t so easy, while the smallest might as well be even.

Below, let’s take a look at the full slate of odds from Las Vegas and nail down predictions for each.

NFL Week 11 Odds

Chicago at N.Y. Giants (-7.5)

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Here is one of the more interesting and bigger lines of the week.

Does a 6-3 New York Giants team on a four-game tear easily swat away a 2-7 Chicago Bears team, or do the Bears show up big like they did in an upset of the Minnesota Vikings back in Week 8?

Best to stick with the home team here. The Bears pulled off the mentioned upset when quarterback Jay Cutler returned from injury. He tanked the week after, though, throwing one score against two interceptions in a 36-10 blowout at the hands of the lowly Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

While the Chicago defense gets healthier with guys such as Pernell McPhee back in the fold, the offense keeps getting worse—star wideout Alshon Jeffery just received a four-game ban.

New York doesn’t have any major problems of note. Eli Manning only has 15 touchdowns to 10 interceptions, but one wouldn’t know it with the way the team keeps winning games. The offense has scored 21 or more points in three of its last four wins.

Manning doesn’t do it alone, thanks to his defense. The unit only allows an average of 20.4 points per game and all of 92.1 rushing yards per game, which will force Cutler to the air often while down his best option. On the road, such a situation begs owners …

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