NFL Week 13 Picks: Game Props, Over-Under Lines and Odds Predictions

The end of Thanksgiving means many things. Turkey sandwiches, a few guilty minutes on the treadmill perhaps and a return to some normalcy in the NFL schedule. 

Rather than three Thursday night games, the upcoming slate gives us the more traditional Sunday-heavy schedule and with it some great matchups. 

Bye weeks are pretty much over. The Tennessee Titans and Cleveland Browns are the only teams sitting out this week, which means we’ll miss only one NFL team in Week 13. 

Looking across the slate, Vegas has deemed plenty of games to be virtual coin flips. Here’s a look at the complete schedule, along with predictions for each game and a closer look at some notable matchups. 

Odds courtesy of Odds Shark.

Picks of the Week

Kansas City at Atlanta

This is one of the best matchups of the week because it pits the Atlanta Falcons’ explosive offense against a Kansas City Chiefs defense that might just be back to top-tier status. 

The Falcons’ offensive onslaught this season has been a storyline all year. They are the No. 1 team in the league in Football Outsiders’ DVOA metric thanks to an offense that ranks second in the league. They’re tops in the league in yards per play (6.6) and points per game (32.5). 

On top of all that, they appear to be getting more dangerous. Last week, Taylor Gabriel emerged as a dangerous weapon to add to their arsenal with two touchdowns on the day and the ability to turn a simple screen pass into six points:

⚡️News Flash⚡️ @TGdadon1 is really, really fast. #AZvsATL https://t.co/7yIPcFVUMN

— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) November 27, 2016

The Chiefs had a breakthrough performance of their own last week, though. 

Outside linebacker Justin Houston made his second start of the season after recovering from ACL surgery and made his impact felt against the Denver Broncos. He put up 10 tackles, three sacks and a forced fumble that led to a safety in a 30-27 win for the Chiefs. 

For Houston, the comeback performance was a huge boost for his confidence, according to Pete Sweeney of Chiefs.com:

I’ve …

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