Thanksgiving Day means an accelerated start to Week 12, so before you sit down for some turkey and good fixings, it’s time to look at some underdog picks for the week.
Week 11 wasn’t a good week for the underdog. Only 3 underdogs — the Tennessee Titans, Detroit Lions and Las Vegas Raiders — won outright, although 6 underdogs covered the spread in their losses, including the Indianapolis Colts and Carolina Panthers.
Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s NFL odds and lines, and tab the best NFL Week 12 underdog bets to cash in on among SportbookWire’s NFL expert picks and predictions.
All 3 of our best underdog picks from Week 11 hit — the Bears and Chargers covered the spread and the Raiders won outright — bringing the year to date record to 16-17.
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The Lions have won 3 straight games and, of their 6 losses this season, they have lost by double digits only twice. Detroit has scored at least 30 points in 5 of its games and has a 6th with 27 points, they it has the offense to keep up.
The Bills have 4 double-digit wins this season but 2 came in the first 2 weeks.
Buffalo is 5-4-1 ATS and Detroit is 6-4 ATS.
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The Texans have lost by more than 13 points only once this season and the Dolphins have only won by more than 13 points once.
The Texans are 1-8-1 overall this season but are 4-5-1 ATS. Meanwhile, the Dolphins are 5-5 ATS.
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The Cardinals are expected to get QB Kyler Murray and WR Marquise Brown back this week. The Arizona offense works best when it can run the ball, which it does much better when Murray plays. The Chargers are awful against the run, ranking 30th in rushing yards allowed per game (148.4) and dead last in yards per carry allowed (5.5).
The Cardinals are 4-0 when opponents rush for fewer than 100 yards and 0-6 when they rush for 100 or more. The Chargers have only passed 100 rushing yards as a team twice this season.
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