Jason McIntyre
Co-Host of THE HERD and FOX Sports activities Betting Analyst
For the second week in a row, I am backing three favorites.
What may probably go mistaken?
Hopefully, for our sake — and for the sake of our wallets — every little thing will go proper.
Let’s dive into my finest bets for NFL Week 14.
(All instances ET)
SUNDAY, DEC. 8
Jets @ Dolphins (1 p.m., CBS)
As a fan of the Jets for over three many years, I attempt to not guess on them or in opposition to them as a result of feelings typically get in the best way.
Not this time.
On Friday, the Jets introduced that linebacker C.J. Mosley is headed to IR, and Breece Corridor and Sauce Gardner are uncertain to play Sunday.
The Jets had that painful 26-21 loss to the Seahawks. In that recreation, the Jets had been up 21-7 and Aaron Rodgers missed a large open Garrett Wilson to go up three touchdowns. After which, on the following play, he threw a 92-yard pick-six.
The Jets don’t have any shot on the playoffs. Mathematically, they’re on life help, however everybody in that locker room is aware of the season is over.
So now you may have a post-Thanksgiving journey to Florida, the place the Dolphins are coming off further relaxation having performed final Thursday, and so they’re wholesome and primed to run down Denver for the ultimate wild-card spot.
Mike McDaniel has failed miserably as a head coach dealing with superior groups. He’s 1-15 in opposition to groups over .500. However when he steps down in competitors? The Dolphins typically roll, dealing with bottom-feeders just like the Raiders and Patriots with ease.
The Jets, a lot to my chagrin, are bottom-feeders.
PICK: Miami (-5.5) to win by greater than 5.5 factors
Blazin’ 5: Vikings (-5.5) beat struggling Falcons, Payments (-3.5) knock out Rams in Week 14
Panthers @ Eagles (1 p.m., FOX and FOX Sports activities App)
The Eagles is likely to be one of the best workforce within the NFL proper now.
They’re one of the best working workforce within the NFL, and that will likely be a horrible matchup for the Panthers. Carolina is the one workforce within the NFL to surrender 2,000 speeding yards (166 per recreation, which can be worst within the league).
Now, you may argue that the Panthers of the previous few weeks aren’t the dumpster hearth from earlier this season. They surprised the Saints, beat the Giants in OT and suffered shut losses to the Chiefs and Buccaneers (OT). However three of these video games had been at dwelling and the opposite was in Germany.
I’ve delicate concern for the Eagles masking this massive quantity as a result of it’s a sandwich recreation. Final week, they’d an enormous showdown in Baltimore, and subsequent week, they have an enormous recreation vs. the Steelers to determine supremacy in Pennsylvania.
It might be simple to miss the Panthers, simply as they did the Browns (20-16 win, no cowl) and Jaguars 28-23 (no cowl). Each had been at dwelling.
I count on the Eagles to have an enormous lead within the third quarter after which relaxation the starters a lot of the fourth quarter — which provides to the dangerous nature of this guess.
However even the Eagles’ backups ought to be capable of run throughout this rotten Panthers protection.
PICK: Eagles (-12.5) to win by greater than 12.5 factors
Do the Eagles face a entice recreation vs. Panthers?
Chargers @ Chiefs (8:20 p.m., NBC/Peacock)
Going in opposition to the good Jim Harbaugh two weeks in a row isn’t sensible, however that is merely an harm play.
That’s what I stated final week!
However hear me out.
J.Ok. Dobbins on IR vastly diminishes the bottom recreation, and the passing recreation is broken, with rookie standout Ladd McConkey not training a lot of the week. If he’s out, count on the Chiefs to play man protection, stack the field and dare Justin Herbert to beat them along with his depleted receiving group.
That’s what the Falcons practically did final week, holding the Chargers to 187 yards of offense and stopping them from crossing midfield within the second half. However Kirk Cousins threw 4 interceptions in L.A. territory, and it was a painful defeat.
Patrick Mahomes received’t do this.
The Chiefs haven’t coated in six straight video games, and so they had been seven-point favorites on the street at SoFi earlier this season. I’ve argued the Chiefs aren’t an important workforce all season, however they simply preserve successful — or possibly we must always name it surviving.
Sunday evening, they need to be capable of get margin and safe a victory, locking up one more division title for Reid and Mahomes.
PICK: Chiefs (-4) to win by greater than 4 factors
Jason McIntyre is a FOX Sports activities betting analyst who additionally writes in regards to the NFL and NBA Draft. Earlier than arriving at FOX, he created the web site The Massive Lead. Observe him on Twitter @JasonRMcIntyre.
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