A wonderful NFL season continues into week 13 as the pretenders and contenders separate themselves, and we look at games between some excellent teams.
In a highly entertaining season so far, this week we’ll look at three games involving the New York Jets taking on the Minnesota Vikings, the Tennessee Titans game with the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers clash with the Chicago Bears on Thursday.
We’ll break down both exciting match ups, give you our best free NFL picks, and see if we can earn you some extra cash for the end of the weekend.
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New York Jets vs Minnesota Vikings - 4/12/22, 13:00 ET
The Jets have had a pretty strong start to the season, going 7-4 so far with some impressive performances along the way. They've won four of their last six games with wins over the Packers, Broncos, Bills and the Bears last weekend.
The Vikings improved their record to 9-2 with a huge win over New England Patriots in their last outing, extending their lead at the top of the NFC North and solidifying their spot as playoff contenders.
NFL Picks: Vikings cover the spread
Despite being exposed by the Cowboys two weeks ago, the Vikings responded with an impressive win over the Patriots on Thanksgiving. And while you wouldn’t think it, they will be tested by the Jets on Sunday, a team that keeps winning despite massive holes at running back and quarterback.
While Mike White played well last week against the Bears, the Vikings will be a tougher game and he's unlikely to be as influential. Throwing the ball against the Vikings is your best chance of success, but they are also opportunistic as they are fifth in the NFL with 16 takeaways.
On the other side, the Vikings could have trouble moving the ball on one of the best defenses in the NFL. The same could have been said last week though, but they shut everyone up with their performance.
This game could be tight, but if it turns into a shootout, Kirk Cousins and his loaded arsenal of weapons should get the job done and cover the -3 when the clock runs down.
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Tennessee Titans vs Philadelphia Eagles - 12/4/22, 13:00 ET
The Titans have been flying this season and stand at the top of the AFC South, but they fell to a 20-16 defeat against the Cincinatti Bengals last weekend to move to 7-4 for the season, snapping their two game winning streak.
The Eagles are arguably the best team in the NFL this season with a stunning 10-1 record, with their only defeat coming against the Washington Commanders. They claimed a big win over the Packers last week, hitting 40 points for the first time this season.
NFL picks: Back the Overs
When it comes to points betting, the Eagles and Titans are vastly different. The Under is 8-3 in 11 games the Titans have played this season, the Over is 7-4 in 11 Eagles’ games.
The Over in this spot seems best though, because the Eagles are beginning to show their defensive limits. While you can run on them, you can now also throw, which bodes well for Over-Under betting everywhere.
One of the reasons why you can now pass on the Philadelphia secondary is the recent injuries to Avonte Maddox (hamstring) and Chauncey Gardner-Johnson (kidney), two significant holes on the back end of the Eagles’ defense.
With Ryan Tannehill beginning to heat up as a passer following a slow start to the year, we could see Treylon Burks, who has been emerging in recent weeks, put together another strong showing.
We know the Eagles will do their part offensively, but hitting this Over will come down to which Titans’ offense shows up. They dropped 27 on the Packers two weeks ago. If they can score in the 20s against the Eagles, this Over will be cashed.
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Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears - 12/4/22, 13:00 ET
The Packers are 4-8 for the season now, losing their last two in a row against the Eagles and Titans. They somehow beat the Cowboys before that, which snapped a five game losing streak.
The Bears haven't been better themselves, going 3-9 and on a five-game losing streak of their own. They got battered by the Jets last week, after narrow defeats to the Atlanta Falcons and Detroit Lions in the two games prior to that.
NFL picks: Back the Packers
Nobody was expecting this type of fall-off from Green Bay if any at all this season, and the Bears haven't been much better.
As of this writing, the starting quarterback spot on both sides is in question. While Justin Fields is still up in the air with his shoulder injury, Aaron Rodgers is undergoing further testing on his ribs.
We do know that if Rodgers is able, he will be out there, which spells disaster for Chicago.
No matter how bad things could be for Rodgers and the Packers, they both do two things really well, which are beating the Cowboys and the Bears. In fact, the Packers have won nine of their past 10 against the Bears, including seven straight.
Even if we do see Jordan Love draw the start, the Packers have more firepower to move the football on an inept Bears defense that made Mike White look like Joe Namath on them last week. What’s more, Chicago’s already light wide receiver room took a blow after Darnell Mooney suffered a season-ending ankle injury last week.
While the Packers have covered the NFL point spread in each of their past seven games against the Bears, the moneyline is a safer bet and the one to go for here.
