Thursday night; picks

Well what does the NFL have in sort for us tonight after an eventful opening weekend. Vikings are looking a bit beat up with serious question marks along the offensive line tonight. Justin Jefferson had a monster first half against against the Bucs last Sunday, but cooled off down the stretch and wasn’t able to find the end zone. Think he’ll be motivated tonight to catch his first touchdown under the bright Amazonian lights of Thursday Night and solidify his perch atop the wide receiver ranks.

As for the Eagles, they played some pretty uninspiring ball last week after blitzing the Pats early and racing out to an early 16-0 lead in the first quarter. While the Eagles roster might be the deepest and most talented in the league, there was significant change to the leadership of the offense and defense after both of their Super Bowl coordinators took head coaching jobs in the offseason. This is an underrated variable that has the potential to significantly impact the flow of the team, particularly early in the season. Hurts didn’t play much in the preseason and he’s still getting adjusted to a new play caller. Expect some more uneven play tonight from the Eagles.

Nervously taking the Viking +6.0

Thursday Night Record: 0-1

The line has moved all the way to DAL -14 today. This line makes me nervous. Dallas struggled to beat the Texans three weeks ago, lost a big lead to the Jags the following week, and snuck by the Eagles last week with Jalen Hurts on the sidelines. Once the strength of the Cowboys, the defense has been dreadful for the second half of the season.

With that being said, the Titans are trotting out a new QB that was signed of the Lions practice squad eight days ago and it doesn’t look like King Henry will be available on a short week. Titans will also be down several starters on the other side of the ball and looked primed to be shredded by the Dak and the boys.

Reluctantly taking the Cowboys -14.

Thursday Night Record: 5-13

A little late, but we took the Jags to beat up the Jets at the Meadowlands on Thursday night. Jax+2.5 was the pick!

Thursday Night Record: 4-13

We’ve won on back-to-back Thursday nights! Great success! Let’s keep the streak alive tonight.

Raiders have won three games in a row, largely on the backs of Davante Adams and Josh Jacobs. Might have an outside shot at the playoffs if they can win a bunch down the home stretch, but not likely. They still have games against the 49ers and Chiefs, but KC might be sitting guys in the final week with nothing to play for, while the 49ers might have signed the local high school QB by then. Dare to dream Raider nation!

On the other hand, Rams have nothing to play for at this point. Kupp and Stafford are done for the season and the defense can only stay on the field so long before teams start to break them down. I can only imagine how hard it must be to keep those motivation levels up for the vets that just want to turn the page onto next season and avoid a major injury.

Raiders have something to play for and should be the much, much hungrier team. Taking the Raiders as a 6 point road favourite against the defending Super Bowl Champs! Like you, we didn’t think we would be writing that season either this season.

Thursday Night Season Record: 4-11

Guess what? We finally won another Thursday night game last week. There were three games, so we were bound to win one. Thank you Daniel Jones and the G-Men for scoring a TD on the final play of the game to cover the spread. Love it!

Bills are better than the Patriots. Simple as that.

Taking the Bills and Bills mafia to cover as a 4-point favourite in Foxborough.

Thursday night season record: 3-11