Welcome to Week 6! It might feel like this slate is just Commanders-Ravens and then whatever else RedZone has on, but hear me out. Bears-Jaguars could be fun, Lions-Cowboys should have lots of points, and two rookie quarterbacks in Drake Maye and Spencer Rattler making their debuts? C'mon now!
I touch on almost every game of the slate in this week's column (sorry, Steelers and Raiders fans). But I have three key games to watch this week, with a game-level bet for each (side or total), as well as a prop for each -- and a few more lines and props I'm targeting that you'll find at the bottom of the page.
All odds current as of publication time and courtesy of ESPN BET.
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Week 5 recap
Another positive week, though a small one. We're digging our way out.
Tough to watch Patrick Mahomes dice up the New Orleans Saints' zone-heavy approach all of Monday night. It was the 12th-most zone coverage Dennis Allen has called in a game since 2016. Why that was the approach against a team with no wide receivers, I'll never know.
Week 5: 6-5 (+0.89 units)
Overall: 23-30 (-5.04u)
Spread: 3-6 (-3.19u)
Total: 6-5 (+0.30u)
Props: 14-14 (-1.15u)
Same-game parlay: 0-5 (-1.0u)