Rick Wise

While Mahomes is the vast majority of what make this offense tick, there are a number of crucial moving parts, many of which came out to play on Sunday. Kareem Hunt carried 16 times for 50 yards and added another 5 catches for 36 yards and a touchdown, Sammy Watkins, who had his biggest day in a Chiefs uniform, snagged 8 receptions for 107 yards and 2 touchdowns,Travis Kelce caught 6 passes for 79 yards and a touchdown and Tyreek Hill had three catches for 70 yards. Will it take this same balanced attack to cover the bookmaker’s 8 point spread? Rick Wise gives his NFL prediction!

The Chicago offense was far from great, but they did enough to ensure the win after another dominant performance from the defense. Jets quarterback Sam Darnold was held to his lowest output of the season, finishing 14-of-29 for 153 yards and 1 touchdown, while the Jets ground game was stuffed for 57 total yards. That recipe against the Bills is why sportsbooks have Buffalo as 9 point dogs but can they put up a better game?

Tampa Bay broke off a three-game losing streak with an overtime win over the pesky Cleveland Browns. Cincinnati has dropped two straight against division foes and now host a better than their record shows Bucs. Does the oddsmaker have this line weighted too high on the home team or can the Bengals take advantage of the sub-par secondary of TB?

The NY Giants looked better on Monday night on the road in Atlanta and are now at home but on short rest. Washington won their second straight but that came at home and they hit the road this week where they are 0-2 SU and ATS and have been outscored 64-28! Check out our handicapper’s take on the game and get his projected point spread winner.

Two different mindsets when Carolina hosts Baltimore in Week 8. The Panthers have to feel good about themselves rallying late to surprise the Eagles on the road in Philadelphia while the Ravens blew a 10-point 4th quarter lead at home against the Saints missing a game tying extra point. late in the game. Who will be able to use last week’s results to their advantage? Rick Wise thinks he has this game pegged. Fade or tail; get his play right here.

The Rams needed Todd Gurley to save their offense against Denver, but that’s not likely to be the case against the 49ers and their 25th-ranked pass defense. The average sportsbook line is Rams -10, a lot of points to cover. Rick Wise looks at if the Rams have enough versus the lowly Niners.

The Titans laid their biggest egg of the season Sunday in a 21-0 shutout at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens, putting themselves in a tie with Jaguars and Texans for first place in the AFC South. Can the Titans avoid going sub .500 or at least stay within 6.5? Rick Wise breaks down Titans/Chargers and gives his NFL pick.

The Panthers need their running game back. Coming into the game, they led the NFL with 154 rushing yards per outing but somehow lost their way against the Skins. Cam Newton not only led the team with 43 rushing yards, he also had the most carries with 9. That’s not a good a trend. Will success on the ground translate to covering at your sportsbook? Rick Wise breaks down the match-up.

The Broncos dropped their fourth game in a row Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams but it wasn’t all gloom and doom. Outside of a miserable loss to the Jets last week, Denver has actually gone toe to toe with some of the NFL’s best, losing by 4 points to Kansas City and just three to the Rams. So, there’s certainly reason to believe that this is a better team than 2-4 might indicate. But are they emotionally spent after coming up short again and again in close games? Rick Wise looks at the sportsbook’s line and gives his prediction.

This offense can only go as far as Joe Flacco can take it. That was proven Sunday when nobody could answer the bell and come to the aid of their drowning quarterback. Mornhinweg has also proven that he’s likely to stick with the passing game even if Flacco doesn’t have his best stuff. Rick Wise takes a closer look at the matchup and makes his NFL selection.