It’s NFL Week 9 and here is this week’s 4-leg SGP for Sunday’s action, mixing in alternate spreads, totals and scoring props over at Bet365 for this weekend’s NFL predictions.
Patriots vs Titans Prediction
Despite 2 poor offenses that rank 29th New England (15.5 PPG) and 28th Tennessee (17.1 PGG), these teams have been more Over team this season with New England 5-3 to the Over and Tennessee 4-2-1 to the Over.
Still this is the lowest total on the year at 38 points.
Both teams could be turning back to the original QBs with the Titans going back to Will Levis from Mason Rudolph possibly, and the Pats going back to Jaocby Brissett from the injured Drake Maye.
Patriots’ scores have ticked up in recent games with totals of 62, 48 and 47, but that 62-point game with the Jets is their only game that’s crossed 50 points this season. Going back to Brissett, should see a return to lower scores.
The Titans’ last 2 games saw 44 and 66 points but that’s because they allowed 34 and 52 points. The Pat’s offense won’t replicate that. And similarly, that 66-point game is the only Tennessee game that’s gone into and past the 50s.
The Titans have thrown up the white flag and traded away Hopkins already with more trades possible. Fellow WR Tyler Boyd is questionable and I just don’t see any offense for either team here.
- NFL Predictions: Alt Total Under 52.5
Bears vs Cardinals Prediction
A perfect 7/7 Bears’ games have seen the BTTS 10+ point prop cash. They’ve never scored fewer than 13 points and only once have their opponents, the Panthers come close to not fulfilling their part of the prop scoring just 10. Their other 6 opponents have all scored over 10.
The Cardinals too are a perfect 8/8 in this prop with similar stats of their lowest total being 13, and only once did a team land right on 10 against them and that was back in Week 2.
- NFL Predictions: Both Teams to Score 10+ Points
Panthers vs Saints Prediction
Week 1 saw Derek Carr throw for 3 TDs, the Saints held the edge in yards 379-193, passing 199-135, rushing 180-58, YPP 6.1-3.5, first downs 22-11 and a whole slew of other stats in a route of the Panthers 47-10.
Carr had 8 TDs and 4 INTs through 5 games but then went down with an oblique injury and hasn’t played since Oct. 7.
He’s back and will look to help the Saints snap a 6-game losing streak they’ve been on since beating the Panthers and Cowboys in Weeks 1-2.
That’s only slightly better than the Panthers who are 1-7 SU and ATS.
Carolina has scored the 3rd-fewest PPG (15.5) and allowed the most, 32nd, in PPG allowed (33.9).
That pathetic offense won’t improve with Bryce Young at QB and leading WR Diontae Johnson traded to the Ravens. 2nd-leading receiver Xavier Legette and TE Tommy Temble are both questionable and LT Ikem Ekwonu is out.
Alvin Kamara had 88 yards rushing and 27 receiving (115) vs Carolina in Week 1 and his other combined rush/rec totals have been 180, 127, 119, 66, 64, 24, and 122 last week.
- NFL Predictions: New Orleans over 1.5 TDs and alt spread +4.5
Colts vs Vikings Prediction
These teams last met in 2022 where Minnesota down was 33-0 and came back to win in OT 39-36, the biggest comeback in NFL history.
Indy may be just 4-4 but they’re the league’s best ATS team at 7-1. That’s partially because every Colts game is close. Their games have been decided by 2, 6, 5, 3, 3, 3, 6 and 3 points.
You can even go back into last season where their final 3 games were decided by 4, 4 and 3 points. So win or lose this SNF game could be close.
The 5-2 Vikings though have also made money for bettors at 5-2 ATS. They have blowout wins over the Giants and Texans and lost by 10 to the Rams on TNF last week, but otherwise, their other games have been decided by 4, 2, 6 and 2 points.
For Indy, they’re going back to veteran Joe Flacco and benching Anthony Richardson.
The Vikings see an adjustment to their offense too with starting TE TJ Hockenson set to make his season debut returning from injury.
Neither is good vs the pass, Indy 24th and Minnesota 30th. Against the run the Vikings are 3rd though and the Colts 30th.
Aaron Jones has averaged 71.6 rushing YPG and 32.4 receiving YPG so could be worth including here into a SGP.
- NFL Predictions: Vikings over 1.5 TDs and alt spread +4.5
- Parlay Picks: NE vs TEN under 52.5 / CHI vs AZ both 10+ pts / NO O1.5 TDs and +4.5 / MIN O1.5 TDs and +4.5 (-108)
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