DK Metcalf left the Seahawks’ win over the Chargers final week with a knee damage, however he participated in walk-throughs and is questionable for Sunday. Geno Smith nonetheless put up an unbelievable passing assault (20 of 27 passing for 210 yards and two touchdowns) with out Metcalf for many of the recreation, and continues to be a top-10 quarterback in practically each class. Choose: Seahawks -3
Inexperienced Bay Packers (3-4) at Buffalo Payments (5-1), 8:20 p.m., NBC
Line: Payments -10.5 | Complete: 47
Buffalo, now the betting favourite to win the Tremendous Bowl, has a means of turning even honored quarterbacks into underdogs. Earlier than the Payments’ Week 6 drubbing of Kansas Metropolis, Patrick Mahomes had by no means been a house underdog. This week, it’s the primary time in Aaron Rodgers’s 18-year profession that he has entered a recreation as a double-digit underdog.
That owes as a lot to the Packers’ current struggles because it does to the Payments’ prowess. Inexperienced Bay’s three-game slide hit a brand new low towards Washington final week, with the Packers managing simply 232 yards of complete offense and going 0 for six on third downs. The Payments had a Week 7 bye, but the market nonetheless moved this quantity from 8 to as excessive as 11.5 early this week based mostly solely on the Packers’ efficiency towards the Commanders. If the quantity retains climbing, bettors will probably purchase again on the Packers at 13, and at that quantity we’d choose Inexperienced Bay as effectively. Till then, we’re sticking with the Payments. Choose: Payments -10.5
Sunday’s Different Video games
Denver Broncos (2-5) at Jacksonville Jaguars (2-5), 9:30 a.m., ESPN+
Line: Jaguars -2.5 | Complete: 39
The Jaguars, taking part in the franchise’s ninth recreation in London, must be no strangers to adjusting to the abroad journey whereas the Broncos will schlep from a a lot farther distance. Regardless of this technically being a impartial discipline, this week we gave the Jaguars a half level. Early motion favored the Jaguars, who’ve obtained probably the most bets to this point. That could be the general public betting towards the Broncos, who scored solely 9 factors taking part in with out Russell Wilson final week in a loss to the Jets. That recreation was an enormous loss for sportsbooks as a result of a ton of cash got here in on the Jets. A lot of the cash to this point this week, nevertheless, has been wagered on the Broncos, and the Jaguars have gone from 4 level favorites to 2.5.
Regardless of the slim defeat, Denver managed to return inside one play of victory because of a heroic effort from their protection, who enter this week the third-best within the league. Wilson is listed as questionable however participated in observe in London on Wednesday and stated he was able to “rock and roll.” We picked Denver final week, and we aren’t afraid to choose them once more. Choose: Broncos +2.5