NFL Week 12 Betting Picks: Against The Spread

Nov 24, 2021

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We are back on the eve of Thanksgiving with our Week 12 against the spread betting picks. We have just two teams on bye this week, albeit a pair of high-scoring teams in the Cardinals and Chiefs.

We went a tough-to-swallow 1-2 in Week 11. The Dolphins did their job, never giving up the cover for almost the entirety of the fourth quarter. The Panthers did not, and perhaps we were giving a Cam Newton-led offense a little too much credit. After jumping out to a 14-7 lead in the middle of the second quarter, the Panthers' offense scored just seven more points for the remainder of the game, losing to the Washington Football Team. That was an alarming home loss for the Panthers as Washington's defense without Chase Young is truly one of the worst in the league. The Saints' loss was something of a shocker the way it played out. That defense allowing four rushing touchdowns was a true surprise. All the more tilting was going out on the limb of using Adam Trautman for the cover photo in his breakout game, who went 5/58/1 on 8 targets. Of course, he got injured and is now on I.R., but he was the best player on the Saints offense on Sunday.

Onto this week’s plays. We will have three bets, two of which on the three-game Thanksgiving day slate. Let’s get to them.