New England Patriots money line (-105) vs. Buffalo Bills
Among them are the Detroit Lions visiting the Los Angeles Rams (-6, 55.5), with both teams coming off big wins, the New England Patriots hosting the Buffalo Bills (-1.5, 50.5) in a key AFC East clash and the NFC North-leading Green Bay Packers (-2.5, 43.5) hitting the road to face the AFC West front-running Denver Broncos.
The Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys meet up for “Sunday Night Football,” with the Cowboys desperately trying to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Matt Bowen, Joe Fortenbaugh, Pamela Maldonado, Eric Moody, Ben Solak and Seth Walder looked at the early Week 15 odds and identified which ones are worth jumping on now before potential shifts later in the week.
Solak: The Bills had a strong offensive day against the Cincinnati Bengals, but we’re far too quickly forgetting that it took a 67-yard pick-six for the Bills to regain control of this game, and then another pick-six for them to build a truly unrecoverable lead. I expect public money to be all over the Patriots this week, and enough sharps should be there that this closes with the Patriots actually favored.
Bowen: I’ll take the six points with the Lions in this one. Look for Jared Goff to target the deep in-breakers versus Rams split-safety coverages. Catch-and-run throws. Detroit creates enough explosive plays to cover Sunday in L.A.
Maldonado: This looks aggressive, but the matchup calls for it. The Rams are a scoring machine, and their pace forces opponents to keep up. The Lions are functional enough offensively to land where they need, even on the road. Matthew Stafford creates explosive plays, Jared Goff plays catch-up and the game naturally tilts into a high-scoring script. Once the line becomes available, the Rams’ team total over is worth consideration.
Solak: The Broncos are still struggling to run the football in J.K. Dobbins’ absence, and the defense has shown a few cracks over recent weeks as opposing offenses become more specific with who they target in man coverage. The Packers are closer to full strength at wide receiver with Jayden Reed back in the fold, and the defense shreds against opposing offenses that can’t run the rock. Good matchup for Green Bay here.
Last week: Seahawks -7.5 at Falcons (Seahawks won 37-9), Colts-Jaguars under 48.5 (Jaguars won 36-19)
We have an extravaganza of high-profile games on the NFL schedule in Week 15.
Note: Odds by DraftKings Sportsbook and subject to change.