Welcome to Week 3. Coming off a huge week for underdogs, my head is spinning. Is anyone as good or as bad as I thought? It was a good reminder last week that styles make fights, and anyone can beat anyone in the NFL if the matchup is right.
I have three key games to watch this week, with a game-level bet for each (side or total), as well as a prop for each -- and a few more lines and props I'm targeting at the bottom of the page. All odds current as of publication time and courtesy of ESPN BET . Jump to: Week 2 recap | Texans-Vikings | Bears-Colts | Lions-Cardinals | Quick hits and SGP I took a bath last week, as many public bettors did .
I was flat wrong on my read for the New Orleans Saints - Dallas Cowboys and Indianapolis Colts - Green Bay Packers games. (I remain shocked by that Packers outcome.) It was tough to lose the Cincinnati Bengals - Kansas City Chiefs under on the last play of the game following a fourth-and-16 conversion, and A.
J. Brown 's late injury in practice hurt us on Falcons - Eagles . Nevertheless, we persist.
Early season losses always look as if they hurt more than they actually do. Week 2: 2-8 (-5.42 units) Overall: 7-13 (-4.
07u) Props: 4-6 (-2.07u) Sides: 1-2 (-1.05u) Totals: 2-3 (-1.
18u) Same-game parlay: 0-2 (-0.4u) Continue reading this article and more from top writers, for only $10.99/mo.
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Solak's Week 3 NFL picks: The favorites, game totals and props to target
Ben Solak evaluates the lines and offers his picks and props for Week 3, including what to make of a trio of NFC North teams.