Thanksgiving Day Locks: Week 12
Texans (-3) @ Lions: O/U 51.5
ATS: Texans: 3–7, Lions: 3–6–1
O/U: Texans: 6–3–1, Lions: 6–4
The Texans enter this Thanksgiving Day battle fresh off of an impressive victory where Deshaun Watson once again proved his talent is being wasted on this awful team. Speaking of wasted QB talent on terrible teams, Matthew Stafford and the Lions are spiraling downwards after blowing a shot last week at getting back into realistic playoff contention.
Give me the Texans laying a field goal. The Lions are far too banged up on both sides of the ball to compete with any team right now. Kenny Golladay’s value is absolutely skyrocketing with how awful this offense looks without him. The Texans are not a good football team either, but they should be able to have their way with this team in what will likely be Matt Patricia’s final game in Honolulu Blue.
Picks: Texans -3 (Fort Knox), Under 51.5 (Deadbolt)
Football Team @ Cowboys (-3): O/U 46
ATS: Football Team: 4–4–2, Cowboys: 2–8
O/U: Football Team: 3–6–1, Cowboys: 5–5
The first matchup this season between these two teams ended in a 25–3 victory for the Football Team. Andy Dalton was knocked out of it early, and the Cowboys looked lifeless the whole game. Since that game, they’ve both gone 1–2, and they both find themselves sitting at 3–7, just a half game out of 1st place in their division, which makes this the most watchable game ever between two 3–7 teams.
I’m taking the Football Team getting a field goal here. This team is well-coached, has a strong defense, and Alex Smith is getting more and more comfortable each week. The Cowboys have looked better of late, so I do expect a close, low scoring game. In that case, give me the points.
