NFL Week 11 Odds: 5 best bets against the spread

Happy Sunday! We had a fantastic bounce-back performance in Week 10, and with that, there is a bit of momentum brewing toward Week 11 of the 2015 NFL season.

As always, we are fading the public in this space, and that means taking the sides that nobody else wants. While that may not seem like an optimal strategy to the casual handicapper, things are going reasonably well this season and, well, these picks come flying in your direction for the overwhelming cost of zero dollars and zero centers. Now, let’s take a snapshot of where we stand to date:

• Last week: 4-1
• Season: 28-20-2

Let’s get to the picks, beginning with a weird home underdog. Best of luck to us all.

Detroit Lions (+2) over Oakland Raiders

I’m actually upset that the Lions toppled the Green Bay Packers a week ago, if only because the line would have been higher. Detroit isn’t very good and we all know that, but the public has seemingly fallen in love with the Raiders as a dynamic, young team, and that works in our favor in this spot.

72% of the action is on the Raiders on the road, and that shouldn’t come as a surprise given that Oakland stands at 4-5 against the 2-7 Lions. However, we love to fade the public here, and with the way that Detroit competed last week and their overall talent level (which remains much better than the record indicates), I have to take the home underdog. It’s in my contract.

Next: Rams-Ravens and Jets-Texans