Green Bay Packers (-1.5) @ Detroit Lions
Aaron Rodgers still doesn’t look like himself, but he’s winning games so he’s going to continue to start. Meanwhile, the Detroit Lions find new ways to lose. After beating his former team, Matt Patricia just looks like he’s coaching to lose. This team has a lot of talent, especially at wide receiver and in the secondary, but they aren’t able to put it all together.
The Packers have a pretty easy schedule the next two weeks before going up against the Patriots and Rams. They need to take advantage of these two games, or October could be a rough month. Especially with Rodgers doing this on one leg, he needs to win the games he’s supposed to.
It’s just one and a half points on Aaron Rodgers against the Lions, a team he historically dominates.
Green Bay 20, Detroit 17
Miami Dolphins @ Cincinnati Bengals (-5.5)
The Cincinnati Bengals may be the surprise playoff team out of the AFC. Meanwhile, the Dolphins come out of September leading the AFC East, another surprise. However, the Dolphins are coming off a come-back-to-Earth loss to the Patriots last week. The Bengals, on the other hand, are building confidence after a huge win against the Falcons.
The Dolphins look like they were faking it the whole time. They played the Titans in a game that took all day, the Raiders and the Jets. Not exactly a gauntlet.
The Bengals actually faced really good competition, and came out 3-1. This is their easiest game in the next three weeks, so they will come out firing. This is a lot of points against an unpredictable Dolphins team, but the Bengals look like the winners here.
Cincinnati 27, Miami 21