NFL Week 5: Odds for each game
By John Buhler
Week 5 of the 2020 NFL season gives us some more compelling matchups.
Two more games remain in Week 4 before we move on to Week 5 of NFL action.
Week 4 saw one game get postponed all together between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Tennessee Titans. Another game had to be moved to Monday night between the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs. However, the other 13 games on the Week 4 slate to be played went off with no hitch. Here are the points spreads for Week 5. Odds are from Odds Shark.
Here are the point spreads for every game being played in the NFL in Week 5.
Thursday, Oct. 8 (8:20 p.m. ET)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-3.5) at Chicago Bears
Sunday, Oct. 11 (1:00 p.m. ET)
- Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans (-1.5)
- Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans (-6.5)
- Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs (-12)
- Arizona Cardinals (-8) at New York Jets
- Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons (-4)
- Los Angeles Rams (-9.5) at Washington Football Team
- Philadelphia Eagles at Pittsburgh Steelers (-7)
- Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens (-13)
Sunday, Oct. 11 (4:05 p.m. ET)
- Miami Dolphins at San Francisco 49ers (-8.5)
Sunday, Oct. 11 (4:25 p.m. ET)
- Denver Broncos at New England Patriots (-11)
- New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys (-11.5)
- Indianapolis Colts (-2.5) at Cleveland Browns
Sunday, Oct. 11 (8:20 p.m. ET)
- Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks (-9.5)
Monday, Oct. 12 (8:15 p.m. ET)
- Los Angeles Chargers at New Orleans Saints (-7.5)
Teams on bye: Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers
The first game of Week 5 features the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Chicago Bears. Though both teams are 3-1 through the first quarter of the year, the Buccaneers are laying points on the road vs. the Bears on Thursday Night Football. This has more to do with the Buccaneers having Tom Brady at quarterback than anything. Then again, Nick Foles beat him in Super Bowl 52.
Sunday Night Football this week will be between a pair of NFC playoff teams from a year ago. Though the Minnesota Vikings got their first win of the season, they will have to go up against an undefeated Seattle Seahawks team on the road in primetime. This is a tough spot for Kirk Cousins, as he’ll have to do whatever he can to keep pace with Russell Wilson at quarterback.
Monday Night Football has one quarterback beginning his NFL career in Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers and another one drawing his to a close in Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints. Unless these two teams shockingly meet in Super Bowl 55, this will be the only career meeting between Brees and his former team’s new starting quarterback Herbert.
Which games do you find the lines enticing enough to place a wager on?