NFL Week 9 Upset Picks: Bears, Browns Headline Top Predictions

Week 9 of the NFL season is here and the BetSided team is back with more upset picks after last week saw several top contenders get knocked off. 

Last week, our team was just 1-3 on straight up upset picks, but our record still stands a strong 20-12 on the season.

Here’s who we are backing in this week’s slate, with odds via WynnBET Sportsbook:

Cleveland Browns (+115) at Cincinnati Bengals

This is a game built for the Browns to win. In the last three games, the Bengals have allowed an average of 20.7 points and the Browns have allowed 22.0 points per game. There won’t be a lot of points scored in this game and that is right where Cleveland wants to be. In the Browns four wins, they have allowed an average of 12.0 points per game. If these defenses hold up against each other, I’ll take the Browns. -- Donnavan Smoot

Chicago Bears +230 at Pittsburgh Steelers

Huge buy-low spot on the Bears. Bit of a sell-high spot on the Steelers.

Yes, the Bears offense absolutely blows, but so does the Steelers offense.

For the Bears to win they have to find success on the ground and the Steelers are average at best at stopping the run. They are 15th in opponent yards per carry, but 28th in opponent yards per carry over their last three games. I know this Steelers team and they are not a good football team. The Bears aren't either, but there’s some value on this moneyline here. Buy low, sell high, let’s go. -- Iain MacMillan

Houston Texans (+245) at Miami Dolphins

There aren’t a ton of great upset spots on the board this week, so I’m looking for value in the toilet bowl that will be Houston versus Miami. 

If Tyrod Taylor is back, I love the Texans in this game, and Miami is simply not a good football team. The Dolphins have allowed the seventh-most yards per play while gaining the second fewest yards per play at 4.8. 

The Texans are terrible in their own right, but I think this game is going to be a toss up. I love the value on Houston at +245. -- Peter Dewey

This is the third time the Dolphins have been favored this season, and they lost the prior two times. Why is this time any different? What has Miami shown to be favored by this much? Yes, I know it's the Texans, but this team may get Tyrod Taylor back this Sunday, which would provide some legitimacy to their offense.

I don't love many underdogs this weekend to win outright, so I might as well take a shot with a bad team being overrated. -- Reed Wallach

San Francisco 49ers (+100) vs. Arizona Cardinals

Is it a flashy upset pick with Kyler Murray expected out for the Cardinals? Of course not, but it's still my best bet of the week, especially when the line was 49ers +2.5.

The 49ers figured something out on the offensive side of the ball in Week 8 versus the Bears. They scored on three straight possessions in the second half, Garoppolo threw for 322 yards on only 17 completions, and Eli Mitchell is back to balling out; rushing for 137 yards and a touchdown only 18 carries.

Meanwhile, Deebo Samuel has 819 receiving yards through seven games. Via NFL.com, that's the most through seven games in team history, and the 49ers only have THE GREATEST WIDE RECEIVER WHO EVER LIVED in Jerry Rice.

It's not fun to bet on Jimmy G, but in this case, especially at home and with the offense back in stride, it makes too much sense not to. -- Ben Heisler

NFL Upset Picks to Date:

LAST WEEK: 1-3

SEASON RECORD: 20-12