
After three weeks of London games, the NFL will take the next two weeks off from international play. The New York Giants and Carolina Panthers will be in Germany on November 10 (apologies to the German fans) for the final game of the International Series in 2024.
We also don’t have any teams on a bye for the first time in three weeks, so we get a full schedule of games to watch and bet this weekend.
Tennessee Titans at Detroit Lions (-11.5)
We get things started with the best team in the NFC, the Detroit Lions. They lead the best division in football, the NFC North, and they are one of just three teams in the NFL to average more than 30 points scored per game.
The Lions are 5-1, and most important for our purposes, they are 5-1 against the spread. This week’s 11.5-point spread is the largest of the season, but they did beat the Seattle Seahawks by 13 points and topped the Dallas Cowboys by 38.
Tennessee is the opposite of the Lions. They are 1-5 straight up, 1-5 against the spread, and they have started to institute a fire sale. They’re also likely this week to start Mason Rudolph at quarterback again.
Philadelphia Eagles at Cincinnati Bengals (-3)
The Cincinnati Bengals have won two straight games, and they continue to march back into the playoff picture and into relevancy before they play the Baltimore Ravens again in Week 10. Joe Burrow is playing some of the best football of his career, and even at just 3-4, this team is dangerous.
The Bengals are the favorite at home against the Philadelphia Eagles, who are also winners of two straight. Ironically, their two wins are over the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants, which are the two teams the Bengals have beaten on their winning streak.
Cincinnati is 4-3 against the spread in 2024, and the Eagles are 3-3.
Buffalo Bills (-3) at Seattle Seahawks
Since Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills looked anemic three weeks ago against the Houston Texans, they have looked like a team poised for a deep playoff run. They got past the New York Jets in primetime in Week 6, and then blew out the Titans in Week 7. Now, they have a tough one with this weekend’s trip to Seattle.
The Seahawks may be down DK Metcalf. He injured his MCL last week, and while everyone on the Seattle coaching staff says he is doing everything possible to get back, it’s unlikely he will play. But if the Seattle defense plays like it did last week against the Atlanta Falcons, they may not need him.
Seattle won the turnover battle by three, recorded three sacks, and they won the game by 20.
Kansas City Chiefs (-9.5) at Las Vegas Raiders
Patrick Mahomes has a new (previously owned) wide receiver in 32-year-old DeAndre Hopkins. The future Hall of Famer will play this weekend, because in the words of head coach Andy Reid, “Why wait?”
The Kansas City Chiefs remain the only undefeated team in the NFL, and Patrick Mahomes is 10-2 against the Las Vegas Raiders. And if that is not enough evidence that the Chiefs should win on Sunday, here’s one more note: Gardner Minshew threw three interceptions against a much worse defense last week, and his quarterback rating of 21.0 was the lowest of his career.
If a quarterback does nothing but throw incomplete passes, his QB rating is 39.6.
Chicago Bears (-3) at Washington Commanders
No matter what happens with injured Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, we will see a quarterback matchup between two Heisman Trophy winners who were selected No. 1 and No. 2 overall in the NFL Draft.
We’re hoping Daniels will play, but if he can’t go, we will get Marcus Mariota, the Heisman Trophy winner in 2014 and the No. 2 overall pick in 2015. That, however, is where the similarities between Mariota and Daniels ends.
We will get Caleb Williams for the Chicago Bears, the Heisman Trophy-winning No. 1 overall pick in 2024, and he is expected to have another huge game. He threw four touchdown passes in his last time out, and the Bears are coming off a bye.
Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers (-4.5)
The final game on Sunday is the Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers, two Super Bowl hopeful teams two months ago who are now trying to figure out if they are playoff teams.
The 49ers haven’t won back-to-back games this season, and they are coming off a loss at home to the Chiefs, where they also lost Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk. Samuel might be back this week after his bout with pneumonia, but Aiyuk is done for the season.
Two weeks ago was the last time we saw the Cowboys. It’s been three weeks since they actually showed up. That game in Week 6 was a “burn the tape” type of result, losing at home to the Lions by 38 points.
Dallas is 2-4 against the spread this season, and 2-2 as underdogs. The 49ers are 3-4 ATS, and they have been the favorite in every week of the season.

With over 25 years of experience as a distinguished sports writer for renowned platforms such as Fox Sports and ESPN, Kyle Garlett is a sports betting specialist who has been at the forefront of documenting the global surge in sports betting and online gaming. Based in Denver, Colorado, Kyle hosts an NFL betting YouTube show and podcast. Kyle also has two sports books published by HarperCollins.
Kyle graduated the Azusa Pacific University in 1996 with a B.A. Degree in Communication and Journalism.