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Week 7 of the 2020 NFL season began with two struggling NFC East teams in that of the Giants and Eagles doing battle. The odds favored Philadelphia a tad with a 3.5-point edge for that “Thursday Night Football” game before the team came out on top by the score of 22-21.
However, there’s a ton more intriguing matchups on slate as the NFL season inches to its midway point. Two undefeated teams in that of the Titans and Steelers will do battle on Sunday. Meanwhile, Tom Brady leads his Buccaneers to Vegas to take on a surprising Raiders squad.
Here’s a look at NFL Week 7 odds and point spreads with a quick one liner about each matchup.
Updated: Oct. 25, 11:50 AM EST
Related: NFL Week 7 schedule and game-by-game predictions
Week 7 Sunday games (includes NFL over under)
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints
Panthers-Saints point spread: Saints -7.0 (over/under 51.0)
Through the first six games of his Panthers career, Robby Anderson has tallied 40 receptions for 566 yards. The former New York Jets receiver is now on pace for 107 receptions and north of 1,500 yards. On the other side, Saints Pro Bowl cornerback Marshon Lattimore has allowed quarterbacks to complete 15-of-19 passes for 254 yards and three touchdowns when targeted. That’s a perfect 158.3 passer rating. Take this into account with the Saints at -7.
Related: NFL Week 7 injury report
Buffalo Bills at New York Jets
Bills-Jets point spread: Bills -10.5 (over/under 48.0)
Updated: Sam Darnold will return for Week 7
This game should get laughable pretty quickly. Fresh off a 24-0 loss to the Miami Dolphins, Adam Gase and the New York Jets are 0-6 on the season. They have now been outscored by an average of 18.3 points per outing. Following their mistake-filled Week 5 loss to the Tennessee Titans and Week 6 loss to the Chiefs, I fully expect Buffalo to come and play in this one. If that’s the case, the -10.5 spread seems a bit small. Take the Bills and the points here.
Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals
Browns-Bengals point spread: Browns -3.0 (over/under 51.0)
Riding a four-game winning streak heading into Week 6, the Browns were absolutely destroyed by a superior Pittsburgh Steelers team this past Sunday. They lost by the score of 38-7 with Baker Mayfield throwing two interceptions. In two outings against the AFC’s best in that of the Ravens and Steelers, Cleveland has been outscored 76-13. In the team’s four other outings, Cleveland has outscored its opponents, 145-111. The team is also giving up nearly 32 points per game. The moral of this story? Take the over and don’t think twice about it.
Dallas Cowboys at Washington Football Team
Cowboys-Washington point spread: Washington -1.0 (over/under 45.0)
Washington quarterbacks have accounted for just six passing touchdowns in as many games while averaging 221.7 passing yards per outing. This should help the Cowboys overcome a pass defense that’s yielded 12 touchdowns compared to one interception on the season. With a nearly even spread, take the Cowboys here. However, be a bit skeptical of the 45 over/under given Washington’s struggles on offense.
Green Bay Packers at Houston Texans
Packers-Texans point spread: Packers -3.5 (over/under 57.0)
Update: Aaron Jones (calf) INACTIVE for Week 7
Houston yielded north of 600 total yards in its overtime loss to the Tennessee Titans this past Sunday. The Texans are now giving up an average of 436 total yards and 30.3 points per game. Despite their struggles in a Week 6 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Packers are still averaging 32.4 points per game. Regardless of the three-point spread, take the over here. The only question is whether Deshaun Watson and Co. can keep up with Aaron Rodgers’ Packers. Houston is averaging 33 points in the two outings since it fired Bill O’Brien.
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Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons
Lions-Falcons point spread: Falcons -2.0 (over/under 55.0)
Is the Falcons’ offense back? It sure looked like that this past Sunday in their first appearance following the firing of Dan Quinn. Matt Ryan completed 30-of-40 passes for 371 yards with four touchdowns in a 40-23 blowout win over the Minnesota Vikings. Julio Jones caught eight passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns. It really was a turn back the clock performance from the Falcons’ offense. Expect much of the same Week 7 against a Lions defense that’s yielding nearly 29 points per game.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans
Steelers-Titans point spread: Steelers -1.0 (over/under 51.5)
How good is Ryan Tannehill playing right now? He’s thrown 13 touchdowns compared to two interceptions in five games this season. Tennessee is also averaging 32.8 points per outing and represents one of the best offenses in the NFL. On the other side, Pittsburgh’s defense is yielding just 19 points per game. It has also allowed opposing quarterbacks to throw nine touchdowns compared to eight interceptions. Something has to give here, right?
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos
Chiefs-Broncos point spread: Chiefs -7.5 (over/under 44.0)
Update: New Chiefs RB Le’Veon Bell could be active
Despite their 18-12 win over the New England Patriots in Week 6, quarterback play continues to be an issue for the Broncos. Returning from a multi-game absence, Drew Lock threw two putrid interceptions in said win. All said, Broncos quarterbacks have tallied seven passing touchdowns compared to eight interceptions in five games during the NFL campaign. Obviously, this won’t cut it against Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City. Take the Chiefs and the points here.
Related: Ranking NFL quarterbacks
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Las Vegas Raiders
Buccaneers-Raiders point spread: Buccaneers -5.0 (over/under 52.0)
Update: Game moved to Sunday afternoon
Previously seen as an Achilles’ heel in Tampa Bay, the Buccaneers’ secondary continues to play at an extremely high level. That included intercepting Aaron Rodgers twice in the Bucs’ Week 6 blowout win over a previously undefeated Green Bay Packers squad. Now, through six weeks of the NFL season, the Buccaneers have yielded seven touchdowns compared to eight interceptions. Despite some recent success, it’s hard to imagine Derek Carr having much of a chance against this suddenly elite unit Sunday evening.
Jacksonville Jaguars at Los Angeles Chargers
Jaguars-Chargers point spread: Chargers -7.5 (over/under 49.0)
Last week’s 34-16 loss to the Detroit Lions underscored just how poorly the Jaguars are playing on defense this season. In the five games since taking out Indianapolis in their opener, the Jags are giving up an average of 32.2 points per outing. While it has not translated to wins thus far in his NFL career, Chargers rookie quarterback Justin Herbert is playing out of his mind. He’s thrown seven touchdowns compared to one interception over the past two games, leading the Chargers to an average of 29 points per outing. That bodes well for Los Angeles’ chances come Week 7.
San Francisco 49ers at New England Patriots
49ers-Patriots point spread: Patriots -3.0 (over/under 44.5)
Since being traded by the Patriots back in October of 2017, Jimmy Garoppolo boasts a .750 winning percentage as a starter in San Francisco. He’s also thrown twice as many touchdowns (46) as interceptions (23) during that span. For comparison’s sake, the Patriots boast a .711 winning percentage since they dealt Garoppolo away during the 2017 NFL season. This might not mean a whole lot heading into Week 7, but it is interesting with Garoppolo making his return to New England.
NFL Week 7 Sunday Night Football
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals
Seahawks-Cardinals point spread: Seahawks -3.5 (over/under 55.0)
Update: Game moved to Sunday night from afternoon
At 5-0 on the season, Seattle is averaging 33.8 points per game. Russell Wilson has accounted for 19 passing touchdowns during that span. If the MVP favorite keeps up this pace, he’ll break the single-season record of 55 set by Peyton Manning back in 2013. Interestingly enough, the Seahawks are also giving up 27 points per game. That puts their single-game over/under at 60.8 on the season. Yeah, take the over here.
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NFL Week 7 Monday Night Football
Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams
Bears-Rams point spread: Rams -6.0 (over/under 45.0)
For the first time since all the way back in 2012 and just the second time in the past 15 years, the Chicago Bears find themselves at 5-1. It’s an interesting thing to look at given that the Bears’ struggles at quarterback has not impacted this team too much. Nick Foles and Mitchell Trubisky have combined to throw 12 touchdowns compared to seven interceptions. Whether that changes Monday night in Los Angeles remains to be seen.
NFL Week 7 Thursday Night Football
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
Giants-Eagles point spread: Eagles -4.5 (over/under 45.0)
Injury Update: Eagles RB Miles Sanders (knee) OUT
Update: Eagles win 22-21
The Eagles might be 1-4-1 on the season, but the expectation has to be that they’ll get back on the winning track Thursday evening. Sure the Giants earned their first victory of the season in Week 6. That came against a bad Washington Football Team. Through six weeks, Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is on pace to throw eight touchdowns against 16 interceptions. That seems pretty bad.