2024 College Football, NFL Odds: Best Bets for Packers-Vikings, Notre Dame-Georgia

Four out of five wasn’t bad two weeks ago.

One of the five last week is bad

Stuffing Clemson on third-and-four from the 1-yard line to stay outnumbered against Texas was infuriating. This is best when teams need a single yard and line up their quarterback deep in the shotgun.

anyway…

I have three NFL bets and one College Football Playoff bet for this weekend’s picks. Remember, this space is not a place for a million picks or five-teamers. These will always be the games I love the most.

let’s go to work

2024 record: (39-40, -4.8 units)

the falcons @ the commander (-4, O/U 47.5)

That was when the Falcons made a move on rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. His ability to push the ball down the field is a huge need for an offense that became quite defensive with the immobile and buckled-up Kirk Cousins. The Commanders are flying high after upsetting the Eagles last Sunday, and you’re certainly paying a premium from that decision. get the points

Pick: Falcon (+4) Lose by less than 4 points, or win outright

the packer @ the vikings (-1, O/U 48.5)

Smart people love packers in macro and micro and it makes sense. I wrote about “America’s Game of the Week” for FOX Earlier this week And these two teams are almost evenly matched on neutral. The thing is, I don’t think Minnesota’s home field is getting enough credit. That building is a different animal when the Vikings are good, and I think their defense will make enough plays to win.

Pick: Vikings (-1) to win by more than 1 point

the cardinal @ ramus (-6.5, O/U 47.5)

Speaking of premiums, how many points are the Rams putting up?! I know favorites dominate this NFL season and the Cardinals technically have nothing to play for, but this is ridiculous. I don’t believe Arizona will lay down on the railroad tracks and run, and I refuse to believe Los Angeles is better than a division rival. I guess we’ll see.

Pick: Cardinals (+6.5) to lose by less than 6.5 points, or to win outright

Notre Dame Vs Georgia (-2, O/U 44)

Perhaps I’m a little biased here because I have a Notre Dame ticket at 10-1 to win the national title. After the bracket was released I still thought Notre Dame was strong enough defensively to stifle Indiana’s offense and handle Georgia backup quarterback Gunner Stockton. And please spare me the “he’s better than Carson Beck” nonsense. The Irish catch a ton of flack for being consistently overrated, but I truly believe the defense and running game is on a different level this year.

Pick: Notre Dame (+2) to lose by less than 2 points, or to win outright

Sam Panayotovich is a sports betting analyst for FOX Sports and BetQL Network. He previously worked for WGN Radio, NBC Sports and VSiN. Follow him on Twitter @spshoot.

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