Sports Handicapper Ross Benjamin's Picks & Predictions

Green Bay @ Washington 1:00 PM ET

Game# 475-476

Play On: Washington +3.5 (5*)

The Packers are coming off an 29-29 tie against Minnesota and they allowed an alarmingly high 412 yards passing in that contest. Aaron Rodger’s mobility has certainly been diminished by the knee injury he sustained in Green Bay’s season opener. Rodgers will be facing a Washington defense which has allowed just 16.5 points and 247 yards per game through their first 2 games of the season.

Washington is coming off a disheartening 21-9 loss to Indianapolis last Sunday in their home opener. That defeat squared their record at 1-1. Since 9/20/2015, Washington is a perfect 4-0 SU&ATS as a home underdog of 3.0 points or more, and they won by 10.3 points per game.

Any home underdog of 4.0-points or less (Redskins) that’s coming off a home favorite straight up loss by 10 points or more, and they failed to cover by 22.0 points or less, versus an opponent (Packers) that scored 19 points or more in their last game, resulted in those home underdogs going 12-0 SU&ATS since 1982. Bet on the Redskins plus the points for a 5* wager.

Cowboys @ Seahawks 4:25 ET

Game# 485-486

Play On: Cowboys +2.0 (5*)

Despite their season opening loss at Carolina, Dallas has gone an outstanding 12-5 on the road since 2016. The Cowboys currently lead the NFL in sacks and they’ll be going up against Seattle’s poor offensive line. As a matter of fact, Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson has been sacked 12 times during the Seahawks first 2 games.

The Seattle offense has also turned the ball over 5 times during those 2 contests which has attributed to a 0-2 start. It wasn’t too long ago that Seahawks seemed invincible when playing at home. However, they’re just 1-4 SU&ATS in their last 5 games at Century Link Field in Seattle.

Any NFL team (Seattle) who’s +5.0 to -5.0 that’s playing in Game 3 of their season and is coming off 2 straight road losses, resulted in those teams going 2-16 ATS and 3-15 straight up since 1986. Bet on the Cowboys for a 5* wager.

Bears @ Cardinals 4:25 PM ET

Game# 483-484

Play On: Cardinals +6.0 (5*)

Chicago finds itself in a rare road favorite situation. Keep in mind, this is a Bears team which has gone an abysmal 2-15 straight up on the road since 2016. Chicago opened with a 24-23 loss and Green Bay and then rebounded with a 24-17 win over Seattle in their home opener.

Arizona is coming of 2 straight horrible loses. They lost to Washington 24-6 in their season opener and last week was a 34-0 lopsided defeat against the Rams. Nevertheless, since 12/4/2011, Arizona is 11-1 SU&ATS as a non-division home underdog of 6.5-points or less, and that record improves to a perfect 8-0 SU&ATS if they’re facing an opponent coming off a straight up win.

Any underdog of 3.0 to 9.0-points (Arizona) that’s coming off 2 straight losses in which they scored 9 points or less on each occasion, and they’re playing before Game 16 of the season resulted in those underdogs going 16-1 ATS and 11-5 straight up since 2004. As a matter of fact, that precise betting angle has seen those underdogs go 7-0 SU&ATS since 2010 and they won by an average of 12.9 points per game. Bet on the Cardinals plus the points for a 5* wager.

Chargers @ Rams 4:05 ET

Game# 481-482

Play On: Rams -7.0 (5*)

The Rams have looked great on both sides of the ball during its first 2 games. Their most recent contest was last Sunday’s 34-0 blowout win over Arizona. The Rams are quickly proving that their 11-5 regular season record and NFC West Division crown from last year wasn’t a fluke. They’ll be facing a Chargers team that went 9-7 a season ago and is 1-1 in 2018.

Any home favorite of 2.5 to 9.0 points that’s coming off a division win by 11 points or more, and they won 10 or more regular season games during the previous season, versus an opponent (Chargers) that won 9 or more regular season game the year before, resulted in those home favorites going a perfect 14-0 ATS since 1981. The average margin of victory during those 14 contests was 14.1 points per game. Bet on the Rams minus the points for a 5* wager.

New England @ Detroit 8:20 PM ET

Game# 487-488

Play On: Under 54.0 (10*)

New England is coming off a 31-20 loss at Jacksonville and did so as a 1.5-point favorite. Since 2014, New England has gone under the total on the road following a road loss, and those games averaged a combined 38.8 points scored per game. Additionally, since 2016, New England has gone 5-1 under when there’s a total of 49.5 or greater.

Detroit is coming off last Sunday’s 30-27 loss at San Francisco. The combination of this data leads us to an extremely profitable NFL totals betting angle which is displayed below. Detroit is 5-0 under in their last 5 at home when there’s of 48.0 or greater, and they’re coming off a road loss in which it allowed 38 points or fewer. Those 5 contests averaged a combined 39.6 points scored per game.

Any team (New England) playing before Game 14 of their season with a total of 35.0 or greater, coming off an away double-digit loss as a favorite of 1.5-points or more, versus an opponent (Detroit) coming off an away loss in which they allowed 30 points or less, resulted in those games going 32-5 (86.5%) under the total since 1984. Bet on this game to go under the total for a 10* Top Play wager.