NFL fans and bettors were treated to a Thanksgiving Day three-pack, but Week 12 is just getting started. There are still 13 games left to be played on Sunday and Monday, with several strong sides that stand out.

We’ll group together a pair of undervalued road favorites, then take an Over with a low bar to clear along with a heavy favorite that should still cover with ease. 

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The Green Bay Packers try to snap a two-game skid as they head to Charlotte to face the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, December 24. The Packers are 6-8 but can still make the playoffs while the Panthers have the worst record in the NFL but are coming off their second win of the year.

NFL odds have the Packers installed as 4.5-point road favorites with the Over/Under at 36.5 for this Week 16 clash.

Here are my best free Packers vs. Panthers NFL picks and predictions.

Packers vs Panthers odds

Packers vs Panthers predictions

It’s funny how much seven days can change a team’s stock. Two weeks ago, the Green Bay Packers were on a three-game winning streak where they had pulled off upset victories agai…

With the start of a new NFL season, my weekly trends article is back, posting every Wednesday before the games kick-off.

Backing trends at the start of any season, regardless of the sport, can be a little tricky. While some rosters and coaching staffs don’t go through an overwhelming amount of change, others have gone through a dramatic turnover which heavily changes the team’s playing philosophy. As a result, we’ll see some trends bleed into the early parts of the 2024 season and beyond, but others will fizzle out quicker than the career of Deshaun Watson. 

Some in the betting community can’t stand trends, but I simply…

Ask quietly who in the England squad is irreplaceable and the likely answer you will get is Keira Walsh. Sarina Wiegman’s defensive midfielder is the increasingly not-so-secret jewel in England’s crown. It was Walsh’s pass that elicited more oohs and aahs than Ella Toone’s sumptuous finish to open the scoring in the final of the Euros against Germany last year and Walsh’s £400,000 move to Barcelona from Manchester City broke the world record for a transfer fee.

Since that move Walsh has won a treble – La Liga, the Supercopa and the Champions League – and lifted the first women’s Finalissima trophy with England. Yet four years ago she almost walked away from football, the heavy toll of the criticism she faced during the 2019 …

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was beaming with the work rate put in by his side following their 1-0 victory away to rivals Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday.

Defender Gabriel Magalhaes scored the decisive goal, heading home from a corner in the second half, to leave the Gunners second in the Premier League table.

Spurs enjoyed the better start of the two, creating plenty of openings in the early part of the first half, but were unable to take advantage.

Arsenal had fewer shots than Spurs (seven to 15) but were more clinical than their hosts.

They are a great side and create an unbelievable atmosphere, said Arteta of their opponents while talking to Sky Sports.

We knew it would be tough. We believed we could hurt them, we weren t the best…

Manchester City and Liverpool will come straight out of Champions League midweek action into the fire of a Premier League showdown in October.

After battling to the final day of the 2021-22 campaign in a title tussle that City edged, few would be surprised to see Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp s teams again battling it out for supremacy.

Chelsea, no longer owned by Roman Abramovich, will look to stake a claim, while Manchester United, Tottenham and Arsenal will hope to improve on last season s efforts.

A host of early season games catch the eye, perhaps none more than the Old Trafford clash between Manchester United and Liverpool on August 20.

Liverpool twice outclassed United last season, but it could be a different story now Erik ten Hag has moved i…

Chelsea will finish 2014 as Premier League leaders, despite Jose Mourinho s side toiling to a 1-1 draw at Southampton on Sunday.

The west Londoners failed to hit their usual impeccable standards at the St Mary s Stadium on Sunday, with Southampton displaying their top-four credentials in a battling display.

An upset appeared on the cards when Sadio Mane made the most of sloppy defending from Chelsea captain John Terry, recently promised a new deal by Mourinho, to race through and deftly lift over Thibaut Courtois for his second goal in as many matches.

However, a moment of brilliance from Eden Hazard shortly before the break levelled proceedings, as he curled home his seventh league goal of the campaign.

Chelsea pushed hard for a winner after the break an…

England have had their ups and relative downs as Gareth Southgate’s men qualified for next summer’s Euros and went through 2023 unbeaten.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at some of the highs and lows from England’s eight wins and two draws across the year.

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Opening qualification win in Italy

Southgate’s men put their 2022 World Cup frustration behind them by kicking off European qualification with victory at reigning champions Italy in March.

Harry Kane became England’s all-time record goalscorer by striking home a penalty after Declan Rice opened the scoring in Naples, before Mateo Retegui pulled one back.

Luke Shaw’s sending-off for two bookings in quick succession made for a nervy final 10 minutes but England held out fo…

Both teams come into Week 17 on a one-game winning streak, but that’s about the end of the similarities between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets. The Bucs have sealed the NFC South and can now focus on getting healthy for their playoff push while the Jets start to turn their focus to next year.

Don’t bet on this game without first reading our NFL picks and predictions for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New York Jets on Sunday, January 2.

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The Minnesota Vikings host the Indianapolis Colts in Week 15 on Saturday.

The Vikings have a 10-3 record and NFL betting lines opened with them as 5-point favorites against the Colts who have lost six of their last seven games.

I’m projecting a big win for Minnesota, which is why I’m expecting big plays from Justin Jefferson, a heavy dose of Dalvin Cook, and plenty of passes from Matt Ryan with the Colts playing catch up.

Here are my best free NFL player prop picks for Saturday’s matchup…and check out our full Colts vs. Vikings betting preview for more. 

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