{"id":152277,"date":"2020-10-17T19:46:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T02:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=152277"},"modified":"2020-10-17T21:14:37","modified_gmt":"2020-10-18T04:14:37","slug":"nfl-week-6-preview-giving-some-love-to-the-losers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nfl-week-6-preview-giving-some-love-to-the-losers\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 6 Preview: Giving Some Love to the Losers"},"content":{"rendered":"

One man\u2019s trash is another man\u2019s treasure. That\u2019s the case for DraftKings\u2019 Johnny Avello when he looks at the NFL\u2019s Week 6 schedule.<\/p>\n

\"New
New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones fumbles in last week\u2019s game against the Dallas Cowboys. Jones and the Giants are 0-5, but favored to beat the Washington Football Team on Sunday. (Image: Tim Heitman\/USA TODAY Sports<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Green Bay Packers (4-0) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2) showdown features two NFC heavyweights powered by elite quarterbacks, Green Bay\u2019s Aaron Rodgers and Tampa Bay\u2019s Tom Brady. The Cleveland Browns (4-1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (4-0) clash highlights the early slate of the games.<\/p>\n

Instead of the big games, Avello \u2013 the director of race and sportsbook operations at DraftKings \u2013 is focusing on the losers.<\/p>\n

Jets, Giants, Falcons Remain Winless<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Atlanta Falcons (0-5) at Minnesota Vikings (1-4):<\/strong> The Falcons fired their general manager and coach this week. The Vikings, even without injured running back Dalvin Cook, are 4-point favorites.<\/p>\n

The Vikings have grabbed most of the money on this one on the moneyline and the point spread,\u201d <\/strong>Avello told Casino.org<\/em>. \u201cThe game was bet up from 3.5 to 4. The Falcons have a new coach in Raheem Morris. If you look at him, he hasn\u2019t had much success as a head coach. They\u2019re 30th in points allowed, so they\u2019re expecting a lot of points.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As coach of the Buccaneers from 2009 through 2011, Morris\u2019 record was a woeful 17-31.<\/p>\n

Washington Football Team (1-4) at New York Giants (0-5):<\/strong> Washington is 30th in scoring and New York is 31st. Giants quarterback Daniel Jones threw 24 touchdowns in 12 starts as a rookie, but has only two this year. Still, they are the favorites.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people like Washington,\u201d <\/strong>Avello said. \u201cThe Giants opened 3.5 ,and it\u2019s down to 2.5. What I find interesting is Washington has scored a total of 89 points, and the Giants have scored only 81 points, and that\u2019s with 34 against the Cowboys last week. The schedules have been really difficult for both teams.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 43-point total is the lowest of the week.<\/p>\n

New York Jets (0-5) at Miami Dolphins (2-3):<\/strong> The Jets have been outscored by 17.2 points per game \u2013 a touchdown worse than any other team. The Dolphins, who surprisingly last week crushed the San Francisco 49ers, 43-17, are tied for the biggest favorites of the week.<\/p>\n

We know the Jets are winless and they\u2019ve been hopeless,\u201d<\/strong> Avello said. \u201cA lot of this is based on Miami\u2019s performance last week. They were elevated to being an 8-point favorite, and now it\u2019s up to 9.5. That\u2019s how low the Jets have sunk.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Jets will be without quarterback Sam Darnold (shoulder) for a second consecutive week.<\/p>\n

Packers at Buccaneers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Most eyes will be on the game of the week. With their 4-0 start, the Packers have soared to +900 to win the Super Bowl. That\u2019s the fourth-shortest odds at DraftKings. The Buccaneers are +1,600, tied for the seventh-shortest odds.<\/p>\n

That game will be heavily watched and heavily bet,\u201d <\/strong>Avello told Casino.org<\/em>. \u201cThere\u2019s only two afternoon games. Obviously, Jets-Dolphins isn\u2019t going to be watched heavily outside of the New York faithful and Miami faithful. So, the concentration will be Packers-Bucs. That game is going to have a lot of action. People have been betting Tom Brady since he went to that team. They really like the Bucs overall, and the Packers have been great this year.\u201d <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tampa Bay opened as a 1-point favorite. By early in the week, the Packers were 2.5-point favorites. The game has settled in at Green Bay -1. The 55-point total is the second-highest on the board behind the Monday night game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n

Avello expects a three-team moneyline parlay involving three heavy favorites to be a \u201cfashionable\u201d bet this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou take three teams who they think are going to win the game, but they\u2019re not so sure about them covering the point spread,\u201d <\/strong>Avello explained. \u201cThose three we\u2019re going to see bet on are going to be the Ravens [-9.5] at the Eagles, the Colts [-7.5] at home vs. the Bengals, and the Pats [-7.5] at home vs. the Broncos. If you parlayed the three of those, you\u2019d probably double your money.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Week 6 Schedule<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Here is the NFL Week 6 schedule, with odds from DraftKings as of Saturday evening in parentheses. All times are Eastern.<\/p>\n

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Sunday<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings (-4), 1:00 PM (FOX)<\/li>\n
  • Baltimore Ravens at Philadelphia Eagles (+9.5), 1:00 PM (CBS)<\/li>\n
  • Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers (-1), 1:00 PM (FOX)<\/li>\n
  • Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers (-3.5), 1:00 PM (CBS)<\/li>\n
  • Cincinnati Bengals at Indianapolis Colts (-7.5), 1:00 PM (FOX)<\/li>\n
  • Denver Broncos at New England Patriots (-7.5), 1:00 PM (CBS)<\/li>\n
  • Detroit Lions at Jacksonville Jaguars (+3), 1:00 PM (FOX)<\/li>\n
  • Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans (-4), 1:00 PM (CBS)<\/li>\n
  • Washington Football Team at New York Giants (-2.5), 1:00 PM (FOX)<\/li>\n
  • New York Jets at Miami Dolphins (-9.5), 4:05 PM (CBS)<\/li>\n
  • Green Bay Packers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+1), 4:25 PM (FOX)<\/li>\n
  • Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers (+3), 8:20 PM (NBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    • Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills (+4), 5:00 PM (FOX\/NFLN\/Amazon)<\/li>\n
    • Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys (+1), 8:15 PM (ESPN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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