The real Matt Rivers of OffshoreInsiders.com has your NFL odds winner for Sunday is on the Cowboys -6 on NFL Odds to Detroit.
It’s certainly not the easiest thing to trust the Cowboys these days but the Lions on the road have been a disaster for as long as I have been alive and after seeing Dallas finally man up in New York last week against what was the best team in football I will take my chances on what appears to be a bit of a cheap lay here.
Matthew Stafford is out with that shoulder once again and therefore Shawn Hill is expected to get the start. I don’t hate Hill at all as the guy is not bad and at least serviceable. But on the road Hill doesn’t exactly scare many and even if Jon Kitna is old and not what he used to be the signal caller still looked good last week and should be properly motivated here against a former team.
Felix Jones should be able to have a big game running the ball against Ndamakong Suh and the Lions defense and Dez Bryant is proving to be a great rookie and a guy who can make plays with the best of them. Throw in Miles Austin and a few other guys who need to always be accounted for at all times and in Jerry’s Playground I just do not see the Pokes doing anything but playing solid enough football today and fully outclassing what is still a well inferior team on the road without its young stud quarterback.
Top expert pick: Dallas Cowboys from Matt Rivers
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Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots (-4) – Sunday at 4:15 p.m. ET
The Colts (6-3, 5-4 ATS) improved to 3-1 in their last four games, but last week’s 23-17 win over the Bengals was ugly. Peyton Manning and the offense managed just 16 points, as one of the touchdowns came from the defense. Indy hasn’t looked very sharp with the ball over the last two weeks, and injuries might finally be catching up.
Tom Brady, on the other hand, had New England (7-2, 5-3-1 ATS) firing on all cylinders against the Steelers. He strafed Pittsburgh for 350 yards and three scores. The defense is also showing signs of improvement; it’s not great, but it gets the job done.
Still, there’s no way Peyton Manning lays an egg three weeks in a row. He should be back on track and light up the Patriots’ young secondary. This will be a shootout—and the Colts will cover, if not outright win.
The pick: Indianapolis +4.5 says ScoresOddsPicks of OffshoreInsiders.com