Thanksgiving Day Video games
Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions, 12:30 p.m., Fox
Line: Bears -3.5 | Complete: 41.5
Soccer can wait. The Bears (3-7) and Lions (0-9-1) are unhealthy, and the sport is essential just for draft positioning and as a backdrop for placing the ultimate touches on the Thanksgiving meal earlier than friends arrive. Chicago’s rookie quarterback Justin Fields injured his knee final week, that means the veteran Andy Dalton will begin, and Detroit’s Jared Goff is unsure, however seems to be prone to play with an indirect harm.
However they received’t be the deciding components on this one. The Lions’ lone offensive risk is D’Andre Swift, who has rushed for over 100 yards within the final two video games. Bears head coach Matt Nagy, the topic of firing rumors, could wish to finish his tenure by preserving Detroit winless. Choose: Bears -3.5
Las Vegas Raiders at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m., CBS
Line: Cowboys -7 | Complete: 51
The Raiders (5-5), who started the season 3-0, have now misplaced 5 of their final seven video games and are in jeopardy of lacking the playoffs. In every defeat, the staff did not go for over 300 yards. The Cowboys (7-3) are holistically higher. Even when they play with out Amari Cooper, who stays on the Covid-19 checklist, and CeeDee Lamb, who’s within the concussion protocol, Dallas’s offense can exploit the Raiders’ protection, which has appeared suspect in current weeks. Choose: Cowboys -7
Buffalo Payments at New Orleans Saints, 8:20 p.m., NBC
Line: Payments -4 | Complete: 46.5
The Saints (5-5) desperately want Alvin Kamara (knee) again to confidently begin a playoff push. A win right here improves their probabilities to 59 p.c, a loss drops them to 35 p.c, based on the Playoff Predictor. Together with his standing in limbo for a 3rd straight recreation, determine to wager the Payments (6-4) to cowl on the street. Buffalo has misplaced to inferior opponents in two of the final three weeks, with quarterback Josh Allen taking 4 sacks in opposition to Jacksonville, and Indianapolis racking up 264 speeding yards in opposition to the Payments’ often stout protection.
