A wild week of betting has moved the opening numbers. Navigate to our NFL betting lines page to see the opening line for each game, and where the line sits for a variety of books. And don\u2019t forget to grab Maddux Sports\u2019\u00a0NFL football picks\u00a0to make sure you have a positive return on your sports investment. Here\u2019s a quick glance at some of the movement.<\/p>\n
Minnesota (-2 \u00bd) at Kansas City<\/strong> \u2013 The Vikings will look to right the wayward ship when they travel to Kansas City. The Vikes opened as 1 \u00bd point favorites, but after coming down to a -1 or a pick, the line rebounded back up to 2 \u00bd or even 3. Like the two previous weeks, Minnesota last week spoiled a big halftime lead, this time losing to the Lions at home in overtime. Is it possible Leslie Frazier is already on the hot seat? By all accounts, Donovan McNabb is. The Chiefs played much better at San Diego, although they fell just short of pulling off the upset. I\u2019m going to go out on a limb and predict a tie.<\/p>\n Tennessee (-1) at Cleveland<\/strong> \u2013 The Browns opened as -1 \u00bd favorites against Tennessee but most sites have swung that around to Tennessee favored by a point; a few are listing the game as a pick. The Browns have won a couple ugly games, but they\u2019re still 2-1. Tennessee, and especially Chris Johnson, has struggled a bit. But like the Browns, they\u2019re at 2-1. I can\u2019t imagine this will be any fun to watch, but it should be competitive.<\/p>\n Chicago (-6 \u00bd) vs. Carolina<\/strong> \u2013 Chicago opened at -6 \u00bd with sites currently posting anywhere between 6 and 7 points. The spotlight will be on both quarterbacks in this one. Jay Cutler has been vocally unhappy about the lack of protection he has gotten from his offensive line. Cam Newton has played great for a rookie, but he hasn\u2019t yet faced such a good defense on the road.<\/p>\n Houston (-3 \u00bd) vs. Pittsburgh<\/strong> \u2013 The Texans opened as 3 point favorites against the Steelers and books are currently posting -3 \u00bd. Houston has become a trendy pick to compete for the AFC title \u2013 and by extension \u2013 the Super Bowl. A healthy Arian Foster will only make this team better, although he\u2019s still not 100%. Pittsburgh has been disappointing so far. Their week 1 blowout at Baltimore was surprising, but so too was their narrow victory against a struggling Indianapolis team last week.<\/p>\n New England (-5) at Oakland<\/strong> \u2013 The Pats opened as 6 point road favorites at Oakland. The line steadily receded through the week down to 4, but some buyback on New England has pushed it back up to between 4 \u00bd and 5 \u00bd. Who would\u2019ve thought both Oakland and New England would be 2-1 with their only loss coming at Buffalo after holding substantial leads? This game should feature contrasting styles. The Pats and their finesse spread attack against the Raiders and their physical running game and defensive line should be fun to watch.<\/p>\n Baltimore (-3 \u00bd) vs. Jets<\/strong> \u2013 Baltimore opened at -4 \u00bd against the Jets, though books have come down to between 3 and 4 points with -3 \u00bd being the popular number. The Ravens did whatever they wanted against the Rams last weekend, winning and easily covering the spread. The Jets, on the other hand, were run over by the powerful Oakland ground game. I expect this to be a hard-hitting game as neither team wants to drop to 2-2 on the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A wild week of betting has moved the opening numbers. Navigate to our NFL betting lines page to see the opening line for each game, and where the line sits for a variety of books. And don\u2019t forget to grab Maddux Sports\u2019\u00a0NFL football picks\u00a0to make sure you have a positive return on your sports investment. 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