NFL Week 9 predictions, schedule & best bets

Baltimore Ravens vs Jacksonville Jaguars

• Friday, November 6 - 1.15am GMT

• Point spread: Jaguars -9.5

This spread and total have completely gone crazy since Sunday early afternoon – regarding look-ahead lines – as Baltimore was clobbered in Buffalo and lost its top two QBs to injury in former MVP Lamar Jackson and solid backup Tyler Huntley – he will miss the season and Jackson might. The team is acquiring QB Jacoby Brissett in a solid move from Arizona, but he won’t be ready to play for his new club yet. Nope, it’s undrafted rookie free agent Joe Fagnano getting the call. He looked really good this preseason but overmatched Sunday in relief. Jacksonville is running away already with the AFC South and clobbered the Colts on Sunday. The Jags lead the NFL in points-per-game differential (+12.1).

Pick against the spread: Ravens alt +10

Atlanta Falcons vs Cincinnati Bengals

• Sunday, November 8 - 2.30pm GMT

• Point spread: Bengals -3

This is the Sunday morning kick and it’s from historic Santiago Bernabéu in Spain, home to soccer powerhouse Real Madrid. Bengals QB Joe Burrow is making an MVP case as he’s the first player in NFL history with at least a 70 completion per centage and minimum of four pass TDs in three straight games. Cincy is second in the NFL in scoring. The Falcons were clobbered in the rain in Tampa on Sunday despite not surrendering a single pass completion. But Atlanta was embarrassed on the ground. That’s not Cincinnati’s strength offensively.

Pick ATS: Bengals alt -2.5

Indianapolis Colts vs Dallas Cowboys

• Sunday, November 8 - 6pm GMT

• Point spread: Cowboys -5.5

Two majorly disappointing teams and both head coaches, Brian Schottenheimer of Dallas and Shane Steichen of Indianapolis, is looking good to keep his job in 2027. The Cowboys somehow blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead at home Sunday to bad Arizona team and lost in OT. The franchise had never lost a game with at least that big of a lead in the fourth at home. The Colts are a disaster, QB Daniel Jones is terrible and they have a minus-11 turnover differential that is worst in the league. They already have traded two key players and star RB Jonathan Taylor may be next.

Pick ATS: Cowboys

Kansas City Chiefs vs New York Jets

• Sunday, November 8 - 6pm GMT

• Point spread: Chiefs -9.5

Talk about two polar opposite franchises in the past decade-plus. Since 2018, the Jets rank last in the NFL in win-loss per centage, points per game, yards per game and passing touchdowns, while Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs rank first in all. The Jets can’t get out of their own way, and coach Aaron Glenn is now on a scorching-hot seat. K.C. came up a yard short of a winning touchdown Sunday in Denver that would have put the team in a great position to win the AFC West thanks to season sweep.

Pick ATS: Chiefs

Miami Dolphins vs Detroit Lions

• Sunday, November 8 - 6pm GMT

• Point spread: Lions -7

Perhaps the NFL’s most-talented offence against its worst. Detroit has won three straight and knocked off previously unbeaten Minnesota on Sunday in a rare low-scoring game. The defence was a problem early but in this three-game run is allowing 17.7 PPG. Miami was poised for a big home upset Sunday vs. New England with a 13-3 halftime lead but was outscored 21-6 in the second. Opposing QBs are completing 76.9 per cent of their passes vs. the Dolphins. That’s the highest in league history through a team’s first seven games.

Pick ATS: Lions alt -6.5

New Orleans Saints vs Cleveland Browns

• Sunday, November 8 - 6pm GMT

• Point spread: Saints -3

Ironically, both clubs lost to Pittsburgh in their last game. New Orleans comes out of its bye week last in the NFC South at 2-5 - yet only a game out of first. The Browns are frauds are 5-3 as their have a minus-34 point differential. Starting QB Deshaun Watson has entered concussion protocol, so we may be looking at the first 2026 start under centre for Shedeur Sanders.

Pick ATS: Saints

Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants

• Sunday, November 8 - 6pm GMT

• Point spread: Giants -3

The Giants come out of their bye a surprising 4-2-1 and leading the NFC East by two games. John Harbaugh is a top NFL Coach of the Year candidate considering New York already has matched its 2025 win total under a different coach. The Eagles have lost six straight games for the first time since 2012 and the past three by double digits. Franchise is broken this year with QB Jalen Hurts out for the season and Philly will try Joe Milton under centre for the first time in 2026. Tanner McKee started the past three.

Pick ATS: Eagles alt +3.5

Washington Commanders vs Los Angeles Rams

• Sunday, November 8 - 6pm GMT

• Point spread: Rams -4.5

Tricky 10 a.m. Pacific time kick-off for the Rams, who seem to have found their rhythm with back-to-back blowout wins. Superstar pass-rusher Myles Garrett, the team’s big offseason trade acquisition, hasn’t played since the season opener due to knee problems but was at practice this week. Doesn’t guarantee he returns. Washington looked good Sunday with an easy win over Philadelphia but is one of three NFL teams that has not won back-to-back games in past two seasons.

Pick ATS: Commanders

Carolina Panthers vs Denver Broncos

• Sunday, November 8 - 6pm GMT

• Point spread: Broncos -3

Matchup of division leaders, although Denver has three more victories. Amazingly, the Broncos pulled out yet another close comeback win on Sunday, stopping the Chiefs a yard from the goal line as time expired. That’s now 15 straight wins for the Broncos in one-score games to tie the 2008-09 Colts for the longest such streak in league history. This feels a bit like a trap game, even though the Panthers are very unpredictable. They are averaging only 16.0 PPG in the past two after 29.2 PPG in the first five.

Pick ATS: Panthers alt +3.5

Los Angeles Chargers vs Houston Texans

• Sunday, November 8 - 9.05pm GMT

• Point spread: Texans -4.5

These are probably the AFC’s two most disappointing teams after both won double-digit games last year and reached the playoffs. Now they are a combined 2-12 after a combined 23-11 last regular season. In fact, this is the worst combined record in league history entering a matchup in Week 9 or later between teams both coming off playoff appearances. That the Chargers are winless with all that talent and Jim Harbaugh at coach is stunning. Houston is off its bye.

Pick ATS: Chargers

New England Patriots vs Green Bay Packers

• Sunday, November 8 - 9.25pm GMT

• Point spread: Patriots -3

Both these Super Bowl contenders are 4-1 after starting the season at 1-2. But they are doing it very different. Drake Maye and the Patriots’ offence is averaging 29.6 points per in the past five after 12.0 in the first three. The Packers’ defence is allowing 14.6 PPG in the past five after 30.3 in the first three. New England has won 11 straight, including playoffs, as a home favourite (9-2 ATS).

Pick ATS: Patriots alt -2.5

San Francisco 49ers vs Las Vegas Raiders

• Sunday, November 8 - 9.25pm GMT

• Point spread: 49ers -9.5

One clear link is that Raiders veteran QB Kirk Cousins, having a really fine season so he won’t be traded, played under current 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan with Washington in 2012-13 when Shanahan was the offensive coordinator there. The Niners are off their bye and they needed it as they have the most games missed due to injury this season (142). The team made a big trade during its bye in landing Pro Bowl defensive end DeForest Buckner from Indy. The Raiders are 1-4 in their past five and allowing a whopping 35.2 PPG in those.

Pick ATS: Raiders alt +10

Seattle Seahawks vs Arizona Cardinals

• Sunday, November 8 - 9.25pm GMT

• Point spread: Seahawks -8.5

A lot of quarterback news for this NFC West matchup. Arizona traded former starting QB Jacoby Brissett to Baltimore this week because he had been supplanted as the starter by Gardner Minshew. He led a historic comeback win Sunday in Dallas. Short week for Seattle after being shockingly dominated at home by Chicago on Monday, and QB Sam Darnold will miss this with a quad injury. The Seahawks do have one of the league’s better backups in Drew Lock.

Pick ATS: Cardinals

Chicago Bears vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Monday, November 9 - 1.20am GMT

• Point spread: Bears -6.5

Sunday night game. Might Chicago be the NFC’s best team today? Hard to argue that after a very impressive 34-17 win in Seattle on Monday. Caleb Williams continued his MVP-calibre play and trade addition Jeffrey Simmons, a Pro Bowl defensive tackle, utterly dominated in his team debut. The Bucs did something Sunday I didn’t think possible: Won without completing a pass. Baker Mayfield was 0-for-3 against Atlanta in the Tampa rain, but the Bucs dominated so much on the ground they didn’t bother throwing.

Pick ATS: Bears

Minnesota Vikings vs Buffalo Bills

• Tuesday, November 10 - 1.15am GMT

• Point spread: Bills -3

Possible Super Bowl preview to conclude Week 9, and two cold-weather fan bases that deserve a title, although I don’t believe the Vikings are good enough at QB under a mediocre Kyler Murray to get there. Defensively for sure. These two are tied with San Francisco for the NFL’s best mark at 6-1 entering the week. It’s only the third Monday game in NFL history between teams entering 6-1 or better. Josh Allen and Bills lead the NFL in scoring offence (33.3 PPG), while the Vikings do in scoring defence (13.3 PPG).

Pick ATS: Vikings alt +3.5

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