NFL Picks 2019: Best Bets Against The Spread For Week 7 Include Rams, Chargers, Eagles, Seahawks

The Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers are desperate for a win in Week 7. The New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles are road underdogs against arguably lesser opponents. The Seattle Seahawks are short favorites against a team they should beat at home.

There’s no such thing as a “sure thing” when it comes to gambling, but here are the five best bets against the spread for Week 7 of the 2019 NFL season. These are the betting odds from the Westgate Las Vegas Super Contest.

Los Angeles Rams (-3)

If the Rams want to have any chance of staying in the NFC West race, they absolutely must beat the Atlanta Falcons Sunday afternoon. That shouldn’t be a problem, even on the road, against a team that’s been an absolute disaster this season.

Two of the Rams’ three losses came to the 49ers and Seahawks, who are a combined 10-1. Los Angeles’ offense will bounce back in Atlanta because every offense plays well against the Falcons. Tied for last in sacks with only two interceptions, Atlanta won’t take advantage of the Rams’ struggling offensive line or Jared Goff’s recent penchant for throwing picks. The Falcons even made Marcus Mariota look good in Week 4 and gave up 87 total points in Week 5 and Week 6.

Los Angeles Chargers (+2.5)

No team that was considered to be a Super Bowl contender in the preseason needs a Week 7 win more than the Chargers. Los Angeles visits the Tennessee Titans, who have looked just as bad this season.

Both the Chargers and Titans have lost four of their last five games. But L.A. still has Philip Rivers under center while Tennessee was forced to replace Mariota with Ryan Tannehill. The eight-year veteran is highly unlikely to provide the spark that coach Mike Vrabel is looking for. The Titans have scored more than seven points once in their last four games. The Chargers are eighth in total defense. Ranking 11th in yards per play, Los Angeles should score enough points to beat the No.28 scoring offense.

New Orleans Saints (+3.5)

The Saints have proven to be as good as any NFC team, even with Teddy Bridgewater as their starting quarterback. They shouldn’t be getting more than a field goal at Soldier Field against the Chicago Bears, making them an easy pick.

New Orleans beat Jacksonville by a touchdown as a Week 6 road underdog. Sunday’s game should be a close, low-scoring affair between two very good defenses. The Saints have actually had a better defense than the Bears over the last three weeks, ranking fourth in opponents’ yards per play. Chicago is eighth during that span. Bridgewater is a better quarterback than Mitchell Trubisky. He’s led the Saints to four straight wins straight up and against the spread.

Seattle Seahawks (-3)

The Baltimore Ravens might be the NFL’s most overrated team. The Seattle Seahawks should beat them by more than a field goal at home.

Baltimore’s defense is simply not good, ranking 30th in yards per play allowed. The Ravens are in the bottom half of the league in scoring defense, even after playing the winless Dolphins and Bengals. Take away that 59-10 win over Miami and Lamar Jackson has seven total touchdowns and six turnovers. Russell Wilson is playing like the best player in football. He’ll continue to look like the MVP frontrunner.

Philadelphia Eagles (+2.5)

It’s become clear that the Dallas Cowboys’ 3-0 start was largely due to a weak schedule. They could be in trouble at home Sunday night with first place on the line against the visiting Eagles.

There are too many reasons to believe Dallas’ offense will have another poor showing in Week 7. The Cowboys are dealing with injuries to some of their most important players, most notably left tackle Tyron Smith and wide receiver Amari Cooper. Dak Prescott isn’t nearly the same quarterback when his offensive line isn’t elite, and he might not expose Philadelphia’s secondary the way Kirk Cousins did last week. He last posted a passer rating north of 91.4 in Week 2. That won’t get the job done against Carson Wentz and the league’s No.9 scoring offense.

Season Record: 11-17-2