NFL picks: Best bets for Week 7
Mike Ortiz Jr. makes his football picks and predictions for Week 7 of the 2022 NFL season, with four NFL best bets for Sunday.
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NFL Schedule Week 7 – Game information: Falcons @ Bengals
2022 NFL Regular Season Game
Atlanta Falcons (Away) vs Cincinnati Bengals (Home)
Date: Sunday October 23, 2022
Time: 1:00p.m. EDT
Venue: Paycor Stadium — Cincinnati, OH
TV Channel: FOX 5
Live Stream: NFL+
Live Radio: 92.9-FM The Game
Falcons vs Bengals Odds, Spread, Moneyline, Over/Under - NFL Betting Lines Week 7
Moneyline: Atlanta Falcons +228, Cincinnati Bengals -285
Spread: Falcons +6.5, Bengals -6.5
Total: Over/Under 47.5
Falcons vs Bengals Predictions & Pick
The Falcons and Bengals are at the bottom of the league when it comes to pressuring opposing quarterbacks this season. The Falcons rank 32nd at 1.3 sacks per game, and the Bengals 29th with an average of 1.5 sacks per game.
On the other end of the football, the Falcons and Bengals rank toward the top of the league when it comes to putting points up. The Falcons rank eighth with an average of 24.3 points per game and the Bengals rank 15th with an average of 23 points per game.
So what does that add up to? Lackluster pressure plus teams that can score equals a lot of points. Just put aside the stats and the numbers for a minute and think about what is each of these two teams' biggest problem. It’s protecting their quarterbacks.
So, in a game where both Falcons quarterback Marcus Mariota and Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will get probably the most time in the pocket that they’ve had all season long, what do you think they’re going to do? That’s right, they’re going to score a lot of points.
The Pick: Over 47.5 (-110)
NFL Schedule Week 7 – Game information: Packers @ Commanders
2022 NFL Regular Season Game
Green Bay Packers (Away) vs Washington Commanders (Home)
Date: Sunday October 23, 2022
Time: 12:00p.m. CT
Venue: FedExField — Landover, MD
TV Channel: FOX Sports, DirecTV
Live Stream: NFL+
Live Radio: ESPN Radio, Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 389 (WTMJ feed)
Packers vs Commanders Odds, Spread, Moneyline, Over/Under - NFL Betting Lines Week 7
Moneyline: Green Bay Packers -220, Washington Commanders +180
Spread: Packers -4.5, Commanders +4.5
Total: Over/Under 41.5
Packers vs Commanders Prediction & Pick
The Packers' inconsistency on offense this season is one of the sole reasons that they’re at .500 heading into this matchup. Through six weeks the Packers have failed to exceed 28 points in a single game, a number that they exceeded eight times last season and 12 times during the 2020-21 season. While the loss of wide receiver Davante Adams is showing, it's not an acceptable excuse to use almost two months into the season.
Luckily for the Packers, they’ll get a Commanders defense that’s still without their commander in defensive end Chase Young, who’s rehabbing a torn ACL. Young, who has a strong chance to return in Week 8, will be greatly appreciated when he returns to this Commanders defense.
Look for the Packers to establish the run with running backs Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon, who will really test this middle-of-the-pack Commanders' run defense.
Packers rookie wide receiver Romeo Doubs will have a career day against Commanders cornerback, Kendall Fuller. This is good news for the Packers, as in both games that Doubs has found the end zone in, the Packers have won.
The Packers 2-4 record against the spread will also improve as this number is just too generous. Despite their 3-3 record, this Packers defense has played well.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers gets this offense clicking on all cylinders and the Packers roll in this one.
The Pick: Green Bay Packers -4.5
NFL Schedule Week 7 – Game information: Colts @ Titans
2022 NFL Regular Season Game
Indianapolis Colts (Away) vs Tennessee Titans (Home)
Date: Sunday October 23, 2022
Time: 12:00p.m. CT
Venue: Nissan Stadium — Nashville, TN
TV Channel: CBS
Live Stream: NFL+, Paramount+
Live Radio: WGFX 104.5 FM-The Zone
Colts vs Titans Odds, Spread, Moneyline, Over/Under - NFL Betting Lines Week 7
Moneyline: Indianapolis Colts +118, Tennessee Titans -140
Spread: Colts +2.5, Titans -2.5
Total: Over/Under 42
Colts vs Titans Predictions & Pick
We’ll keep this one short and sweet because you guys have to get your wagers in while the juice is still low.
I hate using I in articles, but I have no idea why this spread is so low? The Titans won this matchup the first time 24-17, but did so without star linebacker Bud Dupree. Dupree returned to practice on Thursday, and so did safety Amani Hooker. Dupree, who only played nine snaps in the first matchup against the Colts due to injury, and Hooker, who wasn’t available in the first matchup, will provide instant boosts to this defense that has been treading water without them.
Expect the Titans to establish the run game again in this one as running back Derrick Henry will exceed 100 yards for the third straight game. Colts quarterback Matt Ryan, who has an improving passing attack with wide receivers Michael Pittman and rookie Alec Pierce, will look to attack this Titans secondary as they give up the most yards through the air to opposing quarterbacks.
The only problem with that is, will Ryan have the time to throw the ball? In their first matchup, Ryan was sacked three times. And through the first six games, Ryan has been sacked five times each in two separate games and sacked six times in one game. They now face a Titans defense that loves to rush the passer and is a top-10 team in the NFL at doing it.
The Pick: Tennessee Titans ML (-140)
Best NFL Player Prop Bets Today: Sunday Football Week 7
P.J. Walker
The Panthers announced Wednesday that quarterback P.J. Walker will make his second start against the Buccaneers. A day later, the Panthers agreed to a trade with the San Francisco 49ers that will send their franchise running back Christian McCaffrey to San Francisco for second, third, and fourth-round picks in 2023 and a fifth-round pick in 2024.
Sunday’s game in Carolina will definitely welcome a bittersweet crowd as the McCaffrey trade screams to fans that they’re hitting the restart button and heading into full-on rebuild mode. Luckily for Panthers fans, Walker, a standout quarterback who never lost a game in the XFL, will be available for them on Sunday.
Walker made his first start of the 2022-23 season last week against the Los Angeles Rams but it was cut short due to a neck injury. Walker finished the game 10-16 for 60 yards and zero touchdowns. Panthers offensive coordinator, Ben McAdoo called a very conservative game last week and took full responsibility for it.
"I'm always going to look in the mirror first and, as I said, there's a vision for how you want to play each game and I certainly need to do a better job adjusting there and putting the ball in our playmakers hands on the perimeter,” McAdoo said. "I do trust PJ [Walker]. I want to make that perfectly clear."
In his two previous starts for the Panthers in which he finished both games, Walker won both starts. If McAdoo opens up the offense and hands Walker the keys, Bank of America Stadium could see a very good football game on Sunday.
The Pick: P.J. Walker over 0.5 passing touchdowns (-130)
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