Thursday’s Best NFL & College Football Bets (10/5)
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Today's Best Bets
Here are today's best bets.
NFL Best Bets
(Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)
Chicago Bears @ Washington Commanders
The Commanders lost a heartbreaker in Week 4, and they could be due for a letdown Thursday night. However, they're playing one of the two worst teams in football, and Washington has proven in three of their four games this season that they're not a team to be taken lightly.
Many may think that Justin Fields turned a corner in Week 4, but we're looking at it differently. Fields threw for 335 yards and four touchdowns against the worst defense in football. The Commanders are allowing just 244.3 passing yards this season, so Fields won't have the same success.
Before Sunday's loss, the Bears had been getting blown out by everyone. On a short week, we expect the home team to get the job done against a team they're much better than.
Bet: Commanders -5.5 (-110)
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College Football Best Bets
(Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)
#2 Michigan @ Minnesota
Michigan finally beat the spread last week, which made me happy, but they also found so much rhythm on offense they blew the Under away. Nebraska was easily the best defense they have played, and they shredded the Huskers for 436 yards and 45 points. Michigan didn't have a ton of turnovers, but the defense got one INT and stopped Nebraska on fourth down twice. Michigan just chewed up the clock, holding the ball for 38 minutes. They were very efficient passing and had five players run for 25+ yards.
Minnesota has put up some points this season, and they have a strong run game that has gone over 200 yards in the last two weeks. Still, Michigan is stout against the run. Michigan is 14th in the nation against the run, allowing just over 85 YPG, and ranks third in run defense, according to PFF. Nebraska (106) and ECU (103) are the only teams that have gone over 100 yards against the Wolverines in their first five games. Minnesota averages 31 PPG in the three games they have rushed for 200 or more yards but are down to 11.5 PPG in the two games they didn't hit that mark.
Michigan is peaking on offense, and Minnesota doesn't have the passing firepower to come back after getting down. Yes, 19.5 is a big number for Michigan to clear, but their average margin of victory this season is 28.4 points. The Wolverines will continue to feast on the Big Ten until they go to Penn State in November.
Bet: Michigan -19.5 (-110)
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