NFL Thanksgiving Day Bettors Guide: Lions, Cowboys and Packers … oh my!

BEARS astatine LIONS

12:30 p.m., Lions by 10 ½, 48

HANK’S HONEYS: The Lions person mislaid 7 consecutive Thanksgiving games SU, 3 against the Bears, the past 3 nether Dan Campbell. They besides person wounded concerns connected a abbreviated week. Still, betting connected Detroit this play has been a wealth shaper and determination is nary consciousness getting disconnected the Lions’ bid here. The Lions person mislaid lone doubly ATS, adjacent with immoderate of these large spreads, with Campbell’s ft perpetually connected the accelerator. The Bears person suffered 2 pugnacious losses successful a enactment astatine location against divisional foes and it’s going to beryllium hard picking up the morale successful conscionable a fewer days’ time. Cracks are appearing successful the spot of the team, the tally defense. Jahmyr Gibbs could interruption escaped against a portion that has allowed 8 runs of 15 oregon much yards implicit the past 5 games.

IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Lions and the over.

GIANTS astatine COWBOYS

4:30 p.m., Cowboys by 3 ½, 37 ½

HANK’S HONEYS: What a turkey. The calamitous Cowboys shouldn’t beryllium giving anybody much than a FG but this Giants squad is astir arsenic atrocious arsenic immoderate that has worn the arrogant uniform. At slightest Dallas comes disconnected a triumph they should person blown aft being outplayed astir of the game. The Boys person dominated the series, adjacent with Cooper Rush astatine quarterback. Rush is besides the amended of the 2 QBs, adjacent present that Drew Lock is starting with adjacent shorter prep time. He’s thrown for implicit 600 yards the past 2 weeks and he’ll beryllium facing a Giants defence that looks spent. Not truthful the Cowboys D, which does astatine slightest 1 happening well—get aft the passer. And for once, Mike McCarthy isn’t losing the coaching matchup.

IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Cowboys and the over.

DOLPHINS astatine PACKERS

8:20 p.m., Packers by 3 ½, 47 ½

HANK’S HONEYS: The Dolphins person revived their playoff hopes with Tua Tagovailoa starring them to 3 consecutive wins but those person travel against the Rams, Raiders and Patriots, each successful lukewarm weather. This is intelligibly a measurement up successful people successful a somewhat harsh situation astatine Lambeau Field, with 20 mph winds bringing the upwind chill down to 12 degrees. We saw however the Kansas City acold disrupted the Fins’ timing-based discourtesy successful past year’s playoffs. The Packers volition effort to exploit Miami’s meh tally defence with power-running Josh Jacobs to acceptable up Jordan Love’s play enactment game. The Dolphins’ walk unreserved leaves a batch to beryllium desired truthful Love should person clip to prime retired receivers. Hate the hook but it’s either Green Bay oregon nothing.

IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Packers and the under.