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The Raiders have lost back-to-back games but they haven’t lost their confidence. Oakland looks to climb back into the AFC playoff hunt with a win at Detroit.The Lions, meanwhile, are roaring after winning in Green Bay last week for the first time since 1991. Detroit won outright as 10.5-point dogs against the Pack but is just 2-7 ATS this season.... 

The Colts haven’t lost this season with backup quarterback Matt Hasselbeck starting. He’ll be directing the club for the foreseeable future with Andrew Luck shelved with a lacerated kidney as Indy looks to strengthen its grip on the AFC South. The Colts and Falcons took different paths into their byes with Indy upsetting Denver while the Falcons fell for the third time in four games with a loss at San Francisco.... 

For the first time in his young career, Marcus Mariota is going to play a primetime game.The Tennessee Titans and the Jacksonville Jaguars will duke it out with one another in a clash that – believe it or not – has huge playoff implications in the AFC South chase.... 

There doesn't seem to be all that much of a contest from a fantasy football standpoint between Philip Rivers and Alex Smith. Rivers is the gunslinger who seems to find a way to keep the San Diego Chargers in games no matter what the situation calls for, while Smith is going to take as few chances as possible and will be happy settling for field goals for the Kansas City Chiefs instead of going for touchdowns.... 

There are a ton of ties between the Chicago Bears and the Denver Broncos. John Fox and basically his whole coaching staff were booted out of the Rockies last year, while Jay Cutler was unceremoniously traded a few years ago to Chicago as well. Now, the whole band will have a chance for some revenge, and that makes us think this fantasy matchup between Cutler and Peyton Manning could end up being a one-sided affair.... 

Tom Brady might be the most unstoppable force in the NFL and in fantasy football. He and his New England Patriots dropped 40 on the Buffalo Bills the last time these two teams met in Week 2. Tyrod Taylor is going to have his work cut out for him if he's going to have any chance to compete with Brady either on the field or in BookMaker's fantasy matchup.... 

The Tennessee Titans and the Jacksonville Jaguars have only combined for five wins this year, but neither team is anywhere near out of the discussion in the putrid AFC South. It isn't often that a game between a 3-6 team and a 2-7 team is all that important, but this is definitely the exception to the rule.... 

Assuming that the Bengals take care of the Texans on Monday Night Football, there are still going to be three undefeated teams with just seven weeks left to play in the regular season.The legend of this season is continuing to grow with each passing week, which is making NFL betting lines bigger and bigger every week as well.... 

Can you call a matchup between teams with a combined five wins crucial? In the woeful AFC South, where no team has a winning record, every game is critical and the Jags might be the hottest team in the division with two wins in their past three games. A victory over the Titans puts the Jags at the top of the standings, but there is no margin for error. A Tennessee win elevates the Titans into a tie with the Jags.... 

After years of playoff frustration the Bengals aren’t looking for a perfect season. They’re looking for a perfect postseason. And the way they are playing right now, they may get both. Cincinnati has the biggest lead of any team in the NFL and at this point they’re not even talking about the division title anymore. And on Monday Night Football they have a chance to knock off a Texans team that’s been a playoff nemesis.... 

New England is one of three unbeaten teams remaining in the NFL. The Giants have them right where they want. If there’s reason to believe this game won’t be a mismatch, it’s because of the recent history. New York ruined the Patriots’ bid for a perfect season with an upset in the 2008 Super Bowl, and knocked them off again four years later to capture Super Bowl XLVI.... 

Campbell-mania is over in Miami. Following consecutive losses under their new head coach, the Dolphins are now 5-8 straight up and 3-10 against the spread in their last 13 games. Things don’t get any easier as the Dolphins play their third straight road contest taking on the Eagles, who have won three of four.... 

The Kansas City Chiefs will have to overcome their past failures against the Broncos to stay in the AFC playoff picture. KC moved back into the discussion with a pair of wins before its bye last week, and goes for its first win over Denver in eight tries. Peyton Manning has looked human this season, but he’s 19-1 against AFC West opponents since becoming the Broncos quarterback.... 

NFC West rivals will enter their Sunday Night Football showdown refreshed following byes last week, giving players and coaches time to prepare. Seattle didn’t have to face Carson Palmer last year, but their focus should be on Arizona’s quarterback, who leads the conference in passer rating and touchdowns. The Cardinals have a two-game lead in the division and if they want to be considered Super Bowl contenders, now’s the time to convince the league they’re ready.... 

Huge favorites litter the Week 10 NFL docket, knowing that there are eight teams who opened up at -6 or higher, a huge percentage in a league where a third of all games are decided by smaller margins than that.... 

The Seattle Seahawks know if they want to have any chance to win the NFC West for a third year in a row, they'd better beat the Arizona Cardinals at home on Sunday Night Football.... 

The Minnesota Vikings enter the weekend tied atop the NFC North with Green Bay. And with a showdown looming with the Packers next week they better not overlook the resurgent Raiders, who have turned into an offensive juggernaut with a bevy of playmakers. The Vikings have made their backers plenty of coin, going 7-0 ATS since their debacle against the team from the other side of the Bay in Week 1.... 

The Cowboys had high hopes entering the season, but a healthy quarterback means a lot, and after an overtime loss to Philadelphia last week, Dallas is 0-6 straight up and 1-5 ATS since losing Tony Romo. The Boys have one more chance to end that slide before Romo returns, but a loss to Tampa Bay and it likely won’t matter if he does.... 

The Rams may not be calling the Edward Jones Dome home for much longer, but they are feeling comfortable there right now. St. Louis dominated in its past two, limiting Cleveland and San Francisco to six points each while coming away with a pair of wins. The Rams are coming off an overtime loss in Minnesota last week and are 3-1 SU and ATS in the past four after a defeat.... 

The Bengals are 8-0 including 7-0-1 ATS and Cincinnati is in the spotlight once again Monday night laying big chalk against a Houston Texans team off a bye. While Houston is just 3-5 this season, the Texans are just a half game out of first place in the weak AFC South. The Bengals beat the Texans on the road last season 22-13 holding Houston to less than 250 yards.... 

The New York Giants have this history of being a thorn in the side of the New England Patriots. However, these Pats seem to be a lot different this time around. They haven't been beaten and they largely haven't been challenged this year. Though many think this time around could be different, until we see New England struggle, it's tough to go against the Brady Bunch on their de facto revenge tour with properly inflated footballs.... 

The Seattle Seahawks have had a full bye week to try to draw up schemes to make it so Russell Wilson has plenty of time to throw the football or make positive things happen. He's got a tough task ahead against a solid Arizona Cardinals defense, but he might have an even tougher fantasy matchup against Carson Palmer coming on Football Night in America.... 

The perfect season continues to march on for the Cincinnati Bengals, and there is little doubt in the eyes of the oddsmakers or the betting public that they'll continue that march to 9-0 at the expense of the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football. However, if there's a way you can bet on the Texans and win in this one, it's doing so via fantasy football matchups. The fight between A.J. Green and DeAndre Hopkins could end up being epic.... 

Tom Brady's career for the New England Patriots against the New York Giants hasn't been anything to write home about. Two of his ugliest losses came at the hands of the G-Men, and that could make his fantasy matchup against Eli Manning a lot more interesting than it feels like it should be on paper.... 

Miraculously both the Saints and Redskins are still in the NFC playoff picture, but the likelihood of them making the postseason is slim. The winner keeps their hopes alive while the loser must wait till next year. The Saints have the most generous defense in the NFL but counter with a potent offense that’s produced 80 points in the past two games while easily cashing the over....