Halloween is hiding just around the corner, but Week 7 of the season looks like Christmas morning for those who love betting on NFL underdogs: Just look at all those points!
The Week 7 odds board is bursting with big spreads — +17.5, +15, and +12.5 — with the average handicap just under a touchdown. But all big spreads are big for a reason: bad teams.
And boy howdy do we have some bad ones this year.
I’ve always had trouble trusting big dogs, knowing that you were asking a terrible team to be just a little less terrible in order to cover the spread. I’d rather put my faith in a competent contender, knowing that there’s a capacity for improvement rather than just not sucking as much.
So, I dodge the big dogs with my NFL Week 7 point spread picks, like we’re cutting through Milo Pressman’s junkyard. Instead, I’ll stick with some undervalued underdogs that provide more competition than cushion on the scoreboard.
