As always, I want to start this article by thanking you, the reader, for so much dedication over the years. I have said it many times, and I will say it forever: you have no idea who will actually read your writing.
You have, and I sincerely thank you for that.
On the topic of writing, this is usually one of the most aggressive weeks I have. It’s the only time I feel like I must have my article published as early as possible. With that being said, I will keep the introduction short and dive right into the games.
Good luck, and Happy Thanksgiving!
Below are predictions for each game against the spread. Spreads have been taken from various websites and are subject to change. The spread in parenthesis denotes the selected team. Spread is listed as advertised number and odds at either DraftKings Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook, Caesars Sportsbook, or Fanatics Sportsbook (formerly PointsBet). All efforts were made to provide picks at -110 or better, with some stretching to a -125 if no reasonable advertised spread was found.
*Confidence Picks – 2025 Season: 41-32 (Last Week: 1-5)
(2024 Season: 65-57) (2023 Season: 63-61-4) (2022 Season: 54-54-5) (2021 Season: 55-50) (2020 Season: 53-42-3) (2019 Season: 57-43-3) (2018 Season: 63-48-4) (2017 Season: 53-48-4) (2016 Season: 53-67-3) (2015 Season: 69-45-2) (2014 Season: 61-46-2) (11-Year Total: 646-561-30)
All Picks Against Spread – 2025 Season: 95-83 (Last Week: 6-8)
(2024 Season: 148-136-1) (2023 Season: 142-135-8) (2022 Season: 143-132-9) (2021 Season: 158-126-2) (2020 Season: 132-128-7) (2019 Season: 142-118-7) (2018 Season: 137-118-12) (2017 Season: 137-119-11) (2016 Season: 123-136-8) (2015 Season: 143-117-7) (2014 Season: 149-114-4) (11-Year Total: 1554-1379-76)
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
This week is always unique because we know at least two of the teams that will be in-play on Thursday. And, we generally know what to expect in the early afternoon. That is, an exciting offensive showcase from the Detroit Lions.
That might be true. Recent history supports it. But the point is that we won’t be looking at this game against the Green Bay Packers as a true standalone version of a Thursday matchup. It will be generally expected to follow what we have now regularly seen from one franchise: