Banger's 2025 Football Picks

Saturday CFB Best Bets
La Tech +8.5
K-State/Ok State Over 50.5
Duke -3.5

A small play on Texas +6.5

Saturday was a bloodbath. No worries as I have found my NFL Play of the Year and will get it all back with one pick today.

Denver Broncos +4.5

Getting nearly 5 points at home. I understand their offense has some issues but the defense will keep this to a one score game at worst. This line is off by 3-4 points and I am scooping up the value.

NFL Play of the Year hits with the Broncos. 3-1 on such games this football season, and in those cases I loaded up to several times my normal unit, this weekend helping me to get even. If such a play presents itself again I will share, but the Chiefs laying that many points in an extremely tough environment, vs that defense, was borderline criminal oddsmaking.

It's not quite that strong but let's take Cowboys/Raiders Over 50.5. I do like the LV defense but the Cowboys provide all we need here to bust that number, a very good offense and a really bad defense. The Raiders will be able to move the ball with ease and Jeanty will have a monster night.

Took a weekend off to recharge - Thanksgiving Day picks below

Lions -2.5
The sharps and data nerds are all giddy over the take that Goff doesn't fare well under pressure, and it's just a given that Parsons will be in his grill all day. I am taking a decidedly contrarian approach to this. Jahmyr Gibbs is about to officially declare himself as RB1 in all of football if he hasn't already, and the Pack D will not be able to tee off as much as they'd like. Add in a rabid Detroit home field advantage, and what I would imagine is an exhausting Jordan Love experience for Cheeseheads is made even more painful on Turkey Day in the Motor City.

Chiefs/Cowboys Over 52.5
This should be the most entertaining game of the day. Both teams desperately need the W. The Cowboys offense has been firing lately and even against a decent Chiefs D, I see that continuing as Lamb is overdue for a huge game and Pickens is having a career year. Mahomes will have to air it out vs a rapidly improving Boys rush defense. Both teams get to 30+.

Bengals +7
Just kidding. I hate this game and would never play it in Burrow's first game back. Do I think he'll be fine and probably give Chase a 10 rec for 140 yard day with a TD or two? Yeah, but the defense is so bad that Derrick Henry might go for two hundo. I'm leaving it to you all but if I had to play it I would hold my nose and play the Bengals plus the touchdown.