Betting: NFL Week 14 Parlay Party
Ariel Epstein, Pamela Maldonado, and Mark Drumheller each give a pick to include in a 3-leg parlay for NFL Week 14.
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ARIEL EPSTEIN: It's a Parlay Party. I'm Ariel Epstein here at Yahoo Sportsbook, joined by Pam Maldonado and Mark Drumheller. We're each going to give you a leg for a 3 leg parlay coming up in Week 14 of the NFL. Pam, let's start with you. What's your leg of the parlay?
PAM MALDONADO: It is a scary total, but I'm going with the under on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers. Tampa Bay is 10 and 2 to the under this season, and the Bucs are dead last in rushing yards. When you become a one dimensional passing offense, your playcalling kind of becomes a little bit predictable. Turnovers become a possibility, and Brady has thrown two interceptions in his last three games.
Brady has also thrown 5.7 yards or less in three of his last four, and now, Brady and the Bucs are going up against the number one defense in the league, who, by the way, have Fred Warner, Nick Bosa, and Jimmie Ward. Old man Brady is going to be eaten alive because of those two interceptions, three sacks to Tua Tagovailoa last week for the Niners against Miami, what have we seen from Brady? He is a statue.
I love the under on this, two solid defenses, top 10 going neck to neck, give me the under 37 between the Bucs and the 49ers.
ARIEL EPSTEIN: Mark, second leg of the parlay, what do you got?
MARK DRUMHELLER: I'm going to bring the chalk to the party here with the Bills minus 9. 9 points seems like a lot, considering how well the Jets have been playing, but the Bills have been very strong in this position this season. In the three games as home favorites of 9 or more points, the Bills have outscored their opponents 106 to 27 this season, winning all three games by double digits. The Jets offense was absolutely painful in the red zone against Minnesota, and guess who's the third best red zone defense in the NFL? The Buffalo Bills.
I don't think kicking field goals is going to cut it against an elite team like Buffalo, and I like the fact that they're coming off the mini bye well rested while the Jets have their third road game in four weeks. I'm going to lay the chalk here with the Bills and take the minus 9.
ARIEL EPSTEIN: We've got a total. We've got a favorite. I'm giving you a dog. Give me the Carolina Panthers at plus 3 and 1/2 on the road at the Seattle Seahawks. Pretty telling this line's already moved from minus 6 and 1/2 to minus 3 and 1/2 Seattle. Lines moving in favor of the Panthers, despite this team being atrocious on the road this season. Carolina's offensive line has been better. They're going to protect Sam Darnold against the Seahawks defense that really doesn't pressure the quarterback so often.
The Seahawks also are going to be without their running back, Kenneth Walker, most likely, trending in the direction of not playing due to a right ankle injury. That makes the Seahawks offense really one dimensional, and that's going to help this Panthers defense, which has been hot and cold this year, but when they're hot, they're really good. Scheduling spot works in the Panthers favor too because the Panthers are coming off a bye. Seattle is in a sandwich spot. They just faced the divisional rival last week against the Rams. Next week, they face the 49ers, another divisional game.
I like this spot for Carolina and taking them plus 3 and 1/2. Here's a recap of our 3 leg parlay. Mark is taking the Bills at minus 9. Pam's taking the Bucs-Niners under 37. I've got Carolina Panthers at plus 3 and 1/2. That payout plus 596.
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