Overview
- Sportsbooks post tight numbers across most games, with notable movement in Packers–Bears toward Chicago as some books list the Bears as slight favorites, while the Rams remain double‑digit favorites over the Panthers (-10.5).
- FanSided’s odds-based upset scale flags Packers at Bears as the most volatile matchup and rates Rams at Panthers as least likely to flip, with middling upset chances in Bills–Jaguars, Texans–Steelers and Chargers–Patriots.
- Analysts diverge on key sides: Yahoo/Covers takes Panthers +10.5 and Eagles -4.5, while CBS/SportsLine backs a Rams blowout and leans to Jacksonville over Buffalo; picks also split on the near pick’em between Green Bay and Chicago.
- Player status looms large in projections, with questions about Justin Herbert’s surgically repaired non‑throwing hand and Jordan Love cleared to return after a concussion shaping expectations at quarterback.
- Matchup notes drive totals and side opinions, including shootout potential cited for Bills–Jaguars, under lean talk for Chargers–Patriots, and confidence in Houston laying -3.5 at Pittsburgh based on recent form and defensive matchups.