
Expert NFL Picks & Odds for Wild Card Weekend 2021
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Updated: March 12, 2023
Welcome to our expert weekly best picks for week 7 of the NFL season 2021.
See which picks of the NFL games this week have caught the attention of our expert for your best wagers coming into week 7.
The Chiefs have been wildly disappointing this season.
Yes, they are coming off of back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, but there is something off with this group.
Patrick Mahomes has struggled at times with interceptions and their offensive line has seemed spotty at best.
Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce are still a dynamic duo in the receiving game but their run game is almost non-existent.
Then don’t even get me started on this defense.
Luckily, in Week 7 they get to face quite literally a defense on the same level of horrible as they are right now.
The Tennessee Titans are coming off of a huge win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night football and should be riding that high into this wild showdown against the reigning conference champions.
Ryan Tannehill has been a bit inconsistent to say the least for this Titans offense.
Much of that can be attributed to the horrible pass protection that the offensive line is giving him though.
Julio Jones and A.J. Brown have struggled due to their pass game woes also.
However, the one consistent push for this group is that they have Derrick Henry, a guy that in my opinion is the undisputed best running back in the NFL.
The Titan’s defense is atrocious on so many levels, with a weak linebacker core and a terrible secondary, not to mention a defensive line that barely gets pressure on the quarterback.
I think that this is going to be one of those games that ends up being 40-40 or something close to that.
It may be the obvious pick here but I am going to roll with the Chiefs in this matchup.
I love Henry and the talent that they have on offense but let’s face it, this defense can’t defend Mahomes for 60 minutes.
They let Josh Allen drop 31 last week and Mahomes could end up topping that number. If they are able to do so, then I don’t see their offense keeping up with them enough to win.
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The Cincinnati Bengals have been one of the biggest surprises at the halfway point in this 2021 NFL regular season.
The newly drafted Ja’Marr Chase fit in perfectly with the offense, providing a deep threat who has phenomenal chemistry with his quarterback, Joe Burrow.
Speaking of Burrow, his offensive line has kept him safer in the backfield and it has allowed him to stay healthy and deliver dimes down the field. Even Joe Mixon has gotten consistent lanes to run the football through, which hasn’t been said often in recent years.
Defensively, they are shockingly capable of holding off big name teams.
They have been inconsistent at times but with a good gameplan they could wind up stalling the Balitmore Ravens long enough to actually win this game.
Baltimore does have one of the most dynamic quarterbacks in the game right now though, Lamar Jackson.
Jackson and this Ravens offense have put together insane comeback win after insane comeback win this season.
Mark Andrews and Hollywood Brown have proven to be stellar weapons in the pass game and don’t even worry about their rushing attack.
They signed Latavius Murray, Devonta Freeman and Le’Veon Bell to make up the loss and safe to say that they are more than capable of being a sturdy running back committee.
Defensively they haven’t been great but there is a lot of veteran leadership to get them back onto the right track before the end of the season.
In my opinion, this is going to be a very close game from start to finish.
These two teams have a lot of familiarity with one another and that will show here.
At the end of the day, I am going to actually side with the Bengals.
Let’s face it, teams who are constantly overcoming the odds are going to have to fall eventually to even it out.
I don’t believe the Ravens will end up with a 16-1 record at the end of the season. If anything, I think a division game at home against a team that many people keep doubting could be the perfect trap game for Baltimore and present them with their second loss of the year.
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New Orleans Saints
The Saints are getting healthy and are coming off their bye week.
His accuracy and deep throw ability is really starting to shine with Sean Payton and the Saints. In the run game, Alvin Kamara is quite literally taking all the responsibilities and has been fantastic in that category.
Offensive line is still a question mark for them but they are getting it together.
Defensively, they are still the rock-solid group that we’ve seen the last couple of years now.
On the other hand, Seattle is going to be without Russell Wilson, which is a huge blow to their winning probability.
DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett are stellar weapons to have but Geno Smith isn’t necessarily a superstar quarterback.
Seattle also will be without their starting running back Chris Carson and possibly their backup in Alex Collins.
Bobby Wagner and Jamal Adams lead this group defensively but outside of them there really isn’t much top tier talent.
They are ranked as the worst defense in the NFL by a fairly big margin and that is something that will have to be fixed against a pass heavy team like the Saints, or well, a deep throwing team now that Winston is there.
I like the Seahawks and think that without a few bad breaks they would be at the top of their division.
However, the Saints got a week to rest and have a few key players back from injury while Seattle is coming off of an overtime loss without their franchise quarterback.
The Saints look to be the better pick right now.
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