Happy Thanksgiving, Pickswise Nation! To celebrate this great public holiday, we’re thankful for being able to watch 3 great NFL matchups, featuring a trio of divisional matchups. The Lions look to win their first Thanksgiving game in 6 years when they host the Packers, before the Cowboys take on the Commanders and the 49ers search for further daylight between themselves and the Seahawks in the NFC West. To celebrate, we’ve crafted a 3-leg NFL Thanksgiving parlay, with a spread pick in every game.'Let’s get into my NFL Thanksgiving parlay, but make sure you also read our NFL picks for every matchup this week, with our experts up +36.6 units this season.
For this NFL Thanksgiving parlay, I’m going with two favorites on an alternate spread and one underdog, which will hopefully deliver a payout with Bet365 at more than 10/1! Let’s break down each of the legs.
Detroit Lions -7.5 over Green Bay Packers (-110)
The first game on Thanksgiving Thursday features the Green Bay Packers visiting the Detroit Lions in an NFC North matchup. Don't look now but the Lions are 8-2 this season and have won 7 of their last 8 games, including a 4th-quarter comeback against the Bears on Sunday. The Packers also got a victory on Sunday against the Chargers but have been struggling to find their groove all season long. The Lions have one of the most electrifying offenses in the league with playmakers Amon-Ra St. Brown at wide receiver and electrifying rookie running back Jahmyr Gibbs. Quarterback Jared Goff is one of the main reasons why this Lions offense has been thriving and averaging 27 points per game, which ranks 6th-best in the league. The Packers' defense is expected to struggle this week at stopping all of the Lions' weapons and should be exposed.
As for Green Bay's offense, they are continuing to struggle with quarterback Jordan Love settling in as the Packers' starting quarterback. They are only averaging 20 points per game and against the Lions offense they could find it difficult to keep up, especially on a short week. I'm expecting Love to be under pressure throughout the game, especially with Aidan Hutchinson breathing down his neck, and I can see the QB make some mistakes as a result. Love has already been intercepted 10 times this season and has been known to make poor decisions at times. All things considered, I'm predicting the Lions to have an easy game on Thanksgiving and can coast their way to victory before enjoying their turkey. I'm taking Detroit to win this one by at least a touchdown.