NFL Week 12 predictions, odds and betting tips: Raiders run over in Seattle

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Jacksonville Jaguars +4
6pm Sunday
1pt 10-11 general

New York Jets -3 first-half handicap
6pm Sunday
2pts 10-11 bet365

Carolina Panthers +2.5
6pm Sunday
1pt 10-11 BoyleSports

Seattle Seahawks -3
9.05pm Sunday
3pts 8-11 bet365

Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars

At 7-3, the Ravens are well on course for the playoffs but there are some ongoing deficiencies on offence that could leave them vulnerable when they go to Jacksonville.

Baltimore are a run-first team by design but the need to move the ball on the ground has been heightened by injuries to their receiving core, leaving them low on options in the passing game.

The Ravens’ weaknesses came to the fore in a 13-3 win over the Carolina Panthers in Week 11 in which they didn’t get the decisive touchdown until the fourth quarter.

Jacksonville, who should be fresher following a bye, boast a defence built to stop the run, while the Jaguars offence has made improvements thanks largely to a breakout year for running back Travis Etienne.

Both these sides have been involved in a large number of one-score games this season and the Jags could hold Baltimore in check.

Chicago Bears at New York Jets

The Jets have benched quarterback Zach Wilson after his horror show in last week’s 13-3 loss at the New England Patriots and should get an immediate bump from replacement Mike White.

The Jets have averaged 27 points per game in White’s previous three starts and will like their chances of carving up the Bears defence from the off. Chicago have allowed 16 points per match on average in the first half of their last three outings.

The Bears have quarterback issues of their own with Justin Fields a doubt due to a shoulder injury and without him in the side, points could be hard to come by for the Bears against a Jets defence ranked sixth in the league in DVOA.

Expect a fast start by Gang Green in an effort to wash away the taste of last week’s defeat and back the Jets to improve on their 8-2 first-half record against the handicap.

Denver Broncos at Carolina Panthers

The Broncos mortgaged their future in a trade for quarterback Russell Wilson last summer and the move has spectacularly backfired with the Wilson-lead Denver offence among the NFL's worst.

No side are averaging fewer points per game than the Broncos (14.9) and Wilson is ranked the fourth-worst quarterback in the league.

Even with the defence playing at a high level, it is tough to make Denver a favourite for any game right now, even against the 3-8 Panthers.

Carolina’s offence aren't pulling up trees either with a points per game average of 18.8 but that’s still better than Denver, while they may get a little boost from Sam Darnold’s return at quarterback for this game.

The Panthers have covered the handicap in their last two games at home and can stand up to Denver’s pop-gun offence.

Las Vegas Raiders at Seattle Seahawks

Seattle saw a four-game winning streak ended by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the NFL’s first visit to Germany but after a week off to forget about that result, the Seahawks can get back on the winning wagon.

A Raiders team who rank dead last at stopping the run are the perfect welcome home present for a Seattle team eager to run the ball as much as possible.

Rookie running-back Kenneth Walker is the odds-on favourite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year award and this is a good opportunity to enhance his claims to that prize with the Las Vegas defence giving up over 150 yards per game on the ground.

Seattle’s improving defence looks a bad matchup for out-of-sorts Vegas quarterback Derek Carr, who doesn’t always travel well, going 18-28-1 against the spread on the road since 2017.

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