NFL Week 13 Staff Picks: Best Bets & Props from our NFL Staff

NFL Week 13 is here and there are some fantastic matchups on this Sunday slate and lots of money to be made!

Below, our Team here at Betting News is going to give their BEST BETS for the Week 13 NFL Slate. Whether it is a Spread, Moneyline, Total or Player Prop, this is your go to article every week for our team’s favorite bets!

Here is the Squad’s Record after Week 12:

(89-55 of All Picks -120 or better odds)

Daniel Collins (SPJ): 9-3

Chef T: 7-5

Nate Hornung (Shaggy): 6-6

Colby Marchio: 6-6

John Hyslop (Slop): 6-6

Varun Sharma (Sauce): 8-4

Brad Blakemore (Betzky): 8-4

Danny Burke: 8-4

Kate Constable: 6-6

Adam Kaufman: 9-3

Tristan Vieira (Trizzy): 10-2

Sukh Brar: 6-6

Now let’s dive in to the Betting News Experts’ Best Bets for NFL Week 13!

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Daniel Collins’ (SPJ) (9-3) Week 13 NFL Best Bet

Chig Okonkwo o22.5 Receiving Yards (-115)

I love the spot for the Titans’ athletic tight end to have another good game against the Jaguars in Nashville.

I lean with the Titans heavily to keep this game close and maybe even sneakily win this game outright. If the Titans are going to compete on Sunday, Cam Ward and this Titans passing game are going to have to continue to make positive strides, like they have done the past 3 weeks.

A lot of the Titans pass catchers are not household names but they have been steadily getting more and more comfortable with Ward in Year 1. Okonkwo is one of the biggest beneficiaries and will have opportunities against this Jaguars weak secondary.

Chig has hit this line in 4 of the last 5 Titans games and 7 of the 11 games this season. This line is just simply too low.

Chef T’s (7-5) NFL Week 13 Best Bet

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Can JSN pop in week 13 again?

Jaxon Smith-Njigba o95.5 Receiving Yards (-115)

JSN’s receiving yards is the house special right now. He’s cleared 100 in 6 of his last 7, and now he gets a secondary serving up the 6th-most yards per catch to WR1s.

You don’t toss out a recipe that’s printing plates – he’s chasing a historic season, the volume is there, the matchup is soft, and tomorrow I’m keeping this on the front burner until the clock hits zero.

Nate Hornung’s (6-6) NFL Week 13 Best Bet

Texans/Colts Under 44.5 (-105)

Once again, we’re targeting an NFL Divisional Under. They are 31-23 so far this year after the Thanksgiving games, hitting at 57.4%, but the AFC South is just 3-3. Houston has had 3/4 divisional games stay under, while Indianapolis had both of theirs soar over (thanks to scoring 38 and 41 against the Titans).

The Texans have the defense to slow them down, even on the road. Houston ranks No. 2 in scoring defense and first in yards allowed. They are also top three in third down conversions and opponent touchdowns per game, and are 7-3-1 to the under. The Colts are top 10 in points per game and touchdowns allowed, and will be able to chew plenty of clock with their running game.

Feed me a low scoring game at Lucas Oil.

Colby Marchio’s (6-6) NFL Week 13 Best Bet

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49ers -4 (-120)

This is a full fade of Shedeur Sanders being the first Browns QB to win his debut start since 1995. He’s coming off a decent outing, but it was against the league’s worst defense.

Now he has to face a significantly better unit in the San Francisco 49ers. The number keeps dropping and it makes no sense to me, which is why I’m forced to make this my best bet of the weekend.

John Hyslop’s (6-6) NFL Week 13 Best Bet

Michael Pittman Jr. Over 4.5 Receptions (+106)

Sometimes, the books make mistakes, and this is one of those times. It is what it is. The smartest thing we can do about it is just take the free cash and move on. This guy has caught at least 5 passes in four of his last five games. Surely the books didn’t mean to price him at plus money to do it again? That would just be ridiculous. We can’t let these mistakes slide.

Varun Sharma’s (8-4) NFL Week 13 Best Bet

Brock Bowers o59.5 Receiving Yards (-110) 

After getting burned in back to back weeks, I’m going back. Why? Because Chip Kelly is finally gone and I’m of the belief that Bowers will now be unleashed. 

Word is that Coach Kelly was calling plays not installed in the offense, plays no one had run and the offense was forced to make the best of it. Now when going back and watching the tape, it’s clear why everyone’s lost. 

New play caller, with just a week’s notice? Get the ball to your superstars.

Brad Blakemore’s (8-4) NFL Week 13 Best Bet

Trey McBride

Trey McBride looks to build on another massive week 12

Trey McBride o68.5 Receiving yards (-115)

McBride has been doing damage ever since Brisset took over. He is beating down defenses to the tune of 87 yards, off 8.5 receptions and over 11 targets average per game.

These outlandish stats of a TE should continue against a Tampa Bay team who is a great target for high scoring, high ball flinging games

Danny Burke’s (8-4) NFL Week 13 Best Bet

Cam Ward Over 8.5 Rush Yards (-110)

Over his last two games, Ward has rushed for 33+ in each. He’s becoming more comfortable with his mobility and that should be on display in his Week 13 matchup against the Jaguars. This number is way too low to ignore – let’s take advantage of it before the books move it much higher in the coming weeks. 

Kate Constable’s (6-6) NFL Week 13 Best Bet

Matthew Stafford Over 2.5 Passing Touchdowns (+130) 

I’m not going to overthink this one. Matthew Stafford is in the midst of an MVP season and that isn’t slowing down against the Carolina Panthers. Stafford has thrown at least three touchdowns in four of his last five games with four touchdowns in two of those, and five in another. The Panthers passing defense in league average, giving up 211.2 yards through the air per game and 14 passing touchdown on the season. Stafford is going to continue to put up numbers in hopes of building his MVP case. Plus, we gets some good plus-money on this one.

Adam Kaufman’s (9-3) NFL Week 13 Best Bet

Seahawks -11.5 (-110)

Is this a play on the Seahawks or against the Vikings? Honestly not sure, but I’m here for it.

Cue up the Sam Darnold Revenge Narrative as the veteran will face the team that moved on from him last winter in favor of rookie J.J. McCarthy, who will miss this game with a case of the sucks. 

In his place, we’ll see undrafted rookie Max Brosmer, who has a few more snaps on his NFL resume than I do. Seattle brings tons of pressure. Expect the rook to be under duress much of the afternoon.

As for Darnold, he thrives against the blitz, and no one blitzes more than a Brian Flores defense.

Look for the Hawks to improve to 9-3 ATS this season.

Tristan Vieira’s (10-2) NFL Week 13 Best Bet

Tyrod Taylor

Tyrod Taylor and company could surprise this Sunday

Jets +3 (-110)

This is one of the least appetizing lines on the book this week and no one wants to take the Jets coming off of 2 blowout losses.

The Falcons carry all the momentum in the match up, coming in on the high of blowing out a divisional foe last week. The betting public seems to be forgetting the Jets were an ATS machine before this 2 game stretch…with a worse QB in Fields. Now rolling with Tyrod and a few new explosive receivers, I expect the Jets to get back to their fiesty ways and keep this one close. 

Sukh Brar’s (6-6) NFL Week 13 Best Bet

Baker Mayfield o1.5 Passing Touchdowns (-125) 

The Bucs come into this one with only a half game lead over the Carolina Panthers while having lost 3 straight. Baker has injured his shoulder but he has said it’s just about pain tolerance. 

Bucky Irving is back but the Bucs will still need their leader to toss the pigskin. 

With the total being as high as it is I like this play. 

Enjoy NFL Week 13!

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