{"id":145366,"date":"2025-09-15T16:40:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T16:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/145366\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:40:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T16:40:12","slug":"my-first-bet-for-week-3-nfl-picks-to-consider-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/145366\/","title":{"rendered":"My First Bet for Week 3: NFL picks to consider right now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sep 15, 2025, 12:27 PM ET<\/p>\n

Welcome to Week 3 of the NFL season, where things get underway with the Buffalo Bills<\/a> hosting the Miami Dolphins<\/a> on “Thursday Night Football.”<\/p>\n

Sunday afternoon features two matchups of undefeated teams, with the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> (-3.5) hosting the Los Angeles Rams<\/a> and the Arizona Cardinals<\/a> (-1.5) hitting the road to face the San Francisco 49ers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The winless New York Giants<\/a> and Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> meet on “Sunday Night Football,” and the week closes out with a “Monday Night Football” matchup between the Baltimore Ravens<\/a> and Detroit Lions<\/a> at 8:15 p.m. ET on ABC\/ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Our team takes a look at the early Week 3 odds and identifies which ones are worth jumping on now before any potential shifts later in the week.<\/p>\n

Note: Odds at time of publication, courtesy of ESPN BET<\/a>.<\/p>\n

My First Bet<\/p>\n

\"\" Indianapolis Colts<\/a> to cover -3.5 (-105)<\/a> at Tennessee Titans<\/a><\/p>\n

Matt Bowen: Through two games, Daniel Jones’ QBR of 80.9 ranks sixth in the NFL. Jones has been efficient with the ball too, completing 71.4% of his throws, and the run game with Jonathan Taylor<\/a> provides both balance and explosive play ability. Give the points here as the Colts get to 3-0 with a win over the Titans.<\/p>\n

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\"\" Washington Commanders<\/a> to cover -5.5 (-120)<\/a> vs. Las Vegas Raiders<\/a><\/p>\n

Tyler Fulghum: I like the Chargers to beat Las Vegas on Monday night and drop the Raiders to 1-1 on the season. Vegas will then enter this Week 3 matchup on five days rest. The Commanders, meanwhile, will be back home in D.C. on 10 days rest. That’s a massive advantage for Washington. If the Raiders lose Monday night to the Chargers, I wouldn’t be shocked at all to see this spread move closer to a full touchdown. I want to get ahead of that move.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\" Houston Texans<\/a> at Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> total points UNDER 44.5 (-120)<\/a><\/p>\n

Pam Maldonado: Houston put up nine points in Week 1. Yeah, it was against the Rams, but nothing about it looked fluky. The run game is basically Nick Chubb<\/a>; that puts more on C.J. Stroud<\/a>‘s shoulders. Behind an O-line that’s already showing cracks, that’s a rough setup. Jacksonville can grind games down, and Houston doesn’t have the firepower yet with injuries at receiver and center, as well as a new OC still finding rhythm and a tough MNF matchup with Tampa Bay before this game.<\/p>\n

\"\" Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> to cover -5.5 (-120)<\/a> at New York Giants<\/a><\/p>\n

Eric Karabell: The lone matchup of winless teams takes place in New Jersey. I find it hard to believe the Chiefs, even with the current state of wide receivers, are going to lose to the Giants, even on the road. The Chiefs might not pile on points, but something like 16-10 is still a cover.<\/p>\n

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\"\" Chicago Bears<\/a> to cover -1.5 (-115)<\/a> vs. Dallas Cowboys<\/a><\/p>\n

Seth Walder: We have two data points on the Bears: a loss to the Packers (who look pretty exceptional) and a loss to the Lions (who also lost to the Packers). It’s well within the realm of possibility that both of the teams that beat Chicago are a couple of the very best in the NFL. Plus, something I noticed last week is that Caleb Williams<\/a>‘ accuracy issues over his pro career have been outside the numbers, more than anywhere else. But Ben Johnson loved to have his passing game run between the numbers in Detroit. All of that is to say, I’m hardly throwing in the towel on this duo and think they could appear a lot stronger against non-NFC North competition.<\/p>\n

\"\" Atlanta Falcons<\/a> to cover -3.5 (-110)<\/a> at Carolina Panthers<\/a><\/p>\n

Eric Moody: The Falcons look well-equipped to handle the Panthers and cover the spread. Their running game dominated the Vikings, with Bijan Robinson<\/a> rushing for 143 yards, and their defense recorded six sacks. Injuries to the Panthers’ offensive line — Austin Corbett<\/a> hurt his left knee Sunday and Robert Hunt<\/a> suffered a biceps injury — could make matters worse for the Panthers. Carolina struggled for most of Week 2, showing subpar form despite late garbage-time points. Atlanta is 2-4 against the spread in its last six games against the Panthers, but the Falcons have the edge in this matchup thanks to a well-rounded offense and what looks to be an emerging defense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sep 15, 2025, 12:27 PM ET Welcome to Week 3 of the NFL season, where things get underway…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":145367,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":["post-145366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}