{"id":294056,"date":"2025-11-19T21:12:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/294056\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T21:12:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:12:06","slug":"nfl-week-12-pick-em-rams-look-to-maintain-momentum-against-buccaneers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/294056\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 12 Pick ‘Em: Rams look to maintain momentum against Buccaneers"},"content":{"rendered":"

After 11 weeks of action, the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles are tied atop the Super Bowl odds<\/a> at +550 at BetMGM.<\/p>\n

This week, the Rams host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while the Eagles travel to face a division rival.<\/p>\n

See my predictions for these games and the rest of the slate below.<\/p>\n

Houston Texans vs. Buffalo Bills<\/p>\n

While the Bills are on the road and taking on perhaps the best defence in the league, I\u2019m not convinced this Texans offence can produce enough to hang with the Bills.<\/p>\n

The Texans also play Cover-3 more than any other coverage, and against it this season, Bills QB Josh Allen is completing over 72 per cent of his passes with six touchdowns and one interception.<\/p>\n

PREDICTION: Bills -6 (-110)<\/p>\n

Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings<\/p>\n

While 6.5 points is quite a bit for a divisional matchup, I\u2019ll side with the Packers.<\/p>\n

They rank inside the top 10 in pressures and have a Defensive Player of the Year candidate in Micah Parsons.<\/p>\n

When pressured this season, Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy is completing under 49 per cent of his passes and has one touchdown, two interceptions, and seven turnover-worthy plays.<\/p>\n

PREDICTION: Packers -6.5 (-110)<\/p>\n

Chicago Bears vs. Pittsburgh Steelers<\/p>\n

Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers is dealing with a left wrist injury, and it\u2019s unclear if he\u2019ll play.<\/p>\n

The Steelers primarily play Cover-1 and Cover-3, and Bears QB Caleb Williams has thrown seven touchdowns and zero interceptions against those coverages.<\/p>\n

Between Rodgers\u2019 uncertainty and Williams\u2019 success against those coverages, I\u2019ll take the Bears.<\/p>\n

PREDICTION: Bears -2.5 (-120)<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals vs. New England Patriots<\/p>\n

The Bengals’ pass defence has been a disaster, allowing 257.3 yards per game (31st in the league). Not only that, their run defence has been the league’s worst, allowing 160.9 rushing yards per game, including 216 over their last three.<\/p>\n

Plus, Ja\u2019Marr Chase is suspended for this game.<\/p>\n

The Patriots are going to dismantle them.<\/p>\n

PREDICTION: Patriots -8.5 (-110)<\/p>\n

Detroit Lions vs. New York Giants<\/p>\n

The Giants may not have the worst run defence in the league, but it\u2019s close, allowing 149.9 rushing yards per game (30th).<\/p>\n

Now, they\u2019ll have to attempt to hold down a rushing attack headlined by Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery, which averages 130.1 rushing yards per game (seventh).<\/p>\n

Finally, against Cover-1 and Cover-3 \u2014 the coverages the Giants play most often \u2014 Lions QB Jared Goff has 14 touchdowns and one interception.<\/p>\n

PREDICTION: Lions -10.5 (-110)<\/p>\n

Tennessee Titans vs. Seattle Seahawks<\/p>\n

The Seahawks are second in the league in pressures and are taking on a 1-9 Titans team with a rookie QB who\u2019s completed just 38.3 per cent of his passes under pressure.<\/p>\n

Not only that, but he\u2019s without his top weapon, wide receiver Calvin Ridley, for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n

I know it\u2019s another favoured team, but other than taking the Titans simply because it\u2019s a lot of points, there aren’t many data points to point to.<\/p>\n

PREDICTION: Seahawks -13.5 (-110)<\/p>\n

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Indianapolis Colts<\/p>\n

While the Colts have had a porous pass defence this season, allowing 235.3 passing yards per game (25th), that number is a bit skewed because we\u2019ve only seen one game with cornerback Sauce Gardner in action.<\/p>\n

Coming out of their bye week, I expect he\u2019ll be even more acclimated to the game plan.<\/p>\n

The Colts\u2019 offence is excellent, and they\u2019ll be supported by an improved pass defence and a run defence that allows 92.3 yards per game (5th).<\/p>\n

PREDICTION: Colts +3.5 (-118)<\/p>\n

Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Jets<\/p>\n

Outside of the Titans, the Jets are the worst team in the NFL.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re turning to QB Tyrod Taylor, and while he should bring more of a \u201cfloor\u201d to this offence, there\u2019s just not a lot for him to work with.<\/p>\n

As for the Ravens with Lamar Jackson back under centre, they\u2019re undefeated, averaging 26 points per game.<\/p>\n

PREDICTION: Ravens -13.5 (-115)<\/p>\n

Las Vegas Raiders vs. Cleveland Browns<\/p>\n

We still don\u2019t know if the Browns will start Dillon Gabriel or Shedeur Sanders, but either way, I\u2019ll take the Browns +4 simply due to their defence.<\/p>\n

Raiders QB Geno Smith threw yet another interception last week and is tied with Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa for the league lead with 13.<\/p>\n

If the Browns stick to a conservative game plan and let their defence be the focal point \u2014 they allow just 167 passing yards per game (first) \u2014 they could win this game outright.<\/p>\n

PREDICTION: Browns +4 (-110)<\/p>\n

Arizona Cardinals vs. Jacksonville Jaguars<\/p>\n

The Cardinals will be without WR Marvin Harrison Jr. and running back Emari Demercado again this week.<\/p>\n

These types of absences would typically give me pause, but it\u2019s hard for me to trust this Jaguars offence.<\/p>\n

Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence has had a tough go of it this season against Cover-3 and Cover-4, and the Cardinals play these more than anything else.<\/p>\n

Against these, he\u2019s completing less than 60 per cent of his passes for three touchdowns and four interceptions.<\/p>\n

Leaning toward the Cardinals here.<\/p>\n

PREDICTION: Cardinals +2.5 (-105)<\/p>\n

Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles<\/p>\n

While the Cowboys have one of the most potent offences in the league, the Eagles have played excellent defence, allowing just 212.7 passing yards per game (15th), and over their last three games, the average is down to 192.7.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d feel more confident if the Eagles’ offence were a bit easier to rely on, but they\u2019re playing too well defensively right now for me to pass up on.<\/p>\n

PREDICTION: Eagles -3.5 (-105)<\/p>\n

New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons<\/p>\n

The Falcons have officially lost QB Michael Penix Jr. for the season with a torn ACL. Additionally, they\u2019ll be without WR Drake London this week with a PCL sprain.<\/p>\n

Despite that, they still have a solid veteran backup in Kirk Cousins, who will at least make the offence functional, and he has RB Bijan Robinson at his disposal.<\/p>\n

PREDICTION: Falcons +1.5 (-110)<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Rams vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/p>\n

The Buccaneers put up 32 points last week against the Bills, who have a dreadful run defence, but one of the best pass defences.<\/p>\n

That said, the Buccaneers allowed 44 points, and the Rams are close to the Bills offensively in terms of total yards per game.<\/p>\n

Comparing the QBs, they\u2019re both good against the coverages the other team plays.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not convinced the Rams will cover, so I\u2019ll take the Buccaneers.<\/p>\n

PREDICTION: Buccaneers +6.5 (-105)<\/p>\n

San Francisco 49ers vs. Carolina Panthers<\/p>\n

In his first game since Sept. 28, 49ers QB Brock Purdy threw three touchdowns and completed 73.1 per cent of his passes against the Cardinals.<\/p>\n

The three coverages the 49ers play most often are Cover-3, Cover-4, and Cover-6. Against those, Panthers QB Bryce Young has three touchdowns and six interceptions.<\/p>\n

PREDICTION: 49ers -7 (-110)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After 11 weeks of action, the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles are tied atop the Super Bowl…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294057,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,514,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-294056","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}