Thursday Night Football in Week Two gives us what should be a really great game. This will also be the Buffalo Bills first game in their brand new field. Will they defend home field, or will the Detroit Lions come into town and spoil the debut of the brand new Highmark Stadium?
Here are my leans and best bets for Thursday Night Football in Week Two.
Check out the latest episodes of the JCPod for my full breakdowns and analysis. All odds are a mix/the best number from Fanatics, BetMGM, FanDuel, and DraftKings.
Straights
It’s really hard not to take the Bills -4.5 (-115). The Bills will be debuting their new Stadium on Thursday, and it doesn’t feel right for them to lose the home opener, right? But this also feels like a bit too big of a spread at the same time.
These teams are coming off very interesting Week Ones. Both of these teams looked like they were dominant, then also had a moments late in their games where it’s looked like they probably should’ve lost that game. One advantage that I am looking at is Josh Allen versus the Lions defensive backs. If the Bills are able to get the run game to be even a little bit of a worry for Detroit, then the Bills will really be able to get that passing game going. Detroit is the weakest at defensive back, and I think Josh Allen will be able to take advantage.
I say all of that to basically say this: I don’t see the Bills losing this home opener. I am nervous about them hitting the spread, but I do believe they will win the game.
Official bet: Bills -4.5
Props
James Cook over 80+ rush yards (-110)
James Cook had a very quiet game for his standards last week, but that makes sense with how talented the Texans defense is. I expect for Cook to bounce back and have a better game this week, and I look for him to hit this over.
Dalton Kincaid over 3.5 receptions (-162)
I’ll admit, I am not a big fan of the odds on this bet. For the sake of the record, I will be giving out this bet. However, I personally will be betting 5+ receptions (+130) and plus money.
Jahmyr Gibbs over 29.5 receiving yards (-114)
Jahmyr Gibbs should get somewhere between the three to five receptions range when it comes to this game. If he gets closer to the five range, then I will love this bet even more.
As for anytime touchdown scorers this game, I like Josh Allen (-145), James Cook (-175), Sam Laporta (+220), and Amon Ra St. Brown (+106).
Parnell’s Nasty Boy Parlay Play of the Day
We were 12 yards away from glory on Monday. Maybe Thursday Night Football in Week Two can bring us to the bank for the first time this year.
I was able to get odds of +1312 boosted to +1640 with a 20% boost:
- Dalton Kincaid over 3.5 receptions (-162)
- Josh Allen anytime touchdown (-145)
- Jahmyr Gibbs over 25 receiving yards (-175)
- Sam Laporta anytime touchdown (+200)
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Jaden Chandler-Parnell, or “JC” is a Sports & Sports Betting Analyst for Stare Down Sports. You can Follow him on X @Jaden95Chandler and on YouTube
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