Week 13 NFL Pick Em'

Los Angeles Chargers (6-5) @ Cincinnati Bengals (7-4)

Lines: CIN -3 // O/U 49.5

Vince: Bengals

Ryan: Chargers

Zach: Chargers

Maher: Chargers

James: Chargers

Patrick: Bengals

Nick: Bengals

The Chargers are officially impossible to figure out. Their defense has been terrible lately. So terrible that the last time a team scored less than 24 against them was week 4 when they played the Raiders at home. The rushing defense is a massive concern as Joe Mixon has been scorching lately, finishing with 8 total TD’s in the last 4 weeks. The good news is Justin Herbert can sling it with the best of them. LA needs to establish Eckler and let Keenan work over the middle this sunday. Joe Burrow and the Bengals have had one of the best offensive units all season, currently scoring just over 28 points per game on the year. They have a tough end of season schedule and look to continue to build momentum with this potential playoff matchup in week 13. If the front four for Cincy can continue to apply pressure in the backfield they could easily be looking at 8-4.

Washington Football Team (5-6) @ Las Vegas Raiders (6-5)

Lines: LV -1.5 // O/U 48.5

Vince: Raiders

Ryan: Raiders

Zach: WFT

Maher: Raiders

James: WFT

Patrick: WFT

Nick: Raiders

The Raiders are coming off a massive upset W on Thanksgiving. When Derek Carr is on this team has been unstoppable, when he throws for 300+ yards he’s 6-0. Hunter Renfrow has been a staple in this offense in a season where that seems impossible, getting 3rd and Renfrow going early will help this team rip off another much needed win. The Washington Football Team has finally started to get cooking as they’ve rattled off three straight victories with a ton of NFC East matchups incoming. Looking at the numbers they’re going to need to sure up their secondary in a hurry as they allow the 3rd most passing yards per game. This game could have some major playoff implications, we’re looking forward to the battle of the #4’s.

Baltimore Ravens (8-3) @ Pittsburgh Steelers (5-5-1)

Lines: BAL -4.5 // O/U 44

Vince: Ravens -4.5

Ryan: Ravens

Zach: Ravens

Maher: Ravens

James: Ravens

Patrick: Ravens

Nick: Ravens -4.5

Is this the first year we see a losing season out of Mike Tomlin? The Steelers are 0-2-1 in their last 3.. Not exactly the momentum a team is leaning on down the stretch. Big Ben needs to show up as the Ravens have struggled against the pass this year, and with the production we’ve seen out of Pittsburgh's O-line he’s essentially forced to be sharp. The Ravens regardless of injury to the RB position are still one of the top rushing teams in the league thanks to the former MVP Lamar Jackson. He’s one of the most electric players in football and can turn a 0 play into a TD with a blink of an eye. Pittsburgh struggles heavily against the run, if Baltimore can control the time of possession they could be en route to another playoff run.

San Francisco 49ers (6-5) @ Seattle Seahawks (3-8)

Lines: SF -3 // O/U 45.5

Ryan: 49ers

Vince: 49ers

Zach: 49ers -3

Maher: 49ers

James : 49ers -3

Patrick: 49ers

Nick: Seattle

The 49ers head into Seattle with a 3 game winning streak and some major injuries. With two key linebackers in Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw likely to miss this week as well as MVP candidate Deebo Samuel sidelined, Coach Shanahan is gonna have to get cooking. Jimmy and Aiyuk have had a solid connection lately and rookie RB Eli Mitchell has looked like a star behind this top O-Line. Seattle has been one of the major disappointments this season as they have struggled with the injury bug as well and haven’t looked like a typical Pete Carroll team. A big bright spot for Seattle has been their defense which has given up 20 or less in 4 out of their 5 last outings. Russell Wilson is going to have to put his foot on the gas if they want to take a home W.

New England Patriots (8-4) @ Buffalo Bills (7-4)

Lines: BUF -3 // O/U 41.5

Ryan: Bills -3

Vince: Patriots

Zach: Bills

Maher: Bills -3

James: Bills

Patrick: Bills

Nick: Patriots

The Patriots have put the league on notice starting 8-4 with rookie Mac Jones under center. I have to point out that their strength of schedule on teams they’ve beaten isn’t great, taking down just 2 teams currently above .500. New England has one of the NFL’s toughest defenses as they give up the least points in the NFL. Offseason additions Matthew Judon and Kendrick Bourne have had a massive impact the past couple weeks. The Bills have been another up and down squad this year but just like the Patriots they tout one of the league's best defenses. Their offense lives through the air and the New England secondary is the exact test Josh Allen needs as we head into the playoff hunt,