Dan Kaiser

The Carolina Hurricanes ride a three-game winning streak into their matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Carolina sits at 10-4-0 so far this season. Frederik Andersen is expected to start against his former team. He is 5-3-0 with a .892 save percentage. Toronto enters this game at 8-6-1. Rookie Dennis Hildeby is expected to make his first career start in net. Toronto’s offense can hang with anyone, but Carolina has a definite goaltending edge. The Hurricanes will ride their momentum and depth to another win. 

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The Colorado Avalanche head to Vancouver to take on the Canucks. Colorado has eight wins this season and has won three of their last four. The Vancouver Canucks have seven wins and eight losses and have lost 3 of the last five. The Colorado offense put up 3.57 goals on 34.1 shots. They have scored 15 total goals over their last three wins. On the defensive end, they are giving up just 2.5 goals on 25.1 shots, and have allowed 4 total goals in their last two wins. Vancouver has struggled on the offensive end, putting up 2.67 goals on 27.1 shots per game. On the defensive end, they are giving up 3.3 goals per game on 29.9 shots, and have allowed five goals in each of their last two losses. Colorado is the better team on both ends of the ice and will come away with a win over a struggling Vancouver team. 

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The Winnipeg Jets to take on the Anaheim Ducks. Winnipeg has nine wins and five losses this year, but has lost two in a row. The Anaheim Ducks have found the win column nine times this season. On the offensive end, Winnipeg is putting up 3.29 goals on 27.2 shots, but has scored just one goal during its two-game losing streak. In their own zone, they are allowing 2.5 goals on 30 shots per game. The Anaheim Ducks offense has been on fire, as they are putting up 4.15 goals on 30.9 shots per game. They have found the back of the net 26 times over their last five they are giving up 3.23 goals on 29.8 shots per game. Both teams have been playing well offensively, but the Ducks have been red-hot. Take the Ducks at home to get the win. 

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The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers face off in an NFC showdown. Los Angeles is 6-2 with three straight wins by double digits. They have outscored their opponents 86-20 in those three games. San Francisco is 6-3 on the season. The Rams offense is led by Matthew Stafford, who has thrown for 2,147 yards with 21 touchdowns and just two interceptions. Kyren Williams has rushed for 586 yards. With Brock Purdy sidelined, Mac Jones is back under for San Francisco. He has thrown 10 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Christian McCaffrey has  1,200 yards of total offense. The 49ers won in week 5, 26-23 in overtime. I am looking for a higher scoring game than the books.

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The LA Chargers come into this matchup at  6-3, while the Pittsburgh Steelers are 5-3. Aaron Rodgers has led the Steelers with 1,692 passing yards with 17 touchdowns and just five interceptions. Jaylen Warren has 404 rushing yards. Justin Herbert has thrown for over 2,300 yards with 18 touchdowns. The Chargers have averaged nearly 30 points in the last three at SoFi. Their offensive line is banged up, but they did make a move at the deadline for an offensive tackle to help sure up their pass protection. Pittsburgh will look to do what they do best: grind out long drives and keep the Chargers' offense off the field. It may be a little more difficult if their starting guard can’t go. LA has an explosive offense and will look to take advantage of a Steelers defense that has underwhelmed at times this season. Look for the Chargers to cover at home.

I am on the Charger. This is a 4% play.

The New York Giants head to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears.  The NY Giants are 2-7 overall this season and 0-5 on the road. They have also lost three in a row. The NY Giants are putting up 21.9 points per game. The Chicago Bears are 5-3 overall this season and have won four of their last five. They are 2-1 at Soldier Field. Caleb Williams has thrown for 12 touchdowns and 4 interceptions this season. The Chicago Bears are putting up 26.9 points per game. The Giants have had a plethora of injuries, especially to their offensive weapons. New York is 4-5 against the spread. The Bears have covered the spread in five games this season. The Bears have been able to beat the bad teams on their schedule, and the Giants are a bad team. 

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The Detroit Lions will be on the road to face the Washington Commanders. The Commanders knocked the Lions out of the playoffs last season and ruined their dream season. These teams aren’t the same heading into this one. Detroit's defense was decimated by injuries last season. This season, they are healthier but still not 100%, especially in the secondary. The big difference is that Washington will be without quarterback Jaydon Daniels, as he was left in a blowout loss and was injured last week. Detroit has five wins and three losses overall, but has dropped two of the last three following a three-point home loss to Minnesota last time out. The Washington Commanders are 3-6 this season and have lost four in a row. 

Jared Goff leads the Detroit offense this season with 1915 yards and 17 touchdowns. They use a two-headed rushing attack led by “Sonic” Jamhyr Gibbs with 551 yards and six touchdowns. Knuckles David Montgomery adds 395 yards and five touchdowns.  Amon Ra-St. Brown leads the receivers with 635 yards and seven touchdowns. For Washington, Jayden Daniels had thrown for 1184 yards and eight touchdowns. He also added 262 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. Jacory -Merritt leads the team with 440 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. Marcus Mariota will be the Washington quarterback. He has thrown for 694 yards with 4 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. 

Detroit has not lost two games in a row since October 30, 2022. I see the Lions dominating this game on both sides of the ball. Washington played lackluster football with either quarterback, but the team as a whole is banged up. I like the Lions to cover this number as I can't see Washington putting up a lot of points. 

Play on Detroit. This is a 3% play.