Thanksgiving Day NFL Betting on the Menu

The sports world closes out the month of November with a ton of thrilling matchups on the plate this week, starting in the NFL with the traditional Thanksgiving Day games.

Detroit kicks things off in a huge NFC North battle against Green Bay, but this game remains OFF the board due to the uncertain playing status of Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Dallas has been opened as a 10.5-point home favorite by 5Dimes in a late afternoon tilt against Oakland, and Baltimore will host Pittsburgh on Thursday night as a 3-point favorite. The total line in the Cowboys’ game has been set at 45.5, and it is set at 40.5 for the Steelers vs. Ravens clash.

The two biggest matchups in the NFL this weekend starts off with 9-2 Denver on the road against 9-2 Kansas City in an AFC West rematch from just two weeks ago in which Denver came away with a 27-17 victory as a 7.5-point home favorite. The line for Sunday’s game is still OFF the board. This upcoming Monday night, 10-1 Seattle has been opened as a 6-point home favorite against 9-2 New Orleans. The total for this contest has been set at 46.5.

It is rivalry week in college football and there is no bigger game on the slate than No. 1 Alabama on the road against No. 4 Auburn in this season’s Iron Bowl. The Crimson Tide have been opened as 10.5-point favorites for this SEC tilt.

Another huge rivalry with major bowl implications has No. 6 Clemson on the road as a 5-point underdog against No. 10 South Carolina. Two other longstanding rivalries have No. 25 Notre Dame as a 14-point road underdog against No. 8 Stanford, and No. 22 UCLA as a 3.5-point underdog on the road against No. 23 USC.

The NBA closes out its first full month of action with LeBron James’ return to Cleveland for Miami’s Wednesday night clash against the Cavaliers. Another big game on Wednesday’s schedule sends 12-1 San Antonio on the road against 9-3 Oklahoma City. Jumping ahead to Saturday, the Spurs will return home to host Southwest Division rival Houston, which is 9-5 as of this past Sunday’s games.