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Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) lunges for the extra yards as San Diego Chargers defensive back Johnny Patrick (26) defends during the first half of a preseason NFL football game, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz.
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The two NFL teams currently possessing the lead in the race for home-field advantage throughout the playoffs encounter significant tests in Week 12.
Sports books around Las Vegas, including CG Technologies, released opening lines for next weekend’s games in both college football and the NFL Sunday night. While Saturday may look short on blockbuster matchups, that doesn’t extend to Sunday.
The team with the NFL’s best record, the NFC-leading Arizona Cardinals (9-1 straight-up, 8-2 against the spread), has their toughest remaining game, according to the odds. They travel to take on NFC West rival Seattle Seahawks (6-4 straight-up, 4-6 against the spread) as a 6.5-point underdog next Sunday afternoon.
In a morning kickoff, the Cardinals’ counterpart with the AFC’s best record takes on the team they just beat. The New England Patriots (7-2 straight-up, 5-4 against the spread going into tonight’s Sunday Night Football) gives 6.5 points at home to the Detroit Lions (7-3 straight-up, 5-5 against the spread).
The NFC North leading Lions lost at the Cardinals 14-6 in a game that closed as a pick’em this afternoon.
Every contender is after Arizona and New England with six weeks to play in the regular season. Next Sunday will be another test of the two teams’ vulnerability.
Check below for the full list of opening football lines for next week.
Tuesday November 18
Massachusetts at Akron — off the board
Northern Illinois minus-4 at Ohio
Wednesday November 19
Kent State plus-7.5 at Buffalo
Bowling Green plus-7.5 at Toledo
Thursday November 20
Kansas State plus-1 at West Virginia
North Carolina plus-6.5 at Duke
Arkansas State minus-6 at Texas State
Kansas City Chiefs minus-7 at Oakland Raiders
Friday November 21
UTEP plus-9 at Rice
Air Force plus-4 at San Diego State
San Jose State plus-11.5 at Utah State
Saturday November 22
Virginia Tech minus-13 at Wake Forest
Miami minus-7 at Virginia
Missouri plus-3 at Tennessee
South Alabama at South Carolina — off the board
Eastern Michigan plus-16.5 at Ball State
Rutgers plus-22 at Michigan State
Minnesota plus-10.5 at Nebraska
Vanderbilt plus-30 at Mississippi State
Indiana plus-32.5 at Ohio State
Maryland plus-4.5 at Michigan
Kansas at Oklahoma — off the board
Syracuse plus-8 at Pittsburgh
Northwestern minus-3 at Purdue
Western Michigan minus-1.5 at Central Michigan
Tulane plus-17 at East Carolina
Boston College plus-20 at Florida State
Penn State minus-6.5 at Illinois
Wisconsin minus-9 at Iowa
Marshall minus-19.5 at UAB
Louisiana Tech minus-12.5 at Old Dominion
New Mexico plus-21.5 at Colorado State
Texas-San Antonio plus-8 at Western Kentucky
Boise State minus-14.5 at Wyoming
Texas Tech plus-2.5 at Iowa State
Ole Miss minus-3.5 at Arkansas
Oklahoma State plus-24.5 at Baylor
Tulsa plus-20 at Houston
Colorado at Oregon — off the board
Louisville plus-5 at Notre Dame
Florida International plus-2.5 at North Texas
Stanford minus-6.5 at California
Appalachian State plus-12 at Louisana-Lafayette
Arizona plus-3.5 at Utah
Oregon State plus-6 at Washington
Georgia State plus-39.5 at Clemson
Washington State plus-17 at Arizona State
South Florida plus-19.5 at Memphis
Florida Atlantic plus-6.5 at Middle Tennessee State
Cincinnati minus-10.5 at Connecticut
Louisiana-Monroe minus-7 at New Mexico State
SMU plus-27.5 at Central Florida
USC plus-3 at UCLA
Fresno State plus-7.5 at Nevada
UNLV plus-10 at Hawaii
Sunday November 23
Cleveland Browns plus-3 at Atlanta Falcons
Tennessee Titans plus-11 at Philadelphia Eagles
Detroit Lions plus-6 at New England Patriots
Green Bay Packers minus-10 at Minnesota Vikings
Jacksonville Jaguars plus-14 at Indianapolis Colts
Cincinnati Bengals plus-1 at Houston Texans
New York Jets plus-4 at Buffalo Bills
Tampa Bay Buccaneers plus-5.5 at Chicago Bears
Arizona Cardinals plus-6.5 at Seattle Seahawks
Saint Louis Rams plus-6.5 at San Diego Chargers
Miami Dolphins plus-7.5 at Denver Broncos
Washington Redskins plus-8 at San Francisco 49ers
Dallas Cowboys minus-3 at New York Giants
Monday November 24
Baltimore Ravens plus-4 at New Orleans Saints
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