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Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017 | 2 a.m.
Week 3: Falcons at Lions
- Game of the Week: Falcons minus-3 at Lions (Poll consensus year to date: 1-1)
- Falcons minus-3 — 54.3%
- Lions plus-3 — 45.7%
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Seven of the eight NFL teams to start the season 2-0 were no big surprise by the betting odds.
The Detroit Lions are the exception. The Lions are the only undefeated team to pull off consecutive upsets in the first two weeks — beating the Cardinals 35-23 and the Giants 24-10 as 3-point underdogs in both spots.
They’ll have to overcome another field-goal handicap today when they host the reigning NFC Champion Atlanta Falcons in a 10:05 a.m. kickoff. It’s the only game between a pair of 2-0 teams on the week 4 schedule, and therefore, the game of the week in the Sun’s handicapping contest.
The four competing sports writers were required to make one bet on Atlanta at Detroit along with five other NFL plays of their choice off of the South Point betting board.
Check out picks in the Sun’s handicapping contest below.
Case Keefer (2012, 2014, 2015 champion, 2013 co-champion)
Season: 8-3-1
Last Week: 3-3
Bills plus-3 vs. Broncos
Panthers minus-5 vs. Saints
Falcons vs. Lions under 50.5 points
Chargers plus-3 vs. Chiefs
Bengals plus-7.5 vs. Packers
Redskins plus-3 vs. Raiders
Mike Grimala
Season: 7-5
Last Week: 4-2
Dolphins minus-6 at Jets
Broncos minus-3 at Bills
Lions plus-3 vs. Falcons
Seahawks plus-2.5 at Titans
Chiefs minus-3 at Chargers
Packers minus-7.5 vs. Bengals
Jesse Granger
Season: 5-4-3
Last Week: 3-2-1
Steelers minus-7 at Bears
Texans vs. Patriots over 44 points
Falcons minus-3 at Lions
Seahawks plus-2.5 at Titans
Redskins plus-3 vs. Raiders
Cowboys minus-3 vs. Cardinals
Ray Brewer (2016 champion, 2013 co-champion)
Season: 3-9
Last Week: 2-4
Ravens minus-3 vs. Jaguars in London
Bills plus-3 vs. Broncos
Giants plus-6 at Eagles
Lions plus-3 vs. Falcons
Redskins plus-3 vs. Raiders
Cardinals plus-3 vs. Cowboys
Case Keefer can be reached at 702-948-2790 or [email protected]. Follow Case on Twitter at twitter.com/casekeefer.
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