New England is a 5.5-point favorite in the latest Falcons vs. Patriots odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 45.5. The Patriots are -248 money line favorites (risk $248 to win $100),

Will the Broncos or Texans prevail in Sunday's showdown of two ferocious defenses? Can the Steelers slow down the Colts' prolific offense? And who takes the latest installment of Josh Allen vs. Patrick Mahomes?

At Bleacher Report's betting roundtable, a lot can change within a week. In the previous slate of games, there were five lone-wolf picks. This week, our experts reached a unanimous agreement on five games.

The SportsLine Projection Model agrees with two legs of the SGP above, as it backs Lions -8.5 and the Over on 48.5 Detroit covers the spread in 54% of simulations and the Over hits in 58% of simulations. The model is backing Minnesota on the money line, though, as the Vikings win in 26% of simulations to bring value as +368 underdogs.

Check out our bold Week 9 fantasy football predictions, including Kareem Hunt, Marvin Harrison Jr., Chase Brown, and other breakout players.

USA Today's NFL experts make their picks for a Week 9 showdown between the Cincinnati Bengals and Chicago Bears

Joe Flacco headlines our list of Week 9 fantasy football boom-or-bust players who could either carry your lineup to victory or sink it with a dud performance.

Florio’s pick: Lions 42, Vikings 13. Simms’s pick: Lions 35, Vikings 17. Panthers at Packers (-13.5) The Packers are starting to believe they’re as good as they are. Florio’s pick: Packers 24, Panthers 10. Simms’s pick: Packers 24, Panthers 16.

You've seen the model's best bets for Carolina Panthers vs. Green Bay Packers. Now, get against the spread, total and money-line picks for every Week 9 NFL game here, all from the model that's simulated every game 10,000 times.

It’s officially the second half of the season, which is honestly unbelievable. Once again we had an absolutely brutal Week 8 around the league with this unpredictable season giving us a firm kick in the gut. The best record for picks last week was 9-4.