The Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers take center stage on Thursday Night Football.
Somewhow, the NFL calendar is already on to Week 5. It feels like we just started the season, and already we are moving into the second quarter of the year and starting to see separation between the contenders and the pretenders this season. Who will take the next step forward this week?
On Thursday Night Football, we have an NFC South showdown, continuing this year’s trend of division rivalries on the Thursday primetime game. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 3-1 on the season and leading the division, while the Atlanta Falcons are just behind them at 2-2. With the Falcons hosting this week’s game, will we see a change at the top of the NFC South when the final buzzer sounds?
Who will win tonight? Our contributors are here to provide their straight-up winners picks for the game. Our primary focus is on the moneyline/straight up picks, but you can also check out any picks made against the spread or on the point total. All odds are brought to us by FanDuel sportsbook.
The Falcons are 2.5-point favorites as kickoff approaches.
Last week, despite not making a pick for the Thursday night game, Sumeet Jena won the week with a 10-5 performance. Kevin Nogle was second at 9-6, followed by Marek Brave at 8-7. James McKinney finished with a rough 6-9 record.
For the season, our standings are:
Marek Brave (36-27)
James McKinney (34-29)
Sumeet Jena (34-29)
Kevin Nogle (31-22)
And, as always, thanks to Tallysight for allowing us to use of their widget for publishing our picks.
