The 2020 NFL season inches beyond the halfway point in Week 9. Trends began to become clear, and road underdogs are 45-32 against the spread this season. In Week 9, there are several road dogs to back with your NFL picks. The Carolina Panthers (+10.5) visit Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, while the Chicago Bears (+6.5) face the Tennessee Titans in Nashville. Further south, the Denver Broncos visit the Atlanta Falcons as four-point underdogs according to the latest NFL odds from William Hill Sportsbook.
On Sunday Night Football, the New Orleans Saints (+4.5) visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a highly-anticipated clash between NFC contenders. Which teams should you include in your NFL parlays and NFL bets? Before making any Week 9 NFL picks or predictions, see the NFL best bets from legendary handicapper Hammerin’ Hank Goldberg over at SportsLine.
A beloved national treasure, Hammer enters NFL Week 9 on a stunning run: Over the final 10 weeks of last season and through eight weeks this season, he is 35-19 on his NFL best bets, an amazing 65 percent cash rate.
This is the same handicapper who enjoyed 15 winning seasons in his 17-year ESPN run. In 2017, Hammer competed against 10 top handicappers in the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s NFL Challenge and beat them all, finishing 50-29-6 on NFL picks against-the-spread.
Now, Hammer has locked in three confident best bets for Week 9. If you parlay his picks, you could be looking at a 6-1 payout. You can only see them here.
Top Week 9 NFL expert picks
Breaking down the NFL Week 9 schedule, Hammer says the Cardinals (-5) will cover against the visiting Dolphins. Arizona’s offense garners the headlines, but the Cardinals also have a path to success defensively. Miami is a bottom-five team in the NFL in both total offense (324.4 yards per game) and rushing offense (98.0 yards per game). The Dolphins are also the second-worst team in the league by averaging 3.6 yards per carry on the ground.
The Cardinals rank in the top ten in completion percentage allowed and yards allowed per pass attempt, with Arizona also holding the edge on third down. The Cardinals limit opponents to just a 36.8 percent conversion rate, seventh-best in the NFL, and the Dolphins are fourth-worst in the league on offense, converting just 37.8 percent of third downs.
On the offensive side, the Cardinals are No. 1 in the league in total offense and Kyler Murray is a top-five player this season with 2,246 combined yards. Arizona is dynamic on the ground, ranking second in both rushing offense (160.7 yards per game) and yards per carry (5.2), with a top-10 overall output on the scoreboard at 29.0 points per contest.
How to make Week 9 NFL parlays
Hammer, who has inside sources throughout the league, also jumped on two other games: Seahawks vs. Bills and Saints vs. Buccaneers, the Sunday Night Football showdown. In one of those games, Goldberg says, there is a complete mismatch, creating a spread that’s way off. You can only see his best bets here.
What are Hammer’s top Week 9 NFL expert picks? Which side of Seahawks vs. Bills and Saints vs. Buccaneers do you need to jump on? Visit SportsLine now to see Hammerin’ Hank Goldberg’s Week 9 NFL best bets, all from the legendary handicapper on a 35-19 heater, and find out.
