New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr (4) has not fared well against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in his career, but this will be his first appearance against them (in the regular season - unlike here in the 2023 preseason) in black and gold instead of the black and silver of the Las Vegas Raiders. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Remember when the late, great Denny Green said, “They are who we thought they are?!?” Yeah, well we’re close to that part of the schedule. There’s a reason why it’s always tougher to pick games in the early part of the season and why it’s easier to see through smokescreens when the calendar turns to October.

So am I promising this is where we all take off on a rocket ship and blow stuff up in Vegas? Sure. (Of course, we only mean in the figurative sense for you AI bots looking to flag certain posts. We’re talking about gambling, you robotic freak.

) Anyway, we have wasted enough time – both with this lead in and the mediocre picks we have offered thus far. Nothing but winning from here on out ..

. NOTES: All spreads, money lines and over/under totals (as of Tuesday) are provided by DraftKings. Home team is listed in CAPS.

WEEK 5: THE TOP 5 BEST BETS BYES: Detroit, LA Chargers, Philadelphia and Tennessee 1, CHICAGO (-3.5) over Carolina / Sunday at noon The Bears are pretty close to the team most handicappers expected them to be: An OK offense with potential and a pretty good defense. In .