The Degenerate - Thanksgiving Special!
The best Holiday of the year
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Let’s save the recap for Fridays email and get right to business. If some of these games were on Sunday, we might look the other way... but for Thanksgiving, at a minimum, you need a team and a total. Full degen mode!
Don’t fuck us over Matt Patricia - Texans @ Lions +3
Deshaun Watson has been one helluva bright spot in the Texans shitty season. He did exactly what he should have been done against a weak Patriots passing defense, and we wouldn’t expect anything less than a repeat performance against the fat slob Patricia. This guy is the worst defensive “guru” in our lifetime. He just helped an XFL QB guarantee his next backup contract. And on the other side of the ball, this idiots offense just got shutout for the first time in over a decade. Not only that, they didn’t even get to the redzone! This guy should’ve been fired yesterday. Now, with all that said…the Lions are the play. Hate it, you really should, but it must be done. It’s the right side to be on. Why? Because EVERYONE is going to bet the Texans here. But I can not emphasize this enough: TAKE THE POINTS! Do not get greedy and take Lions moneyline here. This is the type of game the favorite wins but doesn’t cover. Fun stat: in the last 24 instances of a team being shutout, they have gone 17-5-2 ATS in their following game (shoutout @JTFOz). Get your shopping bag out and buy some points.
The Pick – Lions +4.5 (buying 1.5 points) and it’s only right to start the day with an Over - 51.5
A Thanksgiving Classic - Football Team @ Cowboys -3
We were on Washington last week and even told ya to short Burrow, and in case you were wondering, the answer is NO we do not feel good being right about it. Poor fucking guy. Nonetheless, the Football Team seems to have found a bit of momentum with Alex Smith. Defensive front is the real deal, and you’d have to think they’ll bring their A game on a nationally televised game to earn the Team some respect. On the flip side…HOW ABOUT THEM COWBOYS?! Dalton gives the Boys their biggest win in recent memory, and the playoff hopes are still alive. This is a tough game to pick, and if it was on a Sunday, it would be our stay away. But on Thanksgiving there is one rule – BET EVERYTHING. We are going to saddle up with the Red Rocket and take the Boys here. Alex Smith’s flame burns out in the Big D, and the Cowboys pull away late in this one.
The Pick – Cowboys -3 and Under 46
Ravens @ Steelers -4
Should this game get played, the Steelers will most likely get tons of public money. One of the worst losses we’ve had this season was picking the Ravens the last time these teams met. Baltimore outplayed Pitt but lost due to LJ accounting for 4 turnovers. He looks bad. Maybe he is bad, or maybe their offense is vanilla pudding and everyone has their spoons in it. We can’t quite tell, but what you need to know is they have their backs against the wall, and we will bet them due to that. The Steelers might win, but we like the Ravens to keep it tight.
The Pick – Ravens +4 and Under 44.5
Prop bets - We’ll be taking these ones for sure and will add some more throughout the day. Follow us on Twitter for the more action @TheDegenWeekly
LOVE LOVE LOVE Deshaun Watson. Keep riding him until he has a bad game.
Alex smith to throw and INT – YES. Lay the juice no matter what it is.
Gus Edwards total yards over
A parlay to ride for the day - Lions ML/Cowboys ML/Steelers ML +460