NFL Week 5 Must Bet Games & Expert Analysis with MyBookie

Just when you think you have a handle on how things are going in the NFL, we get a wild weekend that changes your opinion on a lot of different things.

What quickly becomes clear is that it’s a long season, which means that fortunes are going to rise and fall for every single team in the league.

My NFL Betting Analysis in Week 5

4 weeks into the season, you have to ask how many of you had predicted the Minnesota Vikings as the best team in the league at this point?

Again, it’s a long season and things will change, but making predictions is as tricky as always, as injuries and other unexpected issues are throwing a spanner in the works.

All we can do now is look ahead to Week 5, which is exactly what we are going to do here.

Let’s take a look at the games that are jumping off the schedule for us.

TNF Tampa Bay Buccaneers +103 at Atlanta Falcons -126

Week 5 of the season is set to get off to e great start with an absolutely huge divisional matchup on tap. The Buccaneers have the clear lead in the NFC South after starting the season at 3-1. Baker Mayfield has been at the top of his game thus far and you have to say that the Bucs look very much like a playoff team.

The Falcons are 2-2, but they have been in every single game they have played and are perhaps a little unlucky to be sitting at .500. If the Falcons win, this division gets a little tighter, but if the Buccaneers can go on the road and come away with the victory, they will have a little more breathing space at the top of the South.

New York Jets +114 at Minnesota Vikings -140

It’s an early start on Sunday morning, with the Jets and Viking heading across the pond to play in London, England. These games are always tough to wager on, as you never really know which teams is going to best adjust to a crazy travel week.

The Jets will be looking to get back on track after taking an unexpected loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 4. That loss dropped them to 2-2 and leaves them sitting behind the Buffalo Bills in the East. The Vikings are on an absolute tear, going 4-0 and looking very good while doing it. Sam Darnold has been a pleasant surprise and is on MVP pace right now, but there is a lot of football still to come.

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Baltimore Ravens -150 at Cincinnati Bengals +122

After losing their opening 2 games of the season, the Ravens have managed to bounce back to get to 2-2. They looked very good indeed this past weekend with a totally dominating win over the previously unbeaten Buffalo Bills.

Despite the wobbly start, they are still considered the favorites to win the AFC North, although those divisional games tend to be tight affairs that could go either way. They will have one of those this weekend against the Bengals, who are trying to dig out of their own hole. The Bengals lost their first 3 games before finally getting their first win of the season. This team is not as bad as their current record suggests.

Buffalo Bills -118 at Houston Texans -104

We have a pair of division leaders going head-to-head in this one, as well as a pair of teams who look to be a very good bet to be part of the playoffs this season. The Buffalo Bills came storming out of the gate, winning their opening 3 games before running into a rampant Baltimore Ravens team this past weekend.

The Bills are the second highest scoring team in the league right now, so they will almost certainly bounce back. The Texans are picking up where they left off last season, going 3-1 to take the top spot in the AFC South. They are a perfect 2-0 at home in the early going, so they will certainly like their chances of coming away with the win this weekend in what is a tough, tough matchup.

SNF Dallas Cowboys +115 at Pittsburgh Steelers -140

When you have two of the most iconic teams in the NFL going head-to-head, you are definitely talking about must-see TV. That becomes even more the case when those teams are meeting in primetime on Sunday night.

The Cowboys will head into the Steel City looking to get above .500 after going 2-2 in their opening 4 games. Dallas has, as their record suggests, been a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde this season, so it’s tough to know which teams is going to show up. The Steelers are 3-1, which is perhaps better than expected, but they are a little unlucky not to be perfect after coming up just short against the Colts in Week 4. Their D had an off day last weekend, so look for that unit to bounce back.

MNF New Orleans Saints +1878 at Kansas City Chiefs -236

We close out this preview of NFL Week 5 with the Monday night game, which looks to be another great one. The New Orleans Saints came out of the starting gate on fire, winning their first 2 games and looking like an offensive juggernaut in the process. They have since cooled off and have lost 2 in a row, which has dropped them down the standings in the South, which looks like a very competitive decision.

The Chiefs are looking to pull off the three-peat this season, and while they are well on their way after a 4-0 start, the Chiefs are starting to see the injuries pile up. While they are finding ways to win, you have to wonder at what point those injuries will start to become a factor.

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