Thanksgiving weekend arrives just as I’ve given you little to be thankful for. I went 7-7 last week and haven’t done better than two games over .500 in several weeks. The league has settled in except for the bottom of the NFC playoff chase, and Vegas has seen enough of every team to make good reads.

My season record is a respectable 77-69-1 and if I get hot for a few weeks I can post a winning percentage of 55 percent or higher. Hopefully some of the magic from last week’s college picks carries over to this week in the NFL.

The Cardinals-Titans and Steelers-Ravens games are off the board right now. I’ll update their lines when they become available. As always, I don’t pick sides in games involving the Philadelphia Eagles. My winners are in bold type.

Thanksgiving Day Specials
Green Bay Packers -11 at Detroit Lions

Oakland Raiders +14 at Dallas Cowboys

New York Giants -7 at Denver Broncos

Regularly Scheduled Program

Indianapolis Colts -3.5 at Houston Texans

Cleveland Browns +14 at Cincinnati Bengals

Chicago Bears +11 at Minnesota Vikings

Miami Dolphins -3 at Buffalo Bills

Arizona Cardinals at Tennessee Titans (OFF)

Seattle Seahawks -3 at St. Louis Rams

Tampa Bay Buccaneers +12 at Atlanta Falcons

Carolina Panthers +3 at New York Jets

Jacksonville Jaguars +3 at San Francisco 49ers

Kansas City Chiefs +14 at San Diego Chargers

Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens (OFF)

New England Patriots +3 at New Orleans Saints