NFL Picks Week 7: Highlighting Best Vegas Odds and Expert Predictions

Just like that, Thursday Night Football is almost here, and the long, excruciating three days without NFL action are over as we gear up for a loaded Week 7 slate.

The lines that come out at the beginning of the week often undergo some tinkering throughout, but they have all settled at favorable numbers for bettors by Thursday. While you'll have to wait until Sunday for most of the action, an appetizer comes in the form of the Seattle Seahawks' trip to the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday.

So without further ado, let's take a dive into all of the Week 7 lines and see what some of Bleacher Report's NFL Lead Writers think about the upcoming games.

NFL Week 7 Odds, Expert Predictions

Game	Spread	Mike Freeman, B/R	Matt Miller, B/R	Ty Schalter, B/R
Seattle at San Francisco	SEA -6.5	Seahawks	49ers	Seahawks
Buffalo at Jacksonville	BUF -7	Bills	Bills	Bills
Minnesota at Detroit	MIN -2.5	Vikings	Vikings	Lions
New Orleans at Indianapolis	IND -4.5	Colts	Colts	Colts
Pittsburgh at Kansas City	N/A	Steelers	Steelers	Steelers
Houston at Miami	MIA -4	Dolphins	Dolphins	Dolphins
N.Y. Jets at New England	NE -10	Patriots	Patriots	Jets
Cleveland at St. Louis	STL -5.5	Rams	Rams	Browns
Atlanta at Tennessee	ATL -4	Falcons	Falcons	Falcons
Tampa Bay at Washington	WAS -3	Redskins	Bucs	Bucs
Oakland at San Diego	SD -4	Chargers	Chargers	Chargers
Dallas at N.Y. Giants	NYG -3	Giants	Giants	Cowboys
Philadelphia at Carolina	CAR -3	Panthers	Panthers	Panthers
Baltimore at Arizona	ARI -9	Cardinals	Cardinals	Cardinals

Odds courtesy of Odds Shark.

Game of the Week

Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers

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The Seattle Seahawks are 2-4, believe it or not. And if you've watched a fair share of their games so far this season, you would indeed believe it.

Russell Wilson has been dangerous, and the defense has at times been stout, but the Seahawks have still found a way to drop four games. Each has come by blowing fourth-quarter leads, including allowing a game-winning touchdown from Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers at CenturyLink Field this past weekend.

NFL Network showed their disparity between the fourth quarter and the opening 45 minutes:

All of the sudden, the mighty Seahawks are suddenly not so mighty.

Of course, the San Francisco 49ers are another team that is quite familiar with letdowns throughout this year—although this one was expected. New head coach Jim Tomsula and his squad have undergone a four-game losing streak but have wins on the front and tail end of that.

What's more, they historically step it up in Thursday games, as the team's Twitter account noted:

More important than that Thursday success rate is what a victory would do to the NFC West—and the hierarchy of the entire league, really. A win would push San Francisco ahead of Seattle in the division, after seven weeks of play.

Such a result couldn't have been imagined before the season. But it's a mere 60 minutes away from becoming a reality.

Wilson has impressed this season when he's been given the time to operate, and the Niners' defense isn't the beast it has been over the last several years. But Colin Kaepernick is having a decent season of his own and could take it to a Seahawks secondary that is reeling.

Whichever quarterback can get it done will likely lead his team to an all-important division win.