NFL Picks Week 7: Pittsburgh Steelers and Other Favorites That Will Cover Spread

The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to handle the Arizona Cardinals with ease. They will cover their 3.5 spread, no problem. It is one of the best bets in play this week. They are not the only favorite that will cover.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Arizona Cardinals

Play: Steelers -3.5

Arizona is coming off of a bye week, but they have lost four straight. Their last time out was an ugly 34-10 road loss to the Vikings.

The Cardinals aren't doing much well. Their strongest area is their passing game. They are 16th in the league in passing yards per game.

That is bad news for them because the Steelers are defending the pass better than any team in the league. They are first in the NFL allowing just 158 passing yards per game.

The Cardinals are going to have a hard time scoring more than three points, let alone losing by less than four.

Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions

Play: Lions -3.5

The Lions are coming off of their first loss of the season, and I expect them to be fired up and focused on destroying the Falcons.

The Falcons' offense is struggling—especially on the road. Overall, they are 20th in passing yards and 16th in rushing yards gained per game.

The Falcons are going to find it hard to pass on the stingy Lions' pass defense. This is going to put a lot of pressure on Michael Turner, and the run game. And the Falcons are not going to be able to produce enough points on the ground.

On the other side of the ball, the Falcons' poor pass defense is going to have a hard time stopping the Lions passing attack—especially in the red zone.

Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders

Play: Raiders -4.5

The Chiefs are coming off of a bye and have won two straight. However, you can't read anything into those two wins as they were close victories against bad teams in the Vikings and Colts.

The Raiders will be adjusting to likely starting QB Carson Palmer, but this transition will be made easy for him as the Raiders will be facing the NFL's 21st-ranked rush defense.

They will be able to use the run to set up the pass, and consequently give Carson Palmer easy throws off of play action.

*Odds via Football Locks