NFL Week 12 Picks: Odds Every Road Team Leaves with a Win

Winning on the road is never an easy feat, and this week a number of visiting teams have clear disadvantages to their home counterparts. Here, I examine the odds that the road teams pull out wins this week.

Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions

As of this writing, the Detroit Lions are down 7-0 to the visiting Green Bay Packers. The Lions offense is performing far better than Green Bay's, but a penalty in the end zone set up the game's sole touchdown.

The second half should prove more successful for the Packers offense, and while Detroit is certainly up to the task of beating the undefeated team, I see Green Bay leaving with a win.

Chances the Packers win: 55 percent

Miami Dolphins at Dallas Cowboys

Both the Miami Dolphins and Dallas Cowboys are on three-game winning streaks. The difference, however, is that the Dolphins lost their first seven games in a row before notching their first win.

While Miami is a hot team right now, the Cowboys defense won't allow Dolphins quarterback Matt Moore to continue the success he's had over the last three weeks. A road loss is more likely for Miami this week.

Chances the Dolphins win: 40 percent

San Francisco 49ers at Baltimore Ravens

The San Francisco 49ers take on the Baltimore Ravens in the third of three excellent Thanksgiving games. Though the Ravens have yet to lose at home this season, the Niners are out-Ravensing the Ravens and should leave town with their 10th win of the season.

Chances the 49ers win: 65 percent

Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars

Though this is the first week the Houston Texans will be without quarterback Matt Schaub, with Matt Leinart starting in his stead, that shouldn't shake the Texans who are on a four-game winning streak.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have a tough defense, but the Texans' overall offense is much stronger. At the same time, Jacksonville has the least-productive offense in the league, making it easy for the Texans' seventh-ranked defense to stifle the little they're able to manage on Sunday.

Chances the Texans win: 95 percent

Buffalo Bills at New York Jets

Both the Bills and the Jets are struggling as we head into the most important part of the NFL season, with Buffalo dropping their last three games and the Jets losing their last two. If either team wants a chance to enter the playoffs as a wild card, a win on Sunday will determine how possible that may be.

The Bills are also dealing with a great deal of injuries to their once-explosive offense, most significantly the broken leg suffered by running back Fred Jackson that has ended his season. With so many missing pieces, I don't see the Bills managing to win this week.

Chances the Bills win: 30 percent

Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals

The Cleveland Browns are the only team with a losing record in the AFC North while the Cincinnati Bengals are still in the playoff hunt. Cleveland won't do much to stop the Bengals from notching a divisional win on Sunday.

Cincinnati has one of the league's best defenses while the Browns offense hasn't had much success either running or passing the ball with any consistency this season. The Bengals offense, on the other hand, has managed to be one of the most impressive of the year despite being led by rookie quarterback, Andy Dalton. No chance the Browns win this week.

Chances the Browns win: 5 percent

Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons

Star Vikings running back Adrian Peterson isn't likely to play this week against the Atlanta Falcons, meaning that backup Toby Gerhart will get the start in his stead against one of the toughest run defenses in the NFL.

Atlanta's offense is consistently good, while nothing has been consistent for the 2-8 Vikings this year. It would take a major collapse by the Falcons to drop at home against Minnesota on Sunday.

Chances the Vikings win: 12 percent

Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams

Neither the Arizona Cardinals or St. Louis Rams have much going for them this season though the expectations for both teams were high heading into the year.

I'm picking the Cardinals to grab the road win simply because their offense has far better weapons than their St. Louis counterparts.

Chances the Cardinals win: 70 percent

Carolina Panthers at Indianapolis Colts

With the Indianapolis Colts defense ranked dead last and the Carolina Panthers' ranked just one better, this game will come down to which team has the better offense, and that's clearly the Panthers.

Cam Newton is the kind of quarterback head coaches dream of drafting, while Colts quarterback Curtis Painter is the kind of quarterback coaches want to bench. Based on quarterback play alone, this matchup easily falls in Carolina's favor.

Chances the Panthers win: 89 percent

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tennessee Titans

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers threatened to grab the upset win over the Green Bay Packers last week, a good sign for the future of a 4-6 team trying to turn around their disappointing year and even contend for a playoff spot.

The Titans have performed above expectations this year, and both veteran starting quarterback Matt Hasselbeck and rookie backup Jake Locker seem comfortable in their new offense. But if the Buccaneers are able to do the things they did last week, it will be hard for Tennessee to win at home.

Chances the Buccaneers win: 59 percent

Chicago Bears at Oakland Raiders

Now that starting Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is sidelined until Week 17 and possibly the postseason with a surgically-repaired broken right thumb needing to heal, backup Caleb Hanie will be taking over the offense. This means even more short passes and handoffs to running back Matt Forte, who is already responsible for over 40 percent of his team's total offense before Cutler was injured.

That makes it easy for the Oakland Raiders defense to control and ultimately shut down the Bears offense. Though Chicago fields quite the intimidating defense, a number of serious weapons on the Carson Palmer-led Raiders will keep Chicago from winning on the road this week.

Chances the Bears win: 45 percent

Washington Redskins at Seattle Seahawks

The Washington Redskins are on a six-game losing streak and it doesn't seem like they have what it takes either on their roster or in their coaching staff to turn it around any time soon.

Though the Seattle Seahawks have a habit of playing well against strong opponents and dropping games to weaker ones this year, they should hold off the lowly Redskins on Sunday afternoon. 

Chances the Redskins win: 33 percent

Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers

The first time the San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos met, then-Denver starting quarterback Kyle Orton was benched in favor of Tim Tebow, who nearly led his team to a comeback victory.

Since then, the Broncos have won three straight with Tebow at the helm despite his inability to create meaningful yardage in the air. At the same time, the Chargers have dropped five games in a row. With so many issues and an on-fire Broncos team coming to town, the Chargers will have a hard time defending their home turf.

Chances the Broncos win: 51 percent

New England Patriots at Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha went down with a leg injury in Thursday's practice. Depending on the severity of the injury, he may not be available to play on Sunday, making things that much easier for Tom Brady and the rest of the New England Patriots' offense.

Though this game should be close, with both the Patriots and Eagles struggling on defense, the Patriots have the better, more consistent offense, and should add another win to their record this week.

Chances the Patriots win: 88 percent

Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs

On offense and defense, this game is the biggest mismatch of the week. The Tyler Palko-led Kansas City Chiefs offense is no threat to the Pittsburgh Steelers' vaunted defense, while the Chiefs' defense won't have much success trying to stop Pittsburgh's explosive passing attack.

Chances the Steelers win: 99 percent

New York Giants at New Orleans Saints

The 6-4 New York Giants are trying to keep their playoff hopes alive while the New Orleans Saints are trying to maintain their one-game lead over the Atlanta Falcons to stay at the top of the NFC South. In one of the best games on the schedule for Week 12, this should be a close contest.

The Giants will have to rely both on their defense's ability to stop the Saints' league-leading offense and their offense's ability to produce after coming up short last week against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Saints defense is susceptible to the big play, meaning that the Drew Brees-led offense will have to establish and maintain a significant lead in order to pull out a win.

Though New York is a talented team, I don't see them winning in New Orleans in a night game. That's when the Saints really shine.

Chances the Giants win: 47 percent