We are halfway through the 2026 NFL season, and this weekend features several intriguing matchups. The New York Giants look to build on their lead in the NFC East against the Philadelphia Eagles, who are starting a new quarterback. The Green Bay Packers look to upset the Patriots in New England on a special day as they celebrate Rob Gronkowski, and we have an epic showdown on Sunday night between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Chicago Bears.
As we do every week, we collect all of the best picks and gambling content from CBSSports.com and SportsLine and put them in one place, so you can get sports betting picks against the spread from our CBS Sports experts as well as additional feature content for each game, including plays from top SportsLine experts and the SportsLine Projection Model, best bets from our staff, survivor picks and more. All NFL betting courtesy of SportsLine consensus. Which picks can you make with confidence this week?
And which Super Bowl contender goes down hard? Visit SportsLine, as its incredible model simulates every NFL game 10,000 times and is up more than $5,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. ET (NFL Network), stream on fubo (try for free) Open: Bengals -4.5, O/U 48.5 "The Cincinnati offense is rolling, with Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins dunking on opposing defenses.
Meanwhile, the Falcons have been struggling to run the ball as of late despite the presence of Bijan Robinson (48 carries for 200 scoreless yards in the last three weeks). The Bengals do provide an opportunity for the run game to get back on track (4.8 yards per carry allowed), but Dexter Lawrence has shut down other rushing attacks before. If the Bengals can keep Robinson in check, I'm not sure Atlanta can count on Michael Penix Jr. to go shot for shot with Burrow." Jared Dubin is taking the Bengals to cover the spread in Madrid.
He and Jordan Dajani broke down the biggest games of the weekend here. ET (CBS), stream on Paramount+ (click here) Open: Saints -3.5, O/U 41.5 "This feels like a good week to back the 2-5 New Orleans Saints. They are coming off their bye, playing their first game at home in almost a month, and could be returning a few notable players such as offensive tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. and offensive guard Cesar Ruiz.
Plus, rookie wide receiver Jordyn Tyson could make his NFL debut as well. As for the Cleveland Browns, they were absolutely dominated by the Pittsburgh Steelers last week, 27-6, and are now playing their third-straight game on the road. Quarterback Deshaun Watson is also in concussion protocol, meaning it could be Shedeur Sanders time in Cleveland.
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