Best NFL Week 6 Teasers: Underdogs Bark Loud at Home
Bank on a Trio of Home Dogs To Spring Potential Upsets
These Hosts Got Dawgs in ‘em
You know us. We have soft spots for underdogs in the NFL. And what better way to support these would-be “loveable losers” than to use them for our NFL Week 6 teasers? It’s not just for show. This week has the potential for serious upsets. And at the least, we expect three hosts to make the favored visitors sweat, including an unbeaten team.
Minnesota Vikings (-2.5) vs Chicago Bears 
Day/Time:
Records: Vikings (1-4), Bears (1-4)
Location: Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
Streaming: FOX
Minnesota lost star receiver Justin Jefferson and could lose its trip to Chicago this week. The Bears are flying high following an upset win over Washington. It also gets a few extra days to rest and prepare for Minnesota. This is a good NFL matchup for Chicago as Minnesota’s porous passing defense – they allow a passer rating of 110.8 – benefits Justin Fields.
The Bears have scored 28 or more points and totaled over 450 yards in their last two games. Fields and co. are building enough confidence and could do more than cover the NFL point spreads here. If this game ends up being a high-scoring one (total is 44), our money is on the Bears to outdo the Vikings. It’s worth betting and, at the least, teasing. Tease Bears +2.5 (-150).
New Orleans Saints (-1.5) vs Houston Texans 
Day/Time:
Records: Saints (3-2), Texans (2-3)
Location: NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
Streaming: FOX
From a potential barn-burner to a possible “Ugly Game of the Week”. Both the Saints and Texans are defense-oriented outfits who have had mixed results. But it behooves us to tease the underdogs here who have already won and covered at home emphatically. The Texans, unlike the Patriots, are no pushovers on offense.
C.J. Stroud is the real deal at quarterback. We’d even flirt with betting him as an NFL MVP in 2023 if Houston can sneak into the playoffs. Seriously. Houston is also 3-1 against the spread (ATS) as a dog this season. The Saints, on the other hand, are 0-3-1 ATS as a favorite. We like a teaser on the Texans to keep this within a field goal. Tease Texans +1.5 (-180)
Philadelphia Eagles (-7) vs New York Jets 
Day/Time:
Records: Eagles (5-0), Jets (2-3)
Location: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Streaming: FOX
The Eagles have not been that great so far in the NFL schedule. It’s a testament to how stacked this team is that it’s unbeaten and is not playing to its potential. And taking on the Jets in East Rutherford favored by a touchdown? That’s a one-way trip to “Fade City.”
The Jets are rounding out into a more balanced team. The defense is not as fearsome as last season (14th in scoring this 2023 compared to 4th in 2022). But believe it or not, Zach Wilson has played back-to-back solid games. He’s got a 94.6 passer rating and 72.3% completion rate. The Jets have averaged 26.5 points.
Now, we don’t expect the Jets to drop 26 on the Eagles. But this underdog could keep Philadelphia from running away with the game – even if the Jets’ rushing defense is in ranked in the bottom third of the NFL. As such, add New York to this NFL Week 6 teasers. Tease Jets +7 (-135)
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