NFL Thanksgiving odds, how to watch, streaming: Expert selections, best bets,

How about a little football to go alongside your Thanksgiving dinner? The NFL has a triple-header on deck for the Thursday holiday and features a number of playoff hopefuls and Super Bowl threats. In fact, the .650 win percentage between these teams is the second-highest since the league expanded to three games on Thanksgiving. Five of the six teams playing on Thanksgiving also own a winning record, which ties a league-high.  

As we do every week for the entire slate, we’ve collected all of the best Thanksgiving picks and gambling content from CBSSports.com and SportsLine and put them all in one place, so you can get picks against the spread from our CBS Sports experts as well as additional featured 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 odds via Caesars Sportsbook.

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Time: Thursday, 12:30 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on Paramount+ (click here)
Open: Bills -10
Current: Bills -9.5

Featured Game | Detroit Lions vs. Buffalo Bills

“This has the makings of a game with a lot of offense. Both teams can score, but the Bills can really score. They will put up a big number here as Josh Allen wins a second straight game in Detroit after beating the Browns last week in the same building. The track is fast and the Bills can fly. The Lions won’t keep up.” — Pete Prisco, CBS Sports Senior NFL analyst, has the Bills covering the 9.5-point spread and has this game going well over the 54.5 total. 

“The Lions have been rolling the past few weeks, but I just have a hard time betting against Josh Allen with this line under double figures. Yes, Detroit’s defense has played better in its previous three games, but that was against the Packers, Bears and Giants. Buffalo’s offense is a different animal entirely. Allen has historically played well on Thanksgiving as the Bills are 2-0 SU in both games and the QB registered a 100+ passer rating in each contest. While I believe Buffalo’s offense can get into the 30s indoors at Ford Field, I don’t see the Lions doing that in this setting. Specifically, I have my doubts because of the protection in front of Jared Goff. Detroit grades as the 24th-ranked pass-blocking team in the NFL this season, according to Pro Football Focus. Meanwhile, Buffalo is the third-best pass rush team in the league under the same grading system.” — CBS Sports’ Tyler Sullivan on why he is taking the Bills -9.5 as one of his best bets for Week 12. 

“Allen has actually crossed this line just once over the last four games, but I think he hits the Over here against a bad defense. The star quarterback is averaging a career-high 293 passing yards per game this season.” — CBS Sports NFL betting guru Jordan Dajani on why is likes Josh Allen to go OVER his 281.5 passing yards prop at -127. 

“On paper, this feels like a game that the Lions have zero chance to win, but if I’ve learned one thing in my life about picking NFL games, it’s that teams always seem to win when you think they have zero chance to win, especially when they’re coached by a guy who’s most famous quote involves biting kneecaps off. I have no idea what Dan Campbell eats at his house on Thanksgiving Day, but there’s a 50% chance it’s kneecaps. 

“The big problem in this game for the Lions is that they have one of the worst defenses in the NFL this year and they’ll be playing a Bills offense that has been one of the best. The Lions have given up the most yards per game and the most points per game and that’s definitely not a good combination when the team you’re playing ranks second in both points scored and yards per game. 

“If this game had been played four weeks ago, I’d probably have picked the Bills by 30, but the Lions are suddenly one of the hottest teams in football. If you combine that with the fact that the Bills have been in a slight offensive rut, that’s the recipe for a game that could go down to the wire. I told you we’d talk about recipes.” — CBS Sports NFL writer and Pick Six Podcast co-host John Breech on why he is picking the Bills to narrowly beat the Lions, 30-27. 

Time: Thursday, 4:30 p.m. ET (Fox), stream on fuboTV (try for free) 
Open: Cowboys…