NFL Parlay Week 2

Parlay Picks by Will Armitage. Will has been an avid sports fan since the early 1980s. His first sporting love was a mediocre English soccer team that dwelled in the lower leagues for decades. He since has switched allegiance to the EPL’s Arsenal. Every year since 1994, he has bet on the Minnesota Vikings to lift the Vince Lombardi. He is still waiting to be paid….

Well, here we are again! Here goes for another one of my “Same Day Parlay” selections; this time for Week 2 of the 2023 NFL Season…

Note that for these picks, I have not been drawing on the resources from BestOdds Edge.

Instead, I use a bit of gut feel, some trends, a glance at history, and hope for a bit of luck in tracking down five winning legs of my weekly NFL parlay.

Each week, I choose a moneyline underdog, one bet to go over the total, one bet to under the total, and two spread bets.

The best odds on my parlay this week is currently +3150.

Without further ado, let’s dive into my Week 2 selections.

Moneyline – Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals (Best Odds – +160)

By a quirk of the scheduling Gods, this is the third time in 2023 that this exact game is happening!

In January, the Ravens headed west to battle against their AFC North foes on two successive Sundays.

On each occasion, the Ravens dominated the Bengals in terms of yardage.

However, Mr. Burrow contrived to make the big plays when they mattered. His Bengals won their final game of the regular season by a touchdown.

They then won their Wild Card game by a touchdown. Lightning duly struck twice.

As a proponent of third-time lucky, I expect Baltimore to repeat January’s offensive superiority.

Yet, this time the Ravens will fly back east with a deserved victory in the game. At least, that is what I shall be cheering for!

Spread – Kansas City Chiefs (-3) at Jacksonville Jaguars (-110)

Last week, I went for one of the Super Bowl LVII finalists to cover when playing as a road favorite against an AFC rival.

And this week, I’m making the same play. I’m backing both the Eagles and Chiefs to not do a Rams for me!

I expect each team to start their seasons in the same vein of form which drove them to State Farm Stadium on 12th February 2023.

Last season saw the Jags’ surprisingly good season come unstuck in Kansas in the Divisional Game.

A Magical Mahomes always kept Trevor Lawrence at arm’s length. The Chiefs were up by 10 points after 59 minutes.

I’m expecting a similar margin of victory for Kansas City, even though they are the team traveling today.

The sheer class will be out and Jacksonville fans will start filing out with their heads held low midway through the fourth quarter.

Spread – Washington Commanders (+3.5) at Denver Broncos (-110)

For the second week running, I’m siding with the road underdog which finds itself in Mile High.

Last time it was the Raiders with their 4-point start. This time round, it’s the US’s most expensive franchise that rocks up in the Rockies.

Random fact time for you. The first Super Bowl that I ever saw was XXII.

That game happened to feature Washington and Denver. Guess where Vegas had the line that day? Yup, you guessed it.

Denver was the 3-point favorite. Well, those of a certain generation and elder will remember the scoreline, and the disappointment etched on John Elway’s face as the clock ticked down. The Broncos lost 42-10.

Now, I’m saying that we can expect the Commanders to achieve that same feat.

However, I do see them stifling Russell et al. So, it’s the Commanders covering Colorado for me!

Over/Under – Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions (47.5) (-110)

Those super high-scoring games occasionally feature teams that you could never have predicted to put on such an entertaining show.

Think back to the Seahawks-Lions 93-pointer last season as a good example. Sometimes you see a match-up and you are immediately bullish in terms of the points total.

History doesn’t always repeat itself, but it certainly rhymes.

In 2022, the Seahawks averaged 2.6 touchdowns per game, while the Lions averaged 3.2 touchdowns per game.

These teams commonly find their way into the endzone and I don’t expect that skill to suddenly vanish in 2023.

Geno Smith has an impressive cast of characters around him. Metcalf, Lockett, Smith-Njigba, and Walker will get this offensive show back on track at Ford Field this Sunday.

However, all I care about for my parlay is that scoreboard.

Bring on the over, please!

Over/Under – Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots (46.5) (-110)

The Patriots feature for a second week in a row for my Same Day Parlay.

My fifth and final leg is always an under. I expected the Eagles to cover the spread on their visit to Foxboro in Week 1.

For their second home game on successive Sundays, I’m not expecting these AFC East enemies to light up the end zones very often.

I believe we shall see it finish somewhere in the high-20s to low-30s range. In the early part of last season, Miami really struggled to rack up the points.

Yes, Tua Tagovailoa and Tyreek Hill were entertaining last week against the Los Angeles Chargers, but I see the Patriots’ defense as a much more stable unit.

Bill is a genius HC but is lacking the firepower to challenge for very much this year.

This is why I’m leaning the under for this final selection for my parlay.

Good luck to all of you with your parlays for this second weekend of the football season.

And if you’re searching for any Same Game or Same Day Parlay ideas, don’t forget to check out BestOdds Edge.

How To Bet NFL Parlays

A parlay bet is a sports wager that combines several bets on one ticket alone.

Usually, you would go with moneyline bets but can use spreads, totals, and futures.

You can include props in many cases, and bettors can choose to link together just two sides, or up to 15 or more depending on the sportsbook.

Parlays are wholly customizable meaning bettors get to choose how big they want the odds to go.

How many sides will be included, and how difficult is it to make each leg of the parlay or do the same game parlays.

The way to establish consistency is to have just two or three sides and avoid chasing astronomical odds.

It’s fine to take your shot at a massive payout as well, but be sure to only risk the money you’re prepared to lose.

Check out NFL parlay bets week 3 for betting ideas and to lock in early odds.

If you fancy regular bets, we got the NFL week 2 odds analysis worth checking out.