Best NFL Parlay Bets Week 6

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….

Every week this season, I identify what I deem to be a value five-leg parlay where I choose one dawg moneyline wager which so far this season has mostly meant a road underdog.

When I first came up with this parlay during the summer, the Dolphins were the 3-point favorites.

Come gameweek, it’s now the Vikings who are the 3-point favorites.

As part of the rest of my parlay, I add in one over, one under, and a couple of spread bets.

Should all five be successful, then the return for Week 6 would be just over +3000.

Now, given the line movement for the Vikings-Dolphins game, the return would be just over +2000.

This demonstrates how important it can be to shop around for the best odds.

After my disastrous Week 4 parlay which went 0-5, Week 5 was a notable improvement with my moneyline hitting.

However, the rest of my selections fared less well!

One of the BestOdds team, who shall remain nameless, is now blindly doing the opposite of my picks!

Let’s see whether he regrets playing this strategy in Week 6.

Moneyline – Vikings Vs. Dolphins (Best Odds – -155)

For thousands of years, humans have claimed that good things come in threes. As the Romans liked to say, “Omne trium perfectum!”.

Well, for the third week running the Vikings make the select list of teams that constitute my parlay selections for the given week.

Since participating in Super Bowl VIII together back in 1974, these teams meet for the twelfth time and for the first time in four seasons since the Dolphins were crushed 41-17 in Minnesota.

The last time the Vikings won in Miami was in the year when I was born, some 46 seasons ago!

History is there for the taking and the making, and I feel that the road dog Vikings, led by yet another Justin Jefferson masterclass will put Tua, Tyreek et al in their place and finally break their hoodoo in the Sunshine State!

Over/Under – Cowboys Vs. Eagles (43.5) (-110)

Dallas first ventured to their NFC East rivals 61 years ago and were crushed 35-13, so a total of 48 points.

They have played a remarkable 126 times against each other, with the Cowboys well ahead with a 72-54 record.

The average game would see Dallas run out 22-20 winners if you were to consider every game between the two.

The line was originally way up at 51 when I made this parlay selection.

A couple of months later, it’s fallen by 7.5 points to 43.5. BetMGM is even more bearish, putting their total at 42.5

Not only does a typical Dallas-Philadelphia game average out at just 42 points, but the score has also only gone over 48 points twice in the past nine games when the Cowboys came into town.

Even a 43.5 51-point market seems high when 50% of the last 10 such games have averaged a paltry 23 points.

I would be much happier if the total was still at 51! Despite the Eagles being unbeaten, I think they will maintain their unbeaten start to the season in a low-scoring divisional game.

I’ll still take the under in this one.

Spread – Ravens (-5) Vs. Giants (-110)

Traveling to the Giants has not held much trepidation for road teams over recent seasons and I fully expect the AFC North leaders to add more woe to the NFC East laggard’s disappointing season.

The Ravens have never had a Wide Receiver make it to the Pro Bowl, but the same cannot be said at Tight End.

Mark Andrews was on fire in the 2022 Pro Bowl. If he stays fit this season, he will surely be destined to return again to the new formatted Pro Bowl.

I expect him to run a weak Giants’ secondary amok all game long and we shall see the Ravens fly out of the Big Apple with one of their easiest victories of the season under their belts.

I don’t quite expect the crushing we witnessed back in Super Bowl XXXV when the Ravens waltzed to a 27-point victory (34-7), but a 5-point start for the Giants will not be nearly enough!

Over/Under – Commanders Vs. Bears (39.5) (-110)

It’s rather remarkable to think that it was ninety years since these two franchises first met when the road team was based in Boston.

Much has changed in the ensuing years, but one thing which has remained fairly constant has been the ability of these two teams to put points on the board.

They have averaged 54 points in their past five games and in 2013, they managed a whopping 86.

Neither QB will be heading to the Pro Bowl any time soon and the same goes for 99% of their offensive colleagues; however, you don’t need superstars to make the scoreboard tick along.

I expect these mediocre teams to cruise past the 40-point mark in an error-strewn game with plenty of time to play.

Spread – Bills Vs. Chiefs (+2) (-110)

It has taken until Week 6 for the Chiefs to make their debut as one of my parlay picks.

The pre-season Super Bowl favorites from Buffalo appear for the second time in a row and for the second time in a row are taken to be on the wrong side of the spread market when the dust settles at the Arrowhead.

Last week, I had expected a two-touchdown start against the Steelers to be too much to overcome. As it was, Buffalo outscored Pittsburgh by five touchdowns!

Remarkably, this is the fourth time that this fixture has taken place in the past 21 months and the previous three have all been a feast for the senses of the neutral fan with an average of 66 points being scored.

The Bills will be hoping for revenge for the two post-season defeats and replicating their Week 5 victory in Arrowhead last season.

Put your cellphones on airplane mode and take in the game of the season to date without other distractions! Enjoy the show!

The mercurial Mahomes has not missed Tyreek Hill’s speed and Travis, JuJu, Marquez, et al have been in excellent form to date.

I expect them to batter the Bills’ secondary into submission to help the Chiefs cover the spread.

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 money you’re prepared to lose.

Check out NFL parlay bets week 7 for betting ideas and to lock in early odds.

If you fancy regular bets, we got the NFL week 6 odds analysis worth checking out.