The Week 14 slate of games is a particularly close one, with few favorites, and plenty of opportunities for mild upsets. Either that, or the picks are going in a weird direction.
In addition to the usual favorites, there are some curious cases where some teams are getting a surprising about of love. The Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Francisco 49ers were all picked to win by a 4-to-1 margin this week, a big turnaround for them considering the Buccaneers are the only team at that group with a .500 record.
Meanwhile: The New England Patriots find themselves in a flexed-out Sunday Night Football matchup against the Houston Texans, which suddenly looks a lot more difficult than it did a few weeks ago.