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N.F.L. Week 10 Predictions: Our Picks Against the Spread
With the Rams, Chiefs and Saints all taking on lesser competition, the week’s best matchup may be on Thursday.

In an N.F.L. season that has had more than its share of close games, this is shaping up to be a lopsided week. Thursday’s matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers and Sunday afternoon’s game between the New Orleans Saints and Cincinnati Bengals are the only two of the week in which both teams have winning records. It is a series of mismatches that has resulted in four games having a point spread of 9.5 points or more, the worst of which is the ugly 16.5-point advantage being assigned to the Kansas City Chiefs in their home game against the lowly Arizona Cardinals.

Of course that creates plenty of opportunities for upsets, so should fans of the heavily favored teams decide to make other plans, they might want to keep an eye on the scores on Sunday just in case things get tight.

Here is a look at N.F.L. Week 10, with all picks made against the point spread.

Seahawks at Rams, 4:25 p.m., CBS

Even after having their perfect season come to a crashing halt in a loss to the Saints last week, the Rams (8-1) are tied for the best record in the N.F.L. That did not stop Aaron Donald, the team’s best defender, from talking like his team is fighting for a playoff spot.

“We aren’t panicking, we’re not worried,” he said after the loss to New Orleans. “We will make the corrections to fix it and continue to be better.”

The recent problems are mostly on the defensive side, as Jared Goff and the offense have only been held below 30 points twice this season. With Seattle’s starting running back, Chris Carson, playing through thigh and hip injuries, it is hard to believe that the Seahawks can keep up. Pick: Rams -9.5

Giants at 49ers, 8:15 p.m., ESPN

With a wrist injury forcing C.J. Beathard to sit out last week’s game, Nick Mullens was pressed into duty as San Francisco’s third starting quarterback of the season. Expectations were low for an undrafted 23-year-old who spent all of last season on the team’s practice squad. But thanks to a combination of some gutsy passes, more than a few terrific plays from his tight end, George Kittle, and Oakland’s wanton disregard for even pretending to be a competitive team, Mullens went out and had the greatest debut for a quarterback in 49ers history, throwing for 262 passing yards and three touchdowns.

Now Mullens and the 49ers (2-7) will get a chance to recreate that magic against the Giants (1-7), a team that does not appear as purposeful about losing as the Raiders, but manages to lose every week just the same. Pick: 49ers -3

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