Jim Feist

 Denver is now 13-5 S/U and 7-9-2 ATS after a 2-game losing streak to the Lakers and the Kings the last couple of outings. The Nuggets are also 4-3 ATS their last seven games. Still, the Nuggets are atop the Western Conference Northwest division. Denver is 5-2 S/U and 3-3-1 ATS on the road this year where they have outscored opponents by a 2.9 point margin. The Knicks just can't seem to do much right, off to a 4-17 S/U record. The Knicks have now lost seven straight games and are also 1-4-1 ATS their last six games. They are 3-8 S/U at home and 4-6-1 ATS. They are being outscored by a 5.6 point margin on their own court. No doubt Denver is much better. The points are a bit stiff in this one, but I'll lay them with the much better team. Play Denver.

A bit confused to how Dallas is a road favorite here tonight at Chicago. The Cowboys have lost two straight games, losing last Thanksgiving at home to Buffalo, 15-26 and the week before at New England, 9-13. They play their third good defensive team here tonight, scoring 24 points total their last two weeks. Meanwhile, Chicago has won its last two games and three of the last four. The Bears defeated Detroit on Thanksgiving, 24-20 and the Giants the week before 19-14.The NFC East is just a mess, with the Cowboys leading at 6-6 and the Eagles right behind at 5-7. A loss today by the Cowboys and the division leader won't even be at .500 after this week. The Bears are 6-6 and look like they are out of any playoff implications. That doesn't mean they won't want to deal the Cowboys a blow here today. The Cowboys have the league's top ranked overall offense, but it sure hasn't looked that way the last few weeks. This team looks all out of sorts and now they look to have a lame duck head coach to top it all off. I'm going to take the points here with the Bears on Thursday and expect them to win outright. Play Chicago.