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After two weeks of the 2020 NFL season, it's becoming desperation mode for any playoff hopeful that's started 0-2. While the Texans might have an excuse -- after all, who's going to get even one win in consecutive matchups with the Chiefs and Ravens? -- the Eagles, Vikings and Falcons are scuffling in a suddenly wide-open NFC playoff race. Two of those teams head into the weekend favored in their matchups despite their 0-2 records, including one against a 2-0 team.On the flip side, we have two meetings of 2-0 teams, although we'll have to wait until Monday night for a potential AFC Championship Game preview. The other undefeated matchup features a Rams team that many had written off in the NFC West before the season heading Fernando Tatis Jr. Jersey to Buffalo to face a first-place Bills team trying to break through for their first AFC East title since 1995 when they edged out the Dolphins and Colts -- yes, it's been that long.Each week, we'll collect all of the best picks and gambling content from CBSSports.com and SportsLine in one place, so you can get picks against the spread from our CBS Sports experts as well as additional feature content for each game, including plays from top SportsLine experts and the SportsLine Projection Model, best bets from our staff, survivor picks and more. Enjoy our run-through of Week 3, and good luck in your games! All odds via William Hill Sportsbook. Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on Open:Patriots -6.5, O/U 46.5Current:Patriots -5.5, O/U 47Kenny White: "I have the Raiders 3.5 points higher rated than the Patriots just on pure talent." Will Brinson: "Wow!"White: "Yeah, I'm taking the points. I know all of the intangible information with the Raiders playing Monday night, short week, traveling east, playing the Patriots off a lo s Francisco Mejia Jersey -- throw all that out the window. The Patriots don't have Tom Brady, Dont'a Hightower, Marcus Cannon ... New England's defense I've got ranked in the bottom 10 in the NFL."Brinson: "I'm taking the Patriots here. I think it's a slammer of a pick ... (Bill) Belichick 72 percent after a lo s against the spread, and now he's at home and Jon Gruden's coming to town, and the Raiders are peacocking and celebrating the big win in Vegas, and they're traveling on a short week ... The Raiders defense is abysmal. Cam Newton will have a field day with it. They will run the ball a ton, they will move the ball and slow down the clock. The Patriots will dominate in this game. I love the Pats -5."That's from the Pick Six Podcast, where I join Pete Prisco, Kenny White and Will Brinson every Friday to break down all the games from a gambling perspective and give out best bets. Give it a listen below and in your feed daily. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Raiders at Patriots (-6.5) Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (FOX), stream on (Try for free)Open:Bills -3, O/U 46.5Current:Bills -2, O/U 46.5"I don't know how it happened, but in a span of two weeks, Josh Allen has somehow gone from being a completely average NFL quarterback to being a front-runner for the MVP. Is it dumb to talk about the MVP in September? Yes, but I also once thought it would be dumb to mention Allen's name in any conversation involving the MVP, yet here we are, so I'm not going to pretend to know what's dumb and what's not anymore. ... The way I see it, the Bills have one big problem in this game and that problem is that they'll be facing a good offense for the first time. Also, as we all know, I never pick against Sean McVay when he's coaching against an AFC team in the regular season, and if you didn't know that, now you do. In his head coaching Erick Aybar Jersey career, McVay is 10-2 against AFC teams." John Breech, who has the Rams winning 34-27Breech loves the Rams but didn't make them his Lock of the Week, which is 3-0 thus far after he hit twice in Week and once last week. in his Tuesday column. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Rams at Bills (-2) Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on Open:Steelers -5.5, O/U 45Current:Steelers -4, O/U 45"The Texans have lost to the Chiefs on the road and the Ravens at home. Now they have to go out and play the 2-0 Steelers on the road. Who did this to them? The Steelers didn't look great in beating the Broncos last week, but I think they will get back on track here. Houston has defensive i sues that Ben Roethlisberger will exploit. Steelers big." -- Pete Prisco on why he has the Steelers winning by double digitsPrisco made the Steelers one of his best bets on this week's Craig Stammen Jersey Pick Six Podcast. in his Wednesday column. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg Texans at Steelers (-4) Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (FOX), stream on (Try for free) Open:49ers -5, O/U 42Current:49ers -3.5, O/U 42 "Losing Saquon Barkley is huge for the Giants' season-long prospects, but any given game you can play the slots with a running back. Devonta Freeman has plenty left in the tank Chase Headley Jersey , and the Giants have been in both games they've lost this year. Meanwhile, the 49ers are decimated, and I don't believe in Nick Mullens." -- CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones on why he's taking the Giants to pull off the upset winJones went 24-8 straight up over the first two weeks and is looking to keep rolling in Week 3. in his Friday column. Pete Prisco Jason La Canfora Will Brinson Jared Dubin Ryan Wilson John Breech Dave Richard Jamey Eisenberg 49ers at Giants (-4) Time:Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS), stream on Open:Titans -1.5, O/U 45.5Current:Titans -2.5, O/U 50"The Vikings aren't as bad as they've looked through the first two weeks. They're just not. I have spent plenty of time criticizing Kirk Cousins -- and deservedly so! -- but he's better than this. The Vikings opened as a 1.5-point dog and quickly moved to 2.5 as the ma ses couldn't wait to bet on Ryan Tannehill and the Titans as a road favorite. The very same Ryan Tannehill who is 21-27 ATS on the road in his career. I'm gue sing most of those people only noticed that Tenne see beat Jacksonville last week and not the 480 yards of offense it allowed