Weekend best bets: Will Dolphins crumble in cold again vs. Packers?
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The nightcap of the NFL’s annual Thanksgiving Day tripleheader is expected to feature classic football weather on the legendary frozen tundra of Lambeau Field.
The forecast for the Dolphins-Packers game calls for temperatures in the 20s with a wind chill of 19 degrees and a chance of snow.
That’s good news for football fans, but historically bad news for Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who is 0-6 when it’s 46 degrees or colder.
Iconic sportscaster Brent Musburger is banking on the Packers to extend that trend.
Musburger, 4-1 against the spread last week in the Review-Journal NFL , made the Packers (-3) and the Bills (-7) over 49ers on “Sunday Night Football” his best bets this week.
“This holiday, I’m giving thanks for cold weather in Green Bay and Buffalo,” he said. “No team hates the cold like the Dolphins. According to CBS, they’ve lost their last 12 games when the temperature is below 42 degrees. And Sunday night, Buffalo will welcome the 49ers with snow and below-freezing temperatures. So even if Brock Purdy is able to play, his injured right shoulder won’t be completely comfortable in that weather.
“The Packers and the Bills are my holiday weather treats as I sip an egg nog in front of a TV above a roaring fire.”
Westgate oddsmaker Jeff Sherman reported sharp action on Thursday’s games on the Bears +10½ over the Lions and on both sides of Cowboys-Giants (Giants +4 and +3½, Cowboys -3).