SportsbookWire's NFL Week 6 picks: ML, ATS and O/U predictions for all games

Before looking at SportsbookWire staff’s Week 6 NFL picks, here are the against-the-spread (ATS) and Over/Under (O/U) leaders, according to Teamrankings.com.

At 5-0 ATS, the Minnesota Vikings — 5-0 straight-up, too — are the only NFL team perfect against the spread. In Week 5, they covered as 2.5-point favorites behind a 23-17 win vs. the New York Jets in London. With a Week 6 bye, the perfect ATS record will stay intact at least for another week.

Four teams are 4-1 ATS. They are the Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Commanders. The Chicago Bears are 3-1-1 ATS and the Detroit Lions are 3-1 ATS.

On the flip side, the Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, LA Rams and Miami Dolphins are each 1-4 ATS. The Tennessee Titans are 1-3 ATS, while the Houston Texans, New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks are each 1-3-1 ATS.

Houston visits New England Sunday at 1 p.m. ET (CBS). As of Thursday, 1:48 p.m. ET, Houston is the 2nd-biggest favorite on the Week 6 schedule, listed at -7 (-105) by BetMGM Sportsbook’s NFL odds. The Browns are 9.5-point underdogs to the Philadelphia Eagles.

When it comes to totals, the LA Chargers are 0-4 O/U. Houston, Miami, Minnesota, the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers are each 1-4 O/U, while the Jets are 1-3-1 O/U and the Lions are 1-3 O/U.

Five teams have been solid Over plays at 4-1 O/U. They are the Baltimore Ravens, Carolina, Cincinnati Bengals, Seattle and Washington.

Joining Minnesota on a bye week are Kansas City, the Rams and Miami.

NFL Week 6 staff picks

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