For the gambling degenerates, here are my Week 5 NFL picks. The team logos indicate who I think will win the game, not cover the spread. At the end of the picks, I'll note a few teams that I like based on the spread.

49ers at Rams (-7.5) : The 49ers will be without Brock Purdy, Brandon Aiyuk, Juaun Jennings, Ricky Pearsall, George Kittle, and Nick Bosa, among others. They're going to have little other choice than to get the ball 20+ times to an already fragile Christian McCaffrey. The Niners' season has a chance to go sideways very quickly after a 3-0 start.

Vikings (-3.5) at Browns : The Browns benched Joe Flacco, and Dillon Gabriel will get his first NFL start. This game is in London, and the Vikings have something of a unique advantage since they were already in Europe having played

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