The first month of the NFL season certainly had their surprises. Even the boldest of experts might not have envisaged a scenario where the Bengals and Falcons would be 4-0, while the Ravens and Eagles would be 1-3 through four weeks. But what to do those top experts see happening in Week 5? Let’s find out as we list down the picks of some of the top experts from the top sports sites around for all 14 games this week.

Also, don’t forget to check out Top Bet’s own complete expert picks for Week 5 here.

Experts’ Picks for 2015 NFL Week 5

CBS Sports

GAMES Pete Prisco

(39-24) Jason

La Canfora

(40-23) Will Brinson

(32-31) Ryan Wilson

(36-27) David Richard

(38-25) IND at HOU (+1.5) – IND HOU – HOU BUF at TEN (+3.5) TEN TEN TEN BUF TEN CHI at KC (-9.5) CHI CHI CHI CHI KC WAS at ATL (-7.5) ATL WAS WAS ATL ATL SEA at CIN (-3.5) CIN SEA CIN SEA CIN JAC at TB (-3.5) JAC JAC JAC JAC JAC CLE at BAL (-6.5) BAL CLE CLE BAL CLE NO at PHI (-5.5) PHI NO PHI NO PHI STL at GB (-9.5) GB STL STL GB STL ARI at DET (+3.5) ARI ARI DET ARI ARI NE at DAL (+8.5) NE NE DAL NE NE DEN at OAK (+5.5) OAK DEN OAK OAK DEN SF at NYG (-7.5) NYG NYG SF NYG NYG PIT at SD (-2.5) SD PIT SD SD SD

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[sc:NFL240banner ]Most of CBS Sports’s football experts have been pretty successful picking games against the spread this year, with Jason La Canfora leading the way with a 40-23 record. He, along with the rest of the top five handicappers, were in agreement that Jacksonville would at the very least cover the 3.5-point spread (Top Bet has the spread at 3) on the road against rookie Jameis Winston and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

It’s certainly not hard to argue against that pick, seeing as how Winston has had some Blake Bortles-esque problems with picks. He had four INTs alone in last week’s loss to the Panthers, and seven on the year.

That was their only unanimous pick of the week, but they were nearly unanimous with the Titans and Bears also covering as underdogs. Meanwhile, majority also felt strongly about the Cardinals, Patriots and Giants to cover as significant favorites.

It’s hard to bet against the Patriots at the moment, especially after they’ve dropped 40 and 51 points in consecutive games prior to their bye. But don’t completely count out the Lions and 49ers against the Cardinals and Giants, respectively. Detroit was possibly a missed call away from beating the Seahawks at Seattle, while the Niners defense made Aaron Rodgers and the Packers work.

Fox Sports

GAMES Mike Garafolo

(37-26) Alex Marvez

(38-25) James Parziale

(40-23) Sid Saraf

(38-25) WhatIfSports

(39-24) IND at HOU IND HOU IND HOU IND BUF at TEN BUF BUF BUF BUF BUF CHI at KC KC KC KC KC KC WAS at ATL ATL ATL ATL ATL ATL SEA at CIN SEA CIN SEA SEA CIN JAC at TB JAC TB JAC JAC JAC CLE at BAL BAL BAL BAL CLE BAL NO at PHI PHI PHI NO PHI PHI STL at GB GB GB GB GB GB ARI at DET ARI ARI DET ARI ARI NE at DAL NE NE NE NE NE DEN at OAK OAK DEN DEN DEN DEN SF at NYG NYG NYG NYG NYG NYG PIT at SD SD SD PIT SD SD

Fox Sport’s cast of top experts in picking winners (and the simulation site WhatIfSports) were all on the same page with this week’s games. All five unanimously went with the Bills, Chiefs, Falcons, Packers, and Patriots to win this week. But while everyone is still pretty high on the Chiefs despite being just 1-3, it’s interesting to know how many of them actually think they can cover a huge 9-point spread against the Bears.

Just about the only games where the experts had a 3-2 split were Thursday night’s Colts-Texans game, and Seattle-Cincinnati. It’s a bit surprising to see the majority siding with the road teams (the Colts and Seahawks) in those games, especially with Andrew Luck’s status still up in the air, and the Seahawks’ struggles on offense. The Colts are currently 2-point underdogs against the Texans, but that could yet change if Luck does play.

SB Nation

GAMES Stephen White

(38-25) David Fucillo

(39-24) Danny Kelly

(38-25) Matt Ufford

(38-25) OddsShark

(37-26) IND at HOU HOU IND IND HOU HOU BUF at TEN BUF BUF BUF TEN BUF CHI at KC CHI KC KC KC KC WAS at ATL ATL ATL ATL ATL ATL SEA at CIN CIN CIN CIN CIN CIN JAC at TB TB TB TB JAC TB CLE at BAL BAL BAL BAL CLE BAL NO at PHI PHI PHI NO PHI PHI STL at GB GB GB GB GB GB ARI at DET ARI ARI DET ARI ARI NE at DAL NE NE NE NE NE DEN at OAK DEN OAK DEN OAK OAK SF at NYG NYG NYG NYG NYG NYG PIT at SD PIT SD SD SD SD

The seers over at SB Nation are showing a lot of faith in the Cincinnati Bengals, with all five of the most successful staffers at picking games betting on the Bengals to beat Seattle at Cincy. The 5-0 Bengals, who are 3-point favorites at home, have looked terrific this season with Andy Dalton playing the best football of his life. This game won’t be in primetime, when Dalton has perennially struggled, so maybe picking the Bengals to win might not be so crazy after all.

However, it could be a bit more questionable to put faith in the Buccaneers, Ravens and Eagles, whom the experts picked 4-1 to win their respective games. Granted, all three will be at home, but there’s a reason all three are also 1-3 on the season.

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