NFL Week 6 parlay: Bears, Lions, Cowboys

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Not much has gone right for our moneyline parlays this season, but we experienced some positive regression to hit at +273 odds in Week 5, with the Cardinals, Texans, and Browns all comfortably getting the job done.

Let's go back-to-back in Week 6.

Bears ML +125 (at Panthers), 1 p.m. ET

The Bears may be one of the worst 4-1 teams in NFL history (see below), but this line is a drastic overcorrection by oddsmakers after failing to show the Panthers enough respect through five weeks.

The Bears are built to beat teams like Carolina. Panthers defensive ends Brian Burns and Yetur Gross-Matos both missed practice Wednesday and are trending toward missing Sunday's game, while defensive tackle Kawann Short just landed on season-ending injured reserve. With time in the pocket, Nick Foles can find success against a middling Panthers secondary that lacks talent. Chicago's elite pass defense, meanwhile, will be Teddy Bridgewater's toughest test since Week 2 - a 31-17 loss to the Buccaneers in which he threw two interceptions and no touchdowns. Regression is coming for the Bears, but it will have to wait another week.

Lions ML -185 (at Jaguars), 1 p.m.

Trusting your money with Matt Patricia is never the best idea, but this is a great spot for the Lions after their bye. The Jaguars are coming off losses to the 0-2 Dolphins, 0-3 Bengals, and 0-4 Texans. It's almost as if everyone has forgotten what was expected of Jacksonville before the season, clinging instead to that Week 1 win over the Colts despite recent results. Detroit might not be winless, but the magnitude of this game is not lost on anyone within the organization.

Patricia has had two weeks to prepare for a frustrating Jaguars offense plagued by Gardner Minshew's inconsistencies, and it's looking like the mustached signal-caller will be without his top receiver as D.J. Chark nurses an ankle injury.

The Lions' offense has moved the ball efficiently since the return of Kenny Golladay, and that's without fully unleashing the weapon that is D'Andre Swift. Detroit wouldn't be the first team to take the shackles off its explosive rookie following a bye, and given Matthew Stafford's experience - as well as the weapons at his disposal - the Lions are far easier to trust in this spot than the Jaguars.

Cowboys ML +115 (vs. Cardinals), Oct. 19 @ 8:15 p.m.

A Week 5 win over the Jets wasn't so much a get-right game for the Cardinals as it was a scrimmage against the worst team the NFL has seen in years; every number from that game needs to be taken with a pinch of salt. What we can't disregard from it, unfortunately, is a season-ending injury for Arizona defensive end Chandler Jones.

The way to beat the Cowboys is to provide more resistance on defense than they do. Obvious enough, right? But that requires exploiting Dallas' ravaged offensive line. Not having Jones significantly hampers the Cardinals' ability to do that, which means Andy Dalton should have all sorts of time to find his many talented pass-catchers.

Dalton has weapons he never had with the Bengals. He's one of the best backups in the league, and while Dak Prescott's injury is devastating for so many reasons, it's not a massive hit to this Cowboys offense. Dalton is in a perfect spot to find success, and he couldn't ask for a much better starting point than a game against the Cardinals: Arizona's pass defense ranks 26th in efficiency with corners Patrick Peterson and Dre Kirkpatrick struggling mightily.

Full parlay: Bears ML, Lions ML, Cowboys ML ($100 to win $645)

(Odds source: theScore Bet)

Alex Moretto is a sports betting writer for theScore. A journalism graduate from Guelph-Humber University, he has worked in sports media for over a decade. He will bet on anything from the Super Bowl to amateur soccer, is too impatient for futures, and will never trust a kicker. Find him on Twitter @alexjmoretto.