Clay Travis' NFL Six-Pack: Buccaneers, Ravens Should Pay Out In Early Showdowns

Clay Travis went 3-3 last week to run his season record to a middling 9-11 through three weeks.

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We went 3-3 last week to run our season record to a middling 9-11 through three weeks. 

I've got seven picks for you below -- starting with tonight -- but first, I'll be at the Alabama-Georgia game this weekend and I look forward to seeing a bunch of you there. 

Second, a reminder, we now have an OutKick Show on FS1, every Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET, and you'll get me on college football and the NFL. 

And I hope you're all geared up for what may well be the very best weekend of the year for sports fans. The college football and NFL slates are extraordinary and the Ryder Cup should be phenomenal too. Plus, the Major League Baseball playoff race is great too. 

And it all starts tonight…with an outright Cardinals' win as the underdog against the Seahawks. 

Kyler Murray of the Arizona Cardinals. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)

Seahawks at Cardinals +1.5

The wrong team is favored here. 

The Cardinals are going to win and give us a gambling win to start off the weekend in style. 

Vikings vs. Steelers in Dublin, Ireland, the over 40.5

In a battle of 2-1 teams, one of these teams is going to leave Ireland ecstatic with a 3-1 start. The other team is going to be kicking rocks. 

Which will be which?

Unless you're a big fan of either team, who cares…take the over and cash a winner. 

(Remember to get your picks in, the game kicks off while some of you will still be sleeping!)

Nico Collins of the Houston Texans catches a touchdown pass during the first quarter in the NFL Preseason 2025 game between Carolina Panthers and Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on August 16, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

Titans at Texans -7.5

The Titans are awful. 

I understand most of you have no idea how bad the Titans are because the team is essentially irrelevant, and you haven't paid one iota of attention to them. But as someone who has watched every snap, trust me, they are stupendously bad. 

I know the Texans aren't good either and there's probably a ton to say about that too, but when the choice is between the bad and the awful, take the bad. 

The Texans win by double digits in a battle of winless teams. 

Washington's Marcus Mariota watches the game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Northwest Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)

Redskins -1.5 at Falcons

They'll always be the Redskins to me and they're going to win whether Marcus Mariota or Jayden Daniels starts at quarterback. 

In fact, I kind of hope Mariota gets the start because I think he's still angry at the Falcons franchise over the way they treated him. 

Meanwhile, Atlanta has quarterback drama and that's never good. Give me the Redskins by a field goal or more. 

Baker Mayfield of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks to pass during the second quarter against the New York Jets at Raymond James Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

Eagles at Bucs +3.5

The undefeated Eagles had the most ridiculous cover of the year off their blocked field goal last week. 

Now they travel down to Tampa Bay to take on a Bucs squad that also had their own blocked field goal drama. 

No blocks this week, just an outright Bucs win to take Tampa Bay to 4-0. 

Daniel Jones of the Indianapolis Colts throws the ball during the NFL Preseason 2025 game between Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on August 16, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

Colts at Rams over 50.5

The Colts are the surprise of the fall so far as Daniel Jones makes a play to be this year's Sam Darnold. 

Meanwhile, the Rams look like one of the best teams in the NFC. 

So what happens when they meet up?

Points!

Take the over and thank me later. 

Quarterback Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

Ravens -2.5 at Chiefs

The loser of this game will be 1-3 and in a full-fledged panic. 

The winner will have righted the ship and gotten back to .500. 

It's Lamar vs. Mahomes for all the September marbles. 

And I'm taking Lamar and the Ravens to get the road win by a field goal or more and send Chiefs fans into panic. 

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There you have it, boys and girls, a baker's six-pack of winners for all of you to cap an epic weekend. 

Get rich, kids!

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Clay Travis is the founder of the fastest growing national multimedia platform, OutKick, that produces and distributes engaging content across sports and pop culture to millions of fans across the country. OutKick was created by Travis in 2011 and sold to the Fox Corporation in 2021. One of the most electrifying and outspoken personalities in the industry, Travis hosts OutKick The Show where he provides his unfiltered opinion on the most compelling headlines throughout sports, culture, and politics. He also makes regular appearances on FOX News Media as a contributor providing analysis on a variety of subjects ranging from sports news to the cultural landscape. Throughout the college football season, Travis is on Big Noon Kickoff for Fox Sports breaking down the game and the latest storylines. Additionally, Travis serves as a co-host of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, a three-hour conservative radio talk program syndicated across Premiere Networks radio stations nationwide. Previously, he launched OutKick The Coverage on Fox Sports Radio that included interviews and listener interactions and was on Fox Sports Bet for four years. Additionally, Travis started an iHeartRadio Original Podcast called Wins & Losses that featured in-depth conversations with the biggest names in sports. Travis is a graduate of George Washington University as well as Vanderbilt Law School. Based in Nashville, he is the author of Dixieland Delight, On Rocky Top, and Republicans Buy Sneakers Too.