In addition to my picks and research which you can hear on the Hot Read Hits Podcast, here are some Week 3 notes on why I'm targeting these games, courtesy of BetPrep:

By Tommy “The Hitman”

Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers (OVER 50), Sunday 8:20 p.m. ET

The Packers rank last in sack and pressure rate this year and are without DL Za’Darius Smith (IR) in this game. Jimmy Garoppolo has been sacked on the lowest percentage of dropbacks in football, just 3.3%. Against Green Bay, Shanahan’s offenses have scored 33, 44, 30, 37, 37, and 17 points.

While the 49ers' defense is top 10 thus far in both the fewest yards allowed per pass and lowest completion rate, Aaron Rodgers is much better than the QBs they’ve faced (Jared Goff and Jalen Hurts). Last year, against an admittedly injury-depleted San Francisco defense, Rodgers went 25-for-31 with four TD strikes. San Francisco is also without LB Dre Greenlaw and CB Jason Verrett.

Washington Football Team at Buffalo Bills (OVER 45), Sunday 1 p.m. ET

The Washington defense has regressed compared with 2020. In Week 1, their vaunted defensive line managed just five QB hits on 49 Justin Herbert dropbacks. Then in Week 2, Daniel Jones torched them for 7.8 yards per pass attempt and 95 yards rushing. Washington has allowed opponents to score on 61.1% of their possessions, the highest rate in the league. That’s nearly double their 2020 rate.

On offense, though, new QB Taylor Heinicke is tops in Pro Football Focus’ big-time throw rate and fewest turnover-worthy play rate (0.7%). With Heinicke, Washington’s situation-neutral pace quickened to 27% no-huddle snaps (from 8%) and the WFT ran 20 more plays than in Week 1. Of the six drives on which it scored points, five included no-huddle plays.

Josh Allen is playing like 2019 Allen, struggling against pressure and on downfield throws. He’s been pressured on 40.2% of his dropbacks (seventh highest). But Buffalo is still throwing often, and the WFT is not covering well, ranking third-worst in PFF’s coverage grade. Like Jones, Allen can really hurt Washington running on dropbacks, or even by design.

Atlanta Falcons (+3) at New York Giants, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET

The Giants have not generated any pressure against enemy passers and allowed fringe QBs Teddy Bridgewater and Heinicke to combine for 62-of-80 passing (77.5%), 600 yards (7.5 YPA), and a 4:1 TD-to-INT ratio. The New York defense is also not stopping the run, allowing Denver and Washington a combined line of 42-225-2 (5.36 YPC).

The Giants have not been able to generate a running game themselves, beyond Jones. They’re averaging a league-low 1.8 yards per first down rushing attempt. Jones has accounted for 54.7% of the Giants’ rushing yards, the only quarterback over 50%. The big off-season addition at wide receiver Kenny Golladay is not 100% and the Giants are also dealing with injuries on their offensive line.

This is a pure power ratings play. These teams are equal on a neutral field by my metrics and home-field advantage is not worth the three points that it’s perceived to be worth. So the Giants should be favored by two and not three and the one point going from two to three is actually a considerable edge.