THURSDAY

Green Bay Packers (10-0) at Detroit Lions (7-3)

GREEN BAY minus 7

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For the first time in ages, the Thanksgiving turkey won't be disguised as a Lions game and the only stuffing to be found is likely to be served on a plate.

The pick PACKERS

Miami Dolphins (3-7) at Dallas Cowboys (6-4)

MIAMI plus 7

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Move aside Derek Jeter. With an 18-2 record in the month, Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is staking his own claim to be Mr. November.

The pick COWBOYS

San Francisco 49ers (9-1) at Baltimore Ravens (7-3)

SAN FRANCISCO plus 3

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Their parents decided against attending, but 71,000 others will cram into Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium to see a pair of head-coaching brothers – Jim (49ers) and John (Ravens) Harbaugh – duke it out for the first time in NFL history.

The pick 49ERS

The remainder of The Globe and Mail's picks against the point spread for the NFL's Week 12 will appear in Friday's editions, and at globesports.com.