Here is your up-to-the-minute, breaking NFL injuries and NFL weather for sports betting and fantasy football betting odds winning. An NHL note: Sean Avery will not return for the Dallas Stars and reports are he will never play for them again.

You’ve already gotten the best NFL picks for Week 15 now for the weather. The Patriots-Raiders have a 55 percent chance of rain at kickoff and winds around 13 mph. Strong winds with gusts up to 43 mph are expected for the Chargers-Chiefs. Some precipitation is possible with temperatures dropping rapidly.

The Redskins-Bengals will have winds increasing as the game goes on. It should be about 15 mph early and increasing to around 25 mph in the fourth quarter. Gusts of 45 mph are probable.

Now key NFL injuries: Bob Warner of Lines-Maker.com says he expects Patriots QB Matt Cassel to play today though he missed his second straight day of practice following the death of his father. Ty Warren is expected to return for the Patriots but be limited. New England‘s run defense has struggled in his absence.

The NY Giants will not have star RB Brandon Jacobs against the Dallas Cowboys.  Tarvaris Jackson will get the start at QB for the Vikings as Gus Frerotte is very doubtful. “Who cares, they both suck,” says Brian Gould of ScoresOddsPicks.com matter-of-factly. The Cowboys Marion Barber is questionable on the side of somewhat doubtful.

Buccaneers QB Jeff Garcia is questionable against the Falcons. There is a large dropoff behind him with Luke McCown and Brian Griese.

The Colts blowout of the Lions may be slightly less as RB Joseph Addai is out. Detroit will probably be without their starting QB de jour Dante Culpepper. The Titans will be sans Kyle Vanden Bosch at Houston.

The 49ers Frank Gore is doubtful. Buffalo will likely start JP Losman at QB in place of injured Trent Edwards.