It will be tough to replicate last week’s picks, it will be really be hard to replicate another week without a miss. But with lots of juicy lines there is still a shot for another perfect weekend. Without further delay here are the picks (HOME TEAM IN CAPS)
AROUND THE LEAGUE
New York Giants (+1) over EAGLES
Well, as predicted here, it was only a matter of time before the Eagles’ luck ran out and they showed their true colours. And boy did they ever. While the first two games of the season for them went down to the wire, in last week’s contest the Cardinals owned the Eagles wire to wire. As for the Giants, they overcame both injuries and the odds (the gambling ones anyway) and handily took down the Panthers on the road. With talk already starting about the possibility of benching Vick things are as bad as they look in Philly. Be smart, take the Giants.
Saints (+9) over PACKERS
Yes, we all know they were robbed of a victory on Monday night, but even if they escaped that game with a win, one must really question what is going on with the Packers offense. Through 3 games this season I have not been impressed in the least with Green Bay’s offense and Aaron Rodgers looks like a shell of his former self. As for the Saints, while they are 0-3, they have still managed to put up points, so even if they lose this game I really cannot see how they lose it by more than 9.
BRONZE PICK
Chargers (+1) over CHIEFS
While the Chargers got torched last week, and the Chiefs escaped with an overtime victory over the Saints, do not expect either team’s luck to remain the same this week. Although the Chargers lost, they are still a fundamentally good team now will probably see some solid play out of Ryan Matthews (as he continues to get healthy) and Malcolm Floyd (now that he got paid). I see San Diego winning this game by a lot, so things look good if you are a Chargers fan (I am not a Chargers fan).
SILVER PICK
Bears (+3.5) over COWBOYS
Again, the Dallas Cowboys are my heart, but there is no way they win a game against a front 7 like the Bears have by 3.5 points. Dallas’ offensive line looks TERRIBLE this year, and the only reason they escaped last week with win against the Bucs because of the terrible play calling of Greg Shianno who for whatever reason he only starts the aggressive play calling when the other team has already won the game (On a side note I see this eventually costing him his job, especially if one of his own guys gets hurt). The Bears looked great against both Green Bay and the Rams, so I have no idea why they are the underdogs against a Dallas team with such an abysmal O-line. If Dallas can win this one, it will be the skin of their teeth. Do yourself a favour and take the points.
GOLD PICK
Patriots (-4) over the BILLS
Well like I said last week if New England were to somehow lose last week against the Ravens, they would be on an absolute tear this week and stomp all over whichever opponent is sad enough to play them. And while the Patriots were nice enough to cover the spread last week in the loss, this week they are poised to absolutely dismantle the Bills. If this spread were 10 I would still take it. Although the Patriots look a little down right now, they are 2 dubious field goals away from being 3-0 right now. BET THE HOUSE ON THE PATRIOTS!!
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