NFL Picks

I’m anxious to recap while the day is fresh in my mind. I’ve already gotten next week figured. Suffice it to say I have a winning record these last two weeks (and overall).
Here’s a summary:

Kansas City -91/2 Oakland: Oakland stinks, period. Their defense is decent. They played Denver tough. KC lost to Miami. This line makes no sense. It should be a lot less. The bookies know what they're doing so give the points. Take KC -91/2.
WRONG! I didn’t realize Aaron Brooks was back. I may have looked at this one differently (0-1).

Indianapolis and Dallas is a pick. The Colts squeaked by the Bills and Dallas handled Arizona. Tony Romo seems to be a good enough quarterback. This won't be a battle of the quarterbacks, it's who can out coach whom. Tony Dungy proved Sunday he's no hall-of-famer. Parcells is. Take the Cowboys. RIGHT! Parcells, er the Cowboys won (1-1).

New Orleans giving three to Cincinnati. I wouldn't bet any team that couldn't hold a 21 point lead (twice). The Saints win bigger then three, but giving up too many points won't keep the action even. Take the Saints. WRONG! Throw three interceptions, lose the game (1-2).


Pittsburgh is giving three to Cleveland. Even though I'm not sure what to make of this game, I still think the Steelers are having problems, but Cleveland hasn't been looking too bad lately. If Pittsburgh is good enough to win, they're good enough to cover the three. RIGHT! The Steelers barely made it, but they did (2-2).

Philadelphia is giving Tennessee 13 points. This line makes no sense to me. Philly may have pounded Washington but that doesn't mean much. Tennessee played Baltimore close. I'll take the points. RIGHT! Nothing else to say (1-0).

Baltimore is giving Atlanta 4. Two weeks ago Michael Vick was the greatest quarterback in the NFL. What kind of line is 4 points? Take Atlanta and the points. WRONG! I expected the “good” Michael Vick to show up. Instead, the real one did (2-3).

Carolina is giving 6 1/2 to St.Louis. Utterly ridiculous. St.Louis should be favored. Carolina sucks. Take the points. WRONG! Carolina still sucks, St. Louis is just worst! Makes me 1-1.

Huston is giving Buffalo 2 1/2 up from 1 1/2 when they first posted the line. I have problem with this game. I think Buffalo could win, but I hardly ever pick them right. I watch all their games and they are a major disappointment. These two teams should be even, but, with the line going up, it looks like the "books" are begging for Buffalo money. Take Huston give all the points you have to. WRONG! Last second touchdown gave the Bills the win. (2-4)

New England and Green Bay. New England's giving the Pack six. Give it. The Pats are far from done. RIGHT! The Pats buried them. (3-4)

Tampa's only giving Washington 3. The Redskins don't have Portis and are going with a back-up quarterback. Tampa's got a coach that wants a few more wins. Washington seems to think their season's done and are "re-building". Tampa covers the three. RIGHT! Sort of…it was a “Push” (1-1-1).

Chicago's giving the Jets seven. TAKE IT!!! The Jets aren't that good! RIGHT! This one was closer then I thought. But a win is a win. (4-4).

Miami and Minnesota. The Dolphins are giving up 3 1/2 here. I think they're finding themselves. I think they cover. RIGHT! I thought right (2-1-1).

Arizona is giving 2 1/2 to Detroit. This is just like Buffalo and Huston. It makes no real sense to me. I'd figure it the other way around. Take Detroit and get the points. WRONG! Puts me at 4-5.

Seattle is giving 6 1/2 to San Francisco. Should be bigger. A lot bigger. Take San Fran. RIGHT! The 49ers won outright (3-1-1).

I’m 3-1-1 on my playable games with my best bet winning. That makes me 9-5-1 over the last two weeks on the bettable games.

Denver and San Diego haven’t played yet so I’m 4-5 on the other games, 7-6-1 overall. My other playable game is the Jags on Monday night.

I’ll post either Monday night or early Tuesday for Week 12 since there’s three games on Thursday. Here’s a preview. Miami is playing Detroit. Detroit is Minnesota in a different uniform. The line should be Miami -4.