Sunday, November 08, 2009
NFL Week Nine Picks
My blog picks were 4-1 last week, making me 21-18 for the season. (For the record, I was 6-3 in Vegas sportsbooks last week.) Here's a six-pack for this week.
San Diego +5.5 at New York Giants: For some reason, everyone thinks the Giants will snap out of their funk this week. Based on what? Though the Chargers do not traditionally travel well, they are also more talented than the last three teams in the Giants' tailspin.
Cincinnati +3 vs. Baltimore: Going against the herd on this one, as well. The Bengals must be pissed. They beat the Ravens on the road already, they come off their bye week, and find themselves underdogs at home.
Green Bay -9.5 at Tampa Bay: The Buccaneers are bad, really bad. The Packers are not great, but they are good. Should be at least two touchdowns.
Arizona +3 at Chicago: This line is an overreaction to last week's results, which are usually an opportunity to profit.
New England -10.5 vs. Miami: Oh, boy. Patriots coming off a bye, and when the Sith Lord of the NFL gets two weeks to prepare, bad things happen. I'm afraid the Death Star is quite operational.
San Francisco vs. Tennessee over 40.5 points: This just looked low to me.
San Diego +5.5 at New York Giants: For some reason, everyone thinks the Giants will snap out of their funk this week. Based on what? Though the Chargers do not traditionally travel well, they are also more talented than the last three teams in the Giants' tailspin.
Cincinnati +3 vs. Baltimore: Going against the herd on this one, as well. The Bengals must be pissed. They beat the Ravens on the road already, they come off their bye week, and find themselves underdogs at home.
Green Bay -9.5 at Tampa Bay: The Buccaneers are bad, really bad. The Packers are not great, but they are good. Should be at least two touchdowns.
Arizona +3 at Chicago: This line is an overreaction to last week's results, which are usually an opportunity to profit.
New England -10.5 vs. Miami: Oh, boy. Patriots coming off a bye, and when the Sith Lord of the NFL gets two weeks to prepare, bad things happen. I'm afraid the Death Star is quite operational.
San Francisco vs. Tennessee over 40.5 points: This just looked low to me.
