Sunday, November 9, 2014

My Week 10 NFL Picks

Dallas Cowboys (-7.5) @ Jacksonville Jaguars (in London) - Tony Romo returns in London.  Hard to make out if Romo will have the deer in the headlights look that he gave Washington or if he will play well despite having two fractured vertebrates in his back.  Jacksonville has still lost 3 games by 10 or more this season, Blake Bortles hasn't solved the Jacksonville offensive woes so I look for that trend to continue.

Jerry Jones wants Romo to play
All Romo has to do is hand it off to DeMarco Murray

Detroit Lions (-2.5) @ Miami Dolphins

Detroit is coming off a bye, playing home, and Calvin Johnson returns.  Miami has been playing well  and comes off a 37-0 win against the Chargers.  Still the Dolphins are not as good of team on the road as they are at home.  

Kansas City Chiefs (+1.5) @ Buffalo Bills - The Chiefs are looking to sweep the AFC East.  Buffalo had a good win against the Jets and have a bye week to prepare.  Still, the Bills aren't as explosive offensively without CJ Spiller who is out for the season.

San Francisco 49ers @ New Orleans Saints (-5) - 

Frank Gore, running back of the 49ers has said "We are going to make the playoffs. We are going to do it."  Still, New Orleans is a different team at home, winning by double digits over Green Bay.  I'm going over recent history than a guarantee by a pretty good running back.

It is hard to take Frank Gore seriously as 
he's heading towards career lows


Tennessee Titans @ Baltimore Ravens (-10)  -

Baltimore comes off a tough loss to the Steelers.  Still, the Titans aren't very good with their only win coming against the Jacksonville Jaguars especially since Zach Mettenberger has taken over as QB.

Pittsburgh Steelers (-4) @ New York Jets - Big Ben has had 2 straight weeks of throwing six touchdowns against two of the best teams in the NFL. The Colts and the Ravens were pretty good teams when the Steelers played them and the Jets are one of the worst teams in the NFL.   

Atlanta Falcons (-3) @ Tampa Bay Bucaneers - The last time the Falcons played, they choked away a 21 point lead against the Detroit Lions. The Bucaneers are struggling as they go back to Josh McNown as their starting quarterback.  Atlanta is coming off a bye which should have given them more time to prepare for the Bucs.

Denver Broncos (-12) @ Oakland Raiders - 
It is a division game, but Manning looks to redeem himself after a tough loss to the Patriots.  The Raiders played the Seahawks close in Seattle, but the Broncos offense is more explosive.

St Louis Rams @ Arizona Cardinals (-7) - Arizona is one of the best teams in the league.  St. Louis did beat the 49ers last week but they are inconsistent from week to week.

NY Giants @ Seattle Seahawks (-9.5) - Seattle is at home and the Giants are struggling especially on offense without Victor Cruz.

Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers (-7.5) - The Packers have been taking care of business against the Chicago.  Jay Cutler is struggling and it may be hard to get it going in Green Bay.

Carolina Panthers (+6.5) @ Philadelphia Eagles- Mark Sanchez makes his first start for the Eagles. The Panthers defense has been playing better over the past two weeks.  

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