Sunday, September 17, 2017

Week 2 Picks (2017)

Green Bay and Atlanta play on Sunday night 
which is a rematch of last season's conference championship.  

 Buffalo (+7.5) @ Carolina- The Bills may be winning the AFC East at the moment but the Panthers look to take care of business at home.  That being said, expect a relatively low scoring game.  Tyrod Taylor did outperform Cam Newton in the first game of the season and Buffalo has a solid run defense.

Chicago @ Tampa Bay (-7) - The Bears did manage to hold the Falcons to 2.8 yards per carry and Jordan Howard looks like he will play according to Adam Schefter.  Still, the Tampa Bay's deep threats including Evans and Jackson give the Bucs a decent enough chance to take care of business against Chicago

Cleveland @ Baltimore (-7.5) - The Ravens shut down the Bengals last week while the Browns played surprisingly well at home against the Steelers.  The Ravens have some game tape on Deshone Kizer and look to keep an undefeated record as Cleveland could struggle on the road.

Minnesota (+7.5) @ Pittsburgh- The Steelers should come away with a win as Big Ben is a better quarterback at home.  That being said, the Vikings looked impressive containing New Orleans.  Minnesota's rookie running back Dalvin Cook rushed for over 100 yards and Stephon Diggs was impressive while catching two touchdowns against the Saints.

New England (-7) @ New Orleans - New Orleans appears to be missing a gear without a couple of their top wideouts from 2016 including Willie Snead (suspended up until week 4) and Brandin Cooks, who they traded to the Patriots.  New England looks to rebound against New Orleans after giving up 42 points to the Chiefs.  New Orleans was only 4-4 at home last year and their defense appears shaky after their Monday night performance against the Vikings.

Philadelphia @ Kansas City (-6.5) - The Chiefs and Andy Reid look to get revenge.  Their short passing game could divert Philadelphia's pressure.  The Eagles will be without Ronald Darby although the Chiefs will be without Eric Berry.  That being said, the Chiefs were impressive against the Patriots in week 1.  The Eagles are unlikely to generate 14 points from their defense on the road like they did against Washington.

Tennessee @ Jacksonville (+1) - The Jaguars looked impressive against Houston and they have beaten the Titans the past three seasons.  Jaguar's rookie running back Leonard Fournette has been running over people like he did in college.

Arizona (-7) @ Indianapolis-


Without Andrew Luck, the Cardinals appear to be a mess.  David Johnson likely out 12 weeks. Bruce Arians returns to coach against his former who he once helped take to the playoffs in 2012.

NY Jets @ Oakland (-13.5)-

Oakland looks to keep winning especially against inferior teams.  The Jets could be better served in playing Powell more who was second in the NFL last season at 5.51 yards per carry   Although Powell only had 7 carries for 22 yards last week against the Bills.

Miami @ Los Angeles Chargers (-3.5) - The Dolphins are coming off a bye while Los Angeles did alright for themselves in a close loss to the Broncos.  For now the Chargers are slight favorites because Jay Cutler is a wild card.

San Francisco @ Seattle (-13.5) -


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Seattle's offensive looked tentative last week but should get it going against the 49ers who struggled against an inconsistent Cam Newton and San Francisco's offense could be turnover prone due to Seattle's home field advantage.


Washington @ LA Rams (-2.5) - The Redskins were a bit turnover happy and may struggle even on the road against the Rams who handily took care of the Colts. Sean McVay may devise a good strategy to slow down Kirk Cousins while Washington's defense has been watching game film of its own offense to prepare for Los Angeles.

 Sammy Watkins and Cooper Kupp could spell trouble for the Redskins' secondary while Todd Gurley may finally capitalize if the Rams have a decent passing.  The hype about Dotscon may have been premature as he only had 1 target in 15 snaps.


Dallas (-2.5) @ Denver -


The Cowboys will have Elliott again while Dallas's defense looked impressive they went against the Giants without Beckham.  As long as Dak Presscot has been good at limiting mistakes and should give the Cowboys a good chance to win this one, even though Dallas struggled in the red zone against the Giants.

Green Bay (+3) @ Atlanta- The Falcons came away with a squeaker against the Bears.  I was impressed with how the Packer's defense contained Seattle's offense although Atlanta should not be taken lightly as they did manage to win in their last matchup.

Detroit (+3) @ NY Giants- With Odell Beckham's status in doubt, I am going with the Lions due to Eli Manning's poor performance against the Cowboys.  The Giants have now scored less than 20 points in their last 7 weeks (friendly reminder that Washington only scored 10 points in week 17 against NY last season).



Week 1 Picks (against the spread) - 4-9-2
Week 1  Picks- 9-6


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