Buffalo Bills @ Miami Dolphins (-2.5)- Rivalry game that has favored the Bills in the last four games. Both teams managed to overcome first half deficits to get wins. Although the Bills have a slightly different look without Steffon Diggs, they have depth of targets in Coleman and Shakir and of course Allen can utilize his legs. The Bills’ passing defense was on point last week as they held Kyler Murray to 168 passing yards and Marvin Harrison Jr. only had 4 yards.
New Orleans Saints @ Dallas Cowboys (-7)-
Dallas beat expectations by blowing out the Browns but the Saints were also impressive
in their blowout against the Panthers who made the Panthers defense look like
Swiss cheese. I will say Derek Carr
could have another good game although the Cowboys defense did enough to slow
down Watson. Perhaps the Saints can
present more of a challenge although there is a chance Derek Carr lays an egg
on the road.
Indianapolis Colts (-3.5) @ Green Bay – With Jordan
Love out, this game should favor the Colts who looked frisky against the Texans.
San Francisco 49ers (-6) @ Minnesota Vikings –
Both teams took care of business last week.
The 49ers may still be without Christian McCaffrey, and they are on the
road playing in East coast time so maybe the Vikings can find a way to keep it
close especially since they looked really good last week.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+7) @ Detroit Lions –
The Buccaneers secondary is banged up, but Baker Mayfield did a good job
connecting with his receivers last week.
The Buccaneers need to run the ball to keep the game close, but the Bucs
can certainly keep it close as they were a playoff team last season.
Seatle Seahawks @ New England Patriots (+3.5)-
The Patriots defense can keep it going at home against a Seattle team that took
a while to find its beat last week.
New York Giants @ Washington Commanders (-2.5)
– Washington did seem to keep Jayden Daniel mostly intact after he rushed the ball
16 times. Washington may keep it
conservative to keep their QB safe.
Daniel Jones has his most wins against this Washington team although it
looks like the Giants fans have turned their back on him and might be hard for
him to put together a win. Although
Washington’s defense was putrid last week so anything is possible. Washington
may be the team with strong tanking prospects if they lose this game.
Los Angeles Chargers (-6.5) @ Carolina
Panthers- It would be quite stunning to see the Panthers make a turnaround
against the Harbaugh lead Chargers. The
Panthers can provide more of a scoring punch although Herbert may have a great
game if the Panthers defense continues to struggle.
Cleveland Browns @ Jacksonville Jaguars (-3) (LOCK)
- After week 1, it looks like the Browns have a question mark at
quarterback.
New York Jets @ Tennessee Titans (+3.5) – The Titans
kept it close against the Bears before suffering self-inflicted turnovers. This could be an even game, but Rodgers may
do enough to get his first win as a starting quarterback for the Jets.
Las Vegas Raiders @ Baltimore Ravens (-9.5) (LOCK)
– This seems like a get right game for the Ravens. Pierce has the Raiders playing tough and
could devise a good game plan against Jackson, but Henry will probably be the
difference here along with the Ravens homefield advantage. Perhaps complacency can set in but given that
the Ravens lost last week, it seems unlikely that the Ravens will take the
Raiders lightly.
Los Angeles Rams (+1.5) @ Arizona Cardinals-
Can the Cardinals slow down Cooper Kupp with a week to plan? Puka Nacua is out. Marvin Harrison Jr. will try to get more than
one reception here although the Rams dense looked decent in the second half
before succumbing to the power running of David Montgomery. The Rams will try to atone for a week 1 loss
here.
Cincinnati Bengals @ Kansas City Chiefs (-6)- Burrow looked sloppy against the Patriots- He usually saves his best for the Chiefs. For now,
Kansas City has the momentum after a good win against the Ravens.
Pittsburgh Steelers (-3) @ Denver
Broncos- Justin Fields got his first
win on the road. Another win here for
set up the Steelers nicely to compete for a division title. The Bronco are slight underdogs because they
have a rookie QB although it will be interesting to see if their defense can
keep this one close.
Chicago Bears (+7) @ Houston Texans - The Texans
should be favorites here. Caleb Williams
still has to iron some things out and CJ Stroud still looks like the young
quarterback that teams want to build around in the recent drafts. The Bear’s defense does look good along with
their running backs.
Atlanta Falcons @ Philadelphia Eagles (-6.5) (LOCK)-
Kirk Cousins on Monday Night against the Eagles seems like a déjà vu thing I
have seen before. Based on past history,
I expect the Eagles to have a big game.
Jalen Hurts does need to play better as he threw i2 interceptions in week
1 but I expect the Eagles to play better at home as opposed to Brazil.
2023 Against the Spread - 138-126-1
2023 Locks - 29-17
2023 Straight Up - 175-106
2024 Against the Spread- 7-9
2024 Locks – 1-1
2024 Straight up-12-4
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