Sunday, October 8, 2017

Week 5 NFL Picks

NY Jets(+2) @ Cleveland Browns- The Jets defense has stifled the Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars in consecutive weeks and look to continue the trend against DeShone Kizer who leads the league in interceptions.

Carolina @ Detroit (-2.5) - Detroit at home and in a dome may be enough for the Lions to come away with a win.  Carolina picked up its offense against the Patriots but may struggle.  It will be interesting to see how Cam Newton responds after yogurt-gate.   

San Francisco @ Indianapolis (-1.5) - Frank Gores goes against his former team.  While the 49ers are coming off an overtime loss to the Cardinals, it may be tough for them to get it going offensively on the road.

Tennessee @ Miami (+2.5) -




Miami has its first true home game of the season and look to get a win against Titans' backup Matt Cassell.

Buffalo (+3) @ Cincinnati - In a battle of defenses, the Bills look to continue playing well following a road win against the Falcons.  The Bengals had a win against the Browns and may be feisty although Andy Dalton could struggle.  

San Diego @ NY Giants (-3) -

Remember when Eli Manning was drafted by the Chargers?




The Giants were very close to coming away with a win in consecutive weeks against the Eagles and Bucs.  Then again, so were the Chargers against the Eagles.  Neither team inspires much confidence but I'm going with the Giants who have homefield advantage.  Eli Manning has recorded the only rushing touchdown for New York this season.  

Jacksonville (+8.5) at Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh may be having some turmoil between Antonio Brown and Big Ben but it should be enough to get them by the Jaguars. 

Arizona @ Philadelphia (-6.5) - Philadelphia looks to take care of business against the Cardinals who have beaten a few below average teams in the last 2 weeks.   While Philadelphia is 1-3 against the spread this season, 2 of those covers came on the road and another against a division rival.  

Seattle @ LA Rams(-1.5) - Seattle has struggled on the road in what could be a tough game against the Rams who just beat the Cowboys. 

Baltimore (+2) @ LA Raiders (-2) - No Derek Carr for the Raiders.  EJ Manuel looked alright but the Ravens will be playing with their backs against the wall. 

Green Bay(+3) @ Dallas - It appears that the Cowboys secondary is a mess and Dak Presscot and Ezekiel Elliot may be having a slight sophomore slumps.  Dez Bryant also seems to be having a down year for him despite finding the endzone in week 4 against the Rams.

Kansas City @ Houston (+1) - Kansas City seems due for a loss on a short week.  Deshaun Watson may not have as good of game as he did against the Titans where he tied the rookie touchdown record with 5 but the Texans defense may do enough to slow down Alex Smith and Kareem Hunt.  

Minnesota @ Chicago (+3) - The Bears go with the rookie Trubisky at QB who is a huge wild card especially since he played well in the preseason.  He should be an upgrade over their last quarterback and the Bears have played competitive games at home against the Falcons and Steelers.  

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