Sunday, November 5, 2023

2023 Week 9 Picks

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Miami Dolphins (+2) @ Kansas City Chiefs (Frankfurt, Germany)  -  Mahomes had the flu in his last game.  The Chiefs defense looked solid against the Broncos but were unable to convert.  This is a Tyreek Hill game though so this game could go either way.  The Chiefs have yet to beat a team with a winning record.  

Minnesota Vikings (+5.5) @ Atlanta Falcons  - The Falcons will face a Vikings team in disaray with critical injuries to Cousins and Justin Jefferson.  Taylor Heinicke could do enough to propel the Falcons to a win although the Falcons will be without Drake London.  

Seattle Seahawks (+5.5) @ Baltimore Ravens - Seattle has been playing well.  Lamar can't get away with critical turnovers.  Perhaps traveling from west to east can make the Ravens the favorites although the Seahawks have the better running game with Kenneth Walker.

Arizona Cardinals @ Cleveland Browns (-8) - Kyler Murray is not going to make his debut although  It looks like DeMarcado is out.  The Browns have been firing on all cylinders last week against the Colts.  

Los Angeles Rams (+3) @ Green Bay Packers - It looks like Matt Stafford is out so Brett Rypien will play.   Jordan Love hasn't been much better.  

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Houston Texans (-2.5) - Tampa did well enough to play the Bills close in their last matchup.  Perhaps CJ Stroud will regress to a rookie quarterback although the Texans seem to do well enough especially with Pierce leading the running attack.

Washington Commanders @ New England Patriots (-3.5) - The Commanders traded away their two defensive ends for draft picks.  Perhaps Washington can get a boost from having no one believ3 in them although the Patriots have been playing better, at least if you average out the last 4 weeks.  

Chicago Bears (+7.5) @ New Orleans Saints - The Saints got it together last week against the Colts and look to repeat the results against a Bears team that is also inconsistent.  

Indianapolis Colts (-3) @ Carolina Panthers - The Pantehrs defense isn't bad.  Adam Thielen is still producing although Miles Sanders is missing in action.  The runing attack for the Colts with Jonathan Taylor and Zach Moss is pretty solid but Minshew has just been pretty inconsistent.

New York Giants @ Las Vegas Raiders (-2.5)(LOCK) - The Giants inability to throw the ball becomes critical with Tyrod Taylor now out as they insert Tommy DeVito.  The Giants defense is also pretty good.  Look for the Riders to get a win though with the firing of their head coach.

Dallas Cowboys @ Philadelphia Eagles (-3) - In perhaps the game of the week, the Cowboys come to town against an Eagles team that barely did enough to take care of Washington.  Still, the Eagles usually get up to play Dallas although perhaps Dallas's defense will give Hurts problems.  Still, it doesn't appear that anyone in the league can cover AJ Brown.  

Buffalo Bills @ Cincinnati Bengals (-2.5) - The Bengals appear to have gotten it together after a nice showing against the 49ers.  The Bills have had extra time to prepare for the team that dashed their postseason hopes.

Los Angeles Chargers (-3)(LOCK) @ New York Jets - Breece Hall got it going in the passing game last week against the Giants.  Zach Wilson showed mobility in the comeback drive against the Giants.  Still, it looks like the Chargers will rebound from a bad showing against the Cowboys.

Week 9 Against the Spread - 0-1

Week 9 Straight up – 0-1

Week 8 Against the Spread - 8-7

Week 8 Straight Up - 11-4

Week 8 Locks - 2-0

2023 Against the Spread - 51-56

2023 Locks - 11-9

2023 Straight Up - 80-39


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