I had another unspectacular 8-6 week last week, although the Redskins came through with the Upset Special to go 2-3 on the year. ATS I went 5-8-1 for a 37-35-2 record on the year. This week, though, I go all out for the underdogs.....
Atlanta at New York (OFF) - Well, I thought the Falcons were inexorably Super Bowl bound, and then the Bucs came to town and Vick went down with a big time injury. So much for that theory. Pick: G-Men New Orleans at Washington (+1) - The Saints have struggled against the pass all year, and you'd expect a guy like Spurrier to exploit that. Pick: Redskins Baltimore (+6.5) at Indianapolis - Just like that, the salary-cap decimated Ravens are all alone in first place in their division. And with Jamal Lewis looking like the Jamal Lewis of old - who cares who's on the rest of their team? Pick: Ravens UPSET SPECIAL Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (+6) - The Steelers are reeling after falling short in New Orleans the week after their bye. Now, they go on the round against a team that always has their number, and is suddenly playing with confidence. Pick: Bengals - another upset special in its own right.... Buffalo at Houston (+7) - At one point, I would have feared this game, but after losing to Oakland last week, the Bills should be ready to light somebody up. Pick: Bills and to cover Cleveland (+6) at Tampa Bay - The Browns seem like they are totally melting down. Pick: Buccaneers but take the points Carolina at Dallas (+2) - Both teams lost last week, but I still think that the Panthers are a decent club, whereas I still see the Cowboys as a sorry, talent-devoir, outfit that lost to an expansion team. Pick: Panthers and to cover Kansas City (+3) at San Diego - Has anyone else caught on to the fact that the NFL stacks its schedule in September, such that all the bad teams play each other and all the good teams play each other, so that every year some "Super Bowl contender" suffers a meltdown, and some bad team puts together a gaudy September record? I think that the Chargers may have done it again this year, and facing Priest Holmes is not the time to be missing Junior Seau. Pick: Chiefs Detroit (+5) at Minnesota - A lot of people are thinking that Detroit might win this game, but Randy Moss has decided that he wants to play this week, and he's a game-changer. Pick: Vikings but take the points Oakland at St. Louis (+7) - I heard the end of the Rams' last game on the radio. It was one of the few times in NFL history that both teams were running out the clock at the end of the game. Scarily enough, but the Rams just laid down and gave up. Can anybody imagine the old Rams doing that? Even missing Charlie Garner, the Raiders should have enough to get by this team that is still searching for answers. Pick: Raiders, but take the points Green Bay (+5.5) at New England - The Patriots are still the Super Bowl Champs, they should get Troy Brown this week, and the Packers are coming off a Monday Nighter. Pick: Patriots and to cover Miami (+3.5) at Denver - The Fish have already laid one egg on the road against the AFC West, and Mile High is a very tough place to play. Pick: Broncos and to cover Jacksonville at Tennessee (+2) - I'm not sure that anyone realizes just what a truly bad team the Titans are right now with all of their injuries. Nor how good the Jaguars really are. Pick: Jaguars and to cover San Francisco at Seattle (+3) - The Seahawks haven't stopped anybody on the ground yet this year, and now they get to meet Garrison Hearst and Kevan Barlow. Yikes. Pick: 49'ers and to cover _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
