From Bad to Worse
Now the Big E remembers why he gave up gambling. He’s not particularly good at it. Another 1-2 week puts us at 3-6 for the year. Well, look at the bright side: if you just take the opposite of whatever we recommend, you should be doing pretty well. Nevertheless, we are cautiously optimistic that the NFL will start yielding some opportunities as teams get more established. As Bill Parcells (invented football if you listen to ESPN) says: “you are what your record says you are”.
DETROIT +3 over chicago
Well, we got to personally watch Dallas wipe out the Bears last Sunday night. A side note: Bears fans are way too nice. Soldier Field is not an intimidating place to play if you’re a visitor. Anyway, the Bears are finally replacing bad Rex Grossman with Brian Griese. Unfortunately, from what we saw, Grossman wasn’t why the Bears lost Sunday, it was their pitiful defense, which is riddled with injuries. This will probably be another shootout, as we doubt either team will play much defense (take the over), but we like the points at home for Detroit.
NEW YORK GIANTS +3 over philadelphia
The Eagles should win this game easily. The Giants are lousy. However, the Eagles are all banged up, and will be missing top CB Lito Sheppard again, plus excellent safety Brian Dawkins will be at half speed, if he plays at all. Brian Westbrook is questionable, so it’s possible he might not be effective, which would be crippling to the Eagles offense. Furthermore, this is the week before the bye, and Andy Reid has historically been terrible in games before the bye week. We expect another offensive Eagles game plan consisting of throw, throw, throw, which leads to loss, loss, loss.
CINCINNATI +7 over new england
No real rationale for this pick. Which probably means it’s a winner. Just like the points at home on Monday night.
That’s all for this week. Good luck!
