Im alittle bored waiting for baseball to start and getting ready for the horse racing week to start tommorow thought Id post my thoughts on this upcoming Sunday card. A quick thought about each game.
Eagles -1 at Bucs... One of the big public sides of the week here on the Eagles. Tampa clearly has the better defense and a quarterback in Mike Glennon that I think is going to have a big future, what a place to start his career than against this Eagles defense. Tampa could be 3-1 just as well as 0-4. I think they are the better team, had extra time to prepare coming off the bye and should be hungry. The Eagles are alittle dressed up with there win over the Giants.
Chiefs -9 vs Raiders... In theory I would like the Raiders in this game. Generally play well in KC, raiders looked really good against the Chargers. Now there catching 9 points, looks like the Raiders may be the public side and I tend to stay away from public dogs especially when this many points are involved. For the Chiefs nothing bad to say about them they have looked very good. Just not getting involved in this game.
Packers -3 at Ravens.. A game here I have no intention of betting on. In the Ravens you get a home dog with the better defense. I think the Packers are the better team but Im not laying points with them based on those 3 factors.
Lions -2.5 at Browns... This is a very tough game for me. Im not really interested in laying points on the road with the Lions coming off of a 9 point effort against a team with a slightly worse defense than the one they will face Sunday. I dont really wanna take the Browns either. Just a tough game IMO.
Vikings -2.5 vs Carolina.... I dont know what to do with this game. Ive been on the wrong side of nearly every Carolina game. I think they are the more talented team but they just contiinue to dissapoint.
Texans -7.5 vs Rams.... Theres just no way I can lay over a TD with this Houston team right now. Is it the week they get back on track with a blowout win? Or do they continue to struggle and have Shaub throwing to the wrong team? The Rams defense is ok and they are well coached but they havent looked as good as I thought they were going too. Another tough game in which your betting on which Houston team is going to show up. Easy pass for me.
Jets -2.5 vs Steelers... The Steelers are going to win a game sometime right? The Jets looked great last night no doubt about it. But lets face it the Falcons with all of there injuries and new players are one of the worse teams in the league right now. Now that it appears that the Jets will be the likely public side I cant help but go with the Steelers coming off of a bye.The season is on the line for the Steelers here. Looking back to some of the games Pitt has lost dont look quite as bad now. Tennesse in week 1 have proved to be a pretty darn good team. Bengals in week 2 have a really good defense. The Bears in week 3 in which there offense came alive alittle bit and then in London vs the Vikings there offense looked ok.
Im betting on the Steelers in a must win game, coming off the bye against a dressed up Jets team.
Bengals -7 at Bills... When I 1st looked at this line I thought it was too many points. Then when I started to think about it maybe not. Bills have big question marks at the quarterback position. The Bengals just beat the Patriots which IMO was far from impressive, I thought they would win by atleast 2td's. But with all that being said the Bengals 0-2 SU on the road so far are supposed to win this game. To me its a put up or shut up game for the Bengals if they cant go into Buffalo and handle the Bills they have some serious probelms on there hands. I do worry about the Bengal offense but Im gonna trust in the Bengals defense and lay the points.
Seattle -13.5 vs Titans.... Ive got a real hard time seeing Tennesse putting up to many points here. Im not laying that kind of points though. The under 41 could have some pottential but then you could get Fitzpatrick throwing interceptions giving the Hawks short fields. Clear pass at this point.
Broncos -27.5 vs Jaguars.. I would have probably taken the points if Gabbert were to start here. Because he isnt I have no choice but to pass.
49ers -11 vs Cardinals... At 1st glance this seems like alittle to many points against a Cardinals team with a pretty good defense. So did the 49ers blow out the Texans on Sunday night or did the Texans just not fail to show up and essentially handed the 49ers the game? Probably alittle of both. I see this game as a low scoring affair with the game falling right around the number of 11. Maybe a 20 to 10 type game.
Patriots -2.5 vs Saints... My opinion of the Patriots as a team is very low. The spread of under a field goal is very telling to me. When was the last time the Pats werent favored by atleast a full field goal at home? They just simply arent the same team as last year, not that they were really that great either. They were desperate to beat the Bills and Jets in week 1 and 2. They beat a Falcon team last Sunday night that proved last night how pathetic they are. Only clear win they have had was against a Tampa team that was in dissaray at the time.
The Saints on the other hand have done everything that has been asked of them. I was really impressed with the way they defeated the Bears with ease on the road. IMO the Bears are a better team than the Patriots. Im looking for the Saints to win this game and head into there bye week 6-0 and think it could be relatively easy.
Cowboys -6 vs Redskins... Oh boy the Cowboys almost beat the Broncos. Oh my. How could they lose to the 1-3 Redskins? Looking back on who the Skins have played thus far. Week 1 we all know they got blitzed big time by the Eagles. Week 2 they got rolled by the Packers, cant hold that against them too much. Played a decent game against the Lions in week 3. They then get down 14-0 at Oakland then go on to score 24 straight points and win 24-14. With the result of last Sunday nights game of Raiders vs Chargers that Washington win looks a bit more impressive. I strongly believe that the Skins will play there best game of the year this coming Sunday. Is that gonna be enough to win the game or atleast cover the point spread? I think so.
At this time it appears Dallas are going to be a pretty big public play. Jerry Jones calling that game against the Broncos a moral victory, that was about the worse thing he could have said. Looking back on the Cowboys wins thus far leave little to be desired. Week 1 had a very sloppy win against the winless Giants. Week 3 they blew out a pretty bad Rams team. I just cant justify laying these kind of points.
In recap my strongest opinions on this Sundays card
Saints Moneyline +120
Bengals -7
Tampa Bay +1
Steelers +2.5. Will try and get +3 at -120 or better
Redskins +6
Eagles -1 at Bucs... One of the big public sides of the week here on the Eagles. Tampa clearly has the better defense and a quarterback in Mike Glennon that I think is going to have a big future, what a place to start his career than against this Eagles defense. Tampa could be 3-1 just as well as 0-4. I think they are the better team, had extra time to prepare coming off the bye and should be hungry. The Eagles are alittle dressed up with there win over the Giants.
Chiefs -9 vs Raiders... In theory I would like the Raiders in this game. Generally play well in KC, raiders looked really good against the Chargers. Now there catching 9 points, looks like the Raiders may be the public side and I tend to stay away from public dogs especially when this many points are involved. For the Chiefs nothing bad to say about them they have looked very good. Just not getting involved in this game.
Packers -3 at Ravens.. A game here I have no intention of betting on. In the Ravens you get a home dog with the better defense. I think the Packers are the better team but Im not laying points with them based on those 3 factors.
Lions -2.5 at Browns... This is a very tough game for me. Im not really interested in laying points on the road with the Lions coming off of a 9 point effort against a team with a slightly worse defense than the one they will face Sunday. I dont really wanna take the Browns either. Just a tough game IMO.
Vikings -2.5 vs Carolina.... I dont know what to do with this game. Ive been on the wrong side of nearly every Carolina game. I think they are the more talented team but they just contiinue to dissapoint.
Texans -7.5 vs Rams.... Theres just no way I can lay over a TD with this Houston team right now. Is it the week they get back on track with a blowout win? Or do they continue to struggle and have Shaub throwing to the wrong team? The Rams defense is ok and they are well coached but they havent looked as good as I thought they were going too. Another tough game in which your betting on which Houston team is going to show up. Easy pass for me.
Jets -2.5 vs Steelers... The Steelers are going to win a game sometime right? The Jets looked great last night no doubt about it. But lets face it the Falcons with all of there injuries and new players are one of the worse teams in the league right now. Now that it appears that the Jets will be the likely public side I cant help but go with the Steelers coming off of a bye.The season is on the line for the Steelers here. Looking back to some of the games Pitt has lost dont look quite as bad now. Tennesse in week 1 have proved to be a pretty darn good team. Bengals in week 2 have a really good defense. The Bears in week 3 in which there offense came alive alittle bit and then in London vs the Vikings there offense looked ok.
Im betting on the Steelers in a must win game, coming off the bye against a dressed up Jets team.
Bengals -7 at Bills... When I 1st looked at this line I thought it was too many points. Then when I started to think about it maybe not. Bills have big question marks at the quarterback position. The Bengals just beat the Patriots which IMO was far from impressive, I thought they would win by atleast 2td's. But with all that being said the Bengals 0-2 SU on the road so far are supposed to win this game. To me its a put up or shut up game for the Bengals if they cant go into Buffalo and handle the Bills they have some serious probelms on there hands. I do worry about the Bengal offense but Im gonna trust in the Bengals defense and lay the points.
Seattle -13.5 vs Titans.... Ive got a real hard time seeing Tennesse putting up to many points here. Im not laying that kind of points though. The under 41 could have some pottential but then you could get Fitzpatrick throwing interceptions giving the Hawks short fields. Clear pass at this point.
Broncos -27.5 vs Jaguars.. I would have probably taken the points if Gabbert were to start here. Because he isnt I have no choice but to pass.
49ers -11 vs Cardinals... At 1st glance this seems like alittle to many points against a Cardinals team with a pretty good defense. So did the 49ers blow out the Texans on Sunday night or did the Texans just not fail to show up and essentially handed the 49ers the game? Probably alittle of both. I see this game as a low scoring affair with the game falling right around the number of 11. Maybe a 20 to 10 type game.
Patriots -2.5 vs Saints... My opinion of the Patriots as a team is very low. The spread of under a field goal is very telling to me. When was the last time the Pats werent favored by atleast a full field goal at home? They just simply arent the same team as last year, not that they were really that great either. They were desperate to beat the Bills and Jets in week 1 and 2. They beat a Falcon team last Sunday night that proved last night how pathetic they are. Only clear win they have had was against a Tampa team that was in dissaray at the time.
The Saints on the other hand have done everything that has been asked of them. I was really impressed with the way they defeated the Bears with ease on the road. IMO the Bears are a better team than the Patriots. Im looking for the Saints to win this game and head into there bye week 6-0 and think it could be relatively easy.
Cowboys -6 vs Redskins... Oh boy the Cowboys almost beat the Broncos. Oh my. How could they lose to the 1-3 Redskins? Looking back on who the Skins have played thus far. Week 1 we all know they got blitzed big time by the Eagles. Week 2 they got rolled by the Packers, cant hold that against them too much. Played a decent game against the Lions in week 3. They then get down 14-0 at Oakland then go on to score 24 straight points and win 24-14. With the result of last Sunday nights game of Raiders vs Chargers that Washington win looks a bit more impressive. I strongly believe that the Skins will play there best game of the year this coming Sunday. Is that gonna be enough to win the game or atleast cover the point spread? I think so.
At this time it appears Dallas are going to be a pretty big public play. Jerry Jones calling that game against the Broncos a moral victory, that was about the worse thing he could have said. Looking back on the Cowboys wins thus far leave little to be desired. Week 1 had a very sloppy win against the winless Giants. Week 3 they blew out a pretty bad Rams team. I just cant justify laying these kind of points.
In recap my strongest opinions on this Sundays card
Saints Moneyline +120
Bengals -7
Tampa Bay +1
Steelers +2.5. Will try and get +3 at -120 or better
Redskins +6
