The Bullseye team held a players only meeting to address their sub .500 first third of the season. After a lot of finger pointing and long hard looks in the mirror, they came out of it a more cohesive unit, ready to crack the top 400 in Week 7.
Jon Metler (5-1-0): Oregon Ducks -6 (-115) vs UCLA Bruins
"Welcome to the Chip Kelly Bowl! Whenever people think of the Oregon Ducks, they recall the humiliating loss they took to the Georgia Bulldogs on national television in their first game of the season. Since then, the Ducks have played much better football, and I make them a 7.5-point favorite over UCLA. The sportsbooks have no reason to trade UCLA as a 7.5-point underdog because they are already attracting more money than Oregon as a 6-point underdog. Thus, I am inclined to back Oregon as a 6-point favorite."
Michael McClymont (4-1-1): New York Giants +3 (-108) vs Jacksonville Jaguars
"The books still don't believe the 5-1 Giants are for real, and I don't either, but I'm happy to take the 3 points with the belief N.Y. will keep things close vs. the sliding Jaguars."
Andrew Brennan (3-3-0): Tampa Bay Bucs -11 (-110) vs Carolina Panthers
"P.J. Walker is set to start again for the Panthers. Last week against the Rams, Walker finished with minus-1 intended air yards, minus-26 completed air yards, and 60 total passing yards. Meanwhile, the Buccaneers are coming off a hilarious (unless you’re a Tampa Bay fan) loss to the dumpster-fire Steelers. Expect a massive bounce-back performance from Tom Brady & Co. against the openly tanking Panthers."
Esten McLaren (1-5-0): Dallas Cowboys -7 (-112) vs Detroit Lions
"This line is priced as though Cowboys QB Dak Prescott won't be returning in Week 7 and Week 5 never happened for the Lions. Prescott's expected return from injury should rejuvenate a Dallas team that finally suffered a loss, to the Philadelphia Eagles, with backup QB Cooper Rush at the helm in Week 6. Meanwhile, Detroit is likely to need much more than a one-week break to address the issues that emerged in its 29-0 loss to the undermanned New England Patriots last time out. The No. 6 defense by overall DVOA isn't who you'd want to face off of a shutout."
Sean Tomlinson (1-5-0): Green Bay Packers -5 (-104) vs Washington Commanders
"I'm desperate for a win. Logically then, I'm turning to the spiraling Green Bay Packers. The Packers have burned anyone who dares to trust them recently, only narrowly beating the Bailey Zappe-led Patriots before losing to the Giants and Jets. But the Patriots field a quality defense, and there's at least some youthful talent on the Giants and Jets, especially the latter. Now Green Bay faces a Commanders team that's turning to its backup quarterback. Washington has dropped four of its last five games while averaging just 14.8 points."
Will the boys post back-to-back winning weeks?
YES +100 / NO -120
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