I went 6-8 last week. That puts me at 48-42 for the season. For a comparison, check out the "experts" over at ESPN. Here are my picks for the NFL's Week Seven:
*Sunday, October 24th*
Cincinnati 2-3 at Atlanta 4-2 1:00 PM [Line: Atlanta by 3.5]
Atlanta is undefeated at home. Cincinnati has scored the fewest touchdowns in the AFC (tied with Miami).
-RJ's Pick: Atlanta by 10
Washington 3-3 at Chicago 4-2 1:00 PM [Line: Chicago by 3]
Chicago has a much better defense than Washington. Jay Cutler has not thrown a TD pass since Week Three.
-RJ's Pick: Chicago by 7
St. Louis 3-3 at Tampa Bay 3-2 1:00 PM [Line: Tampa Bay by 3]
The Rams haven't played well on the road. But then, the Buccaneers haven't played well at home.
-RJ's Pick: St. Louis by 1
San Francisco 1-5 at Carolina 0-5 1:00 PM [Line: San Francisco by 3]
Oh, yeah. This has "Game of the Week" written all over it.
-RJ's Pick: San Francisco by 6
Buffalo 0-5 at Baltimore 4-2 1:00 PM [Line: Baltimore by 13]
You'll want to have Ray Rice on your fantasy team this week.
-RJ's Pick: Baltimore by 21
Philadelphia 4-2 at Tennessee 4-2 1:00 PM [Line: Tennessee by 3]
The Eagles are undefeated on the road this season. I believe they will remain that way if they can manage to keep Chris Johnson under 100 yards rushing.
-RJ's Pick: Philadelphia by 4
Jacksonville 3-3 at Kansas City 3-2 1:00 PM [Line: Kansas City by 9]
The Chiefs have dropped two straight, but are 2-0 at Arrowhead Stadium. Todd Bouman (who?) will likely be starting at quarterback for the Jaguars due to injuries to David Garrard and Trent Edwards.
-RJ's Pick: Kansas City by 5
Pittsburgh 4-1 at Miami 3-2 1:00 PM [Line: Pittsburgh by 3]
The Steelers have given up the fewest points in the NFL (by far), and are allowing the fewest rushing yards per game. The Dolphins are winless at home.
-RJ's Pick: Pittsburgh by 11
Cleveland 1-5 at New Orleans 4-2 1:00 PM [Line: New Orleans by 13.5]
The Super Bowl champs finally won a game convincingly last week. They should do so again this week.
Article comments
1 - C2E
Glad you had time for some comments this week! We differ on the Chicago-Washington matchup and Tampa Bay-St. Louis. Not sure why I picked Washington, but I picked Tampa Bay because it's close to Anna Maria Island, a place I love. So, in this instance, I obviously believe that Geography is on Tampa Bay's side and is therefore influencing the outcome of the game. Or something like that.
Picks:
Falcons over Bengals
Ravens over Bills
49ers over Panthers
Redskins over Bears
Steelers over Dolphins
Eagles over Titans
Buccaneers over Rams
Saints over Browns
Chiefs over Jaguars
Seahawks over Cardinals
Chargers over Patriots
Broncos over Raiders
Vikings over Packers
Cowboys over Giants
2 - RJ
Thanks for the picks, C2E!
3 - C2E
Whew! Close one. Ravens were my Survivor pick. Who would have thought the Bills would have played them so close? Lost 8 with the Saints game and might lose 4 more with the Oakland-Denver game.
4 - RJ
FINAL SCORES:
ATLANTA 39, BENGALS 32 - RJ 1-0 [1-0 ATS]
WASHINGTON 17, BEARS 14 - RJ 1-1 [1-1 ATS]
TB 18, RAMS 17 - RJ 1-2 [2-1 ATS]
CAROLINA 23, SF 20 - RJ 1-3 [2-2 ATS]
RAVENS 37, BILLS 34 (in OT) - RJ 2-3 [2-3 ATS]
TENNESSEE 37, EAGLES 19 - RJ 2-4 [2-4 ATS]
KC 42, JAGUARS 20 - RJ 3-4 [2-5 ATS]
STEELERS 23, MIAMI 22 - RJ 4-4 [2-6 ATS]
5 - RJ
FINAL SCORES:
BROWNS 30, NO 17 - RJ 4-5 [2-7 ATS]
SEATTLE 22, ARIZONA 10 - RJ 5-5 [3-7 ATS]
NE 23, SD 20 - RJ 5-6 [3-8 ATS]
OAKLAND 59(!!!), DENVER 14 - RJ 5-7 [4-8 ATS]
6 - RJ
FINAL SCORE:
GB 28, VIKINGS 24 - RJ 5-8 [4-9 ATS]
7 - C2E
This week, 7-7; overall 55-49. I'm keeping my day job.
8 - RJ
Final Score:
Giants 41, Cowboys 35 - RJ 5-9 [5-9 ATS]
9 - RJ
Through 7 weeks:
53-51 straight-up
48-50-6 against the spread
10 - RJ
ESPN's NFL "experts" in Week Seven:
Allen 8-6
Golic 10-4
Hoge 6-8
Jaworski 7-6
Mortensen 9-5
Schefter 6-8
Schlereth 9-5
Wickersham 8-6
Accuscore 8-6
Pick 'em 11-3
11 - RJ
ESPN's NFL "experts" through 7 weeks:
Allen 50-54
Golic 62-42
Hoge 55-49
Jaworski 57-39
Mortensen 66-38
Schefter 56-48
Schlereth 64-40
Wickersham 55-49
Accuscore 62-42
Pick 'em 62-42