I went 7-9 last week straight-up, and 8-8 against the spread. For the season, that puts me at 91-55 straight-up, and 73-68-5 against the spread. For a comparison, check out the "experts" over at ESPN.
Here are my picks for the NFL's Week 11 games:
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17
Jets 5-4 at Broncos 4-5 8:20 PM [Line: Jets by 6.5]
Tim Tebow for MVP.
--RJ's Pick: Denver by 1**
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20
Tampa Bay 4-5 at Green Bay 9-0 1:00 PM [Line: Packers by 14]
The Battle Of The Bays isn't going to be much of a fight.
--RJ's Pick: Green Bay by 20
Carolina 2-7 at Detroit 6-3 1:00 PM [Line: Lions by 7]
The Lions have lost three of their last four. Another loss this week would pretty much end their playoff hopes. But they should be able to handle the Panthers at Ford Field.
--RJ's Pick: Lions by 11
Jacksonville 3-6 at Cleveland 3-6 1:00 PM [Line: Browns by 1]
There won't be much scoring in this one.
--RJ's Pick: Browns by 6
Oakland 5-4 at Minnesota 2-7 1:00 PM [Line: Vikings by 1.5]
The Raiders are in first place in the AFC West despite their minus-25 point differential and all-around porous defense.
--RJ's Pick: Raiders by 3
Buffalo 5-4 at Miami 2-7 1:00 PM [Line: Dolphins by 2]
The Dolphins have won two straight after starting the season 0-7. The Bills, on the other hand, have dropped three of their last four, and Ryan Fitzpatrick has thrown eight interceptions over that span. But ignore everything I just wrote; the Bills are the better team and the Dolphins seem to have a home field disadvantage.
--RJ's Pick: Bills by 5
Dallas 5-4 at Washington 3-6 1:00 PM [Line: Cowboys by 7]
It's usually a close game when the Cowboys play the Redskins, regardless of records or standings.
--RJ's Pick: Cowboys by 2
Cincinnati 6-3 at Baltimore 6-3 1:00 PM [Line: Ravens by 6.5]
The Ravens are undefeated at home and 2-0 against divisional opponents so far this season. The Bengals are 4-1 on the road and have the second best run defense in the league. The performance of Joe Flacco will determine the outcome.
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1 - RJ
FINAL SCORES:
Denver 17, Jets 13 - RJ 1-0 [1-0 ATS]
GB 35, TB 26 - RJ 2-0 [1-1 ATS]
Lions 49, Carolina 35 - RJ 3-0 [2-1 ATS]
Browns 14, Jaguars 10 - RJ 4-0 [3-1 ATS]
Raiders 27, Vikings 21 - RJ 5-0 [4-1 ATS]
Miami 35, Bills 8 - RJ 5-1 [4-2 ATS]
2 - RJ
FINAL SCORES:
Dallas 27, Redskins 24 (in OT) - RJ 6-1 [5-2 ATS]
Ravens 31, Bengals 24 - RJ 7-1 [5-3 ATS]
SF 23, Arizona 7 - RJ 8-1 [5-4 ATS]
Seattle 24, Rams 7 - RJ 9-1 [6-4 ATS]
Bears 31, SD 20 - RJ 9-2 [6-5 ATS]
Atlanta 23, Titans 17 - RJ 10-2 [6-5-1 ATS]
Eagles 17, Giants 10 - RJ 10-3 [6-6-1 ATS]
3 - RJ
Final Score:
NE 34, KC 3 - RJ 11-3 [7-6-1 ATS]
4 - RJ
ESPN's NFL "experts" in Week 11:
Allen
10-4
Golic
10-4
Hoge
10-4
Jaworski
10-3
Mortensen
10-4
Schefter
7-7
Schlereth
10-4
Wickersham
13-1
Accuscore
11-3
Pick 'em
10-4
5 - RJ
ESPN's NFL "experts" through eleven weeks:
Allen
106-54
Golic
105-55
Hoge
103-57
Jaworski
102-47
Mortensen
94-66
Schefter
95-65
Schlereth
104-56
Wickersham
106-54
Accuscore
111-49
Pick 'em
109-51
6 - RJ
RJ through eleven weeks:
102-58 straight-up
80-74-6 against the spread