I went 10-6 last week straight up, and 12-3-1 against the spread. For the season, that puts me at 113-63 straight up and 85-84-7 against the spread. For a comparison, check out the "experts" over at ESPN.com.
What follows are my picks for the NFL's Week 13:
*Thursday, November 29*
New Orleans 5-6 at Atlanta 10-1 - 8:20 p.m. (Line: ATLANTA by 3.5)
The Falcons are 5-0 at home while the Saints are 2-3 on the road.
---RJ's Pick: Falcons by 1
*Sunday, December 2*
Indianapolis 7-4 at Detroit 4-7 - 1:00 p.m. (Line: DETROIT by 4.5)
The outcome of this game doesn't really matter much to me, as a Lions fan. They ain't making the playoffs this year. But I am interested to see how many times Ndamukong Suh "accidentally" kicks Colts QB Andrew Luck in the nuts.
---RJ's Pick: Lions by 8
Jacksonville 2-9 at Buffalo 4-7 - 1:00 p.m. (Line: BUFFALO by 6)
A crappy warm weather team going to play in a cold weather city in December = The Jaguars are gonna have a bad time.
---RJ's Pick: Bills by 11
Seattle 6-5 at Chicago 8-3 - 1:00 p.m. (Line: CHICAGO by 3.5)
The Bears are 5-1 at home while the Seahawks are 1-5 on the road.
---RJ's Pick: Bears by 9
San Francisco 8-2-1 at St. Louis 4-6-1 - 1:00 p.m. (Line: SAN FRANCISCO by 7)
The last time the 49ers and Rams played, back in Week Ten, they tied. I don't think that's going to happen again.
---RJ's Pick: 49ers by 14
New England 8-3 at Miami 5-6 - 1:00 p.m. (Line: NEW ENGLAND by 7)
The Patriots have won five in a row. Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill has 12 interceptions this season (including six in the last three games) compared to just seven TD passes.
---RJ's Pick: Patriots by 18
Arizona 4-7 at New York Jets 4-7 - 1:00 p.m. (Line: NEW YORK JETS by 4)
The Cardinals have dropped seven straight. The Jets have lost four of their last five.
---RJ's Pick: Jets by 10
Minnesota 6-5 at Green Bay 7-4 - 1:00 p.m. (Line: GREEN BAY by 7.5)
Vikings RB Adrian Peterson is averaging 5.8 yards per carry this season, and leads the league is rushing yards with 1,236. The Packers are 4-1 at home.
Article comments
1 - C2E
Considering you always pick Detroit whether you think they'll lose or not, your pick percentage is actually much higher.
The Texans game might be closer...defensive backfield is totally changed, and Kubiak is resting folks for next week.
Last week I went 13-3 straight up and am 117-59 for the season. This week's picks:
Falcons over Saints
Bears over Seahawks
Texans over Titans
Patriots over Dolphins
Bills over Jaguars
Colts over Lions
Panthers over Chiefs
Packers over Vikings
49ers over Rams
Jets over Cardinals
Broncos over Buccaneers
Ravens over Steelers
Bengals over Chargers
Raiders over Browns
Cowboys over Eagles
Redskins over Giants
Weak choices - Panthers to win, Browns to lose and Giants to lose. I'm hoping the Buccaneers actually beat the Broncos, but that's not likely to happen in Denver. Colts against your Lions might be interesting, also. That's why we watch the games...
Good luck!
2 - RJ
Final Score:
Atlanta 23, NO 13 - RJ 1-0 (0-1 ATS)
3 - RJ
Thanks for the picks, C2E. Good luck.
4 - RJ
FINAL SCORES:
COLTS 35, LIONS 33 - RJ 1-1 (0-2 ATS)
BILLS 34, JACKSONVILLE 18 - RJ 2-1 (1-2 ATS)
SEATTLE 23, CHICAGO 17 (IN OT) - RJ 2-2 (1-3 ATS)
RAMS 16, SF 13 (IN OT) - RJ 2-3 (1-4 ATS)
NE 23, MIAMI 16 - RJ 3-3 (1-4-1 ATS)
JETS 7, ARIZONA 6 - RJ 4-3 (1-5-1 ATS)
GB 23, VIKINGS 14 - RJ 5-3 (1-6-1 ATS)
HOUSTON 24, TITANS 10 - RJ 6-3 (2-6-1 ATS)
KC 27, PANTHERS 21 - RJ 6-4 (2-7-1 ATS)
5 - RJ
FINAL SCORES:
DENVER 31, TB 23 - RJ 7-4 (2-8-1 ATS)
BROWNS 20, OAKLAND 17 - RJ 8-4 (3-8-1 ATS...AND I NAILED THE SPREAD)
BENGALS 20, SD 13 - RJ 9-4 (4-8-1 ATS)
STEELERS 23, RAVENS 20 - RJ 9-5 (4-9-1 ATS)
6 - RJ
FINAL SCORE:
DALLAS 38, EAGLES 33 - RJ 10-5 (5-9-1 ATS)
7 - RJ
Final Score:
Washington 17, Giants 16 - RJ 10-6 (5-10-1 ATS)
8 - RJ
RJ through 13 weeks:
123-69 straight up
90-94-8 against the spread
9 - RJ
ESPN's experts in Week 13:
Allen 9-7 Golic 8-8 Hoge 11-5 Jaworski 11-5 Mortensen 12-4 Schefter 10-6 Schlereth 9-7 Wickersham 9-7 Jackson 10-6 Johnson 11-5 Ditka 11-5 Carter 11-5 Accuscore 8-8 Pick 'em 10-6
10 - RJ
ESPN's experts through 13 weeks:
Allen
112-80
Golic
121-71
Hoge
126-66
Jaworski
127-65
Mortensen
136-56
Schefter
120-72
Schlereth
121-71
Wickersham
135-57
Jackson
118-74
Johnson
115-77
Ditka
119-73
Carter
126-66
Accuscore
121-71
Pick 'em
124-67