Week 2 NFL Results and ATS Numbers

Thanks for nothing, New Orleans...

Once again, the Saints prove unable to cover, allowing the surprisingly spirited and competent Niners to stay in the game until the bitter end. As a result, we finished 3-2 in our picks (getting it right on the Dolphins, Bears and Giants/Colts total; going the wrong way on the Patriots and Saints). However, the name of the game is "units"--which is where the Saints hurt us. Having called the Saints pick a four-unit game, we finish the week with an unimpressive 7 units won and 7 lost, for a net of 0 units. (Less 7/10ths of a unit, if you flew to Vegas to bet, of course.)

Week 2 Record:
3 wins, 2 losses
7 units won, 7 units lost=0 units. (We'll keep a year-to-date total on picks and units as the season progresses).

Overall in the NFL, Sunday was the "Day of the Dog" (as was Monday, unfortunately for us). Favorites this week were 5-10-1 ATS, making them 13-17-2 year to date*. Over/unders were more evenly distributed, with overs going 9-7, making them 13-18-1 year to date (that number is skewed by the fact that a whopping 11 of the 16 games in week one were under the total).

Thanks for stopping by, and we appreciate the comments and e-mails. If you have thoughts/theories/picks/suggestions/corrections, please feel free to leave them in the comments for everyone's benefit. We'll be back on Saturday to pick all of the televised Week 3 games--and to try to figure out whether the Bears are for real...




*Spreads always quoted from http://www.scoresandodds.com/