Every week, we'll be posting picks for every game televised in the Chicago area. Since we'll be picking every televised game, each pick will be assigned a level of confidence, from one to four units. Home teams are listed in caps.
Here we go:
1. Miami +5.5 over MINNESOTA (One unit): Favre could be a monster at home, or his arm could fall off in the first quarter--hard to tell...
2. Bears +7 over DALLAS (Four units): It's tough to pick the Bears over anyone, but the Cowboys are going to have considerable difficulty covering by a touchdown with Romo on his back all day.
3. New England -3 over NY JETS (Three units): The Pats may not put up another 38 this week, but whatever they do score will be a LOT more than the Jets do.
4. Giants at COLTS OVER 48 (Two units): This year could be the end of the Colts dynasty...or it might not be....but there's probably gonna be some scoring in this one.
5. New Orleans -6 over SAN FRANCISCO (Four units): Unless 1980's versions of Montana, Rice and Craig step out of a time machine on Monday and suit up, this game spells B-L-O-W-O-U-T.
Every week, we'll track our record by picks AND units. Good luck!
2 comments:
I agree with the Bears pick, but I am not certain that I would have gone with a confidence of 4 units. Both teams have suspect O-line. Even with Colombo coming back, I think you're right about Romo being on his back a lot this week. At the same time, what I took out of watching Cutler last week is that he has no confidence in his O-line. He definitely has happy feet. I am also not sure the Bears Mensa candidate wide receivers know what they are doing in the Martz offense. I think this game is a really tough call even with that spread. Again, don't disagree, just not sure I have that level of confidence. Eitherway, GO BEARS!!!!
The Saints line started at -4.5 and is now -5.5. I'm not sure if I agree with 4 units at -6. NFL home team is usually a pretty big deal. Especially when a decent team's pissed because they shit the bed the week before... and even more so when that team had as high of hype and hopes as the 49rs did pre-season. If it goes higher than -6, I'd put 4 units the other way. A lot of that has to do with wanting to go opposite of the general public. But also keep in mind that the Saints didn't exactly destroy the Vikings who lost to the Dolphins who barely beat the miserable Bills in week one... Just an opinion from someone who's not even allowed to play the games because he's so bad at handicapping.
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