Lets get on with a quick run through for Week 2:
CHI @ NO -7
Take Nawlins because of their offensive power even though their defense got worked at Green Bay last week. The Bears’ offense looked pretty solid with an offensive line that gave redemption to overrated fantasy leaguer, Matt Forte. He had gaping hoes to run through and got plenty of YAC during well-executed screens. The Bears defense showed it’s typical freakiness with Brian Urlacher leading the charge. The rational side of the brain is saying to take the Bears and the points, but my gut is saying that New Orleans will cover with their offensive output and the Superdome advantage.
KC @ DET -9
Consider this a gift that Detroit’s not favored by the 14-15 points the score should end up as. KC is brutal in all facets where Stafford and Calvin Johnson will be having a hayday with Chiefs safety Eric Berry out for the season with a torn ACL. The Lions D-Line should have a dominant performance over the Pats sloppy seconds!
JAX @ NYJ -9
The Jets should dominate Jacksonville, although there will be no money laid on this game. The Jets and Cowboys both showed, last week, that they are 2 talented and potentially dominating teams, but they will implode at various points either with their QB blunders or Coaching blunder calls. The timing of these implosions is extremely unpredictable, so the Jets and Cowboys are stay away games until further notice.
OAK @ BUF -4
Oakland didn’t look as bad as we thought last week, and Buffalo looked way better than anybody thought last week, even if it was at a horrible Kansas City team. B-Lo QB, Ryan Fitzpatrick remains a gamer despite his lack of the righteous playoff beard from last year. The Bills defense was impressive last week as well. The crappy thing is that at press time, Buffalo’s -4 spread was at -115. This shows that there is plenty of money coming in for the Bills as it did last week right before kick-off. Unfortunately, the Bills won’t be an underrated team ATS and they won’t be as easy money as we’d like them to be.
ARI @ WASH -4
Two crappy teams, but Sexy Rexy Grossman gets another chance for 300 yards vs. an atrocious Cardinal secondary. Kevin Kolb should become a stabilizing QB for the Cards, but will need a week or two to gain the needed consistency.
BAL -6.5 @ TEN
The bottom-line with the Titans is that Matt Hasselbeck will be benched in lieu of rookie Jake Locker by Week 9. And Chris Johnson will bust out and get 1200 yards for the season. But his rust and the Titans slow start in Week 1 will give the Raven’s veteran defense the upper hand, and Baltimore’s offense is running at full throttle. If this game was slated later in the season, then the Chris Johnson factor would make it intriguing, but tomorrow should be a Ravens double-digit victory.
SEA @ PIT -14.5
Tough to give a Pitt team that turned the ball over 7 times in Week 1 a 3 score head start ATS even if it is versus the Seattle Shithawks. But Mike Tomlin is the best coach in sports (!), and he will have the Steelers recovering from their Week 1 blunder. Rational thinking says to take Seattle +14.5 because of the high spread being applied too early into the season, but my hunch says to take the Steel. (Not Blue Steel, as at the time I was typing this preview, Zoolander was on the tube……next to Mark Wahlberg’s “The Lovely Bones”, the worst movie ever!)
GB -10.5 @ CAR
Welcome to the NFL, Cam Newton!
TB @ MIN -3
At press time, the Vikes are 3 point favorites but at -115 odds. This might suggest that more money is coming in for Jaaaaash Freeman and the Bucs. This is a match up between 2 potential bracket busters, but I’ll give the tie-breaker to the Vikes and the Adrian Peterson factor. I agree with Bill Simmons, in that, after this loss, the Bucs could very well win their next 5 games.
CLE -2 @ IND
Indianapolis should be in Week 2 of their 4-week state of shock dealing with the loss of Peyton. And Cleveland should learn from last week that giving Colt McCoy 40 throws and Peyton Hillis only 17 touches is like giving Charlie Sheen the key to Pablo Escobar’s secret vault….a bad idea! If the Browns learn to ride Hillis down the Colts throat, this should be enough to beat the Indianapolis Andrew Luck All-Stars.
DAL -3 @ SF
See the JAX @ NYJ. Stay away from Romo and the ‘Boys!
HOU @ MIA +3
Total scout game. If you wanna lay money down, then we’re going straight Law of Costanza here and going with the Fish. This is due to the fact that my hunch is all for the Texans, which means that the Fish should win outright. Just like George…..if every Houston pick by CrazyDavo is wrong, then the opposite must be correct.
CIN +3.5 @ DEN
Same as previous takes regarding the Broncos….when the whole Bronco nation is craving for the start of a third string QB, then there is not much options in the Mile High City. Especially since, 1st string QB, Kyle Orton had Kobe Bryant-like tantrums at his own teammates in Week 1. Take the Bengals and their surprisingly good defense.
PHI -3 @ ATL
Take the Michael Vick homecoming. Plus ATL looked really bad on both sides of the ball last week. Their lack of tackling most likely will not be rectified in 1 week. The main question for the Eagles is their offensive line, as Vick was forced to scramble a lot, however Vick seems to find a way to counteract this with his improving arm.
STL +7 @ NYJ
Both teams are suffering many injuries. Flip a coin on the ugliest Monday night show since Shasta McNasty hit the airwaves!
CrazyDavo out!
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