NFL Week 16 - Crunch Time

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25 TIME
TITANS (-3) over Chargers (Loss)

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27 TIME
FALCONS (-8.0) over Bills (WIN)
BENGALS (-14.0) over Chiefs (Loss)
BROWNS (-3.0) over Raiders (WIN)
Seahawks (+14.0) over PACKERS (Loss)
Ravens (+3.0) over STEELERS (Push)
DOLPHINS (-2.0) over Texans (Loss)
PATRIOTS (-10.0) over Jaguars (WIN)
SAINTS (-14.0) over Bucs (Loss)
GIANTS (-8.5) over Panthers (Loss)
EAGLES (-7.0) over Broncos (Loss)
CARDINALS (-14) over Rams (WIN)
NINERS (-14.0) over Lions (Push)
JETS (+4.5) over Colts (WIN)
Cowboys (-7.0) over REDSKINS (WIN)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 28 TIME (ET)
VIKINGS (-8.0) over Bears (Loss)

Records for NFL Week #16 ATS : 6-8-2

YTD Record ATS: 119-116-5

NFL Week 15 - Laying Down Your Cheese

Thursday December 17th - 8:20pm EST:
Colts (-3.0) over JAGUARS (WIN)

Saturday December 19th - 8:20pm EST:
SAINTS (-7.0) over Cowboys (Loss)

Sunday December 20th:
BILLS (+7.5) over Patriots (WIN)
Cardinals (-11.0) over LIONS (Loss)
TITANS (-4.0) over Dolphins (Loss)
CHIEFS (-3.0) over Browns (Loss)
JETS (-7.0) over Falcons (Loss)
RAVENS (-11.0) over Bears (WIN)
EAGLES (-10.0) over Niners (WIN)
RAMS (-14.0) over Texans (Loss)
Packers (+3.0) over STEELERS (WIN)
RAIDERS (+14.0) over Broncos (WIN)
Bengals (+7.0) over CHARGERS (WIN)
Bucs (+7.0) over SEAHAWKS (WIN)
Vikings (-7.0) over PANTHERS (Loss)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 TIME (ET)
REDSKINS (-10.0) over Giants (Loss)

Record ATS for Week #15 : 8-8-0

Record ATS for Season : 113-108-3

Laying Down Your Cheese - NFL Week 14

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 TIME (ET)
BROWNS (+13.0) over Steelers (WIN)

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 TIME (ET)
Broncos (+7.0) over COLTS 1:00 PM (Loss)
VIKINGS (+7.0) over Bengals 1:00 PM (Win)
Jets (-3.5) over BUCS 1:00 PM (Win)
Bills (-1.0) over CHIEFS 1:00 PM (Win)
Packers (-3.5) over BEARS 1:00 PM (Win)
Saints (-9.5) over FALCONS 1:00 PM (Loss)
Lions (+13.5) over RAVENS 1:00 PM (Loss)
Dolphins (+3.0) over JAGUARS 1:00 PM (Win)
Panthers (+13.0) over PATRIOTS 1:00 PM (Win)
TEXANS (-6.0) over Seahawks 1:00 PM (Win)
Rams (+13.0) over TITANS 1:00 PM (Loss)
RAIDERS (+1.0) over Redskins 4:05 PM (Loss)
Chargers (+3.0) over COWBOYS 4:15 PM (Win)
Eagles (+1.0) over GIANTS 8:20 PM (Win)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 14 TIME (ET)
Cardinals (-3.0) over NINERS 8:30 PM (Loss)

Record for NFL Week #14 ATS : 10-6
Record ATS for Season : 105-100-3

Laying Down Your Cheese - NFL Week 13

Thursday December 3rd:
BILLS (+3.0) over Jets (Loss)

And some early picks for the rest of the week...

Sunday December 6th:
Broncos (+5.0) over CHIEFS (WIN)
Raiders (+15.0) over STEELERS (WIN)
Texans (-1.0) over Jaguars (LOSS)
Titans (+7.0) over COLTS (LOSS)
EAGLES (-5.5) over FALCONS (WIN)
BENGALS (-13.0) over Lions (LOSS)
REDSKINS (+10.0) over Saints (WIN)
Bucs (+5.0) over PANTHERS (LOSS)
BEARS (-9.0) over Rams (LOSS)
Patriots (-5.5) over DOLPHINS (LOSS)
Chargers (-13.0) over BROWNS (LOSS)
SEAHAWKS (+1.0) over 49ers (-1.0) (WIN)
Cowboys (-2.0) over GIANTS (LOSS)
Vikings (-7.0) over CARDINALS (LOSS)

Monday December 7:
PACKERS (-3.0) over Ravens (WIN)

Week #13 ATS: 6-10

Laying Down Your Cheese - NFL Week 12

Turkey Day Games:
Packers (-12) over LIONS (WIN)
DALLAS (-14) over Raiders (WIN)
BRONCOS (+7) over Giants (WIN)

Sunday Games (EST):
TEXANS (+3.5) over Colts (Loss)
BENGALS (-14.0) over Browns (Loss)
EAGLES (-9.5) over Redskins (Loss)
Dolphins (-3.5) over BILLS (Loss)
Seahawks (-3.5) over RAMS (WIN)
FALCONS (-13.0) over Bucs (Loss)
Panthers (+3.0) over JETS (Loss)
49ers (-3.5) over Jaguars (WIN)
CHARGERS (-14.0) over Chiefs (WIN)
VIKINGS (-11.0) over Bears (WIN))
TITANS (-1.0) over Cardinals (WIN)
RAVENS (-3.0) over Steelers (PUSH)

Monday Night Football (EST):
SAINTS (-3.0) over Patriots (WIN)

Record ATS for Week #12: 9-7

Overal record ATS since Week #8: 32-38-3

Laying Down Your Cheese - NFL Week 11

Here is Cover the Spread's staff picks for this week.... good luck:

PANTHERS (-3) over Dolphins (LOSS)
LIONS (-3.5) over Browns (Loss)
JAGUARS (-9.0) over Bills (Loss)
Steelers (-11.0) over CHIEFS (Loss)
RAVENS (+2.5) over Colts (Win)
GIANTS (-7.0) over Falcons (Loss)
PACKERS (-6.0) over 49ers (PUSH)
VIKINGS (-11.0) over Seahawks (Win)
Redskins (+11.0) over COWBOYS (Win)
Saints (-11.0) over BUCS (Win)
Cardinals (-9.0) over RAMS (Loss)
PATRIOTS (-10.5) over Jets (Win)
Bengals (-10.0) over RAIDERS (Loss)
Chargers (-6.0) over BRONCOS (Win)
Eagles (-3.0) over BEARS (Win)
HOUSTON (-4.5) over Titans (Loss)

Record ATS for Week #11: 7-8-1

Teaser for the week: Steelers -3.0, Vikings -4.0, Cardinals -3.0, Patriots -4.5, Redskins +18.0, Bills +15.5
(5 for 6 - thanks to the Steelers! Crap!)

Cover the Spread ATS since NFL Week #8: 23-32-2

Early Lines & Predictions for NFL Week 11

Yikes! Another bad week for the Vegas Whale. Keeping my betting units consistent saved me some cheese after going a dissapointing 3 for 7 in week 10. Feeling a bit like Bill Belichick without the three Superbowls at the moment. Definitely he takes over for Andy Reid as goat of the week... baaah!

Back from a mini-vacation, and focused on delivering some good results this week. Here is the early vegas lines for NFL Week #11 and a prediction for the Thursday night game. Subject to change as the week progresses:

PANTHERS (-3) over Dolphins **Thursday Night
Ronnie Brown goes down with ankle injury - not sure how many points the Dolphins can score without him in the lineup. The Panthers have all the sudden become a good team. Could always run the ball and now Delholme isn't looking so terrible anymore along with a motivated defense. I know both teams are 4-5 but this matchup looks a little more one-sided - take the home team here.

The rest of the lines look like this....
Browns (+3) @ LIONS, O/U 38
Bills (+8.5) @ JAGUARS, O/U 43
Steelers (-10.0) @ CHIEFS, O/U 40
Colts (Pick) @ RAVENS, O/U 44
Falconts (+6.0) @ GIANTS, O/U 46
49ers (+7.0) @ PACKERS, O/U 42
Seahawks (+11.0) @ VIKINGS, O/U 46.5
Redskins (+11.0) @ COWBOYS, O/U 41.5
Saints (-11.0) @ BUCS, O/U 51
Cardinals (-9.0) over RAMS O/U 47
Jets (+10.5) @ PATRIOTS , O/U 45
Bengals (-10.0) @ RAIDERS, O/U 36
Chargers (-3.0) @ BRONCOS, O/U TBD
Eagles (-3.0) @ BEARS, O/U 45
Titans (+5.0) @ HOUSTON, O/U 48 **MNF

Laying Down Your Cheese - NFL Week 10

Here are the Vegas Whales Picks for NFL Week#10. Gonna be in Tofino for the weekend, so games going up a bit earlier. Nice to see Bill Simmon and I are pretty close in our thinking. He has the Jaguars, Chargers and his beloved Bengals pulling upsets, otherwise very similar thoughts. Here are the picks:

49ERS (-3.0) over Bears (WIN)
NY JETS (-7.0) over Jaguars (Loss)
Broncos (-3.5) over REDSKINS (Loss)
STEELERS (-7.0) over Bengals (Loss)
TITANS (-7.0) over Bills (Win)
VIKINGS (-17.0) over Lions (Push)
Saints (-14.0) over RAMS (Loss)
Falcons (-2.0) over PANTHERS (Loss)
DOLPHINS (-10.0) over Buccannears (Loss)
RAIDERS (-2.0) over Chiefs (Loss)
CARDINALS (-9.0) over Seahawks (Win)
Eagles (+3.0) over CHARGERS (Loss)
Cowboys (-3.0) over PACKERS (Loss)
COLTS (-3.0) over Patriots (Loss)
Ravens (-11.0) over BROWNS (Win)

Best 5 Bets: Falcons -2.0, Saints -14, Brocos -3.5, Cowboys -3.0, Ravens -11.0

The Vegas Whale's record ATS for Week 10: 4-10-1

Records for the season: 16-24-1 (YIKES!)