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Year To Date Record: 56-59 ATS
Upset Record: 16-29, -$820

Week 17 NFL Matchup: Washington Redskins @ Philadelphia Eagles
Date: Sunday, January 1st, 1:00 ET
Location: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
NFL Lines: Philadelphia -9
Over/Under 45.5
Week 17 NFL TV Schedule: FOX

Sorry, Philly. We’re just not all that convinced. The teams that have played against the Eagles of late, for the most part, have either had nothing to play for, or just haven’t been all that great. We know that the Redskins fall into this boat as well, but we may as well finish up this season the same way that it started. Everyone was convinced that the “Dream Team” would blow away teams like the Giants, the 49ers, and the Bills, only to get shocked with an outright upset by the road team here in the City of Brotherly Love. We’re still not convinced that the fans are going to really be on the side of the team this week with such bad sentiment going around in Philly over Head Coach Andy Reid, and that being said, we are going to take the nine points. Either RB Evan Royster or RB Roy Helu has had at least 100 rushing yards in four of the ‘Skins last five games. That’d be a great start towards a cover if it happened again on Sunday.

Week 17 NFL Pick: Washington +9

Week 17 NFL Matchup: San Francisco 49ers vs. St. Louis Rams
Date: Sunday, January 1st, 1:00 ET
Location: Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, MO
NFL Lines: San Francisco -10.5
Over/Under 35
Week 17 NFL TV Schedule: FOX

Nothing is easy this time of year no matter who you are. The Rams stink. They’re the worst team in football. And yet, this is still their last game of the season and their swan song, and they are going to be at home with a crowd on their side that really wants to see their team beat one of the best teams in the league. The Niners really have the deck stacked against them, as they are expected to win this game and win it going away, and the end result might be a game in which they keep it really close to the vest and just barely find a way out of town. Even without QB Sam Bradford, we think that St. Louis can keep this game a lot closer than this point spread suggests. Ignore the fact that the 49ers are one of the best ATS teams ever and that the Rams are one of the worst ATS teams ever. Roles reverse on Sunday.

Week 17 NFL Pick: St. Louis +10.5

Week 17 NFL Matchup: Chicago Bears @ Minnesota Vikings
Date: Sunday, January 1st, 1:00 ET
Location: HHH Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
NFL Lines: Minnesota -1
Over/Under 41
Week 17 NFL TV Schedule: FOX

The Bears have absolutely packed it in, while the Vikings are still trying hard to win games. Again, it’s the swan song for the Vikes, and they are going to want to send out the Metrodome with a win, something that it has only done a handful of times over the course of the last two years. We just can’t picture Chicago having any desire to come on the road and win this game with all of the injuries and bad press that have surrounded this team for weeks. Minnesota is clearly in the better state at the moment, and it will show on Sunday.

Week 17 NFL Pick: Minnesota -1

Week 17 NFL Matchup: Indianapolis Colts @ Jacksonville Jaguars
Date: Sunday, January 1st, 1:00 ET
Location: Ever Bank Field, Jacksonville, FL
NFL Lines: Jacksonville -3.5
Over/Under 37
Week 17 NFL TV Schedule: CBS

The Colts have gotten their two cute, little wins over the course of the last two weeks, but that doesn’t mean that they are going to want to lose out on QB Andrew Luck! It would legitimately be a travesty for this franchise to win this game, and the Jags should be the beneficiaries. It is the last time that Wayne Weaver will own the team, and it will probably be the last that any of us have ever heard of Jacksonville interim coach Mel Tucker. RB Maurice Jones-Drew is going to be going for the rushing title this week, and we think that he will get the job done and eclipsed the 1,500 yard mark for the year in doing so. The Jags will shine on Sunday and at least go into the offseason with new ownership a little something to built upon.

Week 17 NFL Pick: Jacksonville -3.5

Week 17 NFL Matchup: Buffalo Bills @ New England Patriots
Date: Sunday, January 1st, 1:00 ET
Location: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA
NFL Lines: New England -10.5
Over/Under 50
Week 17 NFL TV Schedule: CBS

Don’t believe us that things aren’t easy this time of year? Just look at what the Dolphins nearly did to the Patriots last week! New England needs this game and needs it badly, or it runs the risk of having to play a road game in the playoffs. It has a lot of motivation to get the job done against a Buffalo team that beat it up in Orchard Park early this season, and QB Tom Brady has all of the motivation in the world to have a huge game. The Bills picked him off four times, and he is 190 yards short of QB Drew Brees for the most passing yards in a single season in the history of the NFL. However, the Bills finally got going again last week against the Broncos, and though that might have been their game in which they really got the job done for that offseason momentum, we do think that they are going to at least make things remotely interesting on the Pats on Sunday.

Week 17 NFL Pick: Buffalo +10.5
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Year To Date Record: 48-52 ATS
Upset Record: 12-27, -$1,330

Week 15 NFL Matchup: Washington Redskins @ New York Giants
Date: Sunday, December 18th, 1:00 ET
Location: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
NFL Lines: New York -6
Over/Under 46
Week 15 NFL TV Schedule: FOX

The Giants have played in quite a few very interesting games of late, including a ton of games with a ton of points. Washington’s defense has been nothing special, and its offense is looking more and more competent as the weeks go by now that the unit is relatively healthy. QB Eli Manning will get his yards once again, as he inches closer to the 5,000 yard mark on the year, but in the end, we do think that both of these teams are going to get their points. Don’t be shocked if both are in the mid-20s or even the low-30s when this one is said and done with. We like Washington for the upset, but we also like the ‘over’.

Week 15 NFL Pick: Washington/New York Over 46

Week 15 NFL Matchup: Green Bay Packers @ Kansas City Chiefs
Date: Sunday, December 18th, 1:00 ET
Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
NFL Lines: Green Bay -13.5
Over/Under 46
Week 15 NFL TV Schedule: FOX

We’re going to hedge our bets with this one. It’s really, really hard to see how the Green Bay offense is being kept out of at least the high-20s in this game, as there hasn’t been a team of late that has been able to even remotely slow down this unit. Kansas City’s offense has exactly one touchdown since QB Tyler Palko has taken over. We know that laying points on the road, especially two TDs of them is a recipe that is normally a disaster, but we trust the Pack. We just don’t have any feeling for the Chiefs, as we know that they aren’t going to score. If this one goes ‘over’ the ‘total’, we definitely think that the Packers are going to be scoring at least 35.

Week 15 NFL Pick: Green Bay -13.5 and Under 46

Week 15 NFL Matchup: Carolina Panthers @ Houston Texans
Date: Sunday, December 18th, 1:00 ET
Location: Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX
NFL Lines: Houston -6
Over/Under 45
Week 15 NFL TV Schedule: FOX

*Sniff, Sniff* You smell that? Smells like a bit of a trap to us… The oddsmakers are seemingly baiting you into taking Houston in this one, as the Texans are the toast of the town right now. They’re the top seed in the AFC playoffs at the moment, and they are going to have the easiest road to the top seed in the conference when push comes to shove even though none of the teams control their own destiny. Mobile quarterbacks have a history of really ruining this defense, and that could be the case again in this one. QB Cam Newton is going against a defense that really has proven that it is that good, but without DC Wade Phillips on the sidelines and in another week without WR Andre Johnson, we just don’t see it happening for Houston. Sure, the Texans might win this game on emotion, but we think that this is a bad letdown spot for the team after clinching the AFC South last week in dramatic fashion. In the end, it’s still QB TJ Yates, a fifth round pick against Newton, the first pick in the NFL Draft.

Week 15 NFL Pick: Carolina +6

Week 15 NFL Matchup: Detroit Lions @ Oakland Raiders
Date: Sunday, December 18th, 4:05 ET
Location: O.co Coliseum, Oakland, CA
NFL Lines: Detroit -1
Over/Under 47.5
Week 15 NFL TV Schedule: FOX

We might be totally off base with this one, but we really want to give the Raiders a heck of a lot of slack. They ran into a Miami team on a roll two weeks ago and into the mighty Packers last week on the road. Now, they’re back at home, where, save for a dud game while the team was in transition over its quarterbacks, they have played quite well. Detroit was very, very lucky to survive last week at home against a bad Minnesota outfit, and now, it has to go on the road, across the country, against a team that really does have some potential. It just seems silly to us that Oakland is getting a point in this game, and we have every intention to take that point all the way to the bank.

Week 15 NFL Pick: Oakland +1

Week 15 NFL Matchup: New York Jets @ Philadelphia Eagles
Date: Sunday, December 18th, 4:15 ET
Location: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
NFL Lines: Philadelphia -3
Over/Under 44
Week 15 NFL TV Schedule: CBS

This is another one of these games that smells kinda fishy. The Jets have played poorly on the road this year, but there aren’t many games that they have been totally out of. Philly has lost seemingly every time it has been favored at home, but this is a team that at least seems like it is renewed after going on the road with a healthy QB Michael Vick, crushing the Dolphins as short underdogs. The season might be on the line (but then again, it might already be over as well depending on what else happens over the course of the week) for the Eagles, while the Jets know that they are going to have to win this one to keep up with their playoff spot. We just don’t trust the oddsmakers, or New York on the road.

Week 15 NFL Pick: Philadelphia -3

Week 15 NFL Matchup: Cleveland Browns @ Arizona Cardinals
Date: Sunday, December 18th, 4:15 ET
Location: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ
NFL Lines: Arizona -6.5
Over/Under 37.5
Week 15 NFL TV Schedule: CBS

Should the Cardinals REALLY be laying 6.5 against anyone in the NFL at this point? We think that the whole world is going to jump on Arizona’s back in this one, knowing that it is going to need to win this game to A) get back to .500 and B) stay in the playoff picture. Cleveland’s season is over with, and it is going to be on the shoulders of QB Seneca Wallace to get the job done with QB Colt McCoy out. For as bad as this offense has been with McCoy, at least there are some fast legs that are involved with Wallace. Getting the ball in his hands often yields great results, so at least the Browns can perhaps stick inside of a touchdown defeat in this game.

Week 15 NFL Pick: Cleveland +6.5

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Year To Date Record: 45-47 ATS
Upset Record: 11-25, -$1,155

Week 14 NFL Matchup: Indianapolis Colts @ Baltimore Ravens
Date: Sunday, December 11th, 1:00 ET
Location: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD
NFL Lines: Baltimore -16.5
Over/Under 41
Week 14 NFL TV Schedule: CBS

A lot of folks are going to be on the bandwagon of the Colts this week, as they were able to not just beat the 20.5 point spread against the Patriots, but they darn near found a way to win the game outright with a ridiculous charge in the fourth quarter. That being said, we have to remember that that was a four TD game before the final stanza when the Pats clearly packed it in, and we know that Baltimore never stops bringing the boom. Last week, RB Ray Rice rushed for over 200 yards, and RB Ricky Williams came right behind him and had another 70+ and a score. And now, Baltimore comes home to play against a team that plays even worse defense! We’ve hit the bonanza in this one. The Ravens should be laying more than the Patriots were. We’ve got ourselves a steal to say the least.

Week 14 NFL Pick: Baltimore -16.5

Week 14 NFL Matchup: Kansas City Chiefs @ New York Jets
Date: Sunday, December 11th, 1:00 ET
Location: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
NFL Lines: New York -10.5
Over/Under 36.5
Week 14 NFL TV Schedule: CBS

Over the course of the last three weeks with QB Tyler Palko calling the shots, the Chiefs have five field goals and a touchdown on a Hail Mary pass at the end of the first half to the smallest guy on the field. The Jets aren’t great, but they are definitely good enough to beat a team with that sort of offense. If QB Mark Sanchez doesn’t give up points, the New York defense should be able to hold Kansas City to, one would figure less than 17 for sure, and probably less than 13. At home this year, the Jets have been able to put points on the board, and we don’t think that that will be an exception on Sunday. One would like to think that the ‘under’ is going to cash, but we’d rather take our chances laying the points with the Jets at home just in case KC does find its way into the end zone more than once on accident.

Week 14 NFL Pick: New York -10.5

Week 14 NFL Matchup: New England Patriots @ Washington Redskins
Date: Sunday, December 11th, 1:00 ET
Location: FedEx Field, Landover, MD
NFL Lines: New England -7.5
Over/Under 48
Week 14 NFL TV Schedule: CBS

We absolutely hate laying points on the road in NFL betting action, but in this case, we think that New England is going to come out and lay the smack down on Washington. The Redskins haven’t really played all that many great games since the first few weeks of the year, and their secondary isn’t going to be able to hold up against QB Tom Brady and the gang. Last week, New England was all over the field in the first three quarters before basically giving up in the fourth and letting the Colts back in it. Head Coach Bill Belichick isn’t going to let his team give up this time around, especially knowing that the top seed in the AFC really could be lost if this game ends up going the wrong way. TE Rob Gronkowski gets his record setting touchdown for most scores by a tight end in a season, and Brady inches closer towards throwing for over 5,000 yards. This one is going to be all New England.

Week 14 NFL Pick: New England -7.5

Week 14 NFL Matchup: Buffalo Bills @ San Diego Chargers
Date: Sunday, December 11th, 4:15 ET
Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
NFL Lines: San Diego -7
Over/Under 47.5
Week 14 NFL TV Schedule: CBS

Now wait just one darn moment before everyone gets on the San Diego bandwagon once again… This is the type of game that the Chargers lose and lose seemingly more often than they win. The Bolts have tricked us, with their huge romp of a bad Jacksonville team on Monday Night Football last week, that they are for real once again. This is a short week and a bad travel week at that for the Chargers, and though it is also a bad travel week for a Buffalo team that has to come across the country, at least the Bills had one more day to get accustomed to the travel plans. San Diego might win this one when push comes to shove, but we love the spunk that the Bills have shown for the most part over the last couple weeks even though they are basically down and out of the playoff race. Take the points in a game in which Buffalo very well could hit a backdoor and could pull off an upset as well.

Week 14 NFL Pick: Buffalo +7

Week 14 NFL Matchup: Oakland Raiders @ Green Bay Packers
Date: Sunday, December 11th, 4:15 ET
Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI
NFL Lines: Green Bay -11.5
Over/Under 51.5
Week 14 NFL TV Schedule: CBS

It’s always rough to go against the Packers, but this week, we are going to take our chances with the Raiders. They played an absolutely atrocious game last week against the Dolphins, and though they have to come all the way East for a second straight week, they are probably going to be a lot more focused against a Green Bay that is clearly the best in the league. On the road this year, the Raiders have scored 23, 35, 25, 24, and 27 points before last week’s stinker in Miami. Meanwhile, the Packers have been cutting it close a little bit of late. They have failed to cover two of their last three, and they haven’t comfortably put away a team that is going to have an impact on the playoff chase in several weeks. We’ll take the ‘over’ as a bit of a buffer, as we do think that Oakland is going to score its points, but our better play is clearly on the silver and black to keep this one within 10 or so.

Week 14 NFL Pick: Oakland +11.5 and Oakland/Green Bay Over 51.5

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Year To Date Record: 38-46 ATS
Upset Record: 10-22, -$1,120

Week 13 NFL Matchup: Kansas City Chiefs @ Chicago Bears
Date: Sunday, December 4th, 1:00 ET
Location: Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
NFL Lines: Chicago -7
Over/Under 37.5
Week 13 NFL TV Schedule: CBS

We made mention in our NFL upsets the fact that the Kansas City defense has had its moments of playing better football of late, and we are standing by that. We know that the Bears play remarkable defense at home, and that shouldn’t be an exception on Sunday, especially with whatever combination of QB Tyler Palko and QB Kyle Orton that Head Coach Todd Haley wants to throw their way. QB Caleb Hanie still looks lost, and we don’t think that he really has the ability to put more than 20 on the board in a game like this unless RB Matt Forte goes absolutely bonkers. Even then, with as bad as the KC offense has been, we’ll take our chances with the ‘under’.

Week 13 NFL Pick: Kansas City/Chicago Under 37.5

Week 13 NFL Matchup: Oakland Raiders @ Miami Dolphins
Date: Sunday, December 4th, 1:00 ET
Location: Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
NFL Lines: Miami -3
Over/Under 43
Week 13 NFL TV Schedule: CBS

The Dolphins have gone from a total zero to a team that is now favored by a field goal against a division leader. Miami won’t make the playoffs this year, but the team is playing well. Of course, the Raiders have put together a great string of games with QB Carson Palmer calling the shots, but we definitely have some concerns. WR Darrius Heyward-Bey has basically been nowhere to be found at times, and both WR Denarius Moore and WR Jacoby Ford are out with injuries. RB Darren McFadden will be sidelined as well, and the backup to RB Michael Bush, RB Taiwan Jones is down in this one to boot. There just aren’t enough offensive weapons for Raider Nation to come clear across the country in one of their longest road trips of the season and to pull out a victory. Lay the field goal.

Week 13 NFL Pick: Miami -3

Week 13 NFL Matchup: Atlanta Falcons @ Houston Texans
Date: Sunday, December 4th, 1:00 ET
Location: Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX
NFL Lines: Atlanta -3
Over/Under 38
Week 13 NFL TV Schedule: FOX

Let’s be realistic for just a second about the Texans. We know that QB TJ Yates has been forced into battle in this one with both of the quarterbacking Matt’s in front of him on the depth chart out of the fold. We also know that he didn’t score a single point in the second half against the Jaguars last week, and now he has to contend with an Atlanta team that is every bit as good as its 7-4 record suggests. However, there is nothing wrong with the Houston ground game, as both RBs Arian Foster and Ben Tate will surely get at least 40 touches between them, and the defense has no new problems either. The Falcons are banged up defensively and could have some real problems contending with this rushing attack, though they are only allowing 4.0 YPC for the season. The Texans have only been beaten once this year at home, and we aren’t sold that that number is going to change this week. Take the points in what should be an awfully close game.

Week 13 NFL Pick: Houston +3

Week 13 NFL Matchup: Indianapolis Colts @ New England Patriots
Date: Sunday, December 4th, 1:00 ET
Location: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA
NFL Lines: New England -20.5
Over/Under 47.5
Week 13 NFL TV Schedule: CBS

Remember back a few months ago when everyone thought that this game was actually going to be good? No mas. The Colts are a train wreck, but they are at least going to have something to fall back onto this week in the form of QB Dan Orlovsky. The former UConn Husky is going to become the third different starting quarterback not named QB Peyton Manning to start a game this year, and he has the dubious task of playing against the Pats in Foxboro for his first test. That being said, New England is going to get its points, especially since this Indy defense is allowing right around 30 per game against average teams. However, we have seen at least a little bit of spunk in the Colts of late. They had the ball with a shot to tie the Carolina Panthers last week, and they were at least competent against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Sure, this team only had one road game decided by less than 10 points all season long, but we need to stick within 20, not 10. We’re more hoping than anything else, but we do think that getting 20.5 is just too much in any NFL game, especially since this New England defense has looked vulnerable. We’ll hedge our bets with the dogs and the ‘over’.

Week 13 NFL Pick: Indianapolis +20.5 and Over 47.5

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Year To Date Record: 34-41 ATS
Upset Record: 10-20, -$920

Week 12 NFL Matchup: Buffalo Bills @ New York Jets
Date: Sunday, November 27th, 1:00 ET
Location: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
NFL Lines: New York -9
Over/Under 42
Week 12 NFL TV Schedule: CBS

We’re going to take this opportunity to pick on the Bills once again. They have been sliding badly over the course of the last few weeks, and they clearly aren’t the same team that beat the Patriots and the Raiders at home. Now, they have to go on the road against a New York team that really has played remarkable ball in its own backyard. RB Fred Jackson is out for the year, and that’s terrible news for an offense that has struggled this year when it hasn’t had the running game to really rely upon. It’s all bad news for Buffalo, and in this battle of 5-5 teams, we fully expect to see the Jets excel by a comfortable double digit margin.

Week 12 NFL Pick: New York -9

Week 12 NFL Matchup: Minnesota Vikings @ Atlanta Falcons
Date: Sunday, November 27th, 1:00 ET
Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
NFL Lines: Atlanta -9.5
Over/Under 44.5
Week 12 NFL TV Schedule: FOX

The Vikings have now had six straight games with at least 44 points in total on the board, and now, they really might be in a position where they have to throw the ball more with RB Adrian Peterson out of the lineup. That’s a good thing for points against an Atlanta secondary that typically struggles. The Falcons have played six straight ‘under’ contests, but it’s not like their offense has struggled. In all their last five, they have scored at least 23 points. It’ll probably take a tad more than that on Sunday, but if Atlanta does get into the high 20s, we think that this game is getting past the ‘total’ and into the 50s.

Week 12 NFL Pick: Minnesota/Atlanta Over 44.5

Week 12 NFL Matchup: Washington Redskins @ Seattle Seahawks
Date: Sunday, November 27th, 4:05 ET
Location: CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA
NFL Lines: Seattle -3.5
Over/Under 37.5
Week 12 NFL TV Schedule: FOX

The Redskins have simply fallen apart, and though they looked better last week in an overtime loss against the Cowboys, we just don’t think that they have the horses to come on the road to arguably the toughest venue in America and log a victory. Seattle has to believe in itself, and if its defense can keep QB Rex Grossman under wraps it will be able to win this game by a relatively comfortable margin. RB Marshawn Lynch has had some great games of late, and the Washington defense just isn’t good enough to stop him if he gets into his beast mode again.

Week 12 NFL Pick: Seattle -3.5

Week 12 NFL Matchup: New England Patriots @ Philadelphia Eagles
Date: Sunday, November 27th, 4:15 ET
Location: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
NFL Lines: New England -3.5
Over/Under 50
Week 12 NFL TV Schedule: CBS

Beware the hype… Every single time that the Eagles win a game like they did last week on the road against the Cowboys, everyone tends to think that this is what really will get this team going. Instead, we have to look at this quite objectively. The Patriots could have some problems throwing the ball against one of the best secondaries in the game, but Head Coach Bill Belichick knows how to design schemes that will take advantage of his tight ends in the middle of the field, where Philly is weak. On top of that, it is still unknown whether QB Michael Vick is going to be in the lineup or not. There’s a reason that this team is 1-4 at home and just 4-6 overall, and especially without its quarterback, we just can’t back Philadelphia. Expect to see this game be a romp.

Week 12 NFL Pick: New England -3.5

Week 12 NFL Matchup: Denver Broncos @ San Diego Chargers
Date: Sunday, November 27th, 4:15 ET
Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
NFL Lines: San Diego -6
Over/Under 42.5
Week 12 NFL TV Schedule: CBS

Alright, we’re not going to be dumb enough to go against QB Tim Tebow again, because we know that, no matter how badly he plays over the course of a game, he always seems to keep his team in it. The one thing that we haven’t seen from him yet though, is the ability to play from way behind. We’ve also become smart enough to not play on the Chargers, a team that we are convinced really is just nothing more than about average, if that. San Diego’s offense has the ability to put some points on the board, and in a big time way, and though the unit seems to score points, it doesn’t do it when it has to. That being said, we think that there are going to be a share of points in this game, as we think San Diego will jump out early, causing Tebow to put the ball in the air… We’re not so sure who’s scoring when that happens, but we know that someone is going to take advantage.

Week 12 NFL Pick: Denver/San Diego Over 42.5