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June 15th, 2012 By Andrew Ryan
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Week 15 of the 2012 AFL season is upon us, and here at Cappers Info, we are taking a look at all of the games that are on the AFL betting lines and making our Arena Football predictions for the week ahead!

Week 15 AFL Matchup: Tampa Bay Storm @ Orlando Predators
Date: Friday, June 15th, 8:00 ET
Arena Football Week 15 Odds: Tampa Bay -5 (96)


The War on I-4 is always expected to be a great game, but already once this year, the Storm have blown the Predators to bits, and we aren’t expecting anything less this time around either. The Orlando offense has just been putrid, and the defense hasn’t been all that much better. Tampa Bay is going to be returning with QB Nick Hill to the Jungle, and Hill was the Orlando quarterback for the last two seasons. You can bet that he is going to want to put points on the board in bunches in this one, and if he can his team to 50, Tampa Bay should easily cover.

AFL Week 15 Pick: Tampa Bay Storm -5

Week 15 AFL Matchup: Philadelphia Soul @ Jacksonville Sharks
Date: Saturday, June 16th, 7:00 ET
Arena Football Week 15 Odds: Philadelphia -9 (113)


Are the Sharks going to be able to get out of their own way in this game? It’s tough to think that Philadelphia is going to be able to lay nine on the road, but the team has just blown everyone out of the water for the most part to this point in the season, especially while playing outside of the City of Brotherly Love. There’s no reason to believe that QB Dan Raudabaugh, one of the most efficient signal callers in the league right now, can’t figure out how to beat a Jacksonville team that just looks lost at the moment.

AFL Week 15 Pick: Philadelphia Soul -9

Week 15 AFL Matchup: Milwaukee Mustangs @ Pittsburgh Power
Date: Saturday, June 16th, 7:30 ET
Arena Football Week 15 Odds: Milwaukee -3.5 (116)


The Mustangs know that they are on life support for their season, and this is a great spot in which to back them. Pittsburgh might have three wins this year, but two of those have come in a situation in which they were playing against teams that were in labor dispute situations. (And the other came against Orlando!) Milwaukee is as good of a team as there is in the league believe it or not, but the team has fallen upon hard times and a rough schedule. This, fortunately, is a massive reprieve and one that we should take advantage of.

AFL Week 15 Pick: Milwaukee Mustangs -3.5

Week 15 AFL Matchup: New Orleans VooDoo @ Cleveland Gladiators
Date: Saturday, June 16th, 7:30 ET
Arena Football Week 15 Odds: Cleveland -6.5 (104)


The worst line of the week for sure. Cleveland is coming off of a game that it had to forfeit because the club put on a labor dispute and staged a walkout on its franchise. Now, the fans surely aren’t going to be showing up for a game like this one, even though it is a very important game in the grand scheme of things here in the playoff race in the National Conference. That being said, New Orleans is still a team that is whole, and it is still good enough to win the Southern Division. Go with the Doo on the road to pull off the upset, as they should be favored in this game, probably by a comfortable touchdown. We think that Cleveland is officially about to become a wreck of a team.

AFL Week 15 Pick: New Orleans VooDoo +6.5

Week 15 AFL Matchup: Georgia Force @ Chicago Rush
Date: Saturday, June 16th, 8:00 ET
Arena Football Week 15 Odds: Chicago -12 (104)


Georgia kicked the crap out of the Rush the first time that these two teams played against each other, but we just don’t know if that is going to be the case this time around. Chicago is one of the best home teams in the league, and there is no reason to think that that won’t show when push comes to shove. We still think that the Force are one of the most overrated teams in the league, and we think that they are going to struggle offensively against what should be a spirited Chicago defense.

AFL Week 15 Pick: Chicago Rush -12

Week 15 AFL Matchup: Iowa Barnstormers @ San Antonio Talons
Date: Saturday, June 16th, 8:00 ET
Arena Football Week 15 Odds: San Antonio -5.5 (108)


The oddsmakers realize that San Antonio isn’t nearly as good of a team as its record indicates. This is the first time this year that the Talons are going to be playing against the Barnstormers in this divisional rivalry, and it should be a good game. Iowa’s season though, is basically over, as running the table probably won’t be enough to get it in the playoffs. That being said, we’ll lay the points with the Talons and hope that QB Aaron Garcia can generate yet another great game in front of the hometown fans at the Alamodome.

AFL Week 15 Pick: San Antonio Talons -5.5

Week 15 AFL Matchup: Utah Blaze @ Spokane Shock
Date: Saturday, June 16th, 10:00 ET
Arena Football Week 15 Odds: Spokane -3.5 (131)


This is the highest total that we have ever seen in the AFL at 131, and it is quite justified, knowing that QB Tommy Grady already has 101 touchdown passes for the year, and Spokane’s offense is all of a sudden showing a real spark. We think that this is where the rubber is going to meet the road for the Shock, as they have a slew of tough games ahead. Utah is a good enough team to pull off this upset for sure, even going against one of the better teams that the league has to offer.

AFL Week 15 Pick: Utah Blaze +3.5

Week 15 AFL Matchup: San Jose SaberCats @ Kansas City Command
Date: Sunday, June 17th, 3:00 ET
Arena Football Week 15 Odds: San Jose -12 (103)


The Command have been a giant pile of dog poo for most of the season, and with QB Brian Jones calling the shots, it hasn’t gotten any better of late. That being said, the SaberCats have had a history of putzing around more or less against some of the worst teams in the league, and that could turn out to be the case this time around as well. Sure, Kansas City will end up suffering defeat, but from our standpoint, losing by 10 in a game that stays somewhat interesting the whole way is good enough for us.

AFL Week 15 Pick: Kansas City Command +12

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December 18th, 2011 By Andrew Ryan
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NFL betting action is here again! Here at Cappers Info, we’re making our running tally of NFL picks this year, continuing with action on Sunday, December 18th!

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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December 18th, 2011 By Andrew Ryan

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The Baltimore Ravens and San Diego Chargers duke it out on Sunday Night Football this week, and we are set to make our NFL picks for the big time clash at Qualcomm Stadium.

Year To Date Record: 48-52 ATS
Upset Record: 12-27, -$1,330

Week 15 NFL Matchup: Baltimore Ravens @ San Diego Chargers
Date: Sunday, December 18th, 8:25 ET
Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
NFL Week 15 Lines: Baltimore -2.5
Over/Under 44
Week 15 NFL TV Schedule: NBC

Ravens Notes: The Ravens may be looking at this game in totally the wrong light, and the way that you might find out about that is if LB Ray Lewis plays or not. He has basically been on the sidelines for the last month and change with an ankle injury, and it is anyone’s guess whether he is healthy enough to come back into the fold or not. Baltimore is probably looking at the injury to QB Ben Roethlisberger and thinking that there is at least a game to spare before Pittsburgh can run it down for the top spot in the AFC, especially with the Steelers going cross-country to San Francisco this week. That being said, the Ravens have a chance to finally deliver the lethal blow to San Diego’s season, and it really should be looking forward to doing just that. QB Joe Flacco just passed the 3,000-passing yard mark this week, while RB Ray Rice reached the 1,000-rushing yard mark in the win over Indy, the team’s fourth straight win.

Chargers Notes: The Bolts are definitely out of time. They need to win, they need to win a lot, and they need to get lucky quite a bit to get into the playoffs. Getting losses earlier in the day from the Denver Broncos and New York Jets would help, but one way or the other, the season is over if this one is lost on Sunday night. QB Philip Rivers has had two good games in a row, and all of a sudden, the fact that he has 22 TDs against 17 INTs looks a bit more manageable, and his QB rating of 87.5 is no longer laughable. He’ll probably get to the 4,000 yard mark in this one and at least challenge the idea of getting to 4,500 by the end of this season, assuming that he stays healthy. The defense has played a lot better over these last three weeks, but against playoff caliber teams this year, the Chargers have allowed an average of 31.0 points per game over six games. For what it is worth, the team is 1-5 SU and ATS in those games.

The Final Word: That being said, it really does feel like the time of year that the Chargers just flip the switch and send the electricity to the top. San Diego knows that it needs this one, while the Ravens may be just a tad lax, as they have been on the road quite a bit this season. We could be in store for a mild upset.

Week 15 NFL Pick: San Diego +2.5

NFL Football Prediction: San Diego 31 – Baltimore 23

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December 17th, 2011 By Andrew Ryan

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The Dallas Cowboys have already watched this week, as the Atlanta Falcons have moved a step closer towards taking a playoff spot away from the rest of the field to get. They’ll really need to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to keep the pressure on the rest of the pack on Saturday night.

Year To Date Record: 48-52 ATS
Upset Record: 12-27, -$1,330

Week 15 NFL Matchup: Dallas Cowboys @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Date: Saturday, December 17th, 8:20 ET
Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL
NFL Lines: Dallas -7
Over/Under 47.5
Week 15 NFL TV Schedule: NFL Network

Cowboys Notes: It’s not the fact THAT the Cowboys have been losing games that is so bothersome. It is the WAY that they are losing them. They had both the Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants dead to rights in the last two weeks, and winning those two games would have knocked both out of the playoff picture. Now all of a sudden, Dallas is in a position where it wouldn’t be in the playoffs if they started today, and a loss in this one, and just being alive in Week 17 is up in the air. QB Tony Romo is putting up the stats, but he just isn’t getting the job done when push comes to shove. Of course, over the course of the last two weeks, K Dan Bailey missed what would have been the game-winning field goal against Arizona and had what would’ve been the game-tying field goal against New York blocked.

Buccaneers Notes: Tampa Bay has some major, major defensive problems right now. The team has allowed 79 points in the last two weeks against two teams that aren’t going to be anywhere near the playoffs, and the end result is that Head Coach Raheem Morris might need to win this game to keep his job. Tampa Bay hasn’t won a game since going over to London to take on the Chicago Bears, and in that stretch, it is averaging being outscored by the score line of 32-17. That being said, the offense just looks pretty miserable right now, especially after turning the ball over seven times last week. QB Josh Freeman has been yanked in the fourth quarter in back to back weeks, and he has continually turned the ball over. He leads the NFL in picks, and he is killing Tampa Bay in his third year on the job.

The Final Word: These two teams both have played terrible defensive football of late, but we just don’t see how the offenses are going to combine for this many points. Too many drives get killed by stupid penalties and turnovers. We’re going to have a hard time picking out which team is going to cover the spread in this one, as we have no desire to back either team, but we have no problems taking the ‘under’, especially knowing that six of the eight meetings between these two over the last 20 years have resulted in ‘under’ contests.

Week 15 NFL Pick: Dallas/Tampa Bay Under 47.5

NFL Football Prediction: Dallas 23 – Tampa Bay 14

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December 14th, 2011 By Andrew Ryan

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The Jacksonville Jaguars are going to try to play the role of spoilers on the NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football betting action, as they travel to take on the Atlanta Falcons.

Year To Date Record: 48-51 ATS
Upset Record: 12-27, -$1,330

Week 15 NFL Matchup: Jacksonville Jaguars @ Atlanta Falcons
Date: Thursday, December 15th, 8:20 ET
Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
NFL Lines: Atlanta -12.5
Over/Under 42.5
Week 15 NFL TV Schedule: NFL Network

Jaguars Notes: The Jags did something in Week 14 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that they hadn’t done all season long: They scored more than 20 points in game. There were some awfully impressive stats out of that game. On defense, the team picked up seven turnovers to lead to a slew of points. There were 28 points scored in the second quarter alone, and RB Maurice Jones-Drew had 24 points all by himself thanks to four TDs as well. It was the best game in the career of QB Blaine Gabbert, and it was the first win for interim coach Mel Tucker, who is hoping to get the full-time job with the Jags next year. This week though, things are going to be a lot different. The team is on the road, where it has struggled all season long, and it is playing in its third game in the last 11 days, something that no team should have to do, especially with a day lost due to travel.

Falcons Notes: The Falcons have finally gotten back on the right side of the playoff picture in the NFC. They are holding the No. 5 seed in the playoffs, and though they could still snare the NFC South title by winning out and getting some help, in all likelihood, this is as high as they can go. The schedule, has two easy games on it (home against Jacksonville and home against Tampa Bay) sandwiched between the most difficult game of the year at the New Orleans Saints. Atlanta can’t afford to slip in this one, or its shots at the division title are said and done, and it would probably take the team back out of the playoffs. Last week’s win over the Carolina Panthers was a great one considering the fact that the team was down by three scores. QB Matt Ryan had a great game, throwing four TD passes, two of which were caught by WR Julio Jones.

The Final Word: The Jags had their dud game against the San Diego Chargers two weeks ago, but they certainly showed some heart last week against the Bucs. We tend to think that they will at least keep this one relatively close for awhile, and though fatigue will make it that they can’t win this one outright, we do think that the Jaguars will stick inside the number on Thursday.

Week 15 NFL Pick: Jacksonville Jaguars +14

NFL Football Prediction: Atlanta 28 – Jacksonville 20

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October 4th, 2011 By Andrew Ryan

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We’re hanging right there at 24-28 ATS on the season after a rough 1-3 ATS week in which we took some tough beats, and this week presents yet another opportunity to inch our way back towards the .500 mark this year. Join us for our Week 15 CFL picks!

Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats Picks
Week 15 CFL Odds: Hamilton -4
CFL Week 15 Lines: Over/Under 53

The running game for the Bombers doesn’t look all that great right now, and that is going to put a heck of a lot of pressure on QB Buck Pierce to come back from an injury to move the football through the air. RB Fred Reid did everything for Winnipeg, and he will surely be missed. That being said, Hamilton is playing good ball right now, while the Blue Bombers just aren’t in fantastic form. At Ivor Wynne Stadium, the Tabbies are historically a great team. This is as good as a playoff game right now, as both of these teams have a shot at being the top seed in the East Division playoffs. We love the hosts in this situation. Free CFL Picks: Hamilton -4

Calgary Stampeders @ BC Lions Picks
Week 15 CFL Odds: BC -4
CFL Week 15 Lines: Over/Under 52.5

Again, this is another game that is going to play a heck of a lot like a playoff game. The Lions are right in the thick of things in the West Division after winning six straight games, and now, an underachieving bunch of Stamps are coming into the newly reopened BC Place. Playing in the dome is significantly different for the hosts, but in this one, we aren’t so sure that the winning streak is going to continue. Calgary has been solid this year on the road. In fact, it has been a significantly better team away than at home for whatever reason. QB Henry Burris and the crew might get the job done for the upset at BC Place. Free CFL Picks: Calgary +4

Toronto Argonauts @ Montreal Alouettes Picks
Week 15 CFL Odds: Montreal -13
CFL Week 15 Lines: Over/Under 54

Toronto is the first team that really has no chance of getting into the postseason, and it will likely become official either this week or next week. The Alouettes are still shooting for the top seed in the East Division, but it is going to require a lot of wins down the stretch to get the job done. The Boatmen just don’t stand a chance in this one at Percival Molson Stadium as long as Montreal shows up, and the hosts know that they can’t take their foot off of the gas pedal. QB Anthony Calvillo will become the first 4,000 yard passer of the year at some point in the first half in all likelihood, and this game will end up being a brutal beating. Free CFL Picks: Montreal -13

Saskatchewan Roughriders @ Edmonton Eskimos Picks
Week 15 CFL Odds: Edmonton -6
CFL Week 15 Lines: Over/Under 51

Saskatchewan has two games left against Edmonton, and it likely has to win both games just to have a shot of getting into the playoffs. The Riders haven’t had much to cheer about in these last two weeks, both of which have resulted in 30+ point losses in which the offense has failed to reach the end zone. QB Darian Durant knows that he has to win this game, or his time as a starting quarterback in this league might be done. Edmonton hasn’t done anything special to make us think that it can cover a TD in a game. Free CFL Picks: Saskatchewan +6

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Kansas City Chiefs (-2) @ St. Louis Rams – Call me a sucker. Call me a contrarian. Call me whatever you want. The Chiefs are just a better team in this game, and I tend to think that the oddsmakers are trying to trap you by giving you a sexy looking line on a St. Louis team that, on paper, feels like it should be favored in this one. QB Matt Cassel will hopefully suit up, but whether he does or not, I tend to think that RB Jamaal Charles and RB Thomas Jones are going to be in for big time days. I'm just not a believer that the Rams are actually getting into the playoffs. Thus, give me Kansas City -2.

Houston Texans (+1) @ Tennessee Titans – Haven't we seen this script for the Texans before? Like, every single season? The team gets down to the point that it basically can't make the playoffs, and then it flips the season, finishes with a .500 record, and saves Head Coach Gary Kubiak's job. Good news for Houston fans, though. Even if he does finish 8-8, unless he happens to win the AFC South with that record (good luck), Kubiak is toast regardless. Still, the rest of the script is probably going to remain exactly the same. Houston +1

Jacksonville Jaguars (+5) @ Indianapolis Colts – Will it be 100% of you mere mortals that are backing the Colts, or just the mass majority of you? Think for just one second, if you would, if the quarterback in this game were Drew Brees, not Peyton Manning. Same guy in terms of on field talent, right? We'd look at this game and say, "Wow, Jacksonville is just so much of a better team than Indy is," and love jumping all over this five point spread. However, we don't say that. We say, "Wow, there's no way that Peyton Freaking Manning isn't making the playoffs!" I beg to differ. Manning is past the point in his career and doesn't have the pieces to the puzzle around him to really make that much of a difference. Jacksonville is winning this game and winning it outright. Gimme the Jags +5.

Arizona Cardinals @ Carolina Panthers (-2.5) – Skelton! Clausen! It's the NFL on Fox!!! Really, if the oddsmakers have the balls to make a 1-12 team a favorite in any situation, I just have to roll with the punches. Either I look like a genius, or I come back to myself next week, laugh at why I laid 2.5 points with a 1-12 team, and move on. It's too funny not to do, so I'll take Carolina -2.5.

Cleveland Browns @ Cincinnati Bengals (-1.5) – Haha. Same situation. Same exact situation. Just replace 1-12 with 2-11 and 2.5 points to 1.5 points. Why the hell not? Cincinnati -1.5

Buffalo Bills (+5.5) @ Miami Dolphins – Miami's going to find a way to blow this, right? I mean really, can I lay 5.5 points with a team that has exactly two offensive touchdowns in its last two games combined? Really? The Bills have only been beaten once by more than three points in the last two months, and I tend to think that that's going to continue. However, if I had my guess, I won't be needing the 5.5 points. Something tells me that the Dolphins are hitting the self-destruct button just as they did last year against the Houston Texans in a very similar spot. Buffalo +5.5

Philadelphia Eagles (+2.5) @ New York Giants – Is it just me, or should this game have been played in primetime this week? The Eagles are good enough to come on the road and win a game like this one, and I could really see it happening. If QB Michael Vick thinks that he is an MVP this year, he can come on the road and take out a New York team that has been known to struggle at times when faced with stiff challenges. Without WR Steve Smith in the lineup, we could be due for another one of these games for QB Eli Manning in which he throws for 340 yards and three scores, but gets picked off three times as well. In what should be the de facto NFC East title game, gimme Philadelphia +2.5.

Washington Redskins @ Dallas Cowboys (-6) – Remember when this series used to mean something every single year? Not this year. Dallas remembers the beginning of the season when the Redskins smacked it around thanks to that holding penalty at the end of the game. Memories like that just don't go away, and when you've got two teams that have already been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, you look for any motivation you can find. Dallas is 5-0 ATS under Head Coach Jason Garrett. Make it 6-0 and take Dallas -6 on Sunday.

Detroit Lions @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-5.5) – The Bucs are limping towards staying in the race in the NFC playoffs, but they keep finding teams like this one to put on the schedule. They had no business beating a very similar Washington Redskins crew last week, and now they must be very, very careful. I know that the Lions played well last week against the Green Bay Packers, but in the end, this is still a team that has lost 25 consecutive games on the road. Though it would be poetic justice if the team that streak ended with was the team with the longest losing streak all time in this league (Tampa Bay once had 26 straight losses), it just isn't happening. I'll take Tampa Bay -5.5.

New Orleans Saints (+1) @ Baltimore Ravens – Toughest call on the entire board. If you're a fan of super teasers, I've got the streak for you! The Ravens haven't been beaten by more than eight points at home in a game since 2007… or basically, since they've been good in the post-Trent Dilfer era. That being said, I just can't do it. There's something screaming to me about this New Orleans team, as the Saints have won six in a row. They know that they are going to have to play on the road in the playoffs, and they know that they have the biggest game of the year next week against the Atlanta Falcons in the Georgia Dome. Even if 13-3 doesn't turn out to be good enough to win the No. 1 seed in the playoffs, that would send a huge message to everyone else in the league. The defending champs are back to try to regain the Lombardi Trophy again. Take New Orleans +1.

Atlanta Falcons @ Seattle Seahawks (+7) – One of these days, I'm going to learn that betting against the Falcons and betting on the Seahawks (or any team from the NFC West for that matter) are both very, very bad ideas. But for whatever reason, I chose not to learn for this one. Going with Seattle +7.

New York Jets @ Pittsburgh Steelers (-6) – Aren't the Jets due to make us really think that they're done? I mean really, that's what happened last year when Head Coach Rex Ryan thought that his team was eliminated from the playoffs, and then when they got in, he promptly said that his team should be favored to win the Super Bowl. Damn if he wasn't nearly right about it, too! Still, Pittsburgh is just too tough of a town to play ball in, especially when you're a playoff contending team. The Steelers just live for games like this, and they'll find a way to win by two scores. Pittsburgh -6

Denver Broncos (+6.5) @ Oakland Raiders – Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, Mr. Tim Tebow. It sure sounds like the legendary Florida Gator is going to try his best to make winners out of a miserable team on Sunday, but if there is one man that has the inspirational tools to do just that, this is the guy. Oh yeah, it's not going to help Oakland that it ran up the score and dropped 59 on the Broncos in Mile High. Gotta take the points in this one and go with Denver +6.5 even though the Broncos don't have any pulse whatsoever right now.

Green Bay Packers (OTB) @ New England Patriots – Remember to make your tiebreaker picks in this game!!! No picks on this game, as we don't know whether QB Aaron Rodgers is going to be healthy enough to give it a whirl or not after suffering his second concussion of the year. Do remember to make your tiebreaker total picks, but there's no action on this game.

Official Week 15 NFL Lines Courtesy of Oddsmaker Sportsbook
Kansas City Chiefs (-2) @ St. Louis Rams
Houston Texans @ Tennessee Titans (-1)
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Indianapolis Colts (-5)
Arizona Cardinals @ Carolina Panthers (-2.5)
Cleveland Browns @ Cincinnati Bengals (-1.5)
Buffalo Bills @ Miami Dolphins (-5.5)
Philadelphia Eagles @ New York Giants (-2.5)
Washington Redskins @ Dallas Cowboys (-6)
Detroit Lions @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-5.5)
New Orleans Saints @ Baltimore Ravens (-1)
Atlanta Falcons (-7) @ Seattle Seahawks
New York Jets @ Pittsburgh Steelers (-6)
Denver Broncos @ Oakland Raiders (-6.5)

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