NFL 2020 Week 9 Predictions

 2020 NFL Week 9 Predictions

 

Packers -7 over 49ers, 30-12

-This line really just suggests to me a great respect for how hard the 49ers fight, because they are beat to hell. It should be like...14 points.

 

Falcons -4 over Broncos, 29-24

-Y’all know by now that I’m not gonna bet the Falcons for the rest of time, but take this over at 49. Because apparently, the Broncos are a high scoring team now.

 

Seahawks -2.5 over Bills, 33-27

-This is actually a very good game, but I feel like the Seahawks with that extra half  point are the easy take. Josh Allen’s decline has to be worrisome for Buffalo fans. 

 

Ravens -2 over Colts, 27-23 

-This is a curious line that shows some respect for what a strong and well-coached team the Colts are. But at the end of the day, the Ravens have WAY more talent and explosive ability. Jackson -2 over Rivers is an easy bet. 

 

Texans -7 over Jags, 28-13

-A lot of people are going to take the Texans in eliminator this week. Can’t blame them. 

 

Chiefs -10.5 over Panthers, 34-21

-CMC coming back is a nice story, but the Panthers are a well-coached, high effort, and energy-filled young team who’s major flaw is that they cannot score dynamically or quickly. And they’re playing the Chiefs.

 

Vikings -4.5 over Lions, 28-20

-This is a barometer game for the Vikings. No need to mince words about it...they were BAD in the first few weeks of the season. Maybe this is an example of a time we should’ve trusted a proven, established, defensive head coach to at least create improvement over the middle part of the season. A win over the Lions would go a long way to showing the Vikings could at least be a reasonable opponent over the balance of the season. 

 

Titans -6 over Bears, 26-19

-Welcome to “the two teams that Mike is unable to bet correctly in the 2020  NFL season!” I look at the stats for the Bears...and I don’t like it. I look at the play on the field for the Bears...and their offense makes me want to gouge my eyes out. Of course, they’re 5-3, competitive in every game, and took my SB pick, Saints, to OT last week. I love the Titans. The team makes sense to me on paper. Tannehill and Henry are both having great years. But they’ve been unable to be consistent or beat the teams with great records. So, here we are. 

 

WFT -3 over Giants, 17-13

-...let’s just move on quickly, shall we?

 

Chargers -1 over Raiders, 27-23

-HERBERT!! 

 

Cards -4.5 over Fins, 34-19

-This will be an interesting test for Tua and probably the game I thought the Fins were going to play last week versus the Rams: fast, downhill, and pressure-filled for a young QB. 

 

Steelers -14 over Cowboys, 34-6

-I really want to see a team challenge Ben to throw the ball on the edges and deep down the field. I think the Steelers can be beaten and are a somewhat false undefeated team. I’m writing all of this because I couldn’t have anything less interesting to write about than the slaughter they’re going to give the Cowboys on Sunday. 

 

Saints +4.5 over Bucs, 30-31

-I think this is going to be a very close game that is going to tell us a lot about the NFC South and probably the NFC Championship this year. The Packers and Seahawks are flawed on defense and the NFC East might as well not exist. I’m just taking the 4.5, because that’s a lot of points for a tough, inter-division, Sunday night football game between Brees and Brady. 

 

Jets+10 over Pats, 17-19

-I liked this for Eliminator but...there’s just so much wrong with the Patriots right now. This is low confidence and really just based on how terrible the Jets are at everything.  

 

Record Last Week: 

Straight Up: 8-6

By Spread: 5-9

 

Record this Year: 

Straight Up: 85-46

By Spread: 66-66

 

Lifetime Record:
Straight Up: 1638-900
By Spread: 1345-1200