NFL 2014 Week 13 Predictions

Week 13 Predictions

Lions -7 over Bears, 30-17

-The Lions are a better team than their record over the last month or so. They right the ship here.

Cowboys -3 over Eagles, 27-20

-Mark Sanchez in a big game on national TV on the road….yup.

Seahawks +1 over 49ers, 24-22

-I’ve always been on this side of the ledger. This 49ers team is weak. Seahawks pounce.

Ravens -5.5 over Chargers, 30-23

-The Patriots are 1 of 2 teams in the top 10 in offense, defense, and special teams. The other team is the Baltimore Ravens.

Colts -9.5 over Ethnic Slurs, 34-16

-This line couldn’t be too much. Colts will get it right here and Luck pushes an absurd yardage total.

Giants -2.5 over Jags, 26-13

-Giants are a bad team, but not as bad as Jacksonville is. The offense can produce some points, enough to win.

Rams -7 over Raiders, 17-9

-Rams are a touch little team. Raiders got their win and are about to fully pack it in for the season.

Bengals -4 over Bucs, 23-14

-I will not be watching this game. Bengals take care of business, but that’s about it here.

Saints +3.5 over Steelers, 31-30

-I don’t know what to do with the Saints. I have no idea. So I am taking the 3.5 points and Brees over Ben.

Cards -2.5 over Falcons, 20-16

-Ugh. Probably will be a painful game to watch.

Pats +3 over Packers, 34-30

-If I get points with the Pats, I’m taking it. The offenses are very close in ability. The defenses are not.

Chiefs +1.5 over Broncos, 27-24

-I have a feeling. The Chiefs are equipped to beat this team, especially with the offense line issues the Broncos are having.

Fins -5.5 over Jets, 26-6

-Yes please. Lock of the week.

Record last week:

Straight Up: 9-3

By Spread: 7-5

Record this year:

Straight Up: 89-50

By Spread: 73-65

Lifetime record:
Straight Up: 756-405
By Spread: 611-535

NFL 2012 Week 14 Predictions

Falcons -3.5 over Panthers, 34-10

-Best eliminator pick

Ravens +2.5 over Ethnic Slurs, 21-20

Bears -2.5 over Vikings, 24-16

Bengals -2.5 over Cowboys, 31-27

Chiefs +6.5 over Browns, 17-19

Bucs -8.5 over Eagles, 20-10

-2^nd Best Eliminator Pick

Chargers +6.5 over Steelers, 13-19

Rams +3.5 over Bills, 19-14

Colts -4.5 over Titans, 27-10

Dolphins +10.5 over 49ers, 10-20

Cards +10.5 over Seahawks, 12-22

Saints +4.5 over Giants, 27-31

Packers -6.5 over Lions, 31-23

Pats -3.5 over Texans, 28-23

Record last week:

Straight Up: 7-8

By Spread: 7-8

Record this year:

Straight Up: 100-59

By Spread: 85-74

Lifetime record:
Straight Up: 489-256
By Spread: 405-347

NFL 2012 Week 12 Predictions

Another good week, we are getting that record up. Short week, so these are out quickly. Enjoy everyone, Happy Thanksgiving.

Lions +3.5 over Texans, 21-20

-Lions are not good, but Texans are traveling on a holiday Thursday to Detroit after playing a killer overtime game in Houston on Sunday afternoon. Houston is better in a vacuum, but the vacuum isn’t pressurized on the Houston side for this one. Don’t know if they can overcome that.

Cowboys -3.5 over Ethnic Slurs, 24-20

-Washington is doing 3 days rest on the road, and the Cowboys have more a realistic shot at the playoffs and that starts to weigh on people’s minds. Dallas lights it up deep as the Washington secondary shows its stripes.

Pats -6 over Jets, 31-13

-The Gronk thing hurts for sure, but the return of Hernandez will help a lot and the Pats are rolling in every area. Typically the last few years the Pats play the Jets once tight and blow them out the other time. So, here is the blowout on national TV. Big game by Lloyd is somewhere in here, waiting to happen.

Colts -3 over Bills, 23-17

-Home game respect? I still don’t really get this line. Forget the NE game, the Colts are much better than the Bills. This is the matchup of the teams I projected to go 6^th and 7^th in the AFC: still wish I had flopped the prediction there.

Browns +3.5 over Steelers, 17-16

-Upset special. As much as an upset this can be with Charlie Batch and Plaxico Burress involved.

Bengals -7.5 over Raiders, 28-20

-AJ Green. AJ Green. AJ Green.

-2^nd Best Eliminator Pick

Bears -4.5 over Vikings, 24-17

-Assuming Cutler plays, or I withdraw the guess. Either way, the Bears I think come up with a lot of spirit after whatever funkiness happened last week.

Not going to dignify Titans and Jags with a guess. This game should be televised in the home markets, on Redzone, or even for the parents of the quarterbacks. Ugh.

Falcons -1 over Bucs, 30-27

-Falcons win a shootout. They aren’t elite, but they are still good and find ways to win.

Seahawks -2.5 over Dolphins, 20-6

-Seattle will contain and crush the Dolphins. Tannehill has regressed, which is sad because I liked him.

Broncos -9.5 over Chiefs, 28-9

-Chiefs are just bad. No QB and no Bowe now, with Broncos rolling.

-Best Eliminator Pick  

Ravens -1.5 over Chargers, 21-19

-Ravens are just catching the Chargers while their soul has been stomped on. Ravens probably aren’t better but this is how it is going to go down. Waiting for that Ray Rice huge game, it is coming.

Saints +2.5 over 49ers, 31-23

-Alex Smith concussed is bad or Colin Kapernick in a more extended look gets exposed. Don’t look now, the Saints are playing MUCH better defense. Saints will light them up and I don’t trust the 49ers to keep up.

Cardinals +2.5 over Rams, 17-16

-Not getting off my Cards now. Ryan Lindley! Gonna be a thing! I even played this game out in Madden and won, and whatever I do with the Cardinals in Madden happens. I have friends that can attest to this.

Packers +3 over Giants, 30-28

-Packers are better right now than the Giants, even if the Giants are rested. I feel like the over is a good bet here.

Panthers +2.5 over Eagles, 20-19

-Just because the Eagles are terrible. The Panthers are less terrible. I mean, kind of.

Record last week:

Straight Up: 9-3

By Spread: 8-4

Record this year:

Straight Up: 84-45

By Spread: 69-60

Lifetime record:
Straight Up: 473-242
By Spread: 389-333

NFL 2012 Week 8 Predictions

Top 5

1. Atlanta

2. Chicago

3. Houston  

4. San Francisco

5. Green Bay

Bottom 5

28. Philadelphia

29. Cleveland

30. Oakland

31. Kansas City  

32. Jacksonville

Falcons +2.5 over Eagles, 30-22

-One team is 6-0. The other is 3-3, trending downward. I don’t understand. I really don’t. 2.5 points. 2.5 point UNDERDOG? Vegas baby, Vegas.

Colts +3.5 over Titans, 21-20

-Continue to like the Colts. Continue to not like the Titans. Just going with that. Luck!

Bears -9 over Panthers, 24-13

-Late game Cam Newton pick six to cover. Forte gashes them. 13 carries, 105 yards, something like that.

-Best Eliminator Pick (wins over the Packers just because you may want to save the Packers).

Packers -15 over Jags, 34-6

-Not a number high enough. Chad. Henne.

-2^nd Best Eliminator Pick

Dolphins +1.5 over Jets, 17-16

-This Dolphins team is pretty decent. We will see how good Tannehill is though when Cromartie takes away Hartline. Jets have to come back to the average, they just do. Kerley could actually have a good game regardless. He might be a thing.  

Patriots -7 over Rams, 31-20

-I could be burned by the NFC West versus NE thrice, but I think NE will travel better to England than the Rams and that makes a difference. Gronk is covered by who exactly?

Chargers -2.5 over Browns, 24-20

-Scared of the Chargers. Legit scared. But I think Weedon regresses here and Chargers right the ship. Love the half point love here.

Lions -1 over Seahawks, 17-13

-Lions just really need this win and it is at home. Calvin needs to have a big game though. Part of the reason I am comfortable with this pick is that the Lions defense is underrated right now.

Giants -1.5 over Cowboys, 27-17

-No repeat of the opener, especially with Demarco Murray not being healthy. Giants roll like they should have in the opener. This puts the Cowboys season, essentially on life support, almost completely down. Ignoring the record, this Cowboys team would be done if they lose badly here.

Saints +6.5 over Broncos, 31-30

-Still don’t think Denver is good, and that Joe Vitt may have righted the ship for the Saints a little. There is lift here. And the Saints can totally get ahead 24 points, which is normally enough to sink the Broncos (San Diego, I’m looking at you).

Cardinals +6.5 over Niners, 17-21

-Close game so take the points. I think the Cardinals are slightly better than the Seahawks, and that SEA-SF was close. Thus, here we are.  

Record last week:

Straight Up: 7-2

By Spread: 4-5

Record this year:

Straight Up: 50-34

By Spread: 41-42

Lifetime record:
Straight Up: 439-231
By Spread: 361-315

MIKE