NFL Picks ~ Week Thirteen

Happy Thanksgiving, all. Normally, I’d blog about all those people for whom I am thankful, but instead I’ll enjoy the holiday spending time with those people. I hope you are able to spend Thanksgiving with friends and family you love!

Now on to the week 13 picks. As I've done every week for over twenty years, and continue to do purely for fun, here are my picks against the spread for every NFL game:

Detroit giving 6 to Green Bay
WIN
Detroit 40 - Green Bay 10

Oakland getting 9.5 from Dallas
WIN
Dallas 31 - Oakland 24

Pittsburgh getting 3 from Baltimore
WIN
Baltimore 22 - Pittsburgh 20

Indianapolis giving 4.5 to Tennessee
WIN
Indianapolis 22 - Tennessee 14

Kansas City getting 5 from Denver
LOSS
Denver 35 - Kansas City 28

Jacksonville getting 7 from Cleveland
WIN
Jacksonville 32 - Cleveland 28

Tampa Bay getting 8 from Carolina
LOSS
Carolina 27 - Tampa Bay 6

Chicago getting 1 from Minnesota
LOSS
Minnesota 23 - Chicago 20

Philadelphia giving 3 to Arizona
PUSH
Philadelphia 24 - Arizona 21

NY Jets giving 2 to Miami
LOSS
Miami 23 - NY Jets 3

Buffalo giving 3 to Atlanta
LOSS
Atlanta 34 - Buffalo 31

St. Louis getting 8.5 from San Francisco 
LOSS
San Francisco 23 - St. Louis 13

New England giving 7.5 to Houston
LOSS
New England 34 - Houston 31

Cincinnati getting 1 from San Diego
WIN
Cincinnati 17 - San Diego 10

NY Giants giving 1 to Washington
WIN
NY Giants 24 - Washington 17

New Orleans getting 5 from Seattle
LOSS
Seattle 34 - New Orleans 7

WEEK THIRTEEN RECORD: 7-8-1

2013-2014 RECORD: 91-93-7

2012 - 2013 Record: 131-129-7

2011 - 2012 Record: 129-126-11

2010 - 2011 Record: 130-130-7

2009 - 2010 Record: 138-125-4

2008 - 2009 Record: 139-120-8

NFL Picks ~ Week Twelve

After a very rough week 11, I've slipped under .500 again. Time to bounce back with the week 12 picks. As I've done every week for over twenty years, and continue to do purely for fun, here are my picks against the spread for every NFL game:

Atlanta getting 8 from New Orleans
WIN
New Orleans 17 - Atlanta 13

Tampa Bay getting 9 from  Detroit
WIN
Tampa Bay 24 - Detroit 21 

Houston giving 10 to Jacksonville  
LOSS
Jacksonville 10 - Houston 6

Minnesota getting 4.5 from Green Bay  
WIN
Minnesota 26 - Green Bay 26

Kansas City giving 5 to San Diego
LOSS
San Diego 41 - Kansas City 38

Carolina giving 4.5 to Miami
LOSS
Carolina 20 - Miami 16

Pittsburgh getting 1.5 from Cleveland
WIN
Pittsburgh 27 - Cleveland 11

Chicago getting 1.5 from St. Louis 
LOSS
St. Louis 42 - Chicago 21

NY Jets getting 3.5 from Baltimore
LOSS
Baltimore 19 - NY Jets 3

Tennessee giving 1 to Oakland
WIN
Tennessee 23 - Oakland 19

Indianapolis getting 2 from Arizona 
LOSS
Arizona 40 - Indianapolis 11

NY Giants giving 2.5 to Dallas
LOSS
Dallas 24 - NY Giants 21

New England getting 2.5 from Denver
WIN
New England 34 - Denver 31

San Francisco giving 6 to Washington
WIN
San Francisco 27 - Washington 6

WEEK TWELVE RECORD: 7-7-0

2013-2014 RECORD: 84-85-6

2012 - 2013 Record: 131-129-7

2011 - 2012 Record: 129-126-11

2010 - 2011 Record: 130-130-7

2009 - 2010 Record: 138-125-4

2008 - 2009 Record: 139-120-8

NFL Picks ~ Week Eleven

NFL Week 11 is here and an 8-5-1 record last week brought me up to 73-70-3. I’m looking to build on the momentum this week. As I've done every week for over twenty years, and continue to do purely for fun, here are my picks against the spread for every NFL game:

Indianapolis giving 3 to Tennessee
PUSH
Indianapolis 30 - Tennessee 27

Atlanta giving 1.5 to Tampa Bay
LOSS
Tampa Bay 41 - Atlanta 28

NY Jets getting 1 from Buffalo     
LOSS
Buffalo 37 - NY Jets 14

Detroit giving 2.5 to Pittsburgh
LOSS
Pittsburgh 37 - Detroit 27

Philadelphia giving 3.5 to Washington   
WIN
Philadelphia 24 - Washington 16

San Diego giving 1.5 to Miami 
LOSS
Miami 20 - San Diego 16

Baltimore getting 3 from Chicago  
PUSH
Chicago 23 - Baltimore 20

Cincinnati giving 6 to Cleveland     
WIN
Cincinnati 41 - Cleveland 20

Houston giving 7 to Oakland
LOSS
Oakland 28 - Houston 23
    
Arizona giving 7 to Jacksonville
WIN
Arizona 27 - Jacksonville 14

Kansas City getting 8 from Denver 
LOSS
Denver 27 - Kansas City 17

Seattle giving 12.5 to Minnesota    
WIN
Seattle 41 - Minnesota 20

New Orleans giving 3 to San Francisco
PUSH
New Orleans 23 - San Francisco 20

Green Bay getting 5 from NY Giants
LOSS
NY Giants 27 - Green Bay 13

New England getting 2.5 from Carolina 
LOSS
Carolina 24 - New England 20

WEEK ELEVEN RECORD: 4-8-3

2013-2014 RECORD: 77-78-6

2012 - 2013 Record: 131-129-7

2011 - 2012 Record: 129-126-11

2010 - 2011 Record: 130-130-7

2009 - 2010 Record: 138-125-4

2008 - 2009 Record: 139-120-8

NFL Picks ~ Week Ten

NFL Week 10 and I'm looking to climb above .500 for the year with some good picks. As I've done every week for over twenty years, and continue to do purely for fun, here are my picks against the spread for every NFL game:

Minnesota getting 2 from Washington
WIN
Minnesota 34 - Washington 27

Tennessee giving 13 to Jacksonville
LOSS
Jacksonville 29 - Tennessee 27

Philadelphia getting 1 from Green Bay
WIN
Philadelphia 27 - Green Bay 13

Buffalo getting 3 from Pittsburgh
LOSS
Pittsburgh 23 - Buffalo 10

Oakland getting 7 from NY Giants
WIN
NY Giants 24 - Oakland 20

Indianapolis giving 9.5 to St. Louis
LOSS
St. Louis 38 - Indianapolis 8

Seattle giving 5 to Atlanta
WIN
Seattle 33 - Atlanta 10

Cincinnati giving 1.5 to Baltimore
LOSS
Baltimore 20 - Cincinnati 17

Detroit to beat Chicago
WIN
Detroit 21 - Chicago 19

Carolina getting 6 from San Francisco
WIN
Carolina 10 - San Francisco 9

Houston getting 3 from Arizona
PUSH
Arizona 27 - Houston 24

Denver giving 7 to San Diego
WIN
Denver 28 - San Diego 20

New Orleans giving 6.5 to Dallas
WIN
New Orleans 49 - Dallas 17

Miami giving 2 to Tampa Bay
LOSS
Tampa Bay 22 - Miami 19

WEEK TEN RECORD: 8-5-1

2013-2014 RECORD: 73-70-3

2012 - 2013 Record: 131-129-7
2011 - 2012 Record: 129-126-11
2010 - 2011 Record: 130-130-7
2009 - 2010 Record: 138-125-4
2008 - 2009 Record: 139-120-8

NFL Picks ~ Week Nine

It’s week 9 in the NFL, and I’m not off to a great start with my picks, coming in at 58-59-2 so far. I’m looking to improve with a good batch of picks this week. As I've done every week for over twenty years, and continue to do purely for fun, here are my picks against the spread for every NFL game:

Miami getting 3 from Cincinnati
WIN
Miami 22 - Cincinnati 20

Carolina giving 7 to Atlanta
WIN
Carolina 34 - Atlanta 10

Philadelphia getting 2.5 from Oakland
WIN
Philadelphia 49 - Oakland 20

Dallas giving 10 to Minnesota
LOSS
Dallas 27 - Minnesota 23

New Orleans giving 6 to NY Jets
LOSS
NY Jets 26 - New Orleans 20

St. Louis getting 3 from Tennessee
LOSS
Tennessee 28 - St. Louis 21

Kansas City giving 3 to Buffalo
WIN
Kansas City 23 - Buffalo 13

San Diego giving 1 to Washington
LOSS
Washington 30 - San Diego 24

Tampa Bay getting 16.5 from Seattle
WIN
Seattle 27 - Tampa Bay 24

Baltimore giving 2.5 to Cleveland
LOSS
Cleveland 24 - Baltimore 18

New England giving 6.5 to Pittsburgh
WIN
New England 55 - Pittsburgh 31

Indianapolis giving 2.5 to Houston
WIN
Indianapolis 27 - Houston 24

Green Bay giving 10.5 to Chicago
LOSS
Chicago 27 - Green Bay 20

WEEK NINE RECORD: 7-6-0

2013-2014 RECORD: 65-65-2

2012 - 2013 Record: 131-129-7
2011 - 2012 Record: 129-126-11
2010 - 2011 Record: 130-130-7
2009 - 2010 Record: 138-125-4
2008 - 2009 Record: 139-120-8