NFL Picks ~ Week Sixteen

Hello and welcome to a special Christmas edition of Tuesdays with Swindy. It’s week sixteen in the NFL, and as I’ve been doing for over 20 years, purely for fun, here are my picks for every single NFL game this week:

San Diego getting 5.5 from Oakland
WIN
Oakland 23 - San Diego 20

Philadelphia giving 3 to Washington
LOSS
Washington 38 - Philadelphia 24

Minnesota giving 5.5 to NY Giants
WIN
Minnesota 49 - NY Giants 17

Tampa Bay giving 3 to Chicago
LOSS
Chicago 26 - Tampa Bay 21

Atlanta getting 7 from Carolina
WIN
Atlanta 20 - Carolina 13

Buffalo giving 6 to Dallas
WIN
Buffalo 16 - Dallas 6

Jacksonville getting 3.5 from New Orleans
LOSS
New Orleans 38 - Jacksonville 27

Detroit giving 9.5 to San Francisco
WIN
Detroit 32 - San Francisco 17

Kansas City giving 11 to Cleveland
LOSS
Kansas City 17 - Cleveland 13


Miami giving 2.5 to Indianapolis
LOSS
Indianapolis 18 - Miami 12

New England giving 3 to NY Jets
LOSS
NY Jets 26 - New England 20

Tennessee giving 4.5 to Houston
LOSS
Houston 34 - Tennessee 6

Arizona giving 4.5 to Green Bay
WIN
Arizona 38 - Green Bay 8

Seattle giving 13.5 to St. Louis
LOSS
St. Louis 23 - Seattle 17

Pittsburgh giving 10 to Baltimore
LOSS
Baltimore 20 - Pittsburgh 17

Cincinnati getting 3.5 from Denver
WIN
Denver 20 - Cincinnati 17

WEEK SIXTEEN RECORD:   7-9-0
2015 - 2016 Record: 115-118-7

2014 - 2015 Record: 124-139-3
2013 - 2014 Record: 137-122-7
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
2007 - 2008 Record: 146-117-4
2006 - 2007 Record: 139-123-5

NFL Picks ~ Week Fifteen

Hello and welcome to a special Thursday edition of Tuesdays with Swindy. It’s week fifteen in the NFL, and as I’ve been doing for over 20 years, purely for fun, here are my picks for every single NFL game this week:

Tampa Bay getting 2.5 from St. Louis
LOSS
St. Louis 31 - Tampa Bay 23

NY Jets giving 3 to Dallas
PUSH
NY Jets 19 - Dallas 16

Minnesota giving 5.5 to Chicago
WIN
Minnesota 38 - Chicago 17

Jacksonville giving 3 to Atlanta
LOSS
Atlanta 23 - Jacksonville 17

Houston to beat Indianapolis
WIN
Houston 16 - Indianapolis 10

Kansas City giving 7.5 to Baltimore
WIN
Kansas City 34 - Baltimore 14

Buffalo giving 1 to Washington
LOSS
Washington 35 - Buffalo 25

New England giving 14 to Tennessee
WIN
New England 33 - Tennessee 16

Carolina giving 5 to NY Giants
LOSS
Carolina 38 - NY Giants 35

Cleveland getting 14.5 from Seattle
LOSS
Seattle 30 - Cleveland 13

Green Bay giving 3 to Oakland
WIN
Green Bay 30 - Oakland 20

Miami getting 1.5 from San Diego
LOSS
San Diego 30 - Miami 14

Pittsburgh giving 6.5  to Denver
WIN
Pittsburgh 34 - Denver 27

Cincinnati giving 4.5 to San Francisco
WIN
Cincinnati 24 - San Francisco 14

Philadelphia getting 3.5 from Arizona
LOSS
Arizona 40 - Philadelphia 17

New Orleans giving 3 to Detroit
LOSS
Detroit 35 - New Orleans 27

WEEK FIFTEEN RECORD:   7-8-1
2015 - 2016 Record: 108-109-7

2014 - 2015 Record: 124-139-3
2013 - 2014 Record: 137-122-7
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
2007 - 2008 Record: 146-117-4
2006 - 2007 Record: 139-123-5

NFL Picks ~ Week Fourteen

Hello and welcome to a special Thursday edition of Tuesdays with Swindy. It’s week fourteen in the NFL, and as I’ve been doing for over 20 years, purely for fun, here are my picks for every single NFL game this week:

Minnesota getting 9 from Arizona
WIN
Arizona 23 - Minnesota 20

Cincinnati giving 3 to Pittsburgh
LOSS
Pittsburgh 33 - Cincinnati 20

Philadelphia getting 1 from Buffalo
WIN
Philadelphia 23 - Buffalo 20

Carolina giving 7.5 to Atlanta
WIN
Carolina 38 - Atlanta 0

San Francisco getting 1.5 from Cleveland
LOSS
Cleveland 24 - San Francisco 10

Chicago giving 3 to Washington
LOSS
Washington 24 - Chicago 21

Detroit to beat St. Louis
LOSS
St. Louis 21 - Detroit 14

San Diego getting 10 from Kansas City
WIN
Kansas City 10 - San Diego 3

New Orleans getting 3.5 from Tampa Bay
WIN
New Orleans 24 - Tampa Bay 17

Indianapolis getting 1 from Jacksonville
LOSS
Jacksonville 51 - Indianapolis 16

Tennessee getting 7 from NY Jets
LOSS
NY Jets 30 - Tennessee 8

New England giving 3 to Houston
WIN
New England 27 - Houston 6

Denver giving 7.5 to Oakland
LOSS
Oakland 15 - Denver 12

Green Bay giving 7 to Dallas
WIN
Green Bay 28 - Dallas 7

Seattle giving 9 to Baltimore
WIN
Seattle 35 - Baltimore 6

Miami getting 1.5 from NY Giants
LOSS
NY Giants 31 - Miami 24

WEEK FOURTEEN RECORD:   8-8-0
2015 - 2016 Record: 101-101-6

2014 - 2015 Record: 124-139-3
2013 - 2014 Record: 137-122-7
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
2007 - 2008 Record: 146-117-4
2006 - 2007 Record: 139-123-5

NFL Picks ~ Week Thirteen

Hello and welcome to a special Thursday edition of Tuesdays with Swindy. It’s week thirteen in the NFL, and as I’ve been doing for over 20 years, purely for fun, here are my picks for every single NFL game this week:

Detroit getting 3 from Green Bay
LOSS
Green Bay 27 - Detroit 23

Chicago giving 7 to San Francisco
LOSS
San Francisco 26 - Chicago 20

Cleveland getting 9.5 from Cincinnati
LOSS
Cincinnati 37 - Cleveland 3

Jacksonville getting 2.5 from Tennessee
LOSS
Tennessee 42 - Jacksonville 39

Houston getting 3 from Buffalo
LOSS
Buffalo 30 - Houston 21

Miami giving 4 to Baltimore
LOSS
Miami 15 - Buffalo 13

Carolina giving 7 to New Orleans
LOSS
Carolina 41 - New Orleans 38

Seattle to beat Minnesota
WIN
Seattle 38 - Minnesota 7

Arizona giving 6 to St. Louis
WIN
Arizona 27 - St. Louis 3

Tampa Bay giving 1.5 to Atlanta
WIN
Tampa Bay 23 - Atlanta 19

NY Jets giving 2 to NY Giants
WIN
NY Jets 23 - NY Giants 20

Denver giving 4 to San Diego
WIN
Denver 17 - San Diego 3

Kansas City giving 3 to Oakland
WIN
Kansas City 34 - Oakland 20

Philadelphia getting 9.5 from New England
WIN
Philadelphia 35 - New England 28

Indianapolis getting 7 from Pittsburgh
LOSS
Pittsburgh 45 - Indianapolis 10

Dallas getting 4.5 from Washington
WIN
Dallas 19 - Washington 16

WEEK THIRTEEN RECORD:   8-8-0
2015 - 2016 Record: 93-93-6

2014 - 2015 Record: 124-139-3
2013 - 2014 Record: 137-122-7
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
2007 - 2008 Record: 146-117-4
2006 - 2007 Record: 139-123-5

NFL Picks ~ Week Twelve

Hello and welcome to a special Thanksgiving edition of Tuesdays with Swindy. It’s week twelve in the NFL, and I am coming off my biggest week of the year, going 11-3 against the spread! I hope my luck continues this week. As I’ve been doing for over 20 years, purely for fun, here are my picks for every single NFL game this week:

Philadelphia giving 1 to Detroit
LOSS
Detroit 45 - Philadelphia 14

Dallas getting 1 from Carolina
LOSS
Carolina 33 - Dallas 14

Green Bay giving 9 to Chicago
LOSS
Chicago 17 - Green Bay 13

Houston giving 3 to New Orleans
WIN
Houston 24 - New Orleans 6

Minnesota getting 2 from Atlanta
WIN
Minnesota 20 - Atlanta 10

Cincinnati giving 9.5 to St. Louis
WIN
Cincinnati 31 - St. Louis 7

Tampa Bay getting 3 from Indianapolis
LOSS
Indianapolis 25 -Tampa Bay 12

NY Giants giving 2 to Washington
LOSS
Washington 20 - NY Giants 14

Oakland giving 1.5 to Tennessee
WIN
Oakland 24 - Tennessee 21

Kansas City giving 4 to Buffalo
WIN
Kansas City 30 - Buffalo 22

Miami getting 3.5 from NY Jets
LOSS
NY Jets 38 - Miami 20

San Diego getting 4 from Jacksonville
WIN
San Diego 31 - Jacksonville 25

Arizona giving 10 to San Francisco
LOSS
Arizona 19 - San Francisco 13

Pittsburgh getting 4.5 from Seattle
LOSS
Seattle 39 - Pittsburgh 30

New England giving 3.5 to Denver
LOSS
Denver 30 - New England 24

Cleveland giving 2.5 to Baltimore
LOSS
Baltimore 33 - Cleveland 27

WEEK TWELVE RECORD:   6-10-0
2015 - 2016 Record: 85-85-6

2014 - 2015 Record: 124-139-3
2013 - 2014 Record: 137-122-7
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
2007 - 2008 Record: 146-117-4
2006 - 2007 Record: 139-123-5

NFL Picks ~ Week Eleven

Hello and welcome to a special Thursday edition of Tuesdays with Swindy. It’s week eleven in the NFL, and I need a big week to climb back above .500 for the year. As I’ve been doing for over 20 years, purely for fun, I’ll be picking every single game against the spread. Here are my picks:

Tennessee getting 3 from Jacksonville
LOSS
Jacksonville 19 - Tennessee 13

Carolina giving 7 to Washington
WIN
Carolina 44 - Washington 16

Oakland giving 1.5 to Detroit
LOSS
Detroit 18 - Oakland 13

Dallas to beat Miami
WIN
Dallas 24 - Miami 14

Indianapolis getting 6 from Atlanta
WIN
Indianapolis 24 - Atlanta 21

Baltimore giving 2.5 to St. Louis
WIN
Baltimore 16 - St. Louis 13

Houston getting 2.5 from NY Jets
WIN
Houston 24 - NY Jets 17

Green Bay getting 1 from Minnesota
WIN
Green Bay 30 - Minnesota 13

Philadelphia giving 5.5 to Tampa Bay
LOSS
Tampa Bay 45 - Philadelphia 17

Denver getting 1 from Chicago
WIN
Denver 17 - Chicago 15

Cincinnati getting 5 from Arizona
WIN
Arizona 35 - Cincinnati 31

Seattle giving 12.5 to San Francisco
WIN
Seattle 29 - San Francisco 13

Kansas City giving 3 to San Diego
WIN
Kansas City 33 - San Diego 3

New England giving 3 to Buffalo
WIN
New England 20 - Buffalo 13

WEEK ELEVEN RECORD:   11-3-0
2015 - 2016 Record: 79-75-6

2014 - 2015 Record: 124-139-3
2013 - 2014 Record: 137-122-7
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
2007 - 2008 Record: 146-117-4
2006 - 2007 Record: 139-123-5

NFL Picks ~ Week Ten

Hello and welcome to a special Thursday edition of Tuesdays with Swindy. It’s week ten in the NFL, and I am looking to climb back above .500 with some solid winners. As I’ve been doing for over 20 years, purely for fun, I’ll be picking every single game against the spread. Here are my week ten picks:

Buffalo getting 2 from NY Jets
WIN
Buffalo 22 - NY Jets 17

Green Bay giving 11.5 to Detroit
LOSS
Detroit 18 - Green Bay 16

Dallas getting 1.5 from Tampa Bay
LOSS
Tampa Bay 10 - Dallas 6

Carolina giving 5.5 to Tennessee
WIN
Carolina 27 - Tennessee 10

Chicago getting 7 from St. Louis
WIN
Chicago 37 - St. Louis 13

New Orleans giving 1 to Washington
LOSS
Washington 47 - New Orleans 14

Philadelphia giving 6 to Miami
LOSS
Miami 20 - Philadelphia 19

Pittsburgh giving 5.5 to Cleveland

WIN
Pittsburgh 30 - Cleveland 9

Baltimore giving 5.5 to Jacksonville
LOSS
Jacksonville 22 - Baltimore 20

Minnesota getting 3 from Oakland
WIN
Minnesota 30 - Oakland 14

Kansas City getting 6 from Denver
WIN
Kansas City 29 - Denver 13

New England  giving 7 to NY Giants
LOSS
New England 27 - NY Giants 26

Arizona getting 3 from Seattle
WIN
Arizona 39 -Seattle 32

Cincinnati giving 10 to Houston
LOSS
Houston 10 - Cincinnati 6

WEEK TEN RECORD:   7-7-0
2015 - 2016 Record: 68-72-6

2014 - 2015 Record: 124-139-3
2013 - 2014 Record: 137-122-7
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
2007 - 2008 Record: 146-117-4
2006 - 2007 Record: 139-123-5

NFL Picks ~ Week Nine

Hello and welcome to a special Thursday edition of Tuesdays with Swindy. It’s week nine in the NFL, and I am looking to climb back above .500 with some solid winners. As I’ve been doing for over 20 years, purely for fun, I’ll be picking every single game against the spread. Here are my week nine picks:

Cincinnati giving 11.5 to Cleveland
WIN
Cincinnati 31 - Cleveland 10

Pittsburgh giving 4.5 to Oakland
LOSS
Pittsburgh 38 - Oaklnad 35

NY Jets giving 7.5 to Jacksonville
LOSS
NY Jets 28 - Jacksonville 23

Minnesota getting 2 from St. Louis
WIN
Minnesota 21 - St. Louis 18

Miami getting 3 from Buffalo
LOSS
Buffalo 33 - Miami 17

Tennessee getting 8 from New Orleans
WIN
Tennessee 34 - New Orleans 28

Washington getting 14 from New England
LOSS
New England 27 - Washington 10

Carolina getting 2.5 from Green Bay
WIN
Carolina 37 - Green Bay 29

Atlanta giving 7 to San Francisco
LOSS
San Francisco 17 - Atlanta 16

Tampa Bay getting 2.5 from NY Giants
LOSS
NY Giants 28 - Tampa Bay 23

Indianapolis getting 5 from Denver
WIN
Indianapolis 27 - Denver 24

Philadelphia giving 2.5 to Dallas
WIN
Philadelphia 33 - Dallas 27

Chicago getting 4 from San Diego
WIN
Chicago 22 - San Diego 19

WEEK NINE RECORD:   7-6-0
2015 - 2016 Record: 61-65-6

2014 - 2015 Record: 124-139-3
2013 - 2014 Record: 137-122-7
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
2007 - 2008 Record: 146-117-4
2006 - 2007 Record: 139-123-5

NFL Picks ~ Week Eight

Hello and welcome to a special Thursday edition of Tuesdays with Swindy. It’s week eight in the NFL, and I am coming off an abysmal 4-10 week seven, so... I'm due for some wins, right? As I’ve been doing for over 20 years, purely for fun, I’ll be picking every single game against the spread. Here are my week eight winners:


Miami getting 8 from New England
LOSS
New England 36 - Miami 7

Kansas City giving 4 to Detroit
WIN
Kansas City 45 - Detroit 10

Minnesota getting 1 from Chicago
WIN
Minnesota 23 - Chicago 10

Atlanta giving 7 to Tampa Bay
LOSS
Tampa Bay 23 - Atlanta 20

New Orleans giving 3 to NY Giants
PUSH
New Orleans 52 - NY Giants 49

San Francisco getting 8 from St. Louis
LOSS
St. Louis 27 - San Francisco 6

Arizona giving 6 to Cleveland
WIN
Arizona 34 - Cleveland 20

Cincinnati getting 1 from Pittsburgh
WIN
Cincinnati 16 - Pittsburgh 10

San Diego getting 3 from Baltimore
PUSH
Baltimore 29 - San Diego 26

Tennessee getting 3.5 from Houston
LOSS
Houston 20 - Tennessee 6

Oakland getting 3 from NY Jets
WIN
Oakland 34 - NY Jets 20

Seattle giving 6 to Dallas
LOSS
Seattle 13 - Dallas 12

Green Bay giving 3 to Denver
LOSS
Denver 29 - Green Bay 10

Carolina giving 7 to Indianapolis
LOSS
Carolina 29 - Indianapolis 26

WEEK EIGHT RECORD:   5-7-2
2015 - 2016 Record: 54-59-6

2014 - 2015 Record: 124-139-3
2013 - 2014 Record: 137-122-7
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
2007 - 2008 Record: 146-117-4
2006 - 2007 Record: 139-123-5

NFL Picks ~ Week Seven

Hello and welcome to a special Thursday edition of Tuesdays with Swindy. It’s week seven in the NFL, and there are a lot of good match-ups to predict this week. As I’ve been doing for over 20 years, purely for fun, I’ll be picking every single game against the spread. Here are my week seven winners:


Seattle giving 6.5 to San Francisco
WIN
Seattle 20 - San Francisco 3

Buffalo giving 6 to Jacksonville
LOSS
Jacksonville 34- Buffalo 31

Cleveland getting 5.5 from St. Louis
LOSS
St. Louis 24 - Cleveland 6

Kansas City to beat Pittsburgh
WIN
Kansas City 23 - Pittsburgh 13

Houston getting 4 from Miami
LOSS
Miami 44 - Houston 26

New England giving 8.5 to NY Jets
LOSS
New England 30 - NY Jets 23

Detroit getting 3 from Minnesota
LOSS
Minnesota 28 - Detroit 19

Atlanta giving 4.5 to Tennessee
LOSS
Atlanta 10 - Tennessee 7

Washington giving 3.5 to Tampa Bay
LOSS
Washington 31 - Tampa Bay 30

Indianapolis giving 4 to New Orleans
LOSS
New Orleans 27 - Indianapolis 21

San Diego giving 4 to Oakland
LOSS
Oakland 37 - San Diego 29

NY Giants giving 3.5 to Dallas
WIN
NY Giants 27 - Dallas 20

Philadelphia getting 3 from Carolina
LOSS
Carolina 27 - Philadelphia 16

Baltimore getting 8.5 from Arizona
WIN
Arizona 26 - Baltimore 18

WEEK SEVEN RECORD:   4-10-0
2015 - 2016 Record: 49-52-4

2014 - 2015 Record: 124-139-3
2013 - 2014 Record: 137-122-7
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
2007 - 2008 Record: 146-117-4
2006 - 2007 Record: 139-123-5

NFL Picks ~ Week Six

Hello and welcome to a special Thursday edition of Tuesdays with Swindy. It’s week six in the NFL and a big one for the Eagles, who are hoping to get on my level, which is .500 for the year. As I’ve been doing for over 20 years, purely for fun, I’ll be picking every single game against the spread this week:


Atlanta giving 3.5 to New Orleans
LOSS
New Orleans 31 - Atlanta 21

Cleveland getting 4.5 from Denver
WIN
Denver 26 - Cleveland 23

Cincinnati giving 3 to Buffalo
WIN
Cincinnati 34 - Buffalo 21

Minnesota giving 3.5 to Kansas City
WIN
Minnesota 16 - Kansas City 10

Houston to beat Jacksonville
WIN
Houston 31 - Jacksonville 20

Chicago getting 3 from Detroit
PUSH
Detroit 37 - Chicago 34

NY Jets giving 6 to Washington
WIN
NY Jets 34 - Washington 20

Arizona giving 3 to Pittsburgh
LOSS
Pittsburgh 25 - Arizona 13

Tennessee giving 2.5 to Miami
LOSS
Miami 38 - Tennessee 10

Carolina getting 6.5 from Seattle
WIN
Carolina 27 - Seattle 23

Green Bay giving 10.5 to San Diego
LOSS
Green Bay 27 - San Diego 20

San Francisco getting 2.5 from Baltimore
WIN
San Francisco 25 - Baltimore 20

New England giving 7.5 to Indianapolis
LOSS
New England 34 - Indianapolis 27

Philadelphia giving 4 to NY Giants
WIN
Philadelphia 27 - NY Giants 7

WEEK SIX RECORD:   8-5-1
2015 - 2016 Record: 45-42-4

2014 - 2015 Record: 124-139-3
2013 - 2014 Record: 137-122-7
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
2007 - 2008 Record: 146-117-4
2006 - 2007 Record: 139-123-5

NFL Picks ~ Week Five

Hello and welcome to a special Thursday edition of Tuesdays with Swindy. It’s week five in the NFL and I'm slightly ahead in my picks for the year. As I’ve been doing for over 20 years, purely for fun, I’ll be picking every single game against the spread this week:


Indianapolis getting 2 from Houston
WIN
Indianapolis 27 - Houston 20

Jacksonville getting 3 from Tampa Bay
LOSS
Tampa Bay 38 - Jacksonville 31

Buffalo giving 2.5 to Tennessee
LOSS
Buffalo 14 - Tennessee 13

Baltimore giving 6.5 to Cleveland
LOSS
Cleveland 33 - Baltimore 30

Atlanta giving 7.5 to Washington
LOSS
Atlanta 25 - Washington 19

Chicago getting 9.5 from Kansas City
WIN
Chicago 18 - Kansas City 17

Philadelphia giving 4.5 to New Orleans
WIN
Philadelphia 39 - New Orleans 17

St. Louis getting 9 from Green Bay
LOSS
Green Bay 24 - St. Louis 10

Seattle getting 3 from Cincinnati
PUSH
Cincinnati 27 - Seattle 24

Arizona giving 2.5 to Detroit
WIN
Arizona 42 - Detroit 17

New England giving 9 to Dallas
WIN
New England 30 - Dallas 6

Oakland getting 5 from Denver
LOSS
Denver 16 - Oakland 10

NY Giants giving 7 to San Francisco
LOSS
NY Giants 30 - San Francisco 27

San Diego giving 3 to Pittsburgh
LOSS
Pittsburgh 24 - San Diego 20

WEEK FIVE RECORD:   5-8-1
2015 - 2016 Record: 37-37-3

2014 - 2015 Record: 124-139-3
2013 - 2014 Record: 137-122-7
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
2007 - 2008 Record: 146-117-4
2006 - 2007 Record: 139-123-5

NFL Picks ~ Week Four

Hello and welcome to a special Thursday edition of Tuesdays. It’s week four in the NFL and I'm coming off a 12-4 week that put me ahead for the year. As I’ve been doing for over 20 years, purely for fun, I’ll be picking every single game against the spread. Week four picks are here:

Pittsburgh getting 3 from Baltimore       
PUSH
Baltimore 23 - Pittsburgh 20

NY Jets giving 1.5 to Miami
WIN
NY Jets 27 - Miami 14

Indianapolis giving 9 to Jacksonville
LOSS
Indianapolis 16 - Jacksonville 13

Atlanta giving 6.5 to Houston
WIN
Atlanta 48 - Houston 21

Tampa Bay getting 3 from Carolina
LOSS
Carolina 37 - Tampa Bay 23

Buffalo giving 5.5 to NY Giants
LOSS
NY Giants 24 - Buffalo 10

Oakland giving 3 to Chicago
LOSS
Chicago 22 - Oakland 20

Philadelphia giving 3 to Washington
LOSS
Washington 23 - Philadelphia 20

Kansas City getting 4 from Cincinnati
LOSS
Cincinnati 36 - Kansas City 21

Cleveland getting 7.5 from San Diego
WIN
San Diego 30 - Cleveland 27

Green Bay giving 8.5 to San Francisco
WIN
Green Bay 17 - San Francisco 3

Minnesota getting 6.5 from Denver        
WIN
Denver 23 - Minnesota 20

Arizona giving 7 to St. Louis     
LOSS
St. Louis 24 - Arizona 22

New Orleans giving 4 to Dallas             
WIN
New Orleans 26 - Dallas 20

Seattle giving 10 to Detroit
LOSS
Seattle 13 - Detroit 10

WEEK FOUR RECORD:   6-8-1
2015 - 2016 Record: 32-29-2

2014 - 2015 Record: 124-139-3
2013 - 2014 Record: 137-122-7
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
2007 - 2008 Record: 146-117-4
2006 - 2007 Record: 139-123-5

NFL Picks ~ Week Three

Hello and welcome to a special Wednesday edition of Tuesdays. It’s week three in the NFL and, as I’ve been doing for over 20 years, purely for fun, I’ll be picking every single game against the spread. Week three picks are here:

NY Giants giving 4 to Washington
WIN
NY Giants 32 - Washington 21

St. Louis getting 1 from Pittsburgh
LOSS
Pittsburgh 12 - St. Louis 6

San Diego getting 2.5 from Minnesota
WIN
Minnesota 31 - San Diego 14

Houston giving 6.5 to Tampa Bay
WIN
Houston 19 - Tampa Bay 9
     
Philadelphia getting 2.5 from NY Jets
WIN
Philadelphia 24 - NY Jets 17

New Orleans getting 7 from Carolina
WIN
Carolina 27 - New Orleans 22

New England giving 13.5 to Jacksonville
WIN
New England 51 - Jacksonville 17

Cincinnati getting 2.5 from Baltimore    
WIN
Cincinnati 28 - Baltimore 24

Cleveland giving 3.5 to Oakland
LOSS
Oakland 27 - Cleveland 20

Indianapolis giving 3.5 to Tennessee    
LOSS
Indianapolis 35 - Tennessee 33
 
Atlanta giving 2 to Dallas
WIN
Atlanta 39 - Dallas 28

Arizona giving 6.5 to San Francisco
WIN
Arizona 47 - San Francisco 7

Chicago getting 14.5 from Seattle
LOSS
Seattle 26 - Chicago 0

Buffalo getting 3 from Miami  
WIN
Buffalo 41 - Miami 14
 
Denver giving 3 to Detroit
WIN
Denver 24 - Detroit 12

Green Bay giving 6.5 to Kansas City
WIN
Green Bay 38 - Kansas City 28

WEEK THREE RECORD:   12-4-0
2015 - 2016 Record: 26-21-1

2014 - 2015 Record: 124-139-3
2013 - 2014 Record: 137-122-7
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
2007 - 2008 Record: 146-117-4
2006 - 2007 Record: 139-123-5

NFL Picks ~ Week Two

Hello and welcome to a special Wednesday edition of Tuesdays. It’s week two in the NFL, and despite being WAY off on my Eagles prediction for week one, I had a pretty good feel for the rest of the league, going 9-6-1 against the spread. 

As I’ve been doing for over 20 years, purely for fun, I’ll be picking every single game each week against the spread. Week two picks are here:

Kansas City giving 3 to Denver
LOSS
Denver 31 - Kansas City 21

Philadelphia giving 5 to Dallas
LOSS
Dallas 20 - Philadelphia 10

Carolina giving 3 to Houston
WIN
Carolina 24 - Houston 17

Tampa Bay getting 10 from New Orleans
WIN
Tampa Bay 26 - New Orleans 19

Pittsburgh giving 5 to San Francisco
WIN
Pittsburgh 43 - San Francisco 18

Detroit getting 3 from Minnesota
LOSS
Minnesota 26 - Detroit 16

New England to beat Buffalo
WIN
New England 40 - Buffalo 32

Chicago getting 2 from Arizona
LOSS
Arizona 48 - Chicago 23

Tennessee giving 1 to Cleveland
LOSS
Cleveland 28 - Tennessee 14

San Diego getting 3 from Cincinnati
LOSS
Cincinnati 24 - San Diego 19

St. Louis giving 3 to Washington
LOSS
Washington 24 - St. Louis 10

Atlanta getting 2 from NY Giants
WIN
Atlanta 24 - NY Giants 20

Baltimore giving 4 to Oakland
LOSS
Oakland 37 - Baltimore 33

Miami giving 6 to Jacksonville
LOSS
Jacksonville 23 - Miami 20

Seattle getting 3 from Green Bay
LOSS
Green Bay 27 - Seattle17

Indianapolis giving 7 to NY Jets
LOSS
NY Jets 20 - Indianapolis 7

WEEK TWO RECORD:   5-11-0
2015 - 2016 Record: 14-17-1

2014 - 2015 Record: 124-139-3
2013 - 2014 Record: 137-122-7
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
2007 - 2008 Record: 146-117-4
2006 - 2007 Record: 139-123-5

NFL Picks ~ Week One

Welcome to a special Thursday edition of Tuesdays with Swindy. It’s week one in the NFL, and as I’ve been doing for over 20 years, purely for fun, I’ll be picking every single game each week against the spread. Week one has some tough calls, as always, but I think I’ve got some good picks in here:

Pittsburgh getting 7 from New England
PUSH
New England 28 – Pittsburgh 21

Green Bay giving 7 to Chicago     
WIN
Green Bay 31 - Chicago 23

Kansas City getting 1 from Houston
WIN
Kansas City 27 - Houston 20

Cleveland getting 3 from NY Jets
LOSS
NY Jets 31 - Cleveland 10

Buffalo getting 2.5 from Indianapolis
WIN
Buffalo 27 - Indianapolis 14

Miami giving 3.5 to Washington
WIN
Miami 17 - Washington 10

Carolina giving 3 to Jacksonville
WIN
Carolina 20 - Jacksonville 9

Seattle giving 4 to St. Louis
LOSS
St. Louis 34 - Seattle 31

Arizona giving 2.5 to New Orleans
WIN
Arizona 31 - New Orleans 19

Detroit getting 3 from San Diego
LOSS
San Diego 33 - Detroit 28

Tampa Bay giving 3 to Tennessee            
LOSS
Tennessee 42 - Tampa Bay 14

Cincinnati giving 3.5 to Oakland  
WIN
Cincinnati 33 - Oakland 13

Baltimore getting 4.5 from Denver
LOSS
Denver 19 - Baltimore 13

NY Giants getting 6 from Dallas 
WIN
Dallas 27 - NY Giants 26

Philadelphia giving 3 to Atlanta    
LOSS
Atlanta 28 - Philadelphia 26

San Francisco getting 2.5 from Minnesota
WIN
San Francisco 20 - Minnesota 3

WEEK ONE RECORD:   9-6-1
2015 - 2016 Record: 9-6-1

2014 - 2015 Record: 124-139-3
2013 - 2014 Record: 137-122-7
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
2007 - 2008 Record: 146-117-4
2006 - 2007 Record: 139-123-5

Recommended* Reading

Hello and welcome to a special Thursday edition of Tuesdays, and a cold one at that! In fact, this has been one of the coldest weeks of the winter for much of the northeast, so what better time than now to think about summer reading?

The summer reading assignments for our tenth graders will be changing this summer, so I asked my students for some suggestions to replace The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, which has worked very well for our lower-level readers, but needs to be supplemented by something with a bit higher lexile score. I asked my students which titles they could think of that might be a little bit more challenging, but not too difficult (think beach reading!) and would still be engaging to incoming tenth graders. The asterisk next to "Recommended" is to signify that these suggestions are recommended by my students. I have not read all of these titles... yet! Here are their suggestions:

Trash - Andy Mulligan
The Maze Runner - James Dashner
The Boy Who Couldn't Die - William Sleator
The Mortal Instruments - Cassandra Clare
The Host - Stephenie Meyer
The Glass Castle - Jeanette Walls
The Battle of Jericho - Sharon M. Draper
I'll Meet You There - Heather Demetrios
The 5th Wave - Rick Yancey
The Wave - Todd Strasser
The Other Side of the Island - Allegra Goodman
The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
Looking for Alaska - John Green
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak


Have you read any of these? Which, if any, do you recommend?