Baltimore (+7.5) @ Atlanta Falcons 27 Ravens 18 Cincinnati (+3) @ Houston Bengals 17 Texans 16 New England (+2) @ Buffalo Bills 31 Patriots 23 Minnesota (+7.5) @ Tampa Bay Bucs 20 Vikings 9 Pittsburgh (-3) @ Cleveland Steelers 24 Browns 14 Philadelphia (-6) @ Chicago Eagles 41 Bears 12 Dallas (+3) @ Detroit Lions 21 Cowboys 17 Tennessee (+3.5) @ Indianapolis Colts 28 Titans 19 NY Jets (+7.5) @ San Diego Chargers 38 Jets 10 San Francisco (+3) @ Oakland 49ers 34 Raiders 30 St. Louis (-3) @ Arizona Rams 37 Cardinals 23 Washington (+2.5) @ Seattle Redskins 26 Seahawks 15 Jacksonville (+2.5) @ NY Giants Giants 14 Jaguars 12 Miami (+4.5) @ Green Bay Dolphins 30 Packers 22 What teams are you putting your money on this weekend?
I have never really understood this whole spread betting thing. What do the little numbers in brackets mean? Cincinnati (+3) @ Houston Bengals 17 Texans 16 Does this mean that Cincinatti is supposed to beat Houston by 3 points? How does this figure apply to betting? Where do odds come into play? Is the Bengals 17 Texans 16 your own personal prediction? Philadelphia (-6) @ Chicago Eagles 41 Bears 12 So, is Philadelphia supposed to lose to Chicago by 6 points? How does the Eagles 41 Bears 12 prediction fit into this? Sports betting confuses me.
the number is the spread. its the number of points you lay for the underdog. i pick cincy (+3) over houston. that means that houston is given 3 points on top of their score. than the winner is determined from cincy's real score and houston's real score + 3 points. its a way for bookies to even out the betting, or else everyone would always select the favorite now onto my picks: cincy (+3) over houston atlanta (-7.5) over baltimore buffalo (-2.5) over new england green bay (-4.0) over miami Oakland (-3.0) over S.F. jacksonville (+3.0) over giants rams (-3.0) over arizona (how the hell is the line so low?)
Packers are the best bet this week. I don't think Lucas will all of the sudden figure out how to be a quarterback in Lambeau of all places.
Anyone who thinks the Bengals will beat the Texans needs to get a clue. The Texans have been playing good football for almost four weeks now... it just didn't show up on the scoreboard until last week. They've played almost everyone tough at home, the Bengals are out guaranteeing a win, and you think the Texans are going to let them come into Reliant and beat them? Please. There's only one lock I have this week, and it's Houston over Cincinnati. Or whoever plays Cincinnati, for that matter.
drapg-You made a mistake in your explanation, Cincy +3 means Cincy gets 3 points, not Houston. I'm sure it was a typo, just clarifying. My picks: Atlanta(-7.5) Cincinnati(+3) Buffalo(-2) Minnesota(+7.5) Pittsburgh(-3) Philadelphia(-6) Dallas(+3) Indianapolis(-3.5) NY Jets (+7.5) San Francisco(+3) St. Louis(-3) Washington(+2.5) NY Giants(-2.5) Miami (+4.5)
oops, you're right... i guess i'm so used to taking the points with the texans all year that i still can't fathom them as a favorite!
and you were saying???? while the game isn't over yet... i'm quite proud of picking the bengals over the texans. i've seen some of the game play over the past month and their offense is rather respectable. kitna and dillon have played well. its their defense that doesn't show up. now i didn't expect such a blowout, but i'm still proud of my pick (of course i'm not happy that the Texans are losing... but thats to be saved for another thread )
Crap I'm late on this! Baltimore (+7.5) @ Atlanta Baltimore will have trouble without Lewis, Falcons 24 Ravens 17 Cincinnati (+3) @ Houston 24-10 Bengals, even though now it may be worse New England (+2) @ Buffalo Bills 31 Patriots 28 Minnesota (+7.5) @ Tampa Bay Bucs 17 Vikings 7 Pittsburgh (-3) @ Cleveland Browns 34 Steelers 27 Philadelphia (-6) @ Chicago Eagles 27 Bears 18 Dallas (+3) @ Detroit Cowboys 21 Lions 14 Tennessee (+3.5) @ Indianapolis Titans 28 Colts 21 NY Jets (+7.5) @ San Diego Chargers 41 Jets 17 San Francisco (+3) @ Oakland Raiders 41 49ers 34 St. Louis (-3) @ Arizona Cardinals 34 Rams 31 Washington (+2.5) @ Seattle Redskins 37 Seahawks 21 Jacksonville (+2.5) @ NY Giants Jacksonville 24 Giants 14 Miami (+4.5) @ Green Bay Packers 27 Dolphins 21
For the record my Bengals prediction was BEFORE the game, I just didn't post it until now. But it could get much worse now. This goes to show NOTHING is a lock in the NFL. Houston is just getting taking apart!
I really, really hate to bring this up, cause I don't want to start this argument again, but... You could just see it on the sideline. When the Bengals DB clearly stepped out of bounds, and the play was reviewed with the "no conclusive evidence" bull****, you could just see the reaction of all the Texans players. It pretty much took all the wind out of them, and after that, they barely tried. Ya'll can try to give credit to the Bengals all you want, but the Texans gave them this game. I have never been more ashamed of a football team in my life. After that call, they pretty much stopped playing. They wouldn't tackle, started dropping balls all over the place, and never got any kind of defensive pressure on Kitna. There was just virtually no intensity out there. The call was bad, but I'm not going to blame the officials... that's not an excuse for million dollar players to just stop hustling. Oh, and moe, I think the last time I guaranteed an NFL game was back around February 3... I think we know how that turned out.
my picks: Baltimore (+7.5) @ Atlanta Atlanta Cincinnati (+3) @ Houston Bengals New England (+2) @ Buffalo NE Minnesota (+7.5) @ Tampa Bay TB Pittsburgh (-3) @ Cleveland Pittsburgh Philadelphia (-6) @ Chicago Chicago Dallas (+3) @ Detroit Detroit Tennessee (+3.5) @ Indianapolis Oilers NY Jets (+7.5) @ San Diego J.E.T.S Jets Jets Jets San Francisco (+3) @ Oakland Niners St. Louis (-3) @ Arizona Rams Washington (+2.5) @ Seattle Redskins Jacksonville (+2.5) @ NY Giants Jags Miami (+4.5) @ Green Bay Miami
