- OK, down 0-1 for believing the Dolphins hype on thursday night. Lets move on. Nothing to see here.
- The Bengals are a +1.5 underdog at Kansas City. It could be a high-scoring game if the KC recievers and Old Man Green can keep up with Cinci. I don't think so, though. I like the Bengals plus 1.5.
- The St. Louis Rams are a 4-point underdog at home against the visiting Denver Broncos. Which Bell will be running for Denver: Tatum, Mike or Taco? Denver is a quality team, but I think the Rams will be good enough with their offense to cover the 4. I like the Rams +4.
- Tennessee Titans are at home favored by 2.5 over the NY Jets. Just on principle, I will go against the Jets every weekend until proven wrong. I like the Titans -2.5.
- The San Francisco 49ers are on the road and a 7.5 underdog against the Arizona Cardinals. Alex Smith, Frank Gore, Antonio Bryant and Arnaz Battle are up against Warner, Edge, and two of the best fantasy football receivers in Boldin and Fitzgerald. Are the oddsmakers sure they have the decimal point in the right place on this one? Give me the Cardinals, I'll lay the 7.5.
- SNF (sunday night football) has the Colts at the Giants in the Brother vs. Brother match-up. The Colts are a 3.5-point favorite on the road. The Colts lost Edge, but I think he mainly benefitted from having an awesome offensive line and passing game. I think whoever steps in will have good success. The Giants are an emerging team and have skilled players all around, but I'm not going to fall for the hype after taking one on the chin thursday night, so I'll take the Colts and lay the 3.5
- For MNF (duh) there is a double-header. Give me Minnesota +4 on the road and Oakland -3 at home. The Vikings might surprise some folks this year. The Chargers have put a ton of faith in their new QB, and I'm not quite ready to do that yet.
- I'll stay away from the college tune-up games, but Notre Dame was an 8.5 favorite on the road last weekend at Georgia Tech and didn't cover, but looked like they could. Now they're a 7.5 favorite at home against Penn St. I'll take Notre Dame -7.5. I think the Irish are a darn good team. Cal is a 7.5 favorate at home against visiting Minnesota. The Bears didn't show me anything last weekend. Give me the Gophers and the 7.5. I don't know about Texas -2 hosting Ohio St. If I were at the casino, I'd probably take the home team in this one, so I'll take Texas -2.
- I am not recommending gambling. This will showcase how futile it is. As a matter of fact, by the end of the season I'll probably be very close to 50%. At the casino, I'd just lose to the house. Which is what they're aiming for.
