Week 5 NFL Picks

Week 5 Byes = Dallas Cowboys (thankfully), Detroit Lions (ditto), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (I’m sure there defensive line will still rush the practice squad on a kneel-down), Oakland Raiders (mercifully)

 

Atlanta Falcons @ Washington Redskins

Sunday, 1:00pm, FOX, O/U 51
            I love the over, so bet the under.

Falcons (-3) over REDSKINS

Top-5 Pick
 

Philadelphia Eagles @ Pittsburgh Steelers

Sunday, 1:00pm, FOX, O/U 43
            Coming off a bye, Pittsburgh should be favored by at least 5.

STEELERS (-3.5) over Eagles

Top-5 Pick
 

Green Bay Packers @ Indianapolis Colts

Sunday, 1:00pm, FOX, O/U 48
            This feels like the week the Packers finally lay the smack down on somebody.

Packers (-7) over COLTS

 

Cleveland Browns @ New York Giants

Sunday, 1:00pm, CBS, O/U 44
            Eli Manning and company has a bad habit of crapping the bed at home against bad teams, but can’t back the worst team in football.

GIANTS (-8.5) over Browns

 

Miami Dolphins @ Cincinnati Bengals

Sunday, 1:00pm, CBS, O/U 45
            Generally, when a team is favored by three points at home, that mean odds-makers believe both teams are evenly matched. I disagree with the odds-makers on this one.

BENGALS (-3) over Dolphins

Top-5 Pick
 

Baltimore Ravens @ Kansas City Chiefs

Sunday, 1:00pm, CBS, O/U 47
            This line could be 16.5. I’d still pick Baltimore.

Ravens (-6.5) over CHIEFS

Top-5 Pick
 

Seattle Seahawks @ Carolina Panthers

Sunday, 4:00pm, FOX, O/U 43.5
            My disdain for Russell Wilson is well documented, but Seattle’s defense will make whatever errors Wilson makes irrelevant.

Seahawks (+3) over PANTHERS

Chicago Bears @ Jacksonville Jaguars

Sunday, 4:00pm, FOX, O/U 41
           The only reason this line is so low is Chicago played the previous Monday night (we won’t talk about them destroying my Cowboys). Jacksonville is shitty enough that it won’t matter.

Bears (-5.5) over JAGUARS

Top-5 Pick
 

Tennessee Titans @ Minnesota Vikings

Sunday, 4:30pm, CBS, O/U 44
            This should be a fun one for Adrian Peterson and Percy Harvin fantasy owners.

VIKINGS (-6) over Titans

 

Denver Broncos @ New England Patriots

Sunday, 4:30pm, CBS, O/U 52
            It’s hard to be a NFL fan (regardless of team affiliation) and not be satisfied that we get to see another Brady-Manning match-up.

PATRIOTS (-6.5) over Broncos

 

Buffalo Bills @ San Francisco 49ers

Sunday, 4:30pm, CBS, O/U 44.5
            Here’s your suicide pool pick this week.

49ERS (-10) over Bills

 

San Diego Chargers @ New Orleans Saints

Sunday, 8:30pm, NBC, O/U 53
            Still not trusting the Saints, even if Sean Payton will be in the building.

Chargers (+4) over SAINTS

 

Houston Texans @ New York Jets

Monday, 8:30pm, ESPN, O/U 41.5
            TEBOW! TEBOW! TEBOW! TEBOW!

Texans (-9) over JETS

 

Last Week = 8-6-1

Thursday Pick = 1-0 (finally, a Thursday winner!)
Season = 30-30-3 (not including last Thursday)