Week 8 NFL picks

Once again, Ethan is M.I.A. (which might not be a bad thing, look at his picks last week), so we'll post his picks as soon as we have them.

5-2 San Francisco 49ers vs. 0-7 Jacksonville Jaguars (game in London)
            Not since President George W. Bush set foot on U.K. soil has an American entity more inept than the 2013 Jaguars traveled across the pond.

49ers (-15.5) over Jaguars

4-3 Dallas Cowboys @ 4-3 Detroit Lions

            I’ll openly admit I’m being a homer here, but if there’s anyone that Jason Garrett could actually out-coach, it’s Jim Schwarz.

Cowboys (+3) over LIONS

1-6 New York Giants @ 3-4 Philadelphia Eagles

            Five points feels pretty high for a team that has lost it’s last nine home games in a row.

Giants (+5) over EAGLES

3-4 Cleveland Browns @ 7-0 Kansas City Chiefs

            No team in the league has played a more charmed schedule than the Kansas City Chiefs. A week after drawing the third string quarterback for Houston, the Chiefs get to face Cleveland’s third string quarterback.    

CHIEFS (-7.5) over Browns

3-4 Buffalo Bills @ 5-1 New Orleans Saints

            The last time we saw the Saints, they were improbably pissing away a win at Foxborough. I’m guessing they’ll be plenty motivated after the bye, even if Jimmy Graham doesn’t play.    

SAINTS (-11.5) over Bills

3-3 Miami Dolphins @ 5-2 New England Patriots

            New England is 0-3 this year against the spread when facing AFC East opponents.

Dolphins (+7) over PATRIOTS

4-3 New York Jets @ 5-2 Cincinnati Bengals

            New York has rotated wins and losses every week of the season so far. Another loss is coming as they face one of the top defensive units in THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE.       

BENGALS (-6) over Jets

2-4 Pittsburgh Steelers @ 2-4 Oakland Raiders

            The Steelers have a weird history of losing whenever they travel to Oakland, but it stands to reason that they can’t let any game slip through the cracks the rest of the year. Professional

Steelers (-2.5) over RAIDERS

2-4 Washington Redskins @ 6-1 Denver Broncos

            The Redskins got lit up last week in the second half by Josh McCown. Last time I checked, Peyton Manning is significantly better than Josh McCown. This is a great bounce-back opponent for the Broncos after their first loss of the year.

BRONCOS (-13) over Redskins

2-4 Atlanta Falcons @ 3-4 Arizona Cardinals

            Arizona’s defense is good enough to capitalize on all of the players Atlanta has lost to injury.

CARDINALS (-2) over Falcons

4-2 Green Bay Packers @ 1-5 Minnesota Vikings

            We don’t like to poke fun at head injuries here, but when Josh Freeman was asked about what point in the game last Monday he sustained a concussion, he probably should’ve said pre-game warm-ups.

Packers (-9.5) over VIKINGS

6-1 Seattle Seahawks @ 3-4 St. Louis Rams

            A new gambling rule just created this week…never, EVER, bet on a team that just put out a feeler for Brett Favre.

Seahawks (-12) over RAMS

 

No Credentials Season = 51-54-3

Thursday Pick = 1-0

Ethan Season = 50-55-3

Thursday Pick = 1-0