Last week: 12-4
This Season: 29-18
CINCINNATI(-3.5) over Cleveland
- I get my lines from ESPN's Pigskin Pick'Em game, which is probably a mistake. Oftentimes they're different from the lines I find on Sportsbook or Bodog, and they're always stretched to half a point to avoid ties. This is asinine. But since I started it like this (because it's a really easy way to keep track of my progress) I have to continue. I guess. Anyway, the reason this came to my attention was because I was looking at over/unders today on this site, and I noticed the over/under for this game is 44.5. Then I noticed that Cleveland scores an average of 8.7 points per game, and Cincinnati scores an average of 13.3 points per game. Which makes 22 points. Which when multiplied over three games equals 66 total points between the two of them for the entire season. And they're supposed to score somewhere in the neighborhood of 44 on Sunday? Surely you jest!
- Minnesota is starting Gus Ferotte at quarterback in this game. He is aged 37 years. Tennessee is starting Kerry Collins at quarterback in this game. He is aged 35 years. Combined, they are only slightly older than Brett Favre. However, combined they are still not older than John McCain
San Francisco(+6.5) over NEW ORLEANS
- People here in San Francisco are really geared up over J. T. O'Sullivan. He's a product of U.C. Davis. Also, he fits into Alex Smith's helmet, which is a lucky coincidence. This has people here in the City By The Bay thinking playoffs.
- Kurt Warner is the leagues second highest rated passer at 111.7. That just blows my fucking mind.
- Speaking of Favre, he had this to say regarding the Packers' strong three game start: "When they have 16 good ones, then call me." Nah, no hard feelings there.
- I just saw two consecutive commercials during Jeopardy! that blew my mind. The first was for some sort of colon medicine, where the star of the commercial posited the question, "Is your colon trying to send you a message?" And the second was a commercial for some stuff that freezes off warts on toes and fingers and such. And I'm left to ask myself, how do these people wind up in these commercials? Does someone read in a casting call, "WANTED: woman in her late thirties to stand in front of an 8'x3' stand-up poster with diagram of large intestine to flag down unsuspecting pedestrians on the streets of New York City to talk about their colons," and say, "Hell yes. This is the break I've been waiting for!" And a commercial about warts? Come on. That's almost worse than taking a gig on Law & Order.
San Diego(-7.5) over OAKLAND
Buffalo(-8.5) over ST. LOUIS
Washington(+11.5) over DALLAS
- I initially had Dallas covering. Then I changed it. I don't know why. Sometimes I just feel like Dallas doesn't bother to pay attention for large portions of games, and then someone calls Wade Phillips on one of those sideline phones and is like, "Yeah, so check the scoreboard. Okay? Okay." They always end up winning, but sometimes they have to dodge Tony Romo fumbles and T.O. dropped passes and other assorted dumbassery. And 11.5 points in a divisionl game would be a real blowout.
- I can't wrap my head around this line. I guess the line-makers know more about the severity of Brian Westbrook's injury (and it must be much, much more severe than just a sprained ankle for the line to be this close). Chicago doesn't play anywhere near the same game Philly does. Even if the Eagles have to go with Kevin Kolb and Correll Buckhalter (I did not bother to check either of those spellings, Zhi), I have to believe Philly wins by more than 4.
- Do you really think that Steelers team from last week could beat anyone (besides the Rams) by more than 7 points? Would you put your own money on it? Highly dubious! I am well aware that the Ravens (2-0) have beaten the measly Browns (0-3) and Bengals (0-3), but YOU must be aware that the Steelers have only beaten the Texans (0-2) and the Browns (0-3) (equally measly!) . Are you aware of that? Huh? Are you? Yeah. AND. Willie Parker is hurt (even though I don't think that' necessarily a bad thing. Mendenhall seems like the better suited of the two for a game against the Ravens). And so is Casey Hampton (even though the defense didn't seem bothered by his absence last week). The difference will be, clearly, the o-line of the Steelers and Baltimore's Joe Flacco. No, he's not the Raven's accountant, silly! He's their quarterback! The Steeler's o-line cannot possibly be as bad as they seemed last week. I have to believe that was an anomoly. I have to believe it, or else the rest of this season has no meaning. And Joe Flacco, who has looked good, hasn't faced a pass rush like the one he will face Monday. I expect to see him in full panic mode by the second quarter. If he isn't then LeBeau isn't doing his job. So, just like with the Browns a couple of weeks ago, I think the Steelers will win. But I think the Raven's D is good enough to keep them in it.
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