Week 10 NFL Picks

Thursday November 9^th

Seattle (5-3) @ Arizona (4-4)

Winner: Seattle

The Seahawks will win in a tight despite the injury to S Earl Thomas. The Seahawks will find just enough offense to squeak it out in a close one.

Sunday November 12^th

Green Bay (4-4) @ Chicago (3-5)

Winner: Chicago

Me pick against my Bears ESPECIALLY when it’s against the Packers. It Will NEVER EVER happen.

N.Y. Jets (4-5) @ Tampa Bay (2-6)

Winner: N.Y. Jets

The Jets will get the W here with the Bucs struggling and with the injury to QB Jameis Winston and the suspension of WR Mike Evans, it will be too much for the Bucs to overcome to get a W

Minnesota (6-2) @ Washington (4-4)

UPSET PICK: Washington

The Redskins have been an up & down team all year and this week I feel it will be an up week. QB Kirk Cousins has been playing at a high level and with the carousel at the QB position for the Vikings it has an upset brewing despite the vaunted Vikings D.

New Orleans (6-2) @ Buffalo (5-3)

Winner: New Orleans

The Saints offense has been clicking the last few weeks and the running game has proven to be a stronger force and will be need in the cold Buffalo weather. The Saints D has tremendously improved and will slow down RB LeSean McCoy enough to pull out a close W.

Cincinnati (3-5) @ Tennessee (5-3)

Winner: Tennessee

This game was a toss-up, but I personally can’t trust my money on the Bengals. They’ve been too inconsistent this season to really have faith on which team will show up. The Titans run game will prove to be the difference in this matchup.

Pittsburgh (6-2) @ Indianapolis (3-6)

Winner: Pittsburgh

The Steelers are truly getting the ball rolling and the victory earlier in the year over the Chiefs is the spark the team needed to guide them on a long successful run this season. Indy has too much going on with the franchise with Andrew Luck being out for the season and CB Vonte Davis being released this team is in flux.

Cleveland (0-8) @ Detroit (4-4)

LOCK PICK: Detroit

I don’t see a victory in the Browns future. I have no clue of which direction this team is going and what identity they want to have. Lions win EASILY

L.A. Chargers (3-5) @ Jacksonville (5-3)

Winner: Jacksonville

The Jags have been a bit of a surprise this season as the Defense is starting to come around and QB Blake Bortles is playing better football this season. The Chargers are in rebuild mode with a lot of aging pieces on the roster.

Houston (3-5) @ L.A. Rams (6-2)

Winner: L.A. Rams

The Rams are playing great football as QB Jared Goff is living up to potential in his 2^nd season. The Rams Defense has been playing lights out causing havoc. Coming off putting up 51pts in last week’s win against the Giants, the Rams are clicking on all cylinders. The Texans have dropped off as the injury bug has really hit them this season and this team’s season may be lost.

Dallas (5-3) @ Atlanta (4-4)

Winner: Atlanta

This game was a difficult game for me to decide. With the Zeke Elliott suspension back in play that was the straw that tipped the See-saw in the Falcons favor. In my opinion this may be the best overall game of the week. 2 QB’s in Matt Ryan & Dak Prescott that have been finding rhythm. 2 defenses that have a bend but don’t break mentality. The difference will be the running game of the Falcons due to the Zeke suspension and the play of RB Devonta Freeman.

N.Y. Giants (1-7) @ San Francisco (0-9) 

Winner: N.Y. Giants

In a matchup between two bad football teams, the Giants having Eli Manning at QB will be the difference in this contest.

New England (6-2) @ Denver (3-5)

Winner: New England

The Pats offense is starting to find its way and with the Broncos struggles on both sides of the ball mainly at the QB position with the bad play of Trevor Siemian & Brock Osweiler, the Pats will leave out of Denver with a 7-2 record.

Monday November 13^th

Miami (4-4) @ Carolina (6-3)

Winner: Carolina

The Panthers Defense is finding itself and their offense has improved ever since the 17-3 loss to the Bears. I still just can’t find myself trusting Jay Cutler to pull out a victory in Primetime TV.

Bye Week: Baltimore, Kansas City, Oakland, Philadelphia

Week 9 NFL Picks

Thursday November 2^nd

Buffalo (5-2) @ N.Y. Jets (3-5)

Winner: Buffalo

The acquisition of WR Kelvin Benjamin will tremendously help the Bills offense even if in a small role. His size will prove to pay huge dividends in the RedZone. The Jets are starting to come back down to earth after a strong start.

Sunday November 5^th

Baltimore (4-4) @ Tennessee (4-3)

Winner: Tennessee

The Titans offense will attack The Ravens D strongly with the running game featuring DeMarco Murray, Derrick Henry, and the threat of QB Marcus Mariota’s legs. The Titans will get the ball rolling with Ravens QB Joe Flacco being a question mark due to the concussion.

Denver (3-4) @ Philadelphia (7-1)

LOCK PICK: Philadelphia

The Eagles are extremely hot not only on offense, but their defense is playing lights out and I can’t see a struggling Broncos team able to beat them even with the change from Trevor Siemian to Brock Osweiler at QB.

Atlanta (4-3) @ Carolina (5-3)

Winner: Atlanta

The loss of Kelvin Benjamin will prove to be a huge hit to the Panthers offense without the threat of a big-time playmaker. The Falcons offense will bounce back after a not so impressive performance last week against the Jets. Even with the Panthers D playing so well I don’t feel the offense will score enough to come out with a W

Cincinnati (3-4) @ Jacksonville (4-3)

Winner: Jacksonville

This game was a tossup for me, but I’ll roll with the Jaguars mainly because I have more belief in the Jags D to create havoc and cause turnovers. The Bengals are too inconsistent on both sides of the ball for me to put any kind of faith in them.

L.A. Rams (5-2) @ N.Y. Giants (1-6)

Winner: L.A. Rams

The Rams have been an absolute shock this year with the emergence of 2^nd year QB Jared Goff and the Rams offense. Their defense has been very impressive and will show just that against a downward spiral Giants team.

Tampa Bay (2-5) @ New Orleans (5-2)

Winner: New Orleans

The Saints on D have improved tremendously from the form it was at the last few seasons. It’s finally complimenting their explosive offense led by my personal favorite QB Drew Brees. Tampa Bay just hasn’t lived up to expectations they had coming in to year of challenging the division title.

Indianapolis (2-6) @ Houston (3-4)

Winner: Houston

Albeit in a losing effort, QB DeShaun Watson looked absolutely amazing last week against the Legion of Boom Seahawks defense and nearly pulled off the W. He’s the real deal and will play big again this week against a Colts team who has no direction this season w/o QB Andrew Luck.

Arizona (3-4) @ San Francisco (0-8)

Winner: Arizona

The 49ers are so bad this year they could challenge for an 0-16 season. The acquisition of QB Jimmy Garoppolo won’t make any difference this week as he is unlikely to play. Even with losing QB Carson Palmer for the season there is no way I can see the Cardinals losing this game.

Washington (3-4) @ Seattle (5-2)

Winner: Seattle

The acquisition of LT Duane Brown from the Texans gives a big boost to this offensive line for the Seahawks. The Redskins have been an up and down team this season and there is no telling of what team will show up this week.

Kansas City (6-2) @ Dallas (4-3)

Winner: Kansas City

The Chiefs got the ball back on track last week with a win versus the Broncos. Their defense is very opportunistic, and their offense is on another level with the MVP type play from QB Alex Smith and the emergence of rookie RB Kareem Hunt.

Oakland (3-5) @ Miami (4-3) 

Winner: Oakland

The Raiders will get it together this week against the Jay Cutler led Dolphins. The Dolphins have a big hole at the RB position with the surprising trade of Jay Ajayi and will prove this week to be a huge loss for them.

Monday November 6^th

Detroit (3-4) @ Green Bay (4-3)

Winner: Detroit

The Lions will come out on top this week with an improved running game from RB Ameer Abdullah. The Packers are in a state of flux with the injuries and the loss of QB Aaron Rodgers. Even coming off the bye, the Pack won’t make enough plays to overcome a surging Lions offense.

Bye Weeks: New England, Pittsburgh, Chicago, L.A. Chargers, Cleveland, Minnesota