Thursday, November 2, 2017

Week 9 NFL Picks



Thursday November 2nd

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 5th



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 2nd 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 6th

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

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