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Baltimore at Tennessee +3.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW!
The Ravens visit Tennessee. Both teams come in off disastrous losses. In fairness though, they both lost to very good teams. The Ravens may be in worse shape losing not only the game but starting QB Kyle Boller.
Although, I'm not sure that is necessarily a bad thing. Tennessee was pounded by the Steelers. No doubt due to just the overall lack of talent and depth on the
salary cap strapped Titans. The Ravens are similar to the Steelers in their strong offensive line. That should allow them to get a little running game going.
If QB Wright doesn’t make too many mistakes, and just keeps getting the ball into Jamal Lewis hands enough, Ray Lewis and the Defense will contain Steve McNair and get the
road win.
 Buffalo at Tampa Bay -2.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW!
Buffalo had an impressive opening day victory at home last week and is no doubt feeling good about their chances this week.
The Bucs however are coming off an even more impressive road win in Minnesota. Carnell "Cadillac" Williams looks to be all that was expected,
and gives Tampa a solid threat on the ground. The QB edge goes to Tampa as Greise may not be better than Losman, but he has seen his share of quality NFL defenses.
Houston barely qualifies as an NFL defense. The Bucs led by all pro Micheal Brooks will see to it that Mr. Losman, gets a taste of a real NFL Defense this week.
Recall how Denver dragged during the decisive 4th quarter last week in Miami, and keep that in mind if you think Buffalo's defense will carry them this week.
In that 4th qtr in the 90 degree heat and humidity, them dark blue clad Bills will be panting with their hands on their hips watching “the Cadillac” grind the Bucs to another victory.
Detroit at Chicago +2.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW!
Detroit failed to impress me even in victory last week. The Bears, though disappointing me and their fans by not getting the outright victory,
still managed to cover the spread. They were solid defensively in throttling the Redskins last week, and come home to the friendly confines of Solider field.
Though I am not crazy about 2.5 in this one, if I can get three, I would feel much better about this one. While I will be going out and calling for another
Bears victory this week, even in failing to do that, I feel pretty good that this one won’t be decided by more than 3.
 Jacksonville at Indianapolis -9.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW!
A huge early season test in the AFC south. The Confident Colts look to be in top form after a big road win in Baltimore last week.
They will be out for more in the RCA dome. The Jags also come in with a good deal of swagger after their impressive throttling of Seattle at home.
It will be a tall order for the Jags to go in and come out with the upset. Tough call to make, but 10 points is just too many to pass up with a quality
defense like Jacksonville has, never mind Byron Leftwich, and Jimmy Smith.
Minnesota at Cincinnati -2.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW! A relatively tough cross conference match up here. Not too crazy about this one either. I was disappointed by Minnesota’s opening performance last week at home no less. I really expected more from them. They were pretty much routed. Conversely, I was pleasantly surprised by what I saw from Cincy. Perhaps I was mistaken in my PRESEASON PREVIEW ISSUE where I stated that they would again fail to qualify for the postseason. They looked impressive last week. Of course that was the Browns.
Culpepper will have to have a much better game this week, but he has proven that he is better than that, and I fully expect a big rebound on the road from the Vikes.
Pittsburgh at Houston +5.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW! I presume my pronunciation of Pittsburg's demise was a bit premature. The way they handled the Titans to the tune of 34-7
It appears that they picked up where they left off last year(regular season). No Bettis, no Staley, no problem Willie Parker a second string RB from Carolina,
no not Michigan or Ohio State, North Carolina, hardly a football powerhouse, and Parker couldn’t crack the starting lineup there.
All he did was go for 160 yards. That’s called offensive line dominance. Lest you were impressed by the Texans getting bullied by Buffalo last week,
I see no reason why Pittsburgh’s line won’t dominate this week as well. Warning, some of the "wise guys" are calling this a trap game.
Unfortunately, the only trap will be those who get suckered into taking Houston with the six.
New England at Carolina +3.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW! The Rematch of Super Bowl XXXVIII, the Panthers and the Patriots. This time it’s in Carolina. To tell the truth I don’t like this match up one bit.
The Panthers are looking to rebound from a home loss to the emotionally charged Saints. Starting the season 0-2 with two home losses would put a serious dent in their postseason plans.
They also lost former ProBowler Jenkins for the season. So they are a bit wounded. The Pats, well its business as usual for them.
They just keep winning. I knew Brady was legit back in 2001, but what this guy has done is unreal. Closest thing I have seen to Joe Montana since
he retired. Brady just keeps winning. Its just plain foolish to bet against that man. That being said, I gotta hunch the Cats are due for a big home effort,
and getting the 3 don’t hurt either. The fool that I am.
 San Francisco at Philadelphia -13.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW! Wow, that is a mighty big line the odds makers slapped on a 0-1 team! Especially going against an unbeaten team.
Perhaps the odds makers like me, are dubious of San Fran’s solid start. Don’t get me wrong San Fran is an improved team over last years laughing stock.
However the defending NFC Champs will be turning it up a notch after that humiliating defeat on National Television. Unless McNabb and Owens and others, get ejected before kickoff (NOTE: there is an injury question with McNabb, although listed as probable - if he is out you might want to re-evaluate this game) again,
there is no way San Fran wins this game. Two touchdowns though is an awful, awful, big spread this early in the season when everybody is healthy, but Philly can do that. Further they MAY HAVE TO do that
in order to regain some of their swagger.
Atlanta at Seattle EGET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW! Here’s an intriguing battle of the birds. The High flying Falcons come in supremely confident after their big Monday night
win over the team that denied them a Super Bowl appearance last year. What was more impressive was the way that defense totally shut down,
Donovan McNabb, Terrell Owens and the Eagles. The Seahawks were similarly shut down in Jacksonville last week, as projected right here
the Jags defense defused Seattle’s offense. There will be no letup for the Hawks this week as that Atlanta defense will be just as tough,
and the Hwaks don’t have a Terrell Owens to go to. Unless Atlanta lets up, and doesn’t bring its "A-game" they will be leaving Seattle with their second win.
St. Louis at Arizona -1.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW!
Fro those who study trends and stats it should be no surprise that St. Louis was upset in San Francisco last week. St Louis is just terrible on grass and outdoors.
Oh guess what, they are outdoors on grass again this week. Even better they are in Arizona where it’s possible that it could be swelteringly hot at game time.
Arizona was beaten last week, but not as badly as the final score indicates. They were leading last week
in the second half, and two special teams TDs made it look like a blowout. Arizona was many peoples sleeper pick in the NFC this year, and while I don’t see that happening,
if they are to be a player then this is a game that they must win! They do have a pretty good defensive front, and from what I saw last week,
I think that they can and will get pressure on QB Marc Bulger. It’s tough picking against the Rams, especially with all the weapons they have on offense.
They could get Stephen Jackson and Marshall Faulk going in this one and run all over the Cards. However I think the Cards will rally for the
half dozen or so fans which will show up and the Rams could wear down from the heat. Kurt Warner will also be looking to rebound with a strong performance,
especially against his old team, can't believe I am actually doing this, but I am taking the Cards, and (gasp) LAYING POINTS!
Yeah I know I will probably live to regret this!
 Cleveland at Green Bay -6.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW!
Green Bay looked just awful last week in Detroit. What was that about Brett Farve in domes?? Yeah I sure missed that one.
To add insult to injury, the Pack lost their top WR in Jevon Walker when he tore his ACL in that game. I was highly unimpressed by what I saw from Green Bay
as I predicted in my PRESEASON PREVIEW ISSUE this will be a long season for Packer fans.
Detroit who is not really known as a big defensive team, really shut down Green Bays offense and was also getting lots of hits on ole Brett.
Fortunately for Green Bay fans they are at home, and Cleveland doesn’t even have a defense as good as Detroit’s.
The Packer fans shouldn't miss this one, as it will be one of the few times they will be able to see their team win this season.
Miami at N.Y. Jets -5.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW!
Here is another of the great rivalry games, these two don’t like each other, and that makes for some great games. This series is always fun to watch.
Although to admit lately it’s been pretty one sided in favor of New York. This season the Dolphins sport a new swagger, having just routed Denver.
While the Jets are reeling from a pitiful performance in Kansas City in week one. They will be looking to turn it around this week.
Perhaps I was a little too premature in stating that Miami was a lousy football team. If they can get solid, consistent play from journeyman QB Gus Ferrotte.
Miami has some decent weapons at WR - they can make plays for them. The Dolphins still have a really good defense, but lets face it offensively they aren’t quite the scoring machine Kansas City is.
The Jets defense should be able to rebound with a solid effort this week. The X factor in this game will be New York’s offense.
If they can step it up and eliminate the mistakes, they can turn it around. If however they let Miami’s defense dictate to them,
they will be in for a long day, and a long season. I think Pennington gets it on track at home this week, and plays much better.
Miami will give them a heck of a game, and I think that line may be a little too generous for suddenly confident Dolphin "D".
However in the end when I have to lay the lettuce, I don’t know if I can see the Dolphins having another big day against the Jets defense. Their offense is too suspect for me to see them go into New York and have a big day.
San Diego at Denver -2.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW!
Denver doesn’t lose at home, or do they? They looked just plain bad in Miami last week. However the heat and humidity of playing a September game in Miami,
has worn down better teams. They probably won’t run out of gas up in Denver like they did last week. However this week, they get a call
from divisional rival San Diego, who is also reeling after losing at home last week. They get Antonio Gates back this week so that gives Charger fans reason for optimism,
as do a couple of points from the books. LaDamian Tomlinson may be the best back in football, still and will test that Denver defense.
It's a tough call, as I was getting the impression last week that I may have slightly overrated the Chargers. If they fall to 0-2
I will know they are overrated. I am going to go ahead and take them to win in Denver this week anyways, only because I think Jake Plummer stinks and will
be picked off 3 times in this game. However, it’s also just as possible that Drew Brees may be the one throwing the crucial picks this week,
and the Chargers may be ones reverting back to their 2003 form.
 Kansas City at Oakland EGET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW!
Well I sure learned my lesson, by refusing to heed my own warning in the PRESEASON PREVIEW ISSUE, I went and took Oakland with those points.
They are certainly tempting again as a divisional home dog this week, but I am strong enough to resist. You may have also noted the way Kansas City’s new look
defense completely shut down the Jets. Granted the Raiders have a little more firepower than does New York. The key to this game is that they totally lack in the capacity defensively to be able to shut down Kansas City’s offense.
MONDY NIGHT MATCHUPS
New Orleans at N.Y. Giants -2.5GET THE LIVE NFL BETTING LINE NOW!
The emotionally fueled Saints, face the New Look New York Giants. The Saints looked great last week, as we thought they might. Sometimes great tragedy brings a team together, much like 9/11 did to the Giants in 2001. New York also started that season with a win right after the tragedy. However they finished he year at 7-9. What has that to do with the Saints? Well nothing really, but emotion and energy can carry you and win you some games, but its tough to sustain that. Especially when the Saints have now practiced in 4 locations in 4 weeks, and are now playing a second straight road game. They wont be getting any love from New York, who still remembers Joe Horn’s cell phone stunt embarrassing them in a rout a few years ago. Payback is a beeatch in the NFL. That is why I am VERY RELUCTANTLY going against a lock solid trend (fade New York on Monday Night – as their 20-odd-percent winning ratio indicates.) Figuring the payback, and a Jeckyll and Hyde tendency of Saints QB Aaron Brooks once again reminds the folks in New Orleans why their team repeatedly misses the playoffs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Washington at Dallas -5.5
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Don’t let the teams matching 1-0 records fool you. This game is not that evenly matched.
The Redskins only managed 9 points against Chicago last week. Dallas on the other hand went into San Diego,
one of the better teams in the league and came out with a hard fought victory in a hostile environment.
Throw in the fact that Dallas has OWNED Washington as of late, winning in 15 of the last 16 meetings. Even with Quarterbacks such as
Chad Hutchinson, Vinny Testaverde, and Quincy Carter. This time they are led by Drew Bledsoe.
Then go and figure in that Joe Gibbs is starting to play QB shuffle again, although honestly Mark Brunell gives them a better shot
of winning than Patrick Ramsey, and the offensively challenged Redskins figure to have just as much difficulty scoring in Dallas as they did at home last week.
Really not much to think about in this game which is why I don’t mind giving out my pick early on this one.
How 'bout them Bill-Boys?
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DALLAS 27 - WASH 13
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WAS 14 - DAL 13 LOSER
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