WEEK 8 - Rich

• Cleveland -3 St. Louis: I already have action on the Browns but am starting to have second thoughts on this. Bulger may have a breakout week. Jackson appears to be back for this game. The Browns can't play defense and haven't played well on the road. The Rams are way overdue....so yes indeed, give me the Browns. Over 45.5 is definitely looking good here.
• Chicago -5 Detroit: 5 points is a lot, but I definitely like the Bears to win this game. Coming off a big road win, the momentum should continue this week.
• Indianapolis -6.5 Carolina: On paper, the Colts should trounce the Panthers. Will they get caught looking ahead? My sources say no.
• NY Giants -9.5 Miami: An absolute no brainer here. The Giants offense absolutely cannot be stopped by the Fins. Slowly, I may be jumping on the Giants bandwagon....not there yet.
• Oakland +7.5 Tennessee: Do the Titans blowout anybody? This spread is way too high, VY or no VY.
• Minnesota +1 Philly: Possibly the toughest game on the board to handicap. The Eagles, on paper, are the better team. The Vikes at home will let Peterson loose....Vikes win on a late FG.
• Cincy +3.5 Pittsburgh: Rudi is out. The Steelers offense will put up 24-28 points against the awful Bengals defense. So what? This is a do-or-die game for the Bengals and at minimum this game will be close. Definitely taking the home dog here.
• Buffalo +3 NY Jets: Worst game of the week. I've spend the last 5 minutes trying to contemplate what the right play is here. The J-E-T-S are A-W-F-U-L; the Bills on the road??? This game could potentially be very competitive, but my Sunday Ticket won't touch that game.
• San Diego -9.5 Houston: I'm not sure how it's possible this line exists. As of right now the game "could" be played in San Diego this weekend. I'm assuming this line is indicative of a game played there? Even if this game is played in Kosovo, I'm taking the Chargers here. Huge difference in class here. (If this line is taken off the board and put back on due to a change of venue, this pick did not exist.)
• Jacksonville +3.5 Tampa Bay: Over/under of 32....that's all you need to know here. I'm not sure you can really make the over/under low enough. Because of the obvious lack of scoring (even with Garrard out) I'm taking the Jags. Bucs 3 Jags 0.
• New Orleans -1 San Francisco: This seems too obvious. "America's Team" seems to be getting their legs back and San Francisco is too beat up. Somehow, I can't make myself go up to the betting window and put my hard earned money on them....I can't put my finger on it.
• New England -16.5 Washington: With how well the Skins play defense, I can't believe this line is so high. Still, how do you pick against the most impressive team of my generation? The spread could be 27 and I'd still consider taking New England against 80% of the NFL. 7-0 ATS....riding the wave baby.
• Denver -3 Green Bay: It's a shame the Broncos beat Pittsburgh last week. I had this game circled on my calendar. If the Broncos don't pull that game out, at best this game would be a pick. Denver by double digits....and maybe this will cheer up Denver sports fans.

Breeder's Cup Saturday! If I have time, I'll post my wagers. Good luck.