In a strange twist, I was better against the spread than I was picking games straight up last week.
That’s because there were a lot of upsets and a lot of underdogs covered. I liked a lot of those dogs to cover, but not to win. Thus the record disparity for me as I went 10-4-1 against the spread and 8-7 straight up. That takes my season ATS record to 101-98-9 and my straight-up record to 124-84-0.
There is a full slate of 16 games this week, which makes the picking even more challenging. But I think I can build off of what happened last week ATS. Let’s stay hot.
Thursday, 8:15 p.m. ET (Amazon Prime Video)
This will be Easton Stick against Aiden O’Connell. Oh, boy. Stick will be playing for the injured Justin Herbert, while O’Connell is coming off a game where his team was shut out. This won’t be pretty to watch. But I think the Raiders will find a way to win an ugly game.
Pick: Raiders 20, Chargers 14
Saturday, 1 p.m. ET (NFL Network, fubo)
The Bengals have won two straight to get back into the playoff race behind Jake Browning. The Vikings won 3-0 over the Raiders last week, which tells you all you need to know about the offense. Nick Mullens will be the starter this week after coming off the bench last week for Joshua Dobbs. It won’t matter. Browning will play well and lead the Bengals to a third consecutive victory.
Pick: Bengals 23, Vikings 17
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Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ET (NFL Network, fubo)
This is a big game in terms of the playoffs for both teams, especially with the Steelers coming off two straight losses and the Colts coming off a loss last week. The Steelers have issues on offense, but the defense has gone backwards lately as well. The Colts…
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Author : Pete Prisco
Publish date : 2023-12-13 14:00:09
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