It was a solid Week 2 for me — at least against the spread.
You would think I’d be better picking the games straight up, but that wasn’t the case last week. I went 7-9 straight up for a 17-15 overall record and I was 9-6-1 ATS for a 17-12-3 record. I will make my usual claim of the right pick-wrong-result gripe with the Giants. If they have a kicker, they beat the Commanders and I have another victory.
Ah, heck with it. On to this week.
There are four teams playing consecutive road games this week, which is always a challenge. Keep that in mind when picking your games.
Some of the supposed power teams, like the 49ers, Ravens and Cowboys, have to get back on track this week. One of them will be a winner — unless there is a tie — since the Ravens play at Dallas against the Cowboys in one of the marquee games.
The Ravens are 0-2 and Dallas is 1-1. The loser has major issues.
Desperation can be key in the NFL. See Atlanta Monday night as they beat the Eagles on the road as a big dog. The Ravens appear to be the more desperate team against the Cowboys since they are without a victory. So what’s the pick? Read on for all of them.
New England Patriots at New York Jets (-6.5)
Thursday, 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video)
This is a game featuring two 1-1 teams with the Jets playing at home for the first time this season. The Jets offense showed some life in the second half last week against the Titans. That could carry over against a Pats defense that gave up a lot of big plays last week. I also look for a better showing by the Jets defense. Jets take it, but the Pats hang around.
Pick: Jets 20, Pats 16
New York Giants at Cleveland Browns (-6.5)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (Fox, fubo)
The Giants are playing consecutive road games and they are facing a good defense with a suspect offense. That’s never a good thing. The Browns won behind that defense last week at Jacksonville and should find a way to limit this…
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Author : Pete Prisco
Publish date : 2024-09-18 09:01:33
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