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Continue reading →: Washington Redskins at Oakland Raiders: 2013 Week 4 NFL Pick
Washington Redskins (0-3) at Oakland Raiders (1-2) Terrelle Pryor has not technically been named the starter at quarterback for the Raiders in this one, after suffering a concussion this week, but he’s passed all of the NFL’s tests and is going to take one precautionary test before the game before…
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Continue reading →: Dallas Cowboys at San Diego Chargers: 2013 Week 4 NFL Pick
Dallas Cowboys (2-1) at San Diego Chargers (1-2) One of the things that’s important to do when picking games is to take into account the schedule dynamic. Football is a physically and mentally demanding sport and teams are not at 100% in terms of their concentration and level of play…
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Continue reading →: Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills: 2013 Week 4 NFL Pick
Baltimore Ravens (2-1) at Buffalo Bills (1-2) The Ravens’ season certainly got off to a rough start week 1 in Denver, as Peyton Manning tied an NFL record for touchdowns against them in a 49-27 loss. However, they bounced back at home over the past 2 weeks with a 14-6…
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Continue reading →: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Minnesota Vikings at London: 2013 Week 4 NFL Pick
Pittsburgh Steelers (0-3) vs. Minnesota Vikings (0-3) at London Both of these teams are 0-3 and both of them deserve to be 0-3 the way they’ve played thus far, but I think one team has a better chance of turning it around going forward. Minnesota I predicted before the season…
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Continue reading →: Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions: 2013 Week 4 NFL Pick
Chicago Bears (3-0) at Detroit Lions (2-1) The Bears are 3-0, but they were favored in all 3 games. Their “vaunted” defense has forced a league low 9 punts all season. Yes, they have 11 takeaways, but their combined punts forced and takeaways is just 20, which is also one…
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Continue reading →: Arizona Cardinals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 2013 Week 4 NFL Pick
Arizona Cardinals (1-2) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-3) The Buccaneers have made the switch, going from Josh Freeman to Mike Glennon for the 4th game of their season, after going 0-3 in their first 3. In his last 8 games, he had completed 174 of 356 (48.8%) for 2210 yards…
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Continue reading →: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars: 2013 Week 4 NFL Pick
Indianapolis Colts (2-1) at Jacksonville Jaguars (0-3) I was shocked that not only did the Colts beat the 49ers, but they beat them handily in San Francisco. Previously in the Andrew Luck era, they were sweating out close wins against bad teams and getting blown out by good teams, especially…
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Continue reading →: Philadelphia Eagles at Denver Broncos: 2013 Week 4 NFL Pick
Philadelphia Eagles (1-2) at Denver Broncos (3-0) Teams who have blowout wins on Monday Night Football tend to carry that over into the following week. Teams are 29-13 ATS off of a win by 21 or more points on Monday Night Football since 2002. The Broncos didn’t win by 21+…
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Continue reading →: Miami Dolphins at New Orleans Saints: 2013 Week 4 NFL Pick
Miami Dolphins (3-0) at New Orleans Saints (3-0) The Saints have held all 3 of their opponents this season to 17 or fewer points this season, something they did a total of 3 times last season. Young stars have broken out, especially Cameron Jordan, who is playing like an All-Pro…
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Continue reading →: New England Patriots at Atlanta Falcons: 2013 Week 4 NFL Pick
New England Patriots (3-0) at Atlanta Falcons (1-2) The Patriots certainly have injuries, but the Falcons do as well. They are without starting running back Steven Jackson, talented linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, and have lost starting defensive end Kroy Biermann for the season. Meanwhile, Roddy White is limited with a high…