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Continue reading →: New England Patriots at Carolina Panthers: 2021 Week 9 NFL Pick
New England Patriots (4-4) at Carolina Panthers (4-4) This is a game with a lot of injury uncertainty. The big question mark is Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey, who has been out since the Panthers’ week 3 game, a stretch in which the Panthers offense has struggled mightily without him.…
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Continue reading →: Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals: 2021 Week 9 NFL Pick
Cleveland Browns (4-4) at Cincinnati Bengals (5-3) The Browns lost at home to the Steelers last week, but it was a game they likely would have won if not for a red zone fumble, as they won the first down rate battle, but lost by 5-points in a game in…
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Continue reading →: Minnesota Vikings at Baltimore Ravens: 2021 Week 9 NFL Pick
Minnesota Vikings (3-4) at Baltimore Ravens (5-2) The Ravens have to follow up this game with a short week and a Thursday Night Football matchup, which usually isn’t good news for a favorite’s chance of covering the spread, as favorites have covered at just a 41.8% rate all-time before Thursday…
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Continue reading →: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers: 2021 Week 9 NFL Pick
Arizona Cardinals (7-1) at San Francisco 49ers (3-4) The Cardinals have significant injury uncertainty this week, with their star quarterback Kyler Murray and their top offensive playmaker DeAndre Hopkins both missing practice all week and being considered gametime decisions at best. Normally in situations like this, I like to wait…
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Continue reading →: Los Angeles Chargers at Philadelphia Eagles: 2021 Week 9 NFL Pick
Los Angeles Chargers (4-3) at Philadelphia Eagles (3-5) The Eagles are just 3-5, but they have the best point differential of any 3-win team at +12. That’s largely because they blew out the Falcons and Lions, two of the worst teams in the league, but despite those two easy games,…
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Continue reading →: Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars: 2021 Week 9 NFL Pick
Buffalo Bills (5-2) at Jacksonville Jaguars (1-6) This is a matchup between one of the best teams in the league and one of the worst, with the Bills ranking 1st in point differential and 2nd in mixed team efficiency, while the Jaguars rank 28th in point differential and 30th in…
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Continue reading →: New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts: 2021 Week 9 NFL Pick
New York Jets (2-4) at Indianapolis Colts (3-5) Neither of these two teams are in a good spot this week. The Jets are coming off of a surprising upset victory over the Bengals as 11-point home underdogs, winning their first game with backup quarterback Mike White under center, but the…
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Continue reading →: 2021 Week 8 NFL Picks
Pick of the Week NE +5 @ LAC High Confidence Picks CLE -4 vs. PIT Medium Confidence Picks NO +4.5 vs. TB CAR +3 @ ATL NYJ +11 vs. CIN WAS +4 @ DEN Low Confidence Picks SF -4 @ CHI KC -9.5 vs. NYG MIN -4.5 vs. DAL TEN…
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Continue reading →: Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings: 2021 Week 8 NFL Pick
Dallas Cowboys (5-1) at Minnesota Vikings (3-3) This game is the toughest call of the week because the status of Cowboys’ quarterback Dak Prescott is probably going to be a gametime call. Prescott is not only one of the best quarterbacks in the league, but his backup Cooper Rush is…
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Continue reading →: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills: 2021 Week 8 NFL Pick
Miami Dolphins (1-6) at Buffalo Bills (4-2) The Dolphins have struggled mightily this season, going 1-6 with their one win coming by a single point in a game in which the Patriots fumbled at the goal line at the end of the game. The Dolphins were 10-6 a year ago,…