It was a good news/bad news type of week. The good news is that starting with the 4:00 Sunday games, my picks went 6-1. The bad news is that the games before that were 0-9. That brings the season record to 49-56-1.
Thursday, October 31, 7:55 p.m.
Texans +2.5
Falcons -3
Broncos +8.5
Panthers +7
Commanders -4
Titans -3.5
Browns +1.5
Bengals -7
Bills -6
Jaguars +7.5
Cardinals -1
Rams -1
Lions -2.5
Vikings -5.5
Chiefs -9
If only there were all 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. starts. In those traditional time slots, my picks went 8-2. In the rest of them, the picks were 1-4. Still, a 9-6 record overall is solid. That brings the season record to 43-46-1.
Thursday, October 24, 5:45 p.m.
(L) Vikings -2.5
(L) Bengals -2.5
(L) Texans -5
(L) Packers -4
(L) Bucs +2.5
(L) Jets -7
(L) Dolphins -3.5
(L) Titans +11.5
(L) Ravens -8.5
(W) Chargers -7
(W) Bills -3
(L) Chiefs -9.5
(W) Commanders +3
(W) Broncos -10
(W) 49ers -4
(W) Steelers -6
Back in the winning column with an 8-6 record. That brings the overall mark this year to 34-40-1. Time to embark on a winning streak!
Thursday, October 17, 7:25 p.m.
(L) Saints +3
(L) Patriots +5.5
(L) Falcons -3
(L) Giants +3
(W) Lions +1.5
(W) Texans +3
(W) Bengals -5.5
(W) Bills -9
(W) Colts -3
(W) Raiders +7
(W) Commanders -8
(W) Chiefs +1.5
(L) Jets -2
(W) Ravens -3.5
(L) Chargers -2.5
Broke the losing streak with a .500 mark. Two half-point losses and the Steelers’ defense falling apart on the last drive. Wah-wah. My picks are at 26-34-1 overall this season. Overdue for a good week!
Thursday, October 10, 5:35 p.m.
(L) Seahawks +3.5
(W) Bears -1.5
(L) Cardinals +5
(W) Colts +2.5
(W) Texans -7
(W) Bucs -3.5
(L) Eagles -9.5
(W) Ravens -6.5
(L) Broncos +3
(L) Raiders +3
(W) Lions -3
(W) Falcons -6
(L) Giants +3.5
(W) Bills -2.5
It was ugly again last week for my picks, giving me two straight losing efforts – something that didn’t happen once in the 2023 season. After a 5-10-1 week, my picks are at 19-27-2 overall. Let the climb back to respectability start tonight!
Thursday, October 3, 6:50 p.m.
(W) Falcons -2.5
(W) Vikings -2.5
(W) Commanders -3.5
(W) Texans +1
(L) Colts +2.5
(L) Patriots -1
(L) Bengals +2.5
(L) Panthers +4
(L) 49ers -7.5
(L) Raiders +3
(W) Packers -3
(W) Giants +6.5
(L) Steelers -2.5
(W) Chiefs -5.5
Unfortunately, I followed up a great Week 1 with an even worse Week 2, which saw my picks go 4-12. I was on vacation and missed Week 3 so I head to week 4 with a 14-17-1 mark overall
Thursday, September 26, 6:35 p.m.
(W) Giants +5.5
(L) Falcons -2.5
(L) Texans -6
(W) Bengals -4.5
(L) Eagles -1.5
(L) Jets -7.5
(L) Steelers -1.5
(W) Vikings +2.5
(L) Rams +3
(L) Cardinals -3.5
(W) 49ers -10.5
(L) Browns +2
(T) Chiefs -7
(L) Bills +2.5
(L) Dolphins -1
(W) Lions -3.5
After going 5-11 in Week 1 last year, I was stoked to go 10-5-1 on the Opening Week of 2024. Now to keep the momentum going this week.
Thursday, September 12, 7:30 p.m.
(L) Dolphins -2.5
(W) Commanders – 1.5
(L) Ravens -8.5
(L) Jaguars -3
(W) Chargers -5.5
(W) Patriots +3.5
(L) 49ers -5.5
(L) Titans +4
(L) Colts -2.5
(L) Lions -7.5
(L) Cowboys -6
(L) Rams +1
(L) Chiefs -6
(W) Steelers -2.5
(L) Texans -6.5
(L) Eagles -6.5
My goal last year was to pick every game and finish above .500 against the spread. Came close – missed some Thursday games – and last year’s final record was 137-123-10. I was pretty happy with that, especially considering a 5-11 mark in Week 1. So, here’s hoping for a better start this time.
Thursday, September 5, 7:35 p.m.
(W) Chiefs -3
(W) Eagles -2
(W) Vikings -1.5
(L) Panthers +4
(W) Jaguars +3.5
(W) Colts +3
(L) Bengals -8.5
(W) Bears -3.5
(L) Bills – 6.5
(W) Steelers +3.5
(L) Raiders +3
(T) Seahawks -6
(L) Browns -2.5
(W) Bucs -3.5
(W) Lions – 4.5
(W) 49ers -4.5