Bettor’s Guide: NFL Week 15 Picks, Point Spreads, and Over-Under Odds

Update 12/14: I posted the spreads and picks for a few more games that are now on the board. Still a few more to go.

I believe the term is “humble pie.” I should know, because I have been fed a couple of nice helpings of that over these past two weeks.

After my terrific 10-4-1 mark in Week 12, I went 6-9 in Week 13 and am currently at 5-9 in Week 14 with the Ravens leading the Texans 28-7 on Monday Night Football. Who do I have? Gulp. Houston +3.

[Update: Looked like Houston might cover or at least push there for a while when the game went into OT, but then Schaub threw the damn Pick 6. Crap. 5-10 for the week it is.]

My current record on the season is 104-85-8. It looked a hell of a lot better two weeks ago.

Regardless, I’ve always gotten more right than I’ve gotten wrong picking games my way – first impression based on early lines – so I’ll keep doing it that way. I never put a dime on sports, but for anyone who uses these picks for such purposes, trust that I take these picks seriously even if my performance the last two weeks hasn’t shown it.

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NFL Week 1 Picks, Point Spreads, TV Schedule, and Announcer Lineup

Update 9/7: The announcers have been updated for every game.

Update 9/6: Jerod’s picks have been posted for all games that have live spreads.

Unlike college football, which I commented earlier tonight snuck up on me, the kickoff of the NFL season will as always be a loooong time coming.

The difference, of course, is that college football doesn’t have a preseason nor fantasy football to suck up our attention during August. (They both have betting, but neither college football nor NFL betting is better than the other.) The NFL does, however, which makes it seem like we’ve been paying attention to the NFL for a long time without it really meaning anything.

Well next Thursday, when the Vikings and Saints reprise their titillating NFC Title Game from 2009, the games will start to mean something; and if you’re like me, it can’t come soon enough.

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NFL Betting Week 12 Spreads and Picks: Dolphins-Bills and Bears-Vikings

NFL betting is extra special this week, as it kicks off with three Thanksgiving day NFL games this Thursday. That means we have to get our Week 12 NFL picks in early for those matchups.

Since Sunday and Monday have such big games too, however, we’ll choose the best Thursday has to offer and look ahead to the weekend for our football picks.

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