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Okay, now I can exhale a bit. At least for a week.
After two of the worst weeks I’ve ever had picking games against the spread, I rebounded with a solid 7-5-1 in Week 7. That is nothing spectacular, but after going 3-9-1 in Week 6, it got me back on the winning track and move me to 51-47-5 on the year.
What games am I most excited this week? Like last week, there aren’t many overly compelling ones, with New England-Pittsburgh, Dallas-Philly, and KC-San Diego jumping out as notable exceptions.
Well, it finally happened.
I had a week under .500. Yes, I am disappointed to report that I went 6-7 last week, done in by those dastardly Browns not allowing the Saints to blow them out by more than 13 points. In hindsight, that was probably the worst of my bets – too many points and New Orleans has been inconsistent – but I can’t cry about it too much.
Last week was just a very strange week and I clearly did not have quite the same read on the games as I did in Week 6 when I went 8-3-2. But no worries, it’s a new week and another opportunity build upon my 56-39-5 overall record on the season. Let’s pick some games.
Update: The NFL Week 17 TV schedule, point spreads, and picks post is up.
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After having my first sub-.500 spread picking week in Week 6, I was able to bounce back in Week 7.
Coming into tonight’s Monday Nighter between the Redskins and Eagles (I took the Eagles -7.5, which is looking good so far) I was sitting at 7-4 for the week and 56-41 overall. The overall total could be a game or two off, but pretty solid regardless.
[Update: 8-4 for the week and 57-41 overall thanks to the Eagles' 10-point W.]
Looking ahead to Week 8, we have another week with six teams on bye. However, unlike Week 7, the schedule is filled with solid games: Denver-Baltimore, Giants-Eagles, Dolphins-Jets, Falcons-Saints.
Oh yeah, and Vikings-Packers…the return of Brett Favre to Lambeau Field.
