Early lines for next weekend's NFL games:
Oakland Raiders @ Kansas City Chiefs (-3)
Houston Texans @ Tennessee Titans (-6.5)
New England Patriots (-4) @ New York Jets
Cincinnati Bengals @ Green Bay Packers (-9.5)
Minnesota Vikings (-9.5) @ Detroit Lions
New Orleans Saints @ Philadelphia Eagles (-1)
Carolina Panthers @ Atlanta Falcons (-6.5)
St. Louis Rams @ Washington Redskins (-10)
Arizona Cardinals @ Jacksonville Jaguars (-3)
Seattle Seahawks @ San Francisco 49ers (-1)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Buffalo Bills (-4.5)
Cleveland Browns @ Denver Broncos (-3)
Baltimore Ravens @ San Diego Chargers (-3)
Pittsburgh Steelers (-3) @ Chicago Bears
New York Giants @ Dallas Cowboys (-3)
Games I Like:
Titans over Texans
I like Tennessee's defense vs. Houston's offense. The Titans running game should do enough against the Texans defense to cover the spread.
Jags over Cards
San Francisco got after Kurt Warner and made the Cards offense look pedestrian. Jacksonville has a talented defensive line and a very good young secondary. MJD should be explosive enough to put some points on the board for the Jaguars. The other reason I like this game is because West Coast teams tend to struggle when they have to play the early games out East. Arizona was 0-7 in the eastern timezone last year, and were outscored 239-131.
Bills over Bucs
I think the Bills are going to be out for blood after last night's game. The Bucs offense is anemic, and they're going against a very good Bills defense. I'd expect Lee Evans and T.O. to have big games against a secondary that allowed 353 yards passing against Dallas.
Games I REALLY Like:
Vikings over Lions
Vikings defense vs. a rookie QB + Adrian Peterson vs. the Lions defense. Easy play, IMO.
Ravens over Chargers
The Chargers are one of the most talented teams in the league, but they have an absolute loser for a head coach. I'm not sure how Norv Turner keeps getting coaching gigs in this league. Watching the Chargers fail to move the ball against the Raiders defense that was in pretty basic coverage was pathetic.
Games to stay away from:
Chiefs/Raiders
Saints/Eagles
49ers/Seahawks
Sleeper pick - Rams over Redskins. I like this game as a money line pick or as part of a parlay. It pays out 4 to 1, and the Skins did not look good against the Giants
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