NFL Pick of the Week

Rather than doing the usually and laying out my picks on every NFL game this week, I'm going to start with the games that I am actually betting on. For my complete evaluations on this weeks games please see NFL Against The Spread and NFL Against The Spread. Part Two

1).Atlanta -10 – This goes against the grain, but I believe in it enough that I have my hard earned cash on The Atlanta Falcons.

2).Green Bay +6.5 – I liked this game from day one and made this my BIG (if there is such a thing this early in the season) bet of the week. I just don't see The Green Bay Packers losing by that big a margin.

3).Houston +7.5 – I think that I'm pretty much in line with common thinking with this pick. The Kansas City Chiefs just don't have anything to bring to the field.

4).Minnesota -9.5 – Again I am swimming against the tide with this pick. Despite Rex Grossman and crews prediction that they will be able to run Thomas Jones and control the clock, I think that the missing piece here is the fact that they are going up against the 5th ranked rushing defense. I like Grossman and I like Jones, but that ain't enough.

5).Seattle Seahawks Over 43.5 – I stated in my earlier post (NFL Against The Spread. Part Two) I don't like this game against the spread. The Seahawks could cover, but that's a lot of points. Even though The 49ers are not very good I have not seen enough of now starting QB Ken Dorsey to put my money against him. But I have upgraded my opinion of the Over to being one worth me making a small wager on.

Still to come... Monday Night Football!

Chicago Bears Troubles Continue

The already decimated defense of The Bears just got worse. Middle linebacker Brian Urlacher has aggravated his right hamstring. The injury kept him out of all but an hour of practice on Friday.

According to Head Coach Lovie Smith Urlacher is a 50-50 to play tomorrow against The Vikings. This makes me think that my evaluation of this game and taking The Viking -9 more then just "not a stretch..."