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!