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NFL 2015: mid-season through the Super Bowl
- Thread starter Town Heretic
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Only just saw this thread. I suspect me being a Niners fan means I have suddenly found the words 'NFL' a little easier to ignore...!
Davis to Denver looks like a potential big move to me. He's sucked for us recently, but it's hard to blame him for lacking motivation, and good TE play is exactly what Manning needs at this point of his career/arm strength.
Still, hard to believe the number their defence did on GB! Haven't seen that game at all, just the box score. That was scary enough.
Davis to Denver looks like a potential big move to me. He's sucked for us recently, but it's hard to blame him for lacking motivation, and good TE play is exactly what Manning needs at this point of his career/arm strength.
Still, hard to believe the number their defence did on GB! Haven't seen that game at all, just the box score. That was scary enough.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
From what a radio DJ in either Toledo or Fort Wayne said, it was pretty bad. But apparently not as bad as the Colts have been through, because it he said it "could always be worse. You could be a Colts fan."
Gotta admit, whilst I never saw them as contenders, I thought the Colts were a lock playoff team.
Alright, here we go!
CLE @ CIN -10: Ten points is the second largest spread going into this week, but I think Cincinnati is up for the challenge. Their offense ranks 3rd in points scored per game while the Cleveland defense ranks 7th in points allowed, coupled with 289 passing yards allowed per game. Dalton takes care of business at home.
GB @ CAR +3: Aaron and the boys were on their heels against Denver’s elite offense, can they pull it together against Newton at home? I think so, but it relies heavily on the Green Bay defense being able to contain Newton and keep him from rushing. I fully expect Green Bay to recover on the road.
WASH @ NE -13: Even with the biggest spread of the week, there is absolutely nothing stopping Brady and his elite offense from destroying Washington. I look for this one to be a slaughter up north.
TENN @ NO-8.5 : The Titans are in trouble. Kendal Wright is hurt and their coach got the pink slip. With that said, the passing defense of the Titans is worth mentioning… and then forgetting about. Brees should be fine, New Orleans.
MIA @ BUFF-3: This is a toss up and I don’t like it. But, gun to my head, Buffalo gets a running game going between a seemingly healthy Williams and McCoy. Should give me just enough with this spread to give me a gold medal. Buffalo at home.
StL @ Minn-2.5: Diggs and the Vikings in a snoozer over StL
JAX @ NYJ +/-0 : The Jets are really banged up against Bortles who has been fairly consistent for a good part of the season. I will take the kitty cats over the Jets.
OAK @ PITT-6: Big Ben had to shake off the rust against the Bengals last week. I fully suspect him to be back in business and punish the struggling Raiders defense at home. Let’s go Steelers!
NYG @ TB+1: Watching Eli play the game of his life and still lose was worth tanking in fantasy against Brees last week. Unfortunately, I think he will do just fine. Giants over the Bucks on the road.
ATL @ SF+3: Heck, you could give the 49ers a touchdown in this spread and it wouldn’t matter. Ryan struggled last week but I don’t see an encore performance like that against SF. Atlanta by a touchdown.
DEN @ IND+3: Peyton looked great and Denvers defense is just too good against a battered and bruised Andrew Luck. Peyton and the horsies on the road.
PHI @ DAL-2.5: This one is going to be ugly. With that in mind, I think Bryant and Witten can hold up Dallas long enough to squeek one away from Philly at home.
CHI @ SD-3.5: Rivers is putting up great numbers despite his team’s dismal record. Both teams have lost key players but the SD offense will do just fine at home on Monday Night Football.
CLE @ CIN -10: Ten points is the second largest spread going into this week, but I think Cincinnati is up for the challenge. Their offense ranks 3rd in points scored per game while the Cleveland defense ranks 7th in points allowed, coupled with 289 passing yards allowed per game. Dalton takes care of business at home.
GB @ CAR +3: Aaron and the boys were on their heels against Denver’s elite offense, can they pull it together against Newton at home? I think so, but it relies heavily on the Green Bay defense being able to contain Newton and keep him from rushing. I fully expect Green Bay to recover on the road.
WASH @ NE -13: Even with the biggest spread of the week, there is absolutely nothing stopping Brady and his elite offense from destroying Washington. I look for this one to be a slaughter up north.
TENN @ NO-8.5 : The Titans are in trouble. Kendal Wright is hurt and their coach got the pink slip. With that said, the passing defense of the Titans is worth mentioning… and then forgetting about. Brees should be fine, New Orleans.
MIA @ BUFF-3: This is a toss up and I don’t like it. But, gun to my head, Buffalo gets a running game going between a seemingly healthy Williams and McCoy. Should give me just enough with this spread to give me a gold medal. Buffalo at home.
StL @ Minn-2.5: Diggs and the Vikings in a snoozer over StL
JAX @ NYJ +/-0 : The Jets are really banged up against Bortles who has been fairly consistent for a good part of the season. I will take the kitty cats over the Jets.
OAK @ PITT-6: Big Ben had to shake off the rust against the Bengals last week. I fully suspect him to be back in business and punish the struggling Raiders defense at home. Let’s go Steelers!
NYG @ TB+1: Watching Eli play the game of his life and still lose was worth tanking in fantasy against Brees last week. Unfortunately, I think he will do just fine. Giants over the Bucks on the road.
ATL @ SF+3: Heck, you could give the 49ers a touchdown in this spread and it wouldn’t matter. Ryan struggled last week but I don’t see an encore performance like that against SF. Atlanta by a touchdown.
DEN @ IND+3: Peyton looked great and Denvers defense is just too good against a battered and bruised Andrew Luck. Peyton and the horsies on the road.
PHI @ DAL-2.5: This one is going to be ugly. With that in mind, I think Bryant and Witten can hold up Dallas long enough to squeek one away from Philly at home.
CHI @ SD-3.5: Rivers is putting up great numbers despite his team’s dismal record. Both teams have lost key players but the SD offense will do just fine at home on Monday Night Football.
Wirey
Fartist
I don't think either one of them is good enough to win it.
All Buffalo needs to do to win this is fool themselves into thinking it's still 2014.
My prediction is Buffalo wins with defence, whilst they play Pharrell Williams over the PA. Put your house on it. Well, not your house. But if you have an old can of expired beans somewhere, I'd put it all on the Bills.
Town Heretic
Temporarily out of order
Week 9 Predictions
1. Cle @ Cin: the line is Bengals and huge 10.5, while the money is 54/46 for the cover. Cleveland has mostly scored around 20 points in a game and given up more. The Bengals at home should be good for 30ish, so the line may be tight. But I'll stay with the Dalton boys at home and fidgit over the points later. Bengals.
2. Mia @ Buf: the Bills are a 2.5 favorite coming home from the embarrassing shootout loss in England. Miami wishes they'd had that luck against a dominant New England. The money is about evenly split on this one. On paper it's a 3 pt pick'em with Buffalo having the likely edge in what will likely be a high-scoring affair, but it really comes down to which team can fix itself and has the mental toughness to rebound. I'm playing a hunch and taking Miami.
3. Green Bay @ Car: the Packers come in a slim 2.5 favorite on the road following their shut-down loss at Denver. The Panthers struggled to put away a game Colts team. The money is running 64/36 with GB...Carolina has been scoring nearly 30 pts a game for a stretch, but against uniformly sub par defenses. Green Bay has been inconsistent in their running game and low scoring on the road. So the question you have to ask is can Rodgers do in this game, against this team what he hasn't done in his only two road outings of the year? And will Cam and company be able to reproduce their offense against their first serious defensive challenge? I'm taking Green Bay to defy my system odds and take the turn-around win.
4. Ten @ NO: the Saints are back in favor these days and riding what appears to be an impressive early season correction toward playoff contention and respectability. The line is NO and 7.5 with the money all over it 88/12. It's hard to say what a team will do when they lose their coach. At Miami it began a rally of sorts. Here? I'll take New Orleans to cover and continue the run.
5. Oak @ Pit: the Steelers get their qb back and lose the best part of their running game...Oakland is suddenly looking like a football team that can win now, at least at the mid-tier level. The line is Pit and 4.5 with the action running 55/45 in favor of the line. I'd be happier with a fg line. The question here is can the Steelers generate more offense than they managed last week and can Oakland reproduce their prolific scoring against a tough Steeler secondary. I'll take the Steelers.
6. SL @ Min: the Rams are a 2.5 road favorite with the action going 55/45 with it. The Vikings are a solid team top to bottom playing a better but inconsistent team in the Rams. If they play their A game this one is all Rams. If they don't the Vikings can take a close contest. I'm going to say SL is gearing up and Min has peaked and take the former and the points.
7. Was @ NE: the Pats will win this, but by how much? 13.5? That's the mighty line and the money is a nervous 58/42 why not? I could break this down, but I'd rather let the Pats do it. New England.
8. Jac @ Jets: Jets 6.5 favorites at home to the Jags. That's a stiff line for a team with a plug-in qb. I'm going to say Jacksonville keeps this close and has an outside chance at the upset. Go Jags.
9. Atl @ SF: I really wish the Falcons had shown me more lately. The line is Falcons and 6.5 with the line 70/30 yeah. Should they cover? Yes. The Niners are a question mark on offense and defense alone and their defense alone isn't much. Atlanta.
10. Gia @ TB: Giants are 2.5 favorites and the line is 66/44 with. This is a wild-west show. Who knows? People think they know, but nobody knows this game. Eli can put up numbers on the road, but can they stop anyone? Tampa is looking like a different football team. I'm taking the upset.
11. Den @ Ind: Peyton comes home a 3.5 favorite. The money is 67/33 in with the line. Indy found some offensive life against a very good Carolina defense. Denver registered an offensive pulse against Green Bay. This might be Peyton's last visit to the old home and you'd better believe he means to take the keys with him when he's done. Denver will be in the backfield and Luck's pocket while Manning continues to fine tune the offense. Denver going away.
12. Phi @ Dal: wake me when Romo is back under center. The Eagles are an oddly meager 2.5 favorites with an equally odd 58/41 split in weak support. Probably because this is a division game. I'll take the upset. Romo is warming up and Dallas finds a way.
13. Chi @ SD: the home team is favored by 3.5 and the crowd agrees 58/42. Chicago is progressing offensively, but they're on the road where SD is...no, both of these teams stink. I don't know. I'll take the home team, but I'm not confident.
Still thinking about that Niners trade to Denver.
1. Cle @ Cin: the line is Bengals and huge 10.5, while the money is 54/46 for the cover. Cleveland has mostly scored around 20 points in a game and given up more. The Bengals at home should be good for 30ish, so the line may be tight. But I'll stay with the Dalton boys at home and fidgit over the points later. Bengals.
2. Mia @ Buf: the Bills are a 2.5 favorite coming home from the embarrassing shootout loss in England. Miami wishes they'd had that luck against a dominant New England. The money is about evenly split on this one. On paper it's a 3 pt pick'em with Buffalo having the likely edge in what will likely be a high-scoring affair, but it really comes down to which team can fix itself and has the mental toughness to rebound. I'm playing a hunch and taking Miami.
3. Green Bay @ Car: the Packers come in a slim 2.5 favorite on the road following their shut-down loss at Denver. The Panthers struggled to put away a game Colts team. The money is running 64/36 with GB...Carolina has been scoring nearly 30 pts a game for a stretch, but against uniformly sub par defenses. Green Bay has been inconsistent in their running game and low scoring on the road. So the question you have to ask is can Rodgers do in this game, against this team what he hasn't done in his only two road outings of the year? And will Cam and company be able to reproduce their offense against their first serious defensive challenge? I'm taking Green Bay to defy my system odds and take the turn-around win.
4. Ten @ NO: the Saints are back in favor these days and riding what appears to be an impressive early season correction toward playoff contention and respectability. The line is NO and 7.5 with the money all over it 88/12. It's hard to say what a team will do when they lose their coach. At Miami it began a rally of sorts. Here? I'll take New Orleans to cover and continue the run.
5. Oak @ Pit: the Steelers get their qb back and lose the best part of their running game...Oakland is suddenly looking like a football team that can win now, at least at the mid-tier level. The line is Pit and 4.5 with the action running 55/45 in favor of the line. I'd be happier with a fg line. The question here is can the Steelers generate more offense than they managed last week and can Oakland reproduce their prolific scoring against a tough Steeler secondary. I'll take the Steelers.
6. SL @ Min: the Rams are a 2.5 road favorite with the action going 55/45 with it. The Vikings are a solid team top to bottom playing a better but inconsistent team in the Rams. If they play their A game this one is all Rams. If they don't the Vikings can take a close contest. I'm going to say SL is gearing up and Min has peaked and take the former and the points.
7. Was @ NE: the Pats will win this, but by how much? 13.5? That's the mighty line and the money is a nervous 58/42 why not? I could break this down, but I'd rather let the Pats do it. New England.
8. Jac @ Jets: Jets 6.5 favorites at home to the Jags. That's a stiff line for a team with a plug-in qb. I'm going to say Jacksonville keeps this close and has an outside chance at the upset. Go Jags.
9. Atl @ SF: I really wish the Falcons had shown me more lately. The line is Falcons and 6.5 with the line 70/30 yeah. Should they cover? Yes. The Niners are a question mark on offense and defense alone and their defense alone isn't much. Atlanta.
10. Gia @ TB: Giants are 2.5 favorites and the line is 66/44 with. This is a wild-west show. Who knows? People think they know, but nobody knows this game. Eli can put up numbers on the road, but can they stop anyone? Tampa is looking like a different football team. I'm taking the upset.
11. Den @ Ind: Peyton comes home a 3.5 favorite. The money is 67/33 in with the line. Indy found some offensive life against a very good Carolina defense. Denver registered an offensive pulse against Green Bay. This might be Peyton's last visit to the old home and you'd better believe he means to take the keys with him when he's done. Denver will be in the backfield and Luck's pocket while Manning continues to fine tune the offense. Denver going away.
12. Phi @ Dal: wake me when Romo is back under center. The Eagles are an oddly meager 2.5 favorites with an equally odd 58/41 split in weak support. Probably because this is a division game. I'll take the upset. Romo is warming up and Dallas finds a way.
13. Chi @ SD: the home team is favored by 3.5 and the crowd agrees 58/42. Chicago is progressing offensively, but they're on the road where SD is...no, both of these teams stink. I don't know. I'll take the home team, but I'm not confident.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
I'm glad to see my hopes of seeing the Broncos stomp the Colts has some people predicting it.
Still thinking about that Niners trade to Denver.
Next Niners trade prediction : Colin Kaepernick to the Eagles.
It would be worse if even the Eagles don't want him.
It would be worse if even the Eagles don't want him.
Chip has gotta be ready to clutch at straws, and CK sure looks like one...lol
Heck, a change of scenery might help him get out of the funk, for sure. Maybe SF can call Steve Young and see what he is up to these days.
Heck, a change of scenery might help him get out of the funk, for sure. Maybe SF can call Steve Young and see what he is up to these days.
In seriousness, he kinda fits the skills they need. At least, if he got back a little confidence he would.
It probably won't happen, but it does make sense to me.
Town Heretic
Temporarily out of order
I pick odds up out of ESPN early and I follow the betting line through Oddsshark.
How'd I miss your predictions? Anyway, thanks for chiming in everyone. Should be an interesting weekend in the NFL.
Jonny Football looked decent going into the second half, unfortunately he was not as productive as he needed to be. With that said, my fantasy team takes a big hit with a very unproductive Gary Barnidge last night. But, it's worth it to put the hero of this story up 1-0 going into the weekend.
Town Heretic
Temporarily out of order
Thought I'd merge them. Make it easier for either of us to gloat.
Week 9 Predictions Summed
Indy found some offensive life against a very good Carolina defense. Denver registered an offensive pulse against Green Bay. This might be Peyton's last visit to the old home and you'd better believe he means to take the keys with him when he's done. Denver will be in the backfield and Luck's pocket while Manning continues to fine tune the offense. Denver going away.
Okay, proposal, first guy to post next weeks picks has the controlling line. If it's me I'll probably use ESPN on the opening. Looks like the Giants game is our only point of separation this week...oh, and I don't know why, but the machinery around here is goofing the Jacksonville bit. I corrected three times and it keeps doing that...darn machines.
Week 9 Predictions Summed
The Bengals at home should be good for 30ish, so the line may be tight. But I'll stay with the Dalton boys at home and fidgit over the points later. Bengals.
Carolina has been scoring nearly 30 pts a game for a stretch, but against uniformly sub-par defenses. Green Bay has been inconsistent in their running game and low scoring on the road. So the question you have to ask is can Rodgers do in this game, against this team what he hasn't done in his only two road outings of the year? And will Cam and company be able to reproduce their offense against their first serious defensive challenge? I'm taking Green Bay to defy my system odds and take the turn-around win.
the Pats will win this, but by how much? 13.5? That's the mighty line and the money is a nervous 58/42 why not? I could break this down, but I'd rather let the Pats do it. New England.
The Saints are back in favor these days and riding what appears to be an impressive early season correction toward playoff contention and respectability. It's hard to say what a team will do when they lose their coach. At Miami it began a rally of sorts. Here? I'll take New Orleans to cover and continue the run.
On paper it's a 3 pt pick'em with Buffalo having the likely edge in what will likely be a high-scoring affair, but it really comes down to which team can fix itself and has the mental toughness to rebound. I'm playing a hunch and taking Miami.
The Vikings are a solid team top to bottom playing a better but inconsistent team in the Rams. If they play their A game this one is all Rams. If they don't the Vikings can take a close contest. I'm going to say SL is gearing up and Min has peaked and take the former and the points.
We're definitely going to have to pick a common line source....Jets 6.5 favorites at home to the Jags. That's a stiff line for a team with a plug-in qb. I'm going to say Jacksonville keeps this close and has an outside chance at the upset. Go Jags.
The line I have is Pit and 4.5 with the action running 55/45 in favor of the line. I'd be happier with a fg line. The question here is can the Steelers generate more offense than they managed last week and can Oakland reproduce their prolific scoring against a tough Steeler secondary. I'll take the Steelers.
Giants are 2.5 favorites and the line is 66/44 with. This is a wild-west show. Who knows? People think they know, but nobody knows this game. Eli can put up numbers on the road, but can they stop anyone? Tampa is looking like a different football team. I'm taking the upset and Tampa.
The Niners are a question mark on offense and defense alone and their defense alone isn't much. Atlanta.
Seriously, where did you see that line? It opened at about 3.5, to make people go out on the five to six limb. If you want action now it's Denver and five, pushing betters to six points to cover.
Indy found some offensive life against a very good Carolina defense. Denver registered an offensive pulse against Green Bay. This might be Peyton's last visit to the old home and you'd better believe he means to take the keys with him when he's done. Denver will be in the backfield and Luck's pocket while Manning continues to fine tune the offense. Denver going away.
Probably because this is a division game. I'll take the upset. Romo is warming up and Dallas finds a way.
Chicago is progressing offensively, but they're on the road where SD is...no, both of these teams stink. I don't know. I'll take the home team, but I'm not confident.
Okay, proposal, first guy to post next weeks picks has the controlling line. If it's me I'll probably use ESPN on the opening. Looks like the Giants game is our only point of separation this week...oh, and I don't know why, but the machinery around here is goofing the Jacksonville bit. I corrected three times and it keeps doing that...darn machines.
Town Heretic
Temporarily out of order
The humanity...