I should get less sleep more often. Last week I made the picks after a night of maybe four hours of sleep and I went 12-1 on the straight up picks and 4-2 against the spread. I doubt I do as well this week because there are a lot of tough games to decide in Week 9.
Straight Up Picks
Bucanneers @ Saints: Saints
Against the Spread
When betting against the spread I pick what I think the spread to each game should be. Then if my spread is two or more points away from the actual spread, I place a bet on the team my spread favors.Remember, I do this for fun. If you’re expecting to make money off of these, don’t. Also, please note at the time this was written BAL/TEN and KC/DAL did not have a spread on the site I use. I will add them later when a spread is out.
Broncos @ Eagles (-8): Eagles
My spread: Eagles (-11)
Rams (-4) @ Giants: Rams
My spread: Rams (-6)
Ravens @ Titans (-3.5): Ravens
My spread: EVEN
Falcons @ Panthers (-1.5): Panthers
My spread: Panthers (-4)
Bengals @ Jaguars (-5): Jaguars
My spread: Jaguars (-8)
Chiefs @ Cowboys (-1): Chiefs
My spread: Chiefs (-2)
Redskins @ Seahawks (-7.5): Redskins
My spread: Seahawks (-5)
Cardinals (-2) @ 49ers: 49ers
My spread: 49ers (-2)
Lions (-3) @ Packers: Lions
My spread: Lions (-6)