Carolina -7.5 over Atlanta 

 

The Panthers might actually be good but at the very least they are the good bad team. The team that beats up on all the bad teams but can't get a big win when it counts. Atlanta is a bad team and I expect a final score of about 31-7. 

 

Dallas -10 over Minnesota

 

Tony Romo's passing stats at home are off the charts. Now he goes up against a beat up Vikes secondary? Another blowout in the making. 

 

 

New Orleans -6 over Jets

 

Lock Alert 

I will make this a lock. It doesn't make any sense. The Jets strength is when they can blitz and disrupt the quarterbacks rhythm. But that doesn't happen with Brees because he gets the ball out so fast. The only thing going for the Jets is that the Saints aren't the same team on the road as they are at home. But coming off a bye should offset that. 

 

 

Tennessee -3 over St. Louis

You can't expect Kellen Clemens to lead an already piss poor Rams offense to be competitive against anyone. The Seattle game was a bit of a fluke and now they are playing on a short week. They are going to find themselves with a great draft pick this offseason. 

 

 

Kansas City -3.5 over Buffalo 

The Chiefs grind games out. They win ugly. Having said that they will likely win this game by exactly three points. While the Bills are a solid team at home, the Chiefs are far and away the better team, it's just sort of a toss up as to how well their offense plays. They will win but I'm not about to guarantee that they cover, but they should. 

 

 

San Diego -1 over Washington

This might end up being the best game of the week. Normally a west coast team flying to the east coast would make me a bit nervous but the Chargers are coming off a bye week and have had extra time to prep for what might be the worst defense in football. 

 

 

Oakland -3 over Philadelphia

 

Lock Alert 

The Eagles are sneaky awful and the Raiders are sneaky good. Three points isn't nearly enough. 

 

 

Seattle -17 over Tampa Bay

 

Lock Alert 

The Bucs are really really bad. 

 

 

Cleveland +3 over Baltimore 

These Browns/Ravens games always seem to be close and low scoring. There is a bit of a rivalry here and I have no faith in this Ravens team, so I'll take the hungrier team playing at home getting three points. 

 

 

Pittsburgh +7.5 over New England 

The Patriots can't stop the run right up the middle and Le'Veon Bell is a legit threat out of the backfield. He should be able to gash the Patriots enough to at least cover this spread. 

 

 

Indianapolis -3 over Houston

I thought we were all in agreement that Houston sucks? 

 

Chicago +11.5 over Green Bay 

 

Another rivalry game here leaving the doors open for a tight ball game. If you bet the Packers you know you will have to overcome a Devin Hester touchdown or two as well as a crazy steady game from Josh McCown. Green Bay certainly shouldn't lose this game, but I am not very high on them. They don't seem to be a good football team to me.