The Football Challenge at Station Casinos Week 5

[WhatsHisNuts]

It sickens me to play 5 favorites, but I like the set up and lines on all 5.

SF -3.5: Once again, playing against the Raiders more than on 49ers.

NY Giants -4.5 I'm not sold on this Giants team, but I really think the Skins are junk and won't have much for the Giants on either side of the ball.


San Diego -3.5 This is by far the hardest play to make but the line seems is a favorite betting line of mine, so I'm going to run with the Chargers and hope Big Ben blows.

Denver -4 Something stinks and I hope its the Ravens this Sunday.

Carolina -8.5 It's time for this team to annihilate someone....Cleveland fits perfectly.

Just missed the cut:
Indy - 19
Jax -7.5

I can't believe my favorite games are all favorites. Maybe I'm getting nervous and retreating into a sucker's mentality, but I think these are the best bets on the board.

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

3-1 going into MNF. I'll take a 3 win week, but I would love to throw a 4 spot on the board for this week. I've been mediocre at best the last two weeks and need a big week.

Only loss so far was Carolina. Lost by the hook in what might be one of the most suspicious endings I can remember. Deep in the red zone, 4th down and short, 11 seconds left, down by 11....kick a field goal????? WTF is the sense behind it? I'm not saying the fix was on, but that made zero sense....zero.

 

[snoozer]

nice job... very close to going 4-0... where did you get 8.5? everywhere I saw yesterday was 7.5 and 8. I ended up getting it at 8 and took a push. I just wanted to chime in about the end of the game.

Altough I was mad about the push, I was actually happy (as a football fan with the call). IMO it is one of the few times a coach made a decision and gave his team the best chance to win (small chance, but a chance).

If they go for it on 4th down and score a TD, that could run anywhere from 8-10 seconds off the clock, thus with an onside kick the time would run out. By kicking the FG, you at least have time for the onside kick and 1 hail mary.

Honestly, I thought they should have kicked the FG with .20 seconds left and the ball on the 22. assuming they got the onside kick, this would have given them a chance to run 2-3 plays before the game ended

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

nice job... very close to going 4-0... where did you get 8.5? everywhere I saw yesterday was 7.5 and 8. I ended up getting it at 8 and took a push.

Station Casinos put the line out on Tuesday. This is a handicapping contest, so the line stays the same all week.

I hear you on the Browns call, but it still seems absurd to me to go for a FG there.