NFL YTD: 5-3 (+1.50*)
The first clunker of the season in the NCAA on Saturday (2-5) will bring me some nervous moments in my next few ventures.
Minnesota(-3') over Detroit (1.25*)
With Culpepper valuing the football and the Vikings showing no signs of complacency, the leadership of Harrington and Mariucci doesn't seem enough in this battle for first place in the division.
Buffalo(+3) over Miami (1.25*)
The team and the city of Buffalo are on fire, and unless they did something stupid to snuff it, Wannstedt leads the job of beating down the flames. Give me the points.
Seattle(-3) over St. Louis (1.25*)
With Warner properly situated on the sidelines, this has game of the week written all over it. Seattle has been righteous early in meeting my high expectations for their season.
(FWIW: Minnesota/Seattle/Buffalo made my short list each time I used an angle to look at the games. Out of curiosity I went back to see how teams fared in their third game after going 2-0 ATS to start the season, and the ATS results were 6-3 in 2002, 4-5 in 2001, 2-3 in 2000, and 3-3-2 in 1999. St. Louis at 6-0 in 1999, Carolina at 4-0 in 2002, Jacksonville at 4-0 in 2002, Cleveland at 4-0 in 2001, and Chicago at 4-0-1 in 1999 were the longest ATS winning streaks to start the season.)
San Francisco(-7) over Cleveland (1.25*)
I don't see solid evidence of it happening today, but let's suppose Cleveland goes from sloppy and ill-prepared to desperate and relentless, as a decent team should. I still think it will be the wrong time and the wrong place against a better effort from a better team.
Tampa Bay (-4')(-115) over Atlanta (1.25*)
Reeves had all off season to figure out how he was going to muster enough offense in this matchup to at least match the feeble effort that can be Tampa's undoing, and now he's shorthanded. But both teams should be jacked for this game, and dogs with some pedigree should start barking before dogs with fleas add to the noise, so an Atlanta surprise would not be much of a shocker.
GL
The first clunker of the season in the NCAA on Saturday (2-5) will bring me some nervous moments in my next few ventures.
Minnesota(-3') over Detroit (1.25*)
With Culpepper valuing the football and the Vikings showing no signs of complacency, the leadership of Harrington and Mariucci doesn't seem enough in this battle for first place in the division.
Buffalo(+3) over Miami (1.25*)
The team and the city of Buffalo are on fire, and unless they did something stupid to snuff it, Wannstedt leads the job of beating down the flames. Give me the points.
Seattle(-3) over St. Louis (1.25*)
With Warner properly situated on the sidelines, this has game of the week written all over it. Seattle has been righteous early in meeting my high expectations for their season.
(FWIW: Minnesota/Seattle/Buffalo made my short list each time I used an angle to look at the games. Out of curiosity I went back to see how teams fared in their third game after going 2-0 ATS to start the season, and the ATS results were 6-3 in 2002, 4-5 in 2001, 2-3 in 2000, and 3-3-2 in 1999. St. Louis at 6-0 in 1999, Carolina at 4-0 in 2002, Jacksonville at 4-0 in 2002, Cleveland at 4-0 in 2001, and Chicago at 4-0-1 in 1999 were the longest ATS winning streaks to start the season.)
San Francisco(-7) over Cleveland (1.25*)
I don't see solid evidence of it happening today, but let's suppose Cleveland goes from sloppy and ill-prepared to desperate and relentless, as a decent team should. I still think it will be the wrong time and the wrong place against a better effort from a better team.
Tampa Bay (-4')(-115) over Atlanta (1.25*)
Reeves had all off season to figure out how he was going to muster enough offense in this matchup to at least match the feeble effort that can be Tampa's undoing, and now he's shorthanded. But both teams should be jacked for this game, and dogs with some pedigree should start barking before dogs with fleas add to the noise, so an Atlanta surprise would not be much of a shocker.
GL
