I had a write-up saying that the Vikings were statistically better in every category than the Packers. I also said that the Packers needed to stop AP & the Pack Qb would have to avoid mistakes with all the noise of the Vikes stadium, well, maybe I was asking too much out of Rodgers & his offensive line, hence the better team won & covered. Congrats to the Viking backers on Monday night. Now onto week 5 games. The games below are my leans & I will have 2 big plays out of the leans & post the official plays after ive done the research & studying. These are just leans for the time being.
(Skins +3.5), this game opened at Panthers -4.5 & quickly fell to -3.5. Carolina had a bye week but I dont think that helped any, they are still a terrible team. Not that the Skins are much better, but I just think the Skins atleast make an effort to finish games.
(Chiefs +9), The Chiefs showed some life by coming back & trying to make a game of it vs the Giants. I really dont like the Chiefs coach, I dont think this organization is clicking at all but with Dallas in an almost must win game & heavy money on the Boys, I will side with the Chiefs for now because the Boys have not shown me they are the playoff team they are hyped up to be.
(Colts-3.5), This game will be interesting, the Colts are aiming for 5-0 & the Titans are trying not to go 0-5 vs there divisional rival. Im really suprised on how a Fisher team can be 0-4. This is a prime time game & we all know what Manning is able to accomplish on the national stage. Titans beat the Colts last year on Monday night but the Colts shut out the Titans in the playoffs. This is a divisional pivotal game for the Titans, they lose here & they go 0-5 but imo, they already packed it in. The Colts will pass all over them like the Jags did in last weeks lopsided loss.
(Jets -1.5), The Jets made a game of it with the Saints, unfortunately for Sanchez's mistakes, it cost them the game & cover. Saints have a great defense & I was suprised Brees didnt have any td passes in the game. They said defense wins game & when you have 2 great defenses on the field like these teams did, the veteran Qb out played the rookie Qb. Mistakes at the Qb position cost the Jets atleast a cover & I was on the wrong side of that wager. Now as far as the Monday night game between the Jets & Miami, we have 2 Qb's that havent played many games in the NFL. The Jets have the better defense & slighly better in the statistical category. Miami doesnt want to go 1-4 but the Jets want to stay ahead of the Pats with a win, even with the same record, the Jets have the tie breaker so far. Miami is trying to salvage there season & this is the 2nd Monday night game for them since week 2. This is the only Monday night game this year for the Jets & im sure they will want to show off there talent on primetime, I know if I was Sanchez, I would want to shake off last weeks debacle & show the world what I am capable of on national tv.
(Raiders +16), The only reason I would even think about taking the Raiders is the Giants have the Saints the following week in New Orleans & they are coming off the bye & well rested. The Giants will want to have there players rested also & if Manning has any issues with his foot, they will want him to take it easy.I know the Raiders have some serious issues from top to bottom of there organization, this team is in shambles but taking into consideration the Giants upcoming role vs the Saints, I will side with the Raiders for a "small" wager +16
(Pittsburgh ML), I like the Steelers in any parlay but stick them in as a money line when inserting them in a parlay. The Steelers should not lose this game SU. The Steelers offense clicked on all cylinders on Sunday night vs the Chargers but I question there defense. I guess Polamalu makes all the diference in the world to there defense, like I really have to tell you guys that. The Lions played pretty good in the 1st half last week vs the Bears & then mailed it in for the 2nd half. The Steelers are 2-2 & need this win badly to stay within reach of the Ravens & Bengals. Take the Steelers ML in your parlays.
I may add 1 or 2 more games by the weekend.