Week 13 Picks

My head hurts so I’m just going to get right into the picks this week.

Last Week: 8-6-2
Season: 93-76-7
Lock of the Week: 7-5

Home team in CAPS

Saints (+3.5) over FALCONS
I haven’t given up on my belief that the Saints are still good enough to make a playoff push. I probably should, but I haven’t.

BEARS (-3.5) over Seahawks
LOCK OF THE WEEK
Never take Seattle on the road.

PACKERS (-8) over Vikings
Also stay away from Minnesota on the road.

49ers (-7) over RAMS
They tied three weeks ago, I can’t imagine San Francisco will allow for it to be close again.

JETS (-4.5) over Cardinals
Who is on the Ryan Lindley bandwagon? Maybe Ryan Lindley, but that’s probably about it.

Panthers (-3) over CHIEFS
Maybe in 2008 deciding between Brady Quinn and Matt Cassel sounded like a good problem. In 2012 it sounds like having to pick the instrument of your own death.

LIONS (-4.5) over Colts
Lions keep getting really close to winning and the Colts are certainly not as good as the Packers or Texans. If Detroit does nothing else this season they will likely change the rule about throwing a challenge flag on an automatic review play making it unreviewable after that Thanksgiving disaster. And if you don’t know what I’m talking about, it is for the best, it is needlessly complicated and unfair.

Jaguars (+6) over BILLS
Line is just a bit too high for my tastes.

Patriots (-7.5) over DOLPHINS
New England seems to have entered the part of the season where they destroy everyone they play.

Texans (-6) over TITANS
Houston has not been impressive in the last couple weeks, but on the other hand Tennessee is Tennessee.

Buccaneers (+7) over BRONCOS
Tampa is legit; I’ll take them with seven points over most anyone.

RAVENS vs Steelers
There is no line for this game because no one knows if Roethlisberger is going to play or not. If he plays I bet the Steelers win by 3, if he doesn’t I bet the Steelers lose by 3.

Browns (even) over RAIDERS
The AFC West is a complete joke.

Bengals (-2.5) over CHARGERS
See above

COWBOYS (-10) over Eagles
How many points are enough points to pick the Eagles again? It would seem 10 is not enough.

REDSKINS (+2.5) over Giants
The Giants are more talented, but I’m hopeful of big things from RG3 in his first Monday night game.