Money in the Bank NFL Picks: Week 3

in Sports by cx2020 — September 24, 2009 at 10:36 pm | 6 comments

5-9-1. Not the best record to start with, but you get what you pay for. In week 3, I plan to take my forecasting to the next level … .500 baby!. Here are my predictions for week 3 of the NFL.

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Tennessee at NY Jets (-3): New York. Tennessee probably isn’t an 0-3 team, but this is a tough match up against a confident defense.

Kansas City at Philadelphia (even): Philly. The Eagles have about 29 QBs and all of them could win against the Chiefs.

[ed. note: When I originally called the KC/Phi game, the line was not available. I am picking Philly still, given the current -7.5 line as of 9/27.]

Carolina at Dallas(-9): Carolina. Carolina will send Dallas spiraling to the bottom of the NFC East and start the clock on the last few games of Wade Phillip’s head coaching career.

San Francisco at Minnesota (-7): San Francisco. I trust Mike Singletary to shut down AP. I don’t trust Brett Farve to take advantage.

Green Bay at St. Louis (7): Green Bay. After two anemic performances, the Packers offense gets healthy this week.

Denver at Oakland (-2): Denver. No one is talking about Denver right now. Perhaps next week someone will.

Atlanta at New England (-4): New England. The Giants in 07 created the blueprint for beating the Pats. The Jets followed it perfectly. I don’t think Atlanta has the horses on defense to do the same.

Jacksonville at Houston (-4.0): Houston. When the team is more excited about an eventual 2^nd stringer in Tim Tebow than its current roster, its time to go against the Jags.

Cleveland at Baltimore (-13.5): Cleveland. A little prevent defense and a Derek Anderson sighting in the 4th quarter should keep the Browns within 14 by the end of the game.

New Orleans at Buffalo (+6.5): New Orleans. The Bills have had a nice couple of games, but that’s no reason for this line to be so low. Who outside of Northwest NY is betting against the Saints?

Miami at San Diego (-6.0): Miami. When did San Diego’s defense become average? The wildcat is gonna give them fits all day.

Indianapolis at Arizona (-2.5): Indy. God loves Kurt Warner. God loved Job, too. 2TDs, 2 INTs and a fumble for Kurt.

Washington at Detroit (+6): Washington. This week, the Washington offense goes off like a 15-year old virgin in a whore-house.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (+4): Cincy. Stiller fans, what will piss yinz off more? Starting off 1-2 or my being right. AGAIN!

NY Giants at Tampa Bay (7): Tampa. UPSET SPECIAL! Tampa isn’t very good, but neither is the Giants defense. If the Bucs avoid turning the ball over, look for them to get their first win.

Chicago at Seattle (+3.0) Bears. Matt Forte versus the Seattle defense is what I call MONEY IN THE BANK.

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forbesave
2009-09-25
03:32:35
Week 3 NFL picks http://bit.ly/12gzz5 #NFL #line #gambling #football

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griffn
2009-09-25
01:57:01
I'm glad you're man enough to post your anemic record from last week. This week's picks look more solid to me. I like your calls on Carolina, San Francisco, and Miami-- all gutsy and all probably right. And I like your upset special this week, in that it will be an actual upset if Tampa Bay wins.

On the other hand, there's no way the Browns stay within 14 points of the Ravens in Baltimore, the Steelers own the Bengals, and as tough as the Lions played last week, I can see them beating the Redsk**s in Detroit. And no one's talking about Denver because Denver has so far only beaten the Bengals (barely) and the Browns. If they beat the Raiders this weekend, I still won't be talking about them.
cx2020
2009-09-26
08:12:52
Unfortunately when you said that the skins would struggle to score even 10 points last week, you were right. But i think everyone's expectation regarding the lions will beating Washington is a little silly. All the pressure is on the lions, a very bad team. The lions didnt play very tough when the gave up 28 straight points. You disrespect denver cuz you disrespect the bengals. you will regret disrespecting the bengals at home this weekend when the steelers officially start playing for the wildcard.
griffn
2009-09-26
14:38:06
How is there any pressure on a Lions team who hasn't won since 2007? And I say they played tough against the Vikings because they had the lead up until the 3rd quarter. Let's make a deal. If the Redsk**s win and the Steelers lose this weekend, I'll help you fix your first-round fantasy draft mistake by trading you Michael Turner for Matt Forte. Or at least, I'll consider it.
cx2020
2009-09-27
11:22:11
The pressure comes from this being their "best" chance for a victory before they play the rams in 4 weeks. They have chi, pit, and green bay after washington.

If i am wrong about washington and pittsburgh, i will trade one of my awful WRs directly to you, so that you dont have to waste your waiver position again by picking him up after i cut him.
griffn
2009-09-29
00:30:09
Since your Money in the Bank pick didn't work out last week, this week I put all my money in the bank on your Upset Special, and now I don't have any money in the bank. Not only did the Bucs fail to upset the Giants, but they also failed to score. Also, they failed to gain more than 86 total yards on offense. That's upsetting.