RossCode Picks - NFL Week XIII Review

posted on 12/07/05 at 12:51:06 am by Joel Ross

Another solid week. I predict positive overall numbers by the end of the year!

  • Atlanta 6, Carolina 24 (-3) (43 O/U) [P: $6.54, S: $10.00, O/U: $9.90, T: $26.44]: Suddenly, Atlanta, who I thought was going to be a Super Bowl contender, is in a serious race for a wild card slot - one that will be tough - they still have Tampa Bay, Carolina (again) and Chicago left. Carolina, though, is the front runner to win their division, and could even get the coveted first round bye.
  • Buffalo 23, Miami 24 (-4) (35 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: $10.00, O/U: $9.09, T: $9.09]: Buffalo, Buffalo, Buffalo. How can you blow such a huge lead? Well, poor play. And relaxing when you see a new a young, inexperienced quarterback. Ask Houston how that worked last week when St. Louis put in an inexperience quarterback.
  • Cincinnati 38, Pittsburgh 31 (-3.5) (42 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: $8.93, T: ($11.07)]: Pittsburgh has a three game losing streak. Who would have guessed that? Not to mention losing at home to the Bengals! At this point, they aren't even a playoff team. And poeple thought the Indy train might have to roll through Pittsburgh in January to get to Detroit. I guess not! And Cincy has thier first winning season in a long time.
  • Dallas 10, New York Giants 17 (-3) (42 O/U) [P: $6.45, S: $10.00, O/U: ($10.00), T: $6.45]
  • Green Bay 7, Chicago 19 (-7) (30.5 O/U) [P: $3.33, S: $10.00, O/U: ($10.00), T: $3.33]: Chicago is quietly putting together one of the best defenses ever. While I don't mean to discount their play, but remember that this season, 6 of their games are against NFC North teams. And if you look at the teams they've played, well, for the most part, it hasn't been that tough of a schedule. Basically, the tough teams they've played are Carolina, Tampa Bay, and Cincinnati. The rest have been sub par teams. The next two weeks will be key for them: Pittsburgh and Atlanta. Beat those teams and then talk to me!
  • Houston* 15, Baltimore 16 (-9) (38 O/U) [P: $3.01, S: $10.00, O/U: $9.71, T: $22.72]: Houston has the inside track on that number one pick in the draft this spring. But, they play three very poor teams down the stretch. Think about it. With a good showing, they could end up 4-12!
  • Jacksonville 20 (-3), Cleveland 14 (33.5 O/U) [P: $7.04, S: $10.00, O/U: $9.17, T: $26.22]: No surprises here, really. Bad news for Cleveland - Edwards is out for the year.
  • Minnesota 21 (-2.5), Detroit 16 (37.5 O/U) [P: $7.75, S: $10.00, O/U: ($10.00), T: $7.75]: Detroit was oh so close, yet so very far! What's going on in the Detroit front office when they are kicking out fans for voicing their displeasure about Millen having a job? What happens in two weeks (their next home game)? Will they kick out all 70,000 fans for chanting "Fire Millen"? Oh - Brad Johnson is the QB of the future!
  • Tampa Bay 10 (-3.5), New Orleans 3 (38.5 O/U) [P: $5.88, S: $10.00, O/U: ($10.00), T: $5.88]: Wow - 13 points. I bet this was a treat to watch.
  • Tennessee 3, Indianapolis 35 (-15) (50 O/U) [P: $0.71, S: $10.00, O/U: ($10.00), T: $0.71]: The Colts continue to roll. The next three weeks will be tough though - Jacksonville on the road, San Diego, and Seattle.
  • Arizona 17 (-3), San Francisco 10 (44.5 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: $9.43, T: ($10.57)]: I thought the NFC North was supposed to be the worst division, but the NFC West has one less win. And the AFC East has 3 less.
  • Washington 24 (-3), St. Louis 9 (45.5 O/U) [P: $6.76, S: $10.00, O/U: $9.71, T: $26.47]: Two teams who have underperformed in my mind. Washington needs a quarterback. St. Louis, well, they're getting old.
  • Denver 27, Kansas City 31 (0) (45.5 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: $9.52, T: ($10.48)]: What a battle. Denver's still my pick for the division, but K.C. played them tough.
  • New York Jets 3, New England 16 (-10) (41.5 O/U) [P: $2.00, S: $10.00, O/U: ($10.00), T: $2.00]: The weakest division in the league. They only have 18 wins among them, and considering all the intradivision play, that's pretty bad. The Jets are pining for that number one pick too. But if they got it, who would they take? Lienert or Bush?
  • Oakland 10, San Diego 34 (-11.5) (50 O/U) [P: $1.50, S: $10.00, O/U: $9.80, T: $21.31]: San Diego sure looks good at times. I wouldn't want to play them in the playoffs.
  • Seattle 42 (-4), Philadelphia 0 (42.5 O/U) [P: $5.56, S: $10.00, O/U: ($10.00), T: $5.56]: If you're a Philly fan: Ouch. 3 defensive TDs for Seattle. That's tough to come back from.

Results Summary

  • Picks (this week): 12 - 4 (75.00%) - Winnings: $16.54: Not much winnings, despite picking 3 out of every 4 games correctly. Money lines make it?tough to make any money!
  • Picks (season): 122 - 70 (63.54%) - Winnings: ($72.35): Working my way back to 0. Slowly, but surely.
  • Spread (this week): 13 - 3 (81.25%) - Winnings: $100.00: A huge week here...
  • Spread (season): 95 - 92 (50.80%) - Winnings: $30.00: ...because it put me positive overall!
  • Over/Under (this week):?9 -?7 (56.25%) - Winnings: $15.27: Not too bad here either. Espei
  • Over/Under (season): 92 - 95 (49.20%) - Winnings: ($70.81): Working my way back to a positive number here too.
  • Total Weekly Winnings: $131.81: I think this is my biggest week yet!
  • Total Overall Winnings: ($113.16): One more like this week, and I'd be making money!

More picks on Thursday.

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