RossCode Picks - Week XI

posted on 11/18/05 at 12:32:03 am by Joel Ross

It's late, so this'll be quick and light on comments, I'm sure.

  • Arizona vs. St. Louis (-9.5) (49 O/U): St. Louis may not be the best team in the league this year, but until Warner is pulled for good, Arizona won't be good at all.
  • Carolina (-2.5) vs. Chicago (34 O/U): Carolina is starting to come on strong, and the Bears are hurting at running back, despite getting Thomas Jones back.
  • Detroit* vs. Dallas (-9) (39 O/U): Detroit will keep it close, but ultimately come out on the wrong side of it. Harrington will underperform, as usual.
  • Indianapolis (-5.5) vs. Cincinnati (47 O/U): Indy has a tough schedule to finish the season, and this is one of those games. They should get the W though.
  • Jacksonville (-4) vs. Tennessee (38.5 O/U): Only four? Of course, everytime I say that, I'm wrong, so forget I said that.
  • Miami vs. Cleveland (-1) (35.5 O/U): Cleveland as a favorite...it's been a while since I've seen that!
  • New Orleans* vs. New England (-9.5) (46 O/U): New England can use a game like this to help them get back on track, but it'll be closer than most would want.
  • Oakland vs. Washington (-6) (43 O/U): What does it say about T.O. when even Randy "I ran over a cop" Moss says he wouldn't want Owens on his team?
  • Philadelphia* vs. New York Giants (-7) (41 O/U): Will the Eli Manning of last week show up or will it be the one who lead 4th quarter comebacks? I'll take the latter.
  • Tampa Bay* vs. Atlanta (-6) (39 O/U): This should be a great game. Chris Simms seems to be getting comfortable with the offense, and Vick (I think) is trying to show T.O. that he can be a passing QB too.
  • Seattle (-12.5) vs. San Francisco (42 O/U): Can Alexander score multiple TDs again? I'm guessing he can. That 49er D is tough though!
  • Buffalo vs. San Diego (-10.5) (42 O/U): L.T. will get a workout, but it'll probably in the form of running, not getting knocked down. I'd expect at least 2 TDs from him.
  • New York Jets* vs. Denver (-13) (40.5 O/U): Six games have a spread of 9 or more points. This could be a weekend of blowouts if they're right. Look for a big dose of Anderson/Bell.
  • Pittsburgh (-3.5) vs. Baltimore (35 O/U): I guess not having Roethlisberger really affects the odds. Only 3.5 against the Ravens this year? Ouch!
  • Kansas City (-6.5) vs. Houston (44 O/U): If Larry Johnson plays like he did last week, he won't stay out of the end zone this week, which will spell trouble for Houston. Of course, that's nothing new for them!
  • Minnesota vs. Green Bay (-4.5) (45 O/U): What a great MNF game. Fairly evenly matched. And I hear there's snow in Green Bay. It probably will be a good game, but given that they are a combined 6-12, it doesn't exactly make for a compelling game. I'm guessing most people would rather see Indy and Cincy here, but we don't get that. We get two injury-riddled teams trying to salvage something out of disappointing seasons. Fun!

So there you have it. I'll be back next week to review how I did.

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