Week Three Picks

posted on 2004-09-23 at 22:19:24 by Joel Ross

Week three is on us already. Can you believe it? The season is already over 11% over! A lot has been going on, so let's get to the picks.

  • Pittsburgh vs. Miami (-1.5): Both teams haven't looked good. I picked Miami because they are at home. No other reason, really.
  • Jacksonville vs. Tennessee (-6): Tennessee is a great team. They got up on the Colts, who eventually got back into the game. Of course, the Jaguars offense isn't quite that of Indy. Jacksonville's only put up 20 points total. The Titans should score more than that on Sunday.
  • Cleveland vs. New York Giants (-2.5): Cleveland is a confusing team. First, they beat a good Baltimore team soundly. Then they lose to a mediocre (in my opinion) Dallas team. I'm counting on week one Cleveland showing up here. Combine that with the fact that the Giants aren't very good, and you have an easy "upset" for the Browns.
  • Baltimore (-3) vs. Cincinnati: Two 1-1 teams matched up here. Cincinnati just got done playing a very boring game, and Baltimore is a very defensive team. Don't look for a high scoring game.
  • Houston vs. Kansas City (-9): I think Kansas City will win, but by nine? No, Houston will cover. They should have a field day running against the KC defense.
  • New Orleans vs. St. Louis (-7): I'm turning sour on the Rams. I'm not convinced they will be contenders this year. The Saints aren't great, but they should be able to beat St. Louis.
  • Chicago vs. Minnesota (-9): I made the same mistake last week, and I'm going to try it again. Pick the team giving up a lot of points against the Bears. But I think Minnesota will be angry after last week. And Marcus Robinson will want to show the Bears what they lost.
  • Philadelphia (-4) vs. Detroit: Detroit is 2-0. So is Philly. It's the only undefeated match up this week, although it's a little decieving. Detroit has played Houston and Chicago. Philly's played Minnesota and, well, the Giants. At least they played one tough team. I don't think Detroit is ready for a team like the Eagles, but who knows.
  • Arizona vs. Atlanta (-9.5): Mike Vick is good. Enough said. Usually, a spread of almost 10 points is a sure cover for the 'dog. But not when it's Arizona!
  • San Diego vs. Denver (-10): Here's the Ross code 10 point spread rule. San Diego covers, and Tomlinson will have a big day. Of course, so will Denver's offense.
  • Green Bay vs. Indianapolis (-6.5): Green Bay covers, but Indy will win. Green Bay should rebound from last week, but Indy is very good.
  • San Francisco vs. Seattle (-11): Again, the Ross code of 10 point spread rule applies, so the 49ers will cover, but lose.
  • Tampa Bay vs. Oakland (-3): Another "Who cares?" game this early in the season. I don't see either of these teams as a contender later down the line.
  • Dallas vs. Washington (-2.5): Parsells vs. Gibbs. Two old timers, meeting up. This should be a good game. As usual, the early part of the season offers up good Monday night match ups. We'll talk again in November about this though!

So there you have it. Another week of picks. When I lay out the results, I may just have a new plan to look at success. But who knows. I may be lazy and not do it at all.

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