NFL Week 6 Predictions

  Pittsburgh at Tennessee (+5.5, 45.5)
     The Titans are a mercurial team from week to week. I have faith that Matt Hasselbeck will play conservative football to keep the Titans in the game, but I like Pittsburgh to win in a one possession game.
Pittsburgh 23-17
Spread: Pittsburgh (400)
O/U: Under (200)

  Oakland at Atlanta (-8.5, 48.5)
     I simply don't see any miracles happening in the Georgia Dome today, Atlanta moves to 6-0 over Oakland.
Atlanta 28-17
Spread: Atlanta (700)
O/U: Under (200)

  Cincinnati at Cleveland (+2.5, 42.5)
     The Bengals defeated the Browns earlier this season, but like a few of the Browns games this year, the Browns are not that far away from being, say, 2-3. In a sloppy game in Cleveland, I'll take the Browns to pull out their first victory of the season over Cincinnati.
Cleveland 20-17 OT
Spread: Cleveland (100)
O/U: Under (500)

  St. Louis at Miami (-3.5, 38)
     We have a matchup between two of the NFL's sneaky good teams. The Dolphins are 2-3 with two of their losses coming in overtime in games they arguably deserved to win. The Rams are 3-2 coming off of back to back victories over division opponents. In a tough game to call, I'll take the Dolphins coming out on top because of their defense doing just enough to contain a sometimes anemic Sam Bradford-led Rams offense.
Miami 13-10
Spread: St. Louis (200)
O/U: Under (400)

  Indianapolis at New York (-3.5, 44)
     The Colts were Chuckstrong last week and I believe they will carry that momentum into the Meadowlands. This game will be up to the Colts defense to be a little bit better than they have been this year and since I believe the Colts defense will have a good performance today, giving the Colts the win.
Indianapolis 27-21
Spread: Indianapolis (500)
O/U: Over (200)

  Detroit at Philadelphia (-5.5, 47.5)
     Very difficult game to call in Philadelphia today. The Lions have lost three in a row and are hungry to win after their bye week while the Eagles finally face a below average defense. I'll take the Eagles at home behind a no turnover performance from Michael Vick (talk about bold).
Philadelphia 31-21
Spread: Philadelphia (400)
O/U: Over (400)

  Kansas City at Tampa Bay (-3.5, 40)
     Is Brady Quinn the answer to Kansas City's problems? I think he might be, but the Chiefs will need another outstanding performance from their defense in order to beat Tampa Bay. We have seen Josh Freeman struggle against quality defenses the last two seasons and I think he will struggle once again today and Brady Quinn comes through for the Chiefs.
Kansas City 23-19
Spread: Kansas City (300)
O/U: Over (100)

  Dallas at Baltimore (-3.5, 44)
     No body who follows football knows what the Dallas Cowboys will do on any given sunday. To a lesser extent, who knows which Joe Flacco will show up for the Ravens. Will it be the Flacco that led a game winning drive to beat New England or the Flacco that engineered a 9 point performance in Kansas City last week? As long as Tony Romo does not turn the ball over excessively, the Cowboys can win this game. I predict another turn in the Cowboys season as they shock the Ravens with a game winning drive led by Tony Romo.
Dallas 28-24
Spread: Dallas (300)
O/U: Over (200)

  Buffalo at Arizona (-4.5, 44)
     The Buffalo Bills have been the most pathetic team in football over their past six quarters. Maybe this is a day to start Kevin Kolb on your fantasy team. The Cardinals put together a complete performance in all aspects of the game to beat the Bills by two scores.
Arizona 27-13
Spread: Arizona (900)
O/U: Under (200)

  New England at Seattle (+3.5, O/U 44)
     This is a great matchup between arguably the league's most explosive offense in New England against an emerging defense in Seattle on the cusp of being elite. However, the x-factor today is whether Seattle can put up enough points, assuming the Seattle defense can maybe hold New England to say 21 points. I don't see Marshawn Lynch having a ton of success against a stout Patriots run defense, so this game is in Russell Wilson's hands. Since that is most likely the case, I'll take the Patriots to come out on top.
New England 24-17
Spread: New England (500)
O/U: Under (300)

  New York at San Francisco (-5.5, 46)
     One of the league's most anticipated match ups of the season takes place in the Bay area today. You never know how the Giants will perform, so I'm looking at what I can expect San Francisco to do today. I can expect them to harass Eli Manning just like they did last season and I can expect a balanced attack from the 49ers offense. The 49ers will overcome the special teams miscues that cost them an NFC Championship last season to extract revenge on the Giants today at Candlestick.
San Francisco 30-24
Spread: San Francisco (400)
O/U: Over (200)

  Minnesota at Washington (-2.5, O/U 44.5)
     Can you say 5-1? That is what the Vikings are looking to do today in Washington and I believe they will achieve that goal because the Vikings defense has been very good thus far in 2012 and that should cause problems for a Redskins offense that has been sputtering of late. Keep in mind that the 'Skins have many problems defensively that Christian Ponder, Adrian Peterson and Percy Harvin should take advantage of.
Minnesota 27-18
Spread: Minnesota (600)
O/U: Over (400)

  Green Bay at Houston (-3.5, 47.5)
     The Packers are far different from the team they were last season. They have problems on both interior lines and it is affecting their performance on both offense and defense. Now they face the Houston Texans, the team with maybe the best interior lines in football. I see problems up front for Green Bay and though Aaron Rodgers and the Packers offense put together a valiant effort, they come up short in Houston on Sunday Night.
Houston 29-27
Spread: Green Bay (400)
O/U: Over (300)

  Denver at San Diego (-2.5, 48.5)
     Pick 'em. This game could go either way and since neither team has proven to be consistent this season, it makes it extremely difficult to predict. I'll take San Diego simply because they are at home.
San Diego 30-28
Spread: Denver (100)
O/U: Over (500)

Total Spent Week 6: 9,900
Week 5: 11,700
Week 4: 11,800
Week 3: 13,200
Week 2: 11,900 
Week 1: 14,200

Week 6: 3-11
Week 5: 11-3

Week 4: 7-8

Week 3: 7-9

Week 2: 11-5

Week 1: 11-5

Total: 46-30

Week 6: -1900

Week 5: +3100

Week 4: +4000

Week 3: -1300

Week 2: -1000

Week 1: +200

Season Total: +3100

Total Spent: 72,700

Total Won/Lost Spent: 75,800

NFL Week 5 Predictions

  Arizona at St. Louis (+1.5, O/U 38.5)
     The Cardinals are 4-0, but the Rams are nearly as surprising as Arizona. Jeff Fisher has improved the Rams defense, as proven by their 8th best scoring defense in the league. The Cardinals will fall flat in St. Louis as the Rams defense steps up to stifle the Cardinals.
St. Louis 16-10
Spread: St. Louis (500)
O/U: Under (300)

  Miami at Cincinnati (-4.5, O/U 45)
     The Dolphins nearly pulled the upset in Arizona last week, so I expect Ryan Tannehill and the Dolphins to carry a little bit of momentum into Cincinnati, at least enough to hang around into the fourth quarter.
Cincinnati 23-17
Spread: Cincinnati (500)
O/U: Under (200)

  Green Bay at Indianapolis (+7.5, O/U 48)
     How about an upset pick in Indianapolis. Green Bay will certainly score a hefty amount of points today, but I believe Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis rekindle the past and harass Aaron Rodgers enough to give Andrew Luck and the Colts a chance to win it late. The Colts win one for Chuck Pagano on an Adam Vinatieri field goal late in the fourth.
Indianapolis 35-34
Spread: Indianapolis (200)
O/U: Over (500)

  Baltimore at Kansas City (+4.5, O/U 46.5) 
      It's not because I don't think the Ravens are supremely talented, but I predict the Chiefs to win every single week because I still love their defense and have just enough fate in Matt Cassel to not lose the game for K.C. I'm going to take the Chiefs because I hope they wouldn't start 0-3 at Arrowhead Stadium this year.
Kansas City 27-23
Spread: Kansas City (200)
O/U: Over (100)

  Cleveland at New York (-9.5, O/U 43.5)
     Lot's of injuries for the Giants this week and the Browns are desperate for a win in theory. I don't think the Giants will lose, but I think everyone should know the Giants well enough that they tend to slip up in trap games like this. Cleveland will hang around, but the Giants will pull through.
New York 24-17
Spread: Cleveland (200)
O/U: Under (200)

  Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (-3.5, O/U 43)
     The Steelers tend to win coming off bye weeks and in an instate rivalry like this, I see the Steelers defense frustrating Michael Vick and the Eagles for most of the afternoon. Ben Roethlisberger continues his stellar season in a win over Philly.
Pittsburgh 21-13
Spread: Pittsburgh (500)
O/U: Under (200)

  Atlanta at Washington (+3.5, O/U 51)
     The Washington Redskins have lost seven consecutive games at home dating back to last year. The 'Skins are 2-2 and a win over Atlanta would be a big stepping stone. With a little bit of rain in D.C. today, I don't expect the Falcons passing attack to be as potent, allowing Robert Griffin and the Redskins to take advantage and get the win.
Washington 27-20
Spread: Washington (700)
O/U: Under (500)

  Seattle at Carolina (-3.5, O/U 42)
     Remember the kind of pressure Seattle dialed up against Green Bay a couple weeks ago? Well, the Seahawks will do that once again today against a Carolina team in disarray. Russell Wilson does just enough to hang onto his starting job for another week as the 'Hawks defeat the Panthers.
Seattle 22-17
Spread: Seattle (500)
O/U: Under (400)

  Chicago at Jacksonville (+5.5, O/U 40.5)
     The Bears looked phenomenal on Monday Night against the Cowboys. I consider the Bears one of the best teams in the NFC and if they believe they are a Super Bowl contender, they need to take care of business in Jacksonville. If Chicago could force Tony Romo into five interceptions, I expect at the very least that Blaine Gabbert would have little success.
Chicago 24-12
Spread: Chicago (800)
O/U: Under (200)

  Tennessee at Minnesota (-5.5, O/U 44)
     The biggest surprise in the NFL this season has been the Minnesota Vikings. Looking to move to 4-1, the Vikings take on a Titans team with a porous defense and an offense that is very inconsistent. I like Minnesota in this one with relative ease.
Minnesota 27-17
Spread: Minnesota (600)
O/U: Over (200)

  Denver at New England (-6.5, O/U 52)
     What a matchup in Foxboro today. This may be the last time we saw a Brady/Manning duel, so enjoy it. As for the game today, the Patriots offense has proven they can succeed against Denver's defense. The key in today's matchup will be whether the New England pass defense steps up. We'll see what affect the weather has on today's game, but I will still take the Patriots in a tight game.
New England 31-27
Spread: Denver (300)
O/U: Over (200)

  Buffalo at San Francisco (-9.5, O/U 45)
     Will the Buffalo defense bounce back against San Francisco. Well, they won't allow 52 points, but they won't necessarily take a step forward either. Buffalo will not fare well going cross country to take on the 49ers.
San Francisco 27-14
Spread: San Francisco (800)
O/U: Under (200)

  San Diego at New Orleans (-3.5, O/U 52)
     I would hope that New Orleans would avoid a 0-3 start at home in a venue they have played so well in the past few seasons. New Orleans wins it.
New Orleans 39-31
Spread: New Orleans (1000)
O/U: Over (500)

  Houston at New York (+7.5, O/U 41)
     The Jets are in utter disarray. Texans win easily.
Houston 38-10
Spread: Houston (1000)
O/U: Over (200)

Total Spent: 11,700

Week 5: 11-3

Week 4: 7-8

Week 3: 7-9

Week 2: 11-5

Week 1: 11-5

Total: 46-30

Week 5: +3100

Week 4: +4000

Week 3: -1300

Week 2: -1000

Week 1: +200

Season Total: +6000

Total Spent: 63,500

Total Won/Lost Spent: 69,500