The Weekly Blitz - Week 11
For entertainment purposes, I pick three NFL games against the spread (ATS) every week. The past three weeks have been "entertaining" as I've picked seven games correctly (and only two incorrectly) ATS in the past three weeks.
Here are my NFL picks for week 11:
Giants -6.5 (over Falcons): Last week was the best week for the Giants in over a month. Not only did they not lose another game (due to their bye), but they gained on their division rivals -- Dallas and Philadelphia, both of whom lost last week. Despite their current four-game losing streak, the Giants are a good football team and sometimes it takes a week off where things fall into place to get a team out of a rut. That's actually what happened with the Cowboys, who began a four-game winning streak after their bye with a win over Atlanta. The Falcons will be without stud running back Michael "The Burner" Turner and the Giants have had an extra week to game plan for the Falcons.
Lions -3.5 (over Browns): While the Lions and Browns have identical 1-9 records, I believe there is a big difference in the level of competitiveness between these two teams. In my opinion, the Browns are the worst team in the league and it's possible they will be without their best all-around player in Joshua Cribbs, who was hurt on the last play of the Ravens' Monday Night game. On the season, the Browns have scored only 78 points in ten games. They've scored six or fewer points in six of their ten games including their only win in 2009.
Bengals -9.5 (over Raiders): The Bengals may be without running back Cedric Benson, who suffered a hip injury against the Steelers last week, as it looks like he'll be a game-time decision. Meanwhile, the Raiders have benched former #1 overall draft pick JaMarcus Russell in favor of Bruce Gradkowski. (That should turn their fortunes around, right?) The Bengals are one of the best teams in the league and the feel-good story of the 2009 season. The Bengals, who have been dubbed "The Bungles," should provide inspiration to the Raiders, who are perhaps the most poorly-managed franchise in major team sports. Meanwhile, the Raiders provide the Bengals with a scrimmage partner.
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