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NFL Picks vs The Spread - Wk 2

Indianapolis (-7.0) @ Tennessee

I’ve heard a lot of chit chat over the past week by people saying that the Titans will keep it close against the Colts or that the Titans have the Colts’ number. No. They don’t. They won one game against the Colts last year by three points and lost the other by a point. That’s not happening this year. And I don’t know how one win and one close loss means that a team has another team’s number. Here’s how close the Titans were vs. the Colts in their last six meetings. Won by 3, Lost by 1, Lost by 33, Lost by 21, Lost by 27, Lost by 14. I know Vince Young was not present for all but two of those games but Young isn’t going to be lining up to cover Harrison or Wayne on go routes either. I’m sure the Colts are tired of hearing about how the Titans can compete with them and will come out strong because of it. A lot of people are taking Tennessee versus the spread this week but I’m not. Give me Peyton all day with a 33-13 type of score.

Pick: Colts

Spread: Colts Cover

Green Bay @ New York Giants (-2.0)

The Packers are going to be 2-0 after this game and here’s why. The Giants defense is miserable. They can’t stop the run and they can’t stop the pass. I knew this before they lost to the Cowboys. They lost starters on defense in the preseason and weren’t very strong to begin with. Throw in the fact that Eli most likely will not be playing and there goes your chance to score twenty points. Even if Eli played, he’s not moving the ball against the Packers defense. Throw in ANOTHER setback; that being the health of runningback Brandon Jacobs. The Packers D will eat up the Giants the way they did McNabb last week.

Pick: Green Bay

Spread: Take Green Bay

Minnesota @ Detroit (-3.0)

Man am I excited for this game. This is the chance for Jon Kitna to shut up the people who were making fun of the fact that he was confident and thought the Lions could win 10 games this year. Their offense looked superb against an Oakland defense that is no slouch. Mike Martz dominates in his second season with a team and just look at the weapons that Detroit has. Mike Furrey led the NFC in catches last year and he’s their third wideout! Tatum Bell did a good job moving the ball with 5.8 yards per carry, and as long as Kitna stays away from making major mistakes, the Lions will win this game without a problem. The only thing the Lions should be wary of is #28 in purple. Adrian Peterson showed what he’s capable of. However, I think Detroit will get up early and force the Vikes to pass.

Pick: Detroit

Spread: Detroit Covers

San Diego @ New England (-3.0)

The Game of the Week, without a doubt. The Patriots were questioned and called out all week. Their Super Bowl victories and their legitimacy were questioned. ESPN.com’s poll showed that the majority of the nation feels that those wins are now tainted. Realize that the Patriots players heard this all week. They’re going to be angry and San Diego is going to pay for it. The Chargers defense was solid last week but the offense looked awful. LT didn’t do much on the ground and Phillip Rivers failed to pass for a touchdown. I feel the Pats defense is better than the Bears. And again, they will be angry…especially at LT who called out their coach last year. The flipside is that the Chargers have their own bone to pick after the way the Pats mocked them after defeating them in San Diego during the playoffs. This game looks like it will be low scoring but I have a feeling that the Pats might blow it open early. Don’t be surprised if the Pats score 27 on the Chargers. Either way, low scoring or not, Pats will cover.

Pick: New England

Spread: New England Covers

Monday night pick will be up on Monday.