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NFL Week 4 Picks

As promised, here are my weekly picks. I’ll be having my spread picks released late tonight or early tomorrow.

Houston (-3.0) @ Atlanta

See Spread Pick

New York Jets (-3.5) @ Buffalo

Divisional matchup that is a must win for the Jets. The first two losses of the season can be pretty much erased with a second straight win. Buffalo brings a new quarterback, Trent Edwards, to the table. A lot of people are high on this guy. Look for a close battle coming down to a field goal in the final minutes.

Pick: Jets

Baltimore (-4.5) @ Cleveland

Two quarterback system Ravens come into the ‘Pound. Jamal Lewis gets his first shot to get back at his former team while McGahee will try to show why he was the right choice. Forecast calls for lots of running and not very much scoring.

Pick: Ravens

St. Louis @ Dallas (-13.0)

The Rams will likely be without Steven Jackson and Marc Bulger has two broken ribs. That’s all you need to know.

Pick: Cowboys

Chicago (-3.0) @ Detroit

Finally, Grossman is out and Griese is in. Will it be a big enough spark for the Bears? They’ll have to put up lots of points because their D is banged up, and banged up bad. I see Kitna torching the Bears’ secondary. Expect plenty of points and big plays from both teams.

Pick: Lions

Oakland @ Miami (-4.0)

Oakland has not won a road game in their last 12 attempts. That will change Sunday. My second consecutive upset pick this week.

Pick: Raiders

Green Bay (-2.0) @ Minnesota

See Spread Pick

Seattle (-2.0) @ San Francisco

Shaun Alexander will be wearing a cast again as the ‘hawks will take on division rival San Fran. Niners are coming off of a humbling loss to the Steelers while the ‘hawks are coming off of a thrilling win over the Bengals. This game will be very close, much like the Seattle-Zona game of a few weeks ago. Only difference is, this time the Seahawks will complete the game winning drive and win.

Pick: Seattle

Tampa Bay @ Carolina (-3.0)

See Spread Pick

Denver @ Indianapolis (-9.5)

Indy hasn’t blown anyone out in what seems like forever, even though it was just three weeks ago. They’re back at home and you would THINK this game might be close, given the fact that the Broncos have Dre Bly and Champ Bailey. But the Broncos have been very disappointing and could easily be 0-3 instead of 2-1. I’m taking the Colts and I’m taking them big.

Pick: Colts

Pittsburgh (-6.0) @ Arizona

Ken Wisenhunt and Russ Grimm face their former team for the first time but I’m not feeling the two quarterback system that the Cardinals are trying to run. It may have caught the Ravens off guard last week but it ain’t happening against the Steelers. I can tell you that much.

Pick: Steelers

Kansas City @ San Diego (-12.0)

I had circled this game at the beginning of the season to be exciting because LJ and LT would square off. Now, I’d rather watch a women’s golf rerun than a terrible team (Chiefs) versus a boring, underachieving team (Chargers).

Pick: Chargers

Philadelphia (-2.5) @ New York Giants

See Sunday Night Pick

New England (-7.5) @ Cincinnati

See Monday Night Pick