[Gamehendge]

10-08 Week 5 NFL Picks

Best Pick Record = 6-3
Strong Pick Record = 3-5
Regular Pick Record = 3-6

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Oakland @ San Francisco

Best Bet = OVER 39.5 points

Both of these teams so far have not played
good defense. Alex Smith is putting up big
numbers for a second year starter, and
should'nt have trouble against a lousy and
banged up Raiders defense. Oakland is way
overdue to have a good offensive outing. I
see Moss having 2 TD's in this one as well.

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Cleveland @ Carolina

Best Bet = OVER 37.5

I can see Carolina possibly covering this all
on their own against the Browns. Cleveland has
two starting DB's out, and will get torn apart
by Steve Smith and Keyshawn Johnson.

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Cleveland @ Carolina

Best Bet = Carolina -8

The Panthers have yet to cover the spread this
year, quite possibly why this line only -10.
Carolina is going to light it up against a
banged up Cleveland defense, and defensively
will contain the Browns offense, who might be
without Kevin Winslow, who has a injured knee
and missed some practice on Friday.

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N.Y. Jets @ Jacksonville

Best Bet = Jacksonville -6.5

The Jets are probably the most improved team
of the year so far, but I don't see them
putting up much of a fight against one of the
most physchical teams in the NFL. The Jaguars
are gonna run all over the Jets who are not
having much success gaurding against it.

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Kansas City @ Arizona

Strong Pick = Kansas City -3

Kansas City spanked the 49ers last week 41-00,
and look to carry that momentum right into
Arizona on Sunday. Kansas City is one of those
teams that needed a few games to get going and
will beat teams like Arizona. Rookie stud QB
Matt Leinart is also making his first pro
start in this contest. As history shows, no
rookie QB steps in and is great (ok,except for
Marino) right off the bat. Kansas City's
offense will beat out Arizona's in this one.

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Kansas City @ Arizona

Strong Pick = OVER 39.5 points

The Chiefs put up 41 points last week. Arizona
has a great offense that is way overdue to
perform. Leinart is making his first start so
this worries me a bit being a rookie and all.
I don't see him getting a victory, but I can
see him throwing for 240+ yards with 2 TD's,
and K.C. covering the rest in this one.

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Oakland @ San Francisco

Strong Pick = San Francisco -3

I'll take any team -3 against Oakland, and
that includes the 49ers. Oakland is a bad
team, period. Although San Fran is coming off
a horrible outing against the Chiefs, I look
for them to come out in front of the home
crowd and show them that it was just a bad
week.

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Dallas @ Philadelphia

Regular Pick = Dallas + 2

Just like everyone else, I'd like nothing
else but to see T.O. get beat up against the
Eagles in this one. Although that may still
happen, I still see Dallas coming away with
the victory in this one. With Donte Stallworth
and Westbrook both likely to be out in this
one, I just don't see where the offense is
going to come from the Eagles. I know they
did it last week but that was against the
Packers, who are argueably the worst defensive
team in the league. I just see Dallas coming
out victorious in this one, and T.O. going out
in a Brinks truck to keep away from 60,000
angry fans. Should be a fun one to watch.

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Buffalo @ Chicago

Regular Pick = Chicago -10

Chicago's defense is just plain dominant. The
Bills are a surprisingly good team so far, but
they're winning with defense, and you need to
atleast score to win and I don't see them
doing much of that in this one. The Bears
offense has been clicking on all cylinders and
should have some success at moving the ball.

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Detroit @ Minnesota

Regular Pick = UNDER 41.5 points

Minnesota has yet to give up 20 points, they
also have yet to score 20 points. Detriot has
been scoring (but still losing) in their last
two games, but that was against G.B. and the
Rams defenses. I see both teams trying to keep
it on the ground in this one, resulting in a
20-13 type of game.

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[Tommy]

Chicago and Carolina looking good

BOL!!