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NFL Picks – Week 16 of 2016

Overall Against the Spread: 87-109
Week 2: 8-8
Week 3: 10-6
Week 4: 6-9
Week 5: 5-8 (1 push)
Week 6: 7-6 (2 pushes)
Week 7: 3-11 (1 game not bet)
Week 8: 6-7
Week 9: 5-6 (1 game not bet, 1 push)
Week 10: 8-6
Week 11: 7-4 (1 game not bet, 2 pushes)
Week 12: 5-10 (1 push)
Week 13: 4-11
Week 14: 8-8
Week 15: 5-9 (1 game not bet, 1 push)

NFL Picks – Week 15 of 2016

Overall Against the Spread: 82-100
Week 2: 8-8
Week 3: 10-6
Week 4: 6-9
Week 5: 5-8 (1 push)
Week 6: 7-6 (2 pushes)
Week 7: 3-11 (1 game not bet)
Week 8: 6-7
Week 9: 5-6 (1 game not bet, 1 push)
Week 10: 8-6
Week 11: 7-4 (1 game not bet, 2 pushes)
Week 12: 5-10 (1 push)
Week 13: 4-11
Week 14: 8-8

NFL Picks – Week 14 of 2016

Mama said there’d be years like this, but man oh man… It ain’t workin this year.

Overall Against the Spread: 74-92
Week 2: 8-8
Week 3: 10-6
Week 4: 6-9
Week 5: 5-8 (1 push)
Week 6: 7-6 (2 pushes)
Week 7: 3-11 (1 game not bet)
Week 8: 6-7
Week 9: 5-6 (1 game not bet, 1 push)
Week 10: 8-6
Week 11: 7-4 (1 game not bet, 2 pushes)
Week 12: 5-10 (1 push)
Week 13: 4-11

NFL Picks – Week 13 of 2016

Overall Against the Spread: 70-81
Week 2: 8-8
Week 3: 10-6
Week 4: 6-9
Week 5: 5-8 (1 push)
Week 6: 7-6 (2 pushes)
Week 7: 3-11 (1 game not bet)
Week 8: 6-7
Week 9: 5-6 (1 game not bet, 1 push)
Week 10: 8-6
Week 11: 7-4 (1 game not bet, 2 pushes)
Week 12: 5-10 (1 push)

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NFL Picks – Week 12 of 2016

New output format this week, showing each team’s offense and defense coefficients. Negative spreads mean the home team is favored. Remember that there is a 3 point home field advantage.

Overall Against the Spread: 65-71
Week 2: 8-8
Week 3: 10-6
Week 4: 6-9
Week 5: 5-8 (1 push)
Week 6: 7-6 (2 pushes)
Week 7: 3-11 (1 game not bet)
Week 8: 6-7
Week 9: 5-6 (1 game not bet, 1 push)
Week 10: 8-6
Week 11: 7-4 (1 game not bet, 2 pushes)

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NFL Picks – Week 11 of 2016

Overall Against the Spread: 58-67
Week 2: 8-8
Week 3: 10-6
Week 4: 6-9
Week 5: 5-8 (1 push)
Week 6: 7-6 (2 pushes)
Week 7: 3-11 (1 game not bet)
Week 8: 6-7
Week 9: 5-6 (1 game not bet, 1 push)
Week 10: 8-6

Here are my week 11 predictions, with the current line in parentheses:
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers (-3.0): Predicting 25.6-27.9. Bet on the New Orleans Saints.
Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts (-3.0): Predicting 25.6-27.6. Bet on the Tennessee Titans.
Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings (even): Predicting 17.8-20.6. Bet on the Minnesota Vikings.
Chicago Bears at New York Giants (-7.0): Predicting 16.8-23.8. Line is correct; do not bet.
Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals (-3.0): Predicting 23.8-23.9. Bet on the Buffalo Bills.
Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys (-7.0): Predicting 17.8-24.9. Bet on the Dallas Cowboys.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns (+7.5): Predicting 25.8-22.3. Bet on the Cleveland Browns.
Jacksonville Jaguars at Detroit Lions (-6.5): Predicting 19.6-26.3. Bet on the Detroit Lions.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Kansas City Chiefs (-7.0): Predicting 19.2-25.6. Bet on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Rams (+1.5): Predicting 19.3-20.6. Bet on the Los Angeles Rams.
New England Patriots at San Francisco 49ers (+13.0): Predicting 27.5-21.4. Bet on the San Francisco 49ers.
Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks (-6.5): Predicting 19.6-21.2. Bet on the Philadelphia Eagles.
Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins (-2.5): Predicting 22.4-26.7. Bet on the Washington Redskins.
Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders (-6.0): Predicting 19.5-25.6. Bet on the Oakland Raiders.

NFL Picks – Week 10 of 2016

Overall Against the Spread: 50-61
Week 2: 8-8
Week 3: 10-6
Week 4: 6-9
Week 5: 5-8 (1 push)
Week 6: 7-6 (2 pushes)
Week 7: 3-11 (1 game not bet)
Week 8: 6-7
Week 9: 5-6 (1 game not bet, 1 push)

Here are my week 9 predictions, with the current line in parentheses:
Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens (-8.0): Predicting 18.1-26.0. Bet on the Cleveland Browns.
Denver Broncos at New Orleans Saints (-2.5): Predicting 23.8-24.9. Bet on the Denver Broncos.
Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars (+1.0): Predicting 20.7-21.9. Bet on the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins (-3.0): Predicting 20.1-21.8. Bet on the Minnesota Vikings.
Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles (even): Predicting 24.7-28.3. Bet on the Philadelphia Eagles.
Green Bay Packers at Tennessee Titans (+2.5): Predicting 23.5-25.1. Bet on the Tennessee Titans.
Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-1.0): Predicting 21.0-23.7. Bet on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Kansas City Chiefs at Carolina Panthers (-3.0): Predicting 22.2-23.2. Bet on the Kansas City Chiefs.
Los Angeles Rams at New York Jets (-2.0): Predicting 19.9-22.3. Bet on the New York Jets.
Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers (-4.0): Predicting 22.3-27.9. Bet on the San Diego Chargers.
Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers (-2.5): Predicting 22.9-22.5. Bet on the Dallas Cowboys.
San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals (-13.5): Predicting 18.2-28.4. Bet on the San Francisco 49ers.
Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots (-7.5): Predicting 16.9-23.4. Bet on the Seattle Seahawks.
Cincinnati Bengals at New York Giants (-2.5): Predicting 19.6-23.9. Bet on the New York Giants.

NFL Picks – Week 9 of 2016

Overall Against the Spread: 45-55
Week 2: 8-8
Week 3: 10-6
Week 4: 6-9
Week 5: 5-8 (1 push)
Week 6: 7-6 (2 pushes)
Week 7: 3-11 (1 game not bet)
Week 8: 6-7

Here are my week 9 predictions, with the current line in parentheses:
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+3.5): Predicting 27.6-26.3. Bet on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs (-9.0): Predicting 17.5-26.7. Bet on the Kansas City Chiefs.
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings (-6.0): Predicting 17.8-23.8. Line is correct; do not bet.
Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants (-3.0): Predicting 21.4-20.2. Bet on the Philadelphia Eagles.
New York Jets at Miami Dolphins (-3.5): Predicting 19.9-25.2. Bet on the Miami Dolphins.
Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns (+7.0): Predicting 26.4-21.6. Bet on the Cleveland Browns.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens (-2.5): Predicting 20.9-21.6. Bet on the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Carolina Panthers at Los Angeles Rams (+3.0): Predicting 22.9-24.2. Bet on the Los Angeles Rams.
New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers (+3.0): Predicting 28.1-26.6. Bet on the San Francisco 49ers.
Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packers (-7.0): Predicting 22.8-28.3. Bet on the Indianapolis Colts.
Tennessee Titans at San Diego Chargers (-5.0): Predicting 21.9-27.4. Bet on the San Diego Chargers.
Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders (even): Predicting 21.8-22.7. Bet on the Oakland Raiders.
Buffalo Bills at Seattle Seahawks (-6.5): Predicting 19.9-21.6. Bet on the Buffalo Bills.

NFL Picks – Week 8 of 2016

It’s good that I got my picks up late last week and you didn’t have time to follow them, because they didn’t pan out very well.

Overall Against the Spread: 39-48
Week 2: 8-8
Week 3: 10-6
Week 4: 6-9
Week 5: 5-8 (1 push)
Week 6: 7-6 (2 pushes)
Week 7: 3-11 (1 game not bet)

Here are my week 8 predictions, with the current line in parentheses:
Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans (-3.5): Predicting 19.5-24.7. Bet on the Tennessee Titans.
Washington Redskins at Cincinnati Bengals (-3.0): Predicting 21.4-23.4. Bet on the Washington Redskins.
Oakland Raiders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-1.5): Predicting 23.6-24.5. Bet on the Oakland Raiders.
Detroit Lions at Houston Texans (-2.5): Predicting 21.7-22.7. Bet on the Detroit Lions.
Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts (+2.5): Predicting 23.6-25.3. Bet on the Indianapolis Colts.
New York Jets at Cleveland Browns (+3.5): Predicting 22.3-24.4. Bet on the Cleveland Browns.
Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons (-2.5): Predicting 23.6-28.4. Bet on the Atlanta Falcons.
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills (+6.5): Predicting 20.7-23.0. Bet on the Buffalo Bills.
Seattle Seahawks at New Orleans Saints (+3.0): Predicting 22.6-23.0. Bet on the New Orleans Saints.
San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos (-5.0): Predicting 20.6-24.9. Bet on the San Diego Chargers.
Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers (-2.5): Predicting 23.4-22.8. Bet on the Arizona Cardinals.
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys (-4.5): Predicting 20.7-22.3. Bet on the Philadelphia Eagles.
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears (+4.5): Predicting 21.1-17.3. Bet on the Chicago Bears.

NFL Picks – Week 7 of 2016

Slow to get the picks up this week due to vacation. Putting them up after the Thursday night game but before the Sunday games.

Overall Against the Spread: 36-37
Week 2: 8-8
Week 3: 10-6
Week 4: 6-9
Week 5: 5-8 (1 push)
Week 6: 7-6 (2 pushes)

Here are my week 7 predictions, with the current line in parentheses:
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers (-7.5): Predicting 18.4-24.7. Bet on the Chicago Bears.
New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams (+2.5): Predicting 19.6-21.8. Bet on the Los Angeles Rams.
Oakland Raiders at Jacksonville Jaguars (-1.0): Predicting 23.3-24.3. Line is correct; do not bet.
Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals (-10.5): Predicting 20.8-25.8. Bet on the Cleveland Browns.
New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs (-5.0): Predicting 22.9-27.7. Bet on the New Orleans Saints.
Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins (+3.0): Predicting 23.5-20.7. Bet on the Miami Dolphins.
Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans (-3.0): Predicting 22.4-26.0. Bet on the Tennessee Titans.
Baltimore Ravens at New York Jets (-2.0): Predicting 21.3-20.1. Bet on the Baltimore Ravens.
Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions (-1.0): Predicting 23.4-25.8. Bet on the Detroit Lions.
Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles (+3.0): Predicting 18.3-21.7. Bet on the Philadelphia Eagles.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers (-1.5): Predicting 23.4-25.8. Bet on the San Francisco 49ers.
San Diego Chargers at Atlanta Falcons (-4.5): Predicting 25.5-30.3. Bet on the Atlanta Falcons.
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers (+7.0): Predicting 21.3-22.4. Bet on the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals (-1.0): Predicting 17.6-22.3. Bet on the Arizona Cardinals.
Houston Texans at Denver Broncos (-9.0): Predicting 16.2-23.2. Bet on the Houston Texans.