#2 Posted: 8/7/2012 11:26:46 PM Broncos @ Bears I feel as if Brandon Marshall will score a TD. Da Bears have some good backups, who have had playing time. At the end of last season, Chicago start their third string RB and QB starting. Peyton Manning will take one hit, then be taken out. And we all have seen how bad teams are without Peyton. In what little action Jay Cutler will see, he will play well against his former team. Pick: Bears -3 Steelers @ Eagles This is the most somber game of the week. After the passing of Andy Reid’s son, the Eagles will not have their mind in the GAME (emphasis on game). After Tony Dungy lost his child in 2005, the Colts lost. Penn State lost their game after the scummy Sandusky scandal. Philadelphia 21-31 in preseason games since Andy Reid’s tenure started for the Eagles. The Steelers are 16-5 in the preseason since Mike Tomlin took over in Pittsburgh. Pick: Steelers pick’em (Levin Lock)
Pick: Under 35 Friday-August 10, 2012 Browns @ Lions Great records in the preseason mean mean nothing, EXCEPT when gambling. Jim Schwartz has a 10-2 record since taking over for the Lions in 2009. You know what happened in 2008? The Lions went 0-16 in the regular season, but 4-0 in the preseason. The Browns are 5-11 in the preseason in that time frame. The Browns have two things going for them in this game: the Browns have 3 NFL worthy STARTING QBs on their roster and something at the end of this video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzgAjjuqZM I am bias (read the intro), it makes me nervous, but it is in Detroit: Pick: Lions -3 (Levin Love) Bucs @ Phins I am a Lions and Dolphins fan, which means both picks are going to be Levin Love plays or neither. I chose to go with both. The Buccaneers and Dolphins have played the last 4 years. The score has been 17-13, 10-7, 10-6,17-6. I think they score a max of 35 points (a team could win 18-17). Also, I have a hunch/am bias that the Dolphins pull this one out. That home field theory. Fun fact: This is the first year since 1993 that there will not be a baseball diamond on the field. Pick: Under 33.5 (Levin Love)
Pick: Dolphins -2 Cards @ Chiefs Whisenhunt is now 7-14 in the preseason. When Romeo Crennel took over for the Chiefs they went 2-1, beating two playoff bound teams. I believe Crennel will do whatever it takes to show the Chiefs faithful that what they saw last year was not a fluke. Pick: Chiefs -2.5 Vikings @ 49ers Is Alex Smith legit? It does not matter much for this game, considering the starters will not play much. Plus, San Francisco’s backups might be better than Minnesota’s starters. Jim Harbaugh also has that Belichick arrogance and amazing coaching skill. No way he loses this game. Pick: 49ers -2.5 (Levin Love) Sunday-August 12, 2012 Rams @ Colts This just falls into my first game home field theory. I think the Colts will be thrilled to be onto a new season (is anyone from last year not on Denver, let alone left?) Pick: Colts +1.5 Monday-August 13, 2012 Cowboys @ Raiders Read Sunday night analysis game. Pick: Raiders pick’em I am tempted to pick the Jaguars at -1.5 and the Panthers at -1, but I’ve picked too many already. Levin Lock: 2 Levin Loves: 4 Other picks: 8 Total picks: 14
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