NY Giants -2 1/2 -- The Packers' JV team somehow won on the road last
week, but asking them to do so again against an even better opponent is a
very tall task. Even when healthy, the reason why GB has trouble with
the Giants is because the Giants can rush the passer, if nothing else.
Pressure Rodgers and there's no run game to bail him out. Meanwhile, the
GB is a shell of what it could be with even more key cogs dropping like
flies. The Lions could not exploit it last week. Just think about where
that game would have gone if QB Stafford's pass isn't a step behind TE
Scheffler, who tips it up in the air for a GB DB to pick off and take
back to the house. Pure reindeer shit. Having had their bye week, the
Giants can start anew after entering the break with more questions than
answers. The Packer name will have their full attention, but the Packer
reality will be very easy to overcome.
Falcons -1 AND Falcons/Bucs OVER 48 1/2 -- The Falcons cannot run the
ball. They have one way to go on offense and that's fast thru the air.
This is bad news for a Bucs team that cannot stop the pass because it's
DBs are a mash unit and that's after their best player was dealt to the
Pats and second-best cover guy was suspended for hitting the RX too
hard. Then last week, their remaining best cover guy -- Eric Wright --
re-aggravated his achilles injury and likely won't play. Not what you
want if you're facing Matt Ryan fresh off a six-INT showing. The
Falcons, however, have little chance of putting a dent in Tampa's
offense. Doogie Martin will get his and QB Freeman has become quite
efficient. This game should be played at a rapid pace with both teams
doing on offense what the opposing defense has the most trouble
stopping. This one flies over ... and we think the Falcs get the 'W',
too, because our impression of the Bucs have been that they've been very
fortunate during this streak they're on. A combo of playing bad or
overrated teams who were all-too-willing to hand them the game with key
mistakes has been the catalyst of their run more than anything. Last
week's rally against a horrible Panthers team may have been the final
hurrah in this tired act.
NY Giants -2 1/2 -- The Packers' JV team somehow won on the road last
week, but asking them to do so again against an even better opponent is a
very tall task. Even when healthy, the reason why GB has trouble with
the Giants is because the Giants can rush the passer, if nothing else.
Pressure Rodgers and there's no run game to bail him out. Meanwhile, the
GB is a shell of what it could be with even more key cogs dropping like
flies. The Lions could not exploit it last week. Just think about where
that game would have gone if QB Stafford's pass isn't a step behind TE
Scheffler, who tips it up in the air for a GB DB to pick off and take
back to the house. Pure reindeer shit. Having had their bye week, the
Giants can start anew after entering the break with more questions than
answers. The Packer name will have their full attention, but the Packer
reality will be very easy to overcome.
Falcons -1 AND Falcons/Bucs OVER 48 1/2 -- The Falcons cannot run the
ball. They have one way to go on offense and that's fast thru the air.
This is bad news for a Bucs team that cannot stop the pass because it's
DBs are a mash unit and that's after their best player was dealt to the
Pats and second-best cover guy was suspended for hitting the RX too
hard. Then last week, their remaining best cover guy -- Eric Wright --
re-aggravated his achilles injury and likely won't play. Not what you
want if you're facing Matt Ryan fresh off a six-INT showing. The
Falcons, however, have little chance of putting a dent in Tampa's
offense. Doogie Martin will get his and QB Freeman has become quite
efficient. This game should be played at a rapid pace with both teams
doing on offense what the opposing defense has the most trouble
stopping. This one flies over ... and we think the Falcs get the 'W',
too, because our impression of the Bucs have been that they've been very
fortunate during this streak they're on. A combo of playing bad or
overrated teams who were all-too-willing to hand them the game with key
mistakes has been the catalyst of their run more than anything. Last
week's rally against a horrible Panthers team may have been the final
hurrah in this tired act.
Browns +1 -- We saw the best shot the Steelers could muster in their dilapidated state on Sunday night. Now things get even worse QB Leftwich out and QB Batch in. Not to mention there are WR issues to the point that Plax has been brought in. There's no doubt the Steelers have been resourceful and will rely on their ground game and defense to put them in position to win, but this is the NFL and you can't have such obvious glaring weaknesses and hope to survive ... especially on the road. The problem for the Steelers is that even at near full strength, with Big Ben under center, they weren't that good. Savvy, yes. But good, no. The offensive line is quite shaky. The defense is older than ever. This was going to be a good game regardless. The Browns have been on the improve, slowly but surely. There's still one thing the Clev defense cannot stop and that's the pass. But are we really sweating that here with Batch under center for PIT and Haden back in the secondary for the Browns? The Steelers simply aren't going anywhere on offense against a very good young defense. The Browns offense has a legitimate weapon it can ride in RB Richardson. If QB Weeden avoids mistakes, something he's gotten better at, then Cleveland can turn this into an absolute ambush. The home-field edge given the visitor will be a factor. This one should be much easier than this line expects for the home team.
Browns +1 -- We saw the best shot the Steelers could muster in their dilapidated state on Sunday night. Now things get even worse QB Leftwich out and QB Batch in. Not to mention there are WR issues to the point that Plax has been brought in. There's no doubt the Steelers have been resourceful and will rely on their ground game and defense to put them in position to win, but this is the NFL and you can't have such obvious glaring weaknesses and hope to survive ... especially on the road. The problem for the Steelers is that even at near full strength, with Big Ben under center, they weren't that good. Savvy, yes. But good, no. The offensive line is quite shaky. The defense is older than ever. This was going to be a good game regardless. The Browns have been on the improve, slowly but surely. There's still one thing the Clev defense cannot stop and that's the pass. But are we really sweating that here with Batch under center for PIT and Haden back in the secondary for the Browns? The Steelers simply aren't going anywhere on offense against a very good young defense. The Browns offense has a legitimate weapon it can ride in RB Richardson. If QB Weeden avoids mistakes, something he's gotten better at, then Cleveland can turn this into an absolute ambush. The home-field edge given the visitor will be a factor. This one should be much easier than this line expects for the home team.
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