On a little run now. Here we go!

Hello Covers Community. Week 5 brings some opportunities, but because of results from last week, not the absolute rock solid sides I had hoped for. I think that scenario might be delayed until week 6. Here we go…

Game one has me traveling across the pond to London. Vikings laying 3 1/2 here. I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed, but hear me out…

The Browns have averaged 10.7 points a game in their last 9 games. Ouch. The Norsemen have beaten the Bengals and Bears this year. Big deal. Cleveland has beaten the Packers. Stefanski picks this game in Europe to switch the QB. Also, as many of you all know, Coach Stefanski lived with the Vikings for 14 years in various coaching responsibilities. He has faced the Vikings once as head coach of the Brownies. That resulted in a “W”. Grabbing the 3 1/2 points here.

Game two has me replaying a scenario that cashed last week. Whenever there is a big majority on the dog, I’m taking the favorite. Simple. Taking the Saints -2 1/2. Last week the public was heavy on Washington, I went Falcons. Winnah. 

Game three, yep covering all three time zone games! This could qualify as an “I need psychoanalysis” pick. My reason number two with Atlanta last week was that they were embarrassingly shutout by a divisional foe in week three. Well, this scenario appears this week. Tennessee was shutout by Houston last week. There is a difference where, unlike the Falcons, the Titans are on the road. I sided with Tennessee in week three… an absolute ass kicking in Indianapolis. The Cardinals OLine is a mess and Cam Ward called out his team after last game. I’m willing to take a decent shot here with the visitors in Arizona on Sunday.  As I back the Titans, the words of Elvis echo in my mind…”It’s Now or Never”. Grabbing the 7 1/2 points here.

Good luck all!

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There's also the dramatic difference that the Falcons were embarrassed 30-0 against a team that very few expected them to lose to while the Titans were more than touchdown underdogs and few expected them to win that game (which they lost 26-0). So Atlanta's Week 4 situation and Tennessee's Week 5 situation are quite different.

That game was played in Nashville. By the way, after that easy 41-20 Colts victory, Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman, Jr. said that he noticed the Titans looked sluggish during pregame introductions. Him and some of his teammates noted "They don't want to play today."

The point being, if you're asking the Tennessee Titans to do something other than suck, you're asking a lot. Just take a look at the second half results of all of their games and see for yourself how badly this team quits every week.

I'm curious myself to see if what Ward said after last Sunday's game will have a positive effect on the team this time around. Problem is, the Cardinals want and need this win more than the Titans do, so a better effort from the 0-4 Titans is still likely to come up short. But, maybe they can stay closer than 8 points. A better bet might be the Titans +4.5 in the 1st half.

The Titans +4.5 in the 1st half was not the better bet.