After week 1's debacle, it's time to move on. I went one for four on my tickets and made some money. The Denver and New England games cost me two tickets, the Boys for one. So, for a $200 initial investment for week 1, had a return of $724 on 4 conservative tickets. At least the first two lost tickets weren't one leg losses at .5 by NE.
For week 2 - I decided to go both a Money Line and Teaser combo of five teams.
Buffalo at Miami - I teased Miami down to 2.5 and took them on the money line. I have no faith in Lose-man whatsoever. That safety cost me. I had NE at minus 2.5. Had he just thrown the ball away NE might have been forced to go for a field goal or a major. Buffalo's defense is what I expected and McGahee performed as expected. Miami's offense was a diappontment on the Thursday opener but a lot of those timing mistakes can be corrected. This is almost a must win interdivisional game for Miami.
Cleveland at Cincinnati - Money line for the Bengals and teaser at 6.5. I like Crennel but his team looks awful. Bush made a mess of their defense, McGinest and Washington did not impress. Cincinnati is a juggernaut. It was a balanced attack with only one turnover and no need for idiotic unecessary 4th down attempts. Palmer is back.
Detroit at Chicago - The Bears D will rip them a new one. Money line and teaser at 2.5 and 6.5 for the Bears.
Houston and Indy - The more things change...Houston looks like the same team that failed last year. Expect more to come -I see Houston winning 6 games. This isn't one of them. Lay it down for the money on Indy and take a teaser minus 6.5.
StLouis at San Francisco - The Rams couldn't find the end zone with MapQuest. Wilkin is money in the kicking zone. But what the Rams showed me was something new -stopping the run. Stopping the run on a team that's trademarked the run. The Niners have a lot of moxy -poor clock management lost them that game. They'd better hope to heal their whole left side on the O-line or it's gong to be a long blitz filled game. Take the Rams on the money and for 2.5. The Niners can score, but can the D play up.
As always comments are appreciated.
So how did everybody else do? Hammertm? mrpolarbear? (I know someone is happy with the Bears performance - but nothing unexpected).
For week 2 - I decided to go both a Money Line and Teaser combo of five teams.
Buffalo at Miami - I teased Miami down to 2.5 and took them on the money line. I have no faith in Lose-man whatsoever. That safety cost me. I had NE at minus 2.5. Had he just thrown the ball away NE might have been forced to go for a field goal or a major. Buffalo's defense is what I expected and McGahee performed as expected. Miami's offense was a diappontment on the Thursday opener but a lot of those timing mistakes can be corrected. This is almost a must win interdivisional game for Miami.
Cleveland at Cincinnati - Money line for the Bengals and teaser at 6.5. I like Crennel but his team looks awful. Bush made a mess of their defense, McGinest and Washington did not impress. Cincinnati is a juggernaut. It was a balanced attack with only one turnover and no need for idiotic unecessary 4th down attempts. Palmer is back.
Detroit at Chicago - The Bears D will rip them a new one. Money line and teaser at 2.5 and 6.5 for the Bears.
Houston and Indy - The more things change...Houston looks like the same team that failed last year. Expect more to come -I see Houston winning 6 games. This isn't one of them. Lay it down for the money on Indy and take a teaser minus 6.5.
StLouis at San Francisco - The Rams couldn't find the end zone with MapQuest. Wilkin is money in the kicking zone. But what the Rams showed me was something new -stopping the run. Stopping the run on a team that's trademarked the run. The Niners have a lot of moxy -poor clock management lost them that game. They'd better hope to heal their whole left side on the O-line or it's gong to be a long blitz filled game. Take the Rams on the money and for 2.5. The Niners can score, but can the D play up.
As always comments are appreciated.
So how did everybody else do? Hammertm? mrpolarbear? (I know someone is happy with the Bears performance - but nothing unexpected).
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