Week 9 Favorites in the Spread
Favorite #1
My first favorite this week is the prime time game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Atlanta Falcons. With all the hype on the Texans when they were undefeated, I managed to favorite the Green Bay Packers to end their streak. This week I am taking the Dallas Cowboys getting +4.5 against the undefeated Atlanta Falcons. I’ll even go as far to say I think Dallas covers the spread and wins this game. The Cowboys are another one of those teams like the Giants that play better on the road. All the pressure at home has something to do with this. The Cowboys play in the biggest stadium in the NFL and the Giants play in the biggest city in the NFL. The Cowboys always manage to disappoint their fan base and then come out and have them crawling back in games like this. The Falcons still have a weak running game, and that will remain that way until they replace Michael Turner. The Cowboys can take advantage of this and match points with the Falcons. Oh and this game is Vegas’s favorite pick of the weekend which is good.
Fantasy Effect
I don’t like Michael Turner in this game at all. I think the only thing Atlanta is going to be able to do in this game is pass. You can’t sit guys like Julio Jones or Roddy White ever. I don’t see this game being huge on offense though. If you have someone else you like this week I might consider benching Matt Ryan but don’t worry he has a great road ahead in terms of fantasy value because of their schedule.
On the other side of the ball I like guys like Tony Romo and even a little bit of Felix Jones. I can see Miles Austin and Jason Witten scoring some touchdowns in this one so I would start those guys if you have them.
Favorite #2
My other favorite is the Pittsburgh Steelers to cover at +3.5 against the New York Giants. Both of these teams are really good. They both have what I would call elite QBs. This game has a little bit of an X factor because of Hurricane Sandy the Steelers will be traveling on game day (No power in their hotel). I don’t see this hurting them a lot considering they are only traveling PA to NY. I think this and the Giants success contributes to the Steelers being the underdog here. The Giants are another one of those teams that like to disappoint their fan base during a good run like this. There are a lot of teams like this because of how tough it is to win in the NFL. I like the Steelers and Giants to both score a ton of points in this game. The Steelers could easily end up with more points than the Giants, but this one will be close no matter what.
Fantasy Effect
Start EVERYONE! Unless they are lined up at running back for the Steelers, you should start every player you have on either one of these teams. I think the Steelers running back is Redman this week, so if your desperate go ahead and start him.
| TIME | STATUS | TEAMS | Favorites | PICK |
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Thu, Nov 1
8:20PM
NFL
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 San Diego Chargers(4-4)-8.5
31
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Sun, Nov 4
1:00PM
CBS
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 Denver Broncos(4-3)at |
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| $ | ||||
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Sun, Nov 4
1:00PM
CBS
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 Baltimore Ravens(5-2)at |
$ | ||
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Sun, Nov 4
1:00PM
FOX
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 Arizona Cardinals(4-4)at |
$ | ||
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Sun, Nov 4
1:00PM
FOX
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 Chicago Bears(6-1)at |
$ | ||
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Sun, Nov 4
1:00PM
CBS
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 Miami Dolphins(4-3)at |
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| $ | ||||
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Sun, Nov 4
1:00PM
FOX
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 Carolina Panthers(1-6)at |
$ | ||
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Sun, Nov 4
1:00PM
FOX
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 Detroit Lions(3-4)at |
$ | ||
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Sun, Nov 4
1:00PM
CBS
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 Buffalo Bills(3-4)at |
$ | ||
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Sun, Nov 4
4:05PM
FOX
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 Tampa Bay Buccaneers(3-4)at |
$ | ||
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Sun, Nov 4
4:05PM
FOX
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 Minnesota Vikings(5-3)at |
$ | ||
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Sun, Nov 4
4:25PM
CBS
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 Pittsburgh Steelers(4-3)at |
Favorite #2 | $ | |
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Sun, Nov 4
8:20PM
NBC
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 Dallas Cowboys(3-4)at |
Favorite #1 | $ | |
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Mon, Nov 5
8:30PM
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 Philadelphia Eagles(3-4)at |
$ | ||
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Tiebreaker
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My Standings (not including week 9)
- ALL PICKS = 54/99 55%
- Favorites All = 13/17 76%
- Favorites Wk 8 = 4/4 100%
- Last week = 7/13 54%
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