Might as well throw this post out there so that we can start picking once Simmon's lines come out.

Here are the picks you need to make:

1. Straight picks for every game

2. Picks against the spread for every game

3. 25 money credits against the spread (Only one pick can receive more than 5 credits, up to a maximum of 10 credits for that one pick)

4. Pick of the week vs. the spread

5. Upset Special (Underdog to win outright)

6. Cajones Call - Just for fun, no points awarded for it

Awesome, thanks for the recap. I'll start copying and pasting that explanation into the thread each week when I make the new one.

When are the lines supposed to come out??

whiskeydizzy wrote:
Simmons's article usually comes out early Friday afternoon. Sometimes earlier, and usually never later than 5PM Eastern Time.

Okay, just wondering because I have the in-laws in town this weekend so I'll have to squeeze it in late one night...

Simmons Lines Are Up


Here's all my stuff for this week:

1. Straight:

Jets
Oakland
Ravens
Texans
Lions
Packers
Cowboys
Tampa Bay
49ers
Steelers
Chargers
Colts
Giants
Patriots


2. Against the Spread:

Jets -3.5 (Bills)
Oakland +4 (Dolphins)
Ravens -4.5 (Browns)
Texans -2.5 (Atlanta)
Lions +3 (Bears)
Packers -2 (Vikes)
Cowboys -13 (Rams)
Tampa Bay +3 (Panthers)
49ers +2 (Seahawks)
Steelers -6 (Cardinals)
Chargers -12 (Chiefs)
Broncos +9.5 (Colts)
Giants +3 (Eagles)
Patriots -7.5 (Bengals)


3. Money Picks

New England -7.5 x10
Jets -3.5 x5
Packers -2 x5
Pittsburgh -6 x3
Oakland +4 x2


4. Lock of the Week

New England -7.5 over Bengals


5. Upset Special

Oakland


6. Cajones Pick

Lions +3 vs Bears

This is a very hard week to pick. With so many \"bad\" teams hosting the \"good\" teams, the lines are all very tight. Looking down my list and seeing that I backed the favorite 12 out of 14 times doesn't seem like the smart way to go. But I'm not going to pick underdogs just to pick them.

1. Straight:

Jets
Raiders
Ravens
Texans
Bears
Packers
Cowboys
Panthers
Seahawks
Steelers
Chargers
Colts
Eagles
Patriots


2. Against the Spread:

Jets -3.5 (Bills)
Oakland +4 (Dolphins)
Ravens -4.5 (Browns)
Texans -2.5 (Atlanta)
Bears -3 (Lions)
Packers -2 (Vikes)
Cowboys -13 (Rams)
Panthers -3 (Buccaneers)
Seahawks -2 (49ers)
Steelers -6 (Cardinals)
Chargers -12 (Chiefs)
Broncos +9.5 (Colts)
Eagles -3 (Giants)
Patriots -7.5 (Bengals)


3. Money Picks

Patriots -7.5 x10
Texans -2.5 x5
Panthers -3 x4
Packers -2 x3
Eagles -3 x3


4. Pick of the Week

New England -7.5 over Bengals


5. Upset Special

Oakland


6. Cajones Call

Man, with all these small lines, there wasn't much room for cajones. I guess I'll go with Pittsburgh -6, as Whisenhunt knows the Steelers extremely well.

Whiskey! Withers! Make your picks!!!!!!!

1. Straight:

Jets
Raiders
Browns
Texans
Bears
Packers
Cowboys
Panthers
49ers
Steelers
Chargers
Colts
Eagles
Patriots


2. Against the Spread:

Jets -3.5 (Bills)
Raiders +4 (Dolphins)
Browns +4.5 (Ravens)
Texans -2.5 (Falcons)
Bears -3 (Lions)
Packers -2 (Vikes)
Cowboys -13 (Rams)
Panthers -3 (Bucs)
49ers +2 (Seahawks)
Steelers -6 (Cardinals)
Chargers -12 (Chiefs)
Colts -9.5 (Broncos)
Eagles -3 (Giants)
Patriots -7.5 (Bengals)


3. Money Picks

Patriots -7.5 x7
Jets -3.5 x5
Eagles -3 x5
Steelers -6 x5
Bears -3 x3


4. Lock of the Week

Texans -2.5 over Falcons


5. Upset Special

RRRRRRRRaiders!!!


6. Cajones Pick

Browns +4.5 over Ravens[/quote]

Wow. What a bloodbath! You know, there's just no way to predict what's going to happen in this league. But it sure is fun trying!

Next week I very may well make my picks and then put down the exact opposite minus the Patriots covering.

DeROK wrote:

I've done that before with actual money. I was in a funk and it seemed like no matter how much I analyzed everything I just could NOT win.

So, I made my picks and then bet on the exact opposite for like 10 games. It was the weirdest thing in the world, picking the opposite of everything that you thought would happen. If I remember correctly, I think I was exactly even when I did that. Not too bad, but nothing special lol. Football betting is wacky sometimes.

My Results:

1. Straight:

L Jets
W Raiders
L Ravens
L Texans
L Bears
W Packers
W Cowboys
L Panthers
W Seahawks
L Steelers
L Chargers
W Colts
L Eagles
W Patriots

2. Against the Spread:

L Jets -3.5 (Bills)
W Oakland +4 (Dolphins) Upset Special
L Ravens -4.5 (Browns)
L Texans -2.5 (Atlanta)
L Bears -3 (Lions)
W Packers -2 (Vikes)
W Cowboys -13 (Rams)
L Panthers -3 (Buccaneers)
W Seahawks -2 (49ers)
L Steelers -6 (Cardinals) Cajones Call
L Chargers -12 (Chiefs)
L Broncos +9.5 (Colts)
L Eagles -3 (Giants)
W Patriots -7.5 (Bengals) Pick of the Week


3. Money Picks

Patriots -7.5 x10 +$1,000
Texans -2.5 x5 -$550
Panthers -3 x4 -$440
Packers -2 x3 +$200
Eagles -3 x3 -$330


Straight: 6-8
Vs. Spread: 5-9
Money: -$20

Season Straight: 40-22
Season Vs. Spread: 30-26-6
Season Money: -$2,380

Pick of the Week: 2-2
Cajones Call: 2-1
Upset Special: 1-1

Ouch... another tough week.