Bets of the Week

By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer

After a great start, I’ve struggled a bit picking winners the last couple of weeks. This week I hope to rebound by teasing Seattle (-8 at home against the Raiders) and Jacksonville (-9.5 at home against the Titans) 7 points. In moneyline bets I like the Colts (+137 at New England), and I especially like Cincinnati (+159 at Baltimore), as I view both of those games as tossups. While the Pats’ impressive performance last night has shifted the spread on next week’s game significantly, don’t forget the whole Monday night short week issue.

The USC Trojans, after a promising start to the season, have yet to cover in the conference and has looked lackluster to say the least over its last five games, topped off by a disappointing loss against Oregon State. However, after the OSU loss, I fully expect the Trojans to be pissed off and looking to make a statement, and they’ll have to look no further than the Stanford Cardinal. I’ve seen enough of Stanford this year to know that this season’s squad could go down as one of the worst teams in Pac-10 history, and almost certainly will become the first Pac-10 team to go winless since Oregon State in 1980. Not only are they 0-8 overall, but they are 1-7 against the spread (0-5 in the conference) and, only a couple of weeks ago, lost their starting quarterback, Trent Edwards, for the season. So ya, take the Trojans (-29) at Stanford this week.

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October 31, 2006

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4 responses to “Bets of the Week”

Mario

October 31, 2006

Yo Robby,

If you think my man Belichick wasn’t preparing the Pats to deal with the short week, you’re sorely mistaken. After all, the man IS sponsored by a homeless shelter.

Here’s a prediction: Indy tries to engage the Pats in a shootout early, ’cause they know they can’t compete if the Pats get a chance to establish the run early. Unfortunately for them, Brady is ready for that. Every week he, and the entire offense, has gotten better. They are ruthless, yo. Patsies all the way.

PS This year has all the makings of super bowl title #4. Just trust me.
RotoScoop

October 31, 2006

First off, how cool was that outfit Belichick was sporting Monday night? Anyway, I could easily see NE doing a 180 from Monday and running the ball early and often. No coach attacks others’ weaknesses better than Belichick. Maroney could be in for a huge game.
Mario

November 1, 2006

Robby,

Please tell me that you are still at least working out, ’cause if you aren’t picking winners, OR working out, then all is lost.
Keith

November 1, 2006

NE is going to run the ball…and then they’ll bust out a couple 5-WR sets just to mess with them, but they seem to be able to keep Manning in check better than anyone, and they’re going to try and control the game on the ground.

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