Bet on It

By Dalton Del Don

Last week I went 9-6-1 to close the regular season, making me 126-125-5 for 2009. Over the last three years, I’m 386-358. My best bet (Titans) pushed last week, leaving me an underwhelming 7-8-2 for the season. We’ll start fresh for the postseason:

Jets +2.5 at Bengals

Eagles +4 at Cowboys

Ravens +3.5 at Patriots

Packers (Best Bet) +1 at Cardinals

Comments: I’ve rode the Jets and faded the Bengals all season long, so naturally, I’m backing Cincy this week. First team to 13 points wins…The Cowboys may just match up too well against this Eagles team, but I’ll stubbornly take the points again. Either team could easily make the Super Bowl, but I expect the Eagles to perform far better than last week’s embarrassment…I don’t get the Joe Flacco hate – I expect him to move the ball plenty against a mediocre New England defense. The loss of Wes Welker is significant, so expect a close game Sunday, although ultimately, the Pats are undefeated at home and should win it…This isn’t a great setup for Green Bay, coming off an easy win just the week before when they showed far more of their hand than Arizona did. They keep having to travel back and forth as well. Still, the Packers have quite a bit of upside, and even if it’s the “sucker” side, I’m backing Green Bay, who ended the season 7-1 over its final eight games.