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Mike’s NFL Picks 2007 Week 12
By Mike | November 21, 2007
Week 12 starts early. Be sure to get your bets in on time, if you are so inclined. I feel like I’m finally starting to get the hang of this point spread thing. Maybe I can make a run at 500 for the season.
Green Bay Packers -4 at Detroit Lions. I throw up a little bit in my mouth every time I have to pick the Packers, and I’ve been picking them a lot this year. It would almost ruin my Thanksgiving to have to watch them win, but since they’re playing the Lions, I think I can live with it. Packers minus the four.
New York Jets +14.5 at Dallas Cowboys. 14.5 is a lot of points to give up. I would probably take the Cowboys at 13 or even 14, but the 14.5 means they have to win by more than two touchdowns, and that’s a tall task for any team not from New England. I’m sure Dallas will kill the Jets, but coming within two TDs is reasonable, so I have to take the Jets. Maybe they can pull a huge upset two weeks in a row.
Indianapolis Colts -12.5 at Atlanta Falcons. I think injuries are going to prevent the Colts from blowing anyone out like they may have earlier in the year, but against the Falcons, in prime time, after two less than impressive games, I think they just might do it. I’ll take the Colts to cover.
Tennessee Titans -1.5 at Cincinnati Bengals. I think I promised never to pick the Bengals again this year, but I’m going to do it anyway.
Buffalo Bills +8.5 at Jacksonville Jaguars. Apparently I only paid attention to the Jaguars during the weeks that they stink, because I think they are pretty bad, but they seem to be near the top of other people’s power rankings. I’ll defer to the experts here and take the Jacksonville. I’m going to assume that Buffalo won’t score more than three offensive points. We’ll see.
Oakland Raiders +6 at Kansas City Chiefs. I don’ think these two teams like each other very much. I don’t think the Raiders are very good, so I expect the Chiefs to blow them out. Chiefs minus the 6.
Houston Texans +3.5 at Cleveland Browns. I’m not sure what to expect from Houston, but I think the Browns are pretty good and they’ll be able to outrun the Texans, but at TD or more.
Seattle Seahawks -3 at St. Louis Rams. Hmmm. The Rams are starting to look like their old selves again. Can they continue their winning streak? I’m going to go with no. Can they come within the three points? probably not. I’ll take Seattle.
Minnesota Vikings +7 at New York Giants. Chester Taylor had himself a pretty nice game last week. Unfortunately for him and the Vikings the Giants are just a tad better than the Raiders. I think the Vikings are going to have trouble scoring in this one and the Giants will run away with it. Hopefully it will be a shootout because I have a bunch of Giant’s and Chester Taylor on my fantasy team, but I have a feeling it will be pretty one sided.
New Orleans Saints -3 at Carolina Panthers. The Saints need an easy opponent to bounce back against and lucky for them the Panthers are going to be that team. Even with Steve Smith the Panther’s offense is pathetic and their defense isn’t as good as it has been in years past. If the Saints offense starts clicking they will run away with this one, if not they’ll still cover.
Washington Redskins + 3 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I’m still not sold on the Bucs. I’ll take the Skins in this one.
San Fransisco 49ers +10.5 at Arizona Cardinals. I never thought I’d see the day when Arizona is a ten point favorite, but I’m going to have to take them anyway. Their receivers are too good, and the Niners offense is almost non-existent.
Denver Broncos +1.5 at Chicago Bears. I can’t believe the Bears are favored in this one. Sure, on any given day they have a chance to win, but I certainly wouldn’t bet on it. Even if they are at home and against a fairly weak Denver team.
Baltimore Ravens +10 at San Diego Chargers. Its hard to know which Chargers team will show up, but I think they tend to get the good one when they are playing at home, so I’ll take them over a Raven’s team with almost no offensive capabilities. The only way the Chargers don’t cover is if they have a turnover returned for a TD.
Philadelphia Eagles +23 at New England Patriots. +23?!?! When will the madness end? Thats at least four scores! And I feel like I have to pick them too. At home against almost anyone how can you bet against the Patriots? They are winning by 30 on a regular basis. New England is just too good. I have to take them. Until someone other than the Colts can come close I’m going to stick with them.
Miami Dolphins +16.5 at Pittsburgh Steelers. Anther double digit spread. I’ve taken a lot of favorites this week, but I’m going to stick with it. The Steelers lost to a bad New York Jets team last week. They are not going to let that happen again. Look for a final score like 38 - 3 or 31-0, something in that range.
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