Sleep With the Fishes, Dine on the Whales

He's in first place in the 536 pool and a fan of the Turning Stone.

San Diego San Diego MNF: NY Giants San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego Baltimore Oakland Miami MNF: Atlanta St. Louis OUT 2 MNFers Oakland OUT 2 MNFers Dallas Miami NY Jets OUT 2 MNFers Atlanta OUT 2 MNFers

I'm taking Oakland to lose. I hate relying on a 2-3 team (San Diego) for a win but oh well. In other news I'm taking Baltimore to NOT cover as my Lock of the Week. Way too many points for a defensive team.

MNF: Dallas New England New England New England Indianapolis New England New England Indianapolis Cleveland Buffalo Cleveland MNF: Buffalo OUT 2 MNF Cleveland OUT 2 MNF MNF: Buffalo Buffalo MNF: Buffalo MNF: Buffalo Tampa Bay MNF: Buffalo

I'm taking Cleveland to lose to New England. This game has trap written all over it, and is the reason why I'd avoid the 17 point spread. But a half-hearted New England will still be too much for the Browns even if the Browns do the impossible and keep it close. Monday night hangovers be damned New England wins this game. My LOW is the over 47.5. I gave ya'll the gimme last week with the C0lts-Broncos and I think this one is just as good. New England might get there on their own and the Browns should score at least 10. Bet away.

My pick this week is Denver to lose. Looking over the last few Colts-Broncos games, the home team usually wins (last year Indy winning on the road being the exception). These games are generally tight. Some things to note... Denver is atrocious against the spread of late, makes me think a blowout will be exactly what Mike Shannanhan gets making this a safe pick. Incidentially, have you seen Mike's gameday face, what he really needs is some Colonblow. Also, Indy and Denver are both doing well hitting the over of late (Indy in a dome that is) so you folks that gamble might want to look into that wager. The logic makes sense with this one, you look at Denver and think running team with solid defense, but they actually put up a fair amount of points and allow more than you'd think. Indy in a dome is the Greatest Show on Turf part deux, plus, all their matchups are high scoring affairs. Bang the OVER as my LOW and I'm taking the Broncos to lose.

Buffalo New York Jets Buffalo Buffalo MNF: Tennessee Buffalo Pittsburgh New England New England Pittsburgh New England New England New England New England New England MNF: New Orleans New England Baltimore Pittsburgh New England New England

Buffalo to lose. New England at home, a huge favorite, and despite my superstitious meter telling me there is a bad omen around this game, I'm believing the hype. New England is too good. That being said I've noticed usually around week 3 and with a huge line (-15) one of the favorites stumbles in these pools over the years. I'm sticking with New England to win, however, for no tangible reason I think Buffalo stays within a score or two for most of this contest. Turnovers and special teams might do it all for the Bills. Anyway. Good luck everybody.

Tennessee Cleveland Kansas City Miami Denver Jacksonville Chicago Indianapolis Denver Denver Chicago Jacksonville Jacksonville Denver Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh Denver Cincinnati Chicago Chicago

I'm already in the loser's group of the elimination pool. This week I'm taking Tennessee to lose. Took Jacksonville to win last week, so I'm on a mission.