NFL - Week 12 Picks

NFL - Week 12 Picks

Ind (-3.5) @ Hou O/U 48

The Texans are coming off a disappointing loss to the Titans on Monday night and the Colts are savoring a fresh victory over the Ravens. Taking the points against a shaky Indy secondary would be a wise move considering Dwight Freeney is out of today’s contest. Matt Schaub should take advantage of the extra time in the pocket and lead the Texans to a much needed victory over the rival Colts. Pick – Hou by 7 and UNDER

Cle (+14) @ Cin O/U 39.5

Both teams are coming back from devastating last-second road losses. Cincinnati appears to be prematurely anointed as a contender after their loss to the lowly Raiders. Two touchdowns are a lot of points for the Bengals to lay considering they’ve scored 17, 18, 17, 45, and 17 in their last 5 games. Pick – Cin by 9 and OVER

Wash (+10) @ Phi O/U 40.5

The Redskins are pathetic. These are the same banged up Redskins that came into Dallas and played their best game of the year and still only managed 6 measly points. Their number one ranked pass-defense shouldn’t scare the Eagles into throwing less and I expect LeSean McCoy to have a career day. This one could be close until halftime. Pick – Phi by 13 and OVER

Mia (-3.5) @ Buf O/U 39

The Bills would appear to have the deck stacked against them this week. Miami is coming off a quasi bye-week after playing last Thursday night, they’ve fired their head coach, Dick Jauron, and they lost a heartbreaker to Jacksonville last Sunday. That all equals one HUGE win for the Bills. Last Sunday, Terrell Owens had the breakout game that Buffalo fans had been yearning for all season. He should parlay that performance into another huge game today. Pick – Buf by 10 and UNDER

Sea (-4) @ Stl O/U 42.5

This game is just plain ugly. Nothing about this game interests me at all. Steven Jackson is having a remarkable season for the Rams, but he can’t find the end-zone unless he scampers for a 50 yarder. The Seahawks have a decent pass defense and should keep this low scoring. Pick – Stl by 3 and UNDER

TB (+13) @ Atl O/U 46

The Falcons have been looking forward to this game for quite some time now. They’ve gone 1-4 in their last 5 games against the Giants, Panthers, Redskins, Saints, and Cowboys. Atlanta should be able to pull everything back together and get back in the playoff picture with a BIG win over the Bucs. Pick – Atl by 20 and OVER

Car (+3) @ NYJ O/U 41.5

I’m running out of time here on my picks, I’m just going to keep this short and sweet. Sanchez is terrible at home. Pick – Car by 7 and UNDER

Jax (+3.5) @ SF O/U 42.5

Gore vs. Jones-Drew and over 1000 miles of traveling after Thanksgiving….Pick – SF by 10 and OVER

KC (+14) @ SD O/U 45

I need SD to blow the Chiefs out today in order to stay relevant in my Fantasy leagues…Pick – SD by 17 and UNDER

CHI (+11) @ Min O/U 47

Favre and his league leading passer rating are playing at home for what seems like the 37^th time this season. Pick – Min by 14 and OVER

Ari (+3) @ Ten O/U 45

Arizona plays better on the road than at home and Vince Young still hasn’t convinced me to jump on the bandwagon. Pick – Ari by 10 and OVER

Pit (NL) @ Bal O/U NL

Ben R. isn’t playing this weekend, so that makes for an interesting matchup of the Ravens defense against the stick figure the Steelers are starting at QB, Dennis Dixon. Pick – Bal wins a close and entertaining game.

NE (+3) @ NO O/U 56.5

I have to take the Pats in this one because the torch hasn’t officially been passed down to the Saints and the Pats aren’t just going to roll over. Pick – NE by 10 and UNDER