I went 2-3 again last week, drawing dead for the overall and Q2, i.e., these picks mean nothing until Week 10 now.
Got an email from the proxy saying if you don’t get you picks in on time, they would select them at random. This is not only a good policy from the proxy — why not pick for you at random rather than fail to submit? — but it might be advantageous for me to roll the dice, given how poorly I’ve picked so far this year. That said, tempting as the offer was, I made my picks anyway because you have to be wrong with intent to learn something. You can’t learn from random.
My picks:
Steelers -5.5 at Bengals
The in-division, short-week road favorite. Very sharp! I took the Steelers because this line seems too big after the Bengals credible showing with Joe Flacco against Green Bay, just seems like they are begging you to take the Bengals.
Chiefs -11.5 vs Raiders
I like fading the Raiders off their win against the doormat Titans. The Chiefs are the best team in the NFL, and the Raiders offense is bad. Probably the square side, but seems like a good chance of a blowout.
Jets +1.5 vs Panthers
The Jets are desperate for a win, and this is the kind of game they can do it. If Garrett Wilson is out, they’ll have no passing game, but I could see them uglying it up and winning with some Justin Fields scrambles, running game and defense.
Redskins -1.5 at Cowboys
The Redskins lost to the Bears last week, but I still think they’re a good team and make for a good buy-low against a soft Cowboys defense.
Lions -5.5 vs Buccaneers
The Buccaneers are killing me, but they’re down so many key skill players, while the Lions are a good buy-low coming off the loss to the Chiefs.