Best bets

I’ll do a better job of getting these out earlier next week. But here are my top three picks for the week:

1) Minnesota (-4.5) at Cleveland
I just don’t think the Browns have the offense to break the Vikings’ defense and the Vikings offense is too multi-faceted to not win by more than a touchdown.

2) Baltimore (-13) vs Kansas City
Matt Cassel is out. Baltimore has a great defense, a solid quarterback entering his second year and three running backs that can alternate taking chunks out of the Chiefs’ defense. This will be over by halftime.

3) Kansas City at Baltimore: Over 36.5
See above. I think it’s possible Baltimore goes over that number by itself.

Good luck everyone. Welcome to the new season.