NFL Picks 2013: Week 13

by Andy | Nov 26, 2013 | 2013 season, NFL Picks

The bad news is that, at least from a picks standpoint, week 12 was a bloodbath. None of us fared particularly well and Rich had an especially tough week. The good news is that bye weeks are over and it’s Thanksgiving, so we’re about 41 hours from kickoff for the early game, about 44 hours from my favorite meal of the year and about 45 hours from my afternoon nap, which will take place during the afternoon game.

So, anyway, back to football. Fantasy guru Anthony Maggio started his rally this week. He gained a couple games in the standings. The rest of us, well, we can only wish. Here are the standings heading into lucky week 13.

Despite our less than stellar picks, the schedule for last week was filled with great games, at least on paper, from top to bottom. Some of the games played out as expected, others were fantastic and fascinating to watch – such as the Broncos/Patriots tilt, which happened to be our Game of the Week.

While there are a couple of pretty good games on the schedule for the week, there are a few duds. The Thanksgiving slate is somewhat underwhelming, though I’m okay with that – more time for eating and snoozing.

Here’s who we think wins: (more…)

NFL Picks 2013: Week 12

by Andy | Nov 20, 2013 | 2013 season, NFL Picks

The last play of the Monday Night Football game not only raised the ire of New England Patriots fans who thought Rob Gronkowski was either illegally contacted, held or interfered with on the last play of the game (and they are right). It also kept my brother from gaining any ground on me in our NFL picks segment.

I may not be able to bet worth a damn right now. But I’ve got the straight up thing going on. The Panthers’ narrow escape pulled me into a tie with Tony for Week 11 – we both hit 12 of 15 games.

Fantasy Guru Anthony Maggio and Contributor Rich also had solid weeks, both nailing 10.

So as we head into the regular season’s home stretch, here are the standings:

As with last week, when a solid schedule was highlighted by Sunday night and Monday night games that actually mattered, this week’s slate of games is also entertaining. I count six divisional match-ups and a prime time Sunday nighter between Peyton’s Broncos and Brady’s Patriots. Should be some good watching.

Here are our picks for the week: (more…)

NFL Picks 2013: Week 11

by Andy | Nov 13, 2013 | 2013 season, NFL Picks

Life always feels a little bit more complete during the football season and that’s never more true than when the bye weeks start winding down and the games take on more importance.

That’s starting to happen now. After a few weeks of lesser inspiring match-ups and six-team bye weeks, there are finally some truly great games in store for the next three weeks.

That’s a relief. Collectively we weren’t very good at picking the winners last week. And if we can’t pick them correctly, we at least ought to be able to enjoy watching them.

Here are the standings so far:

So, with that mediocre week behind us, we now can look forward to a collection of games that includes Kansas City at Denver, New Orleans hosting San Francisco and even a Monday night match-up worth waiting up to watch as New England visits Carolina. Here’s who we think wins: (more…)

NFL Picks 2013: Week 9

by Andy | Oct 29, 2013 | 2013 season, NFL Picks

Some weeks you have no idea what is going to happen in the NFL. Then others, like last week, it’s awfully predictable.

The four of us combined to go 45-7 in our picks for week eight, with four of the incorrect guesses being the Giants win over Philly. Three hit 11 out of 13. I hit 12. It was a good week. So here are the standings:

Week eight frankly offered a lot of one-sided games and, unlike many NFL weeks, those contests actually went as expected. Week nine could present another set of similar games, as it’s the second of two with six teams on bye. At least in week nine we know Jacksonville won’t lose.

Here are our picks. (more…)

NFL Picks 2013: Week 8

by Andy | Oct 22, 2013 | 2013 season, NFL Picks

There were great games – witness Indianapolis and its shootout win over Denver. There were terrible games, such as the eyesore that was Monday Night Football between the second division consolation flag football game between Meadowlands Grade School and Minneapolis Hale Elementary, err, the Giants and Vikings.

It was just another week in the NFL. After losing some ground to my brother, I rebounded with a 10-5 weekend that added some distance between me and my competitors. Rich continues his slow climb from the cellar with a 9-6 mark. Tony and Anthony, well, they also made picks last week.

I kid, I kid. But they did make picks again for this week’s slate of games which, frankly, doesn’t include a lot of match-ups I would consider must-watch television. Even traditional divisional rivalries like Green Bay at Minnesota and New York at Philadelphia are tainted by injury and crappiness this week. In fact, if your wife is telling you it’s time to get together for Sunday dinner with the in-laws or that you’ve got to start the Christmas shopping, this might be the Sunday to do it.

Nonetheless, here are our picks for the week. (more…)

NFL Picks 2013: Week 7

by Andy | Oct 15, 2013 | 2013 season, NFL Picks

Tony crushed in week six. He took over the lead in bets and he dominated the picks with a 12-3 week that was headlined by picking San Diego to upset Indianapolis. The strong performance propels him into second place overall, just one game behind the leader.

It was a tough week for fantasy expert Maggio. He might have done alright helping people with their bye week waiver wire pickups, but he missed seven of 15 games. He drops to third. Rich is bringing up the end, but he’s slowly and surely working his way back into the mix after a difficult start.

Here are the standings as we head into week seven.

So we’re all kind of holding our own as teams go back and forth winning games that surprise us and then losing games they shouldn’t. Denver seems to be heads and shoulders above everyone else so far. The Broncos seemed disappointed by beating Jacksonville by only two touchdowns. Everyone else seems to be capable of losing to anyone at anytime.

So, that being said, here are our week seven picks. (more…)