betchatoo
10-22-2004, 04:51 AM
Valuist: Hope you don't mind my starting the thread this week, but I couldn't sleep and I finished all my handicapping.
Record going into week 4-5:
This week
Giants -6.5 over Detroit
Giants are coming off a bye week, playing solid ball and have outyarded their last 3 opponents 376-288. Surprisingly they've been awful off the bye (4-11 their last 15). But Warner has given them solid field generalship and they believe in themselves. Meanwhile, Detroit is 4-15 after Green Bay and is the only team that has been outstatted every game this year
Cleveland +7.5 over Philidelphia
I am aware that Philly might be the best team in football right now, but I can see this as a down week following their revenge victory over Carolina. Cleveland has been getting better each week and is undefeated in the "dawg pound"
Miami +6.5 over St. louis
As a Chicagoan you can't know how much it pains me to take a Wannie coached team, but I think this is a great situation. St. Louis is coming off a tough Monday night win (1-4 after Monday games) and they are not a good grass team (4-11, last 15) Good Miami defense gets it done, despite coach.
Monday night: Denver-Cincy under 43.5
This looks like a steal to me. Denver loves to run when they can and the Bengals give up plenty of yardage on the ground. In the meantime Palmer is getting an education against good defenses and Denvers is one of the best.
Record going into week 4-5:
This week
Giants -6.5 over Detroit
Giants are coming off a bye week, playing solid ball and have outyarded their last 3 opponents 376-288. Surprisingly they've been awful off the bye (4-11 their last 15). But Warner has given them solid field generalship and they believe in themselves. Meanwhile, Detroit is 4-15 after Green Bay and is the only team that has been outstatted every game this year
Cleveland +7.5 over Philidelphia
I am aware that Philly might be the best team in football right now, but I can see this as a down week following their revenge victory over Carolina. Cleveland has been getting better each week and is undefeated in the "dawg pound"
Miami +6.5 over St. louis
As a Chicagoan you can't know how much it pains me to take a Wannie coached team, but I think this is a great situation. St. Louis is coming off a tough Monday night win (1-4 after Monday games) and they are not a good grass team (4-11, last 15) Good Miami defense gets it done, despite coach.
Monday night: Denver-Cincy under 43.5
This looks like a steal to me. Denver loves to run when they can and the Bengals give up plenty of yardage on the ground. In the meantime Palmer is getting an education against good defenses and Denvers is one of the best.