Thursday, October 30, 2014

NFL Week 9 Game Picks

GameAPRSRSLine
Jets @
Chiefs
Chiefs
ρ=1.3623
Chiefs
δ=17.6
Chiefs
-10
Raiders @
Seahawks
Seahawks
ρ=1.3178
Seahawks
δ=13.5
Seahawks
-15
Jaguars @
Bengals
Bengals
ρ=1.2599
Bengals
δ=12.2
Bengals
-11
Rams @
49ers
49ers
ρ=1.2303
49ers
δ=12.9
49ers
-10
Broncos @
Patriots
Broncos
ρ=1.2002
Broncos*
δ=10.9
Broncos
-3
Buccaneers @
Browns
Browns
ρ=1.1896
Browns
δ=14.8
Browns
-6½
Colts @
Giants
Colts
ρ=1.1256
Colts*
δ=10.6
Colts
-3
Washington @
Vikings
Washington
ρ=1.0773
Washington*
δ=4.4
Vikings
-1
Chargers @
Dolphins
Chargers
ρ=1.0725
Chargers*
δ=6.2
Dolphins
-1½
Eagles @
Texans
Eagles
ρ=1.0712
Eagles*
δ=4.2
Eagles
-2
Ravens @
Steelers
Ravens*
ρ=1.0693
Ravens*
δ=9.4
Steelers
-1
Cardinals @
Cowboys
Cardinals
ρ=1.0506
Cardinals*
δ=2.5
Cowboys
-4
Saints @
Panthers
Saints*
ρ=1.0370
Saints*
δ=3.9
Saints
-3

Bye: Packers, Falcons, Lions, Titans, Bears, Bills

Comments:

  • No line for Ravens @ Steelers. Hopefully I can update before Sunday. Update: almost forgot. Still no agreement, a couple Lines going for Steelers, so that's how I'll go here.

  • -15 seems like a lot of points for the Seahawks to cover this week. Yeah, they're playing at home, and yeah, the Raiders are a bad team. But the Seahawks are also clearly not as good as they were last year either.

  • Some trepidation for the Washington/Vikings line as well, presumably based on the status of RG3. I'll check that one Saturday too.

  • Time for another Manning-Brady matchup, as well as a rematch of the AFC Championship game. As I mentioned in the power rankings, the Broncos are ranked head and shoulders above everybody else after having beaten the 49ers and Chargers. If they can beat the Patriots in their own house, it will give them a trio of really strong victories, and the inside track on the AFC's #1 seed.

  • The Line likes the Cowboys over the Cardinals. I think this is another mistake, especially with Romo hurt. The Cowboys struggled to score against Washington, and now they'll be facing a team with a real defense (even, I think, if Patrick Peterson has to sit out).