Sunday, November 05, 2006

NFL PICKS WEEK 9

Yes, Out of Left Field is obliged to provide weekly NFL picks that are guaranteed to be no more, or no less accurate than some of the various experts out there. These picks are for recreational use only, so don't come crying to us when you're 64 grand in the hole and they're threatening to take your thumbs. Associate Blogger Neil Acharya is also making picks. All lines are from Bet US Sportsbook.

Sunday, 1 p.m.

KANSAS CITY (+3) vs. ST. LOUIS (over/under 48)
Acharya:
St. Louis 26-24 (Chiefs cover)
Sager: K.C. 28-17
WINNER: K.C. 31-17

CINCINNATI (+3) vs. BALTIMORE (o/u 41.5)
Acharya: Cincy 20-17
Sager: Baltimore 17-16 (Cincy covers)
WINNER: Baltimore 26-20

N.Y. GIANTS (-13.5) vs. HOUSTON (o/u 43)
Acharya: Giants 30-6
Sager: Giants 27-13
WINNER: Giants 14-10

JACKSONVILLE (-9) vs. TENNESSEE (o/u 37.5)
Acharya: Jax 27-24 (Tennessee covers)
Sager: Jax 23-6
WINNER: Jax 37-7

DALLAS (-3.5) vs. WASHINGTON (o/u 41)
Acharya: Dallas 17-13
Sager: Dallas 27-17
WINNER: Washington 22-19

GREEN BAY (+4) vs. BUFFALO (o/u 40/5)
Acharya: Green Bay 29-21
Sager: Green Bay 23-20 (Buffalo covers)
WINNER: Buffalo 24-10

NEW ORLEANS (Pick 'em) vs. TAMPA BAY (o/u 38.5)
Acharya: New Orleans 21-18
Sager: Tampa Bay 17-15
WINNER: New Orleans 31-14

ATLANTA (-6.5) vs. DETROIT (o/u 37)
Acharya: Atlanta 36-17
Sager: Atlanta 26-10
WINNER: Detroit 30-14

MIAMI (+14.5) vs. CHICAGO (o/u 37.5)
Acharya:
Chicago 50-0
Sager: Chicago 27-14 (Miami covers)
WINNER: Miami 31-14

Sunday, 4 p.m.-ish
MINNESOTA (-4.5) vs. SAN FRANCISCO (o/u 43)
Acharya: Minnesota 28-20
Sager: Minnesota 20-13
WINNER: San Fran 9-3 (and no, Neate does not want to talk about it)

(By the way, that Monday nighter the Vikings played in last week? Never happened.)

SAN DIEGO (-14) vs. CLEVELAND (o/u 41)
Acharya: San Diego 30-7
Sager: San Diego 23-10 (Cleveland covers)
WINNER: San Diego 32-25

DENVER (+2) vs. PITTSBURGH (o/u 36.5)
Acharya: Denver 26-12
Sager: Denver 13-10
WINNER: Denver 31-20

Sunday nighter
INDIANAPOLIS (+3) vs. NEW ENGLAND (o/u 49.5)
Acharya: New England 24-23
Sager: Indy 30-26
WINNER: Indy 27-20

Monday nighter
SEATTLE (-7) VS. OAKLAND (o/u 37)
Acharya: Seattle 20-10
Sager: Seattle 24-14
WINNER: Seattle 16-0

Last week's results
Neil Acharya: 4-10 against the spread, 6-8 straight up, 8-4-2 over/under
Neate Sager: 8-6 ATS, 8-6 SU, 4-8-2 over/under

Season to date
Neil Acharya:
47-60-2 ATS (44%), 64-44-1 SU (59%), 58-46-5 O/U (56%)*
Neate Sager: 55-69-1 ATS (44.4%), 71-53-1 SU (57%), 60-58-7 O/U (51%)
*did not pick in Week 1 of season

That's all for now. Send your thoughts to neil__acharya@hotmail.com and/or neatesager@yahoo.ca.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

50-0 Bears? Damn Neil, I bet you'd like to have that one back. Ya can't bet against the Dolphins when they've got a higher calling - namely, protecting the 1972 perfect season.

Go Fish!

sager said...

At least Acharya's favourite team got in the end zone today, unlike his co-blogger's Vikings.