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Bob Balfe comps
Cleveland -7 over Jaguars
Jacksonville has not gotten the production they have needed this year from MJD. This passing attack is weak based on just having limited personal at receiver. Cleveland is a legit top 5 defense. This is a good football team and now Brandon Weeden finally gets a chance to get his job back after going down with injury early in the year. I don’t think the Jags have enough offense in this weather and in this environment to stay in this game today. Take Cleveland.
Houston +7 over Patriots
New England made a historical comeback last week against the Broncos at home. It is very hard to switch the flip and get back into game mode after celebrating a big win like that. With that being said if there is a team that could do it without a doubt it is this Patriots team. Houston has a great defense. This team has been hit hard with the injury bug this year, but have quality players. New England is so banged up on defense that they should not be favorites at this price on the road. This team has lost key guys on the defensive line and key tacklers on defense. This New England Secondary is also banged up. Gary Kubiak will return to the sideline today so that is a huge emotional lift for this Houston team. Take the Texans.
Vikings -1 over Bears
Chicago’s Defense is awful. I didn’t think I would ever say such a thing, but it is true. Josh McCown seemed to be a great fit as a backup a few weeks ago, but guess what? That is incorrect. Minnesota can run the football and they have the ability to stop the fun. This Vikings team is feisty and it is their team that is the big threat in the return game this year. I just don’t see Chicago winning football games with Cutler out of the lineup. We saw how awful they were last week in St. Louis. Today they are in a similar environment and I expect Peterson to carry his team at home today. Take Minnesota.
Miami +2 over Jets
Usually it’s tough this time of year for a warm weather team to come up and play football, but it is not that cold today. My problem with the Jets is simple. Geno Smith throws too many INT’s and these receivers are as weak as it gets as a unit. Miami has a lot of speed on defense and can create a lot of turnovers. The Dolphins are at least making smart decisions and not turning the football over. Look for Miami to get a big road win and be back in the wildcard hunt. Take the Dolphins
Denver -6.5 over Chiefs
One major thing I try to avoid is going against Seattle and KC when they are at home. Denver has some defensive injuries that could be a problem today, but this KC offense is just not built to go up and down the field and I just see it impossible for them to pace a high powered Denver Offense with so many weapons. For as bad as we think it is for Denver it is 10 times worst for Kansas City. The Chiefs are really starting to doubt themselves now losers of 2 straight. This is a good football team with a great defense, but they have injury on the front 7 today and I just don’t see them stopping a hungry Denver team that let a game get away from them last week. There will always be a man open today for Denver. Take the Broncos.
Cleveland -7 over Jaguars
Jacksonville has not gotten the production they have needed this year from MJD. This passing attack is weak based on just having limited personal at receiver. Cleveland is a legit top 5 defense. This is a good football team and now Brandon Weeden finally gets a chance to get his job back after going down with injury early in the year. I don’t think the Jags have enough offense in this weather and in this environment to stay in this game today. Take Cleveland.
Houston +7 over Patriots
New England made a historical comeback last week against the Broncos at home. It is very hard to switch the flip and get back into game mode after celebrating a big win like that. With that being said if there is a team that could do it without a doubt it is this Patriots team. Houston has a great defense. This team has been hit hard with the injury bug this year, but have quality players. New England is so banged up on defense that they should not be favorites at this price on the road. This team has lost key guys on the defensive line and key tacklers on defense. This New England Secondary is also banged up. Gary Kubiak will return to the sideline today so that is a huge emotional lift for this Houston team. Take the Texans.
Vikings -1 over Bears
Chicago’s Defense is awful. I didn’t think I would ever say such a thing, but it is true. Josh McCown seemed to be a great fit as a backup a few weeks ago, but guess what? That is incorrect. Minnesota can run the football and they have the ability to stop the fun. This Vikings team is feisty and it is their team that is the big threat in the return game this year. I just don’t see Chicago winning football games with Cutler out of the lineup. We saw how awful they were last week in St. Louis. Today they are in a similar environment and I expect Peterson to carry his team at home today. Take Minnesota.
Miami +2 over Jets
Usually it’s tough this time of year for a warm weather team to come up and play football, but it is not that cold today. My problem with the Jets is simple. Geno Smith throws too many INT’s and these receivers are as weak as it gets as a unit. Miami has a lot of speed on defense and can create a lot of turnovers. The Dolphins are at least making smart decisions and not turning the football over. Look for Miami to get a big road win and be back in the wildcard hunt. Take the Dolphins
Denver -6.5 over Chiefs
One major thing I try to avoid is going against Seattle and KC when they are at home. Denver has some defensive injuries that could be a problem today, but this KC offense is just not built to go up and down the field and I just see it impossible for them to pace a high powered Denver Offense with so many weapons. For as bad as we think it is for Denver it is 10 times worst for Kansas City. The Chiefs are really starting to doubt themselves now losers of 2 straight. This is a good football team with a great defense, but they have injury on the front 7 today and I just don’t see them stopping a hungry Denver team that let a game get away from them last week. There will always be a man open today for Denver. Take the Broncos.
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