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Zeus vs Summer~ NFL Picks Round 2 ~ Week 13
4 years ago
A return to form last week! Time to keep up this moment as only a mesely 6 weeks remain. The final third, everyone! And we start off with a lot of unfavorable/high spreads this week. Great...
To recap, here are the rules.
1. Summer and I will pick 3 NFL games based on the current spread. The favored team (represented by a negative sign) HAS to win by more than the listed number for anything to count. So if the spread is (-3), and the favored team wins by a field goal, that is a push. Neither side wins, and that is a loss on our ends.
2. We battle on a week to week basis. If we have the same outcome, that week is a push an no one gets a point. The winner of this challenge will get to choose what sort of kinky art they want involving the losing party.
With that said, let's not waste anymore time and jump into picking!
CURRENT SCORE
zeuspegasus13 4
summer 3
Ties: 5
PICK 1
~Miami Dolphins cover home favorites against the New York Giants (-6.0)
Here I go again, jumping on my Phins hype train again. This team is rolling and facing off against against a backup QB. No excuses to keep things hot and find a way to win by a touchdown. I hope I don't regret this later, but I won't be TOO upset if they fail to cover this week.
RESULT: Phins 20 Giants 9 (CORRECT)
It got a little scary with how poor the offense was able to move the ball all day, but I'll give credit to an underrated Giants D. 5 wins in a row for my Phins, perfect for the bye and perhaps making this miraculous push for that final wild card spot.
PICK 2
~San Francisco 49ers cover as road favorites against the Seattle Seahawks (-3.5)
Two teams heading in two completely directions. Even if this is a division game, I am going to side with the hot hand here. Winning by 4 isn't that tall an order and I feel this team is destined to make a hard push for the playoffs. Poor Seattle is going to have to deal with being a basement dweller once their star QB goes off to find a new home.
RESULT: 49ers 23 Seahawks 30 (WRONG)
And the 49ers are officially an overrated team. They can certainly sneak into the playoffs, but no one is going to take them seriously in my eyes. The NFC is too top heavy for any wild card team to matter.
PICK 3
~Denver Broncos cover as road underdogs against the Kansas City Chiefs (+9.5)
Division games are always deceptive, and I think people forget the Chiefs have looked bad in spurts this year. I think the Broncos will find a way to keep this contest close enough to cover this spread. The Chiefs have not blown away anyone outside of the Raiders and Washington all year. A risky pick, but I'm going to put my balls on the table here.
RESULT: Broncos 9 Chiefs 22 (WRONG)
While I predicted the Cheifs wouldn't score a ton of points, the putrid Broncos offense showed up again to cost me. If they didn't throw that pick 6, maybe I could have stole this pick properly. Ah well. That's the way football goes.
OVERALL RESULT: 1-2 (VICTORY)
A tough week for me, but Summer suffered another 0-3 week to hand me a win. With a 2 game lead for the final 5 weeks, I am feeling pretty confident. All I have to do is get one more win and a tie to at least force overtime in the playoffs.
Unofficial gut reaction picks below. NO SPREAD CONSIDERED! (Current Record 59-50). Bolded picks are ones that came true. Italicized is wrong picks.
Bucs > Falcons
Cardinals > Bears
Bengals > Chargers
Lions > Vikings (PONE'S UPSET OF THE WEEK!)
Eagles > Jets
Colts > Texans
Washington > Raiders
Rams > Jaguars
Ravens > Steelers (Ugliest game this week)
Bills > Patriots
To recap, here are the rules.
1. Summer and I will pick 3 NFL games based on the current spread. The favored team (represented by a negative sign) HAS to win by more than the listed number for anything to count. So if the spread is (-3), and the favored team wins by a field goal, that is a push. Neither side wins, and that is a loss on our ends.
2. We battle on a week to week basis. If we have the same outcome, that week is a push an no one gets a point. The winner of this challenge will get to choose what sort of kinky art they want involving the losing party.
With that said, let's not waste anymore time and jump into picking!
CURRENT SCORE
zeuspegasus13 4
summer 3Ties: 5
PICK 1
~Miami Dolphins cover home favorites against the New York Giants (-6.0)
Here I go again, jumping on my Phins hype train again. This team is rolling and facing off against against a backup QB. No excuses to keep things hot and find a way to win by a touchdown. I hope I don't regret this later, but I won't be TOO upset if they fail to cover this week.
RESULT: Phins 20 Giants 9 (CORRECT)
It got a little scary with how poor the offense was able to move the ball all day, but I'll give credit to an underrated Giants D. 5 wins in a row for my Phins, perfect for the bye and perhaps making this miraculous push for that final wild card spot.
PICK 2
~San Francisco 49ers cover as road favorites against the Seattle Seahawks (-3.5)
Two teams heading in two completely directions. Even if this is a division game, I am going to side with the hot hand here. Winning by 4 isn't that tall an order and I feel this team is destined to make a hard push for the playoffs. Poor Seattle is going to have to deal with being a basement dweller once their star QB goes off to find a new home.
RESULT: 49ers 23 Seahawks 30 (WRONG)
And the 49ers are officially an overrated team. They can certainly sneak into the playoffs, but no one is going to take them seriously in my eyes. The NFC is too top heavy for any wild card team to matter.
PICK 3
~Denver Broncos cover as road underdogs against the Kansas City Chiefs (+9.5)
Division games are always deceptive, and I think people forget the Chiefs have looked bad in spurts this year. I think the Broncos will find a way to keep this contest close enough to cover this spread. The Chiefs have not blown away anyone outside of the Raiders and Washington all year. A risky pick, but I'm going to put my balls on the table here.
RESULT: Broncos 9 Chiefs 22 (WRONG)
While I predicted the Cheifs wouldn't score a ton of points, the putrid Broncos offense showed up again to cost me. If they didn't throw that pick 6, maybe I could have stole this pick properly. Ah well. That's the way football goes.
OVERALL RESULT: 1-2 (VICTORY)
A tough week for me, but Summer suffered another 0-3 week to hand me a win. With a 2 game lead for the final 5 weeks, I am feeling pretty confident. All I have to do is get one more win and a tie to at least force overtime in the playoffs.
Unofficial gut reaction picks below. NO SPREAD CONSIDERED! (Current Record 59-50). Bolded picks are ones that came true. Italicized is wrong picks.
Bucs > Falcons
Cardinals > Bears
Bengals > Chargers
Lions > Vikings (PONE'S UPSET OF THE WEEK!)
Eagles > Jets
Colts > Texans
Washington > Raiders
Rams > Jaguars
Ravens > Steelers (Ugliest game this week)
Bills > Patriots
Bengals -3 > Chargers
Raiders -1.5 > Football Team
Ravens -4.5> Steelers