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Here goes the Grandmaster! (game pending) Joe Duffy is 8-3 in football the last two days, 9-4 this week. Six NFL winners, a season high, including two Wise Guys led by Sunday Night Football AFC Game of the Year. Oh the SNF total. We have passed on virtually all prime-time NFL games this season. But this one is huge. Get the picks now
Miami-New England
- Miami thinned at DE with Cameron Wake and Andre Branch both hurt
- Patriots WR Josh Gordon, limited but practicing
- Ryan Tannehill has a 121.8 QBR, not buying it
- New England third worse margin of cover team in NFL at 1-2 -11.8
- Teams laying at least six points despite winning percentage .500 point higher are a go-against of 27-21 (favors New England)
- General rule of thumb, use oddsmakers knowledge against them
- Tom Brady 11-4 against the spread to Dolphins
- Home teams 11-1 against the spread series
- New England 1-2 -11.8, second worst in league
Lions-Cowboys
- Cowboys no weapons and one of the best of the lesser Cole Beasley is less than 100 percent
- LB Sean Lee is out
- Anti-splits angles 140-104, another 203-163 favoring Detroit
- Home team a combined 6-0 SU in the two teams games combined
- Cowboys second biggest UNDER team, under 3-0 at -10.2 points per game
- Dallas second worst points per play at .141
- Dallas under 11-1 home
- Cowboys 6-1 favorites
- Dallas under 3-0 by -10.2, second worst NFL
UNDER 43.5
Texans-Colts
- Colts QB Andrew Luck 23-6 against the spread off loss
- Texas 0-8 against the spread skid
Browns-Raiders
- Browns are 3-0 against the spread, but by +3.8 points per game, worst against the spread margin of any 3-0 against the spread team
- Baker Mayfield has breathed new life
- OT game, rare win, heartbreaking loss to Saints, now travel 2154 miles, tough spot for Browns
- Baker Mayfield makes his first start at QB for Browns
- Last 10 QBs who were No. 1 overall picks have lost SU and against the spread in debut
Saints-NY Giants
- New Orleans No. 2 over team going over 2-1 at +17.3 points per game
- Saints twice given up 37 or more points
- Last year’s defense was an aberration
- With Barkley and Beckham, Giants will enough weapons to put up points
- Home underdogs of win as road underdog 138-97 (Giants)
- Saints 15-5 against the spread road
- Saints over 2-1 by +17.3 points per game, second in NFL
Eagles-Titans
- Home team is a combined 6-0 in both teams games
- Anti-splits angle is 125-80 favoring road favorites Eagles
- Home underdogs of win as road underdog 138-97 (Titans)
- Eagles bet back RB Jay Ajayi
- Eagles WR Alshon Jeffrey questionable to make his debut
- Titans QB Marcus Mariota no longer on injury report
- Underdog covered 8-of-9 Eagles games
Bears-Buccaneers
- Winston or Fitzpatrick?
- Trubisky off two wins, likely come out flat
- Bears a one-point loss at Green Bay away from being undefeated
- Tampa second in NFL in points per play at .540
Ravens-Steelers
- Ravens second in offensive yards per point
- Ravens allow 4.7 passing yards per attempt teams normally getting 6.3
- Roethlisberger will throw short and safe passes, OVER number of completions (probably about 29)
- Ravens 8-1 divisional dog, 5-4 SU
- Baltimore 6-1 series including 4-0 Pittsburgh
- Ravens 2-1 against the spread with league leading 11.3 margin of cover
Bengals vs. Falcons
- Falcons RB Devonta Freeman is out
- Ran for 865 or more yards each of the last three years
Bills vs. Packers
- WR Randall Cobb is questionable for Packers
- 91 percent of Packers snaps this season
- Bills RB LeSean McCoy is probable
- 16 carries for 61 yards this season
- GB QB Aaron Rogers 27-12-2 home
Jets vs. Jaguars
- Jaguars RB Leonard Fournette questionable
- 9 carries for 41 yards
49ers vs. Chargers
- 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo is out for season
- CJ Beathard gets start
- Chargers 4-13 home favorites of three or more, 8-9 SU
Seahawks vs. Cardinals
- Cards Josh Rosen gets start
- WR Larry Fitzgerald is questionable
- Seahawks top WR Doug Baldwin will play
- Led by DT Robert Nkemdiche, who is questionable, Arizona banged up on defense
- Arizona under 17-5 at home
- Arizona 1-2 with league worst -12.3 margin of cover
- Arizona under 3-0 by league high -10.7 points per game