NFL Lines Week 5
Barry Bruce Bill
Game 33-25-1 31-27-1 26-32-1
Jax v Buff (UK) -5.5 Jax Buff Jax
Hou @ Atl -2 Hou Atl Hou
Car @ Det -10 Det Det Det
TN @ Ind +2 TN Ind TN
NYG @ Mia -11 Mia Mia Mia
NO @ NE -1 NE NE NE
Balt @ Pitt +4 Pitt Pitt Balt
Phil @ LAR +4.5 LAR LAR LAR
Cin @ AZ +3 Cin AZ AZ
NYJ @ Den -1.5 Den NYJ NYJ
KC @ MN +4 MN MN MN
Dal @ SF -4 Dal Dal SF
GB @ LV +1 LV LV GB
Last week 8-7 10-5 8-7
Season 33-25-1 31-27-1 26-32-1
Bruce: All three of us had winning weeks last week. I like that. It’s a lot tougher having to pick all of them instead of being able to cherry-pick the ones you feel strongly about.
I’m taking the Jets at Denver; not sure why. Also don’t know why I’m taking the Pats, who have done nothing to reassure a shaky fanbase. How can they possibly be favored to beat anyone?.
Barry: Satchel Paige once said, “Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.” Or someone. My lead against Bruce and Bill is dwindling, making me more nervous than Mac Jones in a collapsing pocket.
Bill: It appears we might finally get a break from Taylor Swift this week. The Chiefs failure to cover on Sunday night in their 23-20 win was a windfall for your favorite sports book, as about 80% of the public handle was riding with the Swifties at -8. This is it for the Patriots, in terms of a potential loss. The Belichickian Empire has all the look and feel of the Soviet Union in 1991. (When Bill isn’t writing for the Herald, venting at Red Sox ownership, or picking here, he covers sports betting and such for bookies.com.)
