Category: NFL

NFL Week 12: Sunday Games, Picks, Predictions & Colin Cowherd’s Blazin’ 5

Carolina Panthers @ New Orleans Saints, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1:00 PM (Saints -10.5, O/U: 46.5)

Take the Saints to cover in the under, Saints 28-17.

Denver Broncos @ Buffalo Bills, New Era Field, 1:00 PM (Bills -4.5, O/: 37.5)

Take the Bills to cover in the over, Bills 24-17.

Detroit Lions @ Washington Redskins, FedEx Field, 1:00 PM (Redskins +4.5, O/U: 40.5)

Take the Lions to cover in the over, Lions 27-20.

Miami Dolphins @ Cleveland Browns, FirstEnergy Stadium, 1:00 PM (Browns -10.5, O/U: 45.5)

Take the Dolphins to cover in the loss, in the under, Browns 21-13.

New York Giants @ Chicago Bears, Soldier Field, 1:00 PM (Bears -6.5, O/U: 40.5)

Take the Giants to cover in the loss, in the under, Bears 20-17.

Oakland Raiders @ New York Jets, MetLife Stadium 1:00 PM (Jets +3.5, O/U: 45.5)

Take the Raiders to cover in the over, Raiders 28-20.

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cincinnati Bengals, Paul Brown Stadium, 1:00 PM (Bengals +6.5, O/U: 37.5)

Take the Steelers to cover in the over, Steelers 23-13.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1:00 PM (Falcons -3.5, O/U: 51.5)

Take the Falcons to cover in the over, Falcons 31-27.

Seattle Seahawks @ Philadelphia Eagles, Lincoln Financial Field, 1:00 PM (Eagles -1.5, O/U: 46.5)

Take the Seahawks to cover in the under, Seahawks 24-20.

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Tennessee Titans, Nissan Stadium, 4:05 PM (Titans -3.5, O/U: 41.5)

Take the Titans to cover in the under, Titans 21-17.

Dallas Cowboys @ New England Patriots, Gillette Stadium, 4:25 PM (Patriots -5.5, O/U: 44.5)

Take the Patriots to cover in the over, Patriots 31-24.

Green Bay Packers @ San Francisco 49ers, Levi’s Stadium, 8:20 PM (49ers -3.5, O/U: 47.5)

Take the Packers to cover in the over, Packers 27-24.

Colin Cowherd’s Blazin’ 5:

  • Denver at Buffalo – Denver (+3.5)
  • NY Giants at Chicago – NY Giants (+6)
  • Oakland at NY Jets – Oakland (-3)
  • Dallas at New England – Dallas (+6.5)
  • Seattle at Philadelphia – Seattle (+1.5)

NFL Week 12: Thursday Night Game Pick & Prediction

Indianapolis Colts @ Houston Texans, NRG Stadium, 8:20 PM, FOX/NFLN (Texans -3.5, O/U: 46.5)

The fight for the top of the AFC South is on tonight. Both teams come into this one 6-4 with the Titans on their heels at 5-5 and the Jags within striking distance at 4-6.

The Colts won the first meeting between the 2 at home which came off of a bye. Brissett threw over 300 yards and for 4 TD’s in the game. He has since slowed a bit while also going down during the Steelers game that next week, missing the dolphins game and had a mediocre game last week against the Jags. Marlon Mack went off last week to supplement Brissett as he only has 14 carries but for 109 yards and a touchdown, averaging over 7 yards per carry.

The Texans are coming off a week that saw them get blown out on the road against a red hot Ravens team who covets the top rated offense. The Texans were seen as a team that was going to get into a shootout with Lamar Jackson but they were duds. They’ve found their identity however with Duke Johnson and Carlos Hyde splitting carries and keeping the balance of the offense while Watson finds those opportunities for chunk plays down field that can cut the field in half with 40-50 yard completions.

Short week tends to favor the home team and with the extra motivation after getting drubbed on the road, the Texans have the motivation despite how well the Colts have played on the road. Take the Texans to cover in the over, Texans 27-21.

NFL Week 11: Monday Night Football Pick, Prediction & Colin Cowherd’s Blazin’ 5

Kansas City Chiefs @ Los Angeles Chargers, Estadio Azteca – Mexico City, 8:15 PM, ESPN (Chargers +6.5, O/U: 52.5)

Patrick Mahomes showed up in his first game back from a dislocated knee cap, with a 400+ yard performance. Despite his big performance, the defense couldn’t hold up their end of the bargain and they gave up well over 200 yards of rushing, which has been a huge weak spot for the defense. Henry is good but Melvin Gordon is better. The Chiefs managed to survive those 2 weeks while Mahomes was missing and walked away with a 1-1 record, nearly beating the Packers but beating the Vikings, 2 quality opponents. The Chiefs will get back some key offensive lineman for the game so expect them to utilize the running game a bit even without McCoy being held from making the trip for some load management reason Andy Reid gave but most likely due to his fumbling issues.

Melvin Gordon paired with Austin Ekeler who has similar numbers as Gordon, will be the Chargers key offensively, to putting points on the board and keeping drives long which will in turn keep Mahomes on the sideline. The Chargers spent the week in the Rockies to get ready to play in the elevation of Mexico City, something the Belichick had done in the past to get ready for a game in Mexico’s high altitude. Rookie Justin Jackson adds a speed back change of pace as he is averaging over 7 yards per carry when he gets touches. Phillip Rivers has to overcome the 3 picks he threw last week (to move to 3rd in the league in interceptions) to get a gritty win over the Chiefs this week. Rivers however, is third in the league in passing yards and has nearly 2,300 yards spread between Allen, Williams, Ekeler and Henry (who missed 4 weeks due to injury). Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram must keep their eyes on Mahomes at all times as he’s squirrely and can run and since he’s stated that he feels like he felt in week 1, he’s not hampered by the sprained ankle or the knee.

Take the Chiefs to win but the Chargers to cover in the over, Chiefs 31-27.

Don’t forget, Colin Cowherd took the Chargers in his Blazin’ 5.

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NFL Week 11: Sunday Games Picks, Predictions & Colin Cowherd’s Blazin’ 5

Atlanta Falcons @ Carolina Panthers, Bank of America Stadium, 1:00 PM (Panthers -3.5, O/U: 48.5)
Take the Panthers to cover in the over, Panthers 27-23.

Buffalo Bills @ Miami Dolphins, Hard Rock Stadium, 1:00 PM (Dolphins +7.5, O/U: 41.5)
Take the Dolphins to cover in the loss, in the under, Bills 20-17.

Dallas Cowboys @ Detroit Lions, Ford Field, 1:00 PM (Lions +7.5, O/U: 46.5)
Take the Cowboys to cover in the under, Cowboys 28-17

Denver Broncos @ Minnesota Vikings, U.S. Bank Stadium, 1:00 PM (Vikings -9.5, O/U: 40.5)
Take the Vikings to cover in the over, Vikings 31-17.

Houston Texans @ Baltimore Ravens, M&T Bank Stadium, 1:00 PM (Ravens -4.5, O/U: 51.5)
Take the Texans to cover in the loss, in the over, Ravens 31-30.

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Indianapolis Colts, Lucas Oil Stadium, 1:00 PM (Colts -2.5, O/U: 42.5)
Take the Colts to cover in the under, Colts 21-17.

New Orleans Saints @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Raymond James Stadium, 1:00 PM (Buccs +5.5, O/U: 50.5)
Take the Saints to cover in the over, Saints 31-24.

New York Jets @ Washington Redskins, FedEx Field, 1:00 PM (Redskins -2.5, O/U: 37.5)
Take the Jets to cover in the under, Jets 21-14.

Arizona Cardinals @ San Francisco 49ers, Levi’s Stadium, 4:05 PM (49ers -9.5, O/U: 44.5)
Take the Cardinals to cover in the loss, in the over, 49ers 31-24.

Cincinnati Bengals @ Oakland Raiders, Oakland Coliseum, 4:25 PM (Raiders -12.5, O/U: 48.5)
Take the Raiders to cover in the over, Raiders 28-13.

New England Patriots @ Philadelphia Eagles, Lincoln Financial Field, 4:25 PM (Eagles +4.5, O/U: 45.5)
Take the Patriots to cover in the over, Patriots 28-20.

Chicago Bears @ Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 8:20 PM, NBC (Rams -6.5, O/U: 40.5)
Take the Rams to cover in the over, Rams 27-20.

Colin Cowherd’s Blazin’ 5:
• Houston at Baltimore – Houston (+4)
• Denver at Minnesota – Denver (+10.5)
• NY Jets at Washington – NY Jets (+2)
• Arizona at San Francisco – Arizona (+10)
• Kansas City at LA Chargers – LA Chargers (+4)

NFL Week 11: Thursday Night Football

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns, FirstEnergy Stadium, 8:20 PM, FOX/NFLN (Browns -3, O/U: 41.5)
The Steelers defense has come alive with Minkah Fitzpatrick has been explosive since coming on from Miami. He’s helped force 8 of the teams 26 turnovers since the trade and last week had a fumble return for 43 yards and a TD last week as well as a 96 yard pick 6 two weeks ago. For the Steelers, that’s an excellent trade giving up a first round pick which has a high bust rate probability for a “for sure” stud safety. The defense under him has found life as they have the league’s third most sacks in the league and second in the league in takeaways. They can barely get by with the offense they have, Mason Rudolph is capable and Conner can grind out a solid game.
Baker has been exactly what the Browns don’t need, a distraction but they won last week, in an upset fashion over a tough Bills team. Kareem Hunt made his debut and looked half decent carrying the ball 4 time for 30 yards along with 7 catches for 44 yards. He limited looks but made the most of them. The defense hasn’t matched up to what they look like on paper. They have given up a ton of points and a ton of rushing yards. Landry and OBJ looked good last week so hopefully Baker can continue the little bit of momentum they have.
Take the Steelers to cover and win in the under, Steelers 21-17.

NFL Week 10: Monday Night Football Pick & Prediction

Seattle Seahawks @ San Francisco 49ers, Levi’s Stadium, 8:15 PM, ESPN (49ers -6, O/U: 46.5)

Russell Wilson will continue his road to the Super Bowl amidst an MVP race while having the Seahawks in prime position to take over the NFC West with a win against the 49ers tonight. Wilson has been the main reason this team is still 7-2 with his abilities to create more time for broken plays and his pinpoint accuracy when scrambling despite being a half a foot or more shorter than most all of the linemen on the field directly in front of him. He boasts a ridiculous 68% completions while only throwing 1 pick for the 22 TD’s he has under his belt to pair with his 2,505 yards. Locket has been his top and clear favorite receiver who has 59 catches for 767 yards and 6 TD’s. Rookie stud DK Metcalf has been a real surprise being second on the team in receiving (29 catches, 525 yards and 5 TD’s). The offense has a running game that can help exploit defenses again as Chris Carson has piled up 764 yards on 175 carries while also adding 3 scores. Every game has seemed like a shootout though given that the defense isn’t what it used to be even with Bobby Wagner leading the way.

Jimmy G is coming into this one missing his top receiver George Kittle as he is listed out for his knee injury that made him leave last Thursday’s game early before returning noticeably in pain. The 49ers will rely on rookie Deebo Samuel and Marquise Goodwin to absorb the targets given to Kittle in spite of the fact that their combined season targets (48) still don’t add up to the 57 Kittle saw. The 49ers will more than likely turn the offensive focus to the run game that helped them early on in the season with the 3 headed monster of Breida/Coleman/Mostert. Breida leads the tandem with 99 carries for 524 yards but Coleman leads in rushing scores with 5 and Mostert leads them all in average yards per rush (5.58). Combined they have rushed the ball 237 time for 1,186 yards (5 yards per carry) and 7 TD’s. The defense has been the turnaround story of the year as they only generated 2 interceptions all of 2018 and this year they have a combined 10 interceptions with 2 of them being returned for TD’s. Nick Bosa has been a monster, providing an outside rush similar to his brothers and the best in the league, recording 7 sacks and a forced fumble.

This will be an excellent game to watch as we see a back-alley brawl between the top 2 NFC West teams. The difference maker is Kittle not being available for this one and the fact that Wilson and the Seahawks travel very well and have proven themselves big time road warriors over the years. Take the Seahawks to cover and win outright in the under, Seahawks 24-20.

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NFL Week 10: Sunday Games Picks, Predictions & Colin Cowherd’s Blazin’ 5 Picks

Arizona Cardinals @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Raymond James Stadium, 1:00 PM (Buccs -4.5, O/U: 52.5)

Take the Cardinals to cover in the win, in the under, Cardinals 24-20.

Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1:00 PM (Saints -14, O/U: 51.5)

Take the Saints to cover in the over, Saints 31-16.

Baltimore Ravens @ Cincinnati Bengals, Paul Brown Stadium, 1:00 PM (Bengals +10, O/U: 44.5)

Take the Ravens to cover in the over, Ravens 35-17.

Buffalo Bills @ Cleveland Browns, FirstEnergy Stadium, 1:00 PM (Browns -3, O/U: 40.5)

Take the Bills to cover in the over, Bills 21-17.

Detroit Lions @ Chicago Bears, Soldier Field, 1:00 PM (Bears -4, O/U: 40.5)

Take the Bears to cover in the over, Bears 24-13.

Kansas City Chiefs @ Tennessee Titans, Nissan Stadium, 1:00 PM (Titans +6, O/U: 50.5)

Take the Chiefs to cover in the under, Chiefs 28-20.

New York Giants @ New York Jets, MetLife Stadium, 1:00 PM (Jets +3, O/U: 44.5)

Take the Jets to cover but the Giants to win, in the under, Giants 21-20.

Carolina Panthers @ Green Bay Packers, Lambeau Field, 1:00 PM (Packers -4.5, O/U: 47.5)

Take the Panthers to cover but the Packers to win, in the over, Packers 27-24.

Miami Dolphins @ Indianapolis Colts, Lucas Oil Stadium, 4:05 PM (Colts -10, O/U: 43.5)

Take the Dolphins to cover but the Colts to win, in the under, Colts 17-10.

Los Angeles Rams @ Pittsburgh Steelers, Heinz Field, 4:25 PM (Steelers +4.5, O/U: 43.5)

Take the Rams to cover in the over, Rams 28-17.

Minnesota Vikings @ Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium, 8:20 PM, NBC (Cowboys -3.5, O/U: 49.5)

Take the Cowboys to cover in the over, Cowboys 28-24.

Colin Cowherd’s Blazin’ 5:

  • Carolina at Green Bay – Carolina (+4.5)
  • NY Giants at NY Jets – NY Jets (+3)
  • Arizona at Tampa Bay – Arizona (+5)
  • LA Rams at Pittsburgh – LA Rams (-4)
  • Seattle at San Francisco – San Francisco (-6.5)

NFL Week 10: Thursday Night Football

 Los Angeles Chargers @ Oakland Raiders, Oakland Coliseum, 8:20 PM, FOX/NFLN (Raiders +1.5, O/U: 48.5)

Where did last week’s Chargers come from? Home underdogs to the Packers and they blow them out in a huge upset. Rivers had a bunch of yards passing in the game but no scores and no picks, Mike Williams went off with only 3 catches but for 111 yards and Melvin Gordon finally came to life with 80 yards and 2 TD’s coupled with Ekeler’s 70 yards. It was powerful, smashmouth football. Ingram and Bosa beasted for 1.5 sacks each on Rodgers and kept him frustrated most of the night. The Raiders have been a shocking solid football team with a few close but good losses. A big win against the Lions at home after being away from home for well over a month and a half and they didn’t disappoint their fans with a big win against the Lions. Carr stayed efficient while throwing for 2 TD’s with Josh Jacobs rushing for over 100 yards and 2 scores. Granted the Lions don’t have a running game and Stafford was forced to throw 40 times, racking up over 400 yards through the air, the defense got after him a bit sacking him twice and picking him off once. Take the Raiders to cover in the win, in the over, Raiders 27-24.

NFL Week 9: Monday Night Football

Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants, MetLife Stadium, 8:15 PM, ESPN (Giants +6.5, O/U: 48.5)

The Cowboys are coming off a huge win against divisional foes, the Eagles and are rejuvenated a bit with their bye week last week. Coming in fresh against a Giants team that is on a 4 game slide after some tough games against the Vikings, Patriots, Cardinals and Lions, the Giants look for momentum as they inch closer to their week 11 bye. Daniel Jones has looked rough in most of his starts with exception to week 3 and last week, in which last week he was 28/41 for 322 yards, 4 TD’s and zero picks. Barkley started the year hot, averaging over 10 yards until his high ankle sprain, has been average in the last 2 starts averaging less than 70 yards in both games. The Giants need to find him the ball more as he only has 3 scores (2 rushing, 1 receiving). Dak seems to be on a similar streak as he started off hot but as he’s played tougher teams (Saints, Packers and Eagles), he’s looked mediocre. In those 3 games, he has completed 67% of his passes for 925 yards but for only 3 TD’s and 5 picks. Those teams are a combined 19-7 while In his other 4 starts against teams with losing records (5-28), he’s completed 83% of his passes for 1,198 yards, 9 TD’s and 2 picks. Better teams means he’s just your run of the mill, middle of the pack starter but against weaker teams, he looks like an all-star. Take the Cowboys to win and cover handedly in the over, Cowboys 31-19.

NFL Week 8: Monday Night Football Pick & Prediction

Miami Dolphins @ Pittsburgh Steelers, Heinz Field, 8:15 PM, ESPN (Steelers -14, O/U: 43.5)

The Dolphins traded away another key piece of their team this morning as they traded away Kenyon Drake for a 6th round pick that can turn into a 5th round pick if conditions are met. Ballage and Walton will be the backs behind the lines tonight. Fitzpatrick has been fiery for the Fins and has kept them in games with the equally ugly Redskins and within 10 of the Bills. Some guys play hard for primetime games especially if they are unsure of their roster status for the next season.

The Steelers get impressive young QB, Mason Rudolph back from his concussion suffered a few weeks ago. He’ll be licking his chops as he doesn’t have to face Minkah Fitzpatrick as they had pulled him away from the Dolphins in a trade. The Dolphins give up an average of 35.2 points per game which could give a moral boost for a team who only scores 20.5 points on average per game. James Conner still has yet to pick up steam and JuJu Smith-Schuster has had a very slow start to his first year as the guy on the outside. The Steelers defense is starting to pick up the pace as they have come up with 15 takeaways, 8 of them picks. Look for them to turn up the pressure on a weak Dolphins offense.

Take the Steelers to cover in the over, Steelers 31-13.