Category: NFL

The New England Patriots are hot, but nothing lasts forever, and they will have a dose of reality tonight when they visit the Buffalo Bills. Rich Stadium will be eclectic with 80,000 Western New Yorkers and Buffalo has Josh Allen. Enough said.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO BILLS M/L

The 6-5 Cleveland Browns will be on the road tonight to take on the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore sits at 7-3 on the season but has had the ball bounce their way in most of those wins and that can’t last forever. Ravens QB Lamar Jackson says he is healthy and ready to go but has battled illness all season long and that has to be taking its toll. Cleveland can go toe-to-toe with anybody and have a formidable running attack, which should give Baltimore a run for their money. The Ravens are just 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games as a favorite, while the Browns are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 road games against a team with a winning record.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CLEVELAND BROWNS +3½

The Buffalo Bills seemed to be the team to beat, not only in the AFC but in the NFL, but things have changed. Buffalo has lost 3 of their last 5 and were humiliated at home by the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday in a Keystone Cops-like performance which now has them half a game back of the New England Patriots for the top spot in the East. Weather did play a part in last week’s thumping but that will not be a factor tonight when they take on the New Orleans Saints in the Superdome. The Saints have issues of their own, dropping 3 straight, and have been riddled with injuries. Not only are they without starting QB Jameis Winston, they are likely to be without starting running back Alvin Kamara once again and backup Mark Ingram II, and that’s good for Buff who can’t seem to stop the run. Regardless of their lackluster play of late, the Buffalo Bills are one of the premiere teams in the league and have Josh Allen at the helm, who cannot only deliver through the air, he can run the ball as well. Buffalo is a resilient team. They are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 following an ATS loss and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 on the road. The Bills cannot afford to lose this game and they know it because up next are the New England Patriots followed be the Tampa Bay Bucs. The number is climbing and now Buffalo is 6½. Consider laying it.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO BILLS -6½

Cam Newton will be at the helm today when the Carolina Panthers host the Washington Football Team so you know Bank of America Stadium will be electric. Newton does make a difference and that was evident last week when Carolina went to the desert and knocked off one of the best teams in football, the Arizona Cardinals. Washington had a rare win last week against a really good Tampa Bay team but even Brady and the Bucs can have an off day. The WFT is just 1-3 on the road, 3-6 overall, and will have to face Cam Newton and a healthy Christian McCaffrey without one of their best defensive players, Chase Young. Good luck.
TODAY’S PICK: CAROLINA PANTHERS M/L

The Las Vegas Raiders were once again blindsided with yet another off the field incident but if any team knows how to deal with it they do. The Raiders are atop the AFC West at 5-2-0, are 2-1 on the road, and were clicking going into their bye week with a 2-game winning streak under their belt. Today they will be in New Jersey to face the 2-6 NY Giants. New York’s offense has been lethargic to say the least and Saquon Barkley’s return is in question today after missing the last three games with an ankle injury. The Giants are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record and a dismal 7-20-1 ATS in their last 28 in East Rutherford. The best way to deal with a tragic event is band together and that’s what the Raiders will do.
TODAY’S PICK: LAS VEGAS RAIDERS -3

After a tough loss on the road to the Tennessee Titans and coming off a bye week, the 4-2 Buffalo Bills will be ready to put a beating on someone in front of the home crowd and that someone is the 1-6 Miami Dolphins. The Bills have won 6 straight against their AFC East rival, averaging 38.7 points per game including a 35-0 blowout of the Fins earlier this year in Miami. The Dolphins are a mess and their problems are too numerous to list. The weather in Buffalo is expected to be 52-degrees at kickoff, overcast with light winds, and very little chance of rain – perfect conditions for Allen and company to do some damage. The Bills are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 home games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 against teams with a losing record. The chalk is high in this one obviously, but if the Bills want to cover the 14 they will.
TODAY’S PICK: BUFFALO BILLS -14

The New England Patriots are a better team than their 2-4 record reflects. They went toe-to-toe last week with the Dallas Cowboys, losing in OT, 35-29, and took the Tampa Bay Bucs to the brink two weeks prior, losing a close one, 19-17. Today the Patriots will seek their first win of the season at Gillette Stadium and will have the 1-4 New York Jets coming to town. The Patriots already put a beating on the Jets earlier this year in Jersey, 25-6. They are 6-2 ATS in the the last 8 meetings and 4-1-1 ATS against the Jets at home.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS -7