NFL Picks - Week 9

Week 8 was just an average week for my picks - I was 9-4 in Week 8 picking winners, and hit 3 of the 5 upsets I picked. I am 71-45 (61%) on the season.

My favorite team whopped the Houston Texans 35-3 in the first half and then played defense in the second half, ending at 35-10. My guess was Chargers 37-17 - I was pretty close.

This week, the Bolts travel to Minnesota for a 10 AM game. The Vikings have a good running game, but their QBs are hurting. Their defense against the run is good, but their pass defense isn't. My prediction is a Chargers win - 27-13.

Here are my week 9 picks (winners, home team denoted with an H):

San Diego (4-3) over Minnesota (2-5) (H)
Washington (4-3) over NY Jets (1-7) (H)
Kansas City (4-3) (H) over Green Bay (6-1)
Tampa Bay (4-4) (H) over Arizona (3-4)
Tennessee (5-2) (H) over Carolina (4-3)
San Francisco (2-5) over Atlanta (1-6) (H)
Jacksonville (5-2) over New Orleans (3-4) (H)
Denver (3-4) over Detroit (5-2) (H)
Buffalo (3-4) (H) over Cincinnati (2-5)
Seattle (4-3) over Cleveland (4-3) (H)
New England (8-0) over Indianapolis (7-0) (H)
Oakland (2-5) (H) over Houston (3-5)
Philadelphia (3-4) (H) over Dallas (6-1)
Pittsburgh (5-2) (H) over Baltimore (4-3)

There are a lot of close point spreads this week. I picked San Francisco (+3), Jacksonville (+3.5), Denver (+3), Buffalo (+1), Seattle (+1.5) and Philadelphia (+3.5) against the spread. I picked 7 home teams.

My Top 10 after 8 weeks:

1. New England (8-0)
2. Indianapolis (7-0)
3. Dallas (6-1)
4. Green Bay (6-1)
5. Pittsburgh (5-2)
6. New York Giants (6-2)
7. Tennessee (5-2)
8. Jacksonville (5-2)
9. San Diego (4-3)
10. Kansas City (4-3)

The bottom 5:

28. San Francisco (2-5)
29. NY Jets (1-7)
30. Atlanta (1-6)
31. St. Louis (0-8)
32. Miami (0-8)