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Wanted to start this last week but ran out of time so here goes. Would be nice if we can get a ton of participation weekly, as it's always great to have some contrasting opinions....
Here are the Homedogs for week 1
Carolina+1 vs Philly
Raiders+10 vs SD
Browns+4 vs Minny
Bucs+5.5 vs Dallas
4 homedogs for week one, placed in the order that I like them.
Seems to me that the Panthers are flying under the radar here. Tons of divisional talk about the Saints and Falcons, but I really havent heard anything about Carolina. IMO there is no way they should be dogged here. Why? Well for starters, they didn't lose a regular season home game last season, beating the likes of Chi, ATL, NO, and Zona. Definitely some questions defensively, given the finish to last season and the poor tackling in the preseason. However, most troubles occured on the road- in the last 4 road games last season they gave up 31, 34, 31 and 45 points. They should be able to run well inside, something that Philly has trouble with.
On the other side of the coin you have Philly, who was 3-4-1 on the road last season. They lost @Dal, Chi, Bal, & Wash. The road wins came against SF, Seattle & the Giants.... add the tie @ Cincy and you have one quality road win for the Eagles in the regular season. It's my opinion that most are looking at the postseason run Philly had, but ignoring the fact that they are perennial slow starters. In the last two seasons, the Eagles have lost their first two games on the road
Not going to even touch the total here, as I feel a Panthers play is the best option.
Honestly I'm not too sure I like ay other HDs for week 1. Does SD deserve to be 10 pt faves? Not too sure, but I know that the Raiders are a scary bet vs anyone.... I'm sure the Vikings are going to be a popular play week 1 (another ultra hyped team). While I almost always look to fade a team that may be overvalued, I'm not sure I can back the Browns until I see a game result. In short, I don't trust the Browns to stop the run, and I don't trust Favre on the road. I would lean Cowboys as TB is a disaster of a team right now....
Wanted to start this last week but ran out of time so here goes. Would be nice if we can get a ton of participation weekly, as it's always great to have some contrasting opinions....
Here are the Homedogs for week 1
Carolina+1 vs Philly
Raiders+10 vs SD
Browns+4 vs Minny
Bucs+5.5 vs Dallas
4 homedogs for week one, placed in the order that I like them.
Seems to me that the Panthers are flying under the radar here. Tons of divisional talk about the Saints and Falcons, but I really havent heard anything about Carolina. IMO there is no way they should be dogged here. Why? Well for starters, they didn't lose a regular season home game last season, beating the likes of Chi, ATL, NO, and Zona. Definitely some questions defensively, given the finish to last season and the poor tackling in the preseason. However, most troubles occured on the road- in the last 4 road games last season they gave up 31, 34, 31 and 45 points. They should be able to run well inside, something that Philly has trouble with.
On the other side of the coin you have Philly, who was 3-4-1 on the road last season. They lost @Dal, Chi, Bal, & Wash. The road wins came against SF, Seattle & the Giants.... add the tie @ Cincy and you have one quality road win for the Eagles in the regular season. It's my opinion that most are looking at the postseason run Philly had, but ignoring the fact that they are perennial slow starters. In the last two seasons, the Eagles have lost their first two games on the road
Not going to even touch the total here, as I feel a Panthers play is the best option.
Honestly I'm not too sure I like ay other HDs for week 1. Does SD deserve to be 10 pt faves? Not too sure, but I know that the Raiders are a scary bet vs anyone.... I'm sure the Vikings are going to be a popular play week 1 (another ultra hyped team). While I almost always look to fade a team that may be overvalued, I'm not sure I can back the Browns until I see a game result. In short, I don't trust the Browns to stop the run, and I don't trust Favre on the road. I would lean Cowboys as TB is a disaster of a team right now....
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