NFL Football Picks

Although the Vikings record is not great, we can say that they have played the more difficult schedule so far in 2018. They tied the Packers, beat the Super Bowl Champion Eagles, and they played a very competitive game against the undefeated Rams, losing by a single score. So are they good enough to win by 11? Bob Clark has his prediction.

The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals square off for the first of their two annual prison riots in a classic AFC North matchup. The Steelers have gathered all the king’s horses and all the king’s men to try to put their Humpty Dumpty start to the season back together again. Bookies are offering the Steelers +2.5 and Kyle Cash is riding Pittsburgh here in week 6.

The folks at ESPN were likely pretty happy with this Monday Night Football matchup before the season. Imagine the scene…An upstart San Fran team at 3-2, led by dark-horse MVP candidate Jimmy Garoppolo, heading into Lambeau to take on a 5-0 Green Bay team that was no-doubt a playoff team. This game could have re-kindled a mini-rivalry that came from these teams meeting five times from 2012-2015. Instead, bookmakers are forecasting a more than a 2 score final with Green Bay giving up 10 points at some betting site. Ted Walker looks at the spread and if the 49ers are really double digit dogs.

The Jacksonville Jaguars surprised everyone last season by making the AFC Championship game and nearly upsetting the Patriots. The Jaguars want nothing more than to get back to playing football in January. It’s games like this that a January team must win. Most betting sites list the Jags as favored by a field goal. Do they follow the script and run over the Cowboys?

Are the Panthers good? Well, they are 3-1. They also accomplished that with the 27th-ranked total offense and the 25th-ranked passing offense. These facts help to highlight how good their ground game is. They are first in the NFL thanks to Chrisitan McCaffrey, and a quarterback that doubles as one of the best runners in the game. Are the Redskins skilled enough at stopping the run? Rick Wise analyzes the matchup and makes his NFL pick.

Oh, how the mighty have fallen! It’s been five weeks since Doug Pederson was immortalized outside of Lincoln Financial Field in a statue of his famous Philly Special call. Now, restless Eagles fans have begun to question his play calling. Meanwhile, the New York Giants upset bid was ended by bomb from Carolina Kicker Graham Gano, and the Giants find themselves at the bottom of the scrap heap. Can the Giants join the Eagles in the two-win club? Sportsbooks have these two teams separated by a field goal.

Even though they have an offense that has been nothing short of a roller coaster ride in 2018 and a defense that could not hold a middle school powder puff team to less than 24 points, the Atlanta Falcons come into this game as four point home favorites. This NFL battle has a lot of chances to go south for either side. Which football team has the better of this matchup? Bob Clark gives his pick.

The Colts come into this game following a two-game losing streak, capped off by a 38-24 loss to the New England Patriots. Indie was a double digit dog and still failed to cover. Can they get their second win of the season versus the 2-4 Jets? Keith Franks breaks down his NFL pick.

The Redskins might be good. Let’s allow that to marinate… They started the season off easily winning on the road, beating Arizona 24-6. Sure, Arizona is weak this season, but it’s still hard to win on the road. Next they had a clunker at home vs. the Colts where nothing went to plan. As good teams do, they rebounded nicely and trounced the Pack 31-17. Do they have momentum going into New Orleans and facing the -6 Saints?

There are wide ranging opinions on Joe Flacco. He’s definitely experienced as many valleys as he has peaks over his career, but a Joe Flacco with time is among the league’s elite at the position. Against the Steelers, he had so much time in the pocket that by the start of the second quarter the Ravens were all but guaranteed to improve on their 11th ranking in passing. How much time will Flacco have vs the Browns? Rick Wise gives his prediction.