NFL Picks – Week 2
Overall Records
SU: (10-6, 62.5%)
ATS: (5-10-1, 34.38%)
O/U: (7-9, 43.75%)
Week 1 (10-6 SU, 5-10-1 ATS, 7-9 O/U)
September 12, 2013 – 8:30pm
New York Jets at New England Patriots
Prediction: Patriots win 34-19
Pick: Patriots -12
OU: Over 44
September 15, 2013 – 1pm
Carolina Panthers at Buffalo Bills
Prediction: Panthers win 28-21
Pick: Panthers -3
OU: Over 44
Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens
Prediction: Ravens win 26-19
Pick: Ravens -7
OU: Over 43.5
Dallas Cowboys at Kansas City Chiefs
Prediction: Cowboys win 26-19
Pick: Cowboys -2.5
OU: Under 47
Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts
Prediction: Dolphins win 21-20
Pick: Dolphins +3
OU: Over 43
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
Prediction: Bears win 22-19
Pick: Viking +6.5
OU: Over 42
San Diego Chargers at Philadelphia Eagles
Prediction: Chargers win 24-20
Pick: Chargers +9
OU: Under 54.5
Washington Redskins at Green Bay Packers
Prediction: Packers win 27-26
Pick: Redskins +7.5
OU: Over 50
St. Louis Rams at Atlanta Falcons
Prediction: Falcons win 24-19
Pick: Rams +7
OU: Under 48
Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans
Prediction: Texans win 30-17
Pick: Houston -9
OU: Over 43
September 15, 2013 – 4:05pm
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Prediction: Saints win 28-27
Pick: Buccaneers +4
OU: Over 48
Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals
Prediction: Lions win 24-21
Pick: Lions -2.5
OU: Under 48
September 15, 2013 – 4:25pm
Denver Broncos at New York Giants
Prediction: Broncos win 24-23
Pick: Giants +5.5
OU: Under 56
Jacksonville Jaguars at Oakland Raiders
Prediction: Raiders win 24-23
Pick: Jaguars +6
OU: Over 40
September 15, 2013 – 8:30pm
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
Prediction: 49ers win 21-20
Pick: 49ers +2.5
OU: Under 45
September 16, 2013 – 10:20pm
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
Prediction: Bengals win 20-19
Pick: Steelers +7
OU: Under 41
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September 6, 2013
Wake Forest at Boston College
Prediction: Boston College 22-16
September 7, 2013
UAB at LSU
Prediction: LSU 32-13
Alcorn State at Mississippi State
Prediction: Mississippi State 39-6
Arizona at UNLV
Prediction: Arizona 38-21
Arkansas State at Auburn
Prediction: Arkansas State 24-19
Army at Ball State
Prediction: Ball State 31-28
Austin Peay at Vanderbilt
Prediction: Vanderbilt 32-7
Bowling Green at Kent State
Prediction: Kent State 19-18
Buffalo at Baylor
Prediction: Baylor 40-24
Cal Poly at Fresno State
Prediction: Fresno State 31-20
UC-Davis at Nevada
Prediction: Nevada 44-17
Central Arkansas at Colorado
Prediction: Central Arkansas 27-24
Central Florida at Florida International
Prediction: Central Florida 25-14
Chattanooga at Georgia State
Prediction: Georgia State 23-20
Cincinnati at Illinois
Prediction: Cincinnati 24-13
Colorado State at Tulsa
Prediction: Tulsa 31-16
Duke at Memphis
Prediction: Duke 33-23
Eastern Kentucky at Louisville
Prediction: Louisville 33-12
Eastern Michigan at Penn State
Prediction: Penn State 35-10
Florida Atlantic at East Carolina
Prediction: East Carolina 26-22
Gardner-Webb at Marshall
Prediction: Marshall 38-20
Grambling State at Louisiana-Monroe
Prediction: Louisiana-Monroe 35-13
Hawaii at Oregon State
Prediction: Oregon State 31-12
Houston at Temple
Prediction: Temple 28-24
Idaho at Wyoming
Prediction: Wyoming 33-18
Indiana State at Purdue
Prediction: Purdue 23-13
James Madison at Akron
Prediction: James Madison 27-26
Lamar at Louisiana Tech
Prediction: Louisiana Tech 43-14
Louisiana-Lafayette at Kansas State
Prediction: Kansas State 28-20
Maine at Massachusetts
Prediction: Maine 22-21
Middle Tennessee State at North Carolina
Prediction: North Carolina 34-17
Minnesota at New Mexico State
Prediction: Minnesota 26-14
Missouri State at Iowa
Prediction: Iowa 28-12
Navy at Indiana
Prediction: Navy 31-27
New Hampshire at Central Michigan
Prediction: Central Michigan 27-20
New Mexico at Texas-El Paso
Prediction: New Mexico 26-23
Nicholls State at Western Michigan
Prediction: Western Michigan 30-16
Norfolk State at Rutgers
Prediction: Rutgers 27-9
North Texas at Ohio
Prediction: Ohio 28-20
Notre Dame at Michigan
Prediction: Notre Dame 22-14
Oklahoma State at UTSA
Prediction: Oklahoma State 37-17
Old Dominion at Maryland
Prediction: Old Dominion 20-18
Oregon at Virginia
Prediction: Oregon 36-16
Portland State at California
Prediction: California 36-14
Richmond at North Carolina State
Prediction: North Carolina State 28-14
Sacramento State at Arizona State
Prediction: Arizona State 34-14
Sam Houston State at Texas A&M
Prediction: Texas A&M 42-16
Samford at Arkansas
Prediction: Arkansas 31-13
San Diego State at Ohio State
Prediction: Ohio State 27-17
San Jose State at Stanford
Prediction: Stanford 23-16
Savannah State at Troy
Prediction: Troy 39-13
South Alabama at Tulane
Prediction: South Alabama 26-20
South Carolina at Georgia
Prediction: Georgia 20-17
South Carolina State at Clemson
Prediction: Clemson 45-7
South Dakota at Kansas
Prediction: Kansas 27-20
South Florida at Michigan State
Prediction: Michigan State 17-13
Southeast Missouri at Mississippi
Prediction: Mississippi 40-12
Southeastern Louisiana at TCU
Prediction: TCU 37-6
Southern Mississippi at Nebraska
Prediction: Nebraska 34-13
Stephen F. Austin at Texas Tech
Prediction: Texas Tech 41-21
Syracuse at Northwestern
Prediction: Northwestern 26-23
Tennessee Tech at Wisconsin
Prediction: Wisconsin 35-7
Tennessee-Martin at Boise State
Prediction: Boise State 34-12
Texas at BYU
Prediction: BYU 19-18
Toledo at Missouri
Prediction: Missouri 28-21
Utah State at Air Force
Prediction: Utah 27-20
Washington State at USC
Prediction: USC 31-14
Weber State at Utah
Prediction: Utah 30-14
West Virginia at Oklahoma
Prediction: Oklahoma 31-24
Western Carolina at Virginia Tech
Prediction: Virginia Tech 28-9
Western Kentucky at Tennessee
Prediction: Tennessee 30-23
NFL Picks – Week 1
Overall Records
SU: (1-0)
ATS: (0-1)
O/U: (1-0)
Week 1 (1-0 SU, 0-1 ATS, 1-0 O/U)
September 5, 2013 – 8:30pm
Baltimore Ravens at Denver Broncos
Prediction: Broncos win 24-23
Pick: Ravens +8.5
OU: Over 47.5
September 8, 2013 – 1pm
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
Prediction: Patriots win 38-21
Pick: Patriots -7
OU: Over 51
Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers
Prediction: Steelers win 25-17
Pick: Steelers -7
OU: Over 42
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Prediction: Falcons win 30-24
Pick: Falcons +3
OU: Over 53.5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New York Jets
Prediction: Buccaneers win 24-20
Pick: Buccaneers -2.5
OU: Over 40.5
Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars
Prediction: Chiefs win 23-20
Pick: Jaguars +3.5
OU: Over 41
Cincinnati Bengals at Chicago Bears
Prediction: Bears win 21-17
Pick: Bengals +3.5
OU: Under 43.5
Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns
Prediction: Dolphins 20-19
Pick: Browns +1.5
OU: Under 41
Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers
Prediction: Seahawks win 26-17
Pick: Seahawks -2.5
OU: Under 45.5
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
Prediction: Vikings win 27-24
Pick: Vikings +3.5
OU: Over 46
Oakland Raiders at Indianapolis Colts
Prediction: Colts win 27-22
Pick: Raiders +7
OU: over 47.5
September 8, 2013 – 4:25pm
St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals
Rams win 21-16
Pick: Cardinals +6
OU: Under 41.5
Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers
Prediction: 49ers win 26-20
Pick: 49ers -4
OU: Under 48
September 8, 2013 – 8:30pm
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
Prediction: Giants win 27-21
Pick: Giants +2.5
OU: Over 47.5
September 9, 2013 – 7:10pm
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins
Prediction: Redskins win 31-21
Pick: Redskins -4.5
OU: Over 47.5
September 9, 2013 – 10:20pm
Houston Texans at San Diego Chargers
Prediction: Texans win 25-19
Pick: Texans -3
OU: Over 44.5
2013 NFL Preview
Projected Record
Team – (Median wins) expected wins
AFC East
New England – (11-5) 10.588
Miami – (8-8) 7.57
NY Jets (7-9) 6.843
Buffalo – (7-9) 6.634
AFC North
Baltimore (9-7) 8.816
Cincinnati – (8-8) 8.179
Pittsburgh – (8-8) 8.135
Cleveland – (7-9) 7.282
AFC South
Houston (9-7) 9.448
Indianapolis – (8-8) 7.698
Tennessee (6-10) 6.226
Jacksonville (6-10) 5.814
AFC West
Denver – (10-6) 10.082
San Diego – (8-8) 7.864
Kansas City – (7-9) 6.655
Oakland – (6-10) 6.33
NFC East
NY Giants (9-7) 9.238
Washington (9-7) 8.772
Dallas (8-8) 7.771
Philadelphia (6-10) 6.367
NFC North
Chicago (9-7) 8.978
Green Bay (8-8) 8.439
Minnesota (8-8) 8.078
Detroit (7-9) 7.365
NFC South
Atlanta (9-7) 9.205
Carolina (8-8) 7.820
New Orleans (8-8) 7.677
Tampa Bay (7-9) 7.516
NFC West
San Francisco (10-6) 10.150
Seattle (10-6) 10.071
St. Louis (8-8) 7.735
Arizona (7-9) 6.612
Projected Playoffs
AFC
1. New England
2. Denver
3. Houston
4. Baltimore
5. Cincinnati
6. Pittsburgh
NFC
1. San Francisco
2. NY Giants
3. Atlanta
4. Chicago
5. Seattle
6. Washington
Projected Wild Card Round
AFC
Houston beats Pittsburgh 23-19
Baltimore beats Cincinnati 23-20
NFC
Atlanta beats Washington 27-24
Seattle beats Chicago 21-17
Projected Divisional Round
AFC
New England beats Baltimore 31-26
Denver beats Houston 24-23
NFC
San Francisco beats Seattle 21-20
Atlanta beats NY Giants 24-22
Projected Conference Round
AFC
New England beats Denver 30-26
NFC
San Francisco beats Atlanta 24-21
Super Bowl
AFC
New England beats San Francisco 28-27
MLB Rankings – 8/30/2013
StatsInTheWild MLB rankings as of August 30, 2013 at 2pm. SOS=strength of schedule
| Team | Rank | Change | Record | ESPN | TeamRankings.com | SOS | Run Diff |
| Detroit | 1 | – | 78-56 | 2 | 3 | 14 | +159 |
| Boston | 2 | – | 80-56 | 6 | 2 | 10 | +133 |
| St. Louis | 3 | – | 78-56 | 4 | 5 | 25 | +146 |
| Atlanta | 4 | ↑1 | 81-52 | 3 | 1 | 19 | +131 |
| Texas | 5 | ↑4 | 78-55 | 8 | 6 | 19 | +88 |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | ↓2 | 75-57 | 5 | 7 | 6 | +52 |
| Cincinnati | 7 | ↑3 | 75-59 | 9 | 10 | 22 | +92 |
| Baltimore | 8 | ↓1 | 71-62 | 12 | 11 | 4 | +39 |
| Oakland | 9 | ↓1 | 75-58 | 10 | 9 | 17 | +71 |
| Pittsburgh | 10 | ↓4 | 78-56 | 7 | 8 | 23 | +51 |
| LA Dodgers | 11 | ↑2 | 78-55 | 1 | 4 | 29 | +59 |
| Cleveland | 12 | ↓1 | 71-62 | 11 | 12 | 11 | +36 |
| Kansas City | 13 | ↓1 | 69-65 | 16 | 14 | 8 | +39 |
| NY Yankees | 14 | – | 71-63 | 13 | 13 | 3 | -6 |
| Arizona | 15 | ↑1 | 68-64 | 14 | 15 | 24 | +15 |
| Washington | 16 | ↑4 | 68-66 | 15 | 16 | 28 | -9 |
| Toronto | 17 | ↓2 | 61-74 | 24 | 17 | 1 | -54 |
| LA Angels | 18 | ↓1 | 60-72 | 22 | 18 | 12 | -32 |
| Colorado | 19 | ↑4 | 63-72 | 19 | 21 | 26 | -14 |
| NY Mets | 20 | ↑2 | 61-72 | 17 | 19 | 27 | -34 |
| Milwaukee | 21 | ↑6 | 59-74 | 26 | 20 | 15 | -57 |
| Chi WSox | 22 | ↑6 | 56-77 | 27 | 26 | 9 | -64 |
| Seattle | 23 | ↓5 | 60-73 | 18 | 22 | 7 | -107 |
| Minnesota | 24 | ↓5 | 57-75 | 23 | 25 | 5 | -92 |
| Chi Cubs | 25 | ↓4 | 58-78 | 28 | 28 | 13 | -56 |
| SF | 26 | ↓2 | 59-74 | 25 | 27 | 16 | -87 |
| San Diego | 27 | ↓1 | 60-73 | 21 | 24 | 20 | -85 |
| Philadelphia | 28 | ↓3 | 62-73 | 20 | 23 | 18 | -111 |
| Miami | 29 | – | 49-83 | 29 | 29 | 21 | -120 |
| Houston | 30 | – | 44-89 | 30 | 30 | 2 | -183 |
Past Rankings:
Top 25 MLB Hitters – August 30, 2013
Updated August 30, 2013 at 12:34 am.
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