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NFL Picks – Week 3
Total – SU: 32-16-0 (66.67%) ATS: 27-20-1 (57.29% +5 Units) O/U: 31-17-0 (64.58% +12.3 Units)
Week 1 – SU: 10-6-0 ATS: 8-8-0 O/U: 13-3-0
Week 2 – SU: 10-6-0 ATS: 10-6-0 O/U: 10-6-0
Week 3 – SU: 12-4-0 ATS: 9-6-1 O/U: 8-8
Tampa Bay at Atlanta
Prediction: Falcons 24-20 (62.5%)
Pick: Buccaneers +6.5 (55.8%)
Total: Under 45
San Francisco at Arizona
Prediction: 49ers 22-20 (55.9%)
Pick: Cardinals +3 (52.7%)
Total: Under 42.5
San Diego at Buffalo
Prediction: Bills 23-22 (51.8%)
Pick: Chargers +2.5 (55.3%)
Total: Over 44.5
Tennessee at Cincinnati
Prediction: Bengals 24-19 (64.5%)
Pick: Titans +7 (55.1%)
Total: Under 43.5
Baltimore at Cleveland
Prediction: Ravens 22-21 (53.5%)
Pick: Browns +2 (52.2%) PUSH
Total: Over 42
Green Bay at Detroit
Prediction: Lions 25-24 (53.4%)
Pick: Lions -1 (50.5%)
Total: Under 52.5
Indianapolis at Jacksonville
Prediction: Colts 23-20 (57.4%)
Pick: Jaguars +7 (62.3%)
Total: Under 45.5
Kansas City at Miami
Prediction: Dolphins 21-19 (55.9%)
Pick: Chiefs +5 (58.2%)
Total: Under 41.5
Oakland at New England
Prediction: Patriots 29-19 (77.2%)
Pick: Raiders +14.5 (61.5%)
Total: Over 47
Minnesota at New Orleans
Prediction: Saints 27-20 (68.3%)
Pick: Vikings +9.5 (58.0%)
Total: Under 51
Houston at NY Giants
Prediction: Giants 22-21 (51.1%)
Pick: Giants +2.5 (58.2%)
Total: Over 42
Washington at Philadelphia
Prediction: Eagles 25-22 (59.8%)
Pick: Washington Football Team +6.5 (58.6%)
Total: Under 50
Denver at Seattle
Prediction: Seahawks 24-22 (54.6%)
Pick: Broncos +4.5 (58.2%)
Total: Under 49
Dallas at St. Louis
Prediction: Cowboys 23-22 (53.0%)
Pick: Rams +2 (52.7%)
Total: Under 45.5
Pittsburgh at Carolina
Prediction: Panthers 23-20 (59.4%)
Pick: Steelers +3.5 (50.5%)
Total: Over 41.5
Chicago at NY Jets
Prediction: Bears 21-20
Pick: Bears +2.5 (60.1%)
Total: Under 45.5
Week 9 NFL Playoff Probabilities
So the Browns beating the Ravens flipped them behind the Browns, but the big moves came in the AFC East where the saw-tooth Jets have almost caught up with Dolphins (the Dolphins, by dint of the remaining schedule, hold the edge, despite trailing by a half-game… I think half-games are a thing in football. I already miss baseball…). Meanwhile the Chargers really shot themselves in the foot, while the Titans beat the lowly Rams, and towed the line. So it is looking like it’s now Jets/Dolphins/Browns/Titans for the sixth AFC playoff spot.
Meanwhile in the NFC, things are interesting, the Saints and Panthers apparently are trying to making a bit of a race of the NFC South. The NFC North is where the accent is really alive, though, with the Packers, Bears and Lions all sitting at 5-3. The Bears have the toughest schedule of the group (only three crappy teams left on their schedule, with the Ravens, Rams and Vikes. The Packers have four (Giants, Vikings, Steelers, and Falcons) and Lions have five crappy Steelers, Giants, Vikings, Bucs, and Ravens. The Lions are in a virtual tie with the Packers in our formula, but schedule may suggest that’s who has the edge. Only time will tell.
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
NFL Predictions – Week 10
Week 9 was my worst week of the year against the spread and my best week of the year picking winners straight-up.
Overall Records for 2012
SU: 90-55-1 (61.99%)
ATS: 79-67 (54.11%) (ROI: 5.92%)
O/U: 79-63-1 (55.59%) (ROI: 8.99%)
Week 10 (6-7-1 SU, 7-7 ATS, 8-6 O/U)
Week 9 (11-3 SU, 6-8 ATS, 6-7-1 O/U)
Week 8 (10-4 SU, 9-5 ATS, 9-4 O/U)
Week 7 (10-3 SU, 6-7 ATS, 6-7 O/U)
Week 6 (6-8 SU, 7-7 ATS, 6-7 O/U)
Week 5 (10-4 SU, 7-7 ATS, 7-7 O/U)
Week 4 (10-5 SU, 10-5 ATS, 12-2 O/U)
Week 3 (5-11 SU, 9-7 ATS, 9-7 O/U)
Week 2 (11-5 SU, 9-7 ATS, 8-8 O/U)
Week 1 (11-5 SU, 9-7 ATS, 8-8 O/U)
Week 10
Thursday @8:20pm
Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars
Prediction: Colts win 23-14
Pick: Colts +3
O/U: Under 42.5
Sunday @1pm
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
Prediction: Patriots win 35-21
Pick: Patriots -11
O/U: Over 51
New York Giants at Cincinnati Bengals
Prediction: Giants win 27-24
Pick: Bengals +4
O/U: Over 48.5
San Diego Chargers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Prediction: Chargers win 27-26
Pick: Chargers +3
O/U: Over 48
Denver Broncos at Carolina Panthers
Prediction: Broncos win 24-23
Pick: Panthers +4.5
O/U: Under 48
Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins
Prediction: Dolphins win 22-21
Pick: Titans +6
O/U: Under 44.5
Oakland Raiders at Baltimore Ravens
Prediction: Ravens win 27-23
Pick: Raiders +7.5
O/U: Over 46
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Prediction: Falcons win 26-25
Pick: Saints +2.5
O/U: Under 53.5
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
Prediction: Lions win 28-25
Pick: Lions -2
O/U: Over 47
Sunday @4:05pm
New York Jets at Seattle Seahawks
Prediction: Seahawks win 23-22
Pick: Jets +6.5
O/U: Over 38.5
Sunday @4:25pm
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
Prediction: Eagles win 26-24
Pick: Eagles -1.5
O/U: Over 45
St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers
Prediction: 49ers win 28-16 (TIE?)
Pick: Rams +11.5
O/U: Over 38.5
Sunday @8:20pm
Houston Texans at Chicago Bears
Prediction: Bears win 26-25
Pick: Texans +1
O/U: Over 42
Monday @8:30pm
Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers
Prediction: Steelers win 25-18
Pick: Chiefs +12.5
O/U: Over 43
Cheers.
NFL Predictions – Week 9
Overall Records for 2012
SU: 84-48
ATS: 72-60
O/U: 71-57-1
Week 9 (11-3 SU, 6-8 ATS, 6-7-1 O/U)
Week 8 (10-4 SU, 9-5 ATS, 9-4 O/U)
Week 7 (10-3 SU, 6-7 ATS, 6-7 O/U)
Week 6 (6-8 SU, 7-7 ATS, 6-7 O/U)
Week 5 (10-4 SU, 7-7 ATS, 7-7 O/U)
Week 4 (10-5 SU, 10-5 ATS, 12-2 O/U)
Week 3 (5-11 SU, 9-7 ATS, 9-7 O/U)
Week 2 (11-5 SU, 9-7 ATS, 8-8 O/U)
Week 1 (11-5 SU, 9-7 ATS, 8-8 O/U)
Week 9
Thursday @8:25pm
Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers
Prediction: Chargers win 25-19
Pick: Chiefs +8.5
O/U: Over 42.5
Sunday @1pm
Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals
Prediction: Broncos win 24-23
Pick: Bengals +3
O/U: Over 47
Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers
Prediction: Packers win 27-21
Pick: Cardinals +11
O/U: Over 44.5
Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts
Prediction: Colts win 25-21
Pick: Colts +2
O/U: Over 43 PUSH
Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns
Prediction: Ravens 24-18
Pick: Ravens -3.5
O/U: Under 42.5
Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans
Prediction: Texans win 27-24
Pick: Bills +10.5
O/U: Over 47
Carolina Panthers at Washington Redskins
Prediction: Redskins 27-24
Pick: Panthers +3.5
O/U: Over 46
Detroit Lions at Jacksonville Jaguars
Prediction: Lions win 28-15
Pick: Lions -4
O/U: Under 44
Chicago Bears at Tennessee Titans
Prediction: Bears win 24-22
Pick: Titans +3.5
O/U: Over 43.5
Sunday @4:05pm
Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks
Prediction: Vikings win 24-23
Pick: Vikings +5
O/U: Over 39.5
Sunday @4:25pm
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Oakland Raiders
Prediction: Buccaneers win 22-21
Pick: Buccaneers +1.5
O/U: Under 45
Sunday @8:30pm
Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants
Prediction: Giants win 27-25
Pick: Steelers +3.5
O/U: Over 47
Sunday @8:30pm
Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons
Prediction: Falcons win 26-22
Pick: Cowboys +5
O/U: Over 47.5
Monday @8:40pm
Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints
Prediction: Saints win 27-26
Pick: Eagles +3.5
O/U: Over 52.5
Cheers.
NFL Rankings – 10/31/2012
StatsInTheWild NFL rankings as of October 31, 2012 at 12:34pm. SOS=strength of schedule
| Team | Rank | Change | Record | ESPN | TeamRankings.com | SOS | Points Diff |
| Houston | 1 | ↑1 | 6-1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | +88 |
| Chicago | 2 | ↓1 | 6-1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | +85 |
| San Francisco | 3 | – | 6-2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | +86 |
| New England | 4 | ↑4 | 5-3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | +92 |
| Atlanta | 5 | ↑1 | 7-0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | +71 |
| Green Bay | 6 | ↓2 | 5-3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | +38 |
| NY Giants | 7 | – | 6-2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | +73 |
| Minnesota | 8 | ↓3 | 5-3 | 11 | 16 | 5 | +17 |
| Denver | 9 | ↑6 | 4-3 | 9 | 7 | 28 | +52 |
| Miami | 10 | ↑4 | 4-3 | 12 | 9 | 15 | +24 |
| Baltimore | 11 | ↑1 | 5-2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | +13 |
| Seattle | 12 | ↓3 | 4-4 | 13 | 12 | 4 | +6 |
| Arizona | 13 | ↓3 | 4-4 | 16 | 22 | 1 | -15 |
| Detroit | 14 | ↓1 | 3-4 | 17 | 13 | 2 | -13 |
| Pittsburgh | 15 | ↑4 | 4-3 | 10 | 11 | 31 | +23 |
| Tampa Bay | 16 | ↑5 | 3-4 | 21 | 23 | 23 | +31 |
| St. Louis | 17 | ↓6 | 3-5 | 23 | 20 | 3 | -49 |
| Dallas | 18 | ↓1 | 3-4 | 14 | 15 | 16 | -25 |
| NY Jets | 19 | ↓1 | 3-5 | 25 | 17 | 11 | -32 |
| Indianapolis | 20 | ↑2 | 4-3 | 15 | 14 | 19 | -35 |
| Washington | 21 | ↓5 | 3-5 | 19 | 19 | 21 | -14 |
| San Diego | 22 | ↑1 | 3-4 | 20 | 28 | 32 | +10 |
| Buffalo | 23 | ↑2 | 3-4 | 28 | 25 | 13 | -56 |
| Philadelphia | 24 | ↓4 | 3-4 | 18 | 18 | 20 | -35 |
| Cincinnati | 25 | ↑1 | 3-4 | 22 | 26 | 27 | -21 |
| New Orleans | 26 | ↓2 | 2-5 | 26 | 27 | 14 | -26 |
| Carolina | 27 | ↑1 | 1-6 | 30 | 30 | 18 | -39 |
| Oakland | 28 | ↑3 | 3-4 | 24 | 21 | 30 | -48 |
| Tennessee | 29 | ↓2 | 3-5 | 27 | 24 | 8 | -95 |
| Cleveland | 30 | – | 2-6 | 29 | 29 | 25 | -32 |
| Jacksonville | 31 | ↓2 | 1-6 | 31 | 31 | 10 | -85 |
| Kansas City | 32 | – | 1-6 | 32 | 32 | 26 | -89 |
Best
Best team in the league: Houston
Best undefeated team: Atlanta
Best 6 win team: Houston
Best 5 win team: New England
Best 4 win team: Denver
Best 3 win team: Detroit
Best 2 win team: New Orleans
Best 1 win team: Carolina
Worst
Worst 6 win team: NY Giants
Worst 5 win team: Baltimore
Worst 4 win team: Indianapolis
Worst 3 win team: Tennessee
Worst 2 win team: Cleveland
Worst 1 win team: Kansas City
Worst team in the league: Kansas City
Most
Most under-rated team: (#17) St. Louis (ESPN has them 23) and (#19) NY Jets (ESPN has them at 25)
Most over-rated team: (#24) Philadelphia (ESPN has them 18)
Cheers.
RIPPEN after week 8
Alex Smith’s performance on Monday night was the best performance by a quarterback in any game this season with a RIPPEN of 57.977. The next closest performance was Aaron Rodgers in week 7 with a RIPPEN of 43.235.
Smith’s incredible performance on Monday night wasn’t perfect though according to passer rating. He only charted a 157.1, which is, of course, absolutely ridiculous. Take a look at the list of games where the QB has ended with a perfect rating and try to tell me with a straight face that Alex Smith’s Monday night performance was worse than all of these. For instance, in 2005 Roethlisberger finished a game 9 for 11 with 232 passing yards and 2 TD and a perfect passer rating. How in the world can that be better than Alex Smith’s 18 for 19 performance for 232 yards and three touchdowns? It’s because passer rating is terrible.
RIPPEN rankings for week 8 performances:
| Player | Team | RIPPEN | QB rating |
| Smith, A. | SF | 57.977 | 157.1 |
| Manning, P. | DEN | 32.232 | 138.9 |
| Ryan, M. | ATL | 30.023 | 137.4 |
| Brady, T. | NE | 26.385 | 131.1 |
| Roethlisberger, B. | PIT | 24.045 | 121.0 |
| Stafford, M. | DET | 23.692 | 101.7 |
| Luck, A. | IND | 21.747 | 89.5 |
| Wilson, R. | SEA | 19.716 | 96.8 |
| Cutler, J. | CHI | 18.324 | 83.3 |
| Freeman, J. | TB | 17.853 | 104.2 |
| Newton, C. | CAR | 17.054 | 57.0 |
| Ponder, C. | MIN | 16.026 | 74.8 |
| Bradford, S. | STL | 16.004 | 88.9 |
| Cassel, M. | KC | 14.130 | 85.1 |
| Gabbert, B. | JAX | 13.057 | 80.6 |
| Manning, E. | NYG | 12.378 | 58.4 |
| Rodgers, A. | GB | 12.331 | 95.7 |
| Romo, T. | DAL | 12.222 | 58.3 |
| Palmer, C. | OAK | 10.750 | 83.8 |
| Vick, M. | PHI | 10.046 | 84.3 |
| Griffin, III, R. | WAS | 9.623 | 72.8 |
| Sanchez, M | NYJ | 8.801 | 65.6 |
| Skelton, J. | ARI | 8.159 | 68.6 |
| Brees, D. | NO | 8.158 | 72.8 |
| Weeden, B. | CLE | 7.906 | 55.9 |
| Tannehill, R. | MIA | 3.299 | 50.4 |
| Rivers, P. | SD | 2.015 | 65.1 |
Season RIPPEN rankings through 8 weeks of games:
| Player | Team | RIPPEN | QB rating |
| Manning, P. | DEN | 30.093 | 109.0 |
| Rodgers, A. | GB | 24.579 | 107.9 |
| Brady, T. | NE | 23.768 | 100.6 |
| Griffin, III, R. | WAS | 23.374 | 97.3 |
| Smith, A. | SF | 22.617 | 102.1 |
| Ryan, M. | ATL | 22.566 | 103.0 |
| Schaub, M. | HOU | 22.415 | 93.1 |
| Newton, C. | CAR | 21.982 | 75.2 |
| Roethlisberger, B. | PIT | 20.834 | 101.4 |
| Brees, D. | NO | 18.954 | 93.0 |
| Freeman, J. | TB | 18.242 | 93.3 |
| Manning, E. | NYG | 17.580 | 89.1 |
| Bradford, S. | STL | 17.485 | 82.4 |
| Locker, J. | TEN | 17.147 | 90.2 |
| Romo, T. | DAL | 16.548 | 78.8 |
| Stafford, M. | DET | 16.317 | 82.1 |
| Tannehill, R. | MIA | 16.205 | 75.8 |
| Ponder, C. | MIN | 16.113 | 85.8 |
| Cutler, J. | DEN | 15.904 | 78.9 |
| Dalton, A. | CIN | 15.372 | 87.7 |
| Luck, A. | IND | 14.992 | 74.6 |
| Vick, M. | PHI | 14.703 | 78.6 |
| Wilson, R. | SEA | 14.229 | 82.4 |
| Palmer, C. | OAK | 14.062 | 85.7 |
| Flacco, J. | BAL | 13.770 | 84.0 |
| Rivers, P. | SD | 13.328 | 82.4 |
| Fitzpatrick, R. | BUF | 12.039 | 86.1 |
| Weeden, B. | CLE | 11.485 | 70.8 |
| Sanchez, M. | NYJ | 11.484 | 72.8 |
| Cassel, M. | KC | 10.430 | 69.0 |
| Kolb, K. | ARI | 9.662 | 86.1 |
| Gabbert, B. | JAX | 8.943 | 77.9 |
| Skelton, J. | ARI | 8.363 | 64.5 |
| Hasselbeck, M. | TEN | 8.039 | 83.3 |
Cheers.
Week 7 QB performances reviewed via RIPPEN
RIPPEN rankings for week 7 performances:
| Player | Team | RIPPEN | QB rating |
| Rodgers, A. | GB | 43.235 | 106.9 |
| Brees, D. | NO | 36.220 | 129.0 |
| Gabbert, B. | JAX | 34.483 | 133.8 |
| Freeman, J. | TB | 25.252 | 124.7 |
| Schaub, M. | HOU | 22.707 | 102.2 |
| Griffin, III, R. | WAS | 21.789 | 133.7 |
| Romo, T. | DAL | 21.277 | 97.2 |
| Roethlisberger, B. | PIT | 20.522 | 91.3 |
| Manning, E. | NYG | 20.269 | 87.8 |
| Bradford, S. | STL | 19.503 | 112.0 |
| Fitzpatrick, R. | BUF | 19.106 | 97.1 |
| Brady, T. | NE | 17.217 | 87.4 |
| Sanchez, M. | NYJ | 16.431 | 92.7 |
| Luck, A. | IND | 16.258 | 79.3 |
| Skelton, J. | ARI | 13.082 | 83.2 |
| Smith, A. | SF | 12.449 | 56.6 |
| Wilson, R. | SEA | 7.166 | 87.3 |
| Palmer, C. | OAK | 6.411 | 69.8 |
| Henne, C. | JAX | 2.510 | 75.0 |
| Dalton, A. | CIN | 2.503 | 77.4 |
| Flacco, J | BAL | 1.790 | 59.4 |
| Ponder, C. | MIN | 0.705 | 68.9 |
Season RIPPEN rankings through 7 weeks of games:
| Player | Team | RIPPEN | QB rating |
| Manning, P. | DEN | 28.886 | 105.0 |
| Rodgers, A. | GB | 26.970 | 109.6 |
| Griffen, III, R. | WAS | 26.915 | 101.8 |
| Newton, C. | CAR | 24.975 | 79.3 |
| Brady, T. | NE | 23.842 | 96.9 |
| Ryan. M. | ATL | 21.828 | 98.8 |
| Schaub, M. | HOU | 21.496 | 93.1 |
| Brees, D. | NO | 21.221 | 96.1 |
| Roethlisberger, B. | PIT | 21.141 | 98.6 |
| Freeman, J. | TB | 18.409 | 91.2 |
| Romo, T. | DAL | 18.197 | 84.6 |
| Manning, E. | NYG | 18.150 | 92.5 |
| Smith, A. | SF | 17.786 | 93.9 |
| Locker, J. | TEN | 17.197 | 90.2 |
| Bradford, S. | STL | 17.192 | 81.5 |
| Ponder, C. | MIN | 16.677 | 87.5 |
| Cutler, J. | CHI | 16.631 | 78.3 |
| Tannehill, R. | MIA | 16.344 | 76.5 |
| Dalton, A. | CIN | 15.387 | 87.7 |
| Rivers, P. | SD | 15.290 | 85.3 |
| Stafford, M. | DET | 15.259 | 78.4 |
| Vick, M. | PHI | 14.984 | 77.7 |
| Luck, A. | IND | 14.880 | 72.3 |
| Palmer, C. | OAK | 14.846 | 86.0 |
| Wilson, R. | SEA | 13.782 | 79.5 |
| Flacco, J. | BAL | 13.018 | 84.0 |
| Sanchez, M. | NYJ | 11.985 | 74.6 |
| Fitzpatrick, R. | BUF | 11.984 | 86.1 |
| Weeden, B. | CLE | 11.671 | 72.3 |
| Kolb, K. | ARI | 9.443 | 86.1 |
| Skelton, J. | ARI | 8.876 | 68.9 |
| Cassel, M. | KC | 8.209 | 66.2 |
| Gabbert, B. | JAX | 8.194 | 77.1 |
| Hasselbeck, M. | TEN | 7.748 | 78.2 |
Cheers.
NFL Predictions – Week 8
Overall Records for 2012
SU: 73-45 (61.86%)
ATS: 66-52 (55.93%)
O/U: 65-50 (56.52%)
Week 8 (10-4 SU, 9-5 ATS, 9-4 O/U)
Week 7 (10-3 SU, 6-7 ATS, 6-7 O/U)
Week 6 (6-8 SU, 7-7 ATS, 6-7 O/U)
Week 5 (10-4 SU, 7-7 ATS, 7-7 O/U)
Week 4 (10-5 SU, 10-5 ATS, 12-2 O/U)
Week 3 (5-11 SU, 9-7 ATS, 9-7 O/U)
Week 2 (11-5 SU, 9-7 ATS, 8-8 O/U)
Week 1 (11-5 SU, 9-7 ATS, 8-8 O/U)
Week 8
Thursday @8:25pm
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings
Prediction: Vikings win 25-22
Pick: Buccaneers +6.5
O/U: Over 42.5
Sunday @1pm
New England Patriots at St. Louis Rams (London)
Prediction: Patriots win 32-17
Pick: Patriots -7
O/U: Over 47
Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans
Prediction: Titans win 21-20
Pick: Colts +3.5
O/U: Under 46.5
Jacksonville Jaguars at Green Bay Packers
Prediction: Packers win 29-14
Pick: Packers -13.5
O/U: Off the Board
San Diego Chargers at Cleveland Browns
Prediction: Chargers win 27-19
Pick: Chargers -3.5
O/U: Over 44.5
Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles
Prediction: Falcons win 27-25
Pick: Falcons +2.5
O/U: Over 46.5
Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions
Prediction: Lions win 28-21
Pick: Lions -2.5
O/U: Over 43.5
Miami Dolphins at New York Jets
Prediction: Dolphins win 22-21
Pick: Dolphins +2.5
O/U: Over 40.5
Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears
Prediction: Bears win 27-24
Pick: Panthers +8
O/U: Over 43
Sunday @4:05pm
Washington Redskins at Pittsburgh Steelers
Prediction: Steelers win 24-21
Pick: Redskins +5.5
O/U: Under 47.5
Sunday @4:25pm
Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
Prediction: Raiders win 24-23
Pick: Raiders +2
O/U: Over 41
Sunday @8:30pm
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
Prediction: Giants win 26-24
Pick: Giants -1.5
O/U: Over 47
Sunday @8:30pm
New Orleans Saints at Denver Broncos
Prediction: Saints win 33-24
Pick: Saints +6.5
O/U: Over 54.5
Monday @8:40pm
San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals
Prediction: 49ers win 24-20
Pick: Cardinals +7.5
O/U: Over 36.5
Cheers.
NFL Rankings – 10/23/2012
StatsInTheWild NFL rankings as of October 23, 2012 at 12:34pm. SOS=strength of schedule
| Team | Rank | Change | Record | ESPN | TeamRankings.com | SOS | Points Diff |
| Chicago | 1 | – | 5-1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | +84 |
| Houston | 2 | ↑2 | 6-1 | 2 (tie) | 3 | 17 | +88 |
| San Francisco | 3 | ↓1 | 5-2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +65 |
| Green Bay | 4 | ↑6 | 4-3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | +29 |
| Minnesota | 5 | ↑3 | 5-2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | +36 |
| Atlanta | 6 | ↓3 | 6-0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | +58 |
| NY Giants | 7 | ↓2 | 5-2 | 2 (tie) | 6 | 22 | +68 |
| New England | 8 | ↑1 | 4-3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | +54 |
| Seattle | 9 | ↓2 | 4-3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | +10 |
| Arizona | 10 | ↓4 | 4-3 | 14 | 20 | 2 | +6 |
| St. Louis | 11 | ↑1 | 3-4 | 21 | 15 | 3 | -11 |
| Baltimore | 12 | ↓1 | 5-2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | +13 |
| Detroit | 13 | ↑1 | 2-4 | 19 | 12 | 1 | -17 |
| Miami | 14 | ↑1 | 3-3 | 16 | 17 | 14 | +3 |
| Denver | 15 | ↑1 | 3-3 | 12 | 9 | 30 | +32 |
| Washington | 16 | ↓3 | 3-4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | +1 |
| Dallas | 17 | ↑1 | 3-3 | 15 | 13 | 15 | -20 |
| NY Jets | 18 | ↓1 | 3-4 | 24 | 14 | 11 | -11 |
| Pittsburgh | 19 | ↑5 | 3-3 | 10 | 16 | 29 | +8 |
| Philadelphia | 20 | – | 3-3 | 13 | 22 | 19 | -22 |
| Tampa Bay | 21 | ↓2 | 2-4 | 26 | 31 | 23 | +12 |
| Indianapolis | 22 | ↑5 | 3-3 | 23 | 21 | 16 | -41 |
| San Diego | 23 | – | 3-3 | 17 | 23 | 32 | +11 |
| New Orleans | 24 | ↑2 | 2-4 | 20 | 26 | 21 | -6 |
| Buffalo | 25 | ↓2 | 3-4 | 27 | 24 | 13 | -56 |
| Cincinnati | 26 | ↓5 | 3-4 | 22 | 27 | 27 | -21 |
| Tennessee | 27 | ↑3 | 3-4 | 25 | 19 | 9 | -89 |
| Carolina | 28 | ↓3 | 1-5 | 29 | 29 | 20 | -38 |
| Jacksonville | 29 | ↓1 | 1-5 | 31 | 30 | 10 | -76 |
| Cleveland | 30 | ↓1 | 1-6 | 30 | 28 | 25 | -33 |
| Oakland | 31 | – | 2-4 | 28 | 25 | 31 | -58 |
| Kansas City | 32 | – | 1-5 | 32 | 32 | 28 | -79 |
Best
Best team in the league: Chicago
Best undefeated team: Atlanta
Best 5 win team: Chicago
Best 4 win team: Green Bay
Best 3 win team: St. Louis
Best 2 win team: Detroit
Best 1 win team: Carolina
Worst
Worst 5 win team: Baltimore
Worst 4 win team: Arizona
Worst 3 win team: Tennessee
Worst 2 win team: Oakland
Worst 1 win team: Kansas City
Worst team in the league: Kansas City
Most
Most under-rated team: (#11) St. Louis (ESPN has them 21)
Most over-rated team: (#19) Pittsburgh (ESPN has them 10)
Cheers.
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