Week 9 Picks ATS!

WEEK 9
THE GAMES (Home team in CAPS)
Date & Time Favorite Spread Underdog
Thurs 8:30 PM New Orleans 3 CAROLINA
Sunday 1 PM MIAMI 1.5 San Diego
Sunday 1 PM CINCINNATI 11 Jacksonville
Sunday 1 PM CLEVELAND 6.5 Tampa Bay
Sunday 1 PM MINNESOTA 1 Washington
Sunday 1 PM Philadelphia 2 HOUSTON
Sunday 1 PM KANSAS CITY 9.5 nyj
Sunday 1 PM DALLAS 3.5 Arizona
Sunday 4:05 PM SAN FRANCISCO 10 St. Louis
Sunday 4:25 PM Denver 3 NEW ENGLAND
Sunday 4:25 PM SEATTLE 15 Oakland
Sunday 8:30 PM PITTSBURGH PK Baltimore
Monday 8:30 PM Indianapolis 3 NYG
THE PICKS
Roid Rage Ginger King Dr. Mike Big Daddy Vegas Vinny
Last Week 8-7 7-8 6-9 10-5 8-7
YTD 59-61-1 64-56-1 61-59-1 61-59-1 63-57-1
CAROLINA CAROLINA New Orleans CAROLINA CAROLINA
San Diego San Diego San Diego MIAMI San Diego
CINCINNATI Jacksonville CINCINNATI Jacksonville CINCINNATI
Tampa Bay CLEVELAND Tampa Bay Tampa Bay CLEVELAND
Washington Washington Washington MINNESOTA Washington
HOUSTON Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia HOUSTON
KANSAS CITY KANSAS CITY nyj KANSAS CITY KANSAS CITY
Arizona Arizona DALLAS DALLAS DALLAS
SAN FRANCISCO St. Louis SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO
Denver NEW ENGLAND NEW ENGLAND NEW ENGLAND Denver
Oakland Oakland Oakland SEATTLE Oakland
Baltimore PITTSBURGH Baltimore Baltimore PITTSBURGH
Indianapolis Indianapolis NYG NYG Indianapolis
LOCK Cardinals  Chargers Chargers Seahawks Chiefs
Lock Wins 3 5 3 3 1

 

Week 8 Picks ATS!

WEEK 8
THE GAMES (Home team in CAPS)
Date & Time Favorite Spread Underdog
Thurs 8:30 PM DENVER 8.5 san diego
Sunday 9:30 AM DETROIT 3.5 ATLANTA*
Sunday 1 PM TAMPA BAY 2.5 Minnesota
Sunday 1 PM NEW ENGLAND 6 Chicago
Sunday 1 PM KANSAS CITY 7 St. Louis
Sunday 1 PM Seattle 5 CAROLINA
Sunday 1 PM NYJ 3 Buffalo
Sunday 1 PM Miami 6 JACKSONVILLE
Sunday 1 PM Houston 3 TENNESSEE
Sunday 1 PM CINCINNATI PK Baltimore
Sunday 4:05 PM ARIZONA 2.5 Philadelphia
Sunday 4:25 PM Indianapolis 3 PITTSBURGH
Sunday 4:25 PM CLEVELAND 7 Oakland
Sunday 8:30 PM NEW ORLEANS 1.5 Green Bay
Monday 8:30 PM DALLAS 9.5 Washington

*Technically Atlanta is the “home” team in this match up at Wembley Stadium, London, UK.

THE PICKS
Roid Rage Ginger King Dr. Mike Big Daddy Vegas Vinny
Last Week 6-9 7-8 5-10 6-9 8-7
YTD 51-54-1 57-48-1 55-50-1 51-54-1 55-50-1
san diego DENVER san diego san diego san diego
ATLANTA ATLANTA DETROIT DETROIT DETROIT
Minnesota TAMPA BAY Minnesota TAMPA BAY Minnesota
Chicago NEW ENGLAND Chicago NEW ENGLAND NEW ENGLAND
St. Louis St. Louis KANSAS CITY KANSAS CITY KANSAS CITY
CAROLINA CAROLINA Seattle CAROLINA CAROLINA
Buffalo Buffalo NYJ NYJ Buffalo
JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE Miami Miami Miami
Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston
Baltimore CINCINNATI Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore
ARIZONA ARIZONA Philadelphia ARIZONA Philadelphia
Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis PITTSBURGH Indianapolis
Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland Oakland
Green Bay Green Bay Green Bay NEW ORLEANS Green Bay
Washington DALLAS Washington Washington DALLAS
LOCK Packers  Jags Colts Lions Colts
Lock Wins 3 5 3 3 1
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Enjoy the game, Europe.

Week 8 Picks ATS…TNF Edition

The San Diego Chargers come limping into Mile High Stadium (I know it has some corporate bullshit name, I’m just too lazy to Google it) to face Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos.

Despite the fact that Manning has thrown for 5 million touchdowns, Roid Rage, Dr. Mike, Big Daddy and Vegas Vinny are taking the Bolts….with a boatload of points mind you (8.5 to be precise).  Ginger King is playing the role of the contrarian tonight and isn’t scared to lay the touchdown-plus-some!

Always a dickhead!

Always a dickhead!

Week 7 Picks ATS

WEEK 7
THE GAMES (Home team in CAPS)
Date & Time Favorite Spread Underdog
Thurs 8:30 PM NEW ENGLAND 9.5 nyj
Sunday 1 PM INDIANAPOLIS 3 Cincinnati
Sunday 1 PM WASHINGTON 4.5 Tennessee
Sunday 1 PM CHICAGO 3.5 Miami
Sunday 1 PM Cleveland 5 JACKSONVILLE
Sunday 1 PM Seattle 6.5 ST. LOUIS
Sunday 1 PM GREEN BAY 7 Carolina
Sunday 1 PM BALTIMORE 6.5 Atlanta
Sunday 1 PM BUFFALO 4 Minnesota
Sunday 1 PM DETROIT 2.5 New Orleans
Sunday 4:05 PM SAN DIEGO 4 Kansas City
Sunday 4:25 PM DALLAS 5.5 nyg
Sunday 4:25 PM Arizona 3.5 OAKLAND
Sunday 8:30 PM DENVER 6.5 San Francisco
Monday 8:30 PM PITTSBURGH 3.5 Houston
THE PICKS
Roid Rage Ginger King Dr. Mike Big Daddy Vegas Vinny
Last Week 6-9 10-5 9-6 6-9 10-5
YTD 45-45-1 50-40-1 50-40-1 45-45-1 47-43-1
NEW ENGLAND NEW ENGLAND NEW ENGLAND NEW ENGLAND NEW ENGLAND
Cincinnati INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS
WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Tennessee WASHINGTON WASHINGTON
Miami Miami CHICAGO CHICAGO Miami
Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland
Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle
GREEN BAY GREEN BAY GREEN BAY Carolina GREEN BAY
BALTIMORE BALTIMORE Atlanta Atlanta BALTIMORE
BUFFALO BUFFALO Minnesota Minnesota BUFFALO
DETROIT New Orleans DETROIT DETROIT New Orleans
SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO Kansas City SAN DIEGO
nyg nyg nyg nyg DALLAS
Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona Arizona
DENVER DENVER San Francisco DENVER DENVER
PITTSBURGH Houston Houston PITTSBURGH Houston
LOCK Broncos  New Orleans Browns Cardinals Redskins
Lock Wins 2 4 3 2 1

Week 6 Picks ATS

WEEK 6
THE GAMES (Home team in CAPS)
Date & Time Favorite Spread Underdog
Thurs 8:30 PM Indianapolis 2.5 HOUSTON
Sunday 1 PM Denver 9.5 NYJ
Sunday 1 PM CLEVELAND 2 Pittsburgh
Sunday 1 PM TENNESSEE 5.5 Jacksonville
Sunday 1 PM ATLANTA 3 Chicago
Sunday 1 PM Green Bay 3.5 MIAMI
Sunday 1 PM Detroit 1.5 MINNESOTA
Sunday 1 PM CINCINNATI 6.5 Carolina
Sunday 1 PM New England 3 BUFFALO
Sunday 1 PM Baltimore 3 TAMPA BAY
Sunday 4:05 PM San Diego 7 OAKLAND
Sunday 4:25 PM SEATTLE 8 Dallas
Sunday 4:25 PM ARIZONA 3.5 Washington
Sunday 8:30 PM PHILADELPHIA 3 nyg
Monday 8:30 PM San Francisco 3.5 ST. LOUIS
THE PICKS
Roid Rage Ginger King Dr. Mike Big Daddy Vegas Vinny
Last Week 8-6-1 7-7-1 8-6-1 10-4-1 8-6-1
YTD 39-36-1 40-35-1 41-34-1 39-36-1 37-38-1
Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis HOUSTON Indianapolis
Denver Denver NYJ Denver Denver
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh CLEVELAND CLEVELAND CLEVELAND
Jacksonville Jacksonville TENNESSEE Jacksonville TENNESSEE
ATLANTA Chicago Chicago ATLANTA Chicago
MIAMI Green Bay Green Bay Green Bay Green Bay
MINNESOTA Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit
CINCINNATI Carolina CINCINNATI CINCINNATI CINCINNATI
BUFFALO BUFFALO New England BUFFALO New England
TAMPA BAY Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore Baltimore
San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego
SEATTLE SEATTLE Dallas Dallas Dallas
ARIZONA ARIZONA ARIZONA Washington ARIZONA
nyg PHILADELPHIA nyg nyg nyg
San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco ST LOUIS San Francisco
LOCK Chargers Cardinals Packers  Ravens Chargers
Lock Wins 2 3 3 1 1
Something about this line STINKS!

Something about this line STINKS!

Week 6 – Fantasy Waiver Wire Pickups

To be clear, the intent of this end-of-the-week waiver wire report is to help you if you’re in a bye week/injury jam.  If you’re in any sort of competitive league the likes Brandon Oliver, Andre Williams and Ronnie Hillman are long gone (and if they aren’t than stop reading and go scoop them up!).  Here are some guys that are worth rolling the dice on for your flex spot:

Storm Johnson, RB, Jacksonville (14%Y!) –

Button down the hatches, the Storm is coming!  Okay, just needed to get the cheesy name reference out-of-the-way.  Unbelievably, the big, white, slow oafy running back experiment has failed in Jacksonville.  It might be time to shitcan that “cutting edge” analytics department Shad, just saying.  While Toby Gerhart sits this week to chisel the concrete off his feet, rookie Storm Johnson is poised to handle a bulk of the carries against a Tennessee Titans defense that just got gashed to the tune 176 yards by Cleveland.  Johnson is no Ben Tate, but 70ish all-purpose yards, a few catches and a TD are within reach.

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Mohammed Sanu, WR, Cincinnati Bengals (56%Y!) –

This recommendation is quite simple, see if you can find the pattern: AJ Green (Out), Marvin Jones (Out), Tyler Eifert (Out).  Sanu becomes the de facto #1 receiver for the Red-Rifle.  I fully expect Hue Jackson to kick it old school and run the snot out of Gio Bernard and Jeremy Hill (50%Y! – I’d recommend him but I’m a little biased as I’m firing him up in a few leagues this week), but Sanu should see enough targets to be useful.

I’d start him over the likes of Brian Quick, Terrance Williams, Eddie Royal and Markus Wheaton.

Owen Daniels, TE, Baltimore Ravens (55%Y!) –

Since Pitta went down earlier this year, Daniels (a Gary Kubiak import) has developed a nice rapport with Joe Flacco.  I think Daniels finishes this week as a Top 12 TE.  For those dealing with a dreaded bye week (Graham, Kelce), stream Daniels with confidence.

A Top-12 TE or Your Accountant?

A Top-12 TE or Your Accountant?

Everyone loves a good Stash –

I’m not suggesting you start any of the guys I’m about to list, but if you’ve got a  roster spot to burn here are some deep sleeping lottery ticket players (ie, the next ‘Brandon Oliver) to consider stashing:

Ladarius Green, TE, San Diego Chargers (30%)

Cody Latimer, WR, Denver Broncos (2%)

Antone Smith, RB, Atlanta Falcons (25%)

Benny Cunningham, RB, St. Louis Rams (3%)

Andre Holmes, WR, Oakland Raiders (3%)

Johnny Manziel, QB, Cleveland Browns (15%)

This guy!

This guy!

Week 6 Picks ATS…TNF Edition

WEEK 6
THE GAMES (Home team in CAPS)
Date & Time Favorite Spread Underdog
Thurs 8:30 PM Indianapolis 2.5 HOUSTON
THE PICKS
Roid Rage Ginger King Dr. Mike Big Daddy Vegas Vinny
Last Week 8-6-1 7-7-1 8-6-1 10-4-1 8-6-1
YTD 39-36-1 40-35-1 41-34-1 39-36-1 37-38-1
Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis HOUSTON Indianapolis
Only if you cover!

Only if you cover!

Week 4 Picks ATS

WEEK 4
THE GAMES (Home team in CAPS)
Date & Time Favorite Spread Underdog
Thurs 8:30 PM WASHINGTON 3.5 nyg
Sunday 1 PM Green Bay 1.5 CHICAGO
Sunday 1 PM HOUSTON 3 Buffalo
Sunday 1 PM INDIANAPOLIS 7.5 Tennessee
Sunday 1 PM BALTIMORE 3 Carolina
Sunday 1 PM Detroit 1.5 NYJ
Sunday 1 PM PITTSBURGH 7.5 Tampa Bay
Sunday 1 PM Miami 4 OAKLAND
Sunday 4:05 PM SAN DIEGO 13 Jacksonville
Sunday 4:25 PM Atlanta 2.5 MINNESOTA
Sunday 4:25 PM SAN FRANCISCO 5.5 Philadelphia
Sunday 8:30 PM New Orleans 3 DALLAS
Monday 8:30 PM New England 3.5 KANSAS CITY
THE PICKS
Roid Rage Ginger King Dr. Mike Big Daddy Vegas Vinny
Last Week 7-9 12-4 9-7 9-7 10-6
YTD 26-22 28-20 23-25 22-26 23-25
WASHINGTON nyg nyg nyg WASHINGTON
CHICAGO CHICAGO CHICAGO Green Bay Green Bay
HOUSTON HOUSTON HOUSTON Buffalo HOUSTON
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS
Carolina Carolina BALTIMORE BALTIMORE Carolina
Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit NYJ
Tampa Bay PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH
OAKLAND OAKLAND Miami OAKLAND OAKLAND
Jacksonville Jacksonville SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO
Atlanta Atlanta MINNESOTA Atlanta Atlanta
Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO
New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans DALLAS
New England New England KANSAS CITY KANSAS CITY KANSAS CITY
LOCK NO  INDY BALT  PITT INDY
Lock Wins 1 1 2 1 0
Gratuitous shot of cheerleaders.

Gratuitous shot of cheerleaders.

GINGER KING vs ROIDRAGE

The Big Red Sports Machine founders squared off last week and the results were shockingly similar (and as satisfying I might add) to National Kick-A-Ginger Day!

See for yourself:

ROIDRAGE                                       GINGERKING

Beatdown City!

Here’s a crazy idea: Start Blake Bortles!

The great thing about fantasy football is that in the short time span of just three weeks your best laid plans can get totally fucked!  Like having to start a rookie quarterback, making his first ever start, on the road against a perennial playoff contender fucked.  Pardon my french.

With stud Russell Wilson on bye, and not wasting a second roster spot on a back up quarterback, I’m rolling with Mr. Bortles this week.  It sounds crazy, but this what the No. 3 overall pick has going for him:

  • In relief of the dreadfully inefficient (and that’s the nice way of putting it) Chad Henne, Bortles went 14/24, 223 yards, 2 TD, 2 Int.  Impressive numbers for a half of football; granted it was against soft coverage schemes from Indy’s defense (they aren’t exactly world-beaters).  But what I like the most is the 2 rushes for 30 yards.  The rushing totals help eliminate the mistakes and give him a reasonable secure scoring floor.
  • Bortles showed well in training camp, the preseason, and practices this year.  By all accounts he’s outpracticed Henne (doens’t that go without saying) however the Jaguars were so gun-shy to start a rookie QB (we call that the Blaine Gabbert effect) that they all but committed to “red-shirting” Bortles this year.  Remember what I said three weeks of football could do to your fantasy team?  Yeah, now just multiply that but $100 million, add in media scrutiny, a fan base to contend with, an owner that can shitcan you whenever he wants and you get a sense of the pressure that forced the Jags hand to play Bortles this week.  No pressure kid.
Not Blaine Gabbert...trust me!

Not Blaine Gabbert…trust me!

  • In deeper leagues, Bortles (17% owned) offers more upside than the likes of Joe Flacco (38%), Josh McCown (16% – who appears to have lost his job to Glennon), Ryan Fitzpatrick (15%), Geno Smith (13%) and fellow rookies Teddy Bridgewater (12%) and Derek Carr (7%).

My one reservation in starting Bortles is San Diego’s, ball-control, clock-chewing offense which ranks second in the league (while the Jags rank….dead last.  What’s new!).  Regardless, Bortles will have opportunities, and I think (fingers crossed) he comes through.  If Bortles football game is anything like his mack-daddy game, then hell, we’ve got nothing to worry about………….

Good Knight!

Good Knight!

 This might be so crazy that it actually works! Only one way to find out…