Week 9 Picks ATS…TNF Edition

WEEK 9
THE GAMES (Home team in CAPS)
Date & Time Favorite Spread Underdog
Thurs 8:30 PM new orleans 3 CAROLINA
THE PICKS
Roid Rage Ginger King Dr. Mike Big Daddy Vegas Vinny
CAROLINA CAROLINA new orleans CAROLINA CAROLINA
Owned

Owned

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 – Fantasy Waiver Wire Pickups

Still looking for that edge this weekend?  Perhaps you’re playing your arch nemesis co-writer on your sports blog and you’re already down 40 because of Gronk and Shane fucking Vereen.  Well, we’re here to help me you power through and bring home the victory.

Son of a bitch.

Son of a bitch.

Odell Beckham, Jr., WR, Giants (49%)

We told you to pick up ODB, like sooo two weeks ago, when he was only owned in 6% of leagues.  It made sense then, and now, with Victor Cruz out for the year, it makes a shitload of sense.  Beckham, Jr., despite having a Plaxico Burress-like practice schedule, has quickly established rapport for Eli Manning.  He fits perfectly in the G-Men’s quick passing attack, and has a great matchup against Dallas this week.  Odell’s a WR2 from here on out.

Ronnie Hillman, RB, Denver (56%)

Ronnie’s likely been picked up already, but if you’re in one of the 44% of leagues where he’s still available, he is a must grab (also, send us an invite to join that league).  With Montee Ball hurt, plus generally being a non-factor when healthy, the job is Ronnie’s for the taking.  Even though it seems like Denver has a stable of running backs, Hillman got the bulk of the carries last week, and ened with 24 touches for 100 yards.

Blake Bortles, QB, Jacksonville (11%)

We think Blake’s a Top 10 QB this week, and would start him over the likes of Kaepernick, Roethlisberger, Flacco, and Romo.  It’s all about the matchups baby, and Blake’s got a good one at home against Cleveland.  Last week, on the road against the Titans, Blake notched his first 300 yard game, completing 32 of 46 (yes, 46) pass attempts, for an impressive 336/1 stat line (and 1 int).  The Jags aren’t afraid to throw the ball, and he has a young core of surprisingly good receivers.  Plus, his girlfriend’s super hot.  That’s worth something, right?

Yowza!

Yowza!

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 5 Picks ATS

     
WEEK 5
THE GAMES (Home team in CAPS)
Date & Time Favorite Spread Underdog
Thurs 8:30 PM GREEN BAY 7.5 Minnesota
Sunday 1 PM CAROLINA 2.5 Chicago
Sunday 1 PM TENNESSEE 1 Cleveland
Sunday 1 PM PHILADELPHIA 6.5 St. Louis
Sunday 1 PM NYG 4 Atlanta
Sunday 1 PM NEW ORLEANS 10 Tampa Bay
Sunday 1 PM DALLAS 6.5 Houston
Sunday 1 PM DETROIT 6.5 Buffalo
Sunday 1:00 PM INDIANAPOLIS 3.5 Baltimore
Sunday 1:00 PM Pittsburgh 7 JACKSONVILLE
Sunday 4:05 PM DENVER 7.5 Arizona
Sunday 4:25 PM SAN FRANCISCO 5 Kansas City
Sunday 4:25 PM SAN DIEGO 6 nyj
Sunday 8:30 PM CINCINNATI 1 New England
Monday 8:30 PM Seattle 7 WASHINGTON
THE PICKS
Roid Rage Ginger King Dr. Mike Big Daddy Vegas Vinny
Last Week 5-8 5-8 10-3 7-6 6-7
YTD 31-30 33-28 33-28 29-32 29-32
GREEN BAY GREEN BAY GREEN BAY GREEN BAY GREEN BAY
Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago CAROLINA
Cleveland TENNESSEE TENNESSEE Cleveland Cleveland
PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA St. Louis PHILADELPHIA
Atlanta NYG NYG NYG NYG
Tampa Bay NEW ORLEANS Tampa Bay Tampa Bay NEW ORLEANS
Houston Houston DALLAS Houston DALLAS
Buffalo DETROIT DETROIT DETROIT DETROIT
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS
JACKSONVILLE Pittsburgh JACKSONVILLE Pittsburgh JACKSONVILLE
Arizona Arizona DENVER DENVER DENVER
Kansas City Kansas City SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO Kansas City
SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO
CINCINNATI New England New England CINCINNATI CINCINNATI
Seattle Seattle Seattle WASHINGTON Seattle
LOCK Seahawks  COLTS  Eagles LIONS Eagles
Lock Wins 1 2 3 1 1
The players will be wearing pink this month to honor breasts all over this great country.

The players will be wearing pink this month to honor breasts all over this great country.

Week 5 – Fantasy Waiver Wire Pickups

Last week, Roid Rage boldly told you to start Blake Bortles, and he had some justifiable reasons besides his girlfriend is super hot.   Blake turned in a solid performance, throwing for over 250 yards, 1 td and 2 picks.  Roid Rage sure knows his football, which is funny because he’s a Bills fan.  Anywho, here are our top waiver wire pickups.

Hester's got a good chance to run one back this week.

Hester’s got a good chance to run one back this week.

Devin Hester, WR ATL (27% owned in Yahoo! leagues)

With Harry Douglas still hurt, Hester steps in as a solid WR3 for the pass-happy Falcons.  Plus, if you’re in a league that gives return yards, he makes even more sense, as the Giants special teams continues to be…well…special.  Most of the attention (and rightly so) will be paid to Julio Jones and Roddy White, which leaves the underneath slot open for Hester.

Eric Ebron, TE DET (11%)

Eric's in line for a good game against the (soon to be 2-3) Bills.

Eric’s in line for a good game against the (soon to be 2-3) Bills.

Erbon notched his first NFL td last week, and is starting to look a bit more comfortable on the field.  With Megatron still not 100%, and with Detroit playing the Bills, Ebron’s targets should increase this week.  If you’re in a pinch, say you’re a Vernon Davis owner and need a fill in this week, Ebron’s a nice pickup.

Ryan Fitzpatrick, QB Houston (14%)

Fear the Beard!

Fear the Beard!

Through the first 4 games of the season, Fitzmagic has averaged over 225 yards a 1+ tds per game.  He’s thrown for more yards and touchdowns than Tom Brady (suck it, Boston).  Against a soft Dallas D, we like Fitz’s chances this week…he should be north of 250 yards, with at least a td or two.

Bonus pick:

Odell Beckham, Jr., WR NYG (6%)

If lucky #13 ever sees the field, he could be a difference maker.

If lucky #13 ever sees the field, he could be a difference maker.

If you got a spot on your bench, make room for Odell.  Sure, he hasn’t played a game, or really practiced, in a Giant’s uniform, but he’s on pace to play a few snaps this week.  With Eli Manning looking like the elite quarterback we all know and love, a healthy Beckham provides another weapon.  There’s a lot of upside with ODB, although it may take a couple weeks for him to pan out.  Better to grab him now while you can.

Even when Blake loses, he wins.

Even when Blake loses, he wins.