WEEK 2 TNF RECORD: 2-0.

WEEK 2 TNF PROFIT/LOSS: +1.70 points.

NAP RECORD: 0-1.

2023 OVERALL RECORD: 7-7.

2023 TOTAL PROFIT/LOSS: -1.05 points.

2022 TOTAL PROFIT/LOSS: +21.32 points.

COLTS @ TEXANS: Colts ML, 1 point @ Evens (NAP).

I really like the look of the Colts in this one. They almost took down the Jags last week, before losing it late and now face a Texans team that is really banged up on the offensive line and in the secondary. The Texans are missing a couple of starters and Laremy Tunsil is also questionable. The Colts strong defensive line should dominate here and put rookie, CJ Stroud under some serious pressure. I know the Texans are at home, but it’s hard to see them putting up any big numbers going forward. Add that to them missing their two-star safeties and you have a nice little recipe for a Colts win. The Texans are still somehow favourites…

PACKERS @ FALCONS: Packers +2.5, 0.25 points @ 10/11.

My gut is saying the Packers might edge this one. Both teams are coming off strong week one performances, with the Packers dominating the Bears 38-20 and the Falcons winning well against the Panthers, 24-10. They both have exciting your cores, but the overall strength seems to be there with the Packers. The Packers can throw and run the ball and also have the better defence. Love played a stormer, throwing for 3 TDs and no INTs against the Bears. It’s on him this week to build again and support a run game that should have some success against a Falcons D that conceded 154 on the ground in week one.  The Falcons dd well run the ball against the Panthers, but Ridder only had 115 yards passing, and I think the Packers D line steps up here, when called upon. This is a tough one to call, so keeping the bet very small on this one.

RAIDERS @ BILLS: N/A.

Not sure about this one. The spread is massive, and the Bills were sloppy in week one. They could also go on a rampage. Who knows. Definitely not me…

RAVENS @ BENGALS: Bengals -3, 0.5 point @ 10/11.

The Bengals bounce back big here. The Browns seem to be the Bengals bogey team and Joe Burrow is not that bad on a regular basis. That was a blip that should get smoothed over this week against a seriously banged up Ravens team. The Ravens will be without running back JK Dobbins and  corner back Marlon Humphrey, but more importantly, tackle Ronnie Stanley and centre Tyler Linderbaum. Two of their best linemen being out has me very worried for the success Baltimore can have going forward. Marry that with the fact that Cincinnati has dominated their rivalry over the last few years, winning four of the last five, and you can take the Bengals with a little bit of confidence. This could be a low-ish scoring affair, but I think Cincinnati takes it.

CHIEFS @ JAGUARS: Over 48.5, 1 point @ 4/6.

Keeping this one short and sweet. The Jags conceded 21points to a rookie QB and a backup running back in week one, but also put up 31 against a pretty good defence. The Jags might have something this year, going forward at least, and I think KC puts up some numbers with Kelce back in the line-up.

CHARGERS @ TITANS: N/A.

This looks to be a weird one. Both teams lost tight games week one, are banged up, and with the Chargers travelling east for a 1pm game, I’m not sure they’ll cover. I could be very wrong, so staying away completely from this one.

SEAHAWKS @ LIONS: Lions -4.5, 1 point @ 10/11.

Wow, the Seahawks let us down bad last week. A 17-point drubbing by the Rams is not how you want to start your year when you have aspirations of winning the division. Worse again, it might not get any better this week. The Lions are coming off a huge win against the Chiefs and undoubtedly will be fired up for their first home game of the season. They also want to avenge their 48-45 loss in this matchup last year. The Lions are the healthier team, with the Seahawks potentially missing both of their starting tackles in Abraham Lucas and Charles Crosse. Lucas is definitely out, but Crosse is questionable. This is a different Lions team this year and with their defensive line looking much improved, they should put Geno under a nice bit of pressure and do enough defensively, to allow their offence to take home the W.

BEARS @ BUCCANEERS: N/A.

The boring bowl. No thanks.

GIANTS @ CARDINALS: Giants -3.5, 0.5 point @ 20/23.

The Giants got handed one of the worst beat downs in recent memory, last week, against the Cowboys. They couldn’t get the ball moving on the ground, or in the air. Daniel Jones threw two INTs and Saquon only rushed for 51 yards. The Cardinals offence wasn’t much better, with Josh Dobbs throwing for 132 yards, Conner rushing for 62 and Rondale Moore only having 33 yards receiving. However, the Giants were facing one of the great defences and gave Jones absolutely no protection. The Cardinals. did have six sacks last week, but they shouldn’t have the same success here, as New York’s O-Line is generally stronger than Washingtons. I’m surprised the Cardinals did so well against the Commanders, but I’ll be even more surprised if they keep this one close. Not a massive fan of this game, but I’m confident Brian Daboll bounces back big time and coaches his team to a solid win.

49ERS @ RAMS: N/A.

No bet here.

JETS @ COWBOYS: Under 40.5, 0.5 point @ 4/6.

The Cowboys D should run wild again here. A couple of the Jets offensive line are missing, and Zach Wilson is a bit of a disaster under pressure. The Jets D is still top class, however, and I think they’ll slow down the Cowboys a lot more than the Giants did in week one. This could be something like 20-10 or 20 – 13 to Dallas.

COMMANDERS @ BRONCOS: N/A.

No bet here.

DOLPHINS @ PATRIOTS: N/A.

No bet here.

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