Last week, 4 highly regarded teams lost, and Denver wasn't one of them, handily dispatching the Chargers (with some help from some moderately questionable calls). This week, Manning goes to Foxboro-- a place he has really never played well. I'll take Tom Brady with points-- whenever Manning and Brady get together, the right side is usually the one getting points. Denver's due for a letdown game, and there's something about Foxboro that just seems to get Manning's goat. New England +3 1/2.
I like Andrew Luck after a loss-- he's only lost once ATS after losing SU, but I am waiting for more information on Reggie Wayne and Vontae Davis. If they both play, I'll play on the Colts against the Giants, but if either of them are out, I'll lay off. So, this is something of a conditional pick. More to come.
Also-- despite double digit divisional dogs being 3-0 this year, I'm laying off the Rams - 49ers game. SF is coming off a bye and getting some players back (maybe even Aldon Smith, pending the league office's permission), and St. Louis was decimated by injuries on Sunday-- not the least of which was former No.1 pick in the draft Jake Long, who is now out of the season with a torn ACL. A healthier, rested 49ers team against a team that got really banged up last week is a no play. The situational angle is great, but the handicapping angle is not.
Depending on injuries, this could be a single play kind of week. Stay tuned...
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