Wednesday, November 30, 2011

USAFL Week 13 Point Spreads

Week 12 Accuracy: 75% (9 out of 12)
Season Accuracy: 67% (97 out of 144)


+01 Detroit (6-6) at Chicago (7-5)
Pre-season SB favorite Lions could miss the playoffs???

+03 Miami (4-8) vs Atlanta (7-5)
Falcons defeat of Carolina gives them 2 game lead in division.


 +06 Buffalo (3-9) vs Carolina (5-7)
Panthers probably need to win division to make playoffs.

+03 Boston (4-8) vs New York (A) (4-8)
Very slim shot at the playoffs for these two teams.

+03 Dallas (5-7) vs Washington (9-3)
Cowboys alternate being the upsetter and the upsettee.

+04 Cleveland (6-6) vs New York (N) (9-3)
CLE has won 5 of last 6 games after starting 0-5.

+07 Minnesota (1-11) vs Baltimore (4-8)
Colts are sandbagging. They can defeat GB and PIT but have 8 losses?

+07 San Francisco (5-7) at Green Bay (8-4)
Peyton Manning sends flowers to 49er CBs as pre-emptive thanks.

+08 Houston (7-5) at Denver (10-2)
Broncos shutout last week for first time since 9/2008.

+14 Kansas City (2-10) at Oakland (10-2)
Chiefs start pow-wowing about 2012 draft...

+15 Cincinnati (5-7) vs San Diego (11-1)
Chargers will be 2011 Champs. They dominated a 10-1 Denver last week.

+21 Philadelphia (2-10) vs Pittsburgh (10-2)
Starter Brett Favre is out. Backup John Skelton didn't do too bad in loss to CLE.




Wednesday, November 23, 2011

USAFL Week 12 Point Spreads

Week 11 Accuracy: 58% (7 out of 12)
Season Accuracy: 67% (88 out of 132)


+01 Washington (9-2) at New York (N) (8-3)
Giants need to avoid being swept by the Redskins

+03 San Francisco (4-7) at Baltimore (4-7)
Colts were upset by SF in week 3, could be again.

+03 Kansas City (2-9) vs Houston (6-5)
Oilers are 4th place in AFC Central but have same record as AFC East leader.

+05 Denver (10-1) at San Diego (10-1)
Speaking of swept: DEN swept SD last season, will SD return the favor?

+06 Atlanta (6-5) vs Carolina (5-6)
Battle for the AFC East. Falcons had Panther prey in early season game.

+06 Buffalo (3-8) at New York (A) (3-8)J
ets were supposed to fly high this season, should be 8-3 by now.

+07 Minnesota (1-10) vs Chicago (6-5)
Both NFC divisions are competitive, Bears are a game behind Green Bay

+07 Green Bay (7-4) at Detroit (6-5)
Packers crushed the Lions 31-10 in an upset in first meeting.

+08 Miami (4-7) vs Boston (3-8)
At least the Dolphins have twice the wins as expected. Good job.

+13 Dallas (5-6) at Pittsburgh (9-2)
Cowboys hope running game keeps Roethlisberge & Co. off the field.

+14 Cincinnati (5-6) at Oakland (9-2)
The Bengals are doing about as well as they can in the midst of a monster division.

+17 Philadelphia (2-9) at Cleveland (5-6)
The Browns have a shot at 10-6 (really), the Eagles will not win another game.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

USAFL Week 11 Point Spreads

Week 10 Accuracy: 92% (11 out of 12)
Season Accuracy: 67% (81 out of 120)


+01 Cincinnati (4-6) vs New York (A) (3-7)
Odd fact: Bengals have 5 kickers on their roster.

+01 Boston (2-8) at Kansas City (2-8)
Backup QB Matt Stafford will lead KC to victory?

+03 Carolina (5-5) at San Diego (9-1)
Two excellent defenses. Panthers need big games from Jone-Drew and McCoy.

+03 Detroit (6-4) vs Washington (8-2)
Redskins prolific passing game vs Lion shutdown pass defense.

+03 Cleveland (4-6) at Green Bay (7-3)
Matt Cassel is out for CLE, an upset will be difficult.

+03 Dallas (4-6) at San Francisco (4-6)
Cowboys have a rough schedule ahead - PIT, WAS, NYG...

+06 Chicago (6-4) vs Pittsburgh (8-2)
With WR Kenny Britt out, Bears lean on H-back Jacob Tamme.

+07 Philadelphia (2-8) at Baltimore (3-7)
Unfortunately, Colts defensive strength matches up with Philly's offensive strength (passing game)

+13 Buffalo (2-8) at Houston (6-4)
Oilers could pull off an 8 or 9 win seasons.

+13 Minnesota (1-9) vs New York (N) (7-3)
Giants have two key defensive guys out - DL Seymour and S Landry

+16 Atlanta (6-4) at Oakland (8-2)
Falcons have racked up a nice collection of upsets, minor and major.

+21 Miami (4-6) at Denver (9-1)
Seems like a team with Adrian Peterson and Wes Welker would be better than 23rd in scoring. 

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

USAFL Week 10 Point Spreads

Week 9 Accuracy: 58% (7 out of 12)
Season Accuracy: 65% (70 out of 108)
 
+03 Philadelphia (2-7) vs Minnesota (0-9)
Vikings get first win??? Only game this season they will be favored.
 
+03 Green Bay (7-2) at New York (N) (6-3)
NYG's Eli Manning begs to start against brother Peyton. No, Eli, no.
 
+03 Dallas (4-5) vs Detroit (5-4)
Could injured Cowboy kicker be the difference?
 
+06 Kansas City (2-7) at New York (A) (2-7)
Chiefs go for Upset #3 at the Jets.
 
+07 Cincinnati (4-5) at Carolina (4-5)
Bengals have a little 2 game winning streak going. Panthers stunned by KC last week.
 
+07 Miami (4-5) vs Houston (5-4)
Dolphins slipping behind in AFC East.
 
+07 San Francisco (4-5) at Cleveland (3-6)
Which 49ers team will show up? The one that upset NYG last week or the one that lost to Philly the week before?
 
+09 Atlanta (6-3) vs Denver (8-1)
Falcons are overachieving but defeating the Broncos would be unbelievable.
 
+10 Boston (2-7) vs Oakland (7-2)
Patriots had to face Denver and Oakland back to back. Ouch.
 
+10 Chicago (6-3) at Washington (7-2)
Redskins want some Steeler scalp and keep the pressure on with win against Bears.
 
+16 Baltimore (2-7) at Pittsburgh (8-1)
Steelers have some injury problems but should still defeat Baltimore.

+18 Buffalo (2-7) vs San Diego (8-1)
AFC Central race is brutal: Denver, San Diego at 8-1, followed by Oakland at 7-2.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

USAFL Week 9 Point Spreads

Week 8 Accuracy : 41% (5 out of 12)
Season Accuracy : 66% (63 out of 96)


+01 New York (A) (2-6) at Oakland (6-2)
Last week, QB Tom Brady had worst game since become a Raider.

+01 Chicago (5-3) vs Dallas (4-4)
Bears upset by a 2-5 Cleveland team last week.

+03 Atlanta (5-3) at Houston (5-3)
Oilers are 4th place at 5-3 in a very tough division.

+03 Buffalo (2-6) at Cincinnati (3-5)
Bills have lost 3 in a row, including at home against KC last week.

+03 Cleveland (3-5) at Detroit (4-4)
Lions are unachieving but still just 2 games behind division leader GB.

+07 Baltimore (2-6) vs Washington (6-2)
Redskins QB Aaron Rodgers threw 5 touchdown passes last week.

+10 Kansas City (1-7) vs Carolina (4-4)
Panthers had big upset of Oakland last week. (But late!)

+13 Minnesota (0-8) vs Pittsburgh (7-1)
Vikings own longest losing streak. 8 games and counting...

+14 Boston (2-6) at Denver (7-1)
Broncos and Chargers continue to duke it out for division leader.

+14 San Francisco (3-5) vs New York (N) (6-2)
Surely, 49er coach will show up to take down the Giants? (Update: Yes, He Did! 24-13)

+16 Philadelphia (2-6) at Green Bay (6-2)
Packers quickly recover from lost to PIT in overtime last week.

+17 Miami (4-4) at San Diego (7-1)
Hmmm...Dolphins may not win again the rest of the season.