So I talked to my grandfather last night. He is a more
cold-blooded gambler than anyone I have ever known. He will routinely bet
against the home team with the home lines because he knows that they're are
jacked up locally for people that pay to support the home team. At ninety
years old, he’s still getting after it. Here’s the outlook.
Chicago Bears (-7 ½) over St. Louis Rams: The Bears are at home and Jay
Cutler is the greatest villain in football right now. Gramps says the Rams are
“too inconsistent” though, AND Steven Jackson is out.
Dallas Cowboys (-7) over Tampa Bay Rays: Predictably, the Cowboys had a
let down in Seattle, but they are finally home after going from one side of the
country to the other to start. It could have been worse than a 1-1 start. The
Bucs looked good on the road last week, but they will have the same difficulty
that them Cowboys had last week on the second end of the back to back road
games. Gramps: “Dallas was disappointing last week, but they should be ready.”
San Francisco 49ers (-7) over Minnesota Vikings: As Gramps put it, “San
Francisco is good.” I’d say they have a case as the best team in the league as
of now.
Tennessee Titans (+3) over Detroit Lions: “You never know when that
quarterback is going to show up for Detroit.”
Washington Redskins (-3 ½) over Cincinnati Bengals: “I like Washington.” I
ask Gramps if he likes Washington’s quarterback, but he doesn’t know who he
is. This makes me think that this has
the lock of the week label next to it. Gramps is so good he
probably does better not knowing who the QB is.
Miami Dolphins (+3) over New York Jets: “They’re playing in Miami right?”
Yep.
New Orleans Saints (-9) over Kansas City Chiefs: I think that New
Orleans might win by 100. Gramps isn’t as optimistic but thinks that “Brees
will be angry.”
Cleveland Browns (+3) over Buffalo Bills: “Cleveland comes up with a win
once in a while.” Gramps is right. They are 0-2 now and have a home game this
week against a team that is looked awful and then awfully impressive. There’s
just too many variables, but at the end of the day Cleveland isn’t bad enough
to go 0-16.
Indianapolis Colts (-3) over Jacksonville Jaguars: “I don’t know if the
quarterback at Indianapolis is any good.” I tell Gramps that Blaine Gabbert is
the Jags quarterback. “How do you spell that?” We then see that Gabbert isn’t
playing on the bottom line. And Gramps takes the Colts.
Philadelphia Eagles (-4) over Arizona Cardinals: “I like that quarterback. He
can run the ball. He can throw the ball.” Gramps doesn’t mention anything about
dogs. I think that’s honorable.
Hotlanta Falcons (+3) over San Diego Chargers: Struggling to find the name of
the team, Gramps says “I’ll take that team from Georgia.” Has there been a
quarterback that has looked better than Matt Ryan so far this season?
Denver Broncos (+2) over Houston Texans: “I think what do you call it’s
gonna win. Denver’s hot and cold. They’re gonna probably have a hot day Sunday.
Hot day playing football.” Scratch that line about Washington being the lock of
the week. This old school analysis of the Denver-Houston game makes me think
the mortgage can be dropped on Peyton and the Broncos.
Pittsburgh Steelers (-5) over Oakland Raiders: I didn’t even need to ask
Grampie about why here. You have two of the dominant teams of your parents
teenage years. One team has continued to be dominant since then and the other
drafted Jamarcus Russell.
Baltimore Ravens (-3) over New England Patriots: As usual Gramps goes
against the home team. “I think Baltimore is gonna be angry after the game last
year.”
Green Bay Packers (-3½ ) over Seattle Seahawks: “Green Bay has a good team.”
And twelve days to prepare for this game.
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