NFL picks: Hot is the new lukewarm
The heat eminating from our NFL picks is reaching such a feverish level that an 11-5 week by yours truely is no longer good enough to be termed hot by DON'T THINK standards. Nor is a 'run of the mill' 10-6 mark by Overton. The lingo, if you will, is changing.
Our boy Lingo, however, has dipped into frigid territory, relatively speaking of course.
Last week
Clay: 11-5
Overton: 10-6
Lingo: 6-10
Season standings
Clay: 32-23-2
Overton: 31-24-2
Lingo: 26-29-2
Here are this weeks picks. The HOME teams are in caps.
Clay's picks
DALLAS (-7) over Green Bay
ST. LOUIS (-4) over Atlanta
WASHINGTON (-6) over Buffalo
Detroit (+3.5) over MINNESOTA
Houston (+3.5) over TENNESSEE
Jacksonville (+6.5) over INDIANAPOLIS
N.Y. Jets (+1.5) over MIAMI
San Diego (-5.5) over KANSAS CITY
PHILADELPHIA (-3) over Seattle
San Francisco (+3) over CAROLINA
Tampa Bay (+3.5) over NEW ORLEANS
Cleveland (+1) over ARIZONA
Denver (-3.5) over OAKLAND
CHICAGO (+2) over N.Y. Giants
PITTSBURGH (-7) over Cincinnati
New England (-20.5) over BALTIMORE
Lingo's picks
DALLAS (-7) over Green Bay
ST. LOUIS (-4) over Atlanta
Buffalo (+6) over WASHINGTON
MINNESOTA (-3.5) over Detroit
Houston (+3.5) over TENNESSEE
Jacksonville (+6.5) over INDIANAPOLIS
N.Y. Jets (+1.5) over MIAMI
KANSAS CITY (+5.5) over San Diego
Seattle (+3) over PHILADELPHIA
CAROLINA (-3) over San Francisco
NEW ORLEANS (-3.5) over Tampa Bay
Cleveland (+1) over ARIZONA
Denver (-3.5) over OAKLAND
N.Y. Giants (-2) over CHICAGO
PITTSBURGH (-7) over Cincinnati
New England (-20.5) over BALTIMORE
Overton's picks
DALLAS (-7) over Green Bay
ST. LOUIS (-4) over Atlanta
WASHINGTON (-6) over Buffalo
MINNESOTA (-3.5) over Detroit
TENNESSEE (-3.5) over Houston
INDIANAPOLIS (-6.5) over Jacksonville
San Diego (-5.5) over KANSAS CITY
PHILADELPHIA (-3) over Seattle
CAROLINA (-3) over San Francisco
NEW ORLEANS (-3.5) over Tampa Bay
ARIZONA (-1) over Cleveland
Denver (-3.5) over OAKLAND
CHICAGO (+2) over N.Y. Giants
PITTSBURGH (-7) over Cincinnati
BALTIMORE (+20.5) over New England