I hope everyone who celebrates the holiday had a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving. As part of my enjoyment, I put all my website duties on the back burner to enjoy the extra day off with Christen and then decided that I still wanted to record the Pick ‘Em Show. Once I made that decision, cram time started and here we are.
The Bills nearly gave me and a large part of Bills Mafia an aneurysm to start Thanksgiving but they found the drive when they needed it, running the ball and playing defense just well enough to get the clock on their side. With just 23 seconds left in the game, Josh Allen engineered a quick strike drive that put Tyler Bass at the plate to hit the game-winner, 28-25 over the Lions.
I was driving when the Afternoon game got underway and didn’t pick it up until close to the half. Naturally, Dalton Schultz had a pair of touchdowns because I kept him on my bench this week and the Cowboys would bounce back from an early deficit and go on to dominate the second half en route to a 28-20 win.
Thanksgiving football came to a close with a high-scoring, drama-heavy game between the Patriots and the Vikings. I needed an upset so I took the Pats, but the Vikings are hard to put away. New England actually jumped out ahead by a TD in the 3rd quarter but a kick-return Td on the following play would keep the Vikings in it and sucked up a lot of momentum too. Minny rallied to win it 33-26, not allowing a 4th-quarter point.
I am running low on time as it is, so I’ll spare you the rationale and just you the picks straight here. If you want to hear the reasoning behind the picks, you can listen to the podcast above.
(-178) TB Buccaneers 5-5 @ (+150) CLE Browns 5-5 (+3, O/U 42)
Pick: TB| ATS: TB-3 | O/U: Over 42
(-115) CIN Bengals 6-4 @ (-105) TEN Titans 7-3 (+1, O/U 43)
Pick: TEN | ATS: TEN +1 | O/U: Under 43
(+550) HOU Texans 1-8-1 @ (-800) MIA Dolphins 7-3 (-14, O/U 47)
Pick: MIA | ATS: MIA -14 | O/U: Over 47
(+250) CHI Bears 3-8 @ (-320) NY Jets 6-4 (-7, O/U 38.5)
Pick: Jets | ATS: CHI +7| O/U: Under 38.5
(+162) ATL Falcons 5-6 @ (-195) WSH Commanders 6-5 (-4, O/U 40.5)
Pick: WSH | ATS: WSH -4 | O/U: Over 40.5
(-110) DEN Broncos 3-7 @ (-110) CAR Panthers (+1, O/U 36)
Pick: DEN | ATS: DEN -1 | O/U: Under 36
(-190) BAL Ravens 7-3 @ (+158) JAX Jaguars 3-7 (+3.5, O/U 43)
Pick: BAL | ATS: JAX +3.5 | O/U: Over 43
(-145) LA Chargers 5-5 @ (+122) AZ Cardinals 4-7 (+2.5, O/U 48.5)
Pick: LAC | ATS: LAC -2.5 | O/U: Over 48.5
(+170) LV Raiders 3-7 @ (-205) SEA Seahawks 6-4 (-4, O/U 47.5)
Pick: SEA | ATS: LVR +4 | O/U: Over 47.5
(+800) LA Rams 3-7 @ (-1400) KC Chiefs 8-2 (-14.5, O/U 42)
Pick: KC | ATS: KC -14.5 | O/U: Over 42
(+345) NO Saints 4-7 @ (-455) SF 49ers 6-4 (-9, O/U 43)
Pick: SF | ATS: NO +9 | O/U: Over 43
(+240) GB Packers 4-7 @ (-305) PHI Eagles 9-1 (-6.5, O/U 46.5)
Pick: PHI | ATS: PHI -6.5 | O/U: Under 46.5
(+118) PIT Steelers 3-7 @ (-140) IND Colts 4-6-1 (-2.5, O/U 39)
Pick: PIT | ATS: PIT +2.5 | O/U: O 39.5
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