What a great weekend of Football, probably the best weekend of the NFL season. Lets take a closer look at the games.
Saturday has great story lines. Tim Tebow gets another chance to keep the magic going in New England and the Saints finally get a stiff test traveling to SF against a top ranked defense. All four games have the rematch angle to deal with including the SF/NO game that met in the pre-season which usually is not much of a note but it got personal for Jim Harbaugh who never forgets, just ask Pete Carroll. The Saints were relentless sacking SF 6 times in the first half. In rematch games usually the team that lost is a good bet. I made the spread in the SF/NO game a pick but since the Saints have looked unstoppable the spread has swelled up to +4, and i’ll gladly take the better defense and running game (you will hear this again). I also prefer the under in the game (un 47) as a better bet. I know it was pre-season but SF held the Saints scoreless in all three drives vs the first teams. In Saturday’s night cap i like the Pats big. The Broncos will attempt to slow the game down but Brady and the Pats will score plenty and the Broncos will not be able to keep up. The Tebow story was nice but it seems like he beat a bunch of teams at just the right time.
Sunday is also going to be great. The Texans really played the Ravens tough this season even without Andre Johnson. I like the better running game and better defense plus the points in the rematch. Give me the +7 point head start, possible upset special. GB and the Giants is going to be a great game. Another classic rematch. The GMEN are peaking at the right time and if any team is going to beat the Packers it is the Giants. Expect a high scoring game with Eli driving the Giants down for the late win. Once again, give me the better running game and defense plus the points.
-DannyZ