Picks Against the Spread - Week 7

Last week: 4-7-2. Two pushes? Vegas needs to stop making three point spreads.
Season thus far: 13-27-2. If you picked all the teams I bet against, you'd be a rich man.

Dolphins this week

• New England @ Miami (+17) - I thought the spread would be higher, either way I'll take the points and hope the Patriots don't run up the score like they did this week.
  

Games of the Week

• Indianapolis (-3) @ Jacksonville - The Colts need to keep pace with the Patriots but the Jaguars need to keep pace with the Colts. Good job by ESPN to snatch this one up for Monday Night Football this year.
  
• Tampa Bay @ Detroit (-1) - Coming into this year, I thought this would be a Game of the Weak, instead it's a key match up to distinguish the good from the mediocre in the NFC.
  

The Rest

• San Francisco (+10) @ New York Giants - Are the Giants the hottest team in the NFC? Their schedule sets up nicely for them to be 6-2 for their week ten game against Dallas.
  
• Tennessee (-1) @ Houston - This is a must win if either of these teams want to keep pace with the Colts and Jaguars.
  
• Arizona @ Washington (-7) - Ouch, both Leinart and Warner are out and now they turn to Tim Rattay. The Redskins need to take advantage of this.
  
• Atlanta (+7.5) @ New Orleans - Game of the Weak. Did the Saints finally show up for the 2007 season or was it just a bad performance by the Seahawks last week?
  
• Baltimore (-3) @ Buffalo - The Ravens only two losses have come on the road to inferior opponents. They can't afford a similar letdown in the AFC.
  
• Kansas City (+3) @ Oakland - Why are the Raiders favored? Is the AFC West this bad?
  
• New York Jets @ Cincinnati (-6) - This is another Game of the Weak. Plus, each of these teams foolishly had playoff aspirations this year.
  
• Chicago (+4.5) @ Philadelphia - This is crucial. Both of these teams were picked by some to be in the Super Bowl but are currently under .500%
  
• St. Louis (+9) @ Seattle - The NFC West, Zzzzz.
  
• Minnesota @ Dallas (-9.5) - Will Dallas start to struggle or can they just bounce back to being far superior to the rest of the NFC?
  
• Pittsburgh (-3.5) @ Denver - This looked like a great matchup in preseason. If the Steelers want to be in the same class as the Colts, they need to breeze through this one.