Inside the Lines: Who to Take and Not Take This Weekend in College and Pro Football Action

NFL:

JAC vs. IND

JAC +9.5

Indianapolis has proven that their defense is almost as much of a liability as their offensive line. They have given up at least 20 points in every game this year and almost went 0-3 to start the year. This line will likely change if Luck doesn’t play, but assuming he does Indianapolis will still probably continue to struggle and let Jacksonville compete.

HOU vs. ATL

HOU +7

This is my upset of the week as I’m taking Houston to win this outright. Atlanta has played well this year and is 3-0, but their offensive line is still a question mark, they’ve had to come back to win multiple games, and have yet to beat a solid playoff caliber team. Houston’s defense should get pressure on Ryan and Freeman won’t go off like he did last week against Dallas. Houston will come to Atlanta and steal a victory in this one.

OAK vs. CHI

OAK -3

To make Oakland only a three point favorite is a shame. Chicago is the early favorite to get the number one overall pick and is missing Cutler and Jeffrey again after performing a fire sale on their defense this week. Meanwhile Oakland has put up 37 and 27 points the last two weeks. I love Oakland in this game and expect them to blow them out 38-10. Pick up any Raiders players you can for fantasy this week.

PHI vs. WSH

Under 44

I know it’s hard to pick a game and expect both teams to score 21 points or less especially after a monster scoring week last week. However, with the hurricane making its way closer to the states the weather in this one could get ugly. If both teams run the ball a lot because of the weather there will be a lot less points and both teams aren’t bad against the run.

GB vs SF

GB -9.5

We saw what the Packers did against a good Chiefs defense on MNF. We’ve also seen the Steelers and Cardinals put up 43 and 47 on San Fran respectively. There’s no reason to believe Green Bay won’t do the same.

CLE vs. SD

CLE +9

San Diego has a possible four starters on their offensive line and three defensive backs out for this game. Even if a lot of them play they aren’t going to be healthy and San Diego hasn’t looked great this year. I expect them to win the game but I also think it’s going to be closer than 9 points.

 

Last Week: 3-2

Season: 3-2

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