Week 6 Stone Cold Locks

Week 5 came and went faster than Le'veon Bell’s tenure with the Jets and like him, there are greener pastures ahead for both of us. The Greatest Gambler Alive (clearly Self-Proclaimed after last week) has hit a bid of a skid but just like driving on ice, you have to just steer into it and see yourself out the other side. We’re going to heat up, we are heating up so let's take a ride together and see your bank account add some few dollars into it.

So about last week, a lot of action happened; some good, some bad. A certain Mississippi State QB who plays professionally for the most overrated team in sports saw his ankle in the mirror and it shattered, along with the hopes and dreams of endless Dallas and Fantasy Football fans (yours truly included). The upstart Bills Mafia was met on the field by a King Leonidas wannabe and ultimately those foldable tables would have played better defense then Buffalo. Fitzmagic is and the Dolphins swam circles around a severely wounded and dare I say, FRAUD San Francisco 49ers team. And after the sun set on Week 5, we now inch closer to Week 6 and some much needed games to throw some units on to satisfy your inner degenerate.

And without further ado, our picks of the week…

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Baltimore Ravens -7.5 against the Philadelphia Eagles:

As much as it pains me to pick against my team, you’re far more likely to win money on this game this week then I am to see my team in victory formation. So far this season, the Eagles are 1-4 ATS while the Ravens are 3-1-1 ATS. Carson Wentz may have turned a corner with his new star receiver Travis Fulgham, but this game seems eerily similar to last week's showing against the Steelers. Even with the possibility of fans back in the Linc, the Philly faithful will have a tough time slowing down a Raven offense that is averaging 29.8 points per game. The Eagles wings have been clipped this year and with an inconsistent offense that may be missing Lane Johnson on the line as well as a decimated secondary that could be without Darius “Big Play” Slay, expect the Ravens to cover the spread while putting up near 30 points.

Photo: CNBC

***Side play of interest: I am very high on the OVER of 47.5 set for this game.***

Miami Dolphins -9.5 against the New York grounded Jets:

Folks, grab your parachutes now because these Jets are coming in for a crash landing. Le’veon Bell was able to break free of Adam Gase’s reign. Unfortunately, for the other 52 players on the active roster, they are stuck in the football equivalent of Hell (seriously, congratulations Cleveland for moving up in the world). Meanwhile, a little less than 1100 miles away in South Beach, magic has struck again in the form of Ryan Fitzpatrick. It must be that luscious beard because this guy is truly something else. After a beating of the 49ers, Miami is averaging 27.2 points per game while on the other side New York is giving up 32.3 points per game, ranking 31st in the league. That Dolphin offense is starting to figure things out and with an improving defense, I fully expect there to be some libations being passed around on the beach following a Dolphin victory. New York, if Cleveland can turn it around in only 20 years, so can you. Photo: AP Images

New England Patriots -9.5 against the Denver Broncos:

I think I’m more excited for what outfit Cam is going to pull out after missing the last two weeks than to see him on the field. That being said, Cam back on the field will pay off immensely for the Patriots on the field bringing them back a more than competent QB under center as with him under center. New England averages 29 points per game with Cam, as opposed to scoring 10 points in the one game he missed with the combo of Brian Hoyer and Jarrett Stidham throwing seeds to everyone but the Patriots own players. Denver’s offense is inept, averaging 20.5 points per game this season, good for 28th in the league, and will be without Drew Lock and Melvin Gordon this upcoming week. New England’s defense is surrendering a 12th best 21.5 point per game this year and you can expect that number to drop considerably. It may be time to take these Broncos out to pasture after they fail to cover and lose by a large margin this week to the new look Patriots.

Detroit Lions -3.5 against the Jacksonville Jaguars:

Coming off of a bye week, this pride should be fresh as we enter a faceoff between two of the fiercest felines in the wild but two of the weaker teams in the NFL. Over the course of the past four seasons, Detroit has covered the spread three out of four times after a bye. Going into this matchup, we get to see the Stafford to Golladay combo go up against what is ranked as the 26th passing defense so expect some big yardage through the air. Of late, the Jacksonville Minshews have hit a skid giving up 30 plus points per game and failing to cover the spread in each of the last four weeks. Healthy, fresh teams going up against a beaten down team that's week 1 win against Indy is looking more and more like a fluke each day. Ride the Lions comfortably into the sunset.

***Side play of interest: I am very high on the UNDER 54.5 set for this game***

And the highly anticipated, most electrifying Lock of the Week…

Not going to lie, this game and this line has trap game written all over it for Green Bay but I am feeling very good about the way A-Aron is leading his offense right now. Rodgers and Green Bay come into this game off a bye week and are reintroducing a guy by the name of Davante Adams whom you may have heard of. Tampa is coming off a tough loss to an inflated Chicago team so I am going with the more consistent team and QB to win this matchup. Additionally, the cheese heads are 8-2 ATS their last 10 games against teams with a winning record so I do not worry about them coming out flat off the bye. As the line moves, I would feel comfortable with this being the lock of the week all the way to -2.5 for Green Bay. Photo: Brad Rempel

Parlay of the Week (Always remember...Life’s too short to bet the Under) :

Philadelphia Eagles/Baltimore Ravens OVER 47.5

Chicago Bears/Carolina Panthers OVER 44.5

Green Bay Packers -1 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

YTD Individual Game Totals: 6-6

YTD Lock of the Week: 1-1

YTD Parlays: 2-0