Weekly Picks

The weekly picks are back. After winning the pool for Harley and Adam last year, we decided to go our separate ways. But with Adam and Harley off to a poor start this year, and Adam giving me the head's up about Mets World Series tickets , I felt I had to come out of retirement to help them reclaim their title.

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(favorite first, home team in CAPS, my pick bolded)

san diego chargers -2.5 BALTIMORE RAVENS
This is a tricky game because the Ravens might be for real. They have a steady QB who has been rejuvenated and doesn't make mistakes. They also have a vicious defense. The Ravens are coming off a bad game they barely squeaked out against the Cleveland Browns. The Chargers are coming off a bye and in my opinion they are the best team in football right now. My only worry is that philip Rivers is essentially a rookie and could possibly make mistakes against tough defense like the Ravens. But I think a more likely outcome is for Shawne Merriman to turn Steve McNair's Lights Out. And I didn't even mention LaDanian Tomlinson. Take the Chargers.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS -6.5 san francisco 49ers
The 49ers suck. They are not going to win tough road games. But can they keep this one close? Absolutely. And they did just get their butts kicked by the Eagles. The Chiefs have looked punchless on offense but I don't really mind Damon Huard. I don't think he will kill you with mistakes. The Chiefs also have Larry Johnson who should be able to run over this defense all by himself. I'll ride with LJ and KC.

CINCINNATI BENGALS -6.5 new england patriots
Bengals are very, very, very good but they are not going to go 16-0. And it's a game like this that they could possibly lose. (Never pick an underdog unless you give them a decent chance of winning outright. About 2/3 of the time when an underdog covers it wins the game.) The Bengals might be due for a letdown and the Patriots got embarrassed last week. I look for Brady to put up at least 3 touchdowns which means the Patriots will lose this game 27-21.