B-Man's Weekly NFL Picks Blog
Posted on Friday, December 28, 2012 at 11:24pm
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Here are my Week 17 picks. Good luck!
| Stats for The B-Man | |
| Season Record: | 136-131, 50.9% (2050 out of 9322) Vs Spread 165-101, 62.0% (1354 out of 4991) Straight-Up |
| Week 21 Record: | 1-0, 100.0% (1st) Vs Spread 1-0, 100.0% (1st) Straight-Up |
| Career Record: | 2143-2059, 51.0% (14th season) Ranked 44 out of 252 (min. 13 seasons) |
| (Straight-Up) | 493-306, 61.7% (3rd season) Ranked 805 out of 1495 (min. 2 seasons) |
| Game | Vs. Spread | Straight-Up |
| BEARS at LIONS Line: Bears by 2 1/2 Vs Spread: 78% of you picked the  BEARSStraight-Up: 83.5% of you picked the BEARS |
BEARS |
BEARS |
| Must-win game for the Bears and other than Megatron, the Lions have nothing going besides an 7-game losing streak. | ||
| JAGUARS at TITANS Line: Titans by 3 1/2 Vs Spread: 80.5% of you picked the  TITANSStraight-Up: 91.7% of you picked the TITANS |
 JAGUARS |
JAGUARS |
| Battle of teams playing out the string. I liked what I saw last week out of the Jags vs. the Pats. | ||
| TEXANS at COLTS Line: Texans by 6 1/2 Vs Spread: 55.1% of you picked the  COLTSStraight-Up: 65.9% of you picked the  TEXANS |
COLTS |
TEXANS |
| Colts will be tough at home and playing for Chuck Pagano. Not sure they will get the win though. | ||
| PANTHERS at SAINTS Line: Saints by 4 1/2 Vs Spread: 81.2% of you picked the  SAINTSStraight-Up: 90.1% of you picked the SAINTS |
 PANTHERS |
SAINTS |
| Panthers are red hot all of a sudden. Watch out Saints. | ||
| EAGLES at GIANTS Line: Giants by 7 1/2 Vs Spread: 66% of you picked the  GIANTSStraight-Up: 92.1% of you picked the GIANTS |
 EAGLES |
GIANTS |
| Vick's back for a swan song as the Eagles Q. He'll enjoy spoiling the Giants slim playoff shot. | ||
| BROWNS at STEELERS Line: Steelers by 5 1/2 Vs Spread: 79.7% of you picked the  STEELERSStraight-Up: 90.4% of you picked the STEELERS |
STEELERS |
STEELERS |
| All you need to know about this one is the Browns are starting Thad Lewis at QB - he has never taken a snap in an NFL game before. Seriously. | ||
| BUCCANEERS at FALCONS Line: Falcons by 3 1/2 Vs Spread: 80.4% of you picked the  FALCONSStraight-Up: 90.8% of you picked the FALCONS |
FALCONS |
FALCONS |
| Not sure if Atlanta will play full out in this one but the Bucs are reeling. One good half by the Falcons may be enough. | ||
| JETS at BILLS Line: Bills by 3 1/2 Vs Spread: 65.9% of you picked the  BILLSStraight-Up: 73.3% of you picked the BILLS |
BILLS |
BILLS |
| Sanchez is back for the Jets and so the losing will continue. | ||
| RAVENS at BENGALS Line: Bengals by 2 1/2 Vs Spread: 53.1% of you picked the  BENGALSStraight-Up: 55% of you picked the BENGALS |
BENGALS |
BENGALS |
| Tough call since both teams are pretty much set for the playoffs (exact seeds still in play). I'll just go with the home team by a FG. | ||
| PACKERS at VIKINGS Line: Packers by 3 1/2 Vs Spread: 64.9% of you picked the  PACKERSStraight-Up: 73.3% of you picked the PACKERS |
 VIKINGS |
PACKERS |
| This is an AP pick. I'm really pulling for him to get the record. | ||
| DOLPHINS at PATRIOTS Line: Patriots by 10 1/2 Vs Spread: 63.9% of you picked the  PATRIOTSStraight-Up: 95% of you picked the PATRIOTS |
 DOLPHINS |
PATRIOTS |
| Pats underachieved the last 2 weeks and Miami will be out for revenge. | ||
| CHIEFS at BRONCOS Line: Broncos by 15 1/2 Vs Spread: 60.3% of you picked the  BRONCOSStraight-Up: 97.7% of you picked the BRONCOS |
 CHIEFS |
BRONCOS |
| Chiefs did an admirable job on defense against Manning in the first matchup. | ||
| RAIDERS at CHARGERS Line: Chargers by 6 1/2 Vs Spread: 83.1% of you picked the  CHARGERSStraight-Up: 92.6% of you picked the CHARGERS |
CHARGERS |
CHARGERS |
| The Raiders are hopeless and the Chargers are capable. | ||
| CARDINALS at 49ERS Line: 49ers by 16 1/2 Vs Spread: 52.2% of you picked the  49ERSStraight-Up: 96.8% of you picked the 49ERS |
49ERS |
49ERS |
| After last week's loss, expect the 49ers to blow Arizona out of the stadium. | ||
| RAMS at SEAHAWKS Line: Seahawks by 10 1/2 Vs Spread: 66.9% of you picked the  SEAHAWKSStraight-Up: 94.6% of you picked the SEAHAWKS |
SEAHAWKS |
SEAHAWKS |
| Seattle is unstoppable lately. I won't bet against them. | ||
| COWBOYS at REDSKINS Line: Redskins by 2 1/2 Vs Spread: 72% of you picked the  REDSKINSStraight-Up: 77.9% of you picked the REDSKINS |
REDSKINS |
REDSKINS |
| RG3 can win the 'Skins a division championship on his home field. I don't see him letting that opportunity slip away. | ||
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Whether you're here simply for fun or serious competition, good luck to you this season!
B-MAN