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Week 5 Picks Against the Spread

Let's stay on the right track.

By Aaron Tobin-HessPublished 5 years ago 2 min read
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So it's Thursday night. The NY Giants are playing and Eli Manning currently looks like shit (not a surprise) and I contemplate why I still watch this god forsaken sport. I talk about how much the NFL sucks all the time and yet I am still watching. I guess I have a sickness; whatever. At least Saquon Barkley is fun to watch but other than that, screw everything that is New York Giants related. Puke city. What's crazy is that last season, when Ben McAdoo benched Eli last year and everyone (myself included) maybe he was on to something. Whatever, I am done with the Giants this year. NBA season can not start fast enough for ya boy.

On the bright side, I have been on a nice stretch picking games against the spread the last 2 weeks. Two straight weeks of going better than 50% so at least I have that going for me; starting to get a feel for how the league is going. A small solace when the football team you root for just flat out sucks. So I hope to take the advice from none other than Fred Durst from Limp Bizkit (woah throw back city—shout out to Ben Stiller's cameo in the music video, back when music videos were a thing aka the good old days) and "Keep rollin rollin rollin."

So here we go—Week 5 against the spread:

  1. Seahawks -2.5 against the Raiders. This game is in London. The Raiders are bad; this may be my favorite play of the week.
  2. Colts +2.5 against the Jets. Andrew Luck looks to be back. I do not think the Jets are capable of putting together two straight good weeks of football. Love this one too (and maybe a little too much).
  3. Jaguars -3 against Dallas. If the Giants suck, well, so does Dallas. I think Jax rebounds this week.
  4. Atlanta -3 against Tampa Bay. Listen no one hates the Falcons more than me. Matt Ryan stinks; he is the most overrated player in the NFL. I have done very well betting against Atlanta this year, BUT, I am going the other way and I think they get a convincing home win this week. They always play better indoors and Tampa is just not a quality opponent. Despite being dog shit on defense, I think Atlanta can out score Tampa enough this week. Wouldn't be surprised if they won by double digits.
  5. Rams -7 against the Broncos. I know its a big number and I know the 'home dogs' (where the home team is the underdog for those who don't know) have been great against the spread this year. But I think that trend reverses a bit. I do not believe home field is such a big advantage and the Rams are the best team in the NFL so I am riding with them.

Good luck to all the bettors out there.

Last week: 3-2

Overall: 12-13-1

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