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Usually during this week the Winning Stats Predictor needs a miracle week to get itself back to 50% on the season, but, in 2013, that isn't the case at all. Thanks to the best year in its short history, and even after a 'meh' week at 8-8 last week, it's looking like it'll be the best year picking games Against the Spread. As it stands now it is 126-108-6 ATS, which is 53.8%. Again, anything over 52.4% is a successful season, so as long as I can get 5.5 wins in Week 17, it'll be a money maker in 2013. It makes me quite happy.
In picking games straight up last week I went a disappointing 9-7, but it seemed like one of those weeks where several favorites got beat. On the season it's now 152-87, or 63.6%. I'm happy there too. But need to finish strong, so let's go 16-0 this week:
| Home | Score | Away | Score | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | 21 | Panthers | 26 | 64.2% |
| Bears | 25 | Packers | 26 | 50.1% |
| Titans | 25 | Texans | 18 | 66.7% |
| Steelers | 28 | Browns | 23 | 64.0% |
| Giants | 17 | Redskins | 16 | 52.1% |
| Bengals | 24 | Ravens | 11 | 80.3% |
| Cowboys | 24 | Eagles | 29 | 62.0% |
| Colts | 27 | Jaguars | 19 | 69.9% |
| Dolphins | 21 | Jets | 19 | 53.1% |
| Vikings | 19 | Lions | 24 | 61.8% |
| Patriots | 21 | Bills | 20 | 50.3% |
| Saints | 24 | Buccaneers | 17 | 68.6% |
| Raiders | 22 | Broncos | 28 | 67.7% |
| Cardinals | 20 | 49ers | 21 | 52.5% |
| Chargers | 26 | Chiefs | 22 | 62.1% |
| Seahawks | 24 | Rams | 18 | 67.1% |
SuperContest had a nice 4-1 week, getting back comfortably over .500 at 41-37-2. Just need one to stay above .500. This week's lines actually include the Packers +4.5, but I'm going to stay away from that one. Here's my final top 5 picks:
- Falcons +7 vs. Panthers
- Bengals -6 vs. Ravens
- Bills +9 at Patriots
- Cardinals +1 vs. 49ers
- Cowboys +6.5 vs. Eagles