Jared Bets the NFL Week 6

I’ll start by saying that I apologize for not writing an entry for last week as promised. I did a bunch of research, had my bet in hand and didn’t place it in time, so I had to wing it and lost my bet. I refuse to present something to you that I didn’t put the appropriate effort into.

Moving along.

Today, the Colts have a BYE, so although they’re 4-0 ATS, we can’t capitalized on that today.

Something I’ve realized here is that the lines vary from site to site, so presenting you with my take on how to bet the lines isn’t a great way to say who I think will win.

Here are my notes. The numbers refer to scoring offense and defense. This is the Cliff Notes version that doesn’t consider injuries, place of play, recent results. Today we are just going to try to predict road winners (there are about 7 road winners a week).

If you’re looking for a couple tips on the CAR/TB game that starts in about a half hour, I’d take the over and Carolina is the overall better team.

Week 5 Notes

CAR 11^th Off 11^th Def vs TB 5^th Off 29^th Def

SEA 8^th Off 18^th Def at CLE 25^th Off 21^st Def

HOU 10^th Off 12^th Def at KC 4^th Off 14^th Def

WAS 30^th Off 30^th Def at MIA 32^nd Off 32^nd Def

PHI 7^th Off 13^th Def at MIN 16^th Off 5^th Def

NO 14^th Off 17^th Def at JAX 17^th Off 19^th Def

CIN 29^th Off 27^th Def at BAL 1^st Off 22^nd Def

SF 2^nd Off 4^th Def at LAR 6^th Off 26^th Def

ATL 20^th Off 31^st Def at ARI 21^st Off 28^th Def

TEN 23^rd Off 6^th Def at DEN 27^th Off 10^th Def

DAL 9^th Off 7^th Def at NYJ 31^st Off 24^th Def

PIT 22^nd Off 15^th Def at LAC 18^th Off 9^th Def

DET 12^th Off 20^th Def at GB 13^th Off 8^th Def

There is probably a better way to try to predict the outcomes of these games. I’d love to see another person’s methodology.

If you bet on the games, how do you do it? Is it a “feel” thing? Do you pore over injury reports and game data?

This isn’t meant to be gambling advice. I would strongly advise you to not gamble unless you are willing to at least do the research. Don’t bet with your rent money. Remember, this is for fun and not in any way meant to encourage people to gamble. Spend your money wisely!