Week 8 - A Season in Hell

With Halloween approaching, there no other team that could describe a scarier season than the Indianapolis Colts. Just two years removed from their second Super Bowl appearance in 5 years, they've collapsed under the weight of what could be described as, "too much snow on the roof." A season without Peyton Manning is starting to look obvious. Without a "Plan B", an opportunity to host the Super Bowl in their own building has been eliminated. Not to say that it was preventable, but any other coach and/or GM in the NFL would have had a qualified backup quarterback in place to run the system. They should have known this the moment Peyton went under the knife after the end of the season and before the lockout started. The questions now being asked are, how many losses will it take to get Andrew Luck in the draft?  Even so, will they keep him and trade Peyton?

Last week was another brutal week against the spread. A third bye week may be more predictable, given the large point spreads in games.


Last Week’s Results
Against the Spread: 5-5-3
Head to Head: 8-5

Season to Date
Against the Spread: 47-36-12
Head to Head: 67-36

Odds Courtesy of OddsShark.com

Bye Week Teams: Atlanta, Chicago, Green Bay, Oakland, NY Jets, Tampa Bay

Sunday, October 30th

Minnesota at Carolina
Line: Panthers by 3
Smooth’s Pick – Carolina (20-14)

Jacksonville at Houston
Line: Texans by 11
Smooth’s Pick – Houston (28-14)

Indianapolis at Tennessee
Line: Titans by 10
Smooth’s Pick – Tennessee (23-12)

Miami at NY Giants
Line: Giants by 11
Smooth’s Pick – NY Giants (27-10)

Arizona at Baltimore
Line: Ravens by 14
Smooth’s Pick – Baltimore (22-16)

New Orleans at St. Louis
Line: Saints by 15
Smooth’s Pick – New Orleans (44-13)

Detroit at Denver
Line: Lions by 3
Smooth’s Pick – Detroit (17-12)

Washington at Buffalo (Game played in Toronto)
Line: Bills by 7
Smooth’s Pick – Buffalo (24-21)

New England at Pittsburgh
Line: Patriots by 2½
Smooth’s Pick – New England (23-20)

Cincinnati at Seattle
Line: Bengals by 1½
Smooth’s Pick – Seattle (18-16)

Cleveland at San Francisco
Line: Niners by 9½
Smooth’s Pick – San Francisco (30-17)

Dallas at Philadelphia
Line: Eagles by 3
Smooth’s Pick – Philadelphia (24-21)


Monday, October 31st

San Diego at Kansas City
Line: Bolts by 4
Smooth’s Pick – Kansas City (27-24)