2009 Week seven

Predicted scores for 2009 week 7:

CHI 17
CIN 19 (-1.5)

This is a game I hope the system is wrong on, as I'd love for the Bengals to drop a game, plus losing to the Bears would eliminate a tiebreaker over the Steelers. These two teams are neck and neck in the ratings, so the nod goes to the Bengals with home field advantage, which, since 1970, has been 2.91 points.

GNB 21 (-7)
CLE 13

This is a bit of a surprise. I'd have picked the Packers to cover this pretty easily, but then I've had an emotional bias in favor of the Packers all year.

SFO 30
HOU 21 (-3)

San Francisco needs this to keep up with the Cardinals, who are on the rise. Things were looking really sharp for the Niners, but the recent dropoff has them in trouble, I think. The Texans are pretty inept in general, but Schaub has been putting up a lot of points through the air.

SDG 24 (-4.5)
KAN 24

A surprise here, as Predictabot calls it...too close to call! I'd personally have to go with the Chargers here. The Chiefs have shown some signs of life, but winning two in a row seems overly ambitious.

MIN 24
PIT 20 (-4.5)

Ugh. Well, looking at the ratings, it's not hard to see this at all. Frankly, I could imagine the Vikings predicted by more, as the Steelers opponents have been pretty weak. However, for a 6-0 team, the Vikings are not dominating. Just winning.

IND 34 (-13)
STL 3

No argument here. The Colts are rested and doing great, and the Rams are hapless.

TAM 7
NWE 34 (-14.5)

No real "home" team here, since the game is in London. However, the Pats don't need home field advantage to wipe the floor with the bottomdwelling Bucs. Too bad that London won't get to see a good game.

BUF 19
CAR 17 (-7.5)

Predictabot doesn't know about injuries, which is probably why Buffalo is picked to win. However, the Bills did manage to take out the Jets with a backup QB, so who knows...

NYJ 14 (-6.5)
OAK 3

This is a tricky matchup. Can the Raiders build on their upset of the Eagles? Will the Jets continue to fade as Sanchez struggles? Personally, I think the Jets will win, but not cover the spread.

ATL 24
DAL 19 (-4)

This seems like a reasonable prediction, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it go the other way either.

NOR 30 (-6.5)
MIA 24

Despite New Orleans being on top, they aren't predicted here to beat the spread. They've won every game by at least two touchdowns, and Miami ain't nothing special, so I have to disagree with the Robot.

ARI 20
NYG 24 (-7)

Arizona has been playing better, but I expect the Giants to bounce back. I think this is a fair prediction, but it wouldn't surprise me to see the Giants cover, since the Cardinals sometimes forget to show up.

PHI 19 (-7)
WAS 9

This was probably expected to be a thrilling divisional matchup for Monday night. Given what we've been seeing I might expect this to be a 3-0 victory for the Eagles.