Category: 2018 NFL

NFL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY

This is the condensed version of picks for Sunday’s NFL conference championship games for Winners and Whiners between:

Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints:

New England Patriots at Kansas City Rams (written by Chris Kubala)

Divisional round review:

And that’s the thanks I get for having faith in the Chargers. Ugh. In some ways, it was more aggravating that I only hit the Ekeler prop only because it came during garbage time and on Los Angeles’ second-to-last offensive play of the game. But hey, got the 5/5 right! (note sarcastic eye roll)

I was joking about an 0-16 week… little did I realize the betting gods saw that 8-0 Sunday mark in the wild-card round and sent a swift lightning bolt of reality my way.

Once more, THANK YOU for reading, and onto the picks!

For the individual games that have six picks, remember the 5/5 is simply the best pick of that individual game, not the entire week. 

Sunday, January 20

Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints:

Full Game: Saints -3.5 (3/5) — LOSS!
Full Total: OVER 56.5 points (4/5) — LOSS!
Full Prop 1: Total touchdowns scored OVER 6.5 (5/5) — LOSS!
Full Prop 2: Anderson OVER 46.5 rushing yards (3/5) — LOSS!
Full Prop 3: Kamara OVER 103.5 total yards (3/5) — WIN!
1st Half: Saints -2.5 (3/5) — WIN!
1st Half Total: OVER 28.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
1st Half Prop: Rams OVER 12.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!

New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs:

Full Game: Chiefs -3 (3/5) — LOSS!
Full Total: OVER 56.5 points (3/5) — WIN!
Full Prop 1: White OVER 74.5 total yards (4/5) — LOSS!
Full Prop 2: Watkins OVER 58.5 receiving yards (3/5) — WIN!
Full Prop 3: Kelce OVER 84.5 receiving yards (3/5) —
1st Half: Chiefs -2.5 (3/5) — LOSS!
1st Half Total: OVER 28 points (3/5) — LOSS!
1st Half Prop: OVER 10.5 points 1st quarter (5/5) — LOSS!

One important thing to note: The format Winners and Whiners uses for Monday night only allows for a full game spread pick and full game over/under. Only HERE will you find the complete six (now eight) pick listing that I usually make with each preview I do. If that changes, I will inform you accordingly.

So follow Winners and Whiners on Twitter here (@WinnersWhiners) and follow me here @AlTruda73

Playoff Record: 23-29-0 (.442)

Day Record:                                        Overall Record:
1-Star Pick Record: 0-0-0 (.000)       Postseason Record (0-0-0, .000)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0-0 (.000)       Postseason Record (0-0-0, .000)
3-Star Pick Record: 4-8-0 (.333)       Postseason Record (15-21-0, .417)
4-Star Pick Record: 0-2-0 (.000)       Postseason Record (4-4-0, .500)
5-Star Pick Record: 0-2-0 (.000)       Postseason Record (4-4-0, .500)
Regular Season Record: 197-181-1 (.522)
Total Record: 220-210-1 (.512)

1-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          Season (0-0, .000)              Playoffs (0-0-0, .000)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          Season (0-0, .000)              Playoffs (0-0-0, .000)
3-Star Pick Record: 4-8 (.250)          Season (143-142-1, .502)  Playoffs (15-21-0, .417)
4-Star Pick Record: 0-2 (.000)          Season (27-33, .450)          Playoffs (4-4-0, .500)
5-Star Pick Record: 0-2 (.000)          Season (31-24, .564)          Playoffs (4-4-0, .500)

NFL DIVISIONAL ROUND PICKS

This is the condensed version of picks for Sunday’s NFL divisional round playoff games for Winners and Whiners between:

Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots

Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints

Wild-card round review:

Wow. I mean, just wow. Words really cannot do justice how wildly I let my ego run wild at my dive bar after rolling an 8-0 on Sunday. I was admittedly somewhat disappointed about my Colts-Texans picks, but after the Seahawks came through with a back-door cover for both the spread and the over/under, I felt a little better after Saturday’s games.

As a Jets fan who lives in Chicago, I must say the schadenfreude that came with watching Cody Parkey hit the post and then the crossbar was absolutely magnificently exquisite. More so when you actually post it on your Twitter time line before the final drive even starts. No really, go scroll through my timeline (@AlTruda73) and check the timestamp versus when the kick was made.

I’ll wait.

Anyway, all this self back-patting has set myself for an obvious 0-16 week for these four games, so the modest goal this week is 9-7 to beat the vig and have a still-impressive above-.600 percentage for the postseason. The full set of picks for the two Sunday games will come either Saturday night or Sunday morning.

Once more, THANK YOU for reading, and onto the picks!

For the individual games that have six picks, remember the 5/5 is simply the best pick of that individual game, not the entire week. 

Saturday, January 12

Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs:

Full Game: Colts +5.5 (3/5) (*I expect the Chiefs to win, just not cover) — LOSS!
Over/Under: UNDER 56.5 points (4/5) — WIN!!

Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams:

Full Game: Rams -7 (5/5) — WIN!
Over/UNDER: OVER 48.5 points (3/5) — WIN!

Sunday, January 13

Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots:

Full Game: Chargers +4 (3/5) — LOSS!
Full Total: UNDER 47.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Full Prop 1: Patriots UNDER 25.5 points (4/5) — LOSS!
Full Prop 2: Ekeler OVER 2.5 catches (5/5) — WIN!
Full Prop 3: Gronkowski OVER 49.5 yards (3/5) — LOSS!
1st Half: Chargers +3 (3/5) — LOSS!
1st Half Total: UNDER 23 points (3/5) — LOSS!
1st Half Prop: Patriots UNDER 13.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!

Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints:

Full Game: Saints -8 (4/5) — LOSS!
Full Total: UNDER 51.5 points (3/5) — WIN!
Full Prop 1: Eagles UNDER 22.5 points (3/5) — WIN!
Full Prop 2: Thomas OVER 87.5 receiving yards (3/5) — WIN!
Full Prop 3: Tate OVER 4 receptions (3/5) — LOSS!
1st Half: Saints -6 (5/5) — LOSS!
1st Half Total: OVER 26 points (3/5) — LOSS!
1st Half Prop: Saints OVER 15.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!

Hopefully, I’ve done well enough for you to not loathe me. Also as a reminder, this is how the timeline for NFL playoff previews on Winners and Whiners:

Monday night: Short lookahead
Thursday night/Friday: Deep dive preview covering both sides of the ball.
18-24 hours before kickoff: One last update based on line movement and injury reports.

One important thing to note: The format Winners and Whiners uses for Monday night only allows for a full game spread pick and full game over/under. Only HERE will you find the complete six-pick listing that I usually make with each preview I do. If that changes, I will inform you accordingly.

So follow Winners and Whiners on Twitter here (@WinnersWhiners) and follow me here @AlTruda73

Playoff Record: 19-17-0 (.528)

Day Record:                                  Overall Record:
1-Star Pick Record: 0-0-0 (.000)       Postseason Record (0-0-0, .000)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0-0 (.000)       Postseason Record (0-0-0, .000)
3-Star Pick Record: 3-9-0 (.250)       Postseason Record (11-13-0, .458)
4-Star Pick Record: 0-2-0 (.000)       Postseason Record (4-2-0, .667)
5-Star Pick Record: 1-1-0 (.500)       Postseason Record (4-2-0, .667)
Regular Season Record: 197-181-1 (.522)
Total Record: 216-198-1 (.533)

1-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          Season (0-0, .000)              Playoffs (0-0-0, .000)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          Season (0-0, .000)              Playoffs (0-0-0, .000)
3-Star Pick Record: 3-9 (.250)          Season (139-128-1, .521)  Playoffs (11-13-0, .458)
4-Star Pick Record: 0-2 (.000)        Season (27-31, .466)            Playoffs (4-2-0, .667)
5-Star Pick Record: 1-1 (.500)          Season (31-22, .585)          Playoffs (4-2-0, .667)

NFL Wild Card Round Picks

This is the condensed version of picks for the AFC Wild Card Round games for Winners and Whiners between:

Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans

Los Angeles Chargers at Baltimore Ravens

Week 17 Review:

I’m ignoring all the negativity around most of my picks from last week and relying on the good vibes of sweeping the six picks in the Bears-Vikings to get me through the wild-card round. These deep dive previews do not write themselves, people, especially when you can talk yourself down a rabbit hole of believing silly things at times.

Just a reminder this is the timetable for how the previews move on Winners and Whiners:

Also a quick note for you, the readers of this space. First, THANK YOU for reading! Hopefully, I’ve done well enough for you to not loathe me. Secondly, I have been informed I will be handling the AFC for the postseason in a way similar to how I break down Monday night games. Thus, the timeline works like this:

Monday night: Short lookahead
Thursday night: Deep dive preview covering both sides of the ball.
hours before kickoff: One last update based on line movement and injury reports.

-24One important thing to note: The format Winners and Whiners uses for Monday night only allows for a full game spread pick and full game over/under. Only HERE will you find the complete six-pick listing that I usually make with each preview I do. If that changes, I will inform you accordingly.

So follow Winners and Whiners on Twitter here (@WinnersWhiners) and follow me here @AlTruda73

For the individual games that have six picks, remember the 5/5 is simply the best pick of that individual game, not the entire week. 

January 5 — Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans:

Full Game: Colts +1.5 (3/5) — WIN!
Full Total: OVER 48.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Full Prop: Colts OVER 23.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
1st Half: Texans -0.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
1st Half Total: OVER 24 points (5/5) — LOSS!
1st Half Prop: Colts OVER 11.5 points (4/5) — WIN!

January 6 — Los Angeles Chargers at Baltimore Ravens:

Full Game: Chargers +2.5 (3/5) — WIN!
Full Total: UNDER 43 points (4/5) — WIN!
Full Prop: Ravens UNDER 22.5 points (5/5) — WIN!
1st Half: Chargers +1 (3/5) — WIN!
1st Half Total: UNDER 21 points (3/5) — WIN!
1st Half Prop: Chargers OVER 9.5 points (3/5) — WIN!

NFC Wild-Card Games:

January 5 — Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys:

Full Game: Seahawks +2.5 (3/5) — WIN!
Over/Under: OVER 43.5 points (4/5) — WIN!

January 6 — Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears:

Full Game: Eagles +6 (3/5) — WIN!
Over/Under: UNDER 41.5 (5/5) — WIN!!

Playoff Record: 12-4-0 (.750)

1-Star Pick Record: 0-0-0 (.000)       Postseason Record (0-0-0, .000)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0-0 (.000)       Postseason Record (0-0-0, .000)
3-Star Pick Record: 5-0 (1.000)     Postseason Record (7-3-0, .700
4-Star Pick Record: 1-0-0 (1.000)     Postseason Record (3-0-0, 1.000)
5-Star Pick Record: 2-0-0 (1.000)     Postseason Record (2-1-0, .500)
Regular Season Record: 197-181-1 (.521)
Total Record: 209-185-1 (.528)

1-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          Season (0-0, .000)              Playoffs (0-0-0, .000)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          Season (0-0, .000)              Playoffs (0-0-0, .000)
3-Star Pick Record: 6-3 (.667)          Season (139-128-1, .521)  Playoffs (7-3-0, .700)
4-Star Pick Record: 3-0 (1.000)        Season (27-31, .466)          Playoffs (3-0-0, 1.000)
5-Star Pick Record: 1-1 (.500)          Season (31-22, .585)          Playoffs (2-1-0, .667)

WEEK 17 NFL PICKS (December 30)

This is the condensed version of picks for the NFL Week 17 games for Winners and Whiners between:

Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills
Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings
Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos

Week 16 Review:

Note to self: When you here the pang of your gut, listen to your gut. Or easier translated: Sometimes the simpler narrative is the right one to follow. In last week’s case, it was the case of thinking the Raiders would respond to the potential finality of a last home game in the Oakland Coliseum and pole-axing a Denver Broncos team simply playing out the string. In some respects, the two picks I got right in that Monday night fiasco were pure luck.

Also a quick note for you, the readers of this space. First, THANK YOU for reading! Hopefully, I’ve done well enough for you to not loathe me. Secondly, I have been informed I will be handling the AFC for the postseason in a way similar to how I break down Monday night games. Thus, the timeline works like this:

Monday night: Short lookahead
Thursday night: Deep dive preview covering both sides of the ball.
24-36 hours before kickoff: One last update based on line movement and injury reports.

One important thing to note: The format Winners and Whiners uses for Monday night only allows for a full game spread pick and full game over/under. Only HERE will you find the complete six-pick listing that I usually make with each preview I do. If that changes, I will inform you accordingly.

So follow Winners and Whiners on Twitter here (@WinnersWhiners) and follow me here @AlTruda73

For the individual games that have six picks, remember the 5/5 is simply the best pick of that individual game, not the entire week. There will be two other four and five-star picks among the rest of the Week 17 selections.

That said… ONTO THE GAMES!

Sunday, December 30

Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills:

Full Game — Bills -3.5 (5/5) — WIN!
Full Total — UNDER 39.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Full Prop — Bills UNDER 22.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
1st Half — Dolphins +3 (3/5) — WIN!
1st Half Total — UNDER 19.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
1st Half Prop — Dolphins OVER 8.5 points (4/5) — WIN!

Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings:

Full Game — Bears +5.5 (3/5) — WIN!
Full Total — UNDER 40.5 points (3/5) — WIN!
Full Prop — Vikings UNDER 23.5 points (4/5) — WIN!
l1st Half — Bears +2.5 (5/5) — WIN!
1st Half Total — UNDER 20 points (3/5) — WIN!
1st Half Prop — Bears OVER 8.5 points (3/5) — WIN!

Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos:

Full Game — Chargers -6.5 (5/5) — WIN!
Full Total — OVER 41.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Full Prop — Broncos UNDER 18.5 points (4/5) — WIN!
1st Half — Chargers -3.5 (3/5) — WIN!
1st Half Total — OVER 20.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
1st Half Prop — Chargers OVER 12.5 points (4/5) — LOSS!

Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans — UNDER 40 points (3/5) — WIN!
New York Jets at New England Patriots — OVER 46.5 points (4/5) — LOSS!
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints — UNDER 42.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants — Giants -3 1st Half (3/5) — LOSS!
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers — UNDER 51.5 points (5/5) — LOSS!
Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers — Packers -5.5 1st Half (3/5) — LOSS!
Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers — Steelers UNDER 29.5 points (3/5) — WIN!
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams — Rams -10.5 (3/5) — WIN!
Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens — Ravens -6.5 — LOSS!
Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks — Seahawks -7 1st half (5/5) —LOSS!
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins — Redskins UNDER 17.5 points (4/5) — WIN!
Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs — Chiefs -3.5 1st quarter (3/5) — WIN!
Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans — UNDER 44 points (3/5) — LOSS!

This Week’s Record: 17-14 (.548)
Season Record: 197-181-1 (.521)

1-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          Season (0-0, .000)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          Season (0-0, .000)
3-Star Pick Record: 10-10 (.500)      Season (139-128-1, .521)
4-Star Pick Record: 4-2 (.667)          Season (27-31, .466)
5-Star Pick Record: 3-2 (.600)          Season (31-22, .585)

WEEK 16 NFL PICKS

This is the condensed version of picks for the NFL Week 16 games for Winners and Whiners between:

Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders

The picks will be updated in stages, with Sunday’s picks coming either Saturday or Sunday morning, and then the picks for Monday night’s game coming late Monday morning or early afternoon.

Week 15 Review:

If the Seahawks had won that game in overtime agains the San Francisco 49ers, I would have finished .500 for the week and not agitated. But, as the sarcastic saying goes, “If my aunt had balls, she’d be my uncle.” Therefore, I got nothing and liked it. (Spalding!)

So it’s now a two-week losing streak and I’m under the magic 52.5 percent mark for the season. I need a rally. Not a big one, mind you, but enough to get back over the hump and start getting myself in a good frame of mind for the postseason.

Once more,  I hope to return to the “Bank the Bet” podcast with Scott Steehn, which is always a good time as we break down the Monday night matchup between the Broncos and Raiders, with a potential fare thee well to the Oakland Coliseum. Scott usually finds a third to join us, and it is always a good time, and more times than not, one of us is making money from our picks, so why don’t you give a listen and get some money too!

So follow Winners and Whiners on Twitter here (@WinnersWhiners) and follow me here @AlTruda73

For the individual games that have six picks, remember the 5/5 is simply the best pick of that individual game, not the entire week. There will be two other four and five-star picks among the rest of the Week 15 selections.

That said… ONTO THE GAMES!

Saturday, December 22

Washington Redskins at Tennessee Titans — Titans -6.5 1st Half (3/5) — LOSS!
Baltimore Ravens at Los Angeles Chargers — Chargers -4.5 (3/5) — LOSS!

Sunday, December 23

Buffalo Bills at New England:

Buffalo Bills at New England Full Game — Patriots -13 (3/5) — LOSS!
Buffalo Bills at New England Full Total — Under 44.5 points (4/5) — WIN!
Buffalo Bills at New England Full Prop — Bills UNDER 15.5 points (5/5) — WIN!
Buffalo Bills at New England 1st Half — Patriots -7.5 (3/5) — WIN!
Buffalo Bills at New England 1st Half Total — OVER 22.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Buffalo Bills at New England 1st Half Prop — Patriots -3.5 1st Quarter (3/5) — WIN!

New York Giants at Indianapolis Colts — UNDER 48.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Houston Texans at Philadelphia Eagles — OVER 46.5 points (3/5) — WIN!
Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins — Dolphins -3.5 (3/5) — LOSS!
Green Bay Packers at New York Jets — OVER 47.5 points (3/5) — WIN!
Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns — OVER 23 1st Half (3/5) — LOSS!
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys — UNDER 48 points (5/5) — WIN!
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions — Lions UNDER 18.5 points (3/5) — WIN!
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers — Falcons -3 (5/5) — WIN!
Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers — Bears -4 (4/5) — WIN!
Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals — OVER 43.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints — Saints -3.5 1st Half (4/5) — LOSS!
Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks — OVER 55 points (3/5) — WIN!

Monday, December 24

Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders

Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders Full Game — Broncos -3 (5/5) — LOSS!
Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders Full Total — UNDER 43 points (3/5) — WIN!
Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders Full Prop — Raiders UNDER 20.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders 1st Half — Broncos -0.5 points (4/5) — LOSS!
Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders 1st Half Total — UNDER 21.5 points (3/5) — WIN!
Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders 1st Half Prop — Broncos OVER 10.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!

This Week’s Record: 11-9 (.550)
Season Record: 177-163-1 (.521)

1-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          Season (0-0, .000)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          Season (0-0, .000)
3-Star Pick Record: 6-8 (.429)          Season (127-116-1, .523)
4-Star Pick Record: 2-1 (.667)          Season (23-28, .451)
5-Star Pick Record: 3-0 (1.000)        Season (28-19, .568)

NFL Week 15 Picks

This is the condensed version of picks for the NFL Week 15 games for Winners and Whiners between:

Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers

The picks will be updated in stages, with Sunday’s picks coming either Saturday or Sunday morning, and then the picks for Monday night’s game coming late Monday morning or early afternoon.

Week 14 Review:

In some ways, I am not surprised I had a sub-.500 week given that I did not write any previews and felt I was on the fence for so many selections. One of the keys down the stretch is being more picky about which picks are the better picks and how to winnow out games for the “average” selections for whatever reason (i.e., changes at quarterback, coaches’ firings, injuries, etc.).

There were not many picks to be proud about, though removing the stress of watching the second half of the Chiefs-Ravens game by taking the Chiefs less than a touchdown in the first half gave me a small sense of satisfaction.

And on Monday,  I hope to return to the “Bank the Bet” podcast with Scott Steehn, which is always a good time as we break down the Monday night matchup between the Saints and Panthers. Scott usually finds a third to join us, and it is always a good time, and more times than not, one of us is making money from our picks, so why don’t you give a listen and get some money too!

So follow Winners and Whiners on Twitter here (@WinnersWhiners) and follow me here @AlTruda73

For the individual games that have six picks, remember the 5/5 is simply the best pick of that individual game, not the entire week. There will be two other four and five-star picks among the rest of the Week 15 selections.

That said… ONTO THE GAMES!

Thursday, December 13

Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs — Over 27.5 points 1st Half (3/5): LOSS!

Saturday, December 15

Houston Texans at New York Jets — Over 44 points (4/5) — WIN!
Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos — Over 22.5 points 1st half (3/5) — LOSS!

Sunday, December 16

Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers:

Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers Full Game — Seahawks -3.5 (5/5) — LOSS!
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers Full Total —  UNDER 44.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers Full Prop — Seahawks OVER 24.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers 1st Half — Seahawks -3 (4/5) — LOSS!
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers 1st Half Total — UNDER 22 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers 1st Half Prop — Seahawks OVER 12.5 points (3/5) — WIN!

Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons — Falcons OVER 13.5 points 1st Half (3/5) — WIN!
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Baltimore Ravens — UNDER 46.5 points (3/5) — WIN!
Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills — Bills -2.5 (3/5) — LOSS!
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears — UNDER 22.5 points 1st half (4/5) — WIN!
Oakland Raiders at Cincinnati Bengals — Raiders +3 (3/5) — LOSS!
Dallas Cowboys at Indianapolis Colts — UNDER 47 points (5/5) — WIN!
Washington Redskins at Jacksonville Jaguars — UNDER 17.5 points 1st half (3/5) — WIN!
Miami Dolphins at Minnesota Vikings — Dolphins OVER 8.5 points 1st half (3/5) — WIN!
Tennessee Titans at New York Giants — OVER 43.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers — UNDER 54.5 points (5/5) — WIN!
Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Rams — Rams -13 (3/5) — LOSS!

Monday, December 17

New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers

New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers Full Game — Saints -6 (3/5) — LOSS!
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers Full Total — UNDER 50.5 points (3/5) — WIN!
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers Full Prop — Panthers UNDER 22.5 points (5/5) — WIN!
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers 1st Half — Saints -3.5 (3/5) — LOSS!
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers 1st Half Total — UNDER 24.5 points (3/5) — WIN!
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers 1st Half Prop — Saints OVER 14.5 points (4/5) — LOSS!

This Week’s Record: 12-14 (.462)
Season Record: 167-154-1 (.520)

1-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          Season (0-0, .000)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          Season (0-0, .000)
3-Star Pick Record: 7-11 (.389)        Season (121-108-1, .528)
4-Star Pick Record: 2-2 (.500)          Season (21-27, .438)
5-Star Pick Record: 3-1 (.667)          Season (25-19, .568)

WEEK 14 NFL Picks — UPDATES WITH SUNDAY PICKS!

This is the condensed version of picks for the NFL Week 14 games for Winners and Whiners between:

No previews this week.

Just a note that I did not write any previews for this weekend’s games since my liver and myself are recovering from my alma mater Marquette defeating No. 12 Wisconsin in overtime. If you ever want to lose a layer of stomach lining, I strongly suggest watching your team — which entered the game shooting 75.9 percent from the foul line — miss six consecutive free throws while trying to protect a four-point lead in overtime. Good times. Anyway, there will be some games with between two picks for all 16 games this weekend to get to a total of 20.

And while I will not be on the “Bank the Bet” podcast in which Scott Steehn, you should give a listen because Scott always gets good people on that show who make smart, winning picks. So follow Winners and Whiners on Twitter here (@WinnersWhiners) and follow me as well here @AlTruda73

Week 13 Review:

I blame my love of offense on flopping Thursday night, and not trusting in the “rust” of the Rams in the first half. I also blame Mike McCarthy for the Packers debacle. Just like everyone in Green Bay. There were two picks I was proud of — the Dolphins money line in the first half and the Jets getting six points at Tennessee before that colossal collapse.

Also, it never ceases to amaze how close to a lock is the Patriots are when giving less than a touchdown. And so it goes for this bitter Jets fan. Once more to the picks!

Thursday, Dec. 6

Jacksonville at Tennessee: Over 18.5 points 1st Half (3/5) — LOSS!

Sunday, Dec. 9

New York Jets at Buffalo: Bills -4.5 (3/5) — LOSS!
New York Giants at Washington: Giants -3 (3/5) — WIN!
New Orleans at Tampa Bay: Saints -9.5 (4/5) and Under 54 points (3/5) —  WIN and WIN!
New England at Miami: Patriots -9 (3/5) — LOSS!
Baltimore at Kansas City: Chiefs -4 1st half (5/5) — WIN!
Indianapolis at Houston: Texans -4 (4/5) and Over 49 points (3/5) — LOSS! and LOSS!
Carolina at Cleveland: Over 23.5 points 1st half (3/5) — WIN!
Atlanta at Green Bay: Under 50.5 points (3/5) — LOSS!
Denver at San Francisco: Under 22.5 points 1st half (3/5) — WIN!
Cincinnati at Los Angeles Chargers: Chargers -9.5 1st half (4/5) — LOSS!
Philadelphia at Dallas: Over 21.5 points 1st half (3/5) — LOSS!
Detroit at Arizona: Cardinals +1 1st half (3/5) — LOSS!
Pittsburgh at Oakland: Steelers -7 1st half (3/5) — LOSS!
Los Angeles Rams at Chicago: Over 51.5 points (3/5) and Bears +1.5 1st half (3/5) — LOSS/WIN!

December 10

Minnesota at Seattle: Over 46 points (5/5) — LOSS!

Previous Week’s Record: 8-11 (.421)
Season Record: 157-140-1 (.529)

1-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          Season (0-0, .000)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000)          Season (0-0, .000)
3-Star Pick Record: 6-9 (.400)          Season (114-97-1, .540)
4-Star Pick Record: 1-1 (.500)         Season (19-25, .432)
5-Star Pick Record: 1-1 (.500)         Season (22-18, .550)