Andrew Connell - NFL 2005 Week 8 Picks

Back on track… finally posting my picks before the weekend!

Arizona 13 vs. Dallas 34 (-9.5) (40 O/U)
Chicago 19 vs. Detroit 13 (-3) (32.5 O/U)
Cleveland 16 vs. Houston 19 (-1.5) (37 O/U)
Green Bay 14 vs. Cincinnati 21 (-9.5) (46 O/U)
Jacksonville 21 (-3) vs. St. Louis 24 (42.5 O/U)
Miami 21 vs. New Orleans 6 (-2.5) (41 O/U)
Minnesota 13 vs. Carolina 38 (-8) (44.5 O/U)
Oakland 34 (-1) vs. Tennessee 25 (45.5 O/U)
Washington 0 vs. New York Giants 36 (-2) (42 O/U)
Kansas City 20 vs. San Diego 28 (-6) (50.5 O/U)
Philadelphia 21 vs. Denver 49 (-3.5) (42.5 O/U)
Tampa Bay 10 (-11) vs. San Francisco 15 (36 O/U)
Buffalo 16 vs. New England 21 (-9.5) (44 O/U)
Baltimore 19 vs. Pittsburgh 20 (-10) (33 O/U)

Bets: (see week 3 post for odds) +3 JAX-STL under 42.5 +3 units 6pt teaser with CIN -3.5 & PIT -4

Week 8 results:

11-17-0 @ 39.29% (-6 units)

102-113-3 @ 47.44% = +27.5 units (no action weeks 1, 2 & 7)

Previous week results: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

This page has been updated since it was originally published. The following list details each change and when it occurred.

Sunday, November 6, 2005 - 10:11 AM
OUCH.. bad week. Shows that I should take my initial picks as my two last minute changes (MIN to cover & TB to cover) was a BAD call.
Sunday, October 30, 2005 - 9:45 AM
Added my wagers (hard spreads this week) & changed two of my picks; after doing some additional research, I realized Carolina can't cover anything at home, much less 8 point to a team that has some weapons (MINN), regardless of how bad they've been this year, so I took MINN. I also changed my pick to Tampa covering SF. Yes Tampa is starting a new [suspect] QB, yes it is a cross-country trip for Tampa, but they are scoring 3 times as many points as SF is this season (36ppg vs 12ppg) and I'll take Tampa to cover the 11 on the road.