Monday, November 9, 2009

Burner’s Fearless Roundup – Vol. 8

By Ronn Burner • on November 2, 2009

Asterisk (*) denotes Best Bets

Denver (6-0) @ Baltimore (3-3) -3.5
Ravens 27-21

RAVENS 30-7

Broncos finally lose and in convincing fashion to reeling Ravens that end 3 game skid. Denver still among leagues best and a playoff shoe in while the Ravens moved to 4-3 and in the thick of things.

*Seattle (2-4) @ Dallas (4-2) -9.5
Cowboys 31-17

COWBOYS 38-17

The Cowboys did what they were supposed to do against a weak and banged up Seahawks club.

Cleveland (1-6) @ Chicago (3-3) -13.5
Bears 27-16

BEARS 30-6

Chicago bounced back strong after getting embarrassed by the Bengals last week and Cleveland showed that they really are one of the most dreadful offenses we’ve seen in a long time.

St. Louis (0-7) @ Detroit (1-5) -3.5
Lions 23-20

RAMS 17-10

In the “so bad it’s good” game of the week the Rams got their first win of the season tightening the race for the #1 pick in the draft.

San Francisco (3-3) @ Indianapolis (6-0) -11.5
Colts 30-17

COLTS 18-14

The Colts needed a trick play to defeat the struggling 49ers and moved to 7-0 in doing so. San Francisco played as well as they have all year defensively in defeat.

Houston (4-3) @ Buffalo (3-4) +3.5
Texans 21-20

TEXANS 31-10

The 5-3 Texans are quietly establishing themselves as factors in the AFC playoff race in impressive fashion while the Bills continue to plummet rather than improve.

*Miami (2-4) @ NY Jets (4-3) -3.5
Dolphins 24-23

DOLPHINS 30-25

Ted Ginn returned two Jets kickoffs for touchdowns and Jason Taylor scooped up a fumble and returned it 43 yards for a score giving the Dolphins 21 points in less than 7 minutes without their offense ever even touching the field.

NY Giants (5-2) @ Philadelphia (4-2) -2.5
Giants 27-24

EAGLES 40-17

The Giants clearly are not the team we thought they were while the Eagles explosive offense continues to score huge points. It’s still mind-boggling that the Raiders were able to beat this Eagles team and only allowed them to score 3 field goals.

Jacksonville (3-3) @ Tennessee (0-6) -3.5
Jaguars 27-20

TITANS 30-13

Vince Young to the rescue? The Titans finally get their first win of the season by spanking the Jaguars. Jacksonville must really be feeling low after allowing the Titans to and Chris Johnson to run right through them.

Oakland (2-5) @ San Diego (3-3) -16.5
Chargers 30-20

CHARGERS 24-16

How did the Raiders ever get 2 wins? They kept it reasonably close but never really threatened the Chargers. San Diego still has work to do to get back in the AFC West race but with the Broncos losing they find themselves only 2 games back.

Minnesota (6-1) @ Green Bay (4-2) -3.5
Packers 34-27

PACKERS 38-26

Brett Favre got his revenge in Lambeau Field that he didn’t set out to get by throwing 4 touchdowns and completing the season sweep of his former Green Bay Packers team. Aaron Rodgers played very well but in the end Favre and the Vikings defensive line was just too much to overcome.

*Carolina (2-4) @ Arizona (4-2) -9.5
Cardinals 31-14

CARDINALS 34-21

The Cardinals are the most inconsistent team in the league and that will most likely cost them down the road. The Panthers have been awful to this point but looked great against the Cards. Both teams are likely pretenders at best.

Monday, November 02
Atlanta (4-2) @ New Orleans (6-0) -9.5

Saints 27-23

SAINTS 35-27

Finally saved by the old "we need two scores anyway so we may as well kick the field goal now" mentality instead of getting burned by it. Cheap cover but I'll take it.

This week: 6-7

Season to Date ATS: 56-60

This week Best Bets: 2-1

Season to Date Best Bets: 10-14

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