Week 2 is always a gift. We welcome it with open arms and embrace it. But of course, it is only the second of eighteen regular season sets of games.
Regrettably, we must move on to the next.
I use the term “regrettably” because it is a shame to put an 11-5 week behind us and start over. But that’s the point of why we work through every single game.
We can always learn something from what we just witnessed. Often times, it allows me to cite my favorite line of “we know this would happen.” But even when we didn’t, we can still find what others expected and play off the perception there.
The point is, we are still early in the season but have already experienced some major overreactions. Those continue into Week 3 and give us plenty of chances to benefit.
Below are predictions for each game against the spread. Spreads have been taken from various websites and are subject to change. The spread in parenthesis denotes the selected team. Spread is listed as advertised number and odds at either DraftKings Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook, Caesars Sportsbook, or PointsBet. All efforts were made to provide picks at -110 or better, with some stretching to a -125 if no reasonable advertised spread was found.
*Confidence Picks – 2022 Season: 7-4 (Last Week: 4-2)
(2021 Season: 55-50) (2020 Season: 53-42-3) (2019 Season: 57-43-3) (2018 Season: 63-48-4) (2017 Season: 53-48-4) (2016 Season: 53-67-3) (2015 Season: 69-45-2) (2014 Season: 61-46-2) (8-Year Total: 464-389-21)
All Picks Against Spread – 2022 Season: 20-12 (Last Week: 11-5)
(2021 Season: 158-126-2) (2020 Season: 132-128-7) (2019 Season: 142-118-7) (2018 Season: 137-118-12) (2017 Season: 137-119-11) (2016 Season: 123-136-8) (2015 Season: 143-117-7) (2014 Season: 149-114-4) (8-Year Total: 1121-976-58)
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
“How?”
I actually asked the question aloud. To myself. To the computer. To no one. It was the same experience that took place last week with one of my favorite confidence picks — that turned out to be a win.
How