Not great. That was not a great way to follow-up a solid week and, what’s worse about it is that underdogs performed quite well and we did not.
But, as always, we know this is a long season, and we have to keep moving forward through it.
If, nothing else, we have some outstanding matchups on the schedule for Week 11 where, remarkably, we are already into the second-half of the year.
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 Fanatics Sportsbook (formerly 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 – 2024 Season: 32-34 (Last Week: 2-4)
(2023 Season: 63-61-4) (2022 Season: 54-54-5) (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) (10-Year Total: 581-504-30)
All Picks Against Spread – 2024 Season: 77-74-1 (Last Week: 5-9)
(2023 Season: 142-135-8) (2022 Season: 143-132-9) (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) (10-Year Total: 1406-1243-75)
Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles
Because of how important the game between the Washington Commanders and Philadelphia Eagles is for the big picture of the NFC, it’s easy to forget that it’s also a divisional game. Therefor, the winner would temporarily take control of the NFC East. The loser would still be well on its way — as long as nothing drastic changes — to a playoff berth, but potentially fall multiple spots in the overall standings and currently serve as a Wild Card team.
It is that ‘big picture’ view that we have to take, too. Because, for as much as we can find that is on the line for how the playoff race might unfold, there’s just at much at-stake for