I specifically mention this in one of the picks in this column, but I should be fair to my love of overreaction and when we can find it.
The answer is: always.
There’s always a time for someone to overreact to what we watched in the National Football league, whether it were in our beloved Week 2 or in what-turned-out-to-be-a-solid Week 4. That’s a lot of hyphens, but it was a good week!
And the best part? The overreaction continues as we move past the quarter-point of the 2024 season.
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: 14-12 (Last Week: 5-2)
(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: 37-26-1 (Last Week: 10-6)
(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)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
It almost feels like a cruel joke on behalf of the National Football League to continually put Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins in Primetime games. But it’s not because of his struggles in those type of setups. It’s because it is always the lead story. I’ve written about it twice in the past three weeks myself. Now, I’m doing it for the third time in a four-game span.
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