NFL - 2010 Fantasy Football Week 8 Spread Pick'em Preview

Patrick Mayo — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:05:00 +0100

LAST WEEK

Straight Up - 8-6 (58-45 on season)Against Spread - 11-3 (59-41-3 on season)Over/Under - 5-9 (54-47-2 on season)

Taking a break from the long winded diatribes this week. I'm still too busy complimenting myself after a glorious 11-3 week.

Expect a split between the favorites and underdogs in Week 8 -- every home team is favored. They can't all be winners. Life doesn't work like that.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON

NFL - 2010 Fantasy Football Week 7 Spread Pick'em Preview

Patrick Mayo — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:05:00 +0100

LAST WEEK

Straight Up - 9-4 (50-39 on season)Against Spread - 7-6 (48-38-3 on season)Over/Under - 10-3 (49-38-2 on season)

SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Cincinnati at Atlanta (-3.5) [42.5]

Atlanta returns home after two subpar outings in Cleveland and Philadelphia. It’s a well-established fact that the Falcons aren’t the same team when they play on grass. They tend to have very little problems on the turf. The artificial sRead More...

NFL - 2010 Fantasy Football Week 6 Spread Pick'em Preview

Patrick Mayo — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:05:00 +0100

LAST WEEK

Straight Up - 7-7 (41-35 on season)Against Spread - 9-5 (41-32-3 on season)Over/Under - 8-6 (39-35-2 on season)

SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Baltimore at New England (-2.5) [44.5]

Expect this rematch of last year's first round battle to be a bit closer than that lopsided affair. Even without Randy Moss, the Patriots offense should still be able to move the ball at a pretty good pace. Since they ignore their ground gaRead More...

NFL - 2010 Fantasy Football Week 5 Spread Pick'em Preview

Patrick Mayo — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:05:00 +0100

LAST WEEK

Straight Up - 8-6 (34-28 on season)Against Spread - 8-6 (32-27-3 on season)Over/Under - 8-6 (31-29-2 on season)

SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Denver at Baltimore (-7) [39.5]

If there's one way to get this Ravens' defense it's through he air. And the Broncos specialize in aerial assaults. Closer than you think. BAL 24, DEN 20 (Pick: Denver +7, over 39.5)

Tampa Bay at Cincinnati (-7) [36]

NFL - 2010 Fantasy Football Week 4 Spread Pick'em Preview

Patrick Mayo — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 02:05:00 +0100

LAST WEEK

Straight Up - 9-7 (26-22 on season)Against Spread - 8-8 (24-21-3 on season)Over/Under - 6-10 (23-23-2 on season)

NewYork Jets at Buffalo (+6.5) [37]

I'm going against the grain this week starting with this game. While the Bills aren't an offensive juggernaut with The Brain, Ryan Fitzpatrick at the helm; they're certainly more competitive. He'll keep them close. As crazy as it sounds, Buffalo may have the best the pass defense ouRead More...

NFL - 2010 Fantasy Football Week 3 Spread Pick'em Preview

Patrick Mayo — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 02:05:00 +0100

LAST WEEK

Straight Up - 7-9 (17-15 on season)Against Spread - 8-8 (16-13-3 on season)Over/Under - 9-7 (17-13-2 on season)

Cincinnati at Carolina (+3) [38]

The Panthers have made the plunge and thrust rookie quarterback Jimmy Clausen into the starters’ role. With an inexperienced quarterback, expect the Bengals to stack the box to prevent DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart from taking over the game. Carolina’s defense should be able to Read More...

NFL - 2010 Fantasy Football Week 2 Spread Pick'em Preview

Patrick Mayo — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:05:00 +0100

LAST WEEK

Straight Up - 10-6Against Spread - 8-5-3Over/Under - 8-6-2

Batting over .500 in all three categories -- I'll take it! Depending on which way you look at it, I was a couple of pushes away from a really great week or a mediocre week. I choose to look at it in the former. There's a few week two lines that have been over influenced by a sketchy week one, so there's value to had. Read on to find where that value lies.

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NFL - 2010 Fantasy Football Week 1 Spread Pick'em Preview

Patrick Mayo — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:05:00 +0100

Damn it feels good to be back. Six months is far too long to go without football. I tried referring to soccer as football during the World Cup, but that just made me feel worse. For all you on second tour of duty with me, welcome back. For all you new comers, beat it, you’ve already missed out. Kidding. Lord knows I need every reader I can muster up. Year one of the column was an unabashed success (Editor’s note: not really) and I’m ready to take on year two. After picking at a delightful 61Read More...

NFL - 2009 Fantasy Football Super Bowl Playoffs Week 21 Spread Pick'em Preview (IND v NO)

Patrick Mayo — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:20:00 +0100

Below, we explore what should happen in this week's NFL games. Of course, in the NFL, only half of what should happen actually does happen, but playing the percentages gives you the best chance of winning. Remember, think twice before benching a stud based on match-ups! We list the Vegas odds spread in parentheses and the Over/Under number in brackets.