As with my college selections please don't wire the baby's college fund to Antigua in anticipation of doubling up this weekend. However, for entertainment purposes here's my feelings on Saturday's games:
New Orleans -10/44
Alright, the Seahawks should be ousted faster than Chuck from Happy Days, but what about the number. Sure playing at rowdy Qwest Field means the Saints have to run a gauntlet only slightly less daunting than The Warriors trying to get back to Coney Island, but baseball wielding clowns aside this is not the rookie-laden Rams coming in here, but the veteran-led Super Bowl Champs. The last similiar team to play in Seattle, the Giants, bombed Pete Carroll and crew 41-7. We don't expect as much from the run challenged defending champs, but even with Hasselbeck expected to play we'll say Saints and the Under and hope Seattle doesn't score 17 at which point we'd be unable to win both sides.
Indianapolis -2.5/44.5
The Jets, with their staunch run D and shutdown corner (Revis), would have a field day against the run heavy/one receiver (Bowe) Chiefs. Here they get a much more difficult test in Peyton Manning. After watching the Jets get dumped by the Bears in Chicago it appeared they're vaunted D had become as vunerable as a recently fired exotic dancer with Daddy issues. In their last 3 road games (NE, PIT, CHI) they allowed 8 TD passes and 2 hundred yard rushers. So Peyton should get his points. But then so should the Jets. NY is much more balanced this year with a near 50-50 pass/run split and the WR corp is significantly upgraded with postseason stalwart Santonio Holmes. Indy has not held an opponent under 20 pts. in the last 7 weeks and that includes 3 games vs. the TD-challenged Jags and Titans, as well as, being pole-axed for 38 at home by Jon Kitna and the Cowboys. Putting this altogether or more likely just losing strength in my hunt-and-peck finger I'll wrap it up with Over and the JETS. Good luck and enjoy the games.
