Real Man Sports on Nostr: Last week was better, though the Giants +1.5 wasn’t the ideal close to the slate. I ...

Last week was better, though the Giants +1.5 wasn’t the ideal close to the slate. I went 3-2 on the Normal entries and 3-1-1 on the Ugly one. I also went 11-5 in my home picking pool.

Here are my lines for this week:



The games I’m farthest apart on guess-wise are the Texans-Falcons (3.5), but you can see that’s around the zero and doesn’t cross the key number of 3, the Saints-Pats (same) and Eagles-Rams (that’s a meaningful difference.) I knew roughly what the Giants-Dolphins would be, but if Andrew Thomas and Saquon Barkley are back, I think that’s my best bet, and I don’t mean to be a homer about it.

The Daniel Jones criticism on Twitter today was just stupid. Patrick Mahomes or peak Tom Brady would have gotten annihilated under those conditions too. Just severe recency bias and vitriol toward a guy who got paid before he’s proved much.

I’m also fading the Dolphins in Survivor, as they’re exactly the type of finesse team you want when the offensive line (even with Thomas back) is so shaky. Then again, I thought that about the Seahawks, who are not exactly the Steel Curtain, last week.

I thought the Chiefs would be bigger favorites, but maybe the market’s right here as the Vikings are desperate and can shoot it out with anyone.