NFL Picks: Bet the House on the Eagles and Everything Else on the Packers, Lions, Redskins and Cardinals

NFL Picks: Bet the House on the Eagles and Everything Else on the Packers, Lions, Redskins and Cardinals

This article is part of our NFL Picks series.

Week 7 wasn't a great one for the Staff as Stopa won it at 7-5, putting him four games up on DDD.

Week 8 marks a first for the Staff in the 13 years we've run the column - four out of five writers made a team - the Eagles - their best bets. It's also one of five consensus picks, as there was a lot of agreement this week.

EricksonPianowskiLissStopaDel Don
Buccaneers +6.5 at VikingsVikingsBuccaneersBuccaneersVikingsBuccaneers
Jaguars +13 at PackersPackersPackersPackersPackersPackers
Dolphins +1.5 at JetsJetsJetsJetsDolphinsJets
Chargers -1.5 at BrownsBrownsChargersChargersChargersChargers
Colts +3.5 at TitansTitansColtsColtsColtsColts
Patriots -7 vs. Rams (London)RamsPatriotsRamsPatriotsPatriots
Falcons +1.5 at EaglesEaglesEaglesEaglesEaglesEagles
Panthers +9 at BearsBearsPanthersPanthersPanthersPanthers
Seahawks +1.5 at LionsLionsLionsLionsLionsLions
Redskins +4.5 at SteelersRedskinsRedskinsRedskinsRedskinsRedskins
Raiders +1 at ChiefsChiefsChiefsChiefsRaidersChiefs
Giants -1 at CowboysGiantsGiantsCowboysCowboysCowboys
Saints +6 at BroncosSaintsSaintsBroncosBroncosSaints
49ers -7 at CardinalsCardinalsCardinalsCardinalsCardinalsCardinals
Best BetEaglesRedskinsEaglesEagles Eagles
Last Week's Record5-7-16-6-14-8-17-5-16-6-1
2012 Record48-53-357-44-350-51-362-39-358-43-3
Best Bet Record 1-5-15-23-46-14-3
Consensus Pick Record11-10-1
2011 Record121-128-7134-115-7124-125-7123-126-7127-122-7
2010 Record129-122-5134-117-5126-125-5136-115-5

Week 7 wasn't a great one for the Staff as Stopa won it at 7-5, putting him four games up on DDD.

Week 8 marks a first for the Staff in the 13 years we've run the column - four out of five writers made a team - the Eagles - their best bets. It's also one of five consensus picks, as there was a lot of agreement this week.

EricksonPianowskiLissStopaDel Don
Buccaneers +6.5 at VikingsVikingsBuccaneersBuccaneersVikingsBuccaneers
Jaguars +13 at PackersPackersPackersPackersPackersPackers
Dolphins +1.5 at JetsJetsJetsJetsDolphinsJets
Chargers -1.5 at BrownsBrownsChargersChargersChargersChargers
Colts +3.5 at TitansTitansColtsColtsColtsColts
Patriots -7 vs. Rams (London)RamsPatriotsRamsPatriotsPatriots
Falcons +1.5 at EaglesEaglesEaglesEaglesEaglesEagles
Panthers +9 at BearsBearsPanthersPanthersPanthersPanthers
Seahawks +1.5 at LionsLionsLionsLionsLionsLions
Redskins +4.5 at SteelersRedskinsRedskinsRedskinsRedskinsRedskins
Raiders +1 at ChiefsChiefsChiefsChiefsRaidersChiefs
Giants -1 at CowboysGiantsGiantsCowboysCowboysCowboys
Saints +6 at BroncosSaintsSaintsBroncosBroncosSaints
49ers -7 at CardinalsCardinalsCardinalsCardinalsCardinalsCardinals
Best BetEaglesRedskinsEaglesEagles Eagles
Last Week's Record5-7-16-6-14-8-17-5-16-6-1
2012 Record48-53-357-44-350-51-362-39-358-43-3
Best Bet Record 1-5-15-23-46-14-3
Consensus Pick Record11-10-1
2011 Record121-128-7134-115-7124-125-7123-126-7127-122-7
2010 Record129-122-5134-117-5126-125-5136-115-5134-117-5
2009 Record123-130-3132-121-3131-122-3130-123-3126-127-3
2008 Record132-114-10128-118-10124-122-10125-121-10130-116-10
2007 Record127-120118-129127-120N/A130-117
2006 Record118-129N/A139-108N/AN/A
2005 Record121-126N/A127-120N/AN/A
2004 Record124-124N/A130-118N/AN/A
2003 Record121-126118-129124-123N/AN/A
2002 Record113-136123-126141-108N/AN/A
2001 Record124-113117-120118-119N/AN/A
2000 Record123-117134-106141-99N/AN/A

Consensus Picks

This week we have five consensus picks: the Packers, Eagles, Lions, Redskins and Cardinals. Last week we went 1-2 to put us at 11-10-1 on the season. Last year we were 30-24-2 on consensus picks.

Comments:

WriterComment
Erickson Perfect confluence of events - the Eagles' record after the bye week under Andy Reid, and my general feeling that Atlanta is still a little overrated. I also really like the Lions this week.
PianowskiI don't see what makes the Steelers that much better than Washington. Pittsburgh is still a team with balance issues and a bunch of holes in defense. The spot looks generous against a Redskins team that hasn't played a poor game yet. Bonus Pick: Tigers in 7.
LissAtlanta's luck runs out on the road against a talented Philly team with a coach whose track record off the bye is 13-0. Also like the Broncos and Cardinals a good deal.
Stopa I really like the Eagles, Cardinals, Broncos, Colts and Packers. We all know about Andy Reid's record coming off a bye, but I like fading the Falcons just as much... SF isn't explosive enough on offense to be laying 7 on the road to a winning team, and AZ has played them well in their stadium in recent years... NO/Den opened at -2, and now it's all the way up to -6 even though the public is on NO. When the public is pounding a road dog (which rarely happens, BTW), yet the line moves the other direction so significantly, that means a ton of sharp money is on Denver... I want to fade the Colts, but not nearly as much as I want to fade the Titans off two wins giving the half-point hook... I'm surprised GB is laying less than 14 instead of more. I'm typically good at predicting these lines, and I saw that one at -14.5... I really like the setup for Minny. The home teams have dominated the Thursday night games, and Tampa is coming off a crushing home loss. My only trepidation there is that TB's weakness is against the pass, and that's not how Minny prefers to win.
Del Don I had a hard time deciding among the Lions, Eagles and Jets as my best bet this week, but ultimately went with Philadelphia. Both teams are coming off a bye, so we'll see if Andy Reid can continue his unblemished record. The toughest game for me this week was Giants/Cowboys.

The players:

Jeff Erickson: RotoWire Senior editor, 2001, 2008 Staff Picks Champ. Writes the Value Meter. Covers and roots for the Bengals.

Scott Pianowski: Fantasy expert for Yahoo! Sports, and also contributes to Rotowire.com. 2009 and 2011 Staff Picks Champ. Roots for the Patriots.

Chris Liss: RotoWire Managing Editor, 2000, 2002, 2006 Staff Picks Champ, 2003, 2004 co-champ. Writes East Coast Offense, Beating the Book and Surviving the Week in addition to Staff Picks. Covers and roots for the Giants.

Mark Stopa: Staff Writer, 2010 Staff Picks Champ, Writes Working the Wire. Roots for the Bills.

Dalton Del Don: Fantasy Expert for Yahoo! Sports, 2007 Staff Picks Champ. Roots for the 49ers.

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