This article is part of our NFL Picks series.
Last week was a decent one for the Staff -- only Kevin Payne and I failed to break .500, and we went 2-1 on unanimous picks. Unfortunately, I'm still in last place, a full three games behind not-splitting-the-atom Dalton Del Don. Pianowski remains in first, three games ahead of Erickson.
This week, we all like the Lions, and Erickson even has them as his best bet.
Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Payne | Del Don | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chiefs -3 at Broncos | Broncos | Broncos | Broncos | Chiefs | Broncos |
Cardinals +3 at Giants | Cardinals | Giants | Giants | Giants | Cardinals |
Texans +1 at Colts | Colts | Colts | Colts | Colts | Texans |
Dolphins +17 at Bills | Bills | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins |
Vikings -1 at Lions | Lions | Lions | Lions | Lions | Lions |
Raiders +6 at Packers | Raiders | Packers | Packers | Raiders | Raiders |
Jaguars -3.5 at Bengals | Jaguars | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals |
Rams -3 at Falcons | Falcons | Falcons | Rams | Rams | Falcons |
49ers -10 at Redskins | Redskins | Redskins | 49ers | Redskins | 49ers |
Chargers +2 at Titans | Titans | Titans | Chargers | Chargers | Chargers |
Ravens +3.5 at Seahawks | Seahawks | Ravens | Seahawks | Ravens | Ravens |
Saints +3 at Bears | Saints | Bears | Saints | Bears | Saints |
Eagles +3 at Cowboys | Cowboys | Eagles | Eagles | Eagles | Eagles |
Patriots -9.5 at Jets | Patriots | Jets | Jets | Jets | Jets |
Best Bet | Lions | Jets | Broncos | Bengals | 49ers |
Last week's Record | 9-5 | 9-5 | 7-7 | 6-8 | 9-5 |
2019 Record | 50-42 | 53-39 | 39-53 | 45-47 | 42-50 |
Best Bet Record | 3-3 | 4-2 | 3-3 | 5-1 | 3-3 |
Unanimous Pick Record | 6-5 | ||||
Majority Pick Record | 43-49 | ||||
2018 Record | 125-122-9 | 134-113-9 | 141-106-9 |
Last week was a decent one for the Staff -- only Kevin Payne and I failed to break .500, and we went 2-1 on unanimous picks. Unfortunately, I'm still in last place, a full three games behind not-splitting-the-atom Dalton Del Don. Pianowski remains in first, three games ahead of Erickson.
This week, we all like the Lions, and Erickson even has them as his best bet.
Erickson | Pianowski | Liss | Payne | Del Don | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chiefs -3 at Broncos | Broncos | Broncos | Broncos | Chiefs | Broncos |
Cardinals +3 at Giants | Cardinals | Giants | Giants | Giants | Cardinals |
Texans +1 at Colts | Colts | Colts | Colts | Colts | Texans |
Dolphins +17 at Bills | Bills | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins |
Vikings -1 at Lions | Lions | Lions | Lions | Lions | Lions |
Raiders +6 at Packers | Raiders | Packers | Packers | Raiders | Raiders |
Jaguars -3.5 at Bengals | Jaguars | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals | Bengals |
Rams -3 at Falcons | Falcons | Falcons | Rams | Rams | Falcons |
49ers -10 at Redskins | Redskins | Redskins | 49ers | Redskins | 49ers |
Chargers +2 at Titans | Titans | Titans | Chargers | Chargers | Chargers |
Ravens +3.5 at Seahawks | Seahawks | Ravens | Seahawks | Ravens | Ravens |
Saints +3 at Bears | Saints | Bears | Saints | Bears | Saints |
Eagles +3 at Cowboys | Cowboys | Eagles | Eagles | Eagles | Eagles |
Patriots -9.5 at Jets | Patriots | Jets | Jets | Jets | Jets |
Best Bet | Lions | Jets | Broncos | Bengals | 49ers |
Last week's Record | 9-5 | 9-5 | 7-7 | 6-8 | 9-5 |
2019 Record | 50-42 | 53-39 | 39-53 | 45-47 | 42-50 |
Best Bet Record | 3-3 | 4-2 | 3-3 | 5-1 | 3-3 |
Unanimous Pick Record | 6-5 | ||||
Majority Pick Record | 43-49 | ||||
2018 Record | 125-122-9 | 134-113-9 | 141-106-9 | N/A | 120-127-9 |
2017 Record | 117-125-14 | 128-114-14 | 117-125-14 | N/A | 98-144-14 |
2016 Record | 140-111-5 | 130-121-5 | 123-128-5 | N/A | 132-119-5 |
2015 Record | 134-114-8 | 120-128-8 | 114-134-8 | N/A | 121-127-8 |
2014 Record | 123-128-5 | 140-111-5 | 135-116-5 | N/A | 128-123-5 |
2013 Record | 132-114-10 | 118-128-10 | 123-123-10 | N/A | 128-118-10 |
2012 Record | 110-140-6 | 125-125-6 | 121-129-6 | N/A | 123-127-6 |
2011 Record | 121-128-7 | 134-115-7 | 124-125-7 | N/A | 127-122-7 |
2010 Record | 129-122-5 | 134-117-5 | 126-125-5 | N/A | 134-117-5 |
2009 Record | 123-130-3 | 132-121-3 | 131-122-3 | N/A | 126-127-3 |
2008 Record | 132-114-10 | 128-118-10 | 124-122-10 | N/A | 130-116-10 |
2007 Record | 127-120 | 118-129 | 127-120 | N/A | 130-117 |
2006 Record | 118-129 | N/A | 139-108 | N/A | N/A |
2005 Record | 121-126 | N/A | 127-120 | N/A | N/A |
2004 Record | 124-124 | N/A | 130-118 | N/A | N/A |
2003 Record | 121-126 | 118-129 | 124-123 | N/A | N/A |
2002 Record | 113-136 | 123-126 | 141-108 | N/A | N/A |
2001 Record | 124-113 | 117-120 | 118-119 | N/A | N/A |
2000 Record | 123-117 | 134-106 | 141-99 | N/A | N/A |
This week we have one unanimous pick, the Lions. Last week, we won with the Dolphins and Broncos, but lost with the Eagles, bringing our record to 6-5 on unanimous picks . We also went 8-6 on majority picks (three or more writers) to go 43-49 on the year. We were 26-21-1 on unanimous picks and 132-115-9 on majority picks in 2018.
Writer | Comment |
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Erickson | I think there's a lot of recency-bias in lines, based on what happened the previous week. The Vikings had a perfect matchup to throw against the Eagles, they won't have that this week on the road against the Lions. I also really like the Pats, Falcons and Broncos this week. |
Pianowski | This isn't a juggernaut Patriots team, it's merely a smart and sound one. The Jets should put up a fight now that Sam Darnold is around to stabilize the offense. New York's defense is credible, too. |
Liss | My three favorite games are the Broncos getting points at home against a banged-up Chiefs team off a short week, the Jets getting too many points at home against a good, but overrated Pats squad and the Seahawks laying only 3.5 against an inferior Ravens team. |
Payne | I did terrible last week for the slate as a whole. The silver lining is I ran my best bet record to 5-1. Has Vegas adjusted to the last 2-3 weeks of football considering how many teams have done a 180? |
Del Don | Looks like I'm heavy on underdogs aside from the Niners in the Kyle Shanahan revenge game. I also like the Raiders, Texans and Saints this week. |
The players:
• Jeff Erickson: RotoWire Senior editor, 2001, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2016 Staff Picks Champ. Writes the Weekly Rankings. Covers and roots for the Bengals.
• Scott Pianowski: Fantasy expert for Yahoo! Sports, and also contributes to Rotowire.com. 2009, 2011, 2014 and 2017 Staff Picks Champ. Roots for the Patriots.
• Chris Liss: RotoWire Managing Editor, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2018 Staff Picks Champ, 2003, 2004 co-champ. Writes East Coast Offense, Beating the Book and the Survivor column in addition to Staff Picks. Covers and roots for the Giants.
• Kevin Payne: Staff Writer, Writes our Waiver Wire column. Roots for the Bills.
• Dalton Del Don: Fantasy Expert for Yahoo! Sports, 2007 Staff Picks Champ. Roots for the 49ers.