Carolina Panthers vs. Kansas City Chiefs
In a battle of two pathetic teams, I’m going to side with the one that still has a little life left in 'em, namely, the Carolina Panthers.
The Kansas City Chiefs have simply quit on the season. They’ve had reason to get amped up in recent weeks, holding reasonable leads against Pittsburgh and Denver, yet showed little interested and lost. At this point, playing at home isn’t a real benefit to them, not when the fans cheer when their own quarterbacks get injured and beg that head coach Romeo Crennel be fired.
While Matt Cassel stinks, Brady Quinn hasn’t been much better. The team is 0-3 in games that he's started; he’s completing just 57.8% of his passes for an average of 5.2 yards per pass. He has no touchdowns and four picks, and his longest completion is 21 yards.
I see the Panthers being a little bit more competent on offense and having a little more pep in their step. They’ve at least been trying to win and they should be able to get the job done here.
Pick: Panthers -2.5 at 5Dimes ---
Indianapolis Colts vs. Detroit Lions
I like the Detroit Lions in this spot for of a number of reasons. For starters, when you look at the desperation factor, it’s hard to side with the Colts because they are in a pretty good space at 7-4 – in fifth place in the AFC, one game ahead of the Ben Roethlisberger-less Pittsburgh Steelers – while the Lions are in desperate need of wins. The Lions should be dead in the water at 4-7, but considering the last wild card team in the NFC is Seattle at 6-5, anything can still happen.
The Colts have been noticeably weaker on the road this season, having been blowout by New England, New York (Jets) and Chicago. Their two road wins came in Jacksonville and in Tennessee. The real difference is quarterback Andrew Luck, who has nine touchdowns, just three interceptions and one fumble lost at home compared to four touchdowns, 10 interceptions and four fumbles lost on the road.
The Lions have extra time to prepare and should play like their season is on the line. Lay the points.
Pick: Lions -4.5 at Bodog ---
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