3+1 NFL Challenge - 2006: Week 6

[Lori]

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425/426 u35.5

$400 Falcons -3

So after my initial surprise at this line, I've looked through to find out who got injured for the Falcons.
Of course, nobody got injured, in fact they were on a bye last week!!!1zOMG! they even have players returning, so what's going on?
Well, nobody has faked a suicide or anything either so I'm guessing someone missed the '1' from the front of the 3 in this line.
In the olden days I used to fade myself when I thought like this, but as I've stated earlier in the season, now I just ride it out.
So why am I so happy with this line?
Well, the Falcons haven't lost a real game yet this season.
They lost predictably at the Skydome Circus, but other than that they've conceded 19 points in three games.

The Giants on the other hand have been given a win for a one quarter game in Philly and also managed to play less badly than Washington. Oh and they lost to a so far underperforming Seattle.

$300 Panthers +3

For me, this is a battle of two overrated sides, but the difference is that although the Panthers were overrated with Smith missing for the first two weeks. They haven't lost since his return, despite him still feeling his way a little.
Both sides have found putting points on the board tough, and both have played solid defense, so I feel that a FG start, as well as some upside on Smith gives us a bit of an edge here.

$200 Bills -2

I'm not happy with this play much at all, but I can't find anything else I like. It's a road fave too, which makes matters worse.
The reasons are fairly obvious I guess (Something else I'm not keen on. We have one side who hasn't won a game, and another who have done okay, although found ways to lose.
I also suspect the line would be a little bigger if not for last week, but that result only enters them in a rapidly growing club of Bears victims.

$100 Oak/Den u35.5

Denver struggled to do anything against a pretty disorganised KC team and Oakland have struggled to do anything against anyone, and Denver don't allow points at home.
It has 20-0 written all over it, but I don't trust Denver enough to cover, so taking the unders.


Lori
(14-6 YTD 5-0 $400s (I think)) so expect the super-confidence in the top pick to get murdered [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] )