1. Seattle Seahawks (-6) vs. NO – The Saints are a much different team away from the Superdome. They barely held off the hapless Falcons and were beaten pretty thoroughly by the Jets. The Seahawks are well rested and will take it to New Orleans, on both sides of the ball.
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2. St. Louis Rams (+9) vs. SF – This is a different Rams team that the 49ers will be facing the 2nd time around. Especially defensively. And while SF should win again, doing so by 9 points may be asking a lot from a team with a QB that is struggling.
3. Arizona Cardinals (+3) vs. Phi – See money line bet.
4. Buffalo Bills (-3.5) vs. Atl – The Falcons have a bunch of big name veterans who have no intent of injuring themselves now that they are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. Look for the Bills to cover the point spread and roll on Sunday.
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New England Patriots (-9) vs. Hou – Normally we would fear a trap game for the Patriots, but not against these Texans. Expect Tom Brady and Co. to romp easily.
Denver Broncos (-5.5) vs. KC – The Chiefs are banged up a bit defensively and Denver will be looking to put the nail in the hammer in the AFC West.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+7.5) vs. Car – The Panthers may get caught peeking ahead to their monster match-up next week against the Saints.
Money line bet
Arizona Cardinals (+125) vs. Phi – The Eagles had lost 10 straight games before holding off the Redskins in their last game. The Cardinals are not the Redskins and enter this sporting a four game winning streak. This game is pretty evenly matched but look for Arizona and its stingy defense to pull out the close win.
