Sunday Smash- Week 6

Hello there and welcome back everyone. Like you, I am a tad sleepy while getting ready for this football Sunday. The Yankee/Angel game ended shortly after 1 am, and I had to sneak in an episode of Dexter on demand before retiring to sleep. Not much I can say about the game...only that I thought the kind of baseball Anaheim played last night was over back when the Mets season ended. Both teams put the game on a platter for one another, but in the end it was the Angels giving the Yanks "an offer they couldn't refuse."

Ok, over to the Smash. Honestly, there is a slew of crappy, crappy games today. There is a peculiar amount of bad team vs. bad team or solid team vs. bad team. But the goal here is to pick 5 games. And although the picks have left much to be desired, we will never ever forever stop trying. So we've got five games that we have sufficient confidence in. Home teams are in bold. Just cover, baby.

1. Saints (-3) over Giants
I know, I never learn. What can I say? I picked the Bucs and Raiders over the Giants due to preposterous spreads, and the Giants covered about 30 seconds into each game. Now arguably the best team in the NFL is getting 3 points and I say no? Well I picked the Saints to win the freakin' Super Bowl before the season, and it wouldn't say too much about my fortitude to pick them to lose at home now. Marques Colston goes for 130 and 2 scores, making the difference.

2. Bills (+10) over Jets
Yep, I have picked the Jets every. single. week so far. It hasn't gotten me too far. But in this man's opinion, it's both the Bills and the weather (+10) over the Jets. The Jets have been sneaky-bad at running the ball this year, Mark Sanchez's follies handling the ball may be magnified by the conditions. The Jets won't lose. They can't dig that kind of divisional hole against a team this bad. But 10 is a little high due to said weather and shaky performances lately.

3. Ravens (+3) over Vikings
If the Ravens were to beat Cincinnati last week, there's no way I pick them in this one. But plain and simple, I just can't see the Ravens being 3-3 and the Vikings being 6-0 after this week. 4-2 and 5-1 sound a lot more sensible. They will force Favre into a couple of mistakes today.

4. Redskins (-6) over Chiefs
This is a pick near and dear to my heart. Clean Sanchez is a paltry 2-3 and must bounce back in the money fantasy league. Tony Romo is on a bye (probably a good thing) so operation Washington is in effect. I had Clinton Portis and Santana Moss all season, but the buzzsaw Jason Campbell is officially a fantasy league starter this week. I may be the only one...but I wasn't putting it on Kyle Orton on Monday night. If the Redskins don't cover, there's no way my team wins. Might as well pick them here. Get it done, 'Skins. You will be rewarded handsomely.

Upset Perfiction of the Week

5. Titans (+10) over Patriots
Please see pick #2. This is a 10 point spread, and the weather in Foxboro is the same as the weather in Jersey. We'll see what happens, but I'm a man that believes in weather. And call them a different team, but the fact still is that Tennessee was 13-3 last year, and they're getting 10 today. Perfect candidate for the Upset Perfiction.