Kevin West

The Falcons squeaked by the Bucaneers last week at home 34-29. Despite the win, the Falcons may have the worst defense in the NFL as evidenced by the huge yield to the erratic Jameis Winston, where he tossed 30-41 for 389 yards. Will the Falcons make Eli Manning look superb tonight? Kevin West has an analysis and NFL pick.

The Redskins might be good. Let’s allow that to marinate… They started the season off easily winning on the road, beating Arizona 24-6. Sure, Arizona is weak this season, but it’s still hard to win on the road. Next they had a clunker at home vs. the Colts where nothing went to plan. As good teams do, they rebounded nicely and trounced the Pack 31-17. Do they have momentum going into New Orleans and facing the -6 Saints?

Dallas beat Detroit 26-24. They did so by ramming Ezekiel Elliott down their throats 25 times in which he averaged over 6 yards per rush. Detroit is weak up the middle so it was very apparent going in that this was going to happen. It worked, but barely. Kevin West looks at the Cowboys’ chances on Sunday and their likely strategy. Read Kevin’s full pick.

Kevin West: “I wasn’t surprised to learn that the public is siding with KC, as the media is blasting Pat Mahomes mania after the barrage of touchdowns he’s thrown. What did surprise me was that only 34% of bettors are backing the Broncs. Within that 34% are sharp bettors/wiseguys with ear to ear smiles.” Kevin breaks down the Monday game where sportsbooks currently have the Chiefs as 5 point favorites.

A big takeaway after last week’s Steelers game is that Ben Roethlisberger might possibly be the biggest home/road splits quarterback I’ve ever seen. This guy plays with confidence at home and looks like garbage on the road. Does he not like to travel? Does he get homesick? Does his giant frame not do well on hotel beds? It could be a number of things, but the bottom line is that this guy sucks on the road. Will he suck enough on Monday to allow for the TB cover? Let’s look at the numbers.

Kevin West breaks down this game and offers his total pick and analysis. “It won’t matter if Minnesota runs or passes, Green Bay’s defense is so horrible that they’re going to move the ball down field either way. “But what about the Vikings D?” They’re not as good away from home, plus I watched the game vs. SF twice and there were Niner receivers leaking out all over the place, many times wide open! Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers is expected to be a shoot out. The total is currently 46.5. Read the full pick!

Baltimore simply destroyed the Buffalo Bills 47-3, going over the 38.5 total by themselves! Cincinnati had a stellar come-from-behind victory after being down to the Colts 10-23 with 8 minutes left in the 3rd. The Bengals finished the game with 17 unanswered points for a 34-23 win. Which team will suffer its first loss of the NFL season? Kevin West makes his pick!