Bet the Mortgage: Week 1, 2018

Wasn’t sure I/we were going to do this segment in 2018, due to incompetence from the past. But as it turns out I’m a degenerate. So here goes. More details later:

Andy:

$750 – Baltimore (-7.5, -110) vs Buffalo – Nathan Peterman, baby. Not sure the Bills are even trying this year.

$500 – Jacksonville (-3, even) at NY Giants – Giants will be better, but the Jags are for real. The defense makes the difference.

$600 – Cincinnati (+2, -110) at Indianapolis – Bengals win this outright.

$500 – Upset: Chicago (+320 moneyline) at Green Bay – I wrestled with this or Kansas City over San Diego. I don’t expect either, but the payoff is better here. Chicago’s defense is for real. I could see them sneaking up on the Pack.

Tony:

Fine, I’ll take a shot, at least see if I finally can make something big out of this…

$1,000 – Jacksonville (-3, +100) over NY Giants – I don’t care how off the charts Saquon Barkley’s combine was, if the Giants can’t score, they can’t win. The Jags are good enough to shut down OBJ while still stacking the box for Saquon.

$1,000 – LA Chargers (-3.5, +100) over Kansas City – Only one sports book I found was paying the +100, but I’ll take it. I think the Chiefs are going to go through some growing pains this year.

$500 – Seattle at Denver: Over 42 (-102) – Neither defense is what it once was. Russell Wilson will still get the Seahawks in the end zone at least a couple of times, and Case Keenum…well, Brandon McManus has a big leg.

$1,000 – Upset: Chicago (+270 moneyline) over Green Bay – Gotta agree with Andy, the payoff on Cincinnati (+110 at best) isn’t there, so let’s go with the big guns–the moneyline is already moving back here. The Bears may have Khalil Mack on a pitch count, but that might actually help him keep the legs fresh enough to harass Aaron Rodgers…will he make it to his game 2 rematch against Anthony Barr and the Vikings?