Andy just about blew his entire winnings for the season last week betting on the road favorite Patriots as they went out to the Bay to play San Francisco. New England pulled off a push, however, saving him from himself.

The tie put him at 2-1-1 for the week, a game better than Tony, who took a chance on the respective defenses of Arizona and Minnesota. While that let him down, he did hit the Bucs’ upset against Kansas City, keeping his bank for the week at a manageable loss.

Here are the standings:

Last week Last week $ Overall Overall $ Total Bank
Tony 1-2-1 – $625 16-27-1 – $5,424 $4,576
Andy 2-1-1 + $852 19-23-2 + $4,910 $14,910

And here are the Turkey Day Week bets:

Andy: We posted too early last week. If we’d waited a day or so, I’d have gotten New England at around -11 rather than -13 and I’d be sitting on a mythical jet to Vegas for Thanksgiving. Oh well. Easy come, easy go. The Pats still haven’t lost for me yet, so I’m going back to the Angry Brady Tour once more.

$1,500 – New England (-9, +105) at NY Jets – I’m not going quite as heavily this week. These games have been tricky. But the Patriots no longer entirely control their own destiny when it comes to home-field advantage in the playoffs. So, there won’t be any let up. Meanwhile, the Jets seem to be ready to just call it a year. I’ve got a relatively good feeling about this one…

$1,000 – Arizona (+4.5, -110) at Atlanta – The Cardinals’ defense did not play that badly against Minnesota last week. The Vikings won in large part due to interception and kickoff returns. The Falcons are having a good season so far, but Arizona’s season is on the line here. And let’s not forget, Atlanta is still giving up almost 30 points per game. I think Carson Palmer will have something of a revival in this one.

$1,000 – Baltimore (-4, -110) vs Cincinnati – The Bengals are without A.J. Green and Gio Bernard. So, they’ll turn largely to Tyler Eifert in the pass game, but he’ll likely draw extra coverage. The Ravens kill the run. So, Andy Dalton is going to have to win it with a team that looks like it’s perhaps realizing it’s falling out of the race. Meanwhile, the Ravens will know at kickoff they need the win to stay with Pittsburgh in the AFC North. This game could … should get ugly.

$400 – Washington (+255 money line) at Dallas – I am beginning to believe that the Cowboys are good, but are they really that good? And lost amid the Cowboys’ nine game win streak is that the Redskins aren’t playing bad ball either. Dallas is due for a clunker. And while an argument could be made that Washington is too, I like Kirk Cousins to keep his streak going in a game that means much more for the Skins than the Boys.

Tony:

$925 – Washington (+6.5, Even) at Dallas – Dallas is better than I expected, but I’m still not convinced that they’ve played anyone yet who was actually at the top of their game. Washington kept it close last time (27-23), and they’ve seen a resurgence in Kirk Cousins in recent weeks, and added Rob Kelley to the mix–the Cowboys will have their hands full.

$1,075 – New York Giants (-7.5, +120) at Cleveland – The Giants have been playing better as of late, and the Browns have…well, not. I don’t love giving seven and a half, but I do love the +120 payout for it.

$950 – Tennessee Titans (-3, -110) at Chicago – Most places I’m seeing this line at -4.5, but I see one sports book at -3 for some reason, so even if it’s a glitch, I’ll take it. The Bears will likely be without Jay Cutler, which normally I would argue will help them–but I’m not too worried about Matt Barkley.

$450 – Los Angeles Rams (+255 moneyline) at New Orleans – Why? I have no idea, which worked last week. Tempted to go Tampa Bay again, but at only +215 against a tough Seahawks team (presumably because the Seachickens don’t travel east all that well), I’ll stick with the higher, illogical payout.