A new weekly segment by your man Uncle Tito
Congratulations if you made it this far in your NFL survivor/suicide pool. Week 1 and 2 were easy for most, however, Week 3 threw a wrench in the plans for everyone with the Vikings. As the 17 point favorites falling to Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. The Patriots falling to the Lions, the Giants upsetting the Texans and the Jaguars falling to the Lions. Since we can’t track Weeks 1-4 for pick purposes, we will assume all teams are made available and break down some of the best options to look at. We will give an official pick and a team that is favorited that we should avoid. I have a stance in survivor pools. I don’t save a team for a better matchup. My goal is simple move on a cash prizes.
The Logical Choices
Panthers -7 vs. Giants
Patriots-10 vs. Colts
Saints -6.5 vs Redskins
Panthers
The Panthers should get it done here as the Giants have a lot of growing to do under new coach Pat Shurmur. The Panthers are coming off of a bye week which allows extra time for them to prepare and get healthy. The injury report for the Giants is a deep one littered with injuries compared to the Panthers who are pretty much just going to be missing Peppers and Olsen. Panthers are a safe choice in week 5. However, not my official choice.
Patriots
After losing two straight games TB12 came out firing on all cylinders this past weekend and beat down the Dolphins. Houston lost a demoralizing game to the Texans in which they fought back to force OT. They kick a FG to draw first blood then give up a FG,fail to score and give up a game winning FG on their home turf. Luck will be without his safety blanket T.Y Hilton. The x-factor to the Patriots offense is back in Edelman which allow better looks for Gronk, White, Hogan, Sony and Gordon. The Patriots get it done in a big way. Also Andrew Luck has never beaten the Patriots, a career 0-6.
Saints
I would recommend avoiding the Saints this week. Seems like a likely win as the Saints are -6.5 point favorites. The Redskins are weird team so far. They beat the Cardinals, laid an egg versus the Colts and then hammered Green Bay. The Redskins are off a bye as well and had plenty of time to get healthy and plan for this game. Strange things happen on Monday night and I’m not going to bet Alex Smith who is 90-63-1 as a starter
Top Choice: Patriots
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