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Week 3- WestGate Supercontest Picks

***Disclaimer- these picks are for fun and to see how bad I do. If you wager - only bet what you can afford to lose. Always assume you’re going to lose. Never risk the mortgage, rent, or your kid’s college education. There is NO such thing as a sure thing- especially with my lousy picks. If you risk more than you can afford and lose- that’s on you. I told you so! In the Supercontest - you must pick 5 games each week- whether you like them or not. I may not like some games but I still have to pick 5 so keep that in mind. Their rules not mine.

The 2018 winner beat out 3,122 other participants. Typically it takes around a 65% winning pct to have a shot at winning it all. In 2018 the winner went 70% against the spread- just unbelievable! Anyway I just want to do this for fun and see how it goes.

Week 2 Results 4-1-0

Week 2 went similar to week 1. Got 4 of them right- was off on Baltimore. I can’t believe the Ravens didn’t blow a depleted Cardinals team off the map at home. New England and SF 49’ers won easily. Miami is horrible and those are the Bengals I know so well. Dallas was tighter than it should have been but they pulled through. They’re a playoff team -Washington was banged up to boot. The Browns line was locked in before Sam Darnold was ruled out with mono. Everyone was on them. Still I’ll take all the easy wins I can get. 8-2 through two weeks for 80% winning pct works for me. As the father in law in the movie The Hangover says- never leave Vegas on a heater. That said, I don’t have a great feeling about this week. There are some huge spreads out there. I refuse to pic the Tenn-Jack game. Every year i try to pick that game and every year I’m wrong.

Full Disclosure- I’m still ticked at Seattle for not covering vs Cincy. I’m just not a fan of Teddy Bridgewater. When all else fails give me the team with the better QB- Seattle. The Browns offensive line is getting depleted with injuries. Aaron Donald could break Baker Mayfield in two. I’ll reluctantly try the Rams on the road- ugh! The Broncos look terrible on offense. Give me one of the all-time greats in Aaron Rodgers at home. Hopefully I don’t get hooked by that half point. I guess we’ll also try the Vikings at home. The Raiders defense looked terrible last week- but the Chiefs will do that to teams. Crowd noise could be a factor for Raiders offense on the road in the dome. Dalvin Cook is going berserk this year. and Captain Kirk seems poised for a big game. Finally, Dallas in what is honestly one of the biggest spreads I’ve ever seen. They’re stronger in the trenches. They should wear down this Miami team, but laying 21.5- that’s a lot of wood. Kind of hoping Miami’s front office has lost the team and their will to win. We’ll see how this goes.

Season Results 8-2-0

***Picks subject to change prior to game time

Seattle (-4) vs New Orleans

LA Rams (-3) at Cleveland

Green Bay (-7.5) vs Denver

Minnesota (-8.5) vs Oakland

Dallas (-21.5) vs Miami