“The Raiders….on offense!”

Gotta hand it to the rookie Matt McGloin (Penn State) on the road last week coming up with the win.  He looked very good, and the fact Penn State runs a pro offense helps.  hell, the Raiders even scored touchdowns……on offense (despite missing all of his weapons)!  We like him getting a point at home to the Titans (even) this Sunday.

I also like Jacksonville +10 (-115) in Houston.    They’ve covered the number the last few weeks, and this bet is more of a moratorium on the fact that Houston, I don’t think, is ten points better than ANYBODY right now.

Baltimore -3.5 (-110) vs NY Jets – I’m not enthused taking the Ravens with juice here, but the Jets on the road have just been SO bad.  Having a rookie QB doesn’t help, and Anthony Allen might miss this game as well and that’s huge because Rex Ryan’s blitzing, aggressive scheme relies on a roaming, instinctive, athletic safety.  They just signed Ed Reed, but he only has 2 out of the 3 left there.  Also teasing this with the under at 39.

Giants/Cowboys Over 45 (-110) – Watching missed tackles is kind of fun.  I get to do it every week as a Pats fan.  If we could only get the Tecmo Bowl music: