*** NFL PICKS / 2016 WILDCARDS ***

[Auggie]

Date / Favorite / Spread / Underdog (Home team in CAPS)

1-7 / HOUSTON / -3.5 / Oakland

1-7 / SEATTLE / -8 / Detroit

1-8 / PITTSBURGH / -10.5 / Miami

1-8 / GREEN BAY / -4.5 / NY Giants


My picks:

Oakland
Seattle
Pittsburgh
Green Bay

Place you bets. First prize is bragging rights ...

[True Dough]

1. My picks are close to yours

but I'm going with the Texans instead of Oakland due to Carr being out. So:

Houston
Seattle
Pittsburgh
Green Bay

[Hokie]

2. Here we go

Houston
Seattle
Pittsburgh
New York

[El Supremo]

3. I don't do picks except for The Tournament, but...

I really want to see New York beat Dallas for the third time!

[Auggie]

4. You are a Picks Snob

C'mon, choose some teams ...

[El Supremo]

5. I don't pick my snot!

What are you talking about?

[Brother Buzz]

6. Oakland's loss of Carr changed things drastically, I have to go with Houston

Green Bay is gonna win bigly.

[True Dough]

7. So is Pittsburgh! n/t

[Brother Buzz]

8. Of course, but the Packer will bet the spread by a bigger margin

It's gonna be YUGE!

[True Dough]

9. Let's make a little side bet

Just for kicks.

I say Green Bay wins by 10, beating the spread by 5.5.

I'll take Pittsburgh by 17, beating the spread by 6.5

Let's hear your predictions, Brother Buzz.

[Brother Buzz]

10. Your guess ain't half bad

I say Green Bay wins by 16, beating the spread by 11.5, and Pittsburgh wins by 14, beating the spread by 3.5.

Bummer, it's going to be cold and partly cloudy in Green Bay. I was really hoping for an exceptional 'snow game', something this native Californian always watches with wonder and amazement.

[True Dough]

14. You win this one, Brother Buzz

G.B. REALLY beat the spread, by more than either of us predicted, but you were closer.

[Brother Buzz]

16. But you deserve high marks for almost nailing the Steelers' spread

[True Dough]

17. Thanks

Maybe we'll give it another go next weekend.

[Brother Buzz]

18. LOL, not until I take a measure of the injury reports

[KamaAina]

11. Against any other playoff opponent, I'd agree.

But the Texans have QB issues of their own, which levels the playing field a bit.

[Jamaal510]

12. My predictions:

OAK +3
PIT +3
SEA +2
GB +1

[JonLP24]

13. Picks

Oakland
Detroit
Miami
NY Giants

[True Dough]

15. I went 4-0 with my picks

And that was important to me because I placed a $10 wager. I only doubled my money with the lowly odds on the favorites, but it gives me some extra dough to play with on next weekend's games.

[Auggie]

19. Play your head, not your heart

I couldn't bet against the Raiders. Not this year. And it cost me.

Bragging rights granted

[True Dough]

20. My heart was with the Arizona Cardinals

That made it easy to avoid having emotion get in the way. I thought they were a Super Bowl contender heading into the season but they couldn't even make the playoffs. Bummer.