NFL Pick 'Em Week 9

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Current Standings:

#1 Vince: 28-23

#2 Zach: 24-24

#3 Maher: 23-24

#4 Ryan: 21-25

#5 Pat: 20-26

#6 Nick: 19-28

#7 James: 18-27

Seattle Seahawks (5-3) @ Arizona Cardinals (3-5)

Lines: AZ -2 – O/U 49.5

Seattle entered the year projected to win 5 games by most media major outlets. They have hit that mark in 8 weeks following what looks to be an unbelievably good draft and the leadership of long time coach Pete Carroll… and a better QB. I would kill to see how many hours Kyler has logged in the film room since the release of COD. Realistically the main struggle for Arizona has been the other side of the field as the Card’s are allowing 26.3 PPG, 3rd highest in the league. This is a critical division game, and could be a stroke of death if Arizona can’t pull out a dub at home.

Ryan: Cardinals

Vince: Seahawks

Maher: Arizona

Patrick: Seahawks

Nick: Cardinals

James: Seahawks

Zach: Seahawks

Los Angeles Rams (3-4) @ Tampa Bay Bucs (3-5)

Lines: TB -3 – O/U 43.0

Ryan: Bucs

Vince: Bucs

Maher: Bucs

Patrick: Rams

Nick: Bucs

James: Bucs

Zach: Rams

The Rams have been one of the more shocking stories of the year as they look miles behind where we expected the defending champs. The only other team that’s shocked us more is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. To phrase a very well known man of the people Dan Katz, “This is a loser goes home game”. I guess it’s worth noting this is also a rematch from the playoffs last season where Matt Stafford got to play spoiler to the Bucs back to back title hopes, going down the field in 42 seconds to clinch the NFC title game. This game is going to be personal, and a true must win for both sides.

Tennessee Titans (5-2) @ Kansas City Chiefs (5-2)

Lines: KC -12.5 – O/U 45.5

The Titans have to be the one of the more deceptive 5-2 teams I've seen in a long time. They’re 17-7 in the regular season since the beginning of 2021 and enter Sunday as nearly 13 point dawgs against the Chiefs. Kansas City is coming off a bye week, playing at home, and are potentially facing a rookie QB who completed 6 passes in his first NFL start against the Texans. The good news is Vrabel’s defense is allowing less than 20 points a game and Derrick Henry is averaging over 100 yards a game. The Titans need to make this game ugly if they want to hang around.

Ryan: KC -12.5

Vince: Titans +12.5

Maher: O 45.5

Patrick: Titans +12.5

Nick: KC -12.5 🫡

James: Titans +12.5

Zach: Chiefs -12.5

Baltimore Ravens (5-3) @ New Orleans Saints (3-5)

Lines: BAL -2.5 – O/U 48.0

It seems like yearly the 49ers and Ravens have a competition for who can end the season with more significant injuries. The Ravens are likely going to be missing offensive stars Mark Andrews, Rashod Batemon, and Gus Edwards. Yet somehow they still find themselves favored on the road against the Andy Dalton led Saints. New Orleans shut out the Raiders last week and still currently give up the 5th most points in the league, expect this line to creep closer and closer to even as we approach Monday Night.

Ryan: U48

Vince: u48

Maher: O48

Patrick: O48

Nick: Saints +2.5

James: Ravens -2.5

Zach: Ravens -2.5

Dawgs Of The Week:

Ryan: Colts

Vince: Jaguars

Maher: Lions

Patrick: Falcons

Nick: Falcons

James: Lions

Zach: Jaguars