Sunday, October 6, 2013

The Hoser On The NFL, Week FIve 2013 Season

Kansas City (-2.5) at TENNESSEE (37.5): Chiefs 23, Titans 17
Baltimore (+2.5) at MIAMI (43.5): Dolphins 24, Ravens 20
Jacksonville (+10.5) at ST. LOUIS RAMS (40.5): Rams 29, Jaguars 16
New England (-1) at CINCINNATI (45.5): Patriots 23, Bengals 20
Seattle (-3) at INDIANAPOLIS (43.5): Seahawks 24, Colts 20
Detroit (+7.5) at GREEN BAY (54): Packers 29, Lions 20
New Orleans (-1) at CHICAGO (51): Bears 26, Saints 23
Philadelphia (+1.5) at NY GIANTS (53.5): Giants 23, Eagles 19
Carolina (+2.5) at ARIZONA (41.5): Cardinals 22, Jaguars 20
San Diego (-4) at OAKLAND (46): Chargers 29, Raiders 14
Denver (-7) at DALLAS (55.5): Broncos 34, Cowboys 24
Houston (+4.5) at SAN FRANCISCO (43): Texans 24, 49ers 22
New York Jets (+9.5) at ATLANTA (44): Falcons 30, Jets 20

Lock of the Week: San Diego
Trifecta: San Diego, New York Giants, Denver

Week Four Straight Up: 6-9
Week Four Against The Spread: 5-10
Week Four Total: $-150

Season Straight Up: 41-22
Season Against The Spread:  28-33-2
Season Lock of the Week: 3-1
Season Trifecta: 0-4
Season Totals: $-310

Thursday, October 3, 2013

The Hoser On The NFL 2013 Season Week Five Thursday Night

Buffalo (+3.5) at CLEVELAND (41): Both these teams are resurgent, but neither of them is that great. Expect a low-scoring, tight game with the Browns winning it late. Browns 22, Bills 17.

Sunday, September 29, 2013

The Hoser On The NFL Week Four, 2013 Season

Welcome to Week Four of The Hoser. Just some quickies today!

Pittsburgh (-3) at MINNESOTA (41): This neutral-site game presents London with no bangers and very little hope of mashing. Steelers 23, Vikings 17.
Baltimore (-3) at BUFFALO (44.5): Ravens 27, Bills 16.
Cincinnati (-3.5) at CLEVELAND (41.5): Should be an easy Bengals win. It won't be, but they'll still pull it out. Bengals 24, Browns 21.
Indianapolis (-8.5) at JACKSONVILLE (42.5): Colts 24, Jaguars 17.
Seattle (-2) at HOUSTON (41.5): Texans 22, Seahawks 17.
Arizona (+2.5) at TAMPA BAY (40): The Bucs are starting a virgin QB and may not have their top two WRs. That's a TD swing that never showed up in the line. Cardinals 23, Buccaneers 20.
Chicago (+3) at DETROIT (48): CFL repreSENNNTTTT! Bears 27, Lions 23.
New York Giants (+3.5) at KANSAS CITY (43.5): Last chance before every Giant joins Jimmy Hoffa under the Meadowlands turf. Chiefs 24, Giants 21.
New York Jets (+3) at TENNESSEE (40.5): Titans 22, Jets 13.
Dallas (-1.5) at SAN DIEGO (46.5): Two of my least-favourite teams. In any sport. Cowboys 26, Chargers 23.
Washington (-3.5) at OAKLAND (44.5): Betting we see Matt Flynn pretty quickly if Terrelle Pryor plays at all, and it might actually help. Raiders 26, Racists 20.
Philadelphia (+10) at DENVER (58): Broncos 31, Eagles 20.
New England (+3) at ATLANTA (49): Are the Patriots bringing anyone?!? Gronk and Danny Amendola didn't even make the trip. Falcons 29, Patriots 24.
Miami (+7) at NEW ORLEANS (48.5): Saints 31, Dolphins 20.

Lock of the Week: Tennessee
Trifecta: Tennessee, Houston, Arizona

Week Three Straight Up: 11-5
Week Three Against The Spread: 7-8-1
Week Three Total: $+90

Season Straight Up: 35-13
Season Against The Spread: 23-23-2
Lock of the Week: 2-1
Trifecta: 0-3
Season Totals: $-160

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Welcome to Week Three of the Hoser on the NFL, where my hold on mediocrity gets stronger with each passing day.

I went a humble 8-8 against the spread in Week Two, just barely keeping my head above water for the season. Another solid straight up week at 11-5, but no one cares about those numbers anyway.

San Diego (+3) at TENNESSEE (44): Chargers 26, Titans 20.
Cleveland (+6.5) at MINNESOTA (40.5): Make a note, Vikings fans -- this is likely the only week of this season where you can turn to your pals and say, "Boy, Christian Ponder is clearly the best quarterback on the field!" Vikings 23, Browns 10.
Tampa Bay (+7) at NEW ENGLAND (44): Worth tuning in to see in what creative way the Bucs implode this week. My best bet is in a close game, Josh Freeman suddenly takes his helmet off and sits down on the field until he is traded. Which I totally understand. Patriots 26, Buccaneers 17.
Houston (-2.5) at BALTIMORE (45): This is a huge game for the Texans, and finally a chance to shed their "can't win the big one" history. They won't. Ravens 23, Texans 20.
St. Louis (+4) at DALLAS (47.5): Cowboys 24, Rams 22.
Arizona (+7) at NEW ORLEANS (48.5): This Cardinal team is better than you think, and the one-game boost of having Sean Payton back on the sidelines was obviously gone for the Saints in Week Two. If it goes to +7.5, bet the house. Saints 23, Cardinals 17.
Detroit (+1) at WASHINGTON (49): Lions 26, Racists 17.
Green Bay (+3) at CINCINNATI (49): Game of the Week. Bengals 27, Packers 23.
New York Giants (+1) at CAROLINA (46.5): Eli wins his first of the season. Only five more to go. Giants 29, Panthers 20.
Atlanta (+2.5) at MIAMI (44.5): PROLINE ALERT! OLG is only -.5 on the Falcons for this one. Hammer it! Falcons 30, Dolphins 20.
Indianapolis (+9.5) at SAN FRANCISCO (46): The 49ers are gonna be PISSSSSED. Still, too big. 49ers 26, Colts 20.
Jacksonville (+18.5) at SEATTLE (40.5): I haven't seen a spread this big since my subscription to "Hot N' Hefty Mamas" ran out. Seahawks 30, Jaguars 13.
Buffalo (+2.5) at NEW YORK JETS (38.5): The Jets run the ball well and stop the run. The Bills don't run the ball well and don't stop the run. So why do I feel so weird picking New York? Jets 20, Bills 19.
Chicago (-2.5) at PITTSBURGH (40): Bears 24, Steelers 16.
Oakland (+14.5) at DENVER (48.5): Broncos 29, Raiders 16.

 Lock of the Week: Chicago

Trifecta: Minnesota, Chicago, New York Giants

Week Two Straight Up: 11-5
Week Two Against The Spread: 8-8
Week Two Total: $-480

Season Straight Up: 24-8
Season Against The Spread: 16-15-1
Lock of the Week: 1-1
Trifecta: 0-2
Season Totals: $-250

Thursday, September 19, 2013

The Hoser On The NFL Wek Three 2013 Thursday Edition

Cheesesteak vs. BBQ tonight - who ya got? Me, I'll always side with some ribs, but I think the Eagles will be a little too much for Kansas City. Kansas City (+3) at Philadelphia (50.5): Eagles 27, Chiefs 20.

Sunday, September 15, 2013

The Hoser on the NFL 2013 Week Two

Monday killed us last week, as we lost both games ATS and Houston's crappy first half killed our Trifecta. But Detroit nailed the Lock, and for the first week of the season, we survived.

Just the scores this week -- short on time.

San Diego (+7) at PHILADELPHIA (53.5): Eagles 28, Chargers 24.
Cleveland (+7) at BALTIMORE (43.5): Ravens 26, Browns 20.
Tennessee (+8) at HOUSTON (43): Texans 26, Titans 17.
Miami (+2.5) at INDIANAPOLIS (43): Colts 23, Dolphins 21.
Carolina (-3.5) at BUFFALO (43.5): Bills 24, Panthers 21.
St. Louis Rams (+5.5) at ATLANTA (46.5): Falcons 30, Rams 20.
Washington (+7.5) at GREEN BAY (49.5): Packers 29, Racists 24.
Dallas (+3) at KANSAS CITY (45.5): Cowboys 26, Chiefs 22.
Minnesota (+6) at CHICAGO (41): Bears 31, Vikings 17.
New Orleans (-3) at TAMPA BAY (48): Saints 30, Buccaneers 21.
Detroit (-2) at ARIZONA (48): Lions 27, Cardinals 17.
Jacksonville (-5) at OAKLAND (40): Raiders 24, Jaguars 16.
Denver (-3.5) at NEW YORK GIANTS (55): Broncos 33, Giants 23.
San Francisco (+3) at SEATTLE (44): 49ers 26, Seahawks 20.
Pittsburgh (+6.5) at CINCINNATI (41): Bengals 24, Steelers 17.

Lock of the Week: Chicago

Trifecta: Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco

Week One Straight Up: 13-3

Week One Against The Spread: 8-7-1

Lock of the Week: 0-1

Trifecta: 0-1

Week One Totals: +$230

Thursday, September 12, 2013

The Hoser On The NFL 2013, Week Two Thursday Edition

Here's your Week Two Thursday night game prediction -- stay tuned for the rest of the week early Friday morning:

New York Jets (+10.5) at NEW ENGLAND (41.5): I wish I could give credit to the person I heard someone say the Buccaneers "out-Jetted the Jets" at the end of last week's game. No one has to worry about that this week, as I'm sure Bill Belichick had his team's asses on fire in practice this week. Patriots 30, Jets 13.