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NFL 2013: Week #11-The Furnace’s Five Best Bets

Posted by fantasyfurnace on November 16, 2013
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Injuries, home field and jockeying for a playoff berth are reasons for teams laying it all on the line and we think our five Best Bets this week are exactly that! The surprising Jets winning in Buffalo and the Kansas City Chiefs losing their first game of the season make up two of this week’s predictions…

Home team in CAPS

Jets Over the BILLS- With Bills WRs  Stevie Johnson and Robert Woods both sitting out this week with injuries, and the Jets WR Santonio Holmes and TE Kellen Winslow (the Jets’ leading receiver before his suspension) both returning to the lineup, this should be enough of an edge for the Jets to avenge their 27-20 loss at Met Life Stadium back on Week 3. The Bills haven’t had their bye week yet and their schedule, Ed Reeds Jets debut, and a better defense will spell victory for the visiting Jets.

The return of #81 Kellen Winslow & Santonio Holmes will give the Jets the edge vs the Bills this Sunday. Photo Associated Press

The return of #81 TE Kellen Winslow & WR Santonio Holmes will give the Jets the edge vs the Bills this Sunday. Photo Associated Press

Lions over the STEELERS- Clearly a must-win game for the Steelers, however the visiting Lions have too many weapons to combat any fight that Pittsburgh might muster. Matt Stafford has been on a roll and is on pace to throw for the third most yards in a season in NFL history. Reggie Bush, Megatron & company will prove too much for the lackluster Steeler offense.

TEXANS over the Raiders- With fourth string quarterback Matt McGloin slated to get his first NFL start while Terrelle Pryor rests his sprained MCL, this could be a long day for the visiting Raiders. The Texans have the number 1 pass defense in the league which will force McGloin to make errant throws and rely on a running game devoid of a healthy Darren McFadden (hamstring).

BENGALS over the Browns- Even though the Browns took the game in their first meeting at Cleveland 17-6, the Bengals offense has begun to gel and become a more cohesive unit over their past few games. Winning both games against a rival team in the regular season is like winning both ends of a double-header in baseball; possible but difficult.

BRONCOS over the Chiefs- If our pick is correct, this will spell defeat for the Chiefs for the first time this season. Denver is undefeated at home this year (5-0) and even a wobbly Peyton Manning is better than a healthy Alex Smith. Coach Andy Reid, for all those superstitious ones out there, is an overwhelming 13-1 following a bye-week for his career.

#18 Peyton Manning grimaces after getting hit vs the Cargers at QualcommStadium. He'll be more than able this Monday Night vs the undefeated Chiefs. John Leyba, The Denver Post:

#18 Peyton Manning grimaces after getting hit vs the Chargers at QualcommStadium. He’ll be more than ready this Sunday Night vs the undefeated Chiefs. John Leyba, The Denver Post

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NFL 2013: Week #9- The Furnace’s Best Bets

Posted by fantasyfurnace on November 1, 2013
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We used Halloween to make one of our five best bets this week, and we, as well as the Bengals, were shocked by the Dolphin’s “Walk-off Safety” in OT. There has only been three of these in NFL history with the first one coming in 1989 by the Vikings Mike Merriweather. Here are the remaining four picks for Week #9…

Home team in CAPS:

COWBOYS over the Vikings- This season’s version of the Dallas Cowboys is one that we haven’t seen for some time. Teams are scoring at will against them and as they enter Week 9 the Cowboys have the 32nd worst defense in the league giving up 315.4 yards of offense per game. The Vikings have had trouble scoring this seaosn as Adrian Peterson has been held in check for the most part and will be playing at less than 100% this week. They’re home this week and their division rival Giants have won two in a row so the incentive is there. ‘Boys are due for a lopsided win.

Saints over the JETS- One year removed from their defense giving up a staggering 7,042 yards on the season, Defensive Coordinator Rob Ryan has turned things around in New Orleans. It is because of this plus their offensive prowess that they have been able to eke out 6 wins over their first 7 games. The Jets who just allowed the Bengals to put up 49 points against them last week , will not be that generous this week but should still fall to the visiting Saints.

#9 Drew Brees, single season record holder (5087 yds.) has enough offensive power to derail the Jets at Met Life Stadium this week, Photo: Chris Graythen / Getty Images

#9 Drew Brees, single season record holder (5087 yds.) has enough offensive power to derail the Jets at Met Life Stadium this week, Photo: Chris Graythen / Getty Images

RAIDERS over the Eagles- The Raiders, who cost us a perfect 5-0 record last Sunday with their stunning 3 point victory over the fading Steelers, seem to be putting things together. Althought Terrelle Pryor didn’t even throw for 100 yards last Sunday, he did run for a score as Oakland held on for the win. As the rare favorite this week, they should have no problem improving to 4-1 at the Black Hole over a fumbling, bumbling Eagles team.

Colts over the TEXANS- Although these two usually play extremely close and competitive games, the Colt’s have a much better resume this season with wins over some of the most elite teams in the NFL such as Seattle, Denver, and San Francisco. Case Keenum almost pulled off the upset of the year against the Chiefs last week, but we think that was more of a case of the Chiefs falling into a good old fashion “Trap Game” mode.

#12 Andrew Luck shown here in his 1st win as a Colt, 23-20 over the Vikings some 14 months ago. Hey, Peyton didn't win his 1st game...Photo: Michael Conroy/AP

#12 Andrew Luck shown here in his 1st win as a Colt: 23-20 over the Vikings some 14 months ago. Hey, Peyton didn’t win HIS 1st game…Photo: Michael Conroy/AP

NFL 2013: Week #8-The Furnace’s Five Best Bets

Posted by fantasyfurnace on October 25, 2013
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Injuries didn’t help our cause last week as Nick Foles went down in the #Eagles game for starters. Our season record sits at a disappointing 19-16 after 7 weeks. With substitute quarterbacks and and back-up running backs & wideouts alike, prognosticating has been made even more difficult, but we remain optimistic this week. Here are our five for week #8…

*Home team in CAPS

Giants over the EAGLES-  Feels like we’re pressing our luck here trying for two in a row for the downtrodden G-Men, but The Eagles “swiss-cheese” secondary should afford Eli Manning the opportunity to pad some of his passing numbers especailly to Hakeem Nicks who was called out this week by an irate Tom Coughlin. Nicks has 0 touchdowns and six dropped passes this season and is due for a breakout game. For those who are superstitious, the Eagles have lost 9 straight games at home.

The much maligned wideout #88 Hakeem Nicks, has 6 drop passes on the season; third most in the league. Photo: Tim Farrell/The Star-Ledger

The much maligned wideout #88 Hakeem Nicks, has 6 drop passes on the season; third most in the league among wide receivers. Photo: Tim Farrell/The Star-Ledger

Steelers over the RAIDERS- Over the last four weeks the Steelers have the  No. 9 offense and No. 4 defense, while the Raiders have the No. 29 offense and No. 25 defense. Terrelle Pryor tweaked his ankle a couple of weeks ago and although the bye week should have helped in the healing process, a sack or two and he could be in trouble. (He was sacked 10 times in K.C. before the bye week). Pryor is 2-0 at the Black Hole so it could get interesting in a low scoring affair.

CHIEFS over the Browns- Had this game been played in Cleveland we might have switched our alliance to the Browns with a much improved quarterback, Jason Campbell, taking over for the inept Brandon Weeden this week. However as we’ve stated several times here in the past, Arrowhead, after Seattle, could be the most difficult place to play in the NFL. The  Chiefs undefeated season continues.

SAINTS over the Bills- Don’t usually pick games like this but for those of you who bet on games and thus take spreads into consideration, the Saints have covered 11 in a row at home and have won their last four off a bye by an average of 15 points. Still upset over their debacle against the Patriots in a game lost in the final minutes, the Saints will be out for blood on Sunday and we kind of feel badly for the visiting Bills.

#9 QB Drew Brees and the Saints will be looking to avenge their last minute loss to the Patriots last week. Photo: Getty Images

#9 QB Drew Brees and the Saints will be looking to avenge their last minute loss to the Patriots last week. Photo: Getty Images

Packers over the VIKINGS- Again, if your’e laying 9 points in this game, it could be a bit steep for the visiting Packers who will be without their big TE Jermichael Finley who was just released from a local hospital after the hit he took last week which caused a spinal contusion in his neck causing temporary paralysis, and Clay Matthews. Even with Christian Ponder back under center, the high scoring Pack will take this one but not before Adrian Peterson has a typical AP day.