Guru's Gruesomely Incorrect Guesses Week 11

I know what you're thinking, "This kid just doesn't give up, does he?" yes, once again, I'm back with my guesses, and once again I'm ABSOLUTELY determined to do well. Brother Mouzone has challenged me for a 3rd consecutive week in a tiebreaker (tied 1-1 the previous 2 weeks).

After an 8-6 WINNING (yay!) record (thank god for Shaun Hill's last-second drive v. the Bills) and pushing the record to 43-36, Da Man wants to get back to 60% on the season in a full (meaning all teams play) week.

Picks that Brother and I disagree on are highlighted in red.

1.) Miami (-2.5) v. Chicago: Line moved in favor of Miami in this game.........but still gotta take Miami at home (they're basically saying that Chicago is a better team than the Dolphins, which I know as a Bears fan is patently false). Bears had their cupcake schedule in the 1st half to go to 6-3 but now face the big boys. Last time I saw Tyler Thigpen, he was throwing darts to Tony Gonzalez in KC and helping my 2008 fantasy teams in the playoffs. He's better than Chad (squared).

2.) Oakland (+7) at Pittsburgh. The line was set just right for this game and has effectively stumped me the whole week. Gimme 6 and I woulda taken Pitt, gimme 8 and I woulda taken Oakland. I'm lean toward points all the time, and this is another case.

3.) Houston (+7) at NYJ: Last time I picked a team that was just coming off of back-to-back OT games, I saw Kyle Orton throw incessantly in the first half en route to a drubbing of the Chiefs. Houston's weird; they can hang with any time but also lose to any team.

4.) Carolina (+10.5) v. Baltimore: Lemme try this one more time and hope the Ravens listen: B-MORE PLAYS WELL AGAINST THE GOOD TEAMS AND PLAYS DOWN TO THEIR COMPETITION!!!!

5.) Tennesee (-7) v. Washington: The naked eye test, the hard-stats test, the Standard Achievement test, whatever test you want to use, the Redskins look BAD.......and McNabb looks BAD......The Titans looked bad last week, but that was an anomaly. I always pick the Titans with confidence.

6.) Detroit ( +7 ) at Dallas: Has one team ever gone from being 14-point underdogs one week to 7-point favorites the next? Those who just jumped off the Cowboys' bandwagon are clamoring to get back on. You might wanna wait until they prove the wheels are back on the wagon, people.

7.) Green Bay (-3) at Minnesota. Pick. Against. Minnesota. For the rest of the year.

8.) Buffalo (+6) at Cincinatti. The Bengals have collapsed. Dunno why, but the Bills still play hard.

9.) Jacksonville (-1.5) v. Cleveland. Browns getting mad respect for playing 2 of the NFL's best tough. But what happens when they travel to a mediocre team on a random noon game w/ no coverage?

10.) Kansas City (-8) v. Arizona: The Chiefs will mohawk the Birds to death.

11.) New Orleans (-11.5) v. Seattle. Words cannot describe how bad the Seahawks are. If the Saints win, credit guest picker "Avon Lukesdale" (subtle "The Wire" trolling) contributed to this pick.

12.) Atlanta (-3) at St. Louis: Rams are young and eager, but not ready to win this game. Falcons had 3 extra days to prepare for this game.

13.) Bucs (+3.) at Niners. Whew, lot of games this week. Running.....out.....of breath!!!!

14.) Indianapolis (+3.5) at Patriots: These encounters usually come down to last-minute field goals

15.) Philadelphia (-3) v. NYG: How can you pick against Michael Vick right now?

16.) Broncos (+10) at Chargers: Whoa nelly, hold your horses, the Chargers still aren't that good, are they? Again, I like Kyle Orton and the passing attack. Uh, btw, bet the over on this game. For your own good.


Fantasize on,

Robert Yan