Maybe my own words came back to haunt me.
Last week, I touched on the likelihood of a major shift coming, and how it would wipe out those not prepared. As “prepared” as we were, we still weren’t immune.
But, as always, these weeks are inherent with the game we’re playing.
The good news – and I say this out of realism and not optimism – is that much of what happened doesn’t change the state of the league. Teams that were supposed to perform a certain way either did or were given the opportunity to and simply missed. The numbers may look bad, but the results – the real results on which we focus – say otherwise.
And that’s where we will look in Week 7.
Below are predictions for each game against the spread. Spreads have been taken from various websites and are subject to change. The spread in parenthesis denotes the selected team. An asterisk denotes a confidence pick.
*Confidence Picks – 2019 Season: 22-15-1 (Last Week: 2-3)
(2018 Season: 63-48-4) (2017 Season: 53-48-4) (2016 Season: 53-67-3) (2015 Season: 69-45-2) (2014 Season: 61-46-2) (5-Year Total: 299-254-15)
All Picks Against Spread – 2019 Season: 47-44-1 (Last Week: 5-9)
(2018 Season: 137-118-12) (2017 Season: 137-119-11) (2016 Season: 123-136-8) (2015 Season: 143-117-7) (2014 Season: 149-114-4) (5-Year Total: 689-604-42)
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos
In last week’s column, I wrote about my own personal trends in Thursday Night Football. I mentioned how much I struggled a few years ago and how much more value we have seen in 2019.
The reality is that my job is not to actively search for said value, but recognize it if it exists. Last week, it didn’t.
This week, it does. Only, in a more dangerous form.
I am writing about this particular matchup after having already written about ten other games – I always go out-of-order, so this is nothing new. I find that this week appears to have more ‘traps’ than in the past. And, if you know how I operate, then you know I love ‘traps.’
There’s one problem, though.