That was truly disappointing. In all the years during which I have written my picks, I have never gone winless in a given week. At least, not when there were enough games for it to be statistically unlikely.
There’s no use dwelling on it. As always, the reads were there and we followed them. In fact, I looked at the spreads again before each game started and truly felt like nothing had changed. In the end, the fourth quarters were close enough to where most of our picks could have won. They simply didn’t.
Let’s rebound in the Divisional Round.
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. Spread is listed as advertised number and odds at either DraftKings Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook, Caesars Sportsbook, or Fanatics Sportsbook (formerly PointsBet). All efforts were made to provide picks at -110 or better, with some stretching to a -125 if no reasonable advertised spread was found.
*Confidence Picks – 2025 Season: 62-52-1 (Last Week: 0-2)
(2024 Season: 65-57) (2023 Season: 63-61-4) (2022 Season: 54-54-5) (2021 Season: 55-50) (2020 Season: 53-42-3) (2019 Season: 57-43-3) (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) (11-Year Total: 646-561-30)
All Picks Against Spread – 2025 Season: 147-130-1 (Last Week: 0-6)
(2024 Season: 148-136-1) (2023 Season: 142-135-8) (2022 Season: 143-132-9) (2021 Season: 158-126-2) (2020 Season: 132-128-7) (2019 Season: 142-118-7) (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) (11-Year Total: 1554-1379-76)
Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos
I mentioned it last week, but it remains the ever-present argument in favor of the Buffalo Bills.
“They have no excuses.”
There is no Patrick Mahomes in the playoffs. There is no consensus powerhouse. The AFC is the Bills’ for the taking.