NFL Picks: Week 14

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It's finals season, so quick picks are absolutely necessary right now. I don't think I'll even be able to watch any games today because college is great...until December.

My pick for tonight's game: Vikings (+10) over CARDINALS

— William Botchway (@WilliamBotchway) December 11, 2015

I won on Thursday night thanks to an incredibly ridiculous line. Whoever bet the Cards laying ten points needs to seriously re-evaluate their gambling habits.

That's as much analysis as you're getting this week.

UPSET ALERT next to games in which I think the underdog will win outright, not just cover. Home team in CAPS.

NFL Picks: Week 13

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I was on the right side of that crazy Thursday night game, which was the highlight of my season from a picks standpoint:

My pick for tonight's game: Packers (-3) over LIONS

— William Botchway (@WilliamBotchway) December 4, 2015

UPSET ALERT next to games in which I think the underdog will win outright, not just cover. Home team in CAPS.

NFL Picks: Week 12

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That was my first pretty good week in a while, going 8-6. I cooled off significantly since my hot start, but I might be back on track for the home stretch. Thanksgiving week in the NFL is always one of my favorites, because there are two days of almost wall to wall football, instead of just one. As for those Thanksgiving Day games, I did alright. As always, I made my picks on Twitter:

LIONS (-3) over Eagles. This is agonizing. The terrible Lions or the terrible Eagles + Sanchize? Home team, I guess. Don't watch this game.

— William Botchway (@WilliamBotchway) November 26, 2015

I got the game right, and I was somewhat right about the next thing.

Seriously, spend time with your family, surf the Internet, stare at a wall, watch Netflix. Do anything but watch these two teams

— William Botchway (@WilliamBotchway) November 26, 2015

This game ended up being absolutely unwatchable, but not for the reasons I expected. The Lions got up big early, and continued to embarrass the Eagles for 60 minutes of destruction.

This will be a terrible fight for futility, and I'm happy it will be out of the way early

— William Botchway (@WilliamBotchway) November 26, 2015

The Eagles certainly got the futility part down. As for the Lions, where was this all year? This team actually looks sneaky good, but they dug themselves too big of a hole to sniff the playoffs at this point, especially since their division has three good teams ahead of them.

COWBOYS (-1) over Panthers. I believe in #TheReturn. The Cowboys could actually win their division. And the Panthers have to lose eventually

— William Botchway (@WilliamBotchway) November 26, 2015

This game is easiest summed up by my only tweet during it.

God Romo is a disaster today

— William Botchway (@WilliamBotchway) November 26, 2015

So yeah, I got that game wrong.

Bears (+9) over PACKERS. I thought the Packers were untouchable at home, but then the Lions game happened. They'll win, but it will be close

— William Botchway (@WilliamBotchway) November 26, 2015

And now, the shocker of the day. I thought the Bears would keep it close, obviously, but I had no thoughts about them winning outright. What is up in Green Bay?

UPSET ALERT next to games in which I think the underdog will win outright, not just cover. Home team in CAPS.

NFL Picks: Week 11

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I went 7-7 in Week 10, despite having a good feeling about the picks earlier in the day. Then some of the best teams in the league put up some weird performances, leading to three of my more upsetting losses. The Packers lost a game the Lions tried desperately to give away, but wouldn't have covered anyway because there's something seriously wrong with that team. Peyton Manning and Andy Dalton both turned into pumpkins last week, costing both of their teams games.

However, I already have a win in the bank for Week 11. I did not watch a second of this game, and I was fully expecting the Jags to find a way to let me down, but instead, they find themselves in good position to win the division.

My pick for tonight's game: JAGUARS (-3) over Titans.

— William Botchway (@WilliamBotchway) November 20, 2015

Quick picks today because I've procrastinated on an essay for the past week and a half.

UPSET ALERT next to games in which I think the underdog will win outright, not just cover. Home team in CAPS.

NFL Picks: Week 10

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After a horrid Week 8, my Week 9 hovered at about .500, which is fine because I banked quite a few wins at the beginning of the season. I feel pretty good about today's picks, but of course I had to get my normal Thursday night loss:

My pick for tonight's game: J-E-T-S (-2.5) over Bills.

— William Botchway (@WilliamBotchway) November 13, 2015

I don't want to talk about that game. I'm upset, I'm hurt, I'm angry.

Let's move on before I start crying.

UPSET ALERT next to games in which I think the underdog will win outright, not just cover. Home team in CAPS.

NFL Picks: Week 9

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Last week was the worst. My picks failed miserably, and my team ended the game with two injured quarterbacks. So what happened next? I opened up Week 9 with a loss on Thursday night:

My pick for tonight's game: Browns (+13) over BENGALS

— William Botchway (@WilliamBotchway) November 6, 2015

Quick picks again this week, because I have a lot of freshman year college boy things to deal with today.

UPSET ALERT next to games in which I think the underdog will win outright, not just cover. Home team in CAPS.

NFL Picks: Week 8

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I bounced back from my first down week with a nice 9-5 showing in Week 7. I'm having a great year so far, and I'm ready to keep it rolling this week, because I'm feeling pretty good about my picks.

But of course, I started with my Thursday night loss:

My pick for tonight's game: Dolphins (+8) over PATRIOTS

— William Botchway (@WilliamBotchway) October 30, 2015

And then, a early morning London victory:

my pick for the final breakfast football game of the year: Chiefs (-3) over Lions. Get ready for some interesting coaching decisions

— William Botchway (@WilliamBotchway) November 1, 2015

Overall, this is a very fun and interesting slate of games, with a bunch of games that could go in many different directions.

UPSET ALERT next to games in which I think the underdog will win outright, not just cover. Home team in CAPS.

NFL Picks: Week 7

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Last week was my first sub-.500 week this season, which ends a pretty nice six week run. Still, I'm comfortably above .500 for now, but I have don't really have much of a feel for this week's games. There are a bunch of weird lines, and I found myself flip flopping a lot more than usual.

I started off on Thursday with...a loss. I thought that the Seahawks would win, but 6.5 seemed like a lot of points to me. I was wrong. And for that, I thank Colin Kaepernick, who has now entered the Josh Freeman Zone.

once again, I forgot about Thursday night football. Pick: 49ERS (+6.5) over Seahawks

— William Botchway (@WilliamBotchway) October 23, 2015

I tweeted my pick for the early London game this morning, and I look great thus far. Always pick against E.J. Manuel, no matter what.

My pick for today's breakfast football game: Jaguars (+3.5) over Bills.

— William Botchway (@WilliamBotchway) October 25, 2015

I really hate to do this, but I have a lacrosse game later so I have to do some very quick picks.

UPSET ALERT next to games in which I think the underdog will win outright, not just cover. Home team in CAPS.

NFL Picks: Week 6

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I totally forgot about Thursday Night Football, because Game 5 of the NLDS was on, so I made what should have been the obvious pick, albeit very deep into the first half.

so, my pick for tonight's game, over an hour late: Falcons (-3.5) over SAINTS.

— William Botchway (@WilliamBotchway) October 16, 2015

Naturally, I was wrong, because the universe was turned upside down that night. I mean, a Mets-Cubs NLCS was set that night, what are the odds.

Quick picks, busy college boy has busy college boy things to do.


UPSET ALERT next to games in which I think the underdog will win outright, not just cover. Home team in CAPS.

NFL Picks: Week 5

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Week 4 was a great week. I started off with a Thursday night push, then got up early to watch the Jets beat the Dolphins in London, and swept all of my picks for the early games. I then proceeded to get every 4 PM game wrong, but I extended my winning record for the season, which is all that matters in the end.

I don't feel terribly about my picks for today, but based on how well I'm doing this year, I think I'll be okay. Plus, I already have a win in the bag:

My pick for tonight: Colts (+5) over J.J. WATT

— William Botchway (@WilliamBotchway) October 9, 2015

UPSET ALERT next to games in which I think the underdog will win outright, not just cover. Home team in CAPS.