I went 2 - 2 last weekend, which is a whole lot better than 0 - 4 the previous weekend.
The spread on Sunday's games hasn't budged all week (not yet, anyway) according to Yahoo Sports.
- New England at Denver [3pm EST]. The spread says New England by 3. This despite their earlier loss in overtime in Denver. New England looked weak in their last few games of the season, but last week with some of their wounded warriors back at near-full-strength, they looked very good against Kansas City. At the same time, Peyton Manning and the Broncos looked pretty pathetic in their win over Pittsburgh. These things probably are what have driven bettors to keep the spread at NE -3. And I expect the New England Economists to cover the spread. Take NE minus the points.
- Arizona at Carolina [6:40 EST]. The spread is Carolina by 3. Carolina nearly blew a 31-point lead over Seattle last week but still looked good in that game. Arizona looked lucky to win their game against Green Bay in overtime. Carolina is dynamite good. I cannot fathom why this spread is so low. Take Carolina minus the points.
For what it's worth, my granddaughter's partner agrees with these picks.
[Note: this post was written Friday afternoon. I may update it if there are any substantive changes that I hear about before game times]