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.

NFL Picks: Week 4

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The weather is terrible, I'm tired, but it's always a good day for some football. Again, this will be an abbreviated version of my usual picks column, because life at Davidson is a busy one.

On Thursday, I tweeted my pick for that night's game:

My pick for tonight: STEELERS (+3) over Ravens.

— William Botchway (@WilliamBotchway) October 2, 2015

Thanks to a missed field goal that could have sealed the game for Pittsburgh, and a late comeback by Baltimore that saved their season, I came away with a push.

Thanks to the early start time in London, there's a game on right now, and I tweeted that pick out this morning:

My pick for today's London game: Jets (-2.5) over Dolphins. Breakfast football!

— William Botchway (@WilliamBotchway) October 4, 2015

I'm looking pretty good on that one. I've had a pretty good season thus far, so let's keep it going.

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