North Florida Sports Network Podcast
North Florida Sports Network Podcast
Spread Picks, Upsets, And Who Actually Covers This Week
Let me ask you one question.
SPEAKER_01:Last week. Yeah. Yeah, man. Four and nine for Mike. And three and ten for Jimmy and Justin. Yikes. Overall in the season, I am 66 and 55. Mike is 63 and 58. Jimmy, 60 and 61. Justin 53 and 68. Oh man. Alright. Well, something's got a change for some people here. And it starts tonight. We got ourselves the Dolphins Ravens game in Miami. And the Dolphins are coming off a win. In Atlanta. Now they're playing Lamar Jackson, who will play this week. I swear. Totally playing. I swear he's gonna play this time. He didn't play last week, but he's gonna play this week. The Dolphins are getting eight. Justin, who you got?
SPEAKER_02:Well, seeing as uh me actually logically trying to make these picks has not been working this year.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah.
SPEAKER_02:Um, my cousin is gonna be in a sweet tonight at uh the hard rock. So he is going to cheer his ass off, and the Dolphins will outright win. Give me the pins.
SPEAKER_01:All right. Dolphins are gonna keep it hopes alive. Slim hopes. Right. Mike, who you got?
SPEAKER_04:There's no hope. The only hope is that they don't go seven and ten like they always do. It's like we have to hope that they really screw up. Yeah. They just keep winning. Like when they need to lose, they win. Every other time they're so true. The life of a Dolphins fan for the last 30 years is just garbage. Um however, I do think that they're gonna keep it within uh eight points. They are the Ravens are in shambles. Um, I guess we'll Marvin back else, but I don't think it's gonna matter. I think it's gonna be close. Hopefully the Dolphins lose a close one.
SPEAKER_01:All right, another Dolphins pick. All right, Jimmy. Yeah. Give me the fans, man. Wow. Right? Eight's a lot of points. It is, and I'll take it. Give me the Ravens. Oh, okay, fine. You're Jets.
SPEAKER_02:Well, what do you expect from a Jets fan like that?
SPEAKER_01:I I think the Raven, this is the defense is what has uh turned it around for me. It started a couple weeks ago in a loss against the Rams. They played well and then they played it well last week as well. And if they can keep that up and Lamar comes back, it should be able to run through Miami. I'll take the Ravens. That is a lot, though. Yeah. All right, let's go to Sunday. We have ourselves a game in New York. It's the 49ers in New York taking on the Giants. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. The Niners are minus two and a half. Jimmy. Give me the gigantes.
SPEAKER_03:Even without scataboo. Yeah? Yeah, man. The snot shine has worn off Mac Jones.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah, I'll take the Niners here. Sure you will. Alright, uh, Justin.
SPEAKER_02:No scataboo, Halloween, boo, ghosts, whatever. Give me the Niners.
SPEAKER_01:All right.
SPEAKER_02:Lots of logic on this one.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah, Mike.
SPEAKER_04:Well, what is going with Purdy? Is he coming back this year? Like, what are they giving up on him? What are they doing?
SPEAKER_01:I mean, he's gonna play when he's ready. I mean, he's got half a billion dollars. You know what my toe hurts? I'm assuming this one Jones is doing fine, though. So they don't need to rush it.
SPEAKER_04:Alright, I will go with the 49ers.
SPEAKER_01:Alright. Let's go to Detroit as the Vikings. I don't know. I think JJ McCarthy's coming back. Yeah. Is he? Yeah. Torn Labia for Carson Wins. I mean Labram. So JJ McCarthy makes his return in Detroit, taking on the Lions, man Campbell and the Lions. The Vikings are getting eight and a half in Minnesota. Mike, who you got?
SPEAKER_04:Oh man, these are two of my favorites. I gotta go with um I'm gonna go with the Lions here. I think their defense is playing better. I'm gonna go with the Lions.
SPEAKER_01:Alright, so they all right, Justin.
SPEAKER_02:JJ McCarthy sucks. Give me the Lions. Been saying it for two years, man. He bought garbage.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah, I'm with you. I'll take the Lions.
SPEAKER_03:Uh, Jimmy. Yeah, Lions. Yeah, I actually think their backup secondary is is better than Lions starts. The defense is healthy. I mean, Terry and Arnold not out there. That's a good three pass interference calls. You're not gonna get their offense is uh really on really lights out at all.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah, and and JJ McCarthy does suck. So you're going lines? Yeah. All right. All right, let's go to Houston. This is gonna be a good game. Uh the Texans coming off the big win over the Niners are hosting the Broncos. Denver Broncos. Yeah, five and two. Uh the Broncos are getting one and a half. Mike, who you got?
SPEAKER_04:No, I'm taking the Broncos.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah. Alright, uh, Justin.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, I'm thinking the Broncos too, man. They're a damn good football team, dude.
SPEAKER_03:All right, Jimmy. Man, I still don't trust Bo Knicks. But that defense.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah, he yeah, you're right. He he keeps he keeps it up.
SPEAKER_03:And that defense, even without Sertan, uh, yeah, give me the Broncos. Give me the Bronx.
SPEAKER_01:I'll take Houston. Yeah, of course you will. I like that defense. They're good at home. Are they? Yeah. They're good at home. They're like four and three or something. All right, uh let's yeah. Yeah. They've been they turned it around. All right, let's go to Green Bay. Um, Carolina is going to Green Bay, and they're getting 13 and a half. Who's playing quarterback for Carolina this week?
SPEAKER_03:Still uh the old rooster? Oof.
SPEAKER_04:Red Rocket.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah. Well then if that's the case, I'm taking the Packers. Houston's three and four, by the way. Alright, three and four.
SPEAKER_02:Turned it around to be less than 500.
SPEAKER_01:Yep. And I'm they're gonna go 500 this week, baby. They're gonna win. Alright, uh, I'm going Packers here. Big. Big pack. Jimmy.
SPEAKER_03:Uh I you know what? I don't, I don't think, I think Bryce Young's gonna be back. And I know he's terrible, but he is gonna be back? Yeah. And they did look really bad last week.
SPEAKER_01:I think they'll cover. Yeah. Pack wins, they'll cover. All right, uh Mike.
SPEAKER_04:Yeah, I'm gonna go uh I'm gonna go uh Carolina. I think that's too big of a loss.
SPEAKER_01:And Justin.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, I think Law of Averages last week was like one of the worst NFL weeks uh in recent memory as far as blowouts go. So I think we're gonna regress to the mean, have a bunch of close games, and I got the Panthers covering.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah. You don't sound so sure there, guys.
SPEAKER_02:Uh well, it's not the Jets. You can't be that confident if it's not the Jets.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah, yeah, I know, right? All right, let's go to um you know what? No, I'll stick with 13 and a half's a lot. And the Packers really haven't done a stick with it. Alright, let's go to Pittsburgh. Um the Steelers did not come through against the Packers. They have another good team coming in. A better team in the Colts. They're getting a field goal at home. Mike, who you got?
SPEAKER_04:I like the Colts. Oh my god.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah, I like the Colts too, man. They're they're a machine. And uh this is gonna be the Steelers. I although this is gonna be a challenging game for them. I I I think the Colts win. Uh Justin?
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, dude, with as good as the Colts are playing, man, I can't pick against them until they prove me wrong. So I'll take the Colts on the road to win.
SPEAKER_01:Alright. Uh Jimmy, field goal at home for the Steelers? Nah, I'm going indie. Alright. Steelers defense has some problems. Jonathan Taylor's your MVP, man. I mean, it's ridiculous the numbers he's putting up. All right, let's go to Cincinnati. The Bengals are hosting the Bears. All right. Shit game right here. Weather game. All weather game. All weather.
SPEAKER_03:What if they both wear like the throwbacks? Can be the ugliest shit I've ever seen.
SPEAKER_02:What if they both lose?
SPEAKER_03:Yeah.
SPEAKER_01:These are the two teams that could do it. Well, Joe Flacco has turned, you know, giving Cincinnati some stability at the quarterback position. Yeah. You know, where they can.
SPEAKER_04:I thought he was 50-50 to play. He might not even play.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah, that's so we'll if he can't go. Uh-oh. Right. Chicago. So the Bengals are getting two and a half at home. Who you got Jimmy?
SPEAKER_03:Well, I'm gonna take the Bengals because I'm just gonna assume Flacco's gonna give it a go. I don't think the Bears can stop chase or Higgins. Yeah.
SPEAKER_01:So there you go. Alright. Um Mike.
SPEAKER_04:I will take the Bengals.
SPEAKER_01:Justin?
SPEAKER_02:I think everybody knows where I'm going with this one.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah.
SPEAKER_02:Caleb Williams sucks more than JJ McCarthy sucks.
SPEAKER_01:Alright.
SPEAKER_02:I hate Caleb Williams. All these scouts that evaluated him as a general generational talent all need to be fired because they obviously don't watch football.
SPEAKER_01:Give me the bangles. Well, you know, everybody, you know, we're taking the bangles. I took a vacation from the Bears train last week, and I'm back on. Give me the Bears, baby. Yeah, they're gonna win this game. I'll take the Bears. All right, let's go to New England. As the Cheklin Hyde Falcons are going to be in New England getting five points. I'm not taking them. Give me the Patriots. Um, Drake May looks really good. The Patriots defense looks solid. They look like a playoff team. And there it's gonna be them and the Bills battling out in the AFC East, so they're gonna be trying to win every week. I'll take the Pats. Uh Mike.
SPEAKER_04:Yeah, Patriots are rolling, baby. I got I like them.
SPEAKER_01:All right, uh, Justin.
SPEAKER_02:Well, to continue my string of very predictable.
SPEAKER_01:Just went up to five and a half.
SPEAKER_02:I will be taking my boy, Drake May. All right. And the Patriots. Scott, I hate how good the AFC East is outside of Miami.
SPEAKER_01:Uh Jimmy.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah, give me give me the Pats.
SPEAKER_01:Falcons are in trouble. All right, let's go to Tennessee. Speaking of trouble, as the Titans did not cover. So the Colts are going to the Super Bowl, according to Jimmy.
SPEAKER_03:Right?
SPEAKER_01:Yeah. And uh you're never picking Cam Ward again, Justin. Well, he's at home and he's gonna be. Yeah, hook that thing up there, guy. He's got milkstake coming in. He's getting eight and a half. Oof. Who you got in this, Justin?
SPEAKER_02:Well, I sent it last week and I gotta stick to it. I can't pick Cam Ward to cover his friend. Give me the Chargers.
SPEAKER_01:Alright, uh, Mike.
SPEAKER_04:Uh yeah, anybody but Houston. Or uh anybody but Tennessee.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah, me too. I'll take, even though I uh all right, give me the give me the Chargers. Jimmy. It's a lot of points, man. Yeah, it is on the road. But West Coast team, you know.
SPEAKER_03:Give me old milkstake. I guess still I can't pick the titans.
SPEAKER_01:The Rams are hosting the Saints in LA. The Saints are getting 14 damn points. They suck. They do, man. Good God. It's 14 enough. Mike?
SPEAKER_04:I would usually say that's way too big, but not against the thing. So I'm gonna go uh Rams here.
SPEAKER_01:Rams, alright, uh Justin.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, the uh rookie Tyler Shuck is supposed to be starting for the same season.
SPEAKER_01:Oh boy. Oh yeah.
SPEAKER_02:I I think the Rams win by 28.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah, I think the Rams will win big, probably by like three scores. Jimmy.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah, yeah. Rams. They're starting to separate themselves there in the West in Seattle. All right, damn it.
SPEAKER_01:As the Raiders are hosting the Jags.
SPEAKER_03:Ooh.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah.
SPEAKER_03:There's one.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah, this would be a fun one. For nobody. Yeah. Um Vegas is getting two and a half at home. Justin, who you got?
SPEAKER_02:Not enough, dude. The the Raiders are hot garbage, dude. I think the Jags get right on this when it blown out.
SPEAKER_01:I'll take the Jags by overfield all. Mike.
SPEAKER_04:Yeah, I'm going Jags as well.
SPEAKER_01:Alright, uh, Jimmy. Yeah, give me Jayvoo. Alright. Ooh, this is a good one. Buffalo. Looking like they got things back on track last week. And now they're hosting the hottest team in the league. And that is the Chiefs. Yeah, Chiefs at Buffalo. The Bills are getting two at home. I mean, sir. I mean, are the wages are we getting the wagons, Justin? Getting the tables? Oh.
SPEAKER_02:Those wagons are circling, buddy.
SPEAKER_01:Table. All right. So you're going through.
SPEAKER_02:The boondog is barking, and Pat Mahomes is going through a table. Give me the bill.
SPEAKER_01:Alright. Table. Alright. Mike, you were on the bills last week.
SPEAKER_04:I was. I don't think I am this week, though. I'm going Chiefs.
SPEAKER_01:Ooh, I'm with you. I think the Chiefs are on a roll. They're on a mission. Yeah, I think I'll take two points is not enough. I'll take the Chiefs. Jimmy. I'm going with Bills, man. That's right. Alright. Alright, let's go to um Washington. Sunday nighter as the Seahawks will be taking that trip from the West Coast to the East Coast, playing the uh Commanders. Commanders are getting three at home. Jaden Daniel's gonna be playing. I think so, yeah. Yeah. Alright. Three at home. Mike, what do you got?
SPEAKER_04:I have the whole favorite. Who's that? Commander?
SPEAKER_01:Yeah.
SPEAKER_04:Yeah, I'm thinking.
SPEAKER_01:Alrighty. Um, Justin.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, I'm especially if Jaden Daniels is playing. Um, and they're at home. I'll I'll I'll go Commanders. But I mean, like, who's gonna watch any of these games? Is there like a good game on this week outside of that Buffalo game?
SPEAKER_01:No. No. It's a good matchup. Jimmy, who you got? I'm gonna take Seattle. Yeah, I am too. Jimmy Seattle. I think Hawks-Rams are gonna be the uh Well the Rams, the NFC West, they gotta all, you know, keep up with each other.
SPEAKER_03:Nah, Niners and Cardinals are done, man. Hawks, Rams. Hawks-Rams, yeah.
SPEAKER_01:All right, let's go to Monday night as the Cardinals are speaking of the Cardinals. The Cardinals are gonna be in Dallas, getting two and a half in Dallas. Justin, who you got?
SPEAKER_02:From the 90s. Never understood why the Cardinals were in the East as a kid. And the Falcons were in the West. Yeah, no sense at all. But um, I'll take the Cowboys, man. That offense can score some points, and I have absolutely no faith in anything coming out of Phoenix, Arizona right now.
SPEAKER_01:Alright, um.
SPEAKER_04:I'm a judge fan. I think the Cowboys gotta figure it out a little bit. Especially against the shitty team.
SPEAKER_01:At home, they can put they can put up some points. And uh look at Dak's numbers, dude. He's he's doing really well.
SPEAKER_03:But I mean their defense sucks. Right. Well, Kyler Murray is questionable. Well, I think they're better with the Arizona's leading rusher. Kyler Murray. Yeah, they don't have any running backs.
SPEAKER_02:Is Trey Benson ever got coming back from that injury? Probably.
SPEAKER_01:It looks like Murray will play, though. Oh yeah.
SPEAKER_03:Well, give me the Cowboys by a million. Cardinals suck. I'm gonna go Cowboys at home. I'll go Cowboys at home. Oh yeah. Is that it? Why do we have so many bye weeks? God damn.
SPEAKER_04:Here we go. What is there?
SPEAKER_01:I know your Jets are on a bye. Right? Yep. My Jets. Your Jets.
SPEAKER_02:Game of the week last week with that Jets game, actually.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah, it was the worst week of the season in a I mean, they're all the games stuck. It was bad. Saturday and Sunday. Yeah, so look, we need to see some good football this week. Hopefully, FSU can get a win in the ACC. I've been over 400 the other way.
SPEAKER_03:And hoping this is the end of it.
SPEAKER_01:Pull the bucket. Oh god. I mean, I've how does wait how is Florida State favored to win? By like nine. I told you, man.
SPEAKER_02:Charlie Ward played their one.
SPEAKER_03:Right. They want us to bet, get money, pay that buyout.
SPEAKER_01:Miami's gotta keep up the winning.
SPEAKER_02:We got a sneaky one. Noon game in Dallas at SMU, man. That's a sneaky game.
SPEAKER_03:It's gonna be in the 50s in Dallas.
SPEAKER_02:That's a good sign.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah, that's that's probably about as tough as they're gonna get the rest of the season. Well, they gotta go to Pittsburgh.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, I've been saying that before the season started, dude. I'm terrified of that game.
SPEAKER_01:That's at the end, yeah. Yeah, uh yeah, you have been saying that.
SPEAKER_02:And then you got the cocktail, you got the cocktail party.
SPEAKER_03:Yeah. Yeah, cocktail party, Billy Gonzalez. Interim head coach for Gated. Oh Billy!
SPEAKER_01:Oh man.
SPEAKER_02:That's another week, weak college football schedule, dude.
SPEAKER_01:Yeah. I mean Vanderbilt, Texas.
SPEAKER_03:Oklahoma. That was last week. Oh, Vanderbilt, Texas, I'm sorry. Miami has to mean. Those look like your best, your two best. Clips it and dude.
SPEAKER_01:Alright. Well, we'll watch 'em. We'll react to him. And we got hoops too. And we'll talk to you next time. Right here on the North Florida Sports Network.
