A HUGE WEEK for Lucky Lester… Talk about bringing in the big bucks. After a slow start to the season, I pulled off a killer Week 8 and I’m feeling good going into Week 9. The double digits always seem to do me well. Anyway, how good was I? 6-1 with my free picks and 7-1 with my elite package. That’s a lot of wins and a couple losses. Check out my free pick review below.
Cleveland Browns @ St. Louis Rams (+3): Loss (only one)
(Line: Monday, 2:00am EST: Bookmaker)
Steven Jackson’s injury seemed to crush the Rams, as the threat of running the ball was all but gone, and the Browns focused in on allowing nothing on the ground. St. Louis spent much of the game on top, but couldn’t pull it out, losing a close one by a touchdown.
Detroit Lions (+5) @ Chicago Bears: WINNER
(Line: Monday, 2:00am EST: Bookmaker)
“A straight up win by the Lions wouldn’t surprise me.” There were lots of things I liked about this game, the way the Lions were playing defense coming in, the confidence they had, and the lack of it in Chicago – and the way the Lions had been asserting themselves on the ground. It all worked out, and the Lions made the Bears and Brian Greise look bad in my first win of the good Sunday.
Oakland Raiders (+9) @ Tennessee Titans: WINNER
(Line: Tuesday, 3:30pm EST: 5Dimes)
This deal was too good to pass up, and the Raiders almost had this one anyway. Oakland plays in their fair share of close games, as do the Titans, the difference is, Vince and his Titans find ways to win, while the Raiders are the Raiders… They were good enough to get me a win though, that’s always appreciated.
Houston Texans @ San Diego Chargers (-10): WINNER
(Line: Monday, 5:00pm EST: Bookmaker)
This was a killing. I thought the Texans would be a little better through the air, but instead, they gave away points when they tried to pass. They didn’t run the ball all that well either, and the game was over at half time. Another win for Ole Lucky.
New Orleans Saints (-2.5) @ San Francisco 49ers: WINNER
(Line: Tuesday, 3:30pm EST: Belmont)
“The Saints have dug themselves a hole deep enough that they can’t walk into any game thinking they can skate and win.” I don’t know what New Orleans was doing to start the season, but they looked pretty good against a decent 49ers secondary. The entire San Francisco team looks to be going through the motions, which is killing 49er fans and from the looks of it, Frank Gore as well. I do know that Colston is back doing what he does best, jumping over people’s heads and catching touchdowns. Got me a good win.
Washington Redskins @ New England Patriots (-16): WINNER
(Line: Monday, 2:00am EST: Bookmaker)
“I think the Redskins have the best defense the Patriots have faced thus far, but that doesn’t mean they will have trouble scoring. New England has made it look easy this season, and while this game might have a few more twists and turns, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Patriots held the Redskins to 7-10 points. That means the Patriots would have to score 27 points to surely cover, something I think is very possible, especially with such a young quarterback running the show for the Redskins. New England’s defense is so tactical that they always seem to take the strongest part of opposing offenses out of their game. That means the Redskins’ rushing attack will have to go through walls to succeed. That puts a lot of pressure on Campbell. Yes, the Patriots are this good.” I called it, didn’t I? Well, from what I’ve seen so far, the Patriots receivers are wide open against bad defenses and just regular open against good defenses. This team is a machine, and stop the talk about running up the score, or they have it coming to them – they play football, they play it hard, they play it for 60 minutes – why do people always have to find something to get pissed about. Brady crushed, the defense destroyed the Redskins’ rushing attack, and Jason Campbell was pressured into too many mistakes. This game wasn’t ever close.
Indianapolis Colts (-6.5) @ Carolina Panthers: WINNER
(Line: Tuesday, 3:30pm EST: Bookmaker)
Another win for a great team, weird. This one was easy. The Colts are very good and the Panthers were way overrated. Even as touchdown dogs, the Panthers rarely play well at home, and they had Grandfather time playing quarterback. That’s no way to win games in the NFL, and if you bet on the Panthers, you didn’t do your homework. This was one of my top 2 bets of the week in my elite package. I hope you rocked it this week! My 6-1 Free Picks felt very nice.