Taking the BEARS. Great run by Teddy B with 4 straight wins and the Saints can't be complaining. Guy was decent in Minny, so not exactly a true back up. But, back to back road games tough in the NFL. At Seattle, home vs Dallas and Tampa - road win vs hot Panthers. Bears going to be an angry bunch for sure. Bad loss in London. I don't care who is throwing the ball, Chicago wins with defense. And, we have seen when Teddy and the Saints get a good defense, they struggle. 13-6 last week. 12-10 over Dallas. We have seen Tampa and Seattle give up plenty of points. Bears allowing just 13.8ppg and are on a 17-6-1 ATS run at home last 24 games. 8* Sure Shot CHICAGO BEARS 

4* Total Money OVER Ravens/ Seattle 

4* Total Money OVER Cards/ Giants

Taking the COLTS. Big game here for Indy. Rested, off bye. Guys back getting healthy. Hilton and Mack are great weapons for Brissett. They have won 7 of their 8 at home. They have covered 9 of 10 against teams with a winning record. 27-8 SU vs the Texans. Houston in off huge win over KC. In fact, both teams last win over Chiefs. Back to back roadies tough. Double tough after winning at Arrowhead, then coming to a play a team that beat you in the playoffs last year. Colts get it done. 10* Money Bomb INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 

Taking the FALCONS. Both of these guys in a bit of a free-fall. I think the Dan Quinn era(rror) is going to be coming to an end soon. Granted, the kicking has bit them in the butt, but what a waste of this offensive talent. Rams come in now losers of 3 straight, and have an early start time, while playing Matty Ice at home who has pretty good numbers here. That says all you need to know about the state of the Falcons. Ryan leading the NFC in TD passes and yards. He has a pair of pretty decent wide-outs if you don't know them. Job on the line here for the home team HC. Dog Outright. 5* Best Bet ATLANTA FALCONS 

Taking the REDSKINS. So, faded both of these teams last week. Had Miami ML and was big on the Rams. Will fade SF laying this hefty number. As I said last week. They are coming in off a short week vs Rams who had lost 2 straight. They are missing 2 starting OL men plus a FB. Their WR corp is average at best. But yet, they won going away. Redskins canned their HC and came out with renewed fire. Expect more of the same. SF HC talking smack about the Redskins will inflame some here, but especially ownership. Bill Callahan taking over is a guy with his own chip on his shoulder. Run out of his HC job as the Raiders after taking team to Super Bowl (vs old HC Gruden).  I know it's ugly, but we have to bite. 4* Money Maker WASHINGTON REDSKINS 

Taking the VIKINGS. Had the Lions over the Packers. Will buck them here on the short week. I do like this Detroit team. You have seen my write ups or videos on them on the season. But I think this is a bad spot. One, brutal loss for them. A game they should have won. I get Minny is in off fat win over Philly. This is division rival time. Vikes had time to get their OL in order. The run game is superior. Their WRs are superior. The defense is superior. Most importantly, their HC is superior. 9 points in each of the last 2 meetings for Detroit and barely averaging 14 in the last 5 vs Minny. 4* Money Maker MINNESOTA VIKINGS 

Taking the RAIDERS. Raise your hand if you had Oakland with this many wins so far- Now stop lying. You know that nobody though they would be in this position. And yeah, this is a tough position as it is another away game. Next week in Houston and this is over a month on the road for the Raiders. But, they are off a bye and back from London. A game they mauled with their run game. Packers defense not on Chicago's level. I think Carr is a decent QB. When a team is playing with house money, there is no pressure. Pressure now on GB after the refs gifted them a win on MNF. This line was 7 to start and I see 5s now starting to show. 4* Money Maker OAKLAND RAIDERS