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Volume VIII, Week 2 Results

September 19, 2006

2006 Results

      

Week

Year to Date

%

Ben's Picks

+8

2-3 6-4 60%
Ben's Power Rating (BPR)

4-3

8-5

62%

 

Over/Unders

3-1 7-1 88%
Teasers 4-1 10-3 77%
HD's v Opposite Turf 1-2 3-2 60%

Closing Lines and Final Scores

 
Ben's Picks

All trends are ATS (Against The Spread) unless otherwise specified.

  • Loser - 5* Detroit v CHICAGO --- Lions D impressive v Seattle. Bears had a cakewalk, won’t run up the score.

 

  • Winner - 4* Oakland v BALTIMORE --- Raiders headed to # 1 draft pick. Ravens D-line will dominate.

 

  • Loser - 4* Tampa v ATLANTA --- Bucs have Vick’s #. Falcons come back down to earth.

 

  • Winner -4* Pittsburgh v JAX --- Jags have the Steelers # at home.

 

  • Loser - 3* New Orleans v GREEN BAY --- Saints B2B road. If Favre has anything left, it’s now or never.

 

 
Picks Total = 2-3 for -4*
 
The O/U's
  • Winner -  Carolina v MINNY UNDER

  • Winner - Tampa v ATLANTA UNDER

  • Loser - Arizona v SEATTLE OVER

  • Winner - Pittsburgh v JAX UNDER

 
O/U Total = 3 - 1
 
Teasers

  (Teasers MUST include key numbers: 3, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, etc.)

·       Winner -  BALTIMORE –7

·        No Play - Detroit +14

·        No Play - MINNY +7

·        Loser - Tampa +10

·        Winner - GREEN BAY +7

·        Winner - SEATTLE –3

·        No Play - DENVER –3

 
Teaser Total = 4 - 1
 
HD's v Opposite Turf Teams
  • No Play - MINNY if dog
  • Loser - GREEN BAY if dog
  • Winner - SAN FRAN
  • Loser - JETS

 

Home Dog Results = 1 - 2
 

Closing Lines and Final Scores

 
Potential BPR Plays

    Remember compare the BPR (Ben’s Power Rating) to the spread, in the chart below, and if there’s a difference of 4 points or more, in your favor, then that’s a potential play. Below are the potential plays for this week; I have already added the 4 points. (Check individual game BPR's for any  line movements):

NFL WEEK 2

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2006

Potential BPR Plays in Bold

EST

Line

BPR

Play If

Notes

401 Oakland Raiders

E: 1:00

34

 

+18

Yes, they’re that bad / B2B Shutouts ?

402 Baltimore Ravens

12.5

-14

-10

McNair improves O / D dominates Oak

403 Houston Texans

E: 1:00

47

 

+17.5

Can they score enough to keep up?

404 Indy Colts

13.5

-13.5

-9.5

Escaped with W LW / Will pressure QB

405 Cleveland Browns

E: 1:00

42

 

+14

Bad H opener / Jury still out

406 Cincy Bengals

10

-10

-6

Beat team without QB / Too many points

407 Buffalo Bills

E: 1:00

37

 

+4.5

Improved / B2B R and humid

408 Miami Dolphins

7

+3.5

Extra rest / Culpepper overrated

409 Detroit Lions

E: 1:00

32

 

+14

D improved / Will stay close

410 Chicago Bears

8.5

-10

-6

No big whup beating G.B. / O still ?

411 Carolina Panthers

E: 1:00

1.5

 

+6

Embarrassed LW / Smith ? / inj’s

412 Minny Vikings

37

-2

+2

Solid opener / Conservative

413 New York Giants

E: 1:00

42

 

+7.5

Got jobbed LW / Solid effort

414 Philly Eagles

3

-3.5

pk

Back to old form / Can D shut down NY?

415 Tampa Bucs

E: 1:00

36

 

+13

Embarrassed LW / Will bounce back

416 Atlanta Falcons

6

-9

-5

D improved / Vick not good v Bucs

417 New Orleans Saints

E: 1:00

1.5

 

+7.5

Improved / B2B R

418 Green Bay Packers

38

-3.5

pk

Shutout LW / Favre needs W, bad

419 St. Louis Rams

E: 4:00

3

-6

-2

Solid W LW v Denver, but no TD’s

420 San Fran Niners

44

 

+10

Kept up with Arz on the road

421 Arizona Cardinals

E: 4:00

47

 

+15

Improved O with Edge / D still sucks

422 Seattle Seahawks

7

-11

-7

Will explode after LW / WR Branch ?

423 New England Pats

E: 4:15

6

 

+6.5

O lacking WR’s / Not the same Pats

424 New York Jets

37

-2.5

+1.5

Now a real test / Mangini former Pats DC

425 Tennessee Titans

E: 4:15

38

 

+18

Collins starts / Not enough skill players

426 San Diego Chargers

11.5

-14

-10

Conservative, but Rivers impressive

427 Kansas City Chiefs

E: 4:15

40

 

+14

QB Green out / Not the same Chiefs

428 Denver Broncos

10.5

-10

-6

5 TO’s LW / Plummer bounces back

429 Washington Redskins

E: 8:15

37

+3.5

Short week / Usually play Dallas close

430 Dallas Cowboys

6

 

+4.5

Bledsoe still can’t handle pressure

 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

431 Pittsburgh Steelers

E: 8:30

1.5

 

+6.5

Big Ben could be ready / Play Jags close

432 Jacksonville Jaguars

37

-2.5

+1.5

Nice comeback LW/Like to beat Pitt at H

 

BPR Results
 Winners - Buffalo, Atlanta, Seattle, Jax
 Losers - Green Bay, Jets, Dallas
 

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The Legend

ATS – Against Spread

aft - after

bfr - before

BPR - Ben’s Power Rating

B2B – Back To Back

BOUNCE – Opp. result

D – Dog

Def - defense

DDD – Double Digit Dog

DDF - Double Digit Favorite

DIV - Division

F – Favorite

L - Loss

SAND - Sandwich game

 

H – Home

HD – Home Dog

HF – Home Favorite

HOME TEAM – In Capitals

LW – Last Week

LY – Last Year

N-DIV - Non Division

O/U – Over /Under

OFF – Offense

R – Road

REV – Revenge

SU – Straight Up

V - Versus

W - Win