Re: Early Line for Wash/NE Game
 

What is the over under line?

Huge upset, highly unlikely.

Close hard fought our guts out win, that seems more likely. I would say Skins by 3, 24 - 21

Re: Early Line for Wash/NE Game
 

They haven't played any good pass Ds yet, even Dallas is a middle-of-the-league (ranked #15 in pass D) and aren't very good.

We have dropped from #3 last week to #5 in D, but still have the #1 D in the NFC.

If anyone has a chance against them (before the Colts), it's us.


But, Coach Gibbs...

[QUOTE]
"We'll probably be the biggest underdog in the history of sports," coach Joe Gibbs said Monday. "Has anything held up against them? Do you have a game plan that will work against them? If you do, leave it here. Because I don't think anybody else has got one right now. We're going to struggle hard."[/QUOTE]

Re: Early Line for Wash/NE Game
 

i love it when the skins and coach play the poor , downtrodden thing. ill bet they will have some heted practices this week

Re: Early Line for Wash/NE Game
 

[QUOTE=Mattyk72;367954]The Pats have been covering those huge spreads all year.[/QUOTE]

I'm pretty sure they are 7-0 ATS. The only team that I think was close to covering was Clevleland (I'm pretty sure that was 16.5, and they won by 17).....

I mean sure its an "insult" and great locker room material....but these guys deserved to be favored by that much. I'm glad, I like being the big dogs.

Re: Early Line for Wash/NE Game
 

[quote=BrudLee;367940][code]
Oct. 28 Washington
1:15 p.m. at New England
Favorite NE NE NE
Point spread -16½ -16½ -16

[/code]

I understand they are statistically the best team in memory, but 16½? Isn't that a little excessive?

For the record, I'd probably bet the Pats, but still...[/quote]

Through the first 6 games the Patriots have outscored opponents 230-92.

No, that spread is NOT excessive.

Re: Early Line for Wash/NE Game
 

sandjack, what was the spread when dallas played the pats?

Re: Early Line for Wash/NE Game
 

What the hell? You'd think the Pat's were playing Army.
We are gonna rock their world!
Another round JJ

Re: Early Line for Wash/NE Game
 

[quote=drew54;367992]What is the over under line?

Huge upset, highly unlikely.

Close hard fought our guts out win, that seems more likely. I would say Skins by 3, 24 - 21[/quote]

48 o/u.

Re: Early Line for Wash/NE Game
 

[quote=freddyg12;367978]This has to come down later in the week. We have the D to match up w/them.
Our offense is a different story, but 16.5 is crazy.[/quote]

16.5 may seem high but like somebody said they have covered every single spread this year. They were 16.5 on the road against Miami. I know it's Miami but I don't think I have ever seen a home team in the NFL get 16.5.

You can count on them scoring around 28 to 31 points and the oddsmakers look at us scoring around 13 or 14.

Re: Early Line for Wash/NE Game
 

[quote=dmek25;368008]sandjack, what was the spread when dallas played the pats?[/quote]

Pats were -7.

Re: Early Line for Wash/NE Game
 

[quote=skinsfan69;368011]48 o/u.[/quote]
16 1/2 is not excessive. I've NEVER in my life bet against the Skins, (once won about $300 in a pool because I took the Skins over Rams, when they were the Greatest Show on Turf, and no one else did) but if I had to bet this game I'd parlay NE & the Over.

Re: Early Line for Wash/NE Game
 

My guess is the odds makers have it about right. They figure the Pats are good for 30 and the Skins are good for about 14. The 1/2 is thrown in there to mess everyone up.

The bottom line is the Patriots will not score less than 4 TDs at home. The Skins have to find a way to intercept Brady (very hard this year) or create some turnovers to have a chance. THEN the Offense has to do something with those turnovers and score 4 or more TDs itself.

Re: Early Line for Wash/NE Game
 

[QUOTE=Buster;367994]They haven't played any good pass Ds yet, even Dallas is a middle-of-the-league (ranked #15 in pass D) and aren't very good.

We have dropped from #3 last week to #5 in D, but still have the #1 D in the NFC.

If anyone has a chance against them (before the Colts), it's us.


But, Coach Gibbs...[/QUOTE]

pats have had 16.5 spreads for the past 5 weeks with the exception of dallas and that was 5.5

And being the number 1 D in the junior conference isnt saying much now is it

Re: Early Line for Wash/NE Game
 

If the Skins O continues to be inept the D will be gassed by the mid-third quarter. If the Skins D is gassed things could get ugly.

Re: Early Line for Wash/NE Game
 

[QUOTE=chris66;368024]pats have had 16.5 spreads for the past 5 weeks with the exception of dallas and that was 5.5

And being the number 1 D in the junior conference isnt saying much now is it[/QUOTE]

So, the 4-2 Washington Redskins are equivalent to the 0-7 Dolphins?

The Patriots have played ONE team with a winning record.

Again, please don't confuse these statements with a belief that we are going to roll up on the Pats. If I were a betting man, I'd hit NE. I just think that number is pretty stunning, and says quite a bit about the confidence the gambling community has in New England.