WAYNE ROOT
MILL--San Francisco
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No Limit--Washington
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Perfect Play--Oakland
The Denver Broncos have a more difficult game than many believe. They will have trouble scoring points and laying points on the road in a division game is no easy task with what Petton Manning brings to the field. Oakland coach Jack Del Rio used to be the defensive coordinator for the much vaulted Bronco defense so he should be able to counter his game plan to anticipate and exploit what Denver plays on the defensive side of the ball. Raiders QB Derek Carr has gotten off to a solid start in his second season, completing 62.6 percent of his passes for 922 yards with seven touchdowns. Latavius Murray needs to get his 100 yards rushing to compliment the future great duo of Carr passing to Amari Cooper. Cooper is catching 5 passes per game in his rookie season and is improving weekly. Del Rio is looking to guide Oakland to its first 3-2 start since it finished with eight victories in 2011. He may have help from Peyton Manning. His passer rating of 80.8 is his lowest since his rookie year of 1998 and he's thrown five interceptions. Manning has been sacked 10 times, putting him in jeopardy to get hurt at any given time. His arm is old and tired and to throw it long, it is rarely like a bullet on a shoestring. A high thrown lob pass leads to these interceptions. This is a very winnable game for the Raiders. TAKE OAKLAND
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Inner Circle--Detroit
Buyer beware! There's something wrong with what the Oddsmakers are trying to sell. Arizona is averaging 39 points per game. The Detroit Lions have scored a total of 38 points in their 4 games. So let's ask the Cardinals to win by a simple little field goal and pay everyone. After all, Zona scores more in one game than all the games the Lions have played together. Free money from Vegas? Not a chance. Last week the Cardinals suffered a loss and Palmer was sacked four times. Can Detroit do what the Rams did? Arizona has scored at will and has a 100% red zone scoring success this season. To further our contrarian thinking, the Cardinals have limited their last two opponents to a total of 217 passing yards. This seems like the perfect storm for the bettors. But Vegas won't give a popular high scoring favorite to the public to bet in the late games. So it has to be Matthew Stafford to Calvin Johnson. Don't do match ups with this game. That will not work. This is 31 years of smelling that something is wrong. That the money is off and that the oddsmakers gambling is streaky along with Arizona off a loss and now hitting the road. The Lions are prideful and desperate. Final score is 21-20. Won't matter which side wins. The big winners are the contrarian thinkers. TAKE DETROIT
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Pinnacle--Dallas
InterConference Game of October
There are many that are loving the predicament that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and his team are in. But for those that can't stand him, there are an equal number of Patriot haters out there. And even more, there is a love across America that has claimed the Cowboys as "America's team". The battle cry on Sunday will be epic. With 80,000 fans trying to help stop a 2 game losing streak and a welcome back party for Greg Hardy as he finally get to enter the defensive side of the Cowboys. The Cowboys could very well be 4-0 but surrendered leads to Atlanta and New Orleans. Their defensive counterpart is a very young Patriot squad of players. The Pats "D" is a ball-hawking group in their secondary and it can be a matter of inches if the ball is thrown for an INT or a TD. Brandon Weedon is a capable QB that can keep his team within the pointspread. Dallas' offensive line can move mountains. The Cowboy defense has to come up big to win this game outright. If they fall short, the points will be fine with all the Root bettors. For those that want confirmation that New England comes out of their bye-week with success, you are correct. However, this recent bye-week did little for them. They had momentum at 3-0. They had only started the season and didn't need a break. They had no injuries to heal and the Oddsmakers know the public will eat up that fact and bet the Patriots. Look for a incredible fight by the Cowboys. TAKE DALLAS