SuperContest Week 3 Picks: Taking the Next, NEXT Step

After a 3-2 week—a necessary bounce back—things on the SuperContest front are looking… better. We have work to do if we’re going to pick our way back into the thick of this, but thankfully there’s still time to do so. With that said, 4-6 won’t do many favors. Time to change that.

Yes, I’m in the actual Westgate SuperContest this year thanks to Odds Shark. It’s a lovely experience, one that has me picking against other media types and a super computer. More on the contest can be found here.

The good from the NFL picks last week featured Cincinnati, Baltimore and Dallas. The bad included Minnesota—and yes, this pick was in before AD gate—and the Giants. Until further notice, the Giants have been banned from all positive praise, wagers and other items that may surface.

As for this week and the five picks that have already made, here’s what we’re going with.

Bills (-2.5) vs. Chargers: The Bills are… good. No, really. And with San Diego coming off an impressive win against the Super Bowl champs, I think the Bills present some value at home with a cross-country trip for Rivers and Co.

Jaguars (+6.5) vs. Colts: If the Colts didn’t have Andrew Luck—and I know that’s an unfair question, but goodness is this true—what would this line be? I feel like Jacksonville plays its best game of the year, and the Jags lose by a field goal.

Lions (-2.5) vs. Packers: Let’s play the reverse theory here. The team that looked great decides to trip up on the road, and the team that looked awful bounces back. Love Detroit at home, and I think this line speaks volumes about the likelihood for a response.

Dolphins (-4.5) vs. Chiefs: The all-AFC East pick ‘em continues with the Dolphins, although it won’t stop here. With Jamaal Charles injured, Miami—a better team than most realize—should cruise at home.

Jets (-3) vs. Bears: I am a Jets fan living in Chicago, so this game will torture the soul. With that said, I love the confidence Vegas showed in making the Jets the field-goal fav here; think travel—and perhaps injuries—catches up with Bears.

More picks next week; the race to 5-0—oh that would be lovely—begins now.