OK, rolling again with my NFL picks, straight up, not against the spread. Went 11-3 last week.
A reminder: The final round of the Masters conflicts with the early Sunday games, of which there are only five mostly fleabag matchups. Whew.
Nine weeks down, eight to go. Let’s get right to it for Week 10:
Indianapolis at Tennessee, Thursday
KRYK PICK: Tennessee
Doink. That pick didn’t work out. Special teams matter, folks. That and outstanding pass defence will win you a lot of games.
Tampa Bay at Carolina, Sunday, 1 p.m. EST
(CTV2 Toronto, London/Windsor, Alberta, BC, Atlantic; RDS2; via FOX)
KRYK PICK: Tampa Bay
Two deep, star-studded receiver groups square off in this game. As well as two of the most productive QBs this year in Tom Brady and Teddy Bridgewater. Bucs’ defence is better.
Houston at Cleveland, Sunday, 1 p.m. EST
KRYK PICK: Cleveland
Deshaun Watson still gets sacked too much; the Browns have Myles Garrett, NFL co-leader in sacks. Also, Cleveland loves to run, RB Nick Chubb is back and Houston can’t stop the run.
Washington at Detroit, Sunday, 1 p.m. EST
KRYK PICK: Detroit
Here’s how to pick Lions home games. Grab a dart. Blindfold yourself. Spin three times. Throw at dartboard wall. Remove blindfold. Unless the dart is frozen in space, flip a coin.
Jacksonville at Green Bay, Sunday, 1 p.m. EST
(TSN3; via FOX)
KRYK PICK: Green Bay
Jake Luton’s first road start. At Lambeau in November. Tough gig for rookie Jags QB, with Gardner Minshew still out. You saw what the Packers attack did to San Fran’s defence. Well …
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, Sunday, 1 p.m. EST
(CTV2 Ottawa; via FOX)
KRYK PICK: Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Eagles might be in the NFC East, too, but they’re not the Washington FT. And Giants QB Daniel Jones is 4-0 against the latter, but nearly winless against everyone else.
Buffalo at Arizona, Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EST
(TSN3-5; CTV Toronto, Kitchener; via CBS)
KRYK PICK: Arizona
The Cardinals defence has been dinged the past couple of games, by Tua Tagovailoa of Miami and Russell Wilson of Seattle. This could be another shootout, if Bills can keep up.
Denver at Las Vegas, Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EST
KRYK PICK: Las Vegas
Could Vegas actually get three games above .500 with a win? Yes indeed: 6-3. If Broncos QB Drew Lock can catch fire early, instead of just late, maybe not. Otherwise, Vegas.
L.A. Chargers at Miami, Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EST
KRYK PICK: Los Angeles
The Dolphins are playing sound football now under Brian Flores. There’s no good reason to pick the Chargers other than at SOME point, you gotta think fortune smiles at them.
Seattle at L.A. Rams, Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST
(CTV BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg, Ottawa; RDS; via FOX)
KRYK PICK: Los Angeles
Seahawks can’t protect Russell Wilson these days, and that’s bad news against a team with Aaron Donald on the D-line. Jared Goff and the Rams should be latest to rip up Seattle’s D.
San Francisco at New Orleans, Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST
KRYK PICK: New Orleans
Nick Mullens is your 49ers QB for the time being. Unless he sucks again and gets pulled for C.J. Beathard again. Meantime, the Saints have to be soaring after their blowout of the Bucs.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST
(CTV Montreal, Northern Ontario; CTV2 Atlantic; via FOX)
KRYK PICK: Pittsburgh
The Bengals — with their banged-up offence, porous offensive line, rookie QB, and shaky defence — couldn’t actually be the first team to beat the Steelers, right? Right.
Baltimore at New England, Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EST
(TSN; CTV2; RDS; via NBC)
KRYK PICK: Baltimore
The Colts’ good defence absolutely shut down Baltimore’s rushing attack in the first half and forced Lamar Jackson to beat them with his arm. He did. Like he did vs. Pats last year.
Minnesota at Chicago, Monday, 8:15 p.m. EST
(TSN; RDS; via ESPN)
KRYK PICK: Chicago
Bears head coach Matt Nagy has handed over play-calling duties to offensive coordinator Bill Lazor. Sure can’t hurt Chicago’s already good chances against the Vikes.
BYES THIS WEEK: Atlanta, Dallas, Kansas City, N.Y. Jets.
SEASON RECORD: 87-45-1 (.658), through Week 9.
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