These are the condensed versions of picks for the Week 2 NFL games. When applicable, there are links to the full preview(s) on the Winners and Whiners and Stat Salt websites below. The confidence rating on a scale from 1 to 5 is in parentheses.
Note: The 5/5 does NOT represent the best overall pick of the day’s games when there are multiple games, simply the best pick(s) from each individual game.
(Sammy Watkins photo courtesy Reinhold Matay/USA TODAY Sports)
Chicago Bears at Denver Broncos:
Side Prediction/Full Game: Bears -2 (-105) — 3/5 — PUSH!
Total Prediction/Full Game: UNDER 40 points (-110) — 5/5 — WIN!
Prop Prediction 1/Full Game: Broncos UNDER 19 points (-110) — 4/5 — WIN!
Prop Prediction 2/Full Game: Montgomery OVER 39.5 rushing yards (-114) — 4/5 — WIN!
Prop Prediction 3/Full Game: Lindsay UNDER 45.5 rushing yards (-114) — 3/5 — WIN!
Prop Prediction 4/Full Game: Robinson OVER 64.5 receiving yards (-114) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Side Prediction/1st Half: Bears -0.5 (-105) — 3/5 — WIN!
Total Prediction/1st Half: UNDER 19.5 points (-110) — 4/5 — WIN!
Prop Prediction/1st Half: Broncos UNDER 9.5 points (-110) — 3/5 — WIN!
*****5-Star Pick*****
New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins — Edelman anytime TD (-112) — LOSS!
****4-Star Picks****
Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins — Cooper OVER 72.5 yards receiving (-114) — LOSS!
Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers — Steelers UNDER 25 points (-105) — LOSS!
Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans — Hopkins OVER 90.5 yards receiving (-114) — LOSS!
Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders — Watkins OVER 76.5 yards receiving (-114) — LOSS!
***3-Star Picks***
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers — Panthers -3.5 1st Half (-110) — LOSS!
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers — Vikings +2.5 (-105) — LOSS!
San Francisco 49ers at Cincinnati Bengals — 49ers +7.5/Over 39.5 teaser (-105) — WIN!
Arizona Cardinals at Baltimore Ravens — Ravens -7 1st half (-115) — WIN!
Buffalo Bills at New York Giants — Giants UNDER 21 points (-105) — WIN!
Los Angeles Chargers at Detroit Lions — Chargers -1.5 (-105) — LOSS!
Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans — OVER 43.5 points (-110) — LOSS!
New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Rams — Rams -2 (-105) — WIN!
Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons — UNDER 53 points (-110) — WIN!
Cleveland Browns at New York Jets:
Side Prediction/Full Game: Browns -6.5 (-105) — 4/5 — WIN!
Total Prediction/Full Game: OVER 45.5 points (-105) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Prop Prediction 1/Full Game: Chubb OVER 80.5 yards (-114) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Prop Prediction 2/Full Game: Landry OVER 56.5 yards (-114) — 4/5 — LOSS!
Prop Prediction 3/Full Game: Crowder OVER 48.5 yards (-114) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Side Prediction/1st Half: Browns -3.5 (-105) — 3/5 — WIN!
Total Prediction/1st Half: OVER 22 points (-110) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/1st Half: Browns OVER 12.5 points (-115) — 5/5 — WIN!
Week 3 Record: 0-0-0 (.000)
September Record: 27-34-1 (.444)
Week 2 Record: 15-15-0 (.500)
Week 1 Record: 12-19-0 (.387)
Season Record: 27-34-1 (.444)
5-Star Pick Record: 2-1 (.500) (3-3-0 (.500) in September) (3-3-0 (.500) overall)
4-Star Pick Record: 4-5 (.444) (8-10-0 (.444) in September) (8-10-0 (.444) overall)
3-Star Pick Record: 9-9-1 (.500) (16-21-1 (.434) in September) (16-21-1 (.434) overall)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000) (0-0-0 (.000) in September) (0-0-0 (.000) overall)
1-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000) (0-0-0 (.000) in September) (0-0-0 (.000) overall)