These are the condensed versions of picks for the Week 5 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.
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(Russell Wilson photo courtesy Matt Kartozian/USA TODAY Sports)
Thursday, Oct. 3
L.A. Rams at Seattle Seahawks — Cooper Kupp OVER 78.5 receiving yards (-106) — 4/5 — WIN!
Sunday, Oct. 6
*****5-Star Picks*****
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints (II) — Michael Thomas OVER 82.5 receiving yards (-114) — 5/5 — WIN!
New England Patriots at Washington Redskins — Patriots -10 1st half (-110) — 5/5 — LOSS!
****4-Star Picks****
Arizona Cardinals at Cincinnati Bengals — Larry Fitzgerald OVER 69.5 receiving yards (-114) — 4/5 — LOSS!
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints — OVER 46 points (-110) — 4/5 — WIN!
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers — OVER 43.5 points (-110) — 4/5 — WIN!
Denver Broncos at Los Angeles Chargers — Broncos UNDER 19.5 points (-110) — 4/5 — LOSS!
***3-Star Picks***
Jacksonville Jaguars at Carolina Panthers — Panthers -3 (-115) — 3/5 — WIN!
Atlanta Falcons at Houston Texans — UNDER 50 points (-110) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants — Vikings -5.5 (-105) — 3/5 — WIN!
Chicago Bears at Oakland Raiders — David Montgomery OVER 57.5 rushing yards (-114) — 3/5 — LOSS!
New York Jets at Philadelphia Eagles — Eagles OVER 28.5 points (-110) — 3/5 — WIN!
Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans — Bills OVER 8 points 1st half (-110) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys — Cowboys +3/UNDER 53 points teaser (-110) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs
Side Prediction/Full Game: Chiefs -10.5 (-105) — 4/5 — LOSS!
Total Prediction/Full Game: OVER 56 points (-105) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Prop Prediction 1/Full Game: Travis Kelce OVER 85.5 receiving yards (-114) — 5/5 — LOSS!
Prop Prediction 2/Full Game: LeSean McCoy OVER 48.5 rushing yards (-114) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Prop Prediction 3/Full Game: Demarcus Robinson OVER 54.5 receiving yards (-114) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Side Prediction/1st Half: Chiefs -7 (Even) — 4/5 — LOSS!
Total Prediction/1st Half: OVER 28 points (-110) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/1st Half: Chiefs -4 2nd quarter (-110) — 5/5 — LOSS!
Cleveland Browns at San Francisco 49ers:
Side Prediction/Full Game: 49ers -5 (-105) — 3/5 — WIN!
Total Prediction/Full Game: UNDER 48 points (-110) — 4/5 — WIN!
Prop Prediction 1/Full Game: 49ers UNDER 26 points (-115) — 5/5 — LOSS!
Prop Prediction 2/Full Game: Beckham OVER 73.5 receiving yards (-143) — 4/5 — LOSS!
Prop Prediction 3/Full Game: Chubb UNDER 85.5 rushing yards (-114) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Side Prediction/1st Half: Browns +3 (-110) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Total Prediction/1st Half: UNDER 23 points (-110) — 4/5 — LOSS!
Prop Prediction/1st Half: 49ers UNDER 13 points (-110) — 3/5 — LOSS!
Week 5 Record: 9-20-0 (.310)
October Record: 9-20-0 (.310)
Week 4 Record: 16-20-0 (.444)
Week 3 Record: 16-15-0 (.516)
Week 2 Record: 15-15-1 (.500)
Week 1 Record: 12-19-0 (.387)
Season Record: 59-69-1 (.461)
September Record: 59-69-1 (.461)
5-Star Pick Record: 1-3 (.250) (1-3-0, .250 in October) (7-13-0 (.350) overall)
4-Star Pick Record: 4-6 (.400) (4-6-0, .400 in October) (21-24-0 (.467) overall)
3-Star Pick Record: 4-11 (.267) (4-11-0, .267 in October) (40-52-1 (.435) overall)
2-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000) (0-0-0 .000 in October) (0-0-0 (.000) overall)
1-Star Pick Record: 0-0 (.000) (0-0-0 .000 in October) (0-0-0 (.000) overall)
5-Star Record: September (6-10-0, .375)
4-Star Record: September (17-18-0, .486)
3-Star Record: September (36-41-1, .468)
2-Star Record: September (0-0-0, .000)
1-Star Reord: September (0-0-0, .000)