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The Herd with Colin Cowherd
What's Wright - NFL Week 2 Picks: Nick Wright PREDICTS Eagles-Chiefs, Jaguars-Bengals, Falcons-Vikings & more!
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Sports Analyst Nick
All right, Damas A Week two gambling show after a Pretty successful, solid steady start to the year. Let's look at how week one went again Friday night that you know, my first two picks on there were basically doa. The Chiefs minus three now when they had it tied well actually I guess they never had one. They yeah they were town one and the down one really made it to where like you're in trouble on that. So that was in bad shape. And Miami obviously was one of the worst picks of the weekend. The other three though two of them were true, never a doubters and one we just did a great job waiting to get optimal line value. Cleveland plus five against Cincinnati. They should have won outright. Raiders plus two and a half against New England. They did win outright and we talked about this Tuesday but I'll talk about it again. If you bet Buffalo against Baltimore early in the week you lost because it was Buffalo minus one and a half and that wouldn't have been by the way one of my picks. But as soon as Buffalo, a great team was getting points at home, that is an odd of barring a catastrophic injury, that is an auto bet that might actually come up this week as well. Buffalo plus one was the other winner. So we are three and two. We will take three and two every single week of the year. Now that's you know, 60% clip we'd be happy with it. Let's see how we do this week demands a tele my first pick.
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Sports Analyst Damon
We're coming in at New England plus one at Miami.
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Sports Analyst Nick
Oh so this is demons A me still leaning a bit on what I thought about teams before the year and trying not to overreact to week one. So now you might say you can over you know you are overreacting to week one by betting against Miami. This is not, it's not my point. My point is this. I think New England right now going into the year I thought New England would be solid. They obviously didn't look it in week one. But I also thought the Raiders were going to be a good team. I don't think America and I don't think the books think the Raiders necessarily are a good team. And so they look at that Patriot loss as a total indictment. I don't necessarily look at it that way. I do look at Miami as a team that going into the year was teetering and we said, you know, needed to get off to a good start and instead they played as poorly, basically as poorly as any team in the league this first weekend. And so because of that I'm getting a point. I think Vrabel is The better coach. I think Drake may should be the better quarterback. We'll see if he is. I think that they will try to run at Miami and I think New England will be able to confuse and disrupt to and so I, I like New England getting the one point in Miami again. It's not supposed to be crazy hot down there this weekend. That's something that happens sometimes. September games in Miami they get that home, you know, heat edge. Now I understand that Tua and McDaniel are four and oh you know, undefeated against the spread and straight up against the Patriots. That's not great. But I think it all could fall apart in Miami. I think this is an absolute true must win for New England if they have any playoff hopes. You can't start the year off losing to the Raiders at home and then losing to the Dolphins after they got boat raced. And so I will take it's they're done, it's done. It's over for them. And so I and I will take New England plus a point. Your feelings on that? I'm fa.
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Sports Analyst Damon
I'm actually going with the Dolphins in my, in my herd picks. I think I've got the -1 and a half or some -1. I don't know what the line is but okay.
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Sports Analyst Nick
Yeah, my one probably.
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Sports Analyst Damon
Well because I think it might be. Yeah but yeah, so I'm fading you there but yeah, hopefully that's a one and over.
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Sports Analyst Nick
You okay. All right. Well I don't love that I'll tell you to be honest I added but that's okay. All right, pick two Next you've got.
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Sports Analyst Damon
Jacksonville plus three at Cincinnati.
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Sports Analyst Nick
Listen, I gotta tell you I'm wishing we were doing this show later in the week because my guess is this thing kicks off at three and a half and that's a very, very, very valuable half point. But still I think Jacksonville is better than Cincinnati. I think the Jacksonville best part of their defense is their pass rush and I think Cincinnati is going to struggle with it. I think that Cincinnati is not going to be able to cover Brian Thomas Jr. Who needs you know, should have a bigger game than he had in week one and Travis Hunter there, you know, was open for a 70 yard touchdown and Trevor just missed him. I think that the we have seen Cincinnati's early season woes are not just a week one thing. They're 1 and 11 in weeks 1 and 2, you know or 2 and 11 now in the Zach Taylor era. I think Jacksonville wins this game outright and if Cincinnati does win, I think it's similar to this past week where it is, you know, a very, very tight game that Cincinnati escapes with. Joe Burrow in his career is three and eight against the spread in weeks one or two. Meanwhile, Trevor Lawrence has covered in five straight games, which is the longest ACT streak in the NFL because Vegas still underestimates the Jacksonville Jaguars. We did not bet them in week one because I don't love laying points with Jacksonville, but getting points, I will do it. I think Jacksonville wins this game 27, 21. I will take the Jags getting three points.
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Sports Analyst Damon
I'm with you there.
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Sports Analyst Damon
Arizona minus six and a half versus Carolina.
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Sports Analyst Nick
So I think Carolina might be truly, truly awful. And until proven otherwise, if I have a team that I think could, you know, be frisky adjacent and it's there at home and laying less than a touchdown against Carolina, I'll take them. I think that that Jonathan Gannon defense, now that he finally has some personnel, could really give Kyler Murray trouble. I also think that Kyler himself could make some, could have some success against that Carolina defense. I also think that Carolina in week one was a top candidate for the team that looked the most out of sorts and the most like, what were you guys doing all off season? And so because of that, I mean, I think people didn't watch that game in part because it was Jags Panthers, I understand, but also in part because there was that hour plus rain delay or weather delay that screwed things up. But this game, Carolina's finished with 10 points and seven of them were total garbage time. Just get to the locker room. A end of game. You know, nonsense. Jacksonville scored 20 points on its first four possessions and then basically just kicked it into, you know, second gear and coasted home. Travis Etienne ran all over Carolina and I think Carolina is really, really bad. And I'm not having to lay more than a touchdown. I will lay the six and a half with Arizona. All right.
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Sports Analyst Damon
Yeah, that's why I'm with you there. Six and a half is a lot Arizona, but, but yeah, Carolina sucks.
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Sports Analyst Nick
I mean, yeah, I mean it's a lot of points to lay, but if, I guess, here's my point, I think that they, as long as they can get to 17, they'll cover. Like, I think Carolina is going to struggle to break 10 points and if they get to, if, if Arizona gets to 21, I'm certain they'll cover. And so I just think Bryce is going to struggle against that Gannon defense. All lay the six and a half.
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Sports Analyst Damon
Next you've got Kansas City plus plus one versus Philly.
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Sports Analyst Nick
Listen, I'm just telling you guys right now, every time Patrick Mahomes is healthy and he's a home dog. He's an auto bet. And it's only happened a couple times in his career. And by the way, one of them was, I think against Buffalo in the regular season and they lost. I don't care. It is a must bet. It is wildly insulting for the Chiefs to be home dogs this early in the season against a team at any point, really, but against a team that didn't look that good. In week one, we spent a lot of time discussing this game at the top of the show. We don't have to spend more time on it here. I'm just telling you, the Chiefs getting points in arrowhead in a game they want. I don't know if we want to say need, but need adjacent is a must. Fire. And so the Chiefs plus one in a game I expect them to win outright. I'm just betting that every single time.
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Sports Analyst Damon
I wouldn't take it, but I know you wouldn't.
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Sports Analyst Nick
That's fine. Listen, and, and to your point, as far as my kind of blind, unwavering faith, it was a whole two games ago that everyone thought they were about to win their third straight Super Bowl 100. I mean this team. I mean this team is just totally. It's been a long two games that has led from everyone believing this team is about to pull off the unprecedented impossible. 3 Pete to are they actually even going to make the playoffs? I may. Listen, maybe my faith is unwavering or maybe everyone else is just out of their mind.
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Sports Analyst Damon
I say two games as if it's been like two days. It's also been like seven.
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Sports Analyst Nick
But well, yeah, what's that got to do with anything? It's just people being bored. All right. Ever sign up for a phone plan thinking, wow, amazing price. And a few months later, surprise your bills higher. Boost mobile, you pay 20amonth. Forever. Unlimited talk, text and data starting at just 25amonth. No price hikes, no contract. Forever. Plus Boost Mobile is now a legit nationwide 5G network. They've invested billions building 5G towers across the country. Visit boostmobile.com or head to your local Boost store today and get unlimited talk, text and data for $25 a month. Forever. 5G speeds not available in all areas. After 30 gigs, customers may experience slower speeds. Customers will pay $25 a month as long as they remain active on the Boost Unlimited plan. All right, next.
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Sports Analyst Damon
So you got Atlanta plus four and a half at Minnesota. Oh yeah, you just got it. You got an extra half point.
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Sports Analyst Nick
Yeah, I was. I liked this at Atlanta +4, but it's but hard rock bet as of this morning and again we're doing this Wednesday morning is four and a half. So here's the deal. I thought it was a great win by the Vikings Monday night, but they didn't look like awesome. Atlanta played a team that I think is really good in Tampa and played them right down to the wire and had a young way coup kick to force overtime that he just Pushed right and I'm getting points. It's a pinx JJ McCarthy National Championship game rematch. Minnesota's on a short week. It would not shock me at all if Atlanta wins this game. Minnesota is not to me in a position where they're going to be blowing anybody out as JJ McCarthy is a kind of, you know, work in progress. So I, I was, I was shocked by this line. I thought it was going to be Minnesota -2 and a half. Minnesota -4 and a half is just too attractive. And again, Pinnocks has shown you not a lot, but enough in his limited sample of like, okay, you know, I see what we're working with here again. I could see this being 20 to 17 Atlanta much less, you know, in 20 to 17 Minnesota, I still win. And so I like Atlanta in this spot indoors. Short week, Minnesota, Atlanta coming off a tough loss. Minnesota coming off, you know what I mean, a kind great win. Those factors kind of play against each other the following week. So demase, my five picks this week. Once again we're going with four dogs. We have New England plus one at Miami, Jacksonville plus three at Cincy, Arizona minus eight and a half at home against Carolina, Kansas City plus one at home against Philly and Atlanta plus four and a half at Minnesota. Now to your teaser, my friend. One. And oh, last week to remind America what a great teaser it was, you had a three team eight point teaser at even money. You had Dallas getting 16. They could have won outright. You had Cleveland getting 13. They could have won outright. You had Buffalo getting nine. They did win outright. This is going to be a hard one to top. Let me hear what you got.
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Sports Analyst Damon
Yeah, I mean you're probably not, you're not going to dig this one, but we got a three team eight point team teaser. It's at plus 100, just like last week's. We're teasing Tampa bay up to 10 and a half and we're teasing the jags up to 11. And then we're going to tease Philly up to seven. I hate going against the grain like this. I love you pops, but I got to take that. And I know it's across the zero, but it's only one point.
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Sports Analyst Nick
It's like Philly and you're getting key numbers there. I, I don't, I don't hate it. Damon's a. Because I don't think the Chiefs are going to have like without Xavier and Rasheed, what are the Chiefs paths to winning by double digits? Which is, you know what I mean.
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Sports Analyst Damon
Like very Philly disaster. If like I think that's disastrous if, if that is.
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Sports Analyst Nick
Yeah. If you, if you get blown out by the Chiefs when they don't have their top two receivers. Sure.
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Sports Analyst Damon
Yeah.
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Sports Analyst Nick
And so like my game pick for Casey Philly is 2724 Kansas City and I love the other legs of it. So you're getting Tampa. The we talked about this game earlier. It's Tampa is playing the Texans. You're getting Tampa and you're getting ten and a half point there but you're. And you're getting ten and a half points on Monday night and Jacksonville against Cincinnati and you're getting 11 points. I like this one a lot. Damanze you get through all the key numbers your again like you said, tease through the zero is not ideal but this is when it's one.
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Sports Analyst Damon
I feel like that's when it's one.
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Sports Analyst Nick
It's a little different. Yes. Agreed. I'm gonna give this an A. Like I, I like this teaser a lot. I think this is. I think that's a sharp bet and I also think that like Jacksonville.
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Sports Analyst Nick
Tampa also have massive even if the game really gets away from them against for Jacksonville against that defense, Cincinnati and Tampa with just Baker's kind of disposition, the chance for a backdoor late touchdown down 14 points or even down 17 points to cover. I love it. So I listen I think that's really good. All right. The offer last week missed. It was in theory one pass away from hitting because Trev we needed to Trevor touchdowns. He finished with one. You would have needed under one. Trevor interception. He finished one and the Jags to win. But it he had Travis Hunter for what could have been a 70 yard touchdown and JC Horn just snagged it out of the air. But I smartly stayed away from it. What is this week's teaser up? I'm sorry offer option.
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Sports Analyst Damon
The offer we're going to follow up with what we saw on Monday Night Football with Caleb and the Bears. So they had a good game script and they were ahead of everything early but then they blew it. So the offer this week is Chicago first half plus three and a half mixed with Detroit minus five. Minus five and a half at plus 500.
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Sports Analyst Nick
So it's Chicago to cover in the first half, Detroit to cover in the game. I get five and a half. And I, I say this with respect and kindly. This is maybe the worst offer we've had yet. I hate this one so much. I understand that that is what happened last week. I am not interested in betting Chicago plus three and a half and trying to just barely win that. So then I'm on pace to win Detroit -5 and a half that is, I would need 10 to 1 odds, not 5 to 1. I am going to kindly reject the offer for the second straight week. I do, however have before we wrap the show something that I think the, the producers are going to really be interested in. Demons A so you know my friends at Splash sports doing these survivor pools with them, they season started so you know what are we going to do? They presented me with an idea of what if starting. I think not this week but next week. So it would start in week three and they said for this one they might put a guarantee on it. I think $100,000 guarantee and 50 bucks. It would be 50 bucks to enter. So you would need what, 2,000 people to hit the guarantee. But whatever, that's their money, not mine. It is an anytime touchdown survivor pool. So every week you have to pick one person to score a touchdown. You then can't use that person again obviously all year and it's that, you know, you miss one and you're out. I think that's a pretty fun one.
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Sports Analyst Damon
That is a fun one.
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Sports Analyst Nick
I've never, I've never thought of an anytime touchdown survivor pool.
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Sports Analyst Damon
He's so much more.
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Sports Analyst Nick
But the, the producers love themselves in anytime touchdown. Bet they just love it. So I think we might get that going with splash sports for starting in week three. So that would be super fun. So I think that's. I think we're going to do that.
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Colin Cowherd
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