Bik's Week 16 Picks

BILLS (+3) over Dolphins

PANTHERS (-3) over Saints

Cowboys (-3) over REDSKINS

Buccaneers (+4) over RAMS

Bears (+3) over EAGLES

JETS (-1) over Browns

CHIEFS (-6.5) over Colts

Vikings (+8.5) over BENGALS

Broncos (-10) over TEXANS

JAGUARS (+5) over Titans

Cardinals (+10) over SEAHAWKS

LIONS (-9) over Giants

Raiders (+10) over CHARGERS

Steelers (+2.5) over PACKERS

Patriots (+2.5) over RAVENS

Falcons (+14) over 49ERS

Last Week: 6-9-1

This Season: 101-115-8

Bik's Week 15 Picks

BRONCOS (-10.5) over Chargers

The Chargers beat the Broncos 27-20 on Thursday.

Redskins (+7) over FALCONS

BUCCANEERS (+5) over 49ers

Seahawks (-7) over GIANTS

BROWNS (+1) over Bears

Texans (+5.5) over COLTS

JAGUARS (+2) over Bills

DOLPHINS (Pick 'Em) over Patriots

VIKINGS (+5.5) over Eagles

PANTHERS (-11) over Jets

RAIDERS (+5) over Chiefs

TITANS (+3) over Cardinals

Saints (-6.5) over RAMS

Packers (+7.5) over COWBOYS

STEELERS (+2.5) over Bengals

LIONS (-6) over Ravens

This Week: 0-1

Last Week: 9-7-0

This Season: 95-106-7

Bik's Week 15 Thursday Night Pick

BRONCOS (-10.5) over Chargers

Rest of Week 15 picks on Friday

Last Week: 9-7-0

This Season: 95-106-7

Bik's Week 14 Picks

Texans (-3) over JAGUARS

The Jaguars beat the Texans 27-20 on Thursday.

Chiefs (-3) over REDSKINS

Vikings (+6) over RAVENS

PATRIOTS (-10) over Browns

JETS (-3) over Raiders

BENGALS (-6.5) over Colts

Lions (+3) over EAGLES

Falcons (+3) over PACKERS

STEELERS (-3.5) over Dolphins

Bills (+2.5) over BUCCANEERS

Titans (+12) over BRONCOS

CARDINALS (-6) over Rams

CHARGERS (-3.5) over Giants

Seahawks (+2.5) over 49ERS

SAINTS (-3.5) over Panthers

Cowboys (-1) over BEARS

This Week: 0-1

Last Week: 4-11-1

This Season: 86-99-7

Bik's Week 14 Thursday Night Pick

Texans (-3) over JAGUARS

I'm taking the Texans simply because I don't think we should be operating in a world in which the Jacksonville Jaguars win 4 games in a row.

Rest of Week 14 picks on Friday

Last Week: 4-11-1

This Season: 86-88-7

Bik's Week 13 Picks

Packers (+6.5) over LIONS

The Lions beat the Packers 40-10 on Thursday.

Raiders (+7.5) over COWBOYS

The Cowboys beat the Raiders 31-24 on Thursday.

RAVENS (-3) over Steelers

The Ravens beat the Steelers 22-22 on Thursday Night.

Titans (+4) over COLTS

Broncos (-5.5) over CHIEFS

Jaguars (+7) over BROWNS

Buccaneers (+8) over PANTHERS

Bears (+1) over VIKINGS

EAGLES (-3) over Cardinals

JETS (-2) over Dolphins

BILLS (-3) over Falcons

Rams (+8) over 49ERS

Patriots (-7.5) over TEXANS

CHARGERS (-1) over Bengals

REDSKINS (+1) over Giants

SEAHAWKS (-4.5) over Saints

This Week: 1-2

Last Week: 9-5

This Season: 82-88-6

Bik's Week 13 Thanksgiving Picks

Oh my oh my oh my – does November have to end? LOVE this month so far with the picks! Forget Movember – let’s go with #Lovember. Trucking along 32-20-4 in November... not too shabby on the march back towards .500 for the year.

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy no more bye weeks for teams! A week without Seahawks football is the worst. Onto the Thursday Picks. Home team in CAPS:

Bik's Week 12 NFL Picks

We're sticking with the quick write-ups until things go hay-wire for me since we've now had 3 weeks in a row above .500.

Seahawks, Eagles, Bills, Bengals all on byes this week - the final week for byes. Home Teams are in CAPS.

Bik's Week 12 Thursday Night Pick

Don’t call it a comeback! Back after ANOTHER above .500 week (which included 3 pushes – how brutal was that!)  and we’ll keep going with what works. Keeping things quick and simple.

Onto the Thursday Night Pick. Home team in CAPS:

Saints (-8.5) over FALCONS

I really did everything I possibly could to find a way to take Atlanta. The only thing I could come up with was that with their season effectively over, how great it would be for them to jam up their rival Saints from home-field advantage in the playoffs. It would just be too sweet right? But to do that, you actually need a good team and I just flat out don’t think they have any makings of a decent team. They’re too banged up and will once again fail to win in the trenches. They struggle with the pass-rush and if you’re giving Brees even an extra second, he’ll find a way to hurt you. I do hate going against the HOME DOG, but I gotta!

Rest of Week 12 picks on Friday

Last Week: 7-5-3

This Season: 73-83-6

Bik's Week 11 NFL Picks

Week 11 Picks: Back to back weeks above .500 – WATCH OUT 2^ND HALF SURGE!!!! On bye this week: Dallas and St. Louis..... Home teams are in CAPS

Ok so busy week again for me – so write-ups are going to be quick. In fact just 1 line each. It’s a matchup league so quick takes on the matchups that will determine the games.

Bik's Thursday Night Week 11 Pick

TITANS (+3) over Colts

Gimme the HOME DOG! I think Chris Johnson can run all over this Colts D and Fitzpatrick can do enough to not lose at home to the Colts. And the injuries might start catching up to Indy.

Last Week:9-4-1

This Season: 66-78-3

Bik's Week 10 NFL Picks: Power Ranks v3.0

It’s been a bit longer than I had hoped to do the next power-ranks so here they are through 10 weeks. So back again are my current power ranks for the NFL. The Number in brackets is the teams rank from Week 7:

Bik's Thursday Nigh Week 10 Pick

VIKINGS (+2.5) over Redskins

I just don't think Washington is very good. Especially defensively so I'm not sure why they're a road favorite so give me the HOME DOG!

Last Week: 7-6

This Season: 61-83-2

Bik's Week 9 Picks

Due to some scheduling conflicts didn’t get a chance to post my Thursday Night Pick but just know it was documented between TJ and I that I picked Dolphins +3.... I know it looks shady since my picks are struggling this year and I’m posting that I got the game right the day after, but just make a leap of faith.

I was going to write something about the Sedins’ re-signing with the Canucks but it was getting excessively long and this piece is generally saved for the NFL Picks so I’ll have that for you next week. So onto the picks – on bye this week: Denver, Detroit, New York Giants, Arizona, San Francisco, Jacksonville. Home teams are in CAPS.

Bik's Week 8 Picks

Week 8 Picks: There’s like 80 teams on bye this week, it’s ridiculous... the slate of games is very awkward.... but actually there are 6: Chicago, Tennessee, Indianapolis, San Diego, Baltimore, and Houston..... Mind you really only 1 of those teams is a big draw, yet there are still no good games. Is that a statement of this season? Is this why my picks are floundering? Home teams are in CAPS

Bik's Thursday Night Week 8 Pick: We Know Nothing

Let me start off by saying thanks.

Thanks for reading. Because the truth is we know nothing. We can pretend to know. But we just don’t. In a game that featured 2 explosive offenses, and poor defences – the Dallas Philadelphia game produced a combined 20 points. 20. As a point of reference, the anemic Titans offense put up 17 points in 1 quarter.

After getting 12 carries inside the 5 yard line last year converting 7 of those runs into TD’s, Alfred Morris got 1 in Week 7 for a 2 yard gain. His backup Roy Helu had 2 carries, both converted to TD’s from 3 yards out. Much to the dismay of fantasy owners.

But this isn’t just for football. On Monday night in the NHL, the Sharks played the Red Wings while the Penguins faced off against the Avalanche. 4 teams dripping in offensive power.... Combined for 1 goal. The Sharks-Wings game went to the lovely shootout to produce a winner.

This is me lamenting going 5-10 last week.... We know nothing (and yes I’m dragging you down with me, sorry). So since things are spirally out of control, it’s time to do the opposite. Yes, I’m channeling my inner George Costanza.

Onto the Thursday Night Pick. Home team in CAPS: 

Bik's Week 7 Picks

Ok I said I would have a take to write about + my picks this week.... but the truth is that after going 5-10 last week, and being 8 games under .500 on the year (heading into the week, now 7 games after the win on Thursday night #GoHawks), I decided to buckle down and really dedicate myself to the picks this week to right the ship to get back on track. The goal is to be 5 games over .500 by the end of Week 8.... it starts with these 15 picks.

Bik's Thursday Night Week 7 Pick: Power Ranks v2.0

I was originally going to do my power ranks every 4 weeks but then I realized, waaaay too much happens in just 2 weeks in the NFL Season to not do this every 2 weeks. So back again are my current power ranks for the NFL. The Number in brackets are the teams rank from Week 5:

Bik's Week 6 Picks

Sorry no write-up again – adjusting to a new schedule. I’ll be back with a take next week though. Only quick write-ups this week on games. Falcons and Dolphins are on bye weeks.

Home teams are in CAPS

Bik's Thursday Night Week 6 Pick

Home team in CAPS:

BEARS (-7.5) over Giants

What exactly is inspiring about this Giants team right now? They had a divisional game last week vs. the Eagles at home and got rolled. They can’t slow anyone down defensively (over 31 Points against in every game), can’t control the clock (averaging league low 25 minutes time of possession), and among the leaders in Sacks allowed. To top it all off they don’t generate a lot of takeaways (7 takeaways) and because the defense is so porous their starting field position is among the league’s worst (26^th), so even when the offense get the ball they have a long distance to travel to put up any points.... BUUUUUT they can’t even move the ball efficiently per drive (ranking 30^th).

Now the reason I’m pointing out all these flaws and highlighting none of the Bears flaws is because these aren’t things you can fix on 4 days rest when you have to travel and you lose a day to prepare anyways. Their spot to show something was last week vs. the Eagles and it didn’t come to fruition. What they need to fix these things, maybe fix is the wrong word...... What they need to remedy these problems back to a more average mark is a full week to prepare and home game. I’m fading them this week but might look to play them next week vs. the Vikings.

Rest of Week 6 picks on Friday

Last Week: 6-8

This Season: 36-39-2