Each week, we'll look at three games you can bet the farm on [assuming you are betting crops grown in the Farmville app on Facebook]
Carolina +3 over Philadelphia. The Eagles are going to be a force in the NFC East, but their defense won't shape up right away, especially with the loss of MLB Stewart Bradley and their Defensive Coordinator Jim Johnson who passed away this offseason. Carolina's two-headed monster of Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams in the backfield will take pressure off of Jake Dell'homme, who still has one of the game's best receivers in Steve Smith.
New England -11 over Buffalo. A week before the season opener, Buffalo Head Coach Dick Jauron fired Offensive Coordinator Turk Schonert. Along with this turmoil, the Bills are expected to start three players (tackle Demetrius Bell along with guards Andy Levitre and Eric Wood) on their O-line who have never appeared in a meaningful NFL game. P.S. Eric Wood looks a lot like the kid from Bad Santa). Buffalo will also be without starting RB Marshawn Lynch who is serving a three-game suspension. Oh, and New England has Tom Brady back.
Green Bay -3.5 over Chicago. Expectations are high for the two quarterbacks in this game. Despite six wins last year for the Packers, Aaron Rodgers seems to be poised for a breakout year, especially with Greg Jennings as a weapon in the receiving corps. Jay Cutler, the heralded acquisition for the Bears this offseason, brings the spotlight to a position in Chicago that for almost two decades has been holding the team back from supremacy. While Cutler, like Rogers, had an excellent preseason, he will be facing a tough pass rush from the Packers whom this year convert to a 3-4 scheme. Whoever wins this game has a leg up in the NFC North, so expect this one to be a hard-fought battle and a close game, but Green Bay will win by at least six points.
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