DraftKings Pick ‘Em Contest Picks for Week 3

Week 3 of the NFL season is here, which gives us a few days to get our office pool picks in for the week. If you are lucky, whoever runs your office pool is smart enough not to include the Thursday game so that everyone has more time to get those picks in. 

DraftKings Sportsbook has managed to take this idea to a higher level by offering bigger payouts in their version of the weekly office pool. Despite being virtual, it is essentially the same as the one many of you have been playing in for years. Every game is listed for the week and your goal is to correctly pick the winners of each game against the spread as well as whether the total will go over or under. To avoid pushes and ties, DraftKings has priced each game with a half point, meaning you will not see any pushes in this contest. The total and spread will always have a winner as it will either be over or under that half number listed.

Here are my thoughts on every spread and total for Week 3 of the NFL season. 

Carolina Panthers @ Houston Texans

(Panthers -7.5, total 43.5)

My numbers: Panthers -5.5, total 41.5
The picks: Texans, under

Arizona Cardinals @ Jacksonville Jaguars

(Cardinals -7, total 52)

My numbers: Cardinals -4.5, total 54
The picks: Jaguars, over

Washington Football Team @ Buffalo Bills

(Bills -8.5, total 46.5)

My numbers: Bills -6.5, total 44.5
The picks: Football Team, under

Atlanta Falcons @ New York Giants

(Giants -3.5, total 48)

My numbers: Giants -2, total 46.5
The picks: Falcons, under

Chicago Bears @ Cleveland Browns

(Browns -7.5, total 47)

My numbers: Browns -4.5, total 49.5
The picks: Bears, over

New Orleans Saints @ New England Patriots

(Patriots -3, total 42)

My numbers: Patriots -1.5, total 41
The picks: Saints, under

Cincinnati Bengals @ Pittsburgh Steelers

(Steelers -4.5, total 45)

My numbers: Steelers -5.25, total 47.5
The picks, Steelers, over

Indianapolis Colts @ Tennessee Titans

(Titans -5, total 50)

My numbers (If Wentz plays): Titans -1, total 48
My numbers (If Wentz is out): Titans -4, total 46.5
The picks: Colts if Wentz plays/Titans if he is out, under

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Miami Dolphins @ Las Vegas Raiders

(Raiders -5, total 45)

My numbers: Raiders -4, total 46
The picks: Raiders, over

New York Jets @ Denver Broncos

(Broncos -11, total 41.5)

My numbers: Broncos -9.5, total 39
The picks: Broncos, under

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Los Angeles Rams

(Rams -1, total 54.5)

My numbers: Buccaneers -1.5, total 55
The picks: Bucs, over

Seattle Seahawks @ Minnesota Vikings

(Seahawks -1, total 55)

My numbers: Seahawks -3, total 56.5
The picks: Seahawks, over

Green Bay Packers @ San Francisco 49ers

(49ers -4, total 48.5)

My numbers: 49ers -1.5, total 49.5
The picks: Packers, over

Philadelphia Eagles @ Dallas Cowboys

(Cowboys -4, total 51.5)

My numbers: Cowboys -3.5, total 47.5
The picks: Cowboys, under