Last week: 6-8-1 against the spread, 3-2 on best bets. I think I would rather get hit by Watt than pick these games. Who in their right mind wants to lay 5.5 points with the Chargers on the road? Or take the Falcons or Colts as road favorites? I love Trevor Lawrence’s hair as much as the next person, but 8.5-point favorites over the Bengals? And going against the 10-1 Eagles as underdogs at home sounds dumb.īut the evil linemakers know some of the alternatives are dreadful. Speaking of ridiculous - hey, transition police, ease up - this week’s point spreads are absurd. That’s pretty ridiculous company to keep. Watt has 91 sacks in 98 career games and joined Hall of Famer Reggie White as the only player since 1982 (when the sack became an official stat) to reach 90 sacks in fewer than 100 games. (They do again this week, but they won’t cover the spread.) Watt had two sacks and a forced fumble in last week’s 16-10 win over the Bengals and is pretty much the only reason besides Mike Tomlin that I ever pick the Steelers to win.
