NFL 2012 - Betting Lines - Picks To Win, Versus the Spread and the Over/Under: Week 2

Welcome Back to The Sports Savant's Weekly NFL Picks!

What a surprising week we had in Week 1 of the NFL season.  Many teams performed much better than we expected and many teams also fell well short of expectations.  Because of the erratic nature of Week 1 in the 2012 NFL season, my picks from last week were quite marginal, but many picks were wrong by the experts this past week based on these unusual outcomes.

We had a rookie QB score 40 team points in his debut, the most in NFL history, and against the Saints in the Superdome of all places(RGIII).  We had a team that scored the fewest points in the preseason score the most points in Week 1(Jets, 48 points).  We had a team that defeated an opponent on the road for the first time since 1990(49ers over Packers) and we had last year's worst rush defense put up the best rushing defensive effort in the NFL in Week 1 versus one of the best rushing teams from 2011(Bucs over Panthers).  Already the NFL has been full of surprises!  Nevertheless, it's back to the picking board for Week 2.  But before we look at the Week 2 picks, lets look at a recap of my Week 1 picks...

*WEEK 1 RESULTS*

Winner: 9-7   :-/

Winner w/ Spread: 6-10  :-(

Over/Under: 7-8-1 :-/

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Trifecta: 2

Strikeouts: 5

Perfect Team Score Predictions: 1 (New England)

Perfect Game Score Predictions: 0

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*2012 Overall Record*

Winner: 9-7 (.562)

Winner w/ Spread: 6-10 (.375)

Over/Under: 7-8-1 (.467)

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Trifecta: 2

Strikeouts: 5

Perfect Team Score Predictions: 1   [Week 1]: New England

Perfect Game Score Predictions: 0

NOTE: The team with a negative number in parenthesis "(-3)" next to their name is the favorite to win the matchup and the number represents how many points the favorite has to score more than the underdog to count as a winning bet.  The over/under for the game is represented by a number in parenthesis with the letters o and u "(o/u 46)".  The number represents the amount of points you are wagering whether or not the two team's combined score will be in excess of or short of.  Official betting lines courtesy of www.footballlocks.com

Don't forget to check therealsportssavant.blogspot.com every week to check my game picks and the results of my picks from the previous week!  And now your Sports Savant, Week 2 NFL picks...

Chicago @ Green Bay(-4.5)  (o/u 51)
Savant Spread Pick: Green Bay and the points to win ~ 34-24
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Chicago 10  Green Bay 23 / Total Points 33 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: -

Tampa Bay @ New York(N)(-7)  (o/u 44)
Savant Spread Pick: New York(N) and the points to win ~ 31-20
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Tampa Bay 34  New York(N) 41 / Total Points 75 /
Winner: +  Spread: push  O/U: +

Arizona @ New England(-13.5)  (o/u 48.5)
Savant Spread Pick: New England and the points to win ~ 38-16
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Arizona 20  New England 18 / Total Points 38 /
Winner: -  Spread: -  O/U: -
*Strikeout*

Indianapolis v. Minnesota(-3)  (o/u 45.5)
Savant Spread Pick: Minnesota and the points to win ~ 27-23
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Indianapolis 23  Minnesota 20 / Total Points 43 /
Winner: -  Spread: -  O/U: -
*Strikeout*

Carolina v. New Orleans(-2.5)  (o/u 51.5)
Savant Spread Pick: New Orleans and the points to win ~ 31-28
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Carolina 35  New Orleans 27 / Total Points 62 /
Winner: -  Spread: -  O/U: +

Kansas City @ Buffalo(-3)  (o/u 45)
Savant Spread Pick: Kansas City to win ~ 27-20
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Kansas City 17  Buffalo 35 / Total Points 52 /
Winner: -  Spread: -  O/U: +

Baltimore @ Philadelphia(-2.5)  (o/u 46.5)
Savant Spread Pick: Philadelphia and the points to win ~ 20-17
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: Baltimore 23  Philadelphia 24 / Total Points 47 /
Winner: +  Spread: -  O/U: -

Miami v. Oakland(-2.5)  (o/u 39)
Savant Spread Pick: Miami to win ~ 17-14
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: Miami 35  Oakland 13 / Total Points 48 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: -

Cleveland @ Cincinnati(-7)  (o/u 39)
Savant Spread Pick: Cincinnati and the points to win ~ 24-10
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: Cleveland 27  Cincinnati 34 / Total Points 61 /
Winner: +  Spread: push  O/U: -

Jacksonville v. Houston(-7)  (o/u 41)
Savant Spread Pick: Jacksonville with the points; Houston to win ~ 17-14
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: Jacksonville 7  Houston 27 / Total Points 34 /
Winner: +  Spread: -  O/U: +

Seattle v. Dallas(-3)  (o/u 42.5)
Savant Spread Pick: Dallas and the points to win ~ 21-17
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: Seattle 27  Dallas 7 / Total Points 34 /
Winner: -  Spread: -  O/U: +

St. Louis v. Washington(-3.5)  (o/u 44)
Savant Spread Pick: St. Louis to win ~ 24-21
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: St. Louis 31  Washington 28 / Total Points 59 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: +
*Trifecta*

New York(A) @ Pittsburgh(-5)  (o/u 42)
Savant Spread Pick: Pittsburgh and the points to win ~ 24-14
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: New York(A) 10  Pittsburgh 27 / Total Points 37 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: +
*Trifecta*

Tennessee @ San Diego(-6.5)  (o/u 43)
Savant Spread Pick: San Diego and the points to win ~ 27-17
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Tennessee 10  San Diego 38 / Total Points 48 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: +
*Trifecta*

Detroit @ San Francisco(-7)  (o/u 46)
Savant Spread Pick: San Francisco and the points to win ~ 27-16
Over/Under Pick: Under
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Result: Detroit 19  San Francisco 27 / Total Points 46 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: push

Denver @ Atlanta(-3)  (o/u 44)
Savant Spread Pick: Atlanta and the points to win ~ 31-27
Over/Under Pick: Over
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Result: Denver 21  Atlanta 27 / Total Points 48 /
Winner: +  Spread: +  O/U: -