We’ve reached week 6! The tournament draw is slowly taking shape, but there’s still a lot to sort out by mid-October.
Three teams remain undefeated. The 49ers beat the Seahawks and the Vikings beat the Saints, each improving to 5-0. The Chiefs are 4-0 coming off their Week 5 game. On the other hand, the Dolphins, Titans and Chargers lost last week to drop to 0-5. The Chargers were expected by many to compete for the AFC West title, but that is not happening.
Week 6 is on Thursday with the Seahawks and Broncos in Denver. In an unexpectedly exciting matchup, the 3-2 Browns host the 4-1 Ravens with big AFC North implications. If Las Vegas can bounce back from two straight losses to the Chiefs and Patriots, the 3-2 Raiders will host the 4-1 Bills from AFC implications. The Bengals, Lions, Dolphins and Vikings all have a bye this week.
I’m back from Seahawks-Broncos with the previous Week 6 Supervisor Picks. Thursday night football. Survivor involves picking one team each week to win. If they beat you, if they lose you’re out in most cases. I’m in a single tank with four inlets, but it’s also a double drain tank. After taking chargers and bucks for the first two weeks, I lost one entry. I took the first loss in two other entries due to my decision to take the Cowboys on Thursday last week. I have three entries with one tick on each.
Check out the safest picks, the best prices, and the pitfall picks below. I’ll post my own picks at the end. I’ll update on Sunday after I’ve locked in my three picks for the weekend.
I have included odds for favorites in each game FanDuel.
Rams (-12.5) over Cardinals
49ers (-7.5) over the Chiefs
The Patriots (-7.5) over the Jets
The Cardinals stink and LA has no problem with them. The Rams haven’t exactly impressed this season, but they’ve had a rough first five games on the schedule. They head into a five-game stretch where they can comfortably win all five.
The Chiefs have Jayden Daniels back, but considering what we’ve seen against a great Giants team, this could turn ugly for them.
Rams (-12.5) over Cardinals
The Patriots (-7.5) over the Jets
You can save the Rams for the next four games, but this one feels more winnable than those games. You can also save the Patriots for Week 8 on the road against the Dolphins or Week 18 at home against the Dolphins, but you need to get to that point first.
Chiefs (-8.5) over Chargers
I went with the divisional games above, but while the Cardinals clearly aren’t the best team, I’m sure the Chargers can still be dangerous. They have home games against both the Jets and Cardinals this season, so they can get great value with the Chiefs.
I’ll be taking two ram picks this week. My third choice, I’m rooting for the Patriots, but we’ll see.