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Well
folks, it is time to get aboard the Lucky Lester Express,
which is steamrolling through the NFL season. My super
picks were 3-2 and I was 8-5-1 overall
this week. This was my third straight week of picking
winners and my overall record on the season is 25-18-3.
If I had a day job I would quit it!
Now
let's take a closer look at how week 3's picks played
out.
On the winning side:
Super
Picks:
The Texans (plus 7.5) finally rewarded my loyalty
with a stirring outright win on the road against the
stumbling Chiefs The Texans kept it close and then outgunned
the sorry Chief defense in the final moments for victory.
The
Eagles (-4.5) continue their mission of destroying
every opponent in sight. McNabb is putting up MVP like
numbers every week. The young Lions were simply outclassed
at home.
The
Jaguars (+6) young defense throttled The Titans
passing attack and knocked QB Steve McNair out of the
game. Fred Taylor showed signs of getting on track as
well which could effect my future considerations.
Regular
winners:
The Raiders (-3) revamped defense shutdown Tampa
Bay's impotent attack. You know things are bad in Buccaneer
land when Bill Shroeder emerges as their leading receiver!
The
Saints (+7) rode a strong performance from inconsistent
QB Aaron Brooks, to an outright victory on the road
against a suddenly old Ram squad. Aaron Stecker, subbing
for the injured Deuce Macalister, delivered over a 100
yards rushing.
The
Cardinals (+10) hung tough in Atlanta and it
took another freaky super human play by Michael Vick
to narrowly defeat them. The Cardinals are 0-3 but are
3-0 against the spread.
The
Seahawks (-10.5) destroyed the 49ers as I predicted.
The Seahawks stingy young defense, 13 points allowed
in three games, is a surprise even to me. The Niners
were shut out for the first time in 420 regular season
games. Way back when Lucky Lester was, well, a heck
of a lot younger 34 years ago.
The
Steelers (+1) were able to defeat the weapon
deprived Dolphins on the road by protecting rookie quarterback
Ben Roethlisberger with a hundred yard rushing performance
from Duce Staley.
Now
let us take a look at what went wrong.
On the losing side:
Super
Picks:
The Bengals (+3) were unable slow down Jamal
Lewis, their offense was overwhelmed by the Raven defenders.
Carson Palmer turned the ball over and the Ravens took
full advantage.
The
Vikings (-9) allowed a late meaningless, for
them anyway, touchdown that blew the spread. I wish
teams would be a bit more considerate of our wagers!
Rex Grossman played a strong game for the Bears before
he was injured. Grossman is done for the year. Thomas
Jones appears to be the real deal for the Bears at running
back.
Regular
Losers:
It was a bitter disappointment that the Packers (+6)
injury riddled defense was torched for five first half
passing touchdowns by Peyton Manning. Two Packer cornerbacks
were announced injured just prior to kickoff. Favre
responded with four touchdown tosses but it was not
enough in an entertaining shootout in Indianapolis.
The
officials stole my money! That is the way I view the
Redskins (-1) loss. They were defeated not by
the Cowboys but rather by two outrageous bad calls.
Time ran out for the Redskins at the Cowboy 20 yard
line and they lost by a field goal.
The
Browns (+3) were beaten badly by a Giants team
that I have severely underestimated. Kurt Warner is
born again! He shredded the Brown's defense with his
pinpoint passing.
Finally
there are the ties, when the games end right on the
number. This is called a Push. This was the case when
the Broncos (-10) dominated the Chargers at home.
Missed opportunities resulted in the 23-13 victory.
Lucky
Lester is enjoying getting rich this season. Hope you
are too. After three weeks, trends are emerging and
I am excited about my Week Four Picks. Feel free to
drop old Lucky a line at luckylester@hotmail.com
to let me know of you're success this football season.
WAGERING
SMART MAKES WATCHING NFL GAMES MORE FUN
Good
Luck with your NFL Football Wagering!
Lucky Lester
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