Yes, it's that time again. The NFL season is upon us, money has been thrown into a fantasy world of football, and now some more goes on the actual games themselves. I ended up about even last year so it was kind of a worthless pursuit but it's still fun.

My big bet of the week is going to be $125 on Miami -3 at Buffalo. Yeah, the Fish in the cold hasn't always been great but it isn't that cold right now and the Bills are pretty terrible. I actually think that, if everyone stays healthy, Miami could make some noise this year (and Davone Bess might be a nice fantasy sleeper alongside Brandon Marshall). My #2 bet is the Niners over the Seahawks, again at -3. Seattle just seems like a mess and I'll gladly bet against Pete Carroll in a league in which everyone gets to pay their players.

I don't love my smaller parlay because I'm not feeling the Saints. If they lose, I might try it again with just the Niners, Jags, Phins, and Packers. Of course, it's probably not smart to bank so much on the Dolphins and Niners because anything can happen in week one but I'm feeling pretty good about those bets.

As for my perfect parlay picks (over at Sportsbook), I went with: Saints -5. Giants -7, Dolphins -3. Falcons -3. Bears -6, Patriots -4, Buccaneers -3, Jags -3, Texans +3, Titans -7, Packers -3, Niners -3, Cardinals -4, Cowboys -4, Ravens +3, Chargers -6.

Here goes nothing!