After a brutal week 2, I'm hoping to bounce back but this is kind of a tough week. I feel confident in most of my picks but I can't say that there are many sure thing locks. That's why I went with mostly small bets this week: $25 on the Raiders to win and the Niners, Washington, and Bengals against the spread. I usually like one big bet because a lot of small bets just gives me more changes to lose (and in the end, I just break even) but sometimes breaking even is better than going for it all in one fell swoop.

Anyway, my picks for this week (against the spread) are: Niners, Bengals, Patriots, Ravens, Chargers, Eagles, Jets, Packers, Raiders, Washington, Steelers, Giants. Saints, Lions, Texans, Colts.