Handicapper

Follow along as JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman makes three NFL picks each week against the spread.

Point spreads courtesy of Joe’s good friends at BetMGM. You may follow various point spreads courtesy of VegasInsider.com.

UNCLE IRA

Los Angeles Chargers -2.5
at Cleveland

It’s time for the Chargers to flex their muscles behind Justin Herbert.

Miami -3.5
at New York Jets

Miami’s lengthy injury report on offense makes this a competitive matchup.

San Francisco -6.5
at Carolina

JOE

Houston
at Jacksonville -7

Houston stinks. The Jags are coming off an embarrassing performance at Philadelphia. Jacksonville will take it out on The Lovies. Fun college football fact with a Bucs’ angle: Lovie’s last year at Illinois, 2020, the Illini were No. 98 in team defense. Two years later, Bret Bielema has the Illini with the best team defense in college football. Lovie is horrible, but we all knew that, right? 

Philadelphia -5.5
at Arizona

The Eagles may be the best team in the NFL. Two former Oklahoma quarterbacks going at it and it is the guy who didn’t win the Heisman who will cover.

Chicago
at Minnesota -7.5

Justin Fields’ struggles will continue in the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes. Look for Dalvin Cook to go crazy.    

Bob The Bookie (Joe’s old college buddy)

Miami -3.5
at New York Jets

Jets have enough talent to win outright in this rivalry game. 

Tennessee -1.5
at Washington

Very hard to bet on Washington to win anything.

San Francisco -6.5
at Carolina

Panthers haven’t quit and they’re very good at keeping games close. Look for Baker Mayfield to bounce back.

Last week’s record: Ira 0-3; Joe 1-2; Bob The Bookie 2-1

2022 Season Record: Ira 4-8; Joe 3-9; Bob The Bookie, 8-4.

**Full list of this weekend’s spreads minus the Buccaneers game. Joe and Ira make their Bucs picks on the Ira Kaufman Podcast. 

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