NFL Week 3 Recap

Zack Nicol
5 min readSep 28, 2021

Absolutely awful week for me. Embarrassing, so I apologize. I have some catching up to do for sure!
Weekly and Season totals at the bottom of the article. GUEST PICKER STANDINGS are also included at the bottom. Let me know if you want to be a picker next week. Enjoy!

CAROLINA PANTHERS at HOUSTON TEXANS
✅Straight Up Pick: Carolina Panthers
✅Spread Pick: CAR -7.5⭐⭐⭐
❌O/U Pick: Over 43.5 ⭐⭐
Zack’s Plays:
❌- Christian McCaffrey to score 2x (+190)
❌- Sam Darnold to throw 2+ TDS / CAR to win (+108)
❌- Terrace Marshall to score (+340)
✅- Terrace Marshall O29.5 Receiving Yards (-110)
❌- Terrace Marshall to have 5+ Receptions / CAR to win (+340)

WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM at BUFFALO BILLS
✅Straight Up Pick: Buffalo Bills
❌Spread Pick: WAS +7⭐
❌O/U Pick: Under 45.5⭐
Zack’s Plays: N/A

CHICAGO BEARS vs CLEVELAND BROWNS

✅Straight Up Pick: Cleveland Browns
✅Spread Pick: CLE -7.5⭐⭐
❌O/U Pick: Over 45⭐⭐
Zack’s Plays:
❌- Baker Mayfield Over 1.5 Passing TDs (+102)
❌😒- Baker Mayfield Over 19.5 Pass Completions (-122)
✅- Odell Beckham Jr Over 44.5 (-114)
❌- Odell Beckham Jr to score (+140)
✅- Kareem Hunt Over 51.5 Receiving + Rushing Yards (-114)

BALTIMORE RAVENS at DETROIT LIONS

✅Straight Up Pick: Baltimore Ravens
❌Spread Pick: BAL -7.5⭐⭐⭐
❌O/U Pick: Over 50.5⭐
Zack’s Plays:
❌- James Proche to score (+1000)
❌- Marquise Brown O59.5 Receiving yards (-114)
❌- Mark Andrews to score (+115)
❌- Ravens Alt. Spread -6.5 / Andrews 50+ Rec Yards (+195)
✅- Lamar Jackson Over 218.5 Passing Yards (-114)

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at TENNESSEE TITANS

✅Straight Up Pick: Tennessee Titans
❌Spread Pick: IND +5.5⭐⭐
❌O/U Pick: Over 47.5⭐⭐
Zack’s Plays:
✅- Michael Pittman O50.5 Receiving Yards (-114)
❌- IND +5.5 (-110)

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

❌Straight Up Pick: Kansas City Chiefs
✅Spread Pick: LAC +6.5⭐
✅😅O/U Pick: Under 54.5⭐
Zack’s Plays:
✅- Patrick Mahomes to throw INT (+124)
✅- Mike Williams to score (+145)
❌- Larry Roundtree to score (+500)
🎁Special Guest Picker🎁 Chasse Duplantis — 👍LAC +6.5 (-110), 👎Mahomes & Herbert to each pass for 300+ (+270), 👎Keenan Allen to have 100+ and a TD (+550)

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
❌Straight Up Pick: New England Patriots
❌Spread Pick: NE -3⭐⭐⭐⭐
❌O/U Pick: Over 42.5⭐⭐
Zack’s Plays:
❌- Damien Harris to score (-115)
❌- Damien Harris to score 2x (+650)
❌- Damien Harris 80+ Rushing Yards (+194)
❌- [2X BET] NE -3.5 (+100)
❌- NE Alt Spread -6.5 (+175)
❌- Mac Jones NO Interception / NE -3 (+230)

ATLANTA FALCONS at NEW YORK GIANTS

❌Straight Up Pick: New York Giants
❌Spread Pick: NYG -3⭐
❌O/U Pick: Over 47.5⭐⭐
Zack’s Plays:
❌- Saquon Barkley Over 64.5 (-110)
✅- Kenny Golladay Over 53.5 Rec Yards (-110)

CINCINATTI BENGALS at PITTSBURGH STEELERS

❌Straight Up Pick: Pittsburgh Steelers
❌Spread Pick: PIT -3⭐
❌O/U Pick: Over 43.5⭐
Zack’s Plays:
❌- SGP Najee Harris O67. Rushing Yards / Harris to score / PIT -3 (+291)

ARIZONA CARDINALS at JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

✅Straight Up Pick: Arizona Cardinals
❌Spread Pick: JAX +7.5⭐
❌O/U Pick: Over 51.5⭐⭐
Zack’s Plays:
❌😭- Chase Edmonds O76.5 Rushing + Receiving Yards (-114)
❌- Trevor Lawrence Over 250.5 Passing Yards (-110)
❌- Trevor Lawrence Over 1.5 Passing TDs (+102)
🎁Special Guest Pickers🎁
Kylepbrockman—👎Rondale Moore to score (+220)
Chasse Duplantis — 👍ARI -7.5 (-110), 👍Kyler Murray Over 284 Passing Yards (-110), 👎Hopkins to score 2 TDs (+550)

NEW YORK JETS at DENVER BRONCOS
✅Straight Up Pick: Denver Broncos
✅Spread Pick: DEN -10.5⭐
❌O/U Pick: Over 41.5⭐⭐
Zack’s Plays:
❌- Tim Patrick to score (+280)
❌- [2X BET] KJ Hamler to score 2x (+2600)
❌- Noah Fant to score (+230)
❌- Noah Fant to score 2x (+1900)
🎁Special Guest Picker🎁 Mike Sanders — 👎NYJ +10.5 (-110)

MIAMI DOLPHINS at LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
✅Straight Up Pick: Las Vegas Raiders
✅😅Spread Pick: MIA +3.5⭐
✅O/U Pick: Over 43.5 ⭐
Zack’s Plays:
✅- Peyton Barber to score (+240)
❌- Jaylen Waddle to score (+290)

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS at LOS ANGELES RAMS

❌Straight Up Pick: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
❌Spread Pick: TB -1.5⭐⭐
❌O/U Pick: Under 55.5⭐⭐
Zack’s Plays:
❌- Tyler Johnson to score (+400)
❌- Rob Gronkowski to score (+115)
❌- TB -1.5 (-110)

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at MINNESOTA VIKINGS
✅Straight Up Pick: Minnesota Vikings
✅Spread Pick: MIN +2.5⭐
✅O/U Pick: Under 55.5⭐⭐
Zack’s Plays:
❌- Chris Carson Under 69.5 Rushing Yards (-110)

GREEN BAY PACKERS at SAN FRANCISCO
❌Straight Up Pick: San Francisco 49ers
❌Spread Pick: SF -3⭐
❌O/U Pick: Under 50.5⭐⭐
Zack’s Plays:
✅- Trey Sermon to score (+125)
🎁Special Guest Picker🎁 Kylepbrockman— 👍GB +3 (-110)

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES vs DALLAS COWBOYS
✅Straight Up Pick: Dallas Cowboys
✅Spread Pick: DAL -3⭐
✅O/U Pick: Over 51.5⭐⭐⭐
Zack’s Plays:
✅- Over 51.5 (-110)
✅- Reagor Over 36.5 Receiving Yards (-115)
✅- Pollard Over 29.5 Rushing Yards (-110)”
❌- Reagor most receiving yards in the game (+1000)
🎁Special Guest Pickers🎁
Mike Sanders Jr. —👎 Under 51.5 (-110)
Kylepbrockman — 👎Hurts to score (+155), 👍Prescott Over 1.5 Passing TDS (-166), 👎Lamb to score (+100)
Brad Nicol — 👎Lamb to score (+100), 👍Prescott Under 297.5 Passing Yards (-110), 👍DAL -3.5 (-110), 👎Under 51.5 (-110)
Trevor Judge — 👎PHI ML (+158)
Seth Landry — 👍Elliott to score 2x (+650), 👍Dal -6.5 Alt Spread (+140)
Joel Podos — 👍DAL -3.5 (-110)

WEEK 3 RESULTS
🙂Straight Up: 10–6
🥱Spread: 7–9
🤢O/U: 4–12
🤔Plays: 13–34
😢Plays by Units: 47 bets, 14.23 units won, -15.27 profit
🤢Confidence Stars: -20

2021 Season Results (Wk1-Wk3)
🙂Straight Up: 27–21
😒Spread: 22–26
🥱O/U: 20–28
🤔Plays: 50–84
🥶Plays by Units: 134 bets, 65.28 units won, -21.32 profit
🤮Confidence Stars: -46

2021 SEASON GUEST PICKER BET STANDINGS:
1️⃣Seth Landry: 2–0 (+7.90 Units)
2️⃣Joel Podos: 1–0 (+0.90 Units)
3️⃣Craig Ebinger: 1–1 (-0.10 Units)
3️⃣Adam Polsky: 1–1 (-0.10 Units)
5️⃣Brad Nicol: 2–2 (-0.20 Units)
6️⃣Chasse Duplantis: 3–3 (-0.30 Units)
7️⃣Colby Cheneval: 1–1 (-0.43 Units)
8️⃣Kylepbrockman: 3–3 (-0.86 Units)
9️⃣Trevor Judge: 0–1 (-1.00 Units)
🔟Garrett Herr: 0–2 (-2.00 Units)
🔟Mike Sanders: 0–2 (-2.00 Units)

WEEK 3 GUEST PICKERS
1️⃣Seth Landry: 2–0 (+7.90 Units)
2️⃣Joel Podos: 1–0 (+0.90 Units)
3️⃣Brad Nicol: 2–2 (-0.20 Units)
4️⃣Chasse Duplantis: 3–3 (-0.30 Units)
5️⃣Kylepbrockman: 3–3 (-0.86 Units)
6️⃣Trevor Judge: 0–1 (-1.00 Units)
7️⃣Mike Sanders Jr.: 0–2 (-2.00 Units)

2020 Season Results (Wk8-SB)
😁Straight Up: 107–54
🤔Spread: 76–81–5
🤑🤑O/U: 93–57–3
😎Plays*: 243–303–9
🤑💰🤑❗Plays by Units*: 520 bets, 374.01 won, +81.14 profit
🤩Confidence Stars: +41

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Zack Nicol

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