Upside Play's NFL Pick Em' || Week 10

Creator: Ken Blaze | Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

#1 Zach (35-15)

#2 Ryan (33-17)

#3 Vince (31-19)

#4 Maher (31-19)

#5 James (29-21)

#6 Patrick (29-21)

Houston Texans (2-6) @ Cleveland Browns (5-3)

Current Lines: CLE -3.5 || O/U 46.5

The Texans have been a respectable squad since finally letting Bill O’ Brian go. Their offensive line is still a major problem as they allow 3.0 sacks per game and haven’t been able to give Deshaun Watson much time to produce, Watson has played well on the road as he has 9 TD’s and just 2 Interceptions along with a 67.2 completion percentage. The Texans give up the most rush yards in the league at 159.5 per game, and the third most total yards at 416.9 per game. They’ll need to stop Kareem Hunt and protect Deshaun from Myles Garrett if they want to pull off an upset on Sunday. The Browns have been hit by injuries pretty hard on the offensive side of the ball as Nick Chubb has missed 4 games and Odell Beckham Jr. will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL. Regardless they have a solid record so far at 5-3 and a fairly soft schedule for the remainder of the season. Cleveland's offense since losing Nick Chubb has only averaged 95.7 rush yards per game, this will be a great opportunity to get the ground game going against the worst run D in the league. Myles Garrett has been a star on defense and enjoyed a great first half of the year, he is currently tied for the most sacks in the league at 9.0 and has forced a league high 4 fumbles.

James: Browns

Vince: Texans

Zach: Browns

Patrick: Browns

Ryan: Texans

Maher: Texans

Buffalo Bills (7-2) @ Arizona Cardinals (5-3)

Current Lines: ARI -2.5 || O/U 56.5

This game features two of the best young QB’s in the game, as well as two of the top WR’s, it will be a good test for both teams who are currently projected to make the playoffs. The Bills earned a huge 44-34 win last week at home against the Seahawks. Josh Allen was absolutely cooking as he finished with over 400 yards and 4 Total TD’s, solidifying his name in the MVP race. Although we didn’t see too much of them last week, the dynamic duo of Devin Singletary and Zach Moss has been very effective thus far as both backs are averaging right around 4.0 yards per carry and haven’t coughed up the ball yet in 2020. Stefon Diggs is the current top pass catcher with 63 receptions 813 yards through 9 games. The Cardinals have been an offensive wrecking crew this year as they lead the league with 422.0 yards per game and are second in rush yards per game currently sitting at 162.9. Kyler Murray has been fantastic for Arizona this year when not considering the 9 turnovers as he leads them in passing and rushing yards, as well as a combined 24 TD’s. Deandre Hopkins had an off week against the Dolphins, yet is still 3rd in receptions and 5th in yards amongst receivers, look for Kyler and him to get clicking early.

James: Bills

Vince: Bills

Zach: Bills

Patrick: Bills

Ryan: Cardinals

Maher: Bills

Seattle Seahawks (6-2) @ Los Angeles Rams (5-3)

Current Lines: LAR -2.0 || O/U 54.5

This just can't be ignored anymore. Even with Jamal Adams in the mix this Seattle defense is horrible. They allow the most yards per game, 3rd most points per game, and by far the most fantasy points to opposing WR’s. The good news is, if Russell Wilson is on, they have been able to win the shootout week by week. Wilson is first in TD’s thrown, first in passing yards per game (excluding Dak), and is 3rd in completion percentage at 71%. DK Metcalf and Tyler lockett have been huge this year as they both rank in the top 5 of TD’s caught, DK has 98.5 receiving yards per game which is good for second in the league. This Seattle squad needs to clean up the secondary if they want to contend this year. The Rams have been tough to figure out as they’ve had a very middle of the road offensive display so far in 2020. The defense is what held them together as Aaron Donald is tied for the most sacks at 9.0, they also allow the second least points per game at just 19.0. Jalen Ramsey and the secondary have also held their own as they are only allowing 197.0 pass yards per game, good for second least in the league.

James: Seahawks

Vince: Seahawks

Zach: Seahawks

Patrick: Seahawks

Ryan: Seahawks

Maher: Seahawks

Baltimore Ravens (6-2) @ New England Patriots (3-5)

Current Lines: BAL -7.0 || O/U 44.5

The Ravens have been phenomenal defensively this season allowing the least amount of points per game at just 17.8. They have been physical and great at applying pressure, they have 14 turnovers forced on the year, led by CB Marcus Peters who has 3 INT’s and 3 Forced Fumbles alone. The offense is led by reigning MVP Lamar Jackson who like Kyler Murray leads his team in passing and rushing yards. The QB draw looks like a staple in this Baltimore offense, if Lamar can start finding Hollywood Brown and Mark Andrews more their balanced approach will give a lot of teams trouble. New England has struggled guarding the TE position thus far so this will be a good opportunity for Lamar and Mark to get going. The Patriots were on the verge of a very demoralizing loss on Monday night to the 0-9 Jets, they were down 10 in the fourth quarter before kicking a game winning field goal to seal the 30-27 comeback victory. Cam hasn’t looked great throwing the ball the last 5 games as he’s had only 1 TD through the air and 6 turnovers in that time period. The running back by committee has worked so far as every rusher with over 50 carries is averaging over 4.1 yards per carry.

James: Ravens

Vince: Ravens

Zach: Ravens

Patrick: Ravens

Ryan: Ravens

Maher: Ravens

Minnesota Vikings (3-5) @ Chicago Bears (5-4)

Current Lines: MIN -3.0 || O/U 43

The 3-5 Vikings head into Chicago as favorites against the 5-4 Bears. Matt Nagy and these Bears have been underwhelming but still sport an above .500 record. Their offense is near the bottom of most major stat categories including, last in rush yards per game, the fourth least total yards per game, and are 1 of 4 teams that have failed to average at least 20 points per game. They are lucky to have a top tier defense on the other side of the ball. They lead the league in 3rd down conversion rate at 31.0% and have allowed only 10 TD’s through the air in 9 games played, good for second in the league. The Vikings are on a 2 game winning streak and it seems like there isn’t a defense in the NFL that can stop Dalvin Cook. He’s alone at the top with 122.6 yards per game (1st), 12 rushing TD’s (1st), 48 rushes for 1st down (T-1st), and 6.0 yards per carry (3rd). The combo of Adam Thielen and Justin Jefferson has been solid as well as they have combined for 10 TD’s and over 1,100 yards on the season. Their defense has struggled this year as they give up almost 30 points a game, the bright spot has been Eric Kendricks who has 59 solo tackles, good for 3rd in the league.

James: Vikings

Vince: Vikings

Zach: Bears

Patrick: Vikings

Ryan: Vikings

Maher: Vikings

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