Just three games and two weekends left
Every Las Vegas Raiders fan will be joining Bills Mafia this week as we enter Conference Championship weekend. Also, we only have three games and just two weekends left in the Silver and Black Pride Pick’em competition which is coming down to the wire as it’s going to be a tight one up until the Super Bowl.
To get things started, let’s take a look at the lines for the Conference Championship matchups, courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook, and make some picks.
[Lines below are as of 1/22 at 7:00 p.m.]
Washington Commanders vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Spread: PHI -6.5
Holder’s pick: WSH +6.5
Jayden Daniels and the Commanders have made me look dumb all postseason as I’ve picked against them and lost the last two weekends. So, I’ll reverse course here and take Washington with the points, but I still like Philadelphia to win outright. These two split the regular season series, but Washington’s win came against Kenny Pickett as Jalen Hurts was knocked out of the game early with a concussion.
Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Spread: KC -1.5
Holder’s pick: BUF +1.5
To be honest, I’m not confident in this pick as the Chiefs haven’t made it look pretty but have gotten the job done all season. But, I picked the Bills to go to the Super Bowl at the beginning of the playoffs and there’s no changing now. Plus, Buffalo is the only team to beat Kansas City’s starters and has looked better this year despite the records.
Pick’em Competition
Moving onto S&BP’s Pick’em competition, below is a look at how our writers have fared through the regular season and Divisional Round.
- Ray Aspuria 205-76 (73%)
- Bill Williamson 198-84 (70%)
- Matt Holder 198-84 (70%)
Bill and I had the same picks last week and went 3-1, so there isn’t any movement among the writers’ standings. The competition for second place will hinge on the Super Bowl as we matched each other again this weekend. Ray went 2-2 in the Divisional Round, but he locked up the writers’ crown already.
Community Standings
1. Bodega Bay Raider 206-76
2. Running With the Night 205-77
3. The Assassin 204-78
4. Kid Dynamite 203-79
5. Roosky Raiders 201-81
t-6. NC Hell Razors 199-83
t-6. dafe2cat 199-83
t-6. DARTH RAIDER 199-83
t-10. Gabe’s pickems 198-84
t-10. Raider Nation 198-84
Divisional Round Top Pickers
Kid Dynamite 3-1
Phantom Lord 51 3-1
Redlady 3-1
ColoRaider 3-1
NC Hell Razors 3-1
dafe2cat 3-1
Go Raiders 3-1
ecstlrh8tr 3-1
Hot Mo 3-1
Strange Brew 3-1
DARTH RAIDER 3-1
No one was perfect last weekend but we had 14 people get three games correct, including Bodega Bay Raider. That means Bodega Bay maintains a one-pick lead over Running With the Night while The Assassin falls back by two. The Assassin pretty much needs to get both games right this weekend to stay in the running, but it’s still a three-horse race to the finish line.
Remember to get your picks in and may your picks be good!