After an early bye week, the Baltimore Ravens are back up and running, looking forward to their contest against the hapless Houston Texans, who leave much to be desired in terms of their football playing abilities. Joe Flacco will play catch tomorrow with his receivers, and the Texans will do no better than a local 6th grade Pop Warner football team.

The current odds at Bumdog.com are -8/+8 Ravens/Texans respectively. That’s actually a wide spread for bettors, and it looks like the sportsbooks are trying to lure in some Texans bettors for what appears to be a generous 8 point take. In reality, this won’t matter. The Ravens will smash the Texans, sending most of them to the locker room or E.R. with season ending injuries.

Equally high on Mr. Peebles’ favorite NFL teams list are the Detroit Lions, once thought to be the league’s punchline for any joke about a losing record. Despite a history of losing many games per season, Detroit has stunned the NFL pundits and armchair “experts” with a magnificent undefeated 5-0 record. Say what? Followers of this blog will remember Mr. Peebles got laughed off of the internet last year when he called the Lions a formidable rising power. Guess what? Now they are!

The Lions’ roar will scare off the paltry 49ers during tomorrow’s week 6 action, with odds at Bumdog.com listed as -4.5/+4.5 Lions/49ers respectively. Unlike the Ravens’ game, this is actually a tighter spread than expected. Lions fans take heart, you should win this game easily for a 6-0 record plus a sack of cash at the sportsbooks.

Don’t let Mr. Peebles say “I told you so!!!!”

Good luck NFL Betting Week 6!

When we last left Mr. Peebles, he was trash talking the Titans before their upcoming bout with his favorite team, the Baltimore Ravens. To his dismay, the Titans lived up to their moniker and dealt the Ravens a serious blow, awarding them their first loss of the 2011-2012 season. Well, everyone gets 1 free: tennis players can f*ck up one serve and still get another, so we’ll excuse the Ravens for their mishap against the Titans and move forward.

Mr. Peebles couldn’t be happier with the Ravens Week 3 result. True, playing the St. Louis Rams is a bit of a softball; but all the same, a 37-7 blowout victory does show that the Ravens still have what it takes to win.

True to form, they are now leading the AFC North with a 2-1 record. In terms of games won/lost, they are tied with the Browns and Steelers. They manage to top these lousy competitors, however, in the Points For (85) and Points Against (40) categories. The Steelers nearly lost their game to the Colts which would have been particularly embarrassing: Colts 3rd String Quarterback Curtis Painter had to be drafted on the spot to take over for Kerry Collins who suffered an injury during the first half. The Steelers sealed the deal with a Suisham field goal late in the game due to a respectable drive organized by QB Ben Roethlisberger.

This weekend the “Rad” Ravens take on the Jets, in what should be a routine victory – even though a loss for either team would mean a 2-2 record and diminished rankings in the standings heading into Week 5.

The current spread at Bumdog.com is -4/+4 Ravens/Jets respectively. The Jets will need all the help they can get this weekend, so hopefully some other sportsbooks will give them a few more points .

Until then, Mr. Peebles is enjoying the waning baseball season, beer, and 80′s comedy movies.

Good Luck from Mr. Peebles!