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Hustlers Week 2 grades: 2-1, and the Monday night Under was never in doubt

Every pick gets graded here, win or lose. Here's how Saturday's three held up, and where my read was off.

Colts +6.5 at Chiefs: WIN

Final: Chiefs 33, Colts 30 (OT)

Colts +6.5 vs the final margin: Points Indy was getting 6.5 pts, Points Indy lost by 3 pts

  • Covered by 3.5. Indianapolis tied it with under six minutes left and took Kansas City to overtime before losing on a field goal
  • The read held up: the number was a point too fat after Kansas City's blowout of Denver, and the Colts kept it a four-quarter game
  • That makes the Colts 5-0 against the spread in their last five as a road underdog

Dolphins +13.5 at 49ers: LOSS

Final: 49ers 35, Dolphins 13

Dolphins +13.5 vs the final margin: Points Miami was getting 13.5 pts, Points Miami lost by 22 pts

  • Missed by 8.5. No garbage-time cover, no backdoor, nothing
  • San Francisco backed up its Week 1 performance, which is exactly what the pick bet against
  • Miami has now scored 13 points in both games. The number was big for a reason

Under 47.5, Giants at Rams: WIN

Final: Rams 28, Giants 6

Total points vs the line: The total 47.5 pts, Points scored 34 pts

  • Under by 13.5. Only one offense showed up, which was the whole read
  • The Rams did their part with 28, but the Giants managed just 182 yards and zero touchdowns
  • New York ran for 52 yards a week after pushing Dallas around, so there was no clock-killing drive to add points either

The record

  • 1-1 Spreads
  • 1-0 Totals
  • 2-1 Overall

See the original Week 2 picks.

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