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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