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💎💎Jason’s Jewels💎💎 The Time Is Now The College Football Playoff rankings will be released this Tuesday at 7pm and the only thing that we know for sure is that the chaos is just beginning. First though, I want to give some love to the Louisville Cardinals football program. Not only did they dog walk Clemson this past Saturday. They also secured their sixth win of the season as they are now bowl eligible. With their 33-21 defeat of Clemson they may have effectively eliminated Clemson from playoff contention as well as contention for the ACC title. Isaac Brown ran for 151 yards with a touchdown and quarterback Tyler Shough added a rushing touchdown of his own as Louisville defeated Clemson for the first time in program history. This win moved Louisville to #25 in the AP Rankings but they received no such love in the Coaches Poll. Either way, Louisville has solidified a successful season and with three games remaining on the schedule the opportunity for an 8-9 win season is absolutely on the table. As for becoming bowl eligible things are looking tight for the UK Wildcats. They took one on the chin to the UT Volunteers as they lost 28-18 and have an uphill battle to become bowl eligible. With remaining games against Murray State, Texas and Louisville they will need to find a way to win two of these games to become bowl eligible. Ohio State held off a feisty Penn State team and won 20-13 in Happy Valley this past weekend. Ohio State is rebounding from their loss to #1 Oregon. A looming game on November 23 against Indiana could very well determine Indiana’s playoff status despite their record. A lot of hard decisions will be made by the committee for the playoffs as there will be multiple 2 loss teams like Alabama who will get the playoff nod while others like Indiana and BYU will be the odd men out if they lose. Both Indiana and BYU are still undefeated and don’t carry the pedigree of a program like Alabama or LSU so if they lose even just one game they could be the odd man out. Teams with two losses like Alabama, LSU, Ole Miss and Texas A&M have a much better chance to make the playoffs than a team like Clemson who has two losses as well. As of this moment there aren’t any teams with two losses in the top ten but Alabama is sitting at #11 and if they have a playoff spot on Tuesday evening I will not be even slightly surprised. Oregon will likely be the number one team overall but humans could make Georgia number one even though Georgia has one loss. While Oregon has their signature win against Ohio State under their belt we have seen SEC bias prevalent throughout college football for as long as I have been alive. The SEC has been the pinnacle of college football so no one should be surprised if Georgia is named number one on Tuesday evening. These are the first 12 team playoffs being constructed so I expect a little more hype and fanfare than normal. When you look at the top 12 teams in the AP poll and the Coaches poll you can kind of get a feel for who will be where. The top five teams are identical in both polls but after that is where it gets hairy and if we had controversy picking four teams then we all know the controversy will be even larger with twelve teams in the running to make the playoffs. The AP poll shows more love to the programs like Indiana, BYU, Boise State and SMU while the Coaches poll shows more love to the SEC and Notre Dame. How this plays out on Tuesday remains to be seen. Rest assured that despite the other activity going on Tuesday night I will eagerly be awaiting the 7pm announcement of the first release of the College Football Playoff rankings. Y’all be easy! ✌🏾

💎💎Jason’s Jewels💎💎 We’re Halfway There Welp folks, we have reached the halfway point of the 2024 NFL season and the more things change the more they stay the same. The cream is starting to rise to the top. The Kansas City Chiefs are the lone undefeated team in the NFL and with how bad Patrick Mahomes is playing all I can say is that this is a scary scene for the NFL. They recently added LB Josh Uche from the New England Patriots and NFL coaching legend, Bill Belichick, says that the addition of Uche to the Chiefs defense is a good one. If Bill said it then it must be true!!! Anyone paying attention knows that the Chiefs have a stout defense which is essential for them this year as Mahomes game manages his way to a possible threepeat. It will be interesting to see how DeAndre Hopkins affects the offense. His addition along with Uche helps solidify Kansas City as THE team to beat in the playoffs. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Mike Tomlin are in first place in the NFC North with a 6-2 record. They chose to bench Justin Fields after he led them to a 4-2 record in favor of Russell Wilson. Once again we need to just leave Mike Tomlin alone and let him continue to put on a master class of coaching like he has done his entire career. The offense looks much smoother under Russell Wilson as their passing attack is more efficient. As a result Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren have better running lanes and have become more efficient themselves. They still have TJ Watt on defense and again their coach is Mike Tomlin. They have quickly become a team that no one wants to see. The Buffalo Bills have managed to find themselves in everyone’s good graces again as Josh Allen is now the betting favorite to win MVP and the Bills are now 6-2 on the season. The Bills are on a 3 game winning streak and with games against the Dolphins and Colts up next they should be 8-2 when they host the currently undefeated Chiefs on November 17th. Quick shout out to the Los Angeles Rams for becoming the healthiest team in the NFC West. Last Thursday they defeated the Minnesota Vikings 30-20 in a game where they got back Puka Nukua as well as Cooper Kupp and all of a sudden they look like contenders. In a division led by the Arizona Cardinals at 4-4 the 3-4 Rams find themselves at their healthiest since Week 1 and look poised to take advantage of Seattle and San Francisco being banged up. They better get on it quick because word on the street is that Christian McCaffrey might play starting in Week 10. The NFC West is wide open at the moment and if these dudes let the Arizona Cardinals win this division………..shew…..that’s nasty work. Anyways, let’s get down to the nitty gritty as we update the REAL TEAMS, FAKE TEAMS and REAL FAKE TEAMS list as we head into Week 9. REAL TEAMS: Buffalo Bills Pittsburgh Steelers Kansas City Chiefs Baltimore Ravens-the Ravens lost to the Jameis Winston-led Cleveland Browns this week and the Lamars took one in the chin this week. No fear though. The Browns and Ravens split their two games last year so seeing that happen this year changes nothing for me. They are still easily one of the best teams in the NFL. Houston Texans-as the injuries pile up for the Texans we will find out just how good they are. I expect them to lean heavily on Joe Mixon until they get Nico Collins back. It’s a good thing they are in one of the worst divisions in the NFL. Denver Broncos-listen, this team sits at 5-3. Has a strong defense and Bo Nix is improving each time out. Yes, they have only defeated one team with a winning record(healthy Tampa Bay Buccaneers). Yes, they are 3 games behind the mighty Kansas City Chiefs. Yes, we will find out a lot about the Broncos the next three weeks as they face the Ravens, Chiefs and Falcons. Don’t be surprised if they win one or two of these games. Los Angeles Chargers-much like the Broncos the Chargers have a stout defense and have only defeated one team with a winning record(ironically, the Broncos). We will find out about the Chargers soon enough as well. With games against the Browns and Titans up next they will then face the Bengals, Ravens and Falcons. We’ll see that they are made of by the end of November. Washington Commanders-we all saw the Jayden Daniels Hail Mary to win the game against the Chicago Bears. Is there anything this kid can’t do? The Commanders sit atop the NFC East with a 6-2 record. The Commanders face the Giants this weekend and then they will face the Steelers and then the Eagles. Jayden Daniels toughed out a rib injury to play last Sunday. Their Commaders will need to keep him healthy and upright if they plan to finish this season as the NFC East division winners. Philadelphia Eagles-the Eagles are healthy again and Jalen Hurts is stealing Saquon Barkley touchdowns with the Tush Push every single Sunday. Their defense seems to have solved some early season issues and with games against the Jaguars and Cowboys up next they should get plenty of practice in before they meet the Commanders for what could be a showdown for first place in the NFC East. Detroit Lions-okay, Detroit. Okay. These guys are the hottest team in football right now and it ain’t close. They are dominating the weak teams like they should and they are winning against the good teams like they should. Jared Goff should be getting more MVP love as he is the fourth betting favorite to win it at +600. With a plethora of weapons on offense and a bend-but-don’t-break defense leading them, the Lions arguably haven’t played their best football yet. Give me a Ravens-Lions Super Bowl and I won’t complain about anything in sports for the whole year of 2025. Green Bay Packers-I can’t stop saying it. There’s just something about this team, man. These guys are good. 6-2. Don’t sleep. Minnesota Vikings-the 5-2 Vikings have dropped two in a row to the Lions and Rams. Have no fear though. They have the Colts, Jaguars, Titans, Bears and Cardinals up next. They control their own destiny. Atlanta Falcons-the Falcons slyly slid into this position because they are 5-3 and atop the NFC South. With the injuries to Tampa Bay the Falcons have seized the moment and taken over first place after defeating and sweeping the Buccaneers on Sunday. That’s all I got to say about that. FAKE TEAMS: Cincinnati Bengals-I don’t know what the future holds for the Bengals but despite their failures this season they will still be a tough out for most teams left on their schedule. The playoffs seem light years away at the moment. Cleveland Browns-with Jameis Winston at the helm anything is possible. They get a slight bump for their win against the Ravens. They very well could be REAL FAKE again real quick if/when Jameis has his blow up game. We all know it’s gonna happen. If he can maintain this level of play they will be a big problem. Indianapolis Colts-Joe Flacco makes them better. Period. Not good enough to be a REAL TEAM but they are definitely better. Chicago Bears-at 4-3 the Bears are doing better than I expected. Caleb Williams hasn’t been a total bust and their defense is carrying them. That Hail Mary the Commanders just pulled off will be in the highlights for the rest of the season. Tampa Bay Buccaneers-until they get Mike Evans back they will likely be a FAKE TEAM. Cade Otton can only do so much and their defense is horrible. Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks The NFC West is FAKE TEAM central as the Arizona Cardinals are in first place along with the 49ers and Seahawks as they are all 4-4. The Cardinals are the only healthy team in the division and the records show it. Once McCaffrey comes back the 49ers should be elevated to a REAL TEAM but at 4-4 they disgust me. I don’t care how bad they beat the Cowboys. Being 4-4 and tied with the garbage Arizona Cardinals is embarrassing. Be better. REAL FAKE TEAMS: Miami, New England, New York Jets-🚮🗑️ Jacksonville, Tennessee-🚮🗑️ Las Vegas-🚮🗑️-nice win over the Ravens though. How, Sway????? Dallas Cowboys-they get worse every week. 🚮🗑️ New York Giants-🚮🗑️ New Orleans Saints-they do get Derek Carr back. They may upgrade to FAKE TEAM soon. Carolina Panthers-🚮🗑️ Now, on to the the Lock of the Week and the Underdog of the Week. Last week I chose the Denver Broncos over the Carolina Panthers locked in at -8.5. The Broncos won 28-14 in what was a relatively sweat-free bet which is just how I like them. That moves us to 5-3-0 on the 2024 season for my Lock of the Week and 20-7-1 overall dating back to last season when I began my Lock of the Week. This week I would love to pick on the Carolina Panthers again but they play New Orleans and even though Derek Carr is expected back I don’t feel warm and fuzzy about this one. We don’t know who the QB for Carolina will be either so I am staying away from this one. As I gaze over the NFL landscape trying to find a lock, the best one I could find was the Atlanta Falcons at -2.5 over the Cowboys. The Cowboys are a hot mess right now and this is truly just gut handicapping at its finest. The Cowboys are horrible against the spread this season and Atlanta isn’t much better against the spread. I really feel like Atlanta will win this game by a field goal so I like the -2.5 odds that this game is currently listed at so I am going to lock this one up. Might be a bad read on my part so if you feel inclined to bet this Lock of the Week don’t be afraid to take the Falcons money-line if you have to at -148. I’m taking the spread though. I have faith in Atlanta. This week…… As for my Underdog of the Week, I had a couple of choices lined up. I like the Houston Texans against the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football at +1.5 even though they lost another WR this week. The Jets are a mess but they are at home so while I still might bet this game, I won’t endorse it. Nope, the game I am endorsing as my Underdog of the Week is the Denver Broncos at +9.5 against the Baltimore Ravens. This spread is just too high. I do think the Ravens win this game by 3-7 points but not 10. That’s too much. Especially when that defense is still giving up plenty of offense through the air. Just sets up nicely for a backdoor cover by the Broncos. Bo Nix is getting better and more confident this week and if this game was in Denver I’d slam the money-line. Instead I am betting the spread and sprinkling the money-line at +380. My Underdog of the Week record is 4-4 against the spread and 3-5 against the money-line. No Underdog of the Week choice was made last week and I did not regret that decision. This week though, give me the Broncos at +9.5 against the Ravens. Don’t get it twisted though. As I have said all season, if the Ravens are healthy when the playoffs start, they will win the Super Bowl. My money is already on it! Got money on the Chiefs too, though. 🫣😂 That’s all I got for this week. Thank y’all for taking time out of your day to read 💎💎Jason’s Jewels💎💎. I do truly appreciate it. Y’all be easy!!! ✌🏾

💎💎Jason’s Jewels💎💎 Week 7 of the NFL is upon us and while we are getting a better read on some things this season is still pretty drunk. Last week was tame compared to the rest of the season and yet there still remains a ton of questions about some of these teams. Aaron Rodgers told us that he didn’t have any power to get Robert Saleh fired. He definitely had enough power to get Davante Adams on the team. No more excuses for the Jets now. As they sit at 2-4 on the season they have to turn things around immediately if they plan to make the playoffs. As a four time winner of the MVP trophy and only one Super Bowl ring to show for it I am one who does not believe in Rodger’s ability to elevate the Jets. If he has shown a proclivity to come up short in the playoffs when he was a perennial MVP candidate then why should I believe in him now when his age is clearly showing. Aaron Rodgers is the main reason the Jets are a FAKE TEAM to me. He’s never gotten it done more than once in the past. He probably won’t get it done this year either. I guess we’ll see. The NFC North is looking to be the best division in the NFL this season. We have the undefeated Minnesota Vikings and their vaunted defense leading the way. The Detroit Lions are 4-1 and look as good as anyone in the NFL right now. The Green Bay Packers are 4-2 as Jordan Love continues to lead the way for the Packers. The Chicago Bears are 4-2 as well and with their strong defense they are making things easier for Caleb Williams as he continues to grow in his rookie season. The Bears benefit from a fairly easy schedule outside of their divisional foes but I do think the chinks in their armor will show as the season progresses and they face those divisional foes. Either way it has been a good start for the Bears as they at least have something to build on. As for the rest of the NFL, well, let’s just jump right into it. REAL TEAMS Buffalo Bills-the Bills slander has been loud following two road losses to Baltimore and Houston for some reason. They just received Amari Cooper in a trade and Josh Allen is still one of the best QBs in the league. Sleep on them if you wish. Baltimore Ravens-after dropping their first two games against the Chiefs and Raiders the Ravens have defeated Buffalo, Dallas, Cincinnati and Washington and are sitting at 4-2 tied for first in the AFC North. Their schedule is considerably easier for the rest of the season. If Lamar can stay healthy the sky should be the limit for this team. Houston Texans-the 5-1 Texans have been hit by the injury bug and they still keep on winning. Led by CJ Stroud the Texans have the benefit of being in the AFC South. They should continue to cruise to the playoffs. Kansas City Chiefs-the Chiefs had a BYE week this past week and will face the San Francisco 49ers this week. This Super Bowl rematch won’t pack the same punch because of injuries to key players. Unfortunate for us but it still has the potential to be a good game since Mahomes and Purdy will both be playing. Washington Commanders-the Commanders lost by 7 to the Ravens this past week but they still sit atop the NFC East. At 4-2 Jayden Daniels has basically locked up Offensive Rookie of the Year if he stays healthy. Their defense needs some work but they have proven to be a formidable team so far. Minnesota Vikings-undefeated defensive juggernaut. Huge game against the Lions this week as we’ll see a top notch offense in Detroit against a top notch defense in Minnesota. How this game plays out is beyond me but I will have a close eye on it. Detroit Lions-absolutely embarrassed the Dallas Cowboys in Dallas on Jerry Jones’ birthday. The Detroit Lions are now America’s Team. Green Bay Packers-I keep saying the same thing about these guys. There’s just something about this team. Atlanta Falcons-one of the hotter teams in the NFL right now. Currently on a 3 game winning streak as they defeated their divisional foes in 3 consecutive weeks. Saints, Buccaneers and Panthers have all lost to the Falcons in the last 3 weeks as the Falcons have a leg up for the division lead. Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Baker Mayfield continues to silence his critics. Despite a loss to the Falcons the Buccaneers continue to thrive under the resurgence of Baker Mayfield. Chris Godwin has been playing out of his mind. San Francisco 49ers-I am very hesitant to add these guys to the REAL TEAM list. Injuries are piling up but something feels better about this team moving forward. They are in an easy division so if they can take care of business in their division they should have an opportunity in the playoffs to get healthy and be a problem. They are still listed as the favorite to win the NFC. 🤷🏾‍♂️ FAKE TEAMS New York Jets-as I said earlier I do not believe in Aaron. Miami Dolphins-their fate depends on Tua and his ability to play and stay healthy. Pittsburgh Steelers-these guys are 4-2 and on the verge of switching QBs. I’m not sure what is going on here. Either way, I don’t have faith in them. Cincinnati Bengals-arguably the most talented 2-4 team in the NFL. Indianapolis Colts-3-3 off the back of Joe Flacco. Los Angeles Chargers-very strong defense but they need some signature wins if they want to become a REAL TEAM. They don’t strike fear into anyone. Denver Broncos-same as the Chargers. Philadelphia Eagles-they do have AJ Brown and Devonte Smith back so I expect them to become a REAL TEAM soon. They still need to play better than they have been. 20-16 over the Browns ain’t it. Chicago Bears-again, they have benefitted from an easy schedule. We’ll see what they are made of soon enough. New Orleans Saints-embarrassed the Cowboys and since then they have only embarrassed themselves. Seattle Seahawks-they have the ability to become a REAL TEAM but they need to put the 49ers away and assert some dominance in a division that is there for the taking. REAL FAKE TEAMS New England Patriots Cleveland Browns Tennessee Titans Jacksonville Jaguars Las Vegas Raiders Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Carolina Panthers Arizona Cardinals Los Angeles Rams My Lock of the Week came through for me last week as the Atlanta Falcons took care of business against the Carolina Panthers and covered the -6.5 point spread I was able to lock them in at. The Falcons won 38-20 and used some late touchdowns to pull away as it was still 25-20 Falcons late in the third quarter. This moves my season record to 3-3-0 on the season and 18-7-1 overall dating back to last season. After getting off to a 1-3 start on the season I have been able to win my last two locks and look to keep it rolling. I won’t lie, this week is hard as hell so I am going to go back to the well and take a high spread against the Carolina Panthers. Yep, that’s right, give me the Washington Redskins at an insane -7.5 over the Carolina Panthers. Much like last week this Carolina Panthers defense is putrid and this Washington offense is playing some outstanding football right now. This game will be in Washington as the Commanders look to bounce back after last week’s loss to the Ravens. Commanders at -7.5 over the Panthers. Lock it up!!! My Underdog of the Week record now sits at 3-4 against the spread and 2-5 when taking the money line. I had the Broncos at +3 and +134 on the money line and they let me down last week. Underdogs are hard but we’re going to keep plugging away. As for my underdog this week there are some intriguing choices. Tampa Bay at +3.5 against the Ravens has my eye. Houston at +2.5 against Green Bay has my eye. Kansas City at +1.5 against San Francisco has my eye as well. I think I am going to rally around Detroit this week. They are a +2.5 underdog on the road at Minnesota and +110 on the money line. Their defenses are very similar and at the end of the day Detroit has shown they can win big games on the road. I also like the Detroit offense more than the Vikings offense. Yeah, let’s do this. Detroit Lions for my Underdog of the Week at +2.5 and I will sprinkle that money line at +110 as well. In other gambling news, Lamar Jackson is currently sitting at +550 to win MVP the season. I’m not saying throw something on it. I am saying that this will likely be the best number you’ll be able to get him at for MVP this season. That’s all I got for this week of 💎💎Jason’s Jewels💎💎 Thank you for reading and good luck with your bets this weekend! Y’all be easy!!!! ✌🏾

💎💎Jason’s Jewels💎💎 “Nobody is Safe” That is a direct quote from my boy, Ron Lockridge, this past weekend as our Saturday of college football came to a close. UK suffered a disappointing loss to Vanderbilt in a game that UK had to have to keep their hopes of a bowl game alive. You could hear the pain and disappointment in the stadium all through Lexington Saturday evening as Vanderbilt defeated UK, 20-13. UK didn’t play their best football and Vanderbilt did an excellent job of continuing to build off of their win against Alabama the week before. At this point it feels like folks are ready to move on from Mark Stoops as the head coach. I don’t know who you can get to replace him. I will say that it does seem that Coach Stoops has reached his ceiling here at UK so maybe a change of scenery is best for both parties. It cannot be denied that Coach Stoops has been beneficial to the UK football program. Whether he stays or goes remains to be seen and after a brief flirtation with Texas A&M last season I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see Stoops leave for real after this season is over. Stay tuned. UK leaves this game with a 3-3 record and is headed to Florida for a road game with the Gators at 7:45pm this Saturday. Louisville was able to come from behind and secure a victory against Virginia last weekend with the final score of 24-20. A late touchdown with 1:55 left in the game from Tyler Shough to Jamari Johnson is what created the final score as this was one of the games Louisville had to have if they want to be bowl eligible this year. This win showcased Louisville’s grit and determination as we all know conference games on the road are never easy. Isaac Brown rushed for 146 yards and 2 touchdowns. Ja’Corey Brooks didn’t score this game but he still had 5 receptions for 83 yards to lead the Cardinals receivers. Up next for Louisville is the undefeated Miami Hurricanes at 12:00pm this Saturday as Heisman Trophy candidate, Cam Ward heads to Louisville, Kentucky to take on the Cardinals. Miami has shown some vulnerability their last couple of games as they pulled out come from behind victories over Virginia Tech and California. This could be a huge statement game for Louisville if they can defeat Miami. Miami is currently a -4 point favorite. As for the rest of the college football world, well, we watched Ohio State lose to Oregon at Oregon in a thriller. As a result Oregon is now ranked #2 and Ohio State dropped to #4. Alabama was fortunate to get by a pesky South Carolina team that arguably gave the game away to Alabama with turnovers and lack of execution. Clemson is now 5-1 and continues to rebound nicely after dropping their first game to Georgia. They remain #10 in the rankings. 5-1 LSU has jumped up 5 spots to #8 after defeating Ole Miss, 29-26 in overtime. Iowa State remains undefeated as they won at West Virginia, 28-16. They are currently ranked 9th. 5-1 Tennessee bounced back with a win over Florida, 23-17 in overtime. Georgia defeated Mississippi State 41-31 as the #5 Bulldogs got up 34-10 and then cruised to victory. #4 Penn State outlasted USC, 33-30 in overtime as their undefeated season continues. Texas mollywhoped Oklahoma in the Red River Shootout, 34-3 and remains #1. Lastly, Boise State is at 5-1 as Heisman Trophy favorite, Ashton Jeanty had 237 total yards and two total touchdowns. Jeanty continues his marvelous Heisman-run and is sitting clearly in the driver’s seat to win the award this season. His odds sit at +175 at the moment. Dillon Gabriel at Oregon is next at +250. After Gabriel is Cam Ward of Miami at +650. These three are the clear top dogs for the award at the moment. Things could change but at this point I expect these three to battle for the prize. In other gambling news in the College Football landscape, I don’t do Lock or Underdog of the Week in College Football as I don’t normally bet a lot of College Football. I will remind you all that Florida State plays at Duke this week and that they are currently 2-4 against the spread this season. They are a 3.5 point underdog against the Duke Blue Devils AT Duke this weekend. I will be betting on Duke to cover. That’s all I have for this edition of 💎💎Jason’s Jewels💎💎. I hope you have enjoyed! Be on the lookout for my NFL Edition tomorrow. Y’all be easy!!! ✌🏾

💎💎Jason’s Jewels💎💎 Nothing Was The Same Is there a bigger story in the NFL right now than Jayden Daniels and the resurgent Washington Commanders sitting at 4-1 atop the NFC East? Yeah, yeah, I know it is still early and we are only heading into Week 6. I recognize that. However, this kid has been electric and the Commanders have been down for quite some time. I’m not saying they are going to win the Super Bowl or even make the playoffs. I am saying that they have found their QB and he is off to an amazing start. Through the first 5 weeks he has thrown for 1,135 yards with a 77% completion percentage. 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions while averaging 227 yards a game passing. He has also rushed for 300 yards at 5.3 yards per carry. He’s ran for 4 touchdowns and is averaging 60 yards a game rushing. If he is only supposed to become better as he gains experience then we may as well strap in and get ready to watch this kid take off. He seems to be the real deal. He has a huge test this week as the Commanders will take on the Ravens of Baltimore and Lamar Jackson. Two of the hottest teams in the NFL will meet in Baltimore and Lamar looks to move to 22-1 against NFC teams for his career. Vegas isn’t giving the Commanders a chance in this one as the Ravens are -6.5 favorites to win the game. Either way Jayden Daniels has arrived and the winner of this game may have an inside track on the MVP award this season. Lamar is the third favorite to win MVP and Jayden is the fifth favorite to win MVP. So yeah, the winner of this game will get a nice MVP bump. I expect this game to be the most entertaining game of the weekend. Two less than average defenses trying to contain two offenses playing some of their best football right now. Yessir!! I’ll be watching this one for sure! Hopefully. I don’t have the Sunday Ticket. Do right by us, CBS. Make this the Game of the Week. 🤞🏾 I’d be remiss to not speak on Sam Darnold and his comeback season. The Vikings of Minnesota are one of the two remaining undefeated teams along with the Kansas City Chiefs. Yes, the Minnesota defense and Brian Flores deserve a ton of credit for how well the Vikings are playing right now. At the same time Sam Darnold is showing that he is more than capable of playing QB and leading a team to success. Again, it is just Week 6 and the season can still go either way for them. It has to be noted at this point of the season that Sam Darnold is playing some of the best football of his life and his team is winning as well. Whether or not he can be trusted to make a deep playoff run remains to be seen so stay tuned and let’s see if Sam Darnold has truly resurrected his career. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come for him. Without further ado we shall jump right into the team rankings. REAL TEAMS: Kansas City Chiefs- Mahomes is still playing like crap and winning. Winning is all that matters. They are the best team and organization in the NFL right now and their product proves this every week. Minnesota Vikings- Brian Flores has this defense tuned in and Sam Darnold is solidifying his relationship with Justin Jefferson every week. Buffalo Bills- on the struggle bus the last two weeks but it was Baltimore and Houston on the road. They should be fine. Baltimore Ravens- have won three in a row and seem to be hitting their stride. Big game coming up against the 4-1 Commanders. Houston Texans- sitting at 4-1 in the easiest division in the NFL right now. Washington Commanders- Jayden Daniels! Detroit Lions- had a BYE week this week. Green Bay Packers- just something about this team. Atlanta Falcons- they beat the Buccaneers on Thursday and I still have the Bucs as a REAL TEAM. Atlanta has earned this spot as Kirk Cousins threw for 509 yards and 4 touchdowns last Thursday in a very entertaining game. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- the Bucs lost to Atlanta on Thursday and they gave this game away at the end of the game. They didn’t lose because of Baker Mayfield. We’re getting close to a Birdman “put some respect on my name” moment for Baker Mayfield. He is playing some good football right now. FAKE TEAMS: Seattle Seahawks- I expected more from the NFC West and it has been one letdown after another with these guys. Losing to the Giants at home tells me that you are not REAL. New York Jets- I believe Aaron Rodgers is washed and that the Jets won’t make the playoffs. Their defense is still stronger than most though. Stay tuned. Welp, just saw that they have fired their head coach, Robert Saleh. This season is all on Aaron Rodgers now. Good luck with that. Pittsburgh Steelers- I love me some Justin Fields but after this last game against the Cowboys all I hear is folks saying Russell Wilson should be back soon. If they switch QBs now…..I don’t know. Not feeling it just yet. The QB limbo makes me put them as FAKE TEAM. For now….. Cincinnati Bengals- if they lose to the Giants this week they will be relegated despite their talented roster. Indianapolis Colts- these guys are in QB purgatory. If they start Flacco they can stay a FAKE TEAM. If they start Richardson, I’m relegating them. Denver Broncos- I can’t lie, they’ve won 3 games in a row and while their defense has me wanting to make them a REAL TEAM, their offense keeps them as a FAKE TEAM. For now…… Los Angeles Chargers-BYE WEEK Dallas Cowboys- lackluster win over the Steelers on Sunday Night. I need to see more and those injuries on defense are still hurting them. Philadelphia Eagles- BYE WEEK New York Giants-huge win over Seattle. On the cusp of being a REAL FAKE TEAM this week but decided to show a little love as Daniel Jones appears to be improving slightly. They should get Malik Nabers back this week also. Chicago Bears- is this the best division in the NFC? Say what you want about Caleb. This Bears defense seems legit enough to buy him time to keep improving. New Orleans Saints- I guess they won their Super Bowl this year when they beat Dallas. Haven’t won a game since. 🤷🏾‍♂️ Arizona Cardinals- I gave them a week to prove they weren’t a REAL FAKE TEAM and they delivered with a comeback victory against the San Francisco 49ers. San Francisco 49ers- not sure what happened against Arizona in the second half but these ain’t last year’s Niners. REAL FAKE TEAMS: Miami Dolphins- they need Tua. New England Patriots- still missing Tom Brady. Cleveland Browns- Deshaun Watson Tennessee Titans- arguably the worst team in the NFL right now. Jacksonville Jaguars- finally got a win but it still doesn’t mean much. Not yet anyways. Las Vegas Raiders- benched Gardner Minshew. Fired Davante Adams. These boys are in disarray. Sucks because I like Antonio Pierce. Carolina Panthers- can we say it isn’t Bryce’s fault yet or is it still too early? Los Angeles Rams- just way too injured right now. I mentioned the Atlanta/Tampa Bay game on Thursday Night last week as it was a highly entertaining game. That game contained my Underdog of the Week choice of Tampa Bay at +2.5 and I sprinkled the money line as well. The game played to my favor for 58 minutes. Those last two minutes ruined my Underdog pick as Tampa Bay fumbled deep in Atlanta territory on one possession and on the next possession a holding penalty moved them out of field goal range so it remained a 3 point game. Atlanta then drove down the field and got their field goal to send the game to OT. Once in OT they walked it off with a touchdown pass to KhaDarel Hodge. So yeah, hit a bad beat there which brings my Underdog of the Week record down to 3-3 against the spread and 2-4 when sprinkling the money line. I’ve been looking far and wide and this week’s Underdog of the Week is going to be interesting. I do think there is a team that the spread is wrong on and that is the Denver Broncos vs the Los Angeles Chargers. The Broncos are getting 3 points as a +3 underdog AT HOME against the Los Angeles Chargers. This Denver defense is legit so I like them at home against the Chargers. Anyone who knows me knows that I am a sucker for Home Dogs. Give me the Broncos spread(+3) and money line(+134). As for my Lock of the Week……… Shew….this week is disgusting. Vegas is going to make some money this week. Last week my Lock of the Week was the Minnesota Vikings money line(-148) against the Jets and while they made me sweat to the very end, the Vikings emerged victorious to pull me off my losing streak and bring my Lock of the Week record to 2-3-0 for 2024 and 17-7-1 overall. Feels good to be off the losing streak. Now, let’s start a winning streak. As I mentioned this week is tough and will take me out of my comfort zone. I usually want to take a home team as my lock. This season has been nuts. Crazy things have happened. “Underdogs of 7+ points have started the season 4-0 straight up, the first time that dogs of 7+ are above .500 SU through three weeks since 1956, per Action Network!” So what am I going to lock in this week???? Give me a road team favored by -6.5 points. The Atlanta Falcons over the Carolina Panthers. Lock it up. The Panthers defense is putrid. They’ve given up more points than anyone in the NFL so far. They have lost 4 games by 37 points, 23 points, 10 points and 26 points. Yes, this season is drunk as hell so far but surely the Falcons can win by a tuddy and cash this ticket for us. Right? Right? Right?!?!?! Just entered my wager and hit submit. Let’s go Dirty Birds!!!!!!! Falcons it is at -6.5 for my Lock of the Week. And as always I suggest locking it in as early as possible as these lines will likely move by Sunday and even half of a point can make a difference. That’s all I got this week!!!! Thank you for reading 💎💎Jason’s Jewels💎💎!!! 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I echo these sentiments but if I have learned anything about this season of football it is to expect the unexpected. VANDERBILT?!?!?!?!? You kidding me? 😂😂😂😂😂

💎💎Jason’s Jewels💎💎 The Playoffs Are Going To Be Nuts!!! If this past weekend is any indication the College Football Playoffs are going to be absolutely insane. Shoot, the road to the SEC Championship Game is going to be insane. Vanderbilt beat #1 ranked Alabama this weekend and then threw the goalpost in the Cumberland River during their celebration. Arkansas defeated #4 ranked Tennessee. This is a week after Kentucky went down to #6 Ole Miss and defeated a Top 10 team on the road for the first time since 1977. Clemson is now a Top 10 team after being humiliated by Georgia in the first week of the season. Notre Dame is still in the hunt for the playoffs after paying 1.4 million dollars to Northern Illinois for giving Notre Dame a home loss. Texas, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State and Miami are the only undefeated teams in the Top 10. Iowa State, BYU, Indiana and Pittsburgh are the remaining undefeated teams in the Top 25. There are still a total of 5 SEC teams in the Top 10 and a total of 9 overall in the Top 25. Arkansas, Kentucky and Vanderbilt are receiving votes for the Top 25 and South Carolina is still lurking around ready to ruin a team’s season as well. Long story short, the SEC is a gauntlet as always. The question remains. What team outside of the SEC will be strong enough to defeat the SEC teams they may have to face in the playoffs? Will the SEC teams beat each other up so much that they have nothing left in the playoffs? #2 Ohio State travels to #3 Oregon this week in a game that may or may not answer some questions for us. How good is Ohio State and is this year’s Oregon team good enough to defeat the “Elites” this season? Oregon has been a Top 10 team all season so their success isn’t a surprise. Ohio State has been steamrolling their opponents so far. With the exception of the Boise State game, Oregon has had little trouble with their opponents as well. Ohio State is favored -4 to win this game on the road at Oregon. Texas and Oklahoma will meet this weekend as well as the Red River Rivalry resumes. Texas is now ranked #1 following Alabama’s loss to Vanderbilt. Oklahoma would love nothing more than to take Texas off that throne and while that wouldn’t end Texas’ chances at making the playoffs it would exponentially increase Oklahoma’s chances as they sit at #18 in the rankings. Texas is favored by -14 to win this game. That spread seems awful high for a rivalry game of this magnitude. Quinn Ewers is expected to return this week so that should give the Texas offense a shot in the arm. -14 just feels like a lot based on the way this season has played out. I do want to give a quick shout out to Miami and Cam Ward for their second dramatic comeback in back to back games. While Clemson is showing to be much improved it is still hard to bet against Miami winning the ACC. Clemson and even Louisville and Pittsburgh may challenge Miami as well as defeat them. Either way I expect one of those four teams to win the ACC and that team will likely be their only representative in the College Football Playoffs. BYU continues to impress and managed to move up 3 spots while on a BYE this week. Ranked at #14 if BYU can continue their winning ways they just may end up in the BIG 12 Championship Game with a true chance to make the playoffs. LSU, Texas A&M, Utah, Boise State and even Indiana are all right on the cusp of that playoff cutoff line with Oklahoma and Missouri needing some resume wins to get in the hunt and stay in the hunt for a playoff position. The College Football Playoff Rankings won’t be released until November 5th so we still have a long way to go before we even get to rank them. Who knows what will happen between now and then. Enjoy this upcoming weekend as there will be some great matchups taking place for our entertainment. Texas/Oklahoma Ohio State/Oregon Kansas State/Colorado Penn State/USC Ole Miss/LSU Even Vanderbilt/Kentucky should be electric!!! That’s all I have for college football this week. Y’all be easy!!! ✌🏾

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💎💎Jason’s Jewels💎💎 A glorious weekend of football. The UK Wildcats won their first road game against a Top 10 opponent since 1977 as they defeated Ole Miss 20-17. I was 3 years old and a new resident to the state of Kentucky at the time. Again, my apologies to the UK football team and their fans for my claims after the South Carolina debacle. My outlook is stained by decades of watching UK football. Good things never happen with them. Anyways, it is NOT basketball season just yet as the Cats continue to get better each week while making history along the way. How about those Cats!!!!!! The Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide played in what is being billed as an instant classic. The Crimson Tide thwarted the Bulldogs comeback effort as they won 41-34 over the Bulldogs and are now the #1 team in the nation. Georgia has fallen to #5. Colorado was a 14 point road underdog against UCF and won that game 48-21. The Miami Hurricanes came from behind to defeat Virginia Tech with some late game controversy. Miami won that game 38-34 and Cam Ward’s quest for the Heisman is still alive. Speaking of the Heisman, Jalen Milroe is the betting favorite to win the Heisman Trophy followed by Cam Ward, Travis Hunter and Boise State RB, Ashton Jeanty. Jeanty is +1000(10-1) to win the Heisman Trophy. He has 845 rushing yards on 82 rushing attempts with 13 rushing touchdowns. After complaining about not making the playoffs last season after being undefeated, FSU has began this season 1-4 which is also their record against the spread this year. Do what you will with that info. I know I am. Arch Manning has taken good care of Texas in Quinn Ewers’ absence as Texas is the #2 team in the nation. I do feel like Ewers is the right choice to be the starter for Texas. I’m still definitely ready to see Arch Manning as the full time starter. Their offense seems a little more potent with Ewers though. The SEC still has 5 teams in the top 10 with Ole Miss falling out of the top 10 after their loss to UK. Notre Dame defeated UL this past weekend to keep their playoff hopes alive. UL’s schedule has gotten tougher but they still have a path to the ACC Championship Game and the playoffs if they can win out. The Cardinals are ranked 22nd this week in both polls and will face SMU this weekend at home in a bounce back spot. As of today Ohio State is still the only school I feel can consistently compete with the SEC teams this year. That’s all I have for this week’s edition of 💎💎Jason’s Jewels💎💎 Yall be easy! ✌🏾

💎💎Jason’s Jewels💎💎 A Glorious Weekend of Football This past weekend was one glorious weekend of football. There will be some moving and shaking on The List as teams get more and more exposed with each passing week. We’re going to jump right into The List this week! REAL TEAMS: Baltimore Ravens-the Ravens are now 2-2 with their demolishing of the Buffalo Bills on Sunday Night Football. King Henry ruled over his subjects and had the Bills defenders in fear all night long. King Henry ran for almost 200 yards and had two touchdowns as the Ravens won 35-10. The Ravens have arrived to the party and appear ready to be a Real Team now. They face the Bengals next in Cincinnati. Washington Commanders-the Commanders were a Fake Team last week but they appear ready to be a Real Team at the moment. Led by rookie sensation Jayden Daniels the Commanders are 3-1 and sitting atop the NFC East standings. Yes we are 4 weeks into the season. I get that. At the same time if you said Washington was going to be 3-1 and that Jayden Daniels was going to be setting completion percentage records for a rookie in his first month of play, well, that leads me to quote the greatest rapper of all time, Jay-Z, when he says, “we don’t believe you, you need more people.” The Commanders do look legit. They need Jayden Daniels to slide a lot more than he has been. We know how that story ends. Real Team………..for now. Buffalo Bills-they looked bad on Sunday but they’ll still be dominant this season. Kansas City Chiefs-lost Rashee Rice likely for the year after Mahomes fell into his leg. They still find ways to win as they continue their journey to three-peat. Houston Texans-escaped with a comeback victory over the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars. Pittsburgh Steelers-here by default because they are still in first place in the AFC North. Can’t be losing to Joe Flacco if they plan to remain a Real Team. Minnesota Vikings-Sam Darnold for MVP? Defense is looking strong and Darnold is getting better and more confident every week. Detroit Lions-great win over Seattle last night. Offense is looking potent with the emergence of Jameson Williams. Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Baker Mayfield for MVP? Y’all told me Baker was washed and this man has led the Bucs to a 3-1 start this season. Seattle Seahawks-took their first loss last night and are leading an injured and depleted NFC West division. FAKE TEAMS: New York Jets-maybe I am wrong and way off base but I just don’t believe in the Jets. I feel like last year’s injury took a toll on Rodgers and I don’t think they are as good as people want them to be. They really haven’t shown me much yet this season. Cincinnati Bengals-they finally got a win but Baltimore is coming to town this weekend. Must win situation for Cincinnati if they plan to salvage this season. A win can give them some momentum to become a Real Team at some point. Indianapolis Colts-I don’t know anything about Anthony Richardson’s health right now. I like this team better with Joe Flacco leading it right now. Richardson still has some learning and growing to do. Denver Broncos-this defense is going to buy Bo Nix some time to grow and learn. Like Richardson and Bryce Young he could use some time on the sidelines to learn more. His situation doesn’t call for that. The defense has been impressive with back to back wins on the road against Tampa Bay and the New York Jets. Still a Fake Team though. Los Angeles Chargers-gave the Chiefs a great game. Justin Herbert is hobbling. Their run game isn’t bad at all and their defense is above average. I feel like this is their ceiling. Dallas Cowboys-something about them. Not quite sure yet but there’s something about them that doesn’t sit right with me. Micah Parsons and Demarcus Lawrence are both hurt also. Philadelphia Eagles-just gonna leave them here until they get Devonte Smith and AJ Brown back. I know folks will continue to dunk on Jalen Hurts and that’s fine. The Eagles won’t win without their wide receivers on the field. Fake Team they are. Green Bay Packers-Jordan Love is back. I expect them to be a Real Team in a couple of weeks. Atlanta Falcons-self explanatory. They’ll be competitive. Not Real Team status at this particular time. New Orleans Saints-see the Atlanta Falcons San Francisco 49ers-Real Team potential but not when they are injured. If they can get healthy we’ll see what they got. Los Angeles Rams-I was hesitant to make them a Fake Team but much like the 49ers their fate is determined by injuries. I don’t think they have Real Team potential though. Arizona Cardinals-I’m giving them one more week to prove they aren’t a Real Fake Team. They feel suspect. REAL FAKE TEAMS: New England Patriots-missing Tom Brady Miami Dolphins-just putrid without Tua. I know folks love to say Tua isn’t a good QB but clearly he is much better than he gets credit for. Cleveland Browns-Deshaun Watson. Tennessee Titans-Will Levis and his backup Mason Rudolph. Jacksonville Jaguars-Sunshine is not shining. Las Vegas Raiders-Garrett Minshew is the QB and Davante Adams is quiet quitting the Raiders. Trade that man. New York Giants-granted they are playing better than I expected. I’ll give them that. Chicago Bears-I have no beef with Caleb Williams. He’s just a rookie learning on the job. They are 2-2 at the moment. Carolina Panthers-🤷🏾‍♂️ My Lock of the Week last week was the Pittsburgh Steelers at -1.5. In fairness when I made this lock I was anticipating a full game of Anthony Richardson. I likely would have avoided this game if Joe Flacco was the starter. As a result I am now on a 3 week skid as the Colts defeated the Steelers 27-24 last Sunday. My record for the season is looking like the Bengals now as I sit at 1-3-0 and I am now 16-7-1 overall. Smh. So disappointing. Anyways, on to the next!!!! This week is looking spicy but have no fear. I have looked high and low, far and wide and the motivation to get a bounce back victory is high. Minnesota is a -2.5 favorite against the Jets and while I do kind of like that spread this is a London game. They are also at -148 on the money line. Favorites in the London game are 21-11-1 when their money line is taken. Favorites in the London game are 17-16 against the spread. *Stats are from the Odds Shark website* This week my Lock of the Week is going to be the Minnesota Vikings on the money line. I have slight concerns on their ability to cover the spread in London so I am going to lock them in on the money line and try to get off the snide this week. I feel like their defense will be strong enough to win the game for them. See up above for my thoughts on the Jets. If you choose to take the spread in this game I would lock it in early at -2.5 before it gets to -3. The money line will be a bigger unit play for me but I plan to sprinkle the spread a little. I just can’t get behind locking up the spread. My Underdog of the Week plays have been better than my Locks so far this year. The Minnesota Vikings were my choice last week as a +2.5 point underdog against the Packers. The Vikings won outright moving my Underdog spread choices to 3-2 on the season and my money line sprinkles to 2-3. My Underdog of the Week is going to play early this week. Yep, that’s right. My Underdog of the Week is none other than the Baker Mayfield led Tampa Bay Buccaneers at +2.5 against the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday Night Football. I will be taking the 2.5 points given to the Bucs and I look for them to win this game in Atlanta so the money line will be sprinkled in this one as well. Thursday Night Football games are notorious for being badly played football games due to the short turnaround. If bad football is going to be played between these two division rivals then I want the Bucs at this moment. Kirk Cousins is 13-20 in prime time games for his career. Underdog of the Week, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at +2.5 and +108 on the money line. That’s all I have for this week. Thank you for checking out Jason’s Jewels!!! I hope you enjoyed it! Good luck if you are tailing my picks this week! Let’s get back to winning! Y’all be easy! ✌🏾

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First two sentences are wild. If they don’t reschedule that event for the kids then that is on Franklin County and not Shelby County. It’s not that hard to make things right.

💎💎Jason’s Jewels💎💎 Nothing Was The Same The start of this NFL season is bipolar disorder without medication. Straight manic phase. Nothing in this season makes sense at all and fortunately Jason’s Jewels is here to try to make sense of this mess. I had plans to start my Real Teams, Fake Teams and Real Fake Teams list and as of today I don’t know who is real. Checking the list from today through the end of the season is bound to produce more mania as everyone is looking fraudulent right now. Well, not everyone, just most of them. Either way, that particular list will be changing weekly. I guarantee it. Anyways, how bout them Cowboys???? Bang, bang Niner Gang??? Vegas, Baby!!! Who Dey!?!?!?!?!? I should probably leave the Cowboys alone since they lost to a team that should end the season as a Real Team but is currently a Fake Team. Other than the way they looked against New Orleans and for three quarters against Baltimore they are a 1-2 team that has some talent. They just have issues. I don’t know what those issues are just yet but their defense looks nothing compared to last year’s defense. At least not yet. The Ravens of Baltimore ran the ball 45 times out of 60 total plays as Derrick Henry had his first truly good game of the season as a Raven. When it gets colder those Derrick Henry runs are going to be painful for the opposition. That is if the Ravens can stay healthy and keep their season on track. With the fifth toughest schedule in the NFL they cannot make anymore mistakes like they did against Las Vegas. Yeah, Las Vegas. The same team that came from behind to beat the Ravens in Week 2 had a letdown game of the ages against the lowly Carolina Panthers and the Red Rifle Andy Dalton as Carolina bumrushed Las Vegas 36-22 and it really wasn’t that close. Andy Dalton was named the starter in Carolina for Week 3 after Bryce Young was benched. Dalton became the first QB in 2024 to throw for 300 yards and 3 touchdowns in game. That statement alone should back up my first sentence of this article. Week 3 did nothing to quell my concerns of the lack of offense plaguing the NFL right now. The defensive coordinators have the upper hand right now so I will continue to expect more running and less passing. The fan in me loves seeing smart football being played. Good, smart football is fun to watch regardless of who is playing and is easily enjoyable. The fantasy footballing, gambler in me hates seeing all this defense and is ready for some excitement. Don’t get me wrong, watching offenses scheme to overcome a stout defense is fun to watch. I just wish 51 year old Andy Dalton wasn’t the only one capable of throwing for 300 yards and 3 touchdowns in one game. At least Lamar is still entertaining. Oops, my bad. Slipped up and mentioned Lamar. Won’t do it again. Moving on. Other upsets that shouldn’t have happened include the Giants beating the Browns and the Rams beating the 49ers. Malik Willis rolling back into Nashville and making the Titans look incredibly stupid also happened as well. Shout out to Malik Willis also. The Titans gave up on him and drafted Will Levis as his replacement. Malik made the Titans look silly in their decision yesterday as he played a masterful game behind the center while Levis was sacked 8 times and had a total of 3 turnovers. Meanwhile, Malik was 13/19 for 202 yards and a touchdown and also ran 6 times for 73 yards and a touchdown. 🫡 to Malik Willis…..he’d be my Player of the Week if I did that sort of thing. The Pittsburgh Steelers are 3-0 and while I said last Wednesday on the Beyond the Game show(which is on 93.9 FM on Wednesdays at 6pm, live on YouTube on the Beyond the Game channel at 6pm on Wednesdays as well as in podcast form the following day on Apple Podcasts) that I don’t think they make the playoffs I do have to say I am extremely happy for Justin Fields and his 3-0 start to the season. Maybe the Steelers will take the playoff spot I had reserved for the Bengals. The Bears gave up on Justin Fields and so far he has managed to keep Russell Wilson holding the clipboard as the Steelers continue to roll along. They don’t have Justin doing too much out there and so far he has done a good job of game managing the Steelers to victories. How long it holds up remains to be seen but for now we will enjoy the rebirth of Justin Fields. This season is off to such a weird start that I may as well jump right into Real Teams, Fake Teams, Real Fake Teams. REAL TEAMS: Buffalo Bills-looking like the best team in the NFL. Huge game against Baltimore this week. The outcome will not affect their status. The Bills look legit. Get your Josh Allen MVP futures in along with your Bills Super Bowl futures. Yesterday’s price is not today’s price. Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Texans New York Jets Kansas City Chiefs Philadelphia Eagles Minnesota Vikings Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Seattle Seahawks Tampa Bay Buccaneers New Orleans Saints FAKE TEAMS: Baltimore Ravens-could become a real team with a win over Buffalo this week. The Raiders loss is a big stain. Washington Commanders-could become a real team with one more victory. Not sure if I should believe in them just yet. Gonna plant them here for now. Love me some Jayden Daniels though. Stay healthy, kid!!! Los Angeles Chargers Denver Broncos Dallas Cowboys Chicago Bears Atlanta Falcons Arizona Cardinals Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers REAL FAKE TEAMS: Miami Dolphins-not knowing when Tua is coming back along with Skylar Thompson as the starting QB is not a good look. Nevermind that Thompson left the game and they brought in Tim Boyle as his backup. They better get Pro Bowl QB Snoop Huntley out there!!!! Cincinnati Bengals-the Bengals look bad so far to start the season. They played Kansas City tough for sure but losses to New England and now Washington at home make them look really bad right now. 👀 New England Patriots Cleveland Browns Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans Las Vegas Raiders New York Giants Carolina Panthers Now remember this list is incredibly fluid and will likely look different each week. Especially with this season off to a wild start and not resembling much of what we watched last year. The Lock of the Week for Week 3 was the New Orleans Saints at -1.5 over the Philadelphia Eagles. Talk about a sweat becoming a bad beat. The Saints let me down at the end of the game as they let Dallas Goedert have the game of his life against them. A 61 yard reception to set up the game winning touchdown capped a 10 reception, 170 yard day for Goedert as the Eagles pulled off the win without AJ Brown and Devonte Smith. That drops me to 1-2-0 on the season for my Lock of the Week and 16-6-1 overall. This week I am going to try to ride a hot team once again. I never learn a lesson. Yep, the aforementioned Pittsburgh Steelers are on the road in Indianapolis this week and I have them locked in at -1.5 over the Colts. I like this Steelers defense against a shaky Anthony Richardson despite this being a road game for the Steelers. I like their chances here and hopefully I can get back on a winning track with my Locks of the Week. As always lock it in early to avoid line movement. I could see this one closing at -2.5 or -3. My Underdogs of the Week last week were the Minnesota Vikings against the Houston Texans at +2.5 and the Arizona Cardinals at +3 against the Detroit Lions. I did sprinkle the money line on both teams. The Vikings delivered in a major way while the Cardinals weren’t able to cover the spread. That moves my Underdog of the Week picks to 2-2-0 on the season. My Money Line Sprinkles are now 1-3. My Underdog of the Week is going to be the Minnesota Vikings at +2.5 against the Green Bay Packers. Yes, this money line will be sprinkled. Once again, I like this defense of Minnesota to continue to confuse their opponents. Sam Darnold and Justin Jefferson seem to have enough chemistry to put points on the board and this is a revenge game for Aaron Jones. There is a chance Jordan Love returns and even if he does I still like the Vikings in this one. At the same time I am not locking this in until Sunday as we await the news about Jordan Love. I’d love to get this at a higher number if possible. That’s all I have for this week! Thank you for reading 💎💎Jason’s Jewels💎💎 this week. Be on the lookout for a podcast release this week as well. Be sure to tune in to the Sports and Discourse podcast for all of your UK sports information by my guy, Derek Stevenson. 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