Week 2 Bets

Mike Tyson once said, "There's no one that can match me. I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I want to eat his children." WOAH!!! Now, I understand that Mikey Mike was crazy - but eating someone's kids is on a whole different level. Especially when he was never prompted to say that. The reporter asked him about his upcoming fight and he went on a rant that finished with devouring children. To say that this man was one of the scariest and dangerous men at his prime would be an understatement. Not necessarily known for his eloquence and verbose - he was essentially McGregor before McGregor was born. His brashness was admired. His bluntness was feared. His passion was striking.

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But what does Mike Tyson have to do with Stacking the Bet getting their ass kicked in week one? Well, Mike Tyson also said, "Everyone has a plan until the get punched in the mouth." Boy oh boy did we get punched. It is time to re-examine our approach and figure out a way to finish in the green this week. Do we need to make it all back? Certainly not, we will place a few bets that will give us that opportunity? Obviously.

Week 2 Bets

A) NY Giants -2: $25 to win $71.25 (+185)

The actual line sits at Washington -3 and we are not only taking the underdog, we are giving up points. Here is my thinking..... it is common knowledge that Vegas usually gives the home team 2-3 points. Since Washington is at home and favored by 3 points, that makes this game pretty much a toss up. Throw in the fact that Taylor Heinicke will be starting (Fitzmagic was placed on the IR) in a shortened week. We like the Giants to win this game straight up.... so why not grab a little more on the odds side and give one or two points. Don't get too crazy though, NYG still has one of the worst offensive lines and the last time I check Chase Young is still really, really good at football.

B) Mahomes passing/Jackson rushing over 365.5: $25 to win $47.72 (-110)

This is a Draftkings "Week 2 Special." You have to jump all over this... it is essentially giving you money. Mahomes is special against the blitz - he almost prefers to be blitzed. As he should - there are weapons all over this Kansas City offense and if you blitz him, he knows someone is going to be open. Baltimore loves to blitz - this smells like money. Mahomes could reach this total on his own, let alone the fact Lamar Jackson has averaged 65 yards rushing a game for his career. On top of that, Baltimore is becoming a one man show - count on Jackson to come dangerously close to 100+ yards rushing this week and lay the hammer on this special.

C) Chiefs -6.5/Bills -6.5/Saints -6: $10 to win $116.16 (+1061)

Personally, we love these teams and spreads and we would be even comfortable giving up more points. The Chiefs and Bills are going to be looking to send a message and slow starts in week one. If you wanted to bet a single game... Bills is the place to look. We are talking about a team that is projected to compete for a Super Bowl title.... who lost week one. This will be a statement game and I fear for anyone wearing a Miami Dolphin jersey this week. The Saint take on CMC and the boys - but the Carolina looked far better than they actually are in week one. The Saint defense proved the can stop an offense, if you don't believe me - ask Aaron Rodgers? This game could be a blow out by half time. Feel free to give up even more points in the latter two games.

D) D. Jones passing over 230 yards/J. Taylor over 13 receiving yards: $20 to win $69.90 (+249)

Winning $69? NNNNNIIIIIICCCCCEEEEEE. Jones is going to have plenty of opportunity to throw the ball and with Barkley still banged up - look for Jones to air it out early and often. We are far more confident in the first portion of the parlay... if you don't believe in Taylor, you can always hedge after TNF. However, Taylor should at least see 3-4 targets and that would give him a decent opportunity to reach the over. The Rams are extremely tough up front and will be shutting down the middle - which should open up the outside for easy check down passing lanes.

E) CIN Bengals -5/CIN Bengals 2+ Passing TDs: $20 to win $84 (+320)

This falls in line with DraftKings "Same Game Parlay" picks. The difficult part - if you bet on DraftKings you can not combine individual touchdown scorers ***at the time of this writing*** or other specific stats. Either way, if the Bengals are going to win this game is going to come through the arm of Burrow. Mixon is a beast in the backfield - but he is even more dangerous catching the ball in space. Look for Burrow to throw a couple touchdowns while evading the Chicago defensive rush. Let's not forget to mention.... it always safe betting against Dalton - somehow he will find a way to lose the game.

And there you have it, the $100 betting card from Stack the Bet. Don't spend all your winnings in one place you dirty degenerates!!

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