What happened in Week 12?

Best Bets continued their resurgence, going a perfect 1-0. This brings their record up to an impressive 15-7 recently. Overall, side picks this week went 2-1, not counting tonight's GB/Dallas matchup. Over/Unders took the week off, but Hale's expecting them to do well in lucky Week 13.

Hale included a quick sentence about each game this week. But there's a catch: he hasn't included the "key" of his rating for each game (until after the game was played). So, you won't be able to tell which are the Best Bets and what games only count in Hale's record if they're right until it's over. To find out how much confidence Hale has in the games, you'll have to send Hale mail!

Ratings, and FULL analysis in the weekly email:

• Bears: "The same thing should happen here also, as the Bears rise to the occassion (remember Dallas?), while the Chiefs suffer a letdown after Green Bay."
• Seattle - PICK: "It shouldn't be a defensive duel or anything, but Hale's looking for the Seahawks to cover."
• Pittsburgh: "The Pittsburgh defense should tighten the clamps, keep the pressure on a porous offensive line, and help them coast to an easy victory."
• Carolina - BEST BET: "Hale would like the Panthers a lot better if they could score over 20 points on the road once in a while but thinks they'll have enough to pull this one out."
• Packers: "Slight nod to Green Bay in a close one as the Pack makes a statement after last week's KC loss."
• Bengals: "Seven points might be spotting this streaking Bengals team a little too much."
• San Diego: "This Buc team will feel good about their upset of the Raiders last week, and lose their focus on the road as the better team will prevail, and cover."
• Philly - PICK: "After the Bill bump in the road, Hale's looking for Philly to get back on track with a cover against the back-to-reality Redskins."
• Minnesota: "While the Raiders should roll up all kinds of yardage on the ground with their #2 running game (almost 5 ypc), the spread's just a wee bit big here."
• Atlanta: "Atlanta will gleefully welcome the Saints after a VERY difficult home stretch (Eagles, Oilers, Steelers, and Panthers). The #6 rushing attack of the Falcons should eat up the #25 rushing defense of the Saints. Hale gives the 4."
• Jets: "Even if the Colts can somehow manage a win, Hale thinks that they'll come out a bit flat against a dangerous Jets team and not cover."
• Denver: "Put it all together, and you have the wrong team favored, as Denver wins it."
• San Fran: "Baltimore has played 3 tough teams on the road so far and have lost all those games in double-digits, and their sorry defense won't be able to stop even a Young-less Niner offense."
• Giants: "Every Arizona visitor except the pathetic Bucs has cracked 28 points, and if the Giants defense (#9 in scoring allowed) continues their ways, they should cover here."
• Houston: "Houston's been playing well at home this year, and keep the opponents scoring low. A final score of about 30-14 sound about right, with the Oilers emerging with a W."

Best Bets (last 10 weeks): 15-7

Week 12 Public Pick

As you probably already know, past success is not a guarantee of future results. While many hours of preparation and research go into each week's picks, Hale provides no warranty, implied or express, for their success. And anyone who can guarantee you a win is either lying or has ties to organized crime.