NFL Week 10 picks against the spread: Is Bijan Robinson’s light workload actually a good thing?
1 year, 4 months ago

NFL Week 10 picks against the spread: Is Bijan Robinson’s light workload actually a good thing?

New York Times  

Arthur Smith has become a weekly punching bag because of his disdain for the fantasy football community’s disdain for his use of rookie Bijan Robinson. ET Thursday, Prime Video The Panthers defense did its job last week, only for Carolina to lose to the Colts because of two Bryce Young pick sixes. Derek Carr was at his dinking and dunking best last week — and has actually fared pretty well against blitzes in his career — so Brian Flores’ defense shouldn’t make him too uncomfortable. The Titans were held without a sack in last week’s loss to the Steelers, but history says Mike Vrabel’s bunch will bounce back. Lamar Jackson didn’t miss on a pass of under 10 yards last week, and the Ravens defense is also playing very well.

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