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Philadelphia -7½ over WASHINGTON PINNACLE

It’s not customary for me to lay road points in the NFL, especially this many and especially on Monday night but this year is a whole lot different than previous years. The disparity between teams this season is about as large as its ever been and certainly the largest I’ve seen in the past 25 years. There are a slew of junk teams and Redskins just might be the worst of them all. They have zero talent at the key positions, its offensive line is a complete joke and the Skins results this year speak volumes. The Skins have played the easiest schedule in the league and its 2-4 record could easily be 0-6. They lost to the Giants in week 1, 23-17 but were down 23-10 with just a minute left in the game. They beat the 0-7 or 0-17 Rams 9-7 in Washington and followed that up with a 19-14 loss at the then 0-18 Detroit Lions. The Skins rebounded off that embarrassing loss with a narrow 16-13 home win over the 0-7 Bucs, followed by a 20-17 loss at Carolina and finally a 14-6 loss at Kansas City. Combined, the record of the Skins opponents minus the Giants is 4-29. Incidentally, as it turns out the Giants aren’t that strong either. Now the Skins are being scrutinized inside and out, pressure is highest than its ever been and the coaches, players and front office are more confused and disoriented than Zigfriend and Roy at a nanny convention. Yesterday we saw the Bucs get smoked, the Chiefs get smoked, the Rams get smoked, the Panthers get beaten by a bad Buffalo team and the Giants went down at home too as a 7-point favorite. These are all the results of Washington’s opponents this season and after an embarrassing loss at Oakland last week there is no way the Eagles come up lame again. They’ll score plenty, they won’t allow much and they should bury this dumpster-fire of a team in the same fashion all those garbage squads were buried yesterday. Play: Philadelphia -7½ (Risking 2.08 units to win 2).

[tinfw17]

NY Islanders +1.80 over MONTREAL (REG) Pinnacle

The Habs are on a bit of a roll and have looked a whole lot better than they did in its first few games but this could be a vulnerable spot for them. For one, they’ve been at home for two full weeks after finishing up a road trip on Oct 10. This will be the Canadiens sixth straight game at home and long home stands are rarely favorable. The Habs just beat these Islanders 5-1, they’re coming off a nice 5-4 win over the Rangers and now that the pressure has been alleviated they could very well be caught flat-footed here. The Islanders are feisty and they’ve been in quite a few close games and OT games including a 3-2 loss to Washington, a 4-3 OT loss to Pittsburgh, a 3-2 OT loss to Ottawa and a 4-3 OT loss to Boston. That’s very close to having a strong record and what you can expect from them here is another good effort with a chance to win. The Canadiens are overpriced and for a team that is average at best, this line is simply too high. Play: NY Islanders +1.80 (Risking 2 units).

[shantystar]

islanders will win tonight as a underdog