Perhaps we’re starting to understand the reason behind the limited football picks featured in the pages of the Detroit Free Press.
The score predictions made by the experts have been challenging, with the four men responsible for making picks having a record of 3-9 against the spread in games.
Admittedly, it’s quite challenging to solely focus on Detroit Lions games, especially considering their recent defeats at the start of the season. However, when looking forward to their upcoming match against the Chicago Bears and the potential presence of Justin Fields, the Lions were listed as 3-point underdogs as of Tuesday morning.
In total, the Detroit media experts we have been monitoring this season have a collective record of 108 wins, 120 losses, and 4 ties, resulting in a decrease of 12 units for the entire season.
Free Press Lions beat writer Dave Birkett opens 0-3 to start season
To truly grasp the complexity of understanding the Lions, one need only turn to the highly skilled beat writer, Dave Birkett, of the Freep.
Birkett, who has a deep connection with the team like no one else outside, has been inaccurate in predicting the outcome of all three Lions games thus far.
In the pages of the Freep, he had company as all four writers predicted a Lions loss by 10-16 points. However, Detroit defied expectations and covered the 7.5-point game time spread in a 19-17 defeat, despite yet another heartbreaking ending.
Detroit News: Columnists leading the way for local picks
Niyo invites you to join him for a ride. Wojo challenges you to a wager.
I’m just brainstorming some marketing ideas here, without any cost, for the Detroit News team. Columnists John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski are currently leading the locals in NFL picks. Niyo has gained nine units, while Wojo has gained five. These are the only local pickers who consistently provide winning picks for readers who follow them.
Niyo had an impressive week, leading the locals with a solid 10-6 record.
Nevertheless, we were forced to declare Lions beat writer Justin Rogers as a non-contender once again for the Lions, since he initially chose the home team but later selected the Ravens to cover in the score-specific picks.
Winning week for 971 The Ticket host Mike Valenti
On Friday, despite having the afternoon off, Mike Valenti remained committed to his gambling profession. The drive-time host dialed into his show on 97.1-FM The Ticket to share his picks and impressively went 3-2. Meanwhile, co-host Rico Beard had a slightly less successful record of 2-3.
Both men had different outcomes with their bets on the 49ers game, losing with a -3 spread, but winning with the Lions at +8.5. Valenti had successful bets on the Chargers at +7 and the Rams at +1, but lost his Eagles +3.5 bet on Monday night. On the other hand, Beard had opposing bets on all three of these games.
