Rhode Island Scumbag NFL Locks, Week 16: Back to betting against Aaron Rodgers

Rodgers' Packers are only a 3.5-point underdog on the road in Miami. That's a lot of respect for a team that's earned none.

There’s a new rule in Scumbag Land — a place where I assume Michelob Ultra flows freely, the bad beat jackpots are incredible and the idea of a Connecticut casino with a rooftop helipad is real life and not just a Safdie brothers fantasy. Whenever the Rhode Island Scumbag and I agree on a lock, you need to fade it with extreme prejudice.

For the third straight week, our resident prognosticator and I saw eye to eye one what we thought was one of the best bets of the week. And for the third straight week, it crashed and burned. In this case it was the Minnesota Vikings, who rallied back from a 33-0 deficit to win … but not cover the spread oddsmakers had set for them in a 39-36 overtime classic.

Since we both lay out our bets independently and then combine them for this column, there’s no telling whether it will happen again. But if it does, know that we have mushed that line for the rest of the betting public. Wager on the opposite side, collect your payout, and thank us for being doofuses later.

Week 15 started about as poorly as possible. I gave out Minnesota -4 as my first play and before I was on my second beer of the day, it was already 33-0. We almost salvaged a win there, but I think the fact the we even came close changed the trajectory for our betting weekend and we ended up going 2-1 to finish with a winning week.

This week I’m sticking to the degenerate’s creed. There are some very tempting road favorites this week (Cincinnati and Detroit) but I’m not laying it on the road.