OK, this is getting annoying.
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this → get → ?
ChatGPT beat me in NFL betting for the second straight week, going 3-2 while I finished 2-3.
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I → beat → 2
The robot added 0.94 units to its total, while I gave back 1.26.
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I → add → 1.26
It also won our only head-to-head matchup, backing San Francisco while I took Seattle.
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I → win → Seattle
That's three straight losses for me in games where we picked opposite sides.
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we → pick → sides
Apparently, telling the robot I was proud of it last week was a mistake.
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I → tell → it
Now it has confidence.
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it → have → confidence
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page → contain → partners
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News → sign → wager
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that → create → newsroom
Before GPT gets too excited, though, I'm still the only one making money this season.
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I → get → money
I'm sitting at 13-11-1 and +1.26 units, while the machine is 11-14 and down 3.87 units.
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machine → sit → 13
Yes, my lead is shrinking.
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lead → shrink → ?
No, I don't particularly want to talk about that.
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I → want → that
What I would like to talk about is the Eagles covering as my latest "plug your nose and hit place bet" pick.
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Eagles → like → pick
Apparently, the bets I hate making are the ones I should be making more often (4-0 this year).
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I → make → ?
There's probably a lesson in there somewhere, but knowing me, I'll ignore it.
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I → be → it
Anyway, we've both got five more picks for Week 6.
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we → get → Week
Let's see if I can give humanity something to celebrate again.
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I → let → something
Both of us get five selections from the same odds board, with a maximum price of -120.
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Both → get → -120
The stakes are adjusted so every winning bet produces one unit of profit.
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bet → adjust → profit
For example, -110 requires risking 1.10 units, while +110 requires 0.91 units.
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+110 → require → units
A push returns the stake and counts as zero units.
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push → return → units
Odds were captured Thursday at 8 p.m. ET.
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Odds → capture → ET
Before we get to the Week 6 picks, let’s review last week.
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’s → get → week
Week 5 NFL Betting Results
Dan’s Week 5 NFL Betting Picks (2-3, -1.26 units)
- Philadelphia Eagles +7½ (-110) ✅ (+1 unit)
- Minnesota Vikings-New Orleans Saints Over 42 (-107) ❌ (-1.07 units)
- Las Vegas Raiders-New England Patriots Under 45 (-109) ❌ (-1.09 units)
- Denver Broncos-Los Angeles Chargers Under 42 (-108) ✅ (+1 unit)
- Seattle Seahawks -3 (-110) ❌ (-1.10 units)
The Eagles coasted to an easy cover in a game where they never trailed by more than 7 and would have won the game outright if not for Nick Sirianni's terrible late-game decision-making.
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they → coast → making
Basically, my Sunday peaked before the early-afternoon games started and never really got better.
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games → peak → ?
I was way wrong about the Saints offense, as Tyler Shough threw for 96 yards in the loss.
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Shough → throw → loss
And I was even more wrong about the Patriots, who matched the entire 45-point total on their own.
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who → match → own
I stand by the Seahawks pick, and I’m still mad about Mike Macdonald calling an outside zone run from Seattle’s own 4-yard line with 18 seconds left in the first half.
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Macdonald → stand → half
George Holani fumbled, and San Francisco recovered in the end zone.
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Francisco → fumble → zone
GPT’s Week 5 NFL Betting Picks (3-2, +0.94 units)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers +9 (-105) ✅ (+1 unit)
- Chicago Bears-Green Bay Packers Under 46 (-110) ✅ (+1 unit)
- Las Vegas Raiders +3½ (-104) ❌ (-1.04 units)
- San Francisco 49ers +3 (-102) ✅ (+1 unit)
- Buffalo Bills-Los Angeles Rams Under 54½ (-102) ❌ (-1.02 units)
GPT nailed Thursday Night Football as the nine-point underdog Bucs went into Dallas and upset the Cowboys.
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GPT → nail → Cowboys
But it whiffed badly on the Raiders, who lost by 28.
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who → whiff → 28
Yes, it got me on the 49ers-Seahawks bet, and I'm still mad about that fumble recovery in the end zone to close the first half.
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I → get → half
Not to keep tooting GPT's horn, but since its abysmal 2-8 start (including 0-5 in Week 1), the robot is now 9-6 over the past three weeks.
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robot → keep → weeks
I just think this total is too high.
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total → think → ?
Caleb Williams is back, but I think he's going to be cautious coming off his hamstring injury and not use his legs as much.
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he → think → legs
I also think the Bears staff wants to keep him healthy by establishing the run early and often.
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staff → think → run
The Falcons have been putting up points since Michael Penix Jr. returned from injury, but I think their offense is due for a step back.
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offense → put → step
I can see both teams running the ball a ton and keeping the clock moving
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clock → see → ball
…and 100 more, not listed.
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