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Last week I bounced back by going a perfect 4-for-4 on my picks. Baltimore, Indianapolis and San Diego all easily covered and, like I said would happen, Denver came nowhere covering the hefty spread versus Kansas City. This week I'm going with four visiting teams. Home-field advantage won't mean very much in these four games. Here are my four picks for Week 3: Chicago at Minnesota (+3)Both the Bears and Vikings are 2-0 but only one will be undefeated and in first place in the NFC North when the gun goes off on Sunday. It's not hard to figure out that it will be the Bears. Chicago has only allowed seven points in two games this season. That's not that surprising, but what is surprising is the fact that they've scored 60 points. Unless Rex Grossman gets hurt, and I'm crossing my fingers he doesn't, the Bears should have this one in the bag, easy. Take Chicago -3. Carolina at Tampa Bay (+3)The Panthers and Buccaneers are both winless, but at least Carolina has actually scored a touchdown this season. I see Carolina getting better a lot faster than Tampa Bay, especially if this is the week that Steve Smith finally returns. Tampa Bay has forgotten where the end zone is. Whether Smith is in the lineup or not, the Panthers should not have any trouble mauling the pathetic Bucs. Take Carolina -3. Baltimore at Cleveland (+6.5)The Ravens came though for me last week as an 11.5-point favorite, and I expect them to cover again versus the Browns. The Baltimore defense has been spectacular this season, allowing a league-low six points in two games. With Steve McNair at the helm, the Ravens' offense is finally firing on all cylinders. There's a reason the Browns are 0-2; they're not very good. They couldn't beat New Orleans and Cincinnati, and there's no way they'll beat Baltimore. Take Baltimore -6.5. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (-2.5)This is the game Carson Palmer has been waiting for since being carted off the field in last year's playoffs. The Bengals will finally be able to show what they could have done versus Pittsburgh last season if Palmer was leading the offense. The Steelers got Ben Roethlisberger back last week, but it didn't mean much as their offense was shut out. Even if Big Ben gets back on track this week (and I really don't think he will), there's no way the Steelers will keep up with the Bengals on the scoreboard. Take Cincinnati +2.5. Season record:Straight Up: 6-1ATS: 5-2


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