Tap's Thursday Night Picks

Thursday night football can be entertaining, sloppy, and everything else under the sun honestly. I make picks to help clear your head.

NFL
Cincinnati (6-2) (-3) at Miami (3-4) 7:25 NFL Network - There are times in life where you almost need to open an account with a sports book. This is one of those times. Cincinnati screams to be bet on tonight as Miami has a myriad of problems. Starting out, they have an offensive line full of ghosts. Like seriously, I am pretty sure Casper is playing at center and not trying to make some witty Halloween joke. Their offensive line is a goddamn sieve. Currently, Miami is on pace to give up 76 sacks which would be the NFL record. The team they face Cincinnati absolutely gets after it with their front seven. Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer will send the house consistently at Ryan Tannehill.

To make matters worse for Miami, offensive tackle Johnathan Martin had a breakdown at the cafeteria because no one would sit with him. Now I am a big dude whose a bit too sensitive at times and it seems like Martin finally had the last straw with his teammates. Many people will probably call him a pussy or something to that effect, but in reality, there is really no business for grown men to be taunting and making fun of other men.

If you have read this glorious site, you know I am struggling a bit with Andy Dalton's recent success.  After watching him play a couple times earlier this season,  I did not think much of him but he has came on strong as of late. Marvin Jones is the soup de jour for him right now as the young wideout is becoming an excellent compliment to A.J. Green on the other side.  To help Cincinnati, they get dynamic receiver Andrew Hawkins back in the slot tonight. This will be another dominating win for the Bengals. CIN 34-14

CFB
Arizona State at Washington State 9:30 pm ESPN - There is a lot to love here and if you do not think there is a lot to love, you know nothing.  Washington State pulled a Jon Taffer shut down move on their classes to get prepared for this Halloween game. Washington State also has a fanbase that chugs Fireball Whiskey from the crowd. It is an awesome crowd and now they threw the flames on it figuratively and literally.  Additionally, the weather is going to be around 40 degrees for this Arizona State team.  I like what the Sun Devils have with Taylor Kelly and Will Sutton, but let's be honest here, Washington State is winning this football game. WSU 21-17

Charlie.