If you watched my Lions Lowdown video the other day, you know I'm out on a limb in predicting that the Lions will win two games the rest of the year. This won't be one of them.

Carolina is too good at home – 5-0 with wins by an average of of 15.8 points – and the Lions have too many issues with injuries to starters Dewayne White, Jared DeVries, Dwight Smith and Dominic Raiola. The spread is 14 and I've got the Panthers winning, 31-14.

Now for the rest of my selections. As always picks are against the spread and home team is in caps.

Home covers you can't deny
NY GIANTS minus-7 over Baltimore
INDIANAPOLIS minus-8 over Houston
GREEN BAY minus-3 1/2 over Chicago
TAMPA BAY minus-5 over Minnesota
PITTSBURGH minus-5 over San Diego
BUFFALO minus-5 over Cleveland (Monday night)

Home dogs that bite
JACKSONVILLE plus-3 over Tennessee

Road warriors laying with love
Philadelphia minus-9 over CINCINNATI
New Orleans minus-6 over KANSAS CITY
Arizona minus-3 over SEATTLE
Dallas minus-1 1/2 over WASHINGTON

Points only, please
Denver plus-6 1 2 over ATLANTA
Oakland plus-10 over MIAMI
St. Louis plus-7 over SAN FRANCISCO

Record: 3-10 last week, 67-72-3 overall