NFL Picks Week 6: Buffalo Bills and 4 Teams That Will Shock Favorites

Take a look at the spreads for Week 6, and you might notice that there are a couple teams that the oddsmakers think have no chance of winning.

Namely, the St. Louis Rams and Jacksonville Jaguars come to mind, as both of them are heavy underdogs against far superior teams in the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers, respectively.

I'm not going to bother saying that either of them are going to prove the oddsmakers wrong. They won't.

But the four teams listed below will.

Note: all spreads from Bodog.

Indianapolis Colts (+7) at Cincinnati Bengals

I'll clarify right away that I don't think the Colts are actually going to be able to beat the Bengals. The Colts are undermanned and the Bengals are a pretty decent team that has the home-field advantage.

But the Colts will make it interesting. They've played each of their last three opponents tough, and they damn near beat the Kansas City Chiefs to get their first W in Week 5.

Besides, I would not go so far as to call the Bengals a dominant team. All of their games have been close, and this one will be no different.

Carolina Panthers (+4) at Atlanta Falcons

I've been avoiding making a ruling on this game all week because it just strikes me as the kind of game one wants to avoid.

But since I've already predicted that Cam Newton is going to have another outstanding game, I may as well take the next step by predicting that the Panthers are going to win outright.

It's not as far-fetched as it may sound. The Falcons are very streaky offensively, and they are going to be without the considerable talents of Julio Jones. Also, Atlanta's defense is very porous, particularly against the pass.

If ever there was a chance for Cam Newton to win his first road game, this is it.

Buffalo Bills (+3) at New York Giants

Why are the 4-1 Bills underdogs against the Giants, who are fresh off a loss to the Seattle Seahawks?

Other than the fact the Giants are at home, I have no idea. They're a solid team, but the Bills are a legitimately good team. They put points on the board, and they have a knack for coming up with timely turnovers on defense.

And that's not a good thing for Eli Manning. Expect the Bills to win this game outright.

Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins (+2)

The 3-1 Redskins have no business being underdogs against the woebegone 1-4 Eagles. The only reason they are is because the oddsmakers like daring people to do something stupid.

Truth be told, I have continued to maintain that the Eagles are too good to be held down for an entire season. What worries me is that they are going up against a Redskins team that plays very good defense and pounds the ball on the ground on offense.

If the Eagles were vampires, these two things would be wooden stakes.