NFL Week 5 Picks & Predictions: Giants Prove Frisky in Seattle

October is my favorite month of the year.

While I love the shorts and flip-flops of the summer calendar, October’s “sweater weather” is where it’s at, especially for a guy who perpetually runs at furnace levels of hot.

Not only is October the most comfortable month (suck it May) but it’s got a lot going on too. Canadian Thanksgiving, Halloween, and my birthday all fall in the “Falliest” of autumn months.

But along with the changing colors of the leaves is also a change in betting markets and NFL odds. As the calendar flips, so does the value of betting underdogs each week.

In September, point spreads have more to do with last year’s results, preseason projections, and public perception, leaving the door open for undervalued dogsā€¦