Here are Microsoft Cortana's Week 10 NFL picks
The solid week pushed its record to 89-43 (67%) on the year, just two correct picks behind 538's Elo model.
Last week, Cortana's four misses were the four upsets of the weekend: the Falcons, Broncos, Saints, and Chargers.
This week, Cortana and Vegas find themselves in complete agreement. In other words, the teams that Cortana thinks will win outright are also the teams that Vegas has giving points.
Still, there are several noteworthy games, particularly the Cowboys at the Buccaneers, as Cortana gives Jameis Winston & Co. a 51% edge and Vegas, too, has the young Bucs favored by a point and a half. Even without Tony Romo, this feels like a game in which the Cowboys can win.
As always, Cortana only predicts outright winners, and the Vegas point spreads (in parentheses, all via Vegas Insider) are for reference/comparison's sake only. You can find Cortana's picks, along with the Bing Predicts team's explanations for each pick, on Cortana's Bing Blog, or by searching on Bing "NFL Predictions."
- Buffalo Bills (+2.5) @ New York Jets - Jets 69% chance to win.
- Detroit Lions (+11.5) @ Green Bay Packers - Packers 81%
- Dallas Cowboys (+1.5) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Buccaneers 51%
- Carolina Panthers (-4.5) @ Tennessee Titans - Panthers 70%
- Chicago Bears (+7) @ St. Louis Rams - Rams 77%
- New Orleans Saints (-1) @ Washing Redskins - Saints 66%
- Miami Dolphins (+6) @ Philadelphia Eagles - Eagles 72%
- Cleveland Browns (+4.5) @ Pittsburgh Steelers - Steelers 77%
- Jacksonville Jaguars (+5.5) @ Baltimore Ravens - Ravens 70%
- Minnesota Vikings (+3) @ Oakland Raiders - Raiders 55%
- Kansas City Chiefs (+6) @ Denver Broncos - Broncos 72%
- New England Patriots (-7) @ New York Giants - Patriots 66%
- Arizona Cardinals (+3) @ Seattle Seahawks - Seahawks 55%
- Houston Texans (+10.5) @ Cincinnati Bengals - Bengals 81%