I should get less sleep more often. Last week I made the picks after a night of maybe four hours of sleep and I went 12-1 on the straight up picks and 4-2 against the spread. I doubt I do as well this week because there are a lot of tough games to decide in Week 9.
When betting against the spread I pick what I think the spread to each game should be. Then if my spread is two or more points away from the actual spread, I place a bet on the team my spread favors.