Greg Cote's Week 11 NFL picks

Disparate week in a dispiriting season for me with a nifty 11-3 mark straight-up last week but a miserable 5-9 against the spread _ despite a bull's-eye on Buccaneers over Jets in our Upset of the Week call ("Aawwk!"). If this keeps up much longer I'd need to start robbing convenience stores to make up the shortfall on my record vs. the evil betting line. In fact I am in jeopardy of having my worst winning percentage both ways in 27 years of NFL picks. The existing season lows I'm fighting to top are .573 straight-up (in 2008) and .449 ATS (2006). I remain confident. Which may or may not be a lie. [Note: Thursday night pick was Steelers (-7) over Titans, 28-20].