Luke Jones
Luke Jones is the Ravens and Orioles beat reporter for WNST BaltimorePositive.com and is a PFWA member. His mind is consumed with useless sports knowledge, pro wrestling promos, and movie quotes, but he often forgets where he put his phone. Luke's favorite sports memories include being one of the thousands of kids who waited for Cal Ripken's autograph after Orioles games in the summer of 1995, attending the Super Bowl XXXV victory parade with his dad in the pouring rain, and watching the Terps advance to the Final Four at the Carrier Dome in 2002. Follow him on social media @BaltimoreLuke or email him at Luke@wnst.net.
Morning Reaction Picks and Comment – Week 8
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Here are this weekend’s picks as The Morning Reaction will pick every NFL game as well as local college football contests this season. And as a special treat, they pick their respective high schools’ games.
Drew Forrester finished 11-2 last week while Luke Jones was 12-1 in Week 7. Forrester is 70-33 through seven weeks and Jones is s 68-35 overall. Official standings are only kept based on the NFL picks.
(Editor’s note: Drew and Luke both incorrectly picked Minnesota to beat Tampa Bay on Thursday night.)
To hear their full explanations, click HERE.
Patriots vs. Rams (in London): New England 31-17 (Drew), New England 30-14 (Luke)
Colts at Titans: Tennessee 27-24 (Drew), Tennessee 24-20 (Luke)
Jaguars at Packers: Packers 30-6 (Drew), Packers 34-13 (Luke)
Chargers at Browns: San Diego 19-17 (Drew), San Diego 21-16 (Luke)
Falcons at Eagles: Atlanta 24-20 (Drew), Philadelphia 27-23 (Luke)
Seahawks at Lions: Detroit 28-20 (Drew), Detroit 27-17 (Luke)
Dolphins at Jets: Miami 17-14 (Drew), New York 23-20 (Luke)
Panthers at Bears: Chicago 23-3 (Drew), Chicago 31-16 (Luke)
Redskins at Steelers: Pittsburgh 31-27 (Drew), Pittsburgh 34-24 (Luke)
Raiders at Chiefs: Oakland 20-16 (Drew), Kansas City 21-20 (Luke)
Giants at Cowboys: New York 35-31 (Drew), New York 31-24 (Luke)
Saints at Broncos: Denver 31-27 (Drew), Denver 27-24 (Luke)
49ers at Cardinals: San Francisco 24-14 (Drew), San Francisco 21-17 (Luke)
Maryland at Boston College: Eagles 20-19 (Drew), Terrapins 17-13 (Luke)
Navy at East Carolina: Pirates 30-25 (Drew), Pirates 24-17 (Luke)
Towson at Villanova: Tigers 33-29 (Drew), Wildcats 27-20 (Luke)
Old Mill at Glen Burnie: Patriots 40-16 (Drew), Patriots 34-13 (Luke)
Kennard-Dale at Suquehannock: Rams 44-6 (Drew), Warriors 14-13 (Luke)
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