Here are the initial lines for the week in our charity pro football underdog pool:

14 CAROLINA at Pittsburgh (Thursday, 5:20 PM PST)
7.5 BUFFALO vs. New England
7 WASHINGTON at Jacksonville
7 CINCINNATI vs. San Diego
6.5 ARIZONA vs. Dallas (Saturday, 4:30 PM PST)
6 SEATTLE at Tampa Bay
5 TENNESSEE at Kansas City
3.5 DETROIT at Miami
3 CLEVELAND vs. Baltimore
3 OAKLAND vs. Indianapolis
3 DENVER vs. Houston
2.5 NEW ORLEANS at Atlanta
2 SAN FRANCISCO at St. Louis
1 NEW YORK JETS at Chicago

Minnesota/Philadelphia and Giants/Green Bay line are not yet available, but they are still possibilities, if the oddsmakers post them by Thursday evening.

Picks for the early games are due by kickoff. Picks for Sunday are due by 11:59 p.m. Saturday (Christmas) night. Good luck, hound selectors.