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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEK 9

2007-11-04T11:33:00.000-05:00

NFL WEEK 9 --- law school is killing me w/ time so I haven't been able to update this as much but here are winners (picks) for today

GAME OF THE YEAR:
Patriots giving 5.5 to the Colts --- I think the Pats will win but I have to go w/ the Colts at home and 5.5. Patriots 31 Colts 28

LOCK OF THE WEEK:
Chargers giving 7 to the Vikings --- San Diego may be the only team that can play offensively w/ the Pats and they are finally doing just that. Chargers 38 Vikings 17

CLOSE TO A LOCK:
Cinncy giving 1 to the Bills --- Bengals offensive will be back this week and have everyone asking 2 questions. 1. how did the bills beat the ravens and how does cinncy have a losing record. Bengals 31 Bills 14

Jacksonville getting 3 at Saints --- The saints, like the chargers, are finally playing good football. The jags are a better team but not with Quinn Grey at the helm. Jax 17 Saints 28

GOOD BUT NOT GREAT BETS:
Houston getting 3 at Oakland. A. Johnson and J. Mathis are still out for the texans and McCown is back at the helm for the Raiders. I think this will be a blow out but I could easily be wrong thats why it is not under the category above. Houston 16 Raiders 34

Seattle getting 1.5 at Clevland. Maybe its just b/c Cleveland has been so bad in the past but I see D. Anderson coming back to earth in this game. Should actually be a fun one to watch. hawks 27 browns 17

the rest:
Washington 27 (-3.5) Jets 23
Green Bay 23 (+2.5) KC 24
Arizona 17 (+3.5) Tampa Bay 21
Carolina 10 (+4) Titans 23
San Fran 16 (+3) Atlanta 24
Denver 24 (+3) Detroit 28
Dallas 27 (-3.5) Eagles 30 OT
Baltimore 16 (+9.5) Pittsburgh 24

2007-11-01T23:23:00.001-04:00

NFL Week 6

2007-10-14T09:18:00.000-04:00

Welp, I did fairly well in College yesterday going 32-20, lets see how the NFL fares this week.

LOCK OF THE WEEK

Carolina (+4.5) @ Arizona

Carolina is starting the ageless wonder V. Testeverde or so it seems like way as D. Carr has been down-graded and Arizona will get its 1st full game w/ K. Warner which improves their team. I love this game.

Carolina 13 Arizona 30

add'l lock --- OVER in KC/Cinncy

LIKE IT A LOT

Minnesota (+5) @ Chicago

Chicago is still a little banged up on Defense, but are starting to get healthy, This game is going to be a battle for a 3 quarters with not much scoring, however turnovers will hurt the vikings who will not be able to throw.

Minnesota 16 Bears 27

New York Giants (-3.5) @ Atlanta

Seriously, the falcons stink, yes they putting up a lot of passing yards but J. Harrington to Roddy White is not as good as E. Manning to P. Burress. The Giants D has looked good as of late and I expect that to continue against a so-so Atlanta 0-line.

Giants 34 Falcons 17

LIKE

Philadelphia (-3.5) @ New York Jets

Which D. McNabb and eagles offense will we see? I think a good one as Westbrook and Smith are both back. The eagles are banged up in the seconary which makes me a little hesitant on this game, but I think they have enough to defeat the J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS

Eagles 27 Jets 20

Oakland (+9.5) @ San Diego

This is a rival game and usually would not touch it. But, San Diego is on a mission, LT will have over 200 all purpose yards this game and their D will have a field day. X-factor in this game is Culpepper alogn w/ the Raiders ground game (#1 in the NFL), but without L. Jordan.

Raiders 17 Chargers 31

Cinncinnati (-3) @ Kansas City

I do not know about the Bengals, totally banged up alogn the Defensive front severn, but that offense is amazing and looks to have R. Johnson back today. The chiefs will be able to score and I think LT will have a solid game but not enough.

Bengals 31 Chiefs 24

the rest:
ST. LOUIS 17 (+9.5) @ Baltimore 24
MIAMI 23 (+4.5) @ Cleveland 17
WASHINGTON 24 (+3.5) @ Green Bay 20
Houston 14 (+6.5) @ JACKSONVILLE 21
NEW ORLEANS 21 (+6.5) @ Seattle 27
TENNESSEE 20 (+3) @ Tampa Bay 17

UPSET OF THE WEEK

New England (-5.5) @ Dallas

5.5 at Dallas is a big number. What would it have been if Dallas played well against Buffalo? Dallas has not given up a TD (defensively) in the past 2 weeks, that trend will not continue today but it is impressive. NE comes in with the 1 scoring offense and #3 scorign defens. Dallas is the #2 scoring offense and the #13 scoring defense.

New England looks unstoppable, but they stumble today, not having L. Maroney will finally hurt them. Dallas needs to run the ball with Jones/Barber to wear down NE and keep them off of the field, Harrison will come up to stop the run and then Romo will go to Crayton a lot today. YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST

New England 24 Dallas 35

College Football - Oct. 13

2007-10-13T08:58:00.001-04:00

Well it is cold as hell out today and I am heading to the Wisconsin - PSU game. Football weather I guess but I like the sun and 70s.

I just cannot get away from the Road teams and I hate that but here we go...not elaborating on the games b/c who really cares? Listed in order of confidence.

1. ILLINOIS 28 (-4) @ Iowa 13
1a. RUTGERS 45 (-17) @ Syracuse 20
2. TENNESSEE 35 (-7.5) @ Miss St. 20
3. ALABAMA 34 (-6.5) @ Miss 21
4. SOUTH CAROLINA 35 (-7.5) @ North Carolina 20
5. GEORGIA 28 (-6.5) @ Vanderbilt 20
6 Central Florida 21 (+12) @ SOUTH FLORIDA 38
7. Oregon St 20 (+14) @ CALIFORNIA 42
8. LA MONROE 35 (-7.5) @ North Texas 23
9. BOSTON COLLEGE 38 (-13.5) @ Notre Dame 17
10. VIRGINIA TECH 37 (-14) @ Duke 20
11. Washington St 21 (+18) @ OREGON 49
12. AIR FORCE 28 (+3) @ Colorado St. 20
13. Indiana 31 (+3.5) @ MICHIGAN ST. 35
14. New Mexico 21 (+3.5) @ WYOMING 31
15. Texas A&M 27 (+9) @ TEXAS TECH 42
16. Toledo 23 (+4) @ BUFFALO 31
17. BOWLING GREEN 28 (+1.5) @ Miami (oh) 24
18. Wisconsin 20 (+6.5) @ PENN STATE 31
19. TEXAS 38 (-16.5) @ Iowa State 17
20. TCU 28 (-5) @ Stanford 21
21. W. MICHIGAN 35 (-4) @ No. Illinois 27
22. FRESNO ST 38 (-10) @ Idaho 24
23. Marshall 20 (+13.5) @ TULSA 52
24. MISSOURI 27 (+12) @ Oklahoma 35
25. Eastern Carolina 23 (-3) @ UTEP 28
26. Washington 20 (+11) @ ARIZONA ST. 35
27. NEW MEXICO ST. 31 (+7) @ La Tech 30
28. Kent St. 14 (+30) @ OHIO ST. 49
29. ARMY 24 (+13.5) @ C. Michigan 31
30. OKLAHOMA ST 31 (+3.5) @ Nebraska 34
31. SAN DIEGO ST. 24 (+14.5) @ Utah 35
32. Colorado 20 (+5) @ KANSAS ST 28
33. ARIZONA 23 (+20)@ Southern Calirfornia 38
34. La. Lafayette 24 (+9) @ ARKANSAS ST. 37
35. NEVADA 24 (+27) @ Boise St. 45
36. MINNESOTA 30 (+6.5) @ Northwestern 35
37. Louisville 31 (+10) @ CINNCY 45
38. PURDUE 24 (+6) @ Michigan 28
39. E. MICHIGAN 24 (+5.5) @ Ohio 28
40. Oklahoma St. 28 (+3.5) @ NEBRASKA 35
41. Temple 20 (+10.5) @ AKRON 33
42. LSU 34 (-9.5) @ Kentucky 24
43. CONNECTICUT 27 (+3.5) @ Virginia 21
44. Bring them young 31 (-11) @ UTAH 24
45. So. Methodist 21 (+9) @ SO. MISS 35
46. Tulane 24 (+3) @ UAB 30
47. AUBURN 27 (+2.5) @ Arkansas 28
48. MID TN ST 28 (+4) @ Memphis 31
49. RICE 21 (+23.5) @ Houston 42
50. GEORGIA TECH 23 (+2.5) @ Miami (Fl.) 21
51. BAYLOR 20 (+28) Kansas 41

Thursday NIGHT

2007-10-11T20:10:00.000-04:00

started off w/ a win w/ Navy last night

Tonight is an ACC mathcup b/w Wake Forest and Florida State, being a Florida/Penn State fan I hate FSU, but I do not pick w/ my heart. FSU has a SOLID defense and that will prevail tonight. FSU is giving 6 points and are on the road. I keep telling myself to stop picking road teams but ...

Florida State 27 Wake Forest 17

MLB

I got 3 of the 4 series right in round 1.

I am going to stick w/ my original predictions of Colorado v. Red Sox in the Series.

Colorado / Arizona will go down to the wire, while Cleveland will only win 1 against the Sox.

Navy @ Pitt

2007-10-10T21:16:00.000-04:00

Only 1 game on the slate for tonight.

I am not happy w/ my picks as of late so I am doing a more detailed system, that takes way too much time and probably means nothing but I'm am trying it nonetheless

Navy goes into Pittsburgh as 4 and a half point dogs. Probably a good line as the teams are rather even and it is at Pitt. Pitt has been turning it over a lot this year and I think that will cost them tonight as Navy plays a controlled game on the ground.

NAVY 28 PITT 24

NFL Week 5

2007-10-07T11:43:00.000-04:00

Don't have much time to elaborate so here are my picks:

1. New Orleans Saints by 10 over the panthers

2. New York Giants by 11 over the jets

3. Tennessee by 14 over the falcons

4. Washington by 7 over the lions

5. Dallas by 21 over the bills

6. Steelers by 10 over the seahawks

7. Colts by 14 over the buccaneers

8. Packers by 7 over the bears

9. Patriots by 24 over the browns

10. Chiefs by 3 over the jaguars

11. Texans by 7 over the dolphins

12. San Diego by 3 over the broncos

13. San Francisco to lose by 3 against ravens

14. St. Louis by 6 over arizona

WEEK 6 - COLLEGE FOOTBALL

2007-10-05T22:10:00.001-04:00

Welp my top 10 last week wasn't too great, but I did do well on all the rest of my picks, everyweek I feel like I have to eliminate teams to try and narrow it done. This week I really wanted to include a lot of home teams, but I am having trouble coming up w/ 10 team I like, this could be a good thing though. We shall see how it works out. Ah Shit, I'm giving an extra freebie and posting 11 games for you to select from this week.

11. Wisconsin (+2.5) Illinois --- take WISCONSIN---

Wisconsin wins, they win ugly, they win close, they win at home, they win on the road, they have the longest winning streak in the nation. They have a balanced O that runs the ball well and have a tough D. Illinois is on the rise but will be sent back to earth. Wisconsin 27 Illinois 20

10. Arkansas State (-2.5) @ Louisana Monroe --- take ARKANSAS STATE---

Most people do not know that there is a school called Arkansas State, but they are actually a pretty good team. They beat a decent Memphis team and have a well balanced offense. They lost to Texas by 8 and are going up against a La Monroe team giving up over 500 yards per game. Arkansas State 31 La Monroe 13

9. Arizona State (-9) @ Wasington State --- take ARIZONA STATE---

The sun devils have been playing some good football this year, scoring 22 tds and giving up only 6 tds. Wasington State has a high powered offense but has no defense whatsoever giving up 24 touchdowns on the year. ASU will be 6-0 after this game. Arizona St 55 Wash St 31

8. Ohio State (-7) @ Purdue --- take OHIO STATE ---

The buckeyes are solid on Defense this year giving up only 3 Tds all year, Purdue on the other hand have been an offensive juggernaut scoring 40 or more points in every game but 1 all year. But Purude has played no one and the Buckeyes have been tested on the road twice already. Ohio State 31 Purdue 14

7. Miami Fl. (-7) @ UNC ---take MIAMI---

The hurricanes made a statement when they dominated Texas A&M on primetime tv. They are finally playing together as a team. UNC is not the unc of old but they are not that good either. Hurricans will ROLL. Miami 30 UNC 16

6. Wake Forest (-7.5) @ Duke --- take WAKE FOREST ---

The deamon deacons will not be able to show their face in No. Carolina fi they lose this game and they will not lose. Wake is a pretty good team, not great and Duke is a pretty bad team, not terrible. This will be an ugly game to watch, but wake will cover. WF 34 Duke 17

5. Colorado (-9.5) @ Baylor --- take COLORADO---

After a huge win Colorado needs to make sure they are focused. If they are they should not have a problem. Their D is very solid and their offense....well we won't discuss that. Colorado 27 Baylor 10

4. Houston (+10) @ Alabama --- take ALABAMA---

Houston throws for 250 and runs for 200 on average. But thats b/c they do not play teams like Alabama. Nick Saban will have his squad ready to hit hard and play hard. John Parker Wilson will have a huge tide for the Tide throwing the ball. Houston 20 Alabama 35

3. Vanderbilt (+7.5) @ Auburn --- take AUBURN---

Are they that good? We shall see, Auburn's D came to play last week and Brandon Cox who has been in the SEC for what seems like 10 years looks like he will finally step up and lead this offense. This is a big test for Auburn to see if they are for real or not. Vandy 20 Auburn 31

2. Kansas (+3.5) @ Kansas State --- take KANSAS STATE---

The Jayhawks are undefeated and K St's only loss is to Auburn. Looks like a great in state battle on paper, but look who Kansas has played: Central Michigan, Southeast Louisana, Toledo, and Florida International, so in other words, they have played NOBODY. K St has to be feeling confident after they demolished Texas last week. Kansas 17 Kansas State 31

1. Virginia (-10) @ Middle Tennessee State --- take VIRGINIA---

At first glance, I would think this is a no brainer, I mean who is Middle Tn St? They have played L'ville and lost by 16 and layed LSU and lost by 44, they beat Fla Atlantic by 13, W. Ky by 3 and Florida Internatioal by 41. So they have played some good teams and been destroyed. Virginia scares me b/c they have not scored a whole lot of points, but I expect that to change today. Virginia 38 Mid Tn St 17

the rest:
West Virginia 38 (-26.5) @ 17 SYRACUSE
Northwestern 14 (-16.5) @ 35 MICHIGAN ST.
Minnesota 20 (+14) @ 38 INDIANA
GEORGIA TECH 20 (-3) @ 17 Maryland
Eastern Michigan 14 (+29.5) @ 42 MICHIGAN
CENTRAL MICHIGAN 24 (+13) @ 34 Ball State
Bowling Green 17 (-20.5) @ 38 BOSTON COLLEGE
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 28 (-3.5) @ 23 Temple
OHIO 34 (-4) @ Buffalo
Texas Christian Univ. 17 (+3) 21 WYOMING
LA TECH 17 (+13) Mississippi 28
Ala. Birmingham 20 (+18.5) @ 45 MISSISSIPPI ST.
Miami (Oh) 21 (+9) 38 Kent St
Iowa 13 (-9) PENN STATE 20
OKLAHOMA 35 (-11.5) 17 Texas
Georgia 24 (-1) TENNESSEE 28
N.C. ST 14 (+17.5) Florida St. 27
SO. FLA 38 (-16.5) 17 Florida Atlantic
IDAHO 31 (+6.5) San Jose State
Arizona 31 (+3) 38 OREGON STATE
Fresno State 20 (+3) 28 NEVADA
SAN DIEGO ST. 27 (+12.5) 35 Colorado State
VIRGINIA TECH 17 (+5.5) 21 Clemson
TROY 52 (-18.5) 20 Florida International
STANFORD 17 (+40.5) 52 Southern Cal.
NORTH TEXAS 27 (+8) 34 La. Lafayette
IOWA ST 24 (+24.5) 45 Texas Tech
Akron 21 (+8) 31 W. MICHIGAN
Tulane 20 (+6.5) 28 ARMY
Oklahoma St. 30 (+6.5) @ 38 TEXAS A&M
CENTRAL FLA. 34 (-4) East Carolina
NOTRE DAME 20 (+22) California-Los Angeles 38
FLORIDA 24 (+7) Louisania State Univ. 27
CINCINATTI 28 (+4) 24 Rutgers
Nevada-Los Vegas 20 (+5.5) 28 AIR FORCE
TULSA 49 (-3) 42 Texas El Paso
NEBRASKA 28 (-6) @ 24 Missouri
Utah St. 17 (+39) 69 HAWAII
New Mexico St 20 (+24) 42 BOISE STATE

MLB PLAYOFFS ROUND 1 (BEST OF 5)

2007-10-03T15:12:00.000-04:00

National League

Colorado Rockies wild card v. Philadelphia Phillies nl east champ Colorado in 5

I think the Rockies are just too hot right now for the phillies. Neither team is very strong on the pitching front and both have grea offenses, although I would give the edge to the Rockies. Everyone is saying how high scoring this series will be but I think the average runs scored will be 9, is that high scoring, I do not know X-FACTOR - Pat Burrell - if he can produce then I think the Phils will win.

MVP of series Garrett Atkins 10-23 3 bb's 2 HR 3 2b's 7 RBIs 5 Runs

Chicago Cubs nl central champs v. Arizona Diamondbacks nl west champs Chicago in 4

I would love to see the D-Backs win as they are a scrappy team, but I just do not see them getting the big hit when it is needed, they will be fun to watch though. Cubs actually have a prett good Pitching staff as long as Zambrano can hang tough, Lilly and Hll will be important in this series as they both can dominate or be dominated. In the end I think the Cubs power will be the difference. X-Factor Chris Young -- he strikes out a lot and had a low BA in the regular season he needs to get hits and get on base to set the tone for the D-backs

MVP of series Alfonso Soriano 11-20 2 bbs 3 Hr 1 3b 3 2bs 6 Rbi's 8 Runs

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Anaheim Angels al west champs v. Boston Red Sox al east champs Boston in 3 (sweep)

Boston will be too much for the injured Angels to handle. Vlad can only hit, which hurts the D b/c he has a cannon in Right Field and Gary Mathews Jr. is out which hurts them offensively and really hurts them Defensively. Lackey is their best hope to win the series as he will have to pitch lights out at Fenway tonight and I do not see it happening. I think the Red Sox will light up the score board. X-Factor Garrett Anderson - he was probably thee best offensive player from the all-star break on and if he continues to stay hot it will improve the Angels chances.

MVP of series Mike Lowell 5-13 1 bb 2 HR 3 2bs 5 rbis 4 runs

New York Yankees al wild card v. Cleveland Indians al central champs Cleveland in 5

I hate the Yanks but I also hate picking against them as they are so deep w/ talent and experience. Not sure why I am picking the Indians other than Sabathia and Carmona. Whoever wins the first game will win the series in my opinion. The indians studs will have to be on the ball to win this series, should be a good one. X-factor A-Rod - I think he is the best in baseball and if he can come through in the clutch then the Yanks win.

MVP of series Ryan Garko 9 - 20 5 bbs 2 HR 3 2bs 8 rbis 4 runs

College Football WEEK 6 "pre" weekend

2007-10-02T14:17:00.001-04:00

Went 4-6 in my top 10 last week putting me at 50% for the year which is not good. However, I did go 30-20 overall which is not too bad. This week I will have 12 top picks b/c there are 2 games I like that are being played during the week.

2. (Friday Night) Utah (+14.5) @ Louisville --- take LOUISVILLE---

Louisville is back on track. Their D played lights out against a formidable foe in N.C. State last week winning 29-10. Utah's offense is similiar to N.C. State's putting up about 230 yards passing and less than 100 yards rushing per game. They have scored only 10 touchdowns while giving up 10 touchdowns. Utah lost by 17 to Oregon St, 8 by Air Force and 27 by UNLV, and none of those teams have the offense Louisville does. Louisville is gaining 400 yards per game in the air and over 200 yards rushing. Utah will play them tough, but will not be able to keep up. Utah 27 Louisville 45

1. (Tuesday Night) Marshall (+3) @ Memphis --- take MEMPHIS---

We all have heard about the Memphis shooting and I am sure there will be a lot of emotion in Memphis tonight. Neither team is that good Marshall 0-4 and Memphis 1-3. Offenses are somewhat similiar with Marshall scoring 9 tds and memphis scoring 14, Memphis has the edge in defense giving up 14 tds while Marshall has given up 22. Marshall cannot run the ball at all, but should have some success throwing the ball. The key will be turnovers. I think Memphis will get a few INT's and win this game by about 2 Tds. Marshall 24 Memphis 35

Rest:
Wednesday
Rice 20 (+20) So. Miss 38
Thursday
Kentucky 31 (+3.5) So. Carolina 23

NFL week 4

2007-09-29T21:11:00.000-04:00

The NFL has had an unbelievable amount of injuries so far this year affecting almost everyone's fantasy teams. I think we will have another injury this week, Randy Moss's hamstring is what I am betting on. All kidding aside, I did absolutely terrible on my College Picks so I need to really shine on my NFL picks. Here goes nothing

Oakland Raiders (+4) @ Miami Dolphins (o/u 41) --- Take OAKLAND / OVER---

Daunte Culpepper is getting the start in sunny Miami and he looked sharp coming in last week against the lowly Browns. The Raiders could easily have two more wins on the year and the Dolphins have to be happy with Ronnie Brown showing signs of life last week. I think this will actaully be a good close game with the fins winning late on a FG. Raiders 20 Dolphins 23

Houston Texans (-3) @ Atlanta Jailbirds (o/u 39.5) --Take HOUSTON / UNDER---

The texans are one of the surprises of the year playing very good defense and doing well on the offense of side of the ball as well. It looks like Ron Dayne is going to get the start as Ahman is hurting. Joey Harrington tossed the pigskin around well last week, but I do not expect him to fair as well this week. Wathc for the texans special teams to make a big play. Texans 20 Falcons 10

Baltmore Ravens (-4) @ Cleveland Browns (o/u 40) -- take BALTIMIORE / UNDER --

The ravens that everyone thought would be here have yet to show up and the browns keep hanging around. Kellen Winslow has a partially seperated shoulder which I think really hurts the browns. I expect this to be a close low scoring game with baltimore pulling away late. J. Lew will be fired up to face his old team put that will not matter in the end. Ravens 24 Browns 10

Chicago Bears (-3) @ Detroit Lions (o/u45) --- take LIONS / OVER ---

Da Bears do not look like Da Bears. Conventional Wisdom tells me to pick them, but the cowboys threw all over them last sunday nigth and well thats all the Lions can do. Kevin Jones is back and that will help the Lions rush offense. If the Lions D can hold up then the Lions will be on their way to Kitna's 10. Bears 20 Lions 27

Green Bay Packers (-2.5) @ Minnesota Vikings (o/u 38) -- take PACKERS / OVER ---

Green Bay is playing out of their mind and I find myself rooting for Brett Favre. He really enjoys the game and is fun to watch. The Pack's defense is playing well, if Green Bay can start some sort of running game they will be a very solid team. Minnesota has to be one of the worst teams in the league and if Green Bay can stop A. Peterson then they should roll to 4-0. Packers 31 Vikings 17

St. Louis Rams (+14) @ Dallas Cowboys (o/u 47) --- take RAMS / OVER---

The Rams, on paper, have a wonderful Offense, but cannot do anything. Beign without Steven Jackson will not help matters, with the rookie Brian Leonard getting his 1st start. I think the Rams will get on track with their offense, but they will not beat Dallas who will do whatever they want on offense. Rams 20 Cowboys 31

New York Jets (-3.5) @ Buffalo Bills (o/u 37.5) --- take J-E-T-S/UNDER---

The jets are on the brink of being a good team. They get good QB play not spectacular but good, have a solid RB T. Jones and a good core of WR's. I thought their Defense would be much better and this good be their game to turn it around. Poor Bills, they seem to be the poster team for injuries, Kevin Everett, Paul Poslusney, and now J.P. Losman. Marshawn Lynch has been spectacular and now rooke Trent Edwards will get his chance to shine. Jets 27 Bills 10

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+3) @ Carolina Panthers (o/u 40) --- take PANTHERS / UNDER---

This is a tough game to read. The bucs have been playing well and the panthers are up and down. It looks like David Carr is going to get the start for the panthers, which adds even more to the uncertainty of this game. I think it will be close with the home team pulling it out. . Bucs 17 Panthers 21

Seattle Seahawks (-2.5) @ San Francisco 49ers (o/u 40.5) --- take SEAHAWKS / OVER---

I do not like this game at all. In my mind Seattle is the better team, and Alexander is hurt and I do not know how much. 49ers play seattle tough at home and I should pick the niners but I cannot help myself. Seahawks 27 49ers 21

Pittsburgh Steelers (-6.5) @ Arizona Cardinals (o/u 41.5) --- take STEELERS / OVER --

There will be some key players out in this game. Hines Ward - out, Levi Brown - out, Anquan Boldin - out. Pittsburgh has been playing smart tough football and has ran the ball very well. The Cardinals are in limbo at the QB position and I think the Steelers will bring the heat against Leinart. Warner will play in this game at some point. Steelers 28 Cardinals 17

Kansas City Chiefs (+12) @ San Diego Chargers (o/u 39) --- take CHARGERS / OVER ---

Larry Johnson is questionable for this game and I don not know if that will even matter, as he is averaging about 50 yards a game. The Chargers will be out to kill this game and I expect their offense and defense to dominate this game. Chiefs 10 Chargers 34

Denver Broncos (+10) @ Indianapolis Colts (o/u 46.5) -- take BRONCOS / OVER ---

The Broncos are not looking as good as I thought they would be. Henry is running well, but Cutler needs to step it up. The Colts are winning, not big, but winning and thats what I think this game will be. Broncos 21 Colts 27

Philadelphia Eagles (-3) @ New York Giants (o/u 47.5) --- take GIANTS / OVER ---

The Giants had a big comeback win on the road last week and the Eagles finally showed that they were alive. I think the Eagles are a really good team, but I am going with the Giants at home. Eli is looking good and I think Plexico is finally a veteran that can be counted on. Westbrook is suppose to be questionable for this game so that could be a difference maker. If the Eagles of last week show up I think they will win. Eagles 24 Giants 28

New England Patriots (-8) @ Cincinnati Bengals (o/u 53.5) --- take PATS / OVER---

If Rudi Johnson was playing I would take the Bengals to upset the Pats, but he is not and I am not. The Pats are For Real, but I would not be surprised if the Bengals pull it off. They would need to create some turnovers but I think Carson and Co. could do what they did against the Ravens in week 1. Randy moss will pull his hamstring as well. Pats 34 Bengals 23

College Week 5

2007-09-27T13:45:00.002-04:00

Well there was a lot of craziness last week and I am sure there will be more this week. I went 6-4 in my top 10 picks which is respectable but I would like to be around 7 -3 or better.

TOP 10

10. Air Force (+2.5) @ The Naval Academy ---- take AIR FORCE---

Ok so there may be a few teams from last week's top 10 back on this list and well if they do not do it this week, then you will not see them on the top 10 anymore. Air Force has a strong team and Navy is very one dimensional rushing for over 300 yards per game and throwing for about 100. Air Force on the other hand is giving up less than 100 yards rushing per game. Air Force 38 Navy 24

9. Michigan (-17) @ Northwestern --- take MICHIGAN---

I think Michigan is back. Still not as good as originally thought, but their D will have no trouble with Northwestern who are awful. Anyone who watched the Ohio State / NW game last week knows OSU could have won by 100. Michigan will be running on all cylinders in this game. Michigan 45 Northwestern 17

8. Kansas State (+14) @ Texas --- take TEXAS---

The long horns are out to prove they are for real. They had trouble against K St last year in Manhattan and want to see revenge. Everyone is writing them off this year but I expect to see a big day from Colt McCoy. This is a statement game for Texas and I think we will see a dominating performance. K St 13 Texas 38

7. Syracuse (-1.5) @ Miami (Oh) --- take SYRACUSE---

The ORANGE looked good last week, with a huge upset of L'ville at Papa John's Stadium. Miami(OH) has to be one of the worse teams in the country. Syracuse's win last week will do wonders for their psyche and it will show in this game. Syracuse 31 Miami (Oh) 20

6. Clemson (-3) @ Georgia Tech --- take CLEMSON ----

Georgia Tech is a solid football team that can play defense and run the ball. Clemson is also a solid team that can run and paly D. I think this is one of the best mathcups this week and expect it to be close most of the way. However, I think Clemson's RB duo will wear down Tech in the end. Clemson 27 Georgia Tech 17

5. UCLA (+2) @ Oregon State --- take UCLA---

Ben Olson is fighting to keep his job as the UCLA QB as Cowan did a nice job last week. I think the Utah blow up by UCLA was a fluke and the real UCLA will stand up. Expect a normal high scoring game as neither defense is very good. UCLA 38 Oregon State 31

4. Bring Them Young BYU (-5.5) @ New Mexico --take BYU---

BYU throws throws and throws some more and New Mexico does not like to play pass defense. I do not expect to see much running in this one. BYU is throwing for around 350 yards a game while New Mexico is giving up close to 300. Not to be outdone NM likes to throw as well. But comparing position by postion BYU is just too talented. BYU 34 N. Mexcio 24

3. Pittsburgh (-7) @ Virginia --- take VIRGINIA---

Virginia is coming off a big win against Georgia Tech and well Pitt got spanked by Uconn. The Wahoos play well at home and PItt is giving a true freshman the start at QB. Pitt may keep this game close as neither team is explosive. Pitt 17 Virigina 28

2. Penn State (-3) @ Illinois -- take PSU---

PSU has one of the best D's in the country while the offense is horrendous. It may be time for JoePa to go as the play calling last week against Michigan was terrible. Illinois runs the ball and that plays to the strength of PSU's defense. Illinois has no where the defense Michigan has and I expect PSU to open it up on offense. PSU 27 Illinois 13

1. Cincinnati (-14) @ San Diego ---take CINCINNATI---

The Bearcats are a fun team to watch and are very good. They have played a rather easy sked, with Oregon State throw in there and in four games have scored 21 tds while only giving up 3. San Diego has scored 10 tds and given up 12 while giving up over 500 yards a game. Should be an easy one for the bearcats. Cincinnati 42 San Diego 13

the rest:
Duke 10 (+24.5) Miam 42
UNC 17 (+18) VT 35
LSU 52 (-40.5) Tulane 10
Notre Dame 17 (+22) Purdue 31
Indiana 13 (+11) Iowa 31
Miss St 17 (+13.5) So. Carolina 35
Baylor 13 (+17) Texas A&M 37
Miss 17 (+15) Georgia 38
Fla Atl 10 (+22) Kentucky 42
Colorado st 13 (+10.5) TCU 24
ECU 23 (+10.5) Houston 38
Akron 10 (+14) UCONN 31
No. Ill 38 (+3) C. Michigan 30
Buffalo 20 (+16.5) Ball St. 35
Temple 13 (+8) Army 24
Oklahoma 42 (-22) Colorado 17
Iowa St 14 (+21) Nebraska 38
Utah St 17 (+20.5) Utah 27
Kent St 20 (-1) Ohio U. 23
California 35 (+6) Oregon 38
Michigan St 23 (+8) Wisconsin 20
Louisville 42 (-9.5) NC St 31
MD 17 (+17) Rutgers 31
UNLV 28 (+3.5) Nevada 27
UTEP 31 (+1.5) SMU 17
Alabama 21 (+2.5) FSU 24
Hawaii 59 (-22.5) Idaho 27
La Lafayette 20 (+21.5) C. Fla 38
Fla Intl 13 (+17.5) Middle Tenn St 35
E. Michigan 13 (+20.5) Vandy 38
W. Michigan 24 (-1.5) Toledo 27
UAB 21 (+20.5) Tulsa 38
N. Texas 13 (+36) Arkansas 56
La. Monroe 21 (+13.5) Troy 38
Auburn 20 (+16.5) Florida 38
Ohio St 49 (-24) Minnesota 14
USC 38 (-21) Washington 17
Wash St 34 (+2.5) Arizona 30
Arizona St 35 (-14) Stanford 20
La Tech 24 (+12) Fresno St 31

Good Luck

College Week 5

2007-09-27T13:45:00.001-04:00

NFL Week3

2007-09-23T09:44:00.000-04:00

2-0 Detriot Lions, Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans
0-2 Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, New Orleans Saints

The NFL is off to a crazy start this year and I think it will continue today. I do not believe I picked many underdogs but I am sure there will be a few surprises. If the Saints go 0-3 to start the year I will be perplexed but anyway, I have a hangover and just want to get this thing started.

Indianapolis Colts (-7) @ Houston Texans --- take COLTS----

I love what the Texans are doing, getting young studs on defensive to build around and the trade for Matt Schaub was one I loved. I have been calling for him to start for years over the jail bird Vick. Peyton Manning in my opinion is the best quarterback ever. period. The Colts are so fun to watch with him tossing to Wayne and Harrison. Andre Johnson is out today which will hurt the Texans. Colts 34 Texans 14

San Diego Chargers (-6.5) @ Green Bay Packers --- take PACKERS ---

I really do not know what to think about with this game. The Packers are 2-0 because of a strong defense and the Chargers are 0-2 and Philip Rivers looks terrible. LT is due for a big game and the Chargers pass defense looked suspect against Brady and Co. I am going to say the Chargers get their first W but it will be close. Chargers 24 Packers 20

Minnesota Vikings (+3) @ Kansas City Chiefs --- take CHIEFS ---

Larry Johnson will see the ball about 30 times today. Herm cannot lose to the vikings at arrowhead. I think LJ will have a big day wil over 150 all purpose yards and 2 Tds. Tavaris Jackson is out as Qb for the Vikings and it looks like Kelly Holcomb will be in which is an upgrade altough my sources (ESPN) tell me he does not know the entire playbook. Chiefs 28 Vikings 13

Detriot Lions (+5.5) @ Philadelphia Eagles -- take EAGLES ---

I would love to see the Lions go to 3-0, I am a huge Kitna fan. You have to love him predicting 10 wins, it is just great. And for McNabb, wow he really needs to have a big game. He may get attacked inside the stadium if he plays poorly if all the controversy that he has started and the 0-2 start. I gotta think that the Eagles come out firing today. Eagles 27 Lions 17

Buffalo Bills (+17) @ New England Patriots --- take PATRIOTS ---

Patriots look unreal. I mean almost scary. I do not know how they will lose. They have not ran the ball real well but there is no need. I think they could be even better if they threw some more to Stallworth, who the Eagles should have kept but that is another discussion. The only way the Bills keep the spread (not the game) close is to hold the Pats to field goals. Bills 10 Patriots 38

Miami Dolphins (+3) @ New York Jets -- take J-E-T-S---

I like both Jets QB's Pennington is probably the most accurate passer in the NFL right now and Clemons seems to have a bright future ahead of him. If the Jets WR's can hold on to the ball they may have won at Baltimore with Clemons. The Dolphins are pathetic. I think Trent Green is ok and can still produce but Ronnie Brown had better turn it around now or Jesse Chatman will be starting and that is not good for the Phins. Jets 23 Dolphins 9

San Francisco 49ers (+9.5) @ Pittsburgh Steelers ----take STEELERS---

The Steel Curtain is back. The Defense looks amazing and if the secondary can stay tough, they will win the AFC North. Willie Parker right now looks like he should have been the #1 fantasy RB and Big Ben has faired fairly well. The Niners have looked ok but they are 2-0. Manny Lawson injury hurts as the Defense has been there strong suit. Steelers 31 49ers 17

Arizona Cardinals (+7.5) @ Baltimore Ravens --- take CARDINALS---

The Ravens do not seem like the same team as last year. Ed Reed is still an animal but they just do not look like a unit to be feared. Yes they are still one of the best but I think they are on a decline. This game will come down to how well the Arizona O-line can play. Edge seems to have gained a step from last year and Matt Leinart if he has time, should be able to hit his big WRs. Ravens 23 Cardinals 21

St. Louis Rams (+4) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers --- take PUSH---

Jeff Garcia is a very good QB. He loves the long ball and Joey Galloway is a speedster. The defense is playing well and if Cadillac Williams is healthy the Bucs actually have a pretty nice team. Marc Bulger, Tory Holt, Stephen Jackson, not many teams have a 3 headed monster like that, unfortunately for them they will be 0-3 after three weeks. I find myself rooting for the Rams but I just don't see it. Bucs 28 Rams 24

Jacksonville Jaguars (+3.5) @ Denver Broncos --- take BRONCOS---

Jason Elam will finally get a day off. The Jags need to get some WR's, Garrard looks pretty good but has not true go to guy and I still could be wrong but I would not trade Amani Toomer for Maurice Jones-Drew well maybe I would but the point is, I think he was a 1 year wonder. Broncos 21 Jags 10

Cinncinatti Bengals (+3) @ Seattle Seahawks -- take SEAHAWKS --

This is the toughest game to pick for me. I do not know which Bengal team will show up. If they get a defense they will be very good as their Offense is one of if not the best in the league. Seahawks might be the team to win the NFC by seaon's end as Hasselback and Alexander look good so far. Today is a big game for the Hawks as it is on their home turf. Hawks 28 Bengals 24

Cleveland Browns (+3) @ Oakland "Daaaa" Raiders --take RAIDERS--

Derek Anderson is not that good. The Raiders have played fairly well but are 0-2. Today they get their first W of the season. I would love to see Daunte get under center to see what he has. I mean 3 years ago he was the #1 fantasy player. Maybe he still has some magic left. Raiders 23 Browns 7

Carolina Panthers (+4.5) @ Atlanta Falcons --- take PANTHERS---

I would love to see the Falcons go 0-16, the dog curse. Carolina will get back on track after a blowing a 14 point lead last week. I like the Panthers A LOT in this game. Panthers 38 Falcons 10

New York Giants (+4) @ Washington Redskins ---take GIANTS --

I think the Giants have a lot of good players but not a good team. Eli Manning finally looks like a QB to me and I think he will do well from here on out. They need to draft all Defensive players as their Offense is ok. The skins look impressive. Cambell needs to get a little more accurate but Betts and Portis are beasts in the backfield. The skins have a nice defense. Redskins 21 Giants 20

Dallas Cowboys (+3) @ Chicago Bears -- Take PUSH--

I hate the cowboys but they look really good on Offense. The Bears look really bad on offense. The cowboys look really bad on defense. The bears look really good on Defense. Most people say they would take a great d over a great o. Bears 17 Cowboys 14

Tennessee Titans (+4) @ New Orleans Saints --take SAINTS--

I like the Saints here a lot. I mean they can't lose at home to go 0-3 can they??? VY looks good but needs a WR. Untl then they will keep a lot of games close but not win. Saints 34 Titans 23

Week 4 - College Football

2007-09-22T10:35:00.001-04:00

I am finaly back and here to stay.....

This year I am going to give you my 10 Best Bets and then all the rest of the games, I am going to try and incorporate 1 over / under per week as well just because this is my blog and I can do what I want.

I posted my overal record against the spread from last year, lets see if I can get in the 60% range.

10. Over / Under Louisville @ Syracuse 67.5 --- take - OVER

Syracuse is God awful and so is Louisville's Defense. If Syracuse can muster 10 measly points then this should be a no brainer OVER. Washington and Illinois both scored over 40 against this team. I expect Louisville to have 40 at the half. I'm usually not big on over / under bets but this one will be OVER.

9. Arizona (+13.5) @ California --- take - CALIFORNIA

California's offense is explosive. And so is their Special Teams with 1st rounder Desean Jackson, who is a thrill to watch. Arizona is having a down year barely getting by New Mexico by 2 last week. Jackson should cover the spread by himself. Cal 42 Arizona 20.

8. Iowa (+8) @ Wisconsin ---- take - WISCONSIN

I know, I know Wisconsin has been barely winning against teams that they should be pounding and they have heard this as well. Camp Randall Stadium will be going crazy for this one as they know their team has a good shot of winning the Big 10 conference. Iowa is coming off a defeat by the in state foe Iowa State (15-13). Iowa has a strong strong Defense but that offense is horrendous. I expect this to be close at the half with Wisconsin dominating the 2nd half. Wisconsin 31 Iowa 13.

7. Penn State (-3) @ Michigan --- take - PENN STATE

Penn State has not won at the Big House in about a decade, which is almost half of my life. But anyway PSU fans have to be thrilled that Chad Henne is not starting this game as Buffalo threw all over them last week. PSU should come out throwing to establish a nasty running game with Kinlaw, Scott and Royster. Michigan's D has given up 167 yards rushing per game while PSU has given up 17 yards per game, now I know their opponents have not been the same other than Notre Dame, but this is PSU's year to win the Big 10 and it starts today. Penn State 27 Michigan 13.

6. Illinois (-2) @ Indiana --- take -- ILLIONOIS

Wow 3 Big 10 games in a row. This game will be won at the line of scrimmage. Illinois rushes for over 250 yards per game, while the hoosiers give up only 60 yards rushing per game. The atlethicism of Juice Williams will be too much for Indiana to handle. Illinois is on the rise and will show that they are no longer the bottom of the Big 10. Illinois 37 Indiana 21.

5. Clemson (-7.5) @ N. C. State --- take --- CLEMSON

I hate taking so many away teams, but what can you do. I have always loved the passing game, today I am focusing on rushing and there may not be a better combination in the country (arkansas, wvu) then what Clemson has going down in Death Valley. So far this year they have been successful throwing the ball as teams are stacking the line to stop the rush. N.C. State has had a problem with turnovers and I expect that to continue to today with Clemon's ferocious pass rush. Clemson 31 N.C. State 17

4. Air Force (+13.5) @ BYU --- take -- AIR FORCE

This is my first underdog pick and I am falling into a trap. BYU lost to a Tulsa team that got pounded last night although it was agaisnt Oklahoma 55-47 and lost to UCLA 27-17. Meanwhile, Air Force beat TCU 20-17 and won at Utah 20-12. This is the same Utah team that beat UCLA last week 44-6, something just doesn't smell right here but numbers don't lie or do they? Air Force 24 BYU 21

3. Troy State (-9.5) @ Louisiana-Lafayette ---take---TROY

The Men of Troy have played surpringsly well against Arkansas and Florid and man handled Oklahoma State last week 41-23. Troy is all about the passing game and look for them to have over 400 yards in the air. No way La-Lafayette is better then the Cowboys of Okie State. I must put out a disclaimer that it may be raining in LA today, but go with it anyway. Troy 38 La Lafayette 17.

2. Oregon (-18) @ Stanford --- take --- OREGON

Oregon in my opinion is the nubmer 2 Pac-10 team behind USC and their team is clicking on all cylinders, meanwhile, Stanford has to be one of the worst temas in the Pac-10. Oregon went into the Big House and physically dominated a physical Big 10 team in Michigan and slowed Houston's high powered offense to 27 points. Meanwhile Stanford got spanked by UCLA 45-17, expect the same today. Oregon 52 Stanford 24.

1. Iowa State (-3.5) @ Toledo -- take --- IOWA STATE

Toledo has to be one of the worst Defense's in the country, giving up 52, 52 and 45 to Purdue, Central Michigan and Kansas. Oh and they give up over 500 yards per game. NOT GOOD. Iowa State's offense has yet to get on track but do have a solid D giving up 23, 24, and 13 points to Kent State Northern Iowa and Iowa. I'm not saying Iowa State is a great team, but I see them pulling this one off and scoring around 35 points. Iowa State 35 Toledo 24.

The Rest:
Syracuse (+37) 17 Louisville 63
Kent St (-2.5) 24 Akron 21
Georgia Tech (-4.5) 31 Virginia 20
Temple (+21.5) 13 Bowling Green 42
ECU (+25) 14 WVU 45
UNC (+13.5) 17 So. Fla 34
Ball St (+24.5) 10 Nebraska 42
Florida (-24.5) 38 Mississippi 13
Duke (+14.5) 20 Navy 28
Army (+27.5) 13 BC 38
Wyoming (-4.5) 28 Ohio 21
Miami Oh (+13) 14 Colorado 31
Northwestern (+24.5) 14 Ohio State 38
TT (-6.5) 42 Ok St. 28
Michigan St (-11) 28 ND 13
Memphis (+7) 17 C. Florida 27
Maryland (+4) 24 Wake Forest 31
S. Carolina (+18.5) 20 LSU 38
Col St (+7) 20 Houston 35
No. Ill (+13.5) 23 Idaho 28
Baylor (-3) 28 Buffalo 21
Kentucky (+7) 28 Arkansas 31
N.M. St. (+16.5) 13 Auburn 42
Uconn (+9.5) 13 Pitt 24
Rice (+28) 17 Texas 42
Florida Atl (-7) 31 N. Texas 10
Arkansas St (+20) 17 Tenn 38
Marshall (+24.5) 13 Cinncy 45
Georgia (+3.5) 21 Alabama 31
Wash St (+25) 20 USC 49
San Jose St (+3.5) 20 Utah St. 31
SMU (+24) 10 TCU 35
Purdue (-14.5) 38 Minnesota 20
Utah (-8) 31 UNLV 13
Oregon St (+12) 27 Arizona State 42
Wash (+6.5) 31 UCLA 28

Who is Gonna Win???? 5 methods to the madness

2007-03-12T14:11:00.000-04:00

I think there are 5 ways to determine who will win:::

1. let the 1 and 2 seeds win and pick the rest out of a hat
FINAL FOUR ----- FLORIDA over Pitt, BOSTON COLLEGE over memphis WINNER - BOSTON COLLEGE

2. same as above but flip a coin instead of picking out of the hat
FINAL FOUR ----- BUTLER over Indiana, WASHINGTON STATE over L'ville WINNER - WASHINGTON STATE

3. pick the bracket according to the seeds (boring - No upsets)
FINAL FOUR ---- FLORIDA over Kansas, OHIO STATE over North Carolina WINNER - FLORIDA

4. let someone who has no clue about college basketball pick
5. analyze the games and pick yourself

Today I am going to go w/ methods 1 and 2 (((3 is self explanatory))) and 4 and 5 will be done before thursday

1. Pick out da hat method

Southwest --- The only surprise w/ this method was Winthrop making the sweet 16 and a mild upset of GT over UNLV. Florida comes out on top of Wisconsin to make it to the final four.

Florida over Jacksonville St
Arizona over Purdue
Butler over Old Dominion
Maryland over Davidson

Winthrop over Notre Dame
Oregon over Miami (OH)
Georgia Tech over UNLV
Wisconsin over Tam CC

Round 2
Florida over Arizona
Maryland over Butler

Winthrop over Oregon
Wisconsin over GT

Round 3
Florida over Maryland
Wisconsin over Winthrop

Round 4
Florida over Wisconsin

WEST -- 12 seed Illinois makes its way into the sweet 16 but gets ousted by the Jayhawks. Pittsburgh finally wins a few games and makes it into the Final Four.

Round 1
Kansas over play in winner
Villanova over Kentucky
Illinois over Virginia Tech
So. Illinois over Holy Cross

Virginia Commonweath over Duke
Pittsburgh over Wright St.
Indiana over Gonzaga
Ucla over Weber St

Round 2
Kansas over Villanova
Illinois over So. Illinois

Pittsburgh over VA Commonwealth
Ucla over Indiana

Round 3
Kansas over Illinois
Pittsburgh over UCLA

Round 4
Pittsburgh over Kansas

EAST --- What a wild ride this would be with the 7 and 8 seeds making the elite 8 with Boston College advancing into the Final Four

Round 1
UNC over E Kentucky
Marquette over Michigan St
USC over Arkansas
Texas over New Mexico St

George Wash over Vanderbilt
Oral Roberts over Washington St
Boston College over Texas Tech
Georgetown over Belmont

Round 2
Marquette over UNC
Texas over USC

Oral Roberts over George Washington
Boston College over G-Town

Round 3
Marquette over Texas
Boston College over Oral Roberts

Round 4
Boston College over Marquette

SOUTH --- another regoin another 1 seed not making it to the final 4 and the tigers of Memphis advance

Round 1
Ohio St over CC St
BYU over Xavier
Long Beach St over Tennessee
Virginia over Albany

Stanford over Louisville
Texas A&M over Penn
Creighton over Nevada
Memphis over North Texas

Round 2
BYU over Ohio St
Virginia over Long Beach St

Texas A&M over Stanford
Memphis over creighton

Round 3
Virginia over Byu
Memphis over A&M

Round 4
Memphis over Virginia

final four
Florida over Pitt
BC over Memphis

BOSTON COLLEGE --- Pick Out Da Hat Champs

FLIPPING OF THE COIN
(for space sake I am going to just start in round 2, I think everyone will be smart enough to realize who won the first round games )

Midwest --- rep'd by Butler
Florida over Arizona
Butler over Maryland

Winthrop over Oregon
Wisconsin over Georgia Tech

round 3
Butler over Florida
Winthrop over Wisconsin

round 4
Butler over Winthrop

West -- rep'd by Indiana
Villanova over Kansas
Holy Cross over Illinois

VCU over Wright St
Indiana over UCLA

round 3
Holy Cross over Villanova
Indiana over VCU

round 4
Indiana over Holy Cross

East -- rep'd by Washington State
UNC over Michigan St
Arkansas over Texas

Washington St over George Washington
Georgetown over Boston College

round 3
UNC over Arkansas
Wash St over Georgetown

round 4
Wash St over UNC

South -- rep'd by Louisvlle
Byu over Ohio State
Virginia over Long Beach St

Louisville over Penn
Nevada over Memphis

round 3
Virginia over BUY
Louisville over Nevada

round 4
Louisville over Virginia

FINAL FOUR
Butler over Indiana
Washington State over Louisville

WASHINGTON STATE --- flip da coin champs

Super Bowl

2007-02-04T10:05:00.000-05:00

Man I can't wait to watch some of those commercials... Not going to lie, I miss the Bud Bowls... Not looking forward to the halftime show with Prince... Maybe i'll flip on over to the animal planet and watch the Dog/Cat halftime show... Prince is just too freaky for me... I still think he is Micheal Jackson's uncle... Wonder where Tom and Gisel will be watching the game at?

Anyway --- the forecast is calling for wind and rain, could make things interesting. I am thinking that bad weather would have to favor the Bears as they are an outside team and play in the elements, but hey it's not like these guys have never played in bad weather before.

Manning over Rex (go gators)

Addai/Rhoades over Benson/Jones

Harrison/Wayne over Muhammed/BB

Dallas over Desmond

Colt o-line over Bears o-line

On offensive I give al the matchups to the colts....The only one that is arguable is the RB situation but I like what Rhoades has been doing to teams in the 2nd half...Althoug, the weather does favor the phsyical Benson / Jones combo

Colts d-line over Bears d-line

Bears linebackers over Colts linebackers

d-backs are a toss up

Special Teams -- -edge to the Bears and not just b/c of Devin Hester... If this game would come down to a 50 yard field goal I'm not so sure Adam Vinny has the leg for it...he is money inside 50 w/ his accuracy but for long field goals I give the edge to Mr. Gould

1st Quarter
Colts - Vinaterri 39 yard field goal

Colts - Vinaterri 29 yard field goal

2nd Quarter
Bears - Benson 4 yard run TD

Colts - Manning to Clark 27 yard pass TD

Bears - Gould 45 yard field goal

Colts - Manning to Harrison 9 yard pass TD

HALFTIME -- Colts 20 Bears 10

3rd Quarter
Bears - Gould 39 yard field goal (20-13)

Colts - Vinnaterri 39 yard field goal (23-13)

4th Quarter
Bears - Gould 44 yard field goal (23-16)

Colts - Rhoades 39 yard run (30-16)

COLTS 30 bears 16

Manning finally wins one

NFL FINAL 4

2007-01-21T00:29:00.000-05:00

Well I've had a good run so far in the playoffs lets continue.....

∆ N'ORLEAN SAINTS (+2) v. CHICAGO DA'BEARS

Well the saints did the best that they could to try and blow the game with REGGIE fumbling late in the 4th quarter, while the Bears offense came alive and REX looked good.

The saints have a lot more firepower than the bears and to be honest I would like to see them lose in the superbowl to Peyton but thats neither here nor there......I look for this game to be won in the first quarter if Rex can get the deep ball going early then the Bears should easily be able to run on the saints who looked awful on D against the e-a-g-l-e-s.

Robbie Gould won't need to kick one to win this one.

saints 17 BEARS 24

∆ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (+3) v. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

The maybe everyone's been waiting for...whoever wins this game will be your superbowl winner and that my friends will be the colts.

Yes Peyton has played poorly this post-season, but he can have another bad game. No way will Peyton lose this game. First of all the colts will welcome the Pats to throw 50 times like they did last week and 2nd Maroney isn't getting the ball enough for the Pats run game to be effective...maybe that will change on game day.

The colts defense looks like the best thing since sliced bread, I think they will come back to earth a little bit this game but I also think Peyton will step it up.

Tom Brady --wow-- first Bridgette now Gisel.... well as least you two can go to the virgin islands and watch the superbowl on the satellite

pats 17 COLTS 31

NFL - Elite 8

2007-01-12T13:59:00.000-05:00

2007 NFL -------------- ELITE 8 --------

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (+5.5) v. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

The eagles to me just aren't that good. They are missing pro bowlers Donovan McNabb, Jevon Kearse and Lito Shepard. But can the rookie tandum of Bush / Colston bet a group of veterans. Yes they can I expect 130 total yards from REGGIE and 300 from Brees. I think this will be a good game with the SIZZZZaints taking control half way through the 3rd sort of like the Pats /Jets game.

eagles 17 SAINTS 31

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (+4.5) v. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS

This seems to be the biggest game of the weekend according to most so called experts and polls. If I had any "marbles" I would take the chargers by 13. They averaged over 30 points a game this year. So whats stopping me from taking them? The patriots defense. No one talks about them but they average giving up only 13.8 points a game. Tom Brady needs to control the ball I think think the Pats need to run a little more with the combination of Dillon, Maroney, Faulk and Evans.

This could be an ugly game if the chargers D and Rivers come to play.

PATRIOTS 24 chargers 20

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (+4) v. BALTIMORE RAVENS

Maybe its just because I hate the ravens, but I really like the colts in this game. Peyton is too good to have another poor performance and I like the combination of the Colts #2 pass defense v. air mcnair. The colts run defense is ranked like 100, but with a healthy d-line and bob sanders they are much better than the numbers show. And I have become a big fan of the combination rb's Addai and Rhoades.

Peyton with 3 tds

COLTS 27 ravens 16

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (+8.5) v. CHICAGO "DA" BEARS

Another game, still no "marbles." Something about this seahawk team. I really want to pick them to win. Hasselback and Alexander could have a big game but I'm going to go w/ the Bears defense and the foot of my boy Robbie Gould. The weather is supposed to be nasty and so will the Bears defense. I think the bears wil run a lot and keep the score close.

SEAHAWKS 13 Bears 20

CONGRATULATIONS

2007-01-09T11:54:00.000-05:00

2006 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

FLORIDA GATORS

GO GATORS !!!!!!

2007-01-08T14:12:00.000-05:00

GO GATORS
2006 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

FLORIDA GATORS (+7) v. OHIO STATE BUCKEYES OVER / UNDER 47

Florida will win this game (period). Troy Smith will find a way to lose as the florida gator secondary will pick him off twice. What scares me about Florida is its field goal kicker but I expect him to have a good game connecting on all field goals under 38 yards.

Chris Leak is probably the ultimate x-factor in this game as he sometimes looks shaky but he is a 4 year starter and will be ready for his biggest test.

NCAA football swamp style

FLORIDA 31 ohio state 20

Freshman Tim Tebow will be a key to Florida's victory tonight. Look for tebow to have a passing touchdown similiar to what he did against LSU above.

The steve smith of NCAA football Percy Harvin will be Florida's biggest run threat I expect to see a fake reverse to him hitting dallas baker in the endzone.

Maybe the best defensive player this year reminds me a little of Polamalu, Reggie Nelson will make some NFL team happy next year when he is drafted. Remember how good LSU looked against notre dame? yea well Florida held those tigers to only 10 points.

3 games today

2007-01-07T12:38:00.000-05:00

well picked both winners in the wild care games Loved how the cowboys lost HAHAHAHA

JETS (+9) v. PATRIOTS

This game will be over early the Pats will run run run all over the jets and then set up the play action pass and Brady will end up w/ 2 td passes. I think the jets are the worst team in the playoffs.

jets 13 Pats 38

GIANTS (+7) v EAGLES

I'm glad to see Jeff Garcia doing well, 1. b/c I like him and 2. b/c I hate McNabb.... anyway If I'm the giants I make sure I put someone on westbrook he is there only true threat although stallworth has played well Madison should be able to cover him. Tiki Tiki Tiki all eyes will be on him and thats why everyone will be talking about how good Eli looked after this game. Should be a great game.

Giants 28 Eagles 21

ncaa

Ohio (+6) v. So. Miss

So. Miss is a much much better team and played a tough non-conference schedule including a respectable showing against the Gators.

ohio 17 So. Miss 27

Wild Wild card

2007-01-06T01:02:00.000-05:00

1 NCAA game to get out of the way

WESTERN MICHIGAN (+7) v. CINNCY OVER / UNDER 42

This could be a close game but Cinncy has the edge in that they played a tough tough schedule...but let's not forget that W. mich only lost to FSU by 8 earlier this year.... who care cinncy was one play away from beating ohio state.

Cinncy 31 W. Mich 20 OVER

NFL

Chiefs (+7) v. Colts

I still think its Peyton's year and i'm tired of hearing about the defense concerns...what concerns me for the chiefs is how bad trent green is....they should have stuck with damon huard.....Peyton will have a 4 td day and the colts will triumph...the winner of this game is who I will be rooting for the rest of the way but it will be the colts over the giants (like I said at the beginning of the year)

chiefs 17 COLTS 31

Cowgirls (-3) v. Seahawks

The cowgirls are playing terrible but they are not a team to take lightly at any given moment TO may decide to actually catch the ball...haha just kidding...we all know he only caches 67 percent of the passes thrown his way. All kidding aside look for seattle to run a lot earlier and then expose roy williams to his terrible pass coverage. Should be a close one with seattle getting the edge for playing at home.

cowgirls 20 Hawks 24

super bowl Colts 31 Giants 20

WF v. Lville

2007-01-02T19:54:00.000-05:00

tonight's game

WAKE FOREST (+10) v. LOUISVILLE 53.5 OVER / UNDER

Should be a good game with WF's defense going against L'ville's offense...L'ville will score, the question is whether or not WF can score enough to keep up w L'vlle. They need to keep the game close and not fall behind.

WAKE FOREST 31 louisville 28

2007-01-01T10:17:00.000-05:00

my head hurts so here are the winners

PSU (+4.5) 23 Tennessee 21 ...... morelli will do enough to win (OVER)

AUBURN (-2.5) 28 nebraska 17 ... auburn is tough (UNDER)

OKLAHOMA (-7) 35 boise state 21 .. (over)

ARKANSAS (-2.5) 27 wisconsin 13 (under)

USC (+2) 31 michigan 28 (over)

GEORGIA TECH (+10) 24 Wvu 31

nfl

2006-12-30T18:42:00.000-05:00

the last week of the nfl -- i'm not doing my normal color scheme just giving the score and a brief reason for the pick

Steelers (+6) 27 Bengals 24....the bengals will have a bad snap to end the game and the steelers will reign supreme again next year

Detroit (+12.5) 17 Dallas 27 ... Dallas will win just not by 12.5

Houston (-5) 28 Cleveland 13 ... derek anderson should not be a starter and neither should be charles frye

Kansas City (+2.5) 20 Jags 17 ... Jags would have been scary in the playoffs but their not making it and not winning in arrowhead.

St. Lou (-3) 28 Vikings 17 ... Bulger is the man not Tavaris

Saints (-3) 24 Panthers 20 ... Saints will end the season with a win

Jets (-11.5) 24 Raiders 10 ... Raider fans will be happy the year is over and will be ordering their brady quinn jerseys

Seattle (+3) 27 bucs 16 ... bucs are better but not gonna beat seattle's backups

New England (+3) 28 Tenn 13 ... Young finally has a bad day

Buffalo (+9.5) 17 Ravens 24 .. Baltimore will win but buffalo will score a late td to cover

Indy (-9) 31 Miami 17 ... peyton will have a field day

Atlanta (+8.5) 20 Eagles 23 .. vick needs to change positions and the EAGLES are better than the cowgirls haha

San Francisco (+10) 20 Denver 23 .. I hate cutler and hope the niners pull off the win

Zona (+14.5) 24 Chargers 21 .. what an upset

Green bay (+3) 35 bears 0 .. Favre for president

saturdays action

2006-12-30T10:51:00.000-05:00

MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL
NAVY (+7) v. BOSTON COLLEGE 47
Navy hasn't beat a single good team all year and they have lost by at least 17 against those teams. Boston College in an easy one

navy 13 BOSTON COLLEGE 31 UNDER

ALAMO BOWL
IOWA (+9) v. TEXAS 53.5
This is an interesting matchup as texas has been stumbling and Iowa has underachieved all year. I think drew tate will keep this one close.

IOWA 20 texas 24 UNDER

PEACH BOWL
VIRGINIA TECH (-3) v. GEORGIA 37.5
you will see the best defense in the country in virginia tech go up against a freshman qb. I know GA has had some big wins to end the year but not against VT.

VIRGINIA TECH 27 georgia 17 OVER

NFL
GIANTS (-2.5) v. REDSKINS 42.5

the giants have too much talent not to beat the skins. TIKI 127 yards 2 scores.

GIANTS 28 skins 20 OVER

FRIDAYS ACTION

2006-12-29T10:36:00.000-05:00

I finally lost some games, 2 in fact, but hey I didn't plan on being 10-2 at this point anyway so I'll take it.

MUSIC CITY BOWL
KENTUCKY (+10) v. CLEMSON 57.5

Kentucky has some impressive wins but they give up over 150 yards a game on the ground and thats all Clemson does (run run run) and clemson is filled with stars on Defense. This should be a laugher.

kentucky 17 CLEMSON 35 UNDER

SUN BOWL
MISSORUI (+3.5) v. #25 OREGON STATE 52.5

mizzou is an up and down team this year while oregon state has looked impressive ever since their USC victory. You can go wrong when going with the Beavers.

missouri 24 OREGON STATE 35 OVER

LIBERTY BOWL
HOUSTON (+5.5) v. SOUTH CAROLINA 56

The ole ball coach will have something fun up his sleeve for this game. Houston like a&m was only 8 points away from going undefeated but like A&M will lose in the bowl game.

houston 20 SOUTH CAROLINA 31

INSIGHT.COM BOWL
MINNESOTA (+7) v. TEXAS TECH 65.5

This is an interesting matchup and wouldn't be surprised if the gophers get blown out nor would I be surprised if minnesota won. I'm going w/ TT for now.

minnesota 27 TEXAS TECH 35 UNDER

CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL
PURDUE (-1) v. MARYLAND 53.5

The terps struggled to end the year as did the boilermakers. I'm thinking the terps defense will be enough to win a tight one.

purdue 27 MARYLAND 28 OVER

Bowls 12/26 -12/28

2006-12-26T10:02:00.000-05:00

welp. so far so good in the bowl games 7-0 in games and 5-2 in over / unders ... i'll probably end up 7-25 but hey its been fun so far....

Tuesday 12/26

MIDDLE TN ST (+7.5) v. CENTRAL MICHIGAN (51 OVER / UNDER)

The chippewas have played a much tougher schedule than MD TN ST and it should benefit their explosive freshman QB. Central Michigan scores at will today.

mid tn st 17 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 31 UNDER

Wednesday 12/27

UCLA (-3) v. FLORIDA STATE (39 OVER / UNDER)

UCLA may have had the biggest win of the year in ending USC's title hopes and boy did they look good on Defense. The problem for the bruins is that FSU's defense is just as good if not better and FSU with Drew Weatherford has a better offense. UCLA is like a 1980's rock band that had a 1 hit wonder (USC).
I hate FSU but they will win.

ucla 17 FSU 23 OVER

Thursday 12/28

OKLAHOMA ST (-2) v. ALABAMA (51 OVER / UNDER)

Oklahoma St has a much much much better offense and the nation of alabama football is in a state of shock with no one wanting to coach down there. All the signs point to picking ok st but my mom got a tide pen in her stocking and I think santa was trying to tell me something. Roll Tide

ok state 23 ALABAMA 24 UNDER

KANSAS ST (+7) v. #20 RUTGERS (45 OVER / UNDER)

Rutgers will come out running and K st struggles against the run. It was a nice year for the scarlet knights and they will end it on a big win against a tough kst team.

k st 17 RUTGERS 27 UNDER

#19 TEXAS A&M (+4) v. #22 CALIFORNIA (53 OVER / UNDER)

texas a&m just crushed texas while Cal struggled against a one win stanford team. A&M is only 6 points away from being undefeated and are a very very good team.

TEXAS A&M 28 cal 21 UNDER

NFL week 15

2006-12-23T00:35:00.000-05:00

I'm trying something new and going to do my picks in order from least confident to most confident......good luck to all and MERRY CHRISTMAS

The pats are for real and Tom Brady is going to have a nice day passing against the Jags. My picks obviously have some bias i.e. eagles over the cowgirls but hey there are getting 7 so they can cover....... onto week(end) of week 15

15. EAGLES (+7) @ COWBOYS

I'm surprised we haven't heard a T.O. suicide attempt in dallas as he was left off the Pro Bowl roster. Hey T.O. that's what happens when you LEAD the league in dropped passes. He is like Adam Dunn hits a lot of homeruns but strikes out way too often. Jeff Garcia looks like he is back in San Fran and the eagles D is coming alive at the right time.

EAGLES 20 cowboys 17

14. JETS (+2.5) @ DOLPHINS

j-e-t-s jets jets jets will find a way to lose in Miami. The dolphins D is unbelievable, but they don't have an offense....what a boring xmas game.

JETS 16 dolphins 17

13. TITANS (+4.5) @ BILLS

The titans have put together a nice string of victories but I'm still not a believer but I do believe in the bills D and Lee Evans going deep. The titans will keep it close to cover but this time VY will not get it done.

TITANS 13 bills 17

12. CARDINALS (+4) 49ERS

Frank Gore has played beyond expectations and so has Matty Leinart. But even more impressively is how well the 49ers Defense has played throughout the year. The 49ers Alex Smith is getting better week by week and will hit Vernon Davis from 12 yards out with 19 seconds left to win this game.

CARDINALS 21 49ers 24

11. CHARGERS (-4.5) @ SEAHAWKS

Seahawks are doing their best to not make the playoffs but a miserable forecast in Seattle could be what the doctor ordered. They will do a lot of running in the 1st half to set up play action and attack a young chargers secondary. They won't lose at home as they will stack the line and hold LT to ONLY 118.

chargers 24 SEAHAWKS 27

10. BENGALS (+3) @ BRONCOS

Chalk me up as a non-J Cutler believer. I just don't see him being able to beat a Bengals team fighting for its playoff life. Unless of course the possible Palmer injuries are true then I would definitely take Denver but until then Bengals will roll into over and out of Denver.

BENGALS 27 broncos 16

9. SAINTS (+3) @ GIANTS

Not sure if anyone can figure out these giants other than they have had way too many injuries this year. And how bout the saints losing to the skins. hmm.. Eli plays like big bro in this one.

saints 20 GIANTS 31

8. RAVENS (+3.5) @ STEELERS (((I'LL BE AT THIS GAME)))

The steels got embarrassed in bmore, but have been on fire ever since. McNair is hurt and the ravens will have trouble running the ball with Polamalu coming back to help with the run. The steelers will win this game as they always split w/ the ravens and big ben will be protected (no more than 2 sacks).

ravens 13 STEELERS 20

7. PANTHERS (+6.5) @ FALCONS

The panthers v. dolphins in the superbowl? come on SportsIllustrated. I love their website but i stopped reading the magazine b/c of craziness like this. I at least had a team that will be in the playoff Colts v. Giants. Vick I hope you leave hot lanta so Matt Schaub can start. And weinke your not good.

panthers 17 FALCONS 24

6. BEARS (-5.5) @ LIONS

Rex has played better lately and the lions have a suspect pass Defense. I'm still baffled as to how Detroit's offense has played throughout the year but they will have to pass a lot and Chicago will light up Kitna like a christmas tree.
BEARS 27 lions 17

5. BUCCANEERS (+4) @ BROWNS
After this game bucs fans will be wondering why tim rattay didn't start sooner and will forget about chris simms. Rattay threw for 3 tds against da bears last week and we will see a glimpse of the old buc D against Jason Wright and Derek Anderson. Who are they you say. Cleveland's starting RB and QB.

BUCS 20 browns 10

4. COLTS (-9) @ TEXANS

The only bright spots for the Texans are Andre Johnson and Demeco Ryans. The colts have a bright spot in every position will be a good game for fantasy players with Colt players....look for Ricky Proehl to have a TD

COLTS 35 texans 13

3. PATRIOTS (+3.5) @ JAGUARS

Fred Taylor is out for the year and David Gerrard has seemed to be out for the year. Maurice Jones-Drew has been a stud but he is banged up as well. Tom Brady is newly single and will continue an impressive drive toward the playoffs and will clinch the AFC east.

PATS 20 jags 13

2. CHIEFS (-7) @ RAIDERS

F'ing NFL network. You make me go to a bar to watch the game which is a) too smoky and b) can get expensive. But thats ok since this will only be a game until LJ's second touchdown. The Raiders pass D is unbelievable but the chiefs don't pass they run and LJ will come close to 200 yards and 3 tds.

CHIEFS 28 radiers 13

1. REDSKINS (+2) @ RAMS

The rams are for real too bad they bad a lot of mediocre games in the middle of the season. Bulger - Jackson - Holt - Bruce are all offensive powerhouses and on the turf they shine. The skins played well against the saints but hey even a broken clock is right twice a day.

skins 13 RAMS 34

NFL Thursday Night Game

2006-12-21T12:09:00.000-05:00

Tonight's game in the NFL features good ole Brett Favre v. Tarvaris Jackson at Lambeau Field.

hmmmm.........

this isn't a hard one to take.

VIKINGS (+3.5) @ PACKERS

Favre will be on fire. GO PACK.

minnesota 10 GREEN BAY 27

Bowl Game up until XMAS

2006-12-21T11:49:00.000-05:00

part II of the bowl season will cover all games up til Xmas.

12/21/06

LAS VEGAS BOWL
OREGON (+3) v. #21 BYU O/U 62

The first good matchup of the bowl season. BYU is a better team. Jim McMahon would be proud.

oregon 24 BYU 31 UNDER

12/22/06

NEW ORLEANS BOWL
RICE (-4.5) v. TROY O/U 53

I've been going w/ Troy all year and since rice lost by 45 to FSU and Troy only lost by 7, i might as well stick with it.

rice 28 TROY 27 OVER

PAPA JOHNS BOWL
SOUTH FLORIDA (-5) v. ECU O/U 43

The pizza bowl, should be a competitive game but So. Fla. has a lot of talent and should beat the pirates.

SO FLA 27 ecu 17 OVER

12/23/06

NEW MEXICO BOWL
NEW MEXICO (-3.5) v. SAN JOSE STATE O/U 48.5

New Mexico has the advantage of playing at home but San Jose St is the cinderalla of 2006 (along w/ WF) so I'll go w/ Jeffrey Garcia's alma mater.

new mexico 14 SAN JOSE ST 28 UNDER

ARMED FORCES BOWL
TULSA (+1) v. UTAH O/U 49.5

These teams seem very similiar on paper but if you look who they actually plaeyd the Utes had a much tougher schedule and it will show.

tulsa 24 UTAH 34 OVER

12/24/06

HAWAII BOWL
ARIZONA STATE (+6.5) v. HAWAII O/U 73.5

The rainbows are at home and will be scoring at will. This is my pre xmas TOP PICK. Hawaii has too much fire power.

arizona state 27 HAWAII 45 UNDER

Bowl Season Begins Tonight

2006-12-19T14:57:00.000-05:00

POINT SET AHHH BOWL rankings for teams are MY RANKINGS

I just love the names of some of these bowl games----too bad they weren't sponsoring the playoffs which would be unbelievable. Division IAA (called something different now) just had a 32 team playoff system w/ no problems 2 teams play 15 games 4 play 14 8 play 13 16 play 12 and 32 play 11 ----- ITS DOABLE

anyway I'm just going to pick the first game for now but I will have a simulated 32 playoff system just for fun later on.

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 7-5 (+12.5) @ #18 TCU 10-2 O/U 47

TCU is the better team which should be obvious by the records and spread, but after having a few weeks off its hard to tell how a team will come out and play. So. Ill likes to run run run w/ Garrett Wolfe but the Horned Frogs (great name) make their living stopping the run giving up only 60 some odd yards a game. TCU should win this one easily. Key word being should.

So. Ill 17 TCU 31 over 48

the rest of week 15

2006-12-16T13:41:00.000-05:00

no time for comments just going to give you the winners

Atlanta (+4)

Jets (+3.5)

Baltimoe (-12.5)

New England (-11)

Buffalo (-1)

Pitt (-2.5)

New Orleans (-10)

JACKSONVILLE (-3.5)

Chicago (-13.5)

Green Bay (-3.5)

ARIZONA (+3)

ST. LOUIS (+2.5)

Kansas City (+9)

Indy (-3)

WEEK 15 - thursdays game only

2006-12-14T17:12:00.000-05:00

Well I am going on about 5 hours sleep this week and my picks could get crazy

For now, I'm only picking the Thursday Night game will do the rest either later tonight or tomorrow due to time constraints.

49ERS (+10.5) @ SEATTLE

Both of these teams games they should have won last week, but Seattle is pretty much a sure thing at home against the niners, who always play them close but rarely ever win in Washington.

Look for Gore to get the ball often as Alex Smith as been struggling and Alexander will continue to progress as the Hawks head into the Playoffs.

49ers 17 Seahawks 23

NFL WEEK 14

2006-12-06T23:33:00.000-05:00

WEEK 14 is upon us and I am smack dap in the middle of my finals so I'll get right to the picks

BROWNS (+7) @ PICKSBURG

The Steelers are without half of their team but with Derek Anderson starting for the Browns I don't see them hitting double digits and make Willie can get back on track for the Burgh.

Cleveland 9 STEELERS 24

BALTIMORE (+3) @ KANSAS CITY

If Kansas City can find some sort of defense then I think they will beat the Ravens. I don't know if they can stop anyone after their poor performance against Derek Anderson.

BALTIMORE 23 kansas city 17

ATLANTA (-3) @ TAMPA BAY

I now hate Tampa Bay, who the hell gets a field gaol with 10 seconds left so they don't get shutout. What they didn't want their feelings hurt by getting shut out 2 weeks in a row. They are horrible.

ATLANTA 28 tampa 0

MINNESOTA (+1.5) @ DETROIT top 3 pick

There is a good chance Tavaris Jackson will be making his first career start against the Lions, who look fairly good last week in New England. Thats enough for me

vikings 14 DETROIT 24

TENNESSEE (+1.5) @ HOUSTON

While I think the texans have better players David Carr only threw for 40 som odd yards agains the raiderzzz; however ron dayne looked good running the ball. I'll take the points and watch vince do his thing. Rod Bironas to hit a 66 yarder to win and set a new NFL record.

TITANS 20 texans 17

GIANTS (NO LINE) @ PANTHERS

It looks like Chris Weinke may get the call for the panthers and who knows maybe thats the spart they need but I'm going to stick with my Giants since I predicted an all Manning Super Bowl this year. come on Eli get your sh$t together.

GIANTS 27 panthers 13

INDIANAPOLIS (-2) @ JACKSONVILLE top 3 pick

Indy has lost 2 games this year and both times Petyon has played poorly. Peyton never plays bad back to back and look for them to go deep attacking the Jags aggressive secondary.

COLTS 27 jags 17

PHILADELPHIA (-2) @ WASHINGTON

I just don't think the combination of Jason "soup" Campbell and Ladell "I like big" Betts can overcome the savy veteran Garcia and Westbrook. And with every week, I'm still waiting for the Eagles defense to show up.

Eagles 17 skins 10

OAKLAND (+11) @ CINCY

Sorry you had to waste a good defense year Oakland, but your entire offense inlcuding your kicker is horrendous and Cinncy is must be butta cuz they are on a r-o-l-l.

oakland 9 CINNCY 31

NEW ENGLAND (-3.5) @ MIAMI top 3 pick

Miami blew their playoff hopes last week against the Jags and I think they will be dragging their feet in this game, while the Pats are still playing for home field advantage.

PATS 24 fins 17

GREEN BAY (+4.5) @ SANTA CLARA

I'm proud of the way the 49ers have played this year, the one thing w/ the pack attack is you never know when Favre and Green might show up and dominate. Too bad the Packers D is horrendous and Favre it's time to hang it up big guy.

packers 20 49ERS 27

SEATTLE (-3) @ ARIZONA

Call me crazy but right now Seattle is looking like the best in the NFC. Alexander and Hasselback should have a great game against the cards and seattle's secondary will step it up to cover boldin and fitz.

HAWKS 28 cards 20

BUFFALO (+4) @ JETS

JETS looked good at lambeau last week and I think they will continue their march this week.

BILLS 21 jets 24

DENVER (+7.5) @ CHARGERS

why did you bench Plummer for Cutler? I have no idea, yea jake is up and down but at this point in time he's your only hope.

denver 14 whale's vagina 24

N'OR LEANS (+6.5) @ COWGIRLS

Romo had a lot of bad passes last week, but he does remind somewhat of troy aikman who I did like (ain't nothing finer than a pipeliner---troy's dad was a pipeliner) anyway, the cowgirls are going to win this won a Martin field goal.

SAINTS 23 cowgirls 24

CHICAGO (-6.5) @ RAMS

I reallly wanna pick the upset but rams are just to inconsistent , well rex is too but at least they have a defense and devin hester.

bears 21 RAMS 17

NFL WEEK 13

2006-11-30T11:29:00.000-05:00

WEEK 13 IN THE NFL gets started early on thursday night with a chance for the Ravens to clinch the NFC North title and a spot in the playoffs. I hate the Ravens. Moving on, yes I am officially axing the Steelers from the playoffs and hoping we get a solid top 12 pick. Ben there's always next year.

Ok...lets just get to it.

Thursday November 30, 2006 ( I turn 24 today, thank you)

RAVENS (+3) @ BENGALS

It's my Birthday and there is no way God will ruin my day with a Ravens win. Come on Bungals. I like watching CJ play as he is entertaining. This is a good mid week matchup and the Bengals are on fire as are the Ravens. Should be a good one.

Ravens 17 Bengals 21

MINNESOTA (+9) @ DA BEARS

The bears played sloppy football last week and a trip home will be just what the doctor ordered. The vikings blew there chance to win in the Dome and will feel the wrath of Urlacher. Da Bears in a easy one.

Vikings 13 Bears 24

ARIZONA (+6.5) @ ST. LOUIS

All of a sudden Bulger cannot pass, not sure what is going on with that but I have a feeling things will change at home this week. Cards only ran the ball 6 times last week or something like that and Lion's Hart had over 400 yards passing. This should be a good offensive show with the Rams ending up on top.

Cards 20 Rams 31

INDY (-7.5) @ TITANS PICK OF THE WEEK

What a line. Colts by a touchdown and a 2 point conversion. They will cover that in every quarter of this game. I like this Game A LOT. Vince will struggle against the Colts secondary who gets Bob Sanders back.

Colts 35 Titans 14

SAN FRANCISCO (+7) @ SAINTS

If this game was in SF I would pick them to cover as their D is playing unbelievable but I don't think anyone can stop Mr. Brees at this moment in time with or without Marques Colston who may be back. My players of the year so far are Brees and Gore.

49ers 17 Saints 28

ATLANTA (+2) @ REDSKINS TOP 3 PICK OF THE WEEK

The skins in my opinion were lucky to win last week against the Panthers. The falcons are an up and down team and I think Vick will be looking to make up for his middle finger salute. It's good that they are on the road this week. But in any event Matt Schaub should be the Falcons QB. my prediction is he will be if mora ever leaves.

Falcons 24 Redskins 20

KANSAS CITY (-5) @ CLEVELAND TOP 3 PICK

Gotta love the Browns. Week in and week out you can count on them to not cover the spread and thats why I love this game again. A high powered offense should be even better this week with a healthy Gonzalez and Trent's 3rd game back. LJ 31 carries 187 yards 2 tds. thank you.

Chiefs 38 Browns 13

DETROIT (+13.5) @ NEW ENGLAND

NE beat the Bears but it was ugly. Detroit got killed by the Dolphins and that was ugly as well. I think they should throw to Roy Williams at least 20 times a game if they want a chance to win this year. I like the Lions team but obviously something needs to change.

Lions 17 New England 24

SAN DIEGO (-6) @ BUFFALO

This game just missed being one of my top picks as the chargers get Merriman and Castillo back on the defensive side of the ball and since LT is playing the offense will be just fine whether he is running passing or throwing the ball. I love you LJ but I wish I would have picked LT instead.

Chargers 28 Bills 16

JETS (-2) @ PACKERS

Come on Brett you should have won at Seattle but I do put a lot of that on the Coach with some horrible decisons he made in the 1st half. The jets are a better team this year but Brett will win one at lambeau this week.

Jets 20 Packers 21

JACKSONVILLE (PICK) @ MIAMI

I like the suit Del Rio but not Jacksonville on the Road. Just too inconsistent and Miami is my darkhorse to make playoffs even though Ronnie is hurt he wasn't doing much when he was healthy. Joey needs to protect the ball.

Jax 17 Dolphins 20

HOUSTON (+3) @ RAIDERS

The raiders should win this game but I'm sure they will find a way to lose. The Raiders D has played well all year and I think they will dissapoint this week unless they can get to Carr early and often he may have a 400 yard type game.

Texans 24 Raiders 16

TAMPA BAY (+7.5) @ STEELERS

Both teams got shutout last week.

TB 12 Steelers 20

DALLAS (-3.5) @ GIANTS

I think Dallas will represent the NFC in the super bowl, at least at this point in time but for whatever reason Eli has success against the boys. Giants in a nail biter.

Cowboys 23 Giants 24

SEATTLE (+3.5) @ DENVER

Yet another game that came close to my top 3 for the week. Does vegas really think that Cutler can beat the defending NFC championship team that has a healthy Alexander back? I don't.

Seattle 24 Broncos 20

CAROLINA (-3) @ EAGLES

The eagles are nothing without mcnabb. If Delhomme doesn't win this week then I think its about time the Panthers call Jake the Snake.

PANTHERS 31 Eagles 20

The Final Week (NCAA)

2006-11-27T23:05:00.000-05:00

Well it's the final week of NCAA football at least until the Bowl Season Starts on December 20. There are only 13 games on the slate but there are some Biggies, 3 major conference championship games and a chance for USC to clinch a spot in the BS game (yes I am bitter)

I'll start with the Big 3 ----

BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

NEBRASKA (+3.5) v. OKLAHOMA

This should be a great game with a "trick-play" minded offense in Nebraska and a gritty Oklahoma team who has overcome a lot. I just think Oklahoma's D will be enough for the win.

Nebraska 20 Oklahoma 24

SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

ARKANSAS (+3) v. FLORIDA

I think Arkansas may be feeling bad for themselves after the loss last week to LSU, and Florida will be fired up knowing they still have a 10 % chance of being in the title game. I heard on PTI today how Florida doesn't run up the score like they use to and this hurts the Gators in the polls, Florida isn't the team they use to be in that they now rely more on their Defense, which is one of the best in the country.

Arkansas 17 Florida 28

ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

WAKE FOREST (+3) v. GEORGIA TECH

I don't know what to think of GT, they seem to never utilize their best player Calvin Johnson and there D goes from one of the best to mediocre every other week. Wake Forest was impressive in College Park last week and I think its their year

WF 24 GT 21

The rest of the games:

OHIO (+3) @ CENTRAL MICHIGAN - MAC CHAMPIONSHIP

I like Ohio in this game mainly because of how these two teams have been playing to end the year. Should be a close game.

Ohio 27 C. Mich 23

SO. MISS (+4.5) @ HOUSTON - CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIP

This is an interesting line as So Miss has already beat Houston 31-27 this year. I think So Miss could lose this game but I'll go Favre-style.

So. Miss 28 Houston 24

RUTGERS (+8) @ WVU TOP PICK

WVU averages over 300 yards rushing and only give up around 50 yards rushing a game, thats enough for me as Rutgers has no pass offense. WVU will dominate in Morgantown.

Rutgers 20 WVU 38

ARMY (+20.5) @ NAVY

Navy averages 333 yards rushing and army gives up a lot of yards rushing. Navy should have a field day.

Army 13 Navy 42

LA. TECH (+10) @ NEW MEXICO ST

both teams played well last week and I like la tech getting 10.

La Tech 27 NM St 24

STANFORD (+28) @ CALIFORNIA

Cal's offensive has been missing in the last few weeks and altough stanford is 1-10 they are a 'decent' team. Cal could cover but i'll take the 28.

Stanford 13 Cal 38

USC (+13.5) @ UCLA

This is my PLEASE GOD LET UCLA WIN game of the week. Can ucla win? yes they are playing well and are at home. USC however is on a roll and are poised to play Ohio St in the BS final game but you can be sure I'll be pulling for ucla.

USC 21 ucla 24

AIR FORCE (+17) @ TCU

AF runs and TCU stops the run we will see which one is better and I think TCU will have enough Fire Power to win by 20.

AF 17 TCU 37

FRESNO ST (+4) @ SAN JOSE ST

Fresno St went from the top to the bottom quickly and SJ St has had an impressive year.

Fresno State 20 San Jose St 31

UCONN (+27) @ LOUISVILLE

This is a big line and it should be as L'ville is an offensive powerhouse, however I don't think they will win by 27.

uconn 20 L'ville 42

COLORADO ST (-3) @ SD ST TOP PICK

The rams are having a down year but come on they are better than 3 points against Marshall's old team.

Col St 35 SD ST 14

OREGON ST (+7.5) @ HAWAII TOP PICK

Oregon st has played 2 teams similar to Hawaii and they lost 42-13 to boise state and 41-14 to Cal, how did they beat USC is the true question Hawaii will dominate.

Oregon State 24 Hawaii 45

LA MONROE (-3) @ LA LAFAYETTE

who cares.

monroe 23 lafayette 24

TROY (-12) @ FLA INT'L TOP PICK of the week

fla int'l may be one of the worst team ever at 0-11 they are averaging less than a TD a game. For the second week in a row Fla Int'l is involved in my Pick of the Week.

Troy 31 Fla Int'l 10

NFL Playoff Prediction

2006-11-26T23:02:00.000-05:00

AFC seeds
1. Indy 14-2
2. Patriots 12-4
3. Chargers 12-4
4. Ravens 11-5
5. Chiefs 10-6
6. Dolphins 9-7

1st round:

Chargers 24 Dolphins 13

Chiefs 21 Ravens 20

2nd Round

Indy 35 Chiefs 20

Chargers 27 Pats 21

AFC Championship

Colts 31 Chargers 24

NFC
1. Bears 13-3
2. Seahawks 10-6
3. Dallas 10-6
4. Saints 10-6
5. Panthers 9-7
6. Rams 9-7

1st Round:

Dallas 28 Rams 20

Saints 24 Panthers 17

2nd Round:

Saints 20 Bears 13

Cowboys 24 Seahawks 20

NFC Championship:

Cowboys 28 Saints 24

SUPER BOWL

Colts 31 Cowboys 24

NFL WEEK 12

2006-11-22T00:51:00.000-05:00

DA NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE --- TURKEY STYLE

There are 2 constants in my NFL picks... 1. I will have a picture of Chad Johnson, the best WR in the game and 2. I will make some bad picks, but hopefully that chances this week. I feel like there are a lot of 'easy' games this week which really scares me. O well

ONTO DA PICKS

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2006 HAPPY TURKEY DAY

MIAMI (-3) @ DETROIT

Miami was extremely lucky to win last week but luck is all you need (just look at the Ravens), Detroit continues to dissapoint me so I cannot pick them although they could show up at anytime and offensively dominate.

Miami 21 Detroit 17

TAMPA BAY (+11) @ DALLAS

Dallas may be the best team in the NFL plus I love Tony Romo now that I found out he is knocking boots with Jessica "Plata-my-puss" Simpson.

And lets not forget the cowgirls ---- Go TO T- TERRY O-OWEN haha

Tampa 13 Dallas 27

DENVER (+1) @ KANSAS CITY

I think its mandatory to blow leads against SD (denver, pittsburgh, cinncy) but K.C. won't blow their lead with LJ carrying the ball 30+ times. Look for Trent to have success on play-action passes as the Denver D is aggressive. Also, look for the snake to help win the game for KC.

Denver 20 KC 24

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 26, 2006

JACKSONVILLE (-3) @ BUFFALO

The nfl is crazy you never know which 'team' will show up. I gotta go with Jacksonville but Buffalo has the tools to beat them.

Jax 20 Buffalo 13

HOUSTON (+6) @ J-E-T-S

Everyone is calling out Chad Pennington but lets not forget how well he played at the beggining to get the Jets where they are. Houston you blew it against Buffalo, can't take ya today.

Texans 17 Jets 24

BLITZBURGH (+3) @ RAVENS

I'm excited for this game and you will probably see me run across the field naked with www.xfactor.blogspot.com written on my ass...well actually it won't fit but anyway COME ON PITTSBURGH. Dear Ben, please scramble and don't try to force any passes and Bill stop putting Holmes back to return the ball, thanks guys and good luck.

Pittsburgh 23 Ravens 17

CINNCY (-3) @ CLEVELAND PICK OF THE WEEK

Palmer to Johnson it will happen 8 times for 139 yards and 2 scores in a laugher.

Bengals 31 Browns 14

CARDINALS (+6) @ MINNESOTA TOP 3 PICK

Vikings have fallen apart but they win at home and will win this week.

Cards 13 Vikings 28

SANTA CLARA (+5.5) @ ST LOUIS

How bout those 49ers in the playoff hunt, if I had any balls I would take them this week but I think it will be hard to stop St. Louis 2 weeks in a row.

Santa Clara 20 St. Louis 21

NEW ORLEANS (+3) @ ATLANTA

It's obvious that vick is nothing more than a fast guy with a cannon, not a winner, not a QB but Fast Guy / Cannon. Brees' arm may fall off after this game is over i say he will have 410 yards passing.

NO 28 ATL 17

CAROLINA (-4.5) @ WASHINGTON TOP 3 PICK

The panthers are for real..believe. Washington will be lucky to get past mid-field other than on special teams. Maybe next year D.C.

Panthers 23 Skins 6

OAKLAND (NOT ENOUGH OR +13.5) @ SAN DIEGO

I hope the chargers wear powder blue this game, just because.

Oakland 10 Chargers 30

CHICAGO (+3) @ NEW ENGLAND

Apparently everyone was wrong thinking that Brady was hurt. Rex could throw 3 tds or 3 ints, he needs to be more conistant and know when to go for it all, I think he will be a good QB for many years but NE won't lose again at home, will they?

Chicago 17 NE 21

LITTLE GIANTS (-3) @ TENNESSEE

This is a fool's line as the Giants are clearly better than the Titans, I know they haven't it shown it lately but just Trust Me they are.

Giants 27 Titans 14

PHILLY (+9) @ INDY

I'm tired of hearing "its good to lose a game or better to lose now rather than later or blah blah blah" losing is never good not even in scrabble, clue or monopoly. Indy will dominate the Donovan-less eagles.

Philly 13 Indy 30

GREEN BAY ( NO LINE YET ) @ SEATTLE

well there is no line at the moment but seattle is struggling luckily they get the pack w/ an injured favre.

GB 14 Seattle 27

NCAA Week 13 (saturday's games)

2006-11-21T23:55:00.000-05:00

FOR TUESDAY'S, THURSDAY'S AND FRIDAY'S PICKS SEE PREVIOUS POST

SO. FLA. (+20.5) @ WVU

WVU has an unreal running game and they will run run run.

So Fla 13 WVU 35

KANSAS (+7) @ MISSOURI

Wow missouri really fell apart and Kansas has gotten good.

Kansas 27 Mizzou 23

UNC (-7) @ DUKE

Duke you SUCK, UNC is better in basketball and football.

UNC 24 Duke 10

FLORIDA (-9.5) @ FSU

Go Gators! they need an impressive win to stay in the BCS picture and they will do just that when they get 4 starters back this week.

Fla. 31 FSU 10

CINNCY (-3.5) @ UCONN

Cinncy took down the not so might rutgers, good enough for me.

Cinncy 27 uconn 17

VA (+17) @ VT

VT may have the best defense in the country. VA has a solid d but no o. Should be around 17 point spread though.

VA 10 VT 34

SO. CAROLINA (+5.5) @ CLEMSON TOP 10 GAME TO TAKE

Spurrier is wanted by everyone, maybe he should get out now.

So. Carolina 17 Clemson 28

KENTUCKY (+19) @ TENNESSEE

Tennessee is a different team when Ainge is healthy they should dominate but its fun watching KY's QB.

Ky 13 Ten 38

MISS ST (+3) @ MISS

Should be a good game but the thing is no one outside of mississippi cares.

Mississippi State 21 Mississippi 27

SAN DIEGO ST (+10) @ NEW MEXICO TOP 10 GAME TO TAKE

I reall like this game. New Mexico is tough.

SD St 17 New Mexico 42

OKLAHOMA (-6) @ OKLAHOMA ST TOP TEN PICK

Oklahoma has the best offensive line in the NCAA, they lose player after player yet get better and better. I'm on the "bandwagon" go sooners!

Oklahoma 31 Oklahoma State 23

NEW MEXICO ST (-6.5) @ UTAH STATE TOP TEN PICK

This is a big mismatch and New Mexico St will R-O-L-L.

NM ST 35 Utah St 14

BYU (-10.5) @ UTAH

For the people that don't know this should be a fun game to watch and a good one. I say we all should have multiple wives (or not)

BYU 35 Utah 24

L'VILLE (-11.5) @ PITT

Pitt you Stink. Show me what your working with Brian Brohm.

Lville 42 Pitt 21

GT (+2) @ GEORGIA

Calvin Johnson please play for the Steelers.

GT 24 Georgia 20

TROY STATE (+8.5) @ MID TEN ST

Troy State you are killing me. Mid Ten St leads the conference and you will see why.

Troy State 13 Mid Tn St 28

BOISE STATE (-3) @ NEVADA

Boise State could lose their 1st game this weekend, but I think their QB is just too good for the Wolfpack.

Bo St 35 Nevada 28

SAN JOSE STATE (-7) @ IDAHO

Ok.............

SJ St 31 Idaho 21

ARK STATE (+5) @ UL LAF

another one?....

Ark St 24 La Laf 21

AZ ST (+3.5) @ ARIZONA

Not sure what to think about this game other than Arizona snapped its fingers and got good somehow.

Az St 24 Arizona 28

ECU (+3) @ NC STATE

NC STATE has lost 150 games straight ok maybe 5 but still you get the point that they need a win.

ECU 17 NC St 28

TCU (-9.5) @ COLORADO STATE TOP TEN PICK

LT went to TCU. Bradlee Van Pelt went to Colorado State. Enough Said.

TCU 28 Colorado State 13

FLA INT (+5) @ FLA ATL love this game

Rarely does international win at anything and I live close to the Atlantic. Sorry about that Fla Atl is a much better team.

Fla Int 9 Fla Atl 28

NORTH TEXAS (+7) @ LA MONROE

I guess it was a man law to bet against the Mean Green but I can still pick them to lose right?

NT 20 La Mon 24

WAKE FOREST (+1) @ MARYLAND

Pitiful attempts last week by both teams. come on. This should be a good game and there is a lot on the line.

WF 21 MD 24

NOTRE DAME (+7) @ USC GAME OF THE WEEK PART 2

Dear Charlie, please stop eating cream cheese bagels you are fat. But he can coach.

ND 34 USC 24

MEMPHIS (+11.5) @ UTEP

UTEP is much better when I am using them in PS2, but Memphis hasn't won a game.

Memphis 17 UTEP 35

PURDUE (+17) @ HAWAII

I will be interested in seeing if the Big 10 Purdue can stop the Hawaii pass attack. Nothing says to me that they can but they are in the Big 10

Purdue 17 Hawaii 38

NCAA week 13 (tuesday and friday games)

2006-11-20T21:21:00.000-05:00

I Feel like this week could be a Slam Dunk. I had fun picking all the games last week so lets do it again and Happy Thanksgiving to all 7 or so people that read this thing. I went a respectable 57% on picking the winners last week and this weeks goal is 64%, y 64%? y not.

I am extremely worried that Florida could lose to FSU, but I'm hopin Urban gets the offense in high gear. I hate Charlie Weiss, but I'm hoping ND can beat USC at the coliseum. Actually, I hope USC wins and then lose to UCLA, but enough of my hopes and dreams. Let's Get To It!

Picks are for Entertainment Only, but if you go to Vegas and use my picks good luck.

Tuesday November 21, 2006

BOWLING GREEN (+6) @ TOLEDO

This is a fairly even matchup with both teams coming in at 4-7. BG has lost 4 straight and hell why not make it 5. TOLEDO

BG 17 Toledo 27

Thursday November 23, 2006 TURKEY DAY

BOSTON COLLEGE (-4) @ MIAMI TOP 10 PICK

Convict U. lost to Virginia, geez o wheez what has happened to the U. Well, they suck thats what happened. BC is on the verge of winning the ACC (only becuase VT won't make it to the championship game) and I think they will handely beat the U.

BC 28 Miami 17

Friday November 24, 2006

NORTHERN ILLINOIS (-7.5) @ EASTERN MICHIGAN PICK OF THE WEEK

Well No. Ill. lost their starting qb last week but E. Mich does give up almost 200 yards rushing a game and Garret Wolfe averages around 160 a game. I like these stats a lot.

No. Ill 38 E. Mich 17

OHIO (-3) @ MIAMI (OHIO) TOP 10 PICK

This game baffles me, what is vegas thinking on these MAC spreads. Ohio is clearly the top of the mac and Miami is at the bottom. I feel like a kid in a candy store on allowance day.

Ohio 24 Miami 13

KENT STATE (+3.5) @ BALL STATE

I like the home team in this game they have a better offense.

Kent State 17 Ball State 28

TEXAS A&M (+13.5) @ TEXAS UPSET OF THE WEEK

The "x-factor" in this game is how healty is McCoy? And what was up with Texas' Defense in the Kansas State loss? Texas A&M has 3 losses by a total of 6 points. I like the Aggies in this one.

Texas A&M 31 Texas 28

CENTRAL MICHIGAN (-16.5) @ BUFFALO

Buffalo is obviously terrible but the question is will they lose by 16.5? I guess they will.

Central Mich 34 Buffalo 14

LSU (PICK) @ ARKANSAS GAME OF THE WEEK PART I

I think LSU has the better team in this game but I hope Arkansas pulls this one out. LSU has a stronger offense but tend to give the ball away. This should be a great game.

LSU 20 Arkansas 21

TULANE (+16.5) @ TULSA

Tulsa is a better team but have put together a string of losses while Tulane's D won them a 10-9 victory last week, I say take the points.

Tulane 20 Tulsa 30

WESTERN MICHIGAN (+2) @ AKRON

Western Michigan was one touchdown away from beating FSU last week and have played better than Akron this year (i feel like i'm taking too many away teams)

WM 24 Akron 10

COLORADO (+15) @ NEBRASKA

Nebraska will win this game but Colorado will keep it close.

Colorado 14 Nebraska 23

OREGON (+3) @ OREGON STATE

I really want to pick Oregon but Oregon State has been on fire and Oregon hasn't won at Org state in over 10 years.

Oregon 17 Oregon State 28

AIR FORCE (-10.5) @ UNLV

Unlv is a bad bad team. Air Force should 'cruise' to victory.

AF 31 Unlv 13

FRESNO STATE (-12) @ LOUISANA TECH TOP 10 PICK

La. Tech is an offensive cordinator's dream.

Fresno State 42 La Tech 17

REMATCH ? maybe

2006-11-20T13:55:00.000-05:00

THERE IS NO REASON FOR A RE-MATCH

The score was 42-39. This game was supposed to be a match-up of 2 tough defenses. They didn't get the memo, as it was score after score.

Michigan had zero turnovers and Ohio State had 3 and yet Ohio State still won, winning the Big Ten and an automatic birth to the BCS game.

In my opinion a 1-loss Florida, Arkansas or USC deserves their shot at Ohio State before Michigan get another crack.

Why USC?

They have lost only once all year and that was to Oregon State. As of late they have been dominate. They beat Nebraska, possible Big 12 champ, killed Arkansas, possible SEC Champ, and other notable foes. Plus they still have a games against Notre Dame and UCLA.

Not USC!

They lost to Oregon State, out of all the 1 loss teams USC is the only team to get beat by a team not ranked in the top 20. Plus they had numerous close calls against lower Pac 10 teams, Arizona, Wash, Wash St. Furthermore, aren't you tired of seeing USC going for the title?

Why Arkansas?

They are the possible SEC champs, which is far and above the toughest conference from top to bottom this year. Their only loss to date was in their first game of the year. They are the "cinderalla team" this year in the NCAA coming out of nowhere to be in the top 5.

Not Arkansas!

They have only beat 2 ranked teams all year, Tennessee and Auburn, but they have a chance to beat two top 10 teams to end the year LSU and Florida. They got pounded by USC 50-14, do we really want a team that lost by 36 playing for the title?

Why Notre Dame?

Notre Dame fans are everywhere and every game is on tv and it would boost tv ratings. They only have one loss and that was a turnover ridden game against Michigan. They have a chance to show how good they are agianst USC at the Coliseum this saturday.

Not Notre Dame!

They got hammered at their own field 47-21 (again a 26 point loss in the final game?) Notre Dame only beat 1 team currently ranked in the top 25, Georgia Tech. And out of all the 1 loss teams in contention they have by far the worst defense.

Why Florida?

Possible SEC champs (toughest division this year). Florida has a charismatic Freshman in Tim Tebow that could possibley be an "x-factor" in the BCS game and have a wide fan base boosting tv ratings. Their only loss is to Auburn which involved a controversial call as Florida was drving for the win.

Not Florida!

Florida only has 2 wins over top 25 teams, but they still have Florida State and Arkansas. Florida has played some close games which voters are used to the fun and gun thrashings (which hurts them in the polls) but have given up only 12 touchdowns all year.

MY SOLUTION

ARKANSAS - their only way in is to beat LSU, Florida and have Notre Dame beat USC

Notre Dame - not gettting in, if they beat USC, Michigan or Florida or Arkansas will get in over them mainly because ND can't jump over Michigan because they got pounded by them.

Michigan - may get in no matter what but they are hoping for USC and Florida losses.

USC - beat Notre Dame and UCLA, hope for a Florida loss but may get in w/o a Florida loss

Florida - beat FSU / Arkansas (by 17 or more), hope USC losses or looks bad winning.

I think that if USC or FLORIDA or ARKANSAS wins out they should jump MICHIGAN, if all 3 lose then I am ok with a rematch.

I think the best matchup would be OHIO STATE V. FLORIDA. Florida has all kinds of speed on defense and would make a good match up for T. Smith. Ohio State D is better than Florida's O but as I said Tebow could be an "x-factor."

Either way I say we need a Playoff System.

IMAGINE

1. Ohio State
8. Boise State 1. Ohio State 38 - 17

4. USC
5. Notre Dame 5. Notre Dame 28 - 24 1. Ohio State 24 - 21

3. Florida
6. Arkansas 3. Florida 20-14 3. Florida 28 - 27

2. Michigan
7. West Virginia 7. WVU 31-27 3. Florida 27 - 17

I can see it now ----- yummy

Thee NFL week 11

2006-11-15T14:30:00.000-05:00

FOR ENTERTAINMENT ONLY

OAKLAND (+9.5) @ KANSAS CITY TOP 5 PICK OF THE WEEK

Randy Moss is seen here trying his best to catch the ball. Unfortunately he isn't "focused" enough to catch the ball.

The Raiders "D" is for real but the Offense is so horrible that it allows the other team to score 14 points.

Oakland 13 Chiefs 35

CINCINATTI (+3.5) @ NEW ORLEANS

Well I was right in predicting that ocho cinco would have a good game but what the heck happened to the Bungals D?

They should be ashamed of themselves.

The saints are licking their chops and unless the Bengals D steps it up they are in trouble.

I think turnovers will decide this game.

Bengals 27 Saints 30

PITTSBURGH (-3.5) @ CLEVELAND TOP 5 PICK OF THE WEEK

YAY Pittsburgh finally won. Ben looked good and Fast Willie had 2 plus 70 yard runs.

I'm a little worried about my man T.P. (polamalu) who suffered his 6th concussion last week. Yeah I did say 6th. I think he should rest up for a week to make sure he doesn't do serious damage.

Anway I'm glad we have the 2 games left agains the Dawg Pound.

Steelers 28 Browns 13

TENNESSEE (+13) @ PHILADELPHIA

I think that Donovan is waving to his mom for a clip in an upcoming Soup Commercial.

At least the Eagles, my lock of last week, delivered for me in thrashing the hopeless Redskins.

Titans --> Blew IT

Eagles will Dominate this game.

Titans 14 Eagles 38

ATLANTA (+4) @ BALTIMORE

Ray Lewis is a scary man. By the way where was Ray Lewis when Joey Porter got shot? I'm not saying, i'm just saying (sorry Hummer)

Anyway I usually have an I HOPE pick each week and this is mine.

The Ravens who I think are not as good as the record shows is better than the Falcons.

Please Mike Vick run wild or do something I know you know that you are not a QB but pretend for a week. thanks.

Falcons 24 Ravens 20

ST. LOUIS (+6.5) @ CAROLINA

I'm not going to lie I'm picking Carolina. This means that the Rams are going to win. At least thats how it has worked for the past 10 weeks or so it seems.

Tory Holt and Steve Smith should give fans a fun show.

Rams 20 Carolina 30

BUFFALO (+2.5) @ HOUSTON

Buffalo almost pulled of the upset w/o Willis and Houston swept Jacksonville for the year. I have a feeling that Houston is going to be in the playoffs next year or the year after.

Andre Johnson is a constant in the Fantasy World this year unlike last. 9 catches 123 yards 2 tds

Buffalo 17 Houston 27

NEW ENGLAND (-6) @ GREEN BAY

I really don't know what to think about this game. Favre is streaky well I should say his O-line is streaky and the Pats have unanswered questiosn surrounding the status of Mr. Tom Brady.

I may change this pick but as of right now I think the Pats are in a free fall.

Pats 20 Packers 21

WASHINGTON (+3) @ TAMPA BAY TOP 5 PICK OF THE WEEK

The Bucs Defense looked good for most of the Monday night game.

The skins are "hurting" as Portis is out for the year and Jason Campbell makes his first career start on the road. I think we will see a lot of Betts / Duckett.

Washington 10 Bucs 20

CHICAGO (-7) @ N.Y. JETS

They jets looked good against the Pats and are playing well this year.

I'm not picking against the Bears in this game although I think the Jets could beat them.

Bears 24 Jets 16

MINNESOTA (+3.5) @ MIAMI TOP 5 PICK FOR THE WEEK

The Dolphins secret weapons can be seen below.

Joey H and Ronnie B are playing much better as of late and the Vikings always find a way to lose. I like Brad Johnson and all but he needs to go if the Vikes want to compete.

Vikings 13 Fins 23

DETROIT (+2.5) @ ARIZONA

2 Teams with a lot of offensive weapons that stink. Kitna is better than Leinart.

Lions 27 Cards 20

SEATTLE (-3.5)@ SAN Francisco

Frank Gore is an animal. Hopefully his head is ok to play this weekend.

Senecca Wallace had done a great job and the 49ers defense has been playing unbelievable.

GO niners!

Seattle 17 49ers 20

INDY (-1.5) @ DALLAS PICK OF THE WEEK

I can't believe some people are taking Tony Romo over Peyton Manning. Yeah I agree that Romo has looked good and I am impressed but come on. The colts will throw all over the cowboys. Roy williams cannot cover, great run defender but cannot cover.

INDY 34 Cowboys 17

SAN DIEGO (+2.5) @ DENVER

This game could decide the AFC West and when I think 2 teams are even I take the Home Team. The Broncos have a tough D that could slow down LT and Philip "a Rivers runs through it" needs to look away from Champ Bailey.

Jake will do enough to win.

Chargers 20 Broncos 27

N.Y. GIANTS (+3) @ JACKSONVILLE

Two teams playing Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde. Jax lose 2 to Houston at least the Gmen played da bears. I still think the GMen are an elite team.

Giants 24 Jax 17

NCAA week 12 (every game)

2006-11-13T14:07:00.000-05:00

What A WEEK for the "DOG"

I sometimes forget how much I love Football. Well this past week was crazy and no not because the Steelers actually won.

Upsets were rampant on Saturday and I'm sure we will see more this week.

Because the craziness I decided to be crazy and pick every football game being played this week. (Wish me luck) TOP 10 GAME TO TAKE OR PICK OF THE WEEK = 10 best "bets"

PICKS ARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT ONLY

Tuesday Nov. 14

Ball State (+4.5) @ Toledo

Ball State gave Michigan a scare but are 3-7 on the year. Toledo 4-6, has won 2 straight and have been playing well. But Ball State did almost beat Michigan.

Ball State 21 Toledo 20

Wednesday Nov. 15

Miami (0h) (+4) @ Bowling Green

Miami only has 1 win but have 4 losses within 3 points. BG has lost 3 straight. Flip a coin.

Miami (OH) 27 Bowling Green 34

Thursday Nov. 16

Akron (+5) @ Ohio

Ohio is going to win the MAC, but I think this is a game they could lose. Akron is an up and down team and on a 2 game winning streak they played PSU tough and beat NC State earlies this year. Look for this game to be close.

Akron 20 Ohio 17

West Virginia (-12) @ Pitt

"Backyard Brawl" I would love to see Tyler Palko finally have a decent game and I think Pitt has a solid defense but they just aren't playing up to their ability as they lost to South Florida and Connecticut. Better luck next year Pitt.

WVU 35 Pitt 21

Friday Nov. 17

E. Michigan (+12.5) @ Kent State

E. Michigan is another 1 win team that usually keeps their games close while Kent State has been playing horrible as of late.

E. Michigan 17 Kent State 28

C. Michigan (-3.5) @ No. Illinois

This game will come down to whether or not the Chippewas can stop RB Garrett Wolfe and for whatever reason I think he will get around 200 yards.

C. Mich 24 No. Illionois 27

Saturday Nov. 18

Buffalo (+38) @ Wisconsin

Number of games Buffalo lost by 38 or more points 1. Number of games Wisconsin has won by 38 or more points 0.

Buffalo 7 Wisconsion 42

Connecticut (+1.5) @ Syracuse

10 years ago Syracuse would win this game by 35 or more but this isn't 10 years ago.

UCONN 31 Syracuse 20

Iowa (+3) @ Minnesota TOP 10 GAME TO TAKE

What happened to IOWA this year? I like Drew Tate and I think he will have a field day in the Dome. I think this game will have a lot of points scored.

Iowa 42 Minnesota 28

Indiana (+10) @ Purdue

Indiana has lost 3 of their last 4 games by a combined 109 points.

Indiana 17 Purdue 35

NC State (-4) @ UNC TOP 10 GAME TO TAKE

I expect this to be an offensive struggle with N.C. State getting the ball rolling in the 2nd half. UNC is terrible and Butch will have his work cut out for him.

N.C State 31 UNC 10

Oklahoma (-20.5) @ Baylor

20 is a lot of points but Oklahoma has a defense good enough to hold Baylor to 10 points so I'll continue to go with the Sooners.

Oklahoma 38 Baylor 10

Michigan St. (+17) @ Penn State

Ever since the ND debacle Mich St. has been on a downward roll and it will continue this week. I will be at this game watching the PSU defense dominate.

Michigan State 13 Penn State 31

Miami (-3) @ Virginia TOP 10 GAME TO TAKE

It was nice watching Convicut U lose to Maryland. Miami is 5-5 but all 5 losses have been relatively close and all 5 losses were to teams ranked in the top 25 at the time they played them. Virginia has a good Defense but a lack luster Offense.

Convicts 27 Virginia 13

Maryland (+7) @ Boston College

I am getting use to seeing the above scene as MD continues to beat good team after good team. I will be surprised if they go to BC and win.

Maryland 20 BC 23

Temple (+32) @ Navy

The mid-shipmen will destroy Temple but by how much?

Temple 13 Navy 38

Tennessee (-8.5) @ Vanderbilt TOP 10 GAME TO TAKE

Vandy is a decent team and play games relatively close however, Tennessee is looking to take their frustration out on someone and that will be Vandy.

Tennessee 31 Vandy 17

Mid Tn St (+15.5) @ South Carolina

Mid Ten is a good small school team but Spurrier will have the offense going after a near win at Florida.

Mid Tn St 10 S Carolina 34

Illinois (-2.5) @ Northwestern

This is a tough game to pick as Illinois has been played PSU, Ohio St and Wisconsin very close and you have NW who 2 weeks ago beat Iowa 21-7. I guess we I'll go with the home team.

Illinois 23 NW 24

La. Monroe (+19) @ Kentucky

Ky gives up a lot of points and scores a lot of points. I think their QB will have 5 TDS this game.

La Monroe 17 Kentucky 42

Duke (+27) @ Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech should easily cover this spread but for whatever reason they sparcely use Calvin Johnson. They only scored 7 against UNC.

Duke 10 Georgia Tech 35

Western Michigan (+16) @ Florida State TOP 10 PICK OF THE WEEK

Western Michigan is a decent team but FSU was embarassed last week and will be looking to punish someone.

West. Mich 10 FSU 38

Missouri (-14.5) @ Iowa State

2 teams that have lost 7 of their last 8 games. Chase Daniels will get back on track against the Cyclones.

Missouri 31 Iowa State 14

Houston (-16.5) @ Memphis

This game pits the best and the worst of Conference USA and I think they are seperated by more than 16.5 points. Houston's QB will be drafted in the first 3 rounds of the draft and he will show you why.

Houston 45 Memphis 17

Oklahoma State (+6) @ Texas Tech

These two teams score and score and score. I'll go with the home team.

Oklahoma State 34 Texas Tech 42

Army (+32) @ Notre Dame

32 points is a lot and Notre Dame will probably cover but I'm going to take the points.

Army 13 Notre Dame 42

Arkansas (-14.5) @ Mississppi State

I don't know why but I really want to pick Mississsippi State to win this game. Arkansas has played unbelievable lately but got crushed earlier in the year and beat vandy by 2 and alabama by 1 while Mississippi State is coming off a win at Alabama.

Arkansas 27 Mississippi State 17

Utah State (+37.5) @ Boise State

Utah State 12 touchdowns scored 43 given up. Boise State 47 touchdowns scored 20 given up.

HMMMM.....

Utah State 7 Boise State 56

ECU (-2.5) @ Rice

Both teams are on a 4 game win streak but ECU has a much better defense so I'm going with the D.

ECU 24 Rice 20

Tulsa (-6.5) @ SMU

Tulsa has played well all year until Rice put up 41 last week. But things happen.

Tulsa 38 SMU 28

Michigan (+7) @ Ohio St. THE BCS SEMI-FINAL GAME

Chad Henne, Mario Manningham, Steve Breaston, Mike Hart (4) against........

Troy Smith, Ted Ginn Jr., Antonio Pittman (3)

According to my math 4 v. 3 in favor of Michigan but then I guess you can add 1 for Home Field Advantage which makes it 4-4

Ohio State probably will win this game but for whatever reason, call it a gut feeling, I'm going with Michigan.

Michigan 24 Ohio State 17

Oregon St (-14.5) @ Stanford

Oregon St was chugging along with a 4 game win streak w/ wins over USC and Arizona then UCLA pounded them and Stanford won for the 1st time in 10 tries last week.

Oregon St 34 Stanford 17

Auburn (-3) @ Alabama TOP 10 GAME TO TAKE

I think this will be a tough battle between the two teams with Auburn scoring a late Touchdown.

Auburn 24 Alabama 13

Arizona (+13) @ Oregon

Oregon hasn't been the same team with Brady Leaf at the helm and Arizona is coming off a great win but lets not forget they had 4 turnovers given to them by Cal.

Arizona 20 Oregon 27

Kansas St (+2) @ Kansas TOP 10 GAME TO TAKE

Thank you Kansas State for beating Texas. How can I go against them? I can't

KST. 30 Kansas 23

New Mexico (+26.5) @ BYU

BYU scores a lot of points but New Mexico has not lost by 24 or more all year. There is a 1st for everything.

New Mexico 17 BYU 45

San Diego St (+17.5) @ TCU

TCU is a much better team I don't see them scoring a lot of points but the ? is whether SDST will score any points.

SDST 9 TCU 31

Wyoming (-10.5) @ UNLV TOP 10 GAME TO TAKE

how many 1-9 teams are there? Add UNLV to that list.

Wyoming 31 Unlv 13

UTEP (+3) @ Marshall

Jordan Palmer, carson's bro, holds a special place in my heart.

UTEP 27 Marshall 21

Idaho (+10) @ Fresno State TOP 10 GAME TO TAKE

Both of these teams like to give up a lot of points.

Idaho 24 Fresno 38

Washington (+8.5) @ Washington State

both of these teams have fallen apart. it's almost sad

Wash 23 Wash St 34

Virginia Tech (-2) @ Wake Forest

WF is having their best year ever. VT has being playing well as of late. VT's defense is giving up around 7 points per game. I think WF's dream season ends here.

Virginia Tech 21

Wake Forest 17

Arkansas St (+8) @ Troy St TOP 10 GAME TO TAKE

All of those tough teams Troy St plays has been paying off when they take on less formidable foes such as the Indians. Look for this to be a laugher.

Arkansas St. 10 Troy 30

Florida Atlantic (+5) @ North Texas

Is it a man law that you must not bet against the Mean Green? I hope not.

Florida Atlantic 24 North Texas 13

So Fla (+17) @ Louisville

So Fla is a defense team with a good defense. Louisville is coming off a stunning loss and I'm not sure how they will play in this game. I'm taking SF but only by the half point.

South Florida 17 Louisville 33

Utah (-1) @ Air Force

Does anyone else remember Beau Morgan. I loved that guy. Anyway, Utah should win this game.

Utah 28 Air Force 20

Rutgers (-7) @ Cinncy

This is a game Rutgers could lose if they aren't careful. But I am on the Rutgers / Ray Rice bandwagon.

Rutgers 27 Cinncy 17

Mississippi (+27.5) @ LSU

27.5 is a big margin. Miss is not a good team but they ain't that bad.

Mississippi 13 LSU 35

UAB (+14.5) @ Southern Miss

UAB has 4 losses in a row. This is not the Blazers year. Brett Favre will be happy.

UAB 13 So Miss 31

Nevada (-20) @ La Tech

la tech has given up 44 or more points in 6 games. Nevada has scored over 40 in there last 3 games. 1 thing is sure and thats Nevada will score over 40.

Nevada 49 La Tech 17

Cal (+6) @ USC

Freakin USC. I do not want to see them in the title game. If the real Nate Longshore stands up Cal will win this game, that is if their defense can stop USC.

Cal 34 USC 31

UCLA (+4) @ Arizona St

The pac 10 "anything can happen" I'm keeping this one high scoring and close

UCLA 34 Arizona St 35

San Jose St. (+24) @ Hawaii

The islanders, in their 10 games have scored under 40 only 2 and above 60 4 times. San Jose st showed that they can slow down a good offense last week against Boise State. But I say that was a fluke.

San Jose 21 Hawaii 49

week 10 picks

2006-11-10T21:37:00.000-05:00

NFL WEEK 10 for entertainment only

The NFL is CRAZY!!!! You could probably flip a coin a do just as good as studying all the trends and stats. But what the hell I enjoy picking all the games. So onto DA PICKS!!!!!!!!!!!!

upset of the week?:

SAINTS (+5) @ STEELERS

What a line, 1st place Saints giving 5 points to the last place Steelers.

Cowher benched ike .. i'd rather see deshea be benched for mcfadden but we will see if they can stop horn / colston.

To win the steelers need:
1. not to turn the ball over
2. pressure brees.

I think the terrible towels will be a rockin.. I don't know why i think this I just HOPE they will be

Saints 20 Steelers 26

San Diego (+1) @ Cincinnati

When will CJ OCHO CINCO show up? If I predict he will every week he has to at some point right?

ah what the hell ---- CJ 7 catches 120 yards 1 td

Chargers 20 Bengals 23

Chicago (+1) @ Giants

Why is that guy on the right (TIKI) retiring? B/c his wife told him to thats why
I don't for a second believe he really wants to but you can't just tell your wife no--or you could grow a set and tell her no..........anyways he has money i don't blame him

The Giants are the best in the NFC although injuries are piling up Arrington, Toomer, Strahan......

Chicago 14 Giants 24

Texans (+10) @ Jaguars

Well a few weeks ago the Texans pounded the Jags. However, David Gerrard has since taken over the QB position and the Jags have yet to look back.

Texans 16 Jags 24

Cleveland (+8) @ Falcons

haha --- see I told you I did not believe we should all jump on the Vick Experience...yes he is an amazing athlete with freakish abilities but he is not a top 10 QB in the NFL......none of this will matter this week

Browns 13 Falcons 31

Chiefs (pick'em) @ Dolphins

Joey Harrington has been putting up a lot of yardage and Ronnie Brown has resurfaced after an impressive victory at Chicago.

Larry Johnson will get his (over 125 yards 2 tds) but I think it is time Damon Huard comes back to earth this week as I need Trent Green to start when he comes back ....

Chiefs 23 Dolphins 24

Ravens (-7) @ Titans

since I now live in Baltimore I have become friends w/ a lot of raven fans (which sucks) but anyway they think this might be a trap game for Baltimore and boy would I love to see that...but I cannot fathom how Vince Young could beat the Ravens. The only way its going to happen is if "no so air mcnair" has multiple turnovers. GO TITANS

Ravens 20 Titans 10

Buffalo (+12.5) @ Indy

Go Colts. I love watching Peyton Manning play. Peter King thinks this will be a tight game and why not think that as a lot of indy games are close however the loss of WILLIS at RB for the bills will hamper the offense.

Bills 14 Colts 35

Washington (+7) @ e-a-g-l-e-s

I really dislike McNabb but he is going to shine in this game. Tony "ribs" Romo shredded the Redskin pass defense and I think McNabb and Co. will be out to show that they are for real in the NFC. This is my lock of the week.

skins 13 Eagles 27

Packers (+5.5) @ Vikings

Favre killed me last week. The vikings have a tought pass defense and depending on how healthy Chester Taylor is have a good running game. Brad will be back to his short passes and this will be a close game.

Packers 13 Vikings 17

J-e-t-s (+10) @ Patriots

If the pats decide to throw a lot they will dominate this game however I think you will see a lot of Maroney and Dillon --- eat up clock

Jets 17 Pats 23

Santa Clara (+6) @ Lions

sorry meant San Fran -- I hope they keep the name too good of a franchise to be changing names and how did they not get the money needed to stay there? makes me sick.

Both of these teams are on the rise unfortunately for the Niners Kitna is better than Smith at this point in time.

____ 49ers 17 Lions 24

Denver (-9.5) @ Oakland

you might see the sack record in a game get broken this week as the Raiders Offensive Line is terrible...i think that Aaron Brooks is pretending to be hurt just so he doesn't have to suffer the consequences.

Broncos 24 Raiders 6

St. Louis (+3) @ Seahawks

Senneca Wallace has been playing great as a role player for the hawks and I think he will be called on to win this game on a late drive. NOT HAPPENING.

The Rams sometimes show up and sometimes don't---They are bringing it this week.

Rams 23 Hawks 17

Cowboys (-6.5) @ Cardinals

If I didn't hate Dallas so bad I would probably jump all over this line and bet on dallas. (lets try this again). Dallas is by far the better team but the Cardinals play well at home losing to the Chiefs, Broncos and Bears by a combined 7 points (or something close to that mark)...

The key is to try and get the Edge to average more than 1 yard per carry... I think this will be a sloppy game with TO taking naps and Romo and Leinart throwing 2 picks a piece

Can you say Neil Racker 55 yard field goal to win in overtime? I CAN haha

Cowboys 23 Cards 26 overtime

Tampa Bay (+9) @ Panthers

Bruce Gradowski is much much better than phil simms' kid. But I would like to introduce him to Julius Peppers (2 sacks on monday night 1 forced fumble) and Chris Gamble (Int for a Td).

Steve Smith really is amazing.

Bucs 13 Panthers 24

NFL Mid Season Awards

2006-11-09T18:05:00.000-05:00

NFL Mid - Season Awards

Well it's time for My first ever mid-season awards ...........drum roll

Most Surprising Team (good surprise):

The New Orleans Saints 6-2 1st place in the NFC SOUTH

I thought Brees would be a good addition but no one was predicting them to be in 1st place half way through the season. It's a good story and I think Karma has a lot to do with it. I'm rooting for them to win the NFC but not this week.

runner up: Baltimore Ravens 6-2 1st place in AFC NORTH

Most Dissapointing Team (I hate to admit it):

The defending "chumps"? Pittsburgh Steelers - 2-6 it breaks my heart
I am going to call a 10-6 finish and a loss in the AFC 2nd round to the Colts.

runner up: SI superbowl contender Miami Dolphins 2-6

Most Dissapointing Player:

Ben "band-aid" Roethlisberger - I really do not think it is all his fault as I blame Cowher for playing him too soon a few times. No player is going to ask to sit out of a game..... get it together big ben we need ya in the future.

runner up - Daunte Culpepper and TO --- at least culpepper is coming off an injury.. TO forgot how to catch costing dallas 2 games

MVP:

PEYTON - on pace for 4500+ yards 34 Tds 6 ints 16-0 (wow)
It's his year.

runner up: LT

Rookie of the Year:

We all guessed it would be a Saint just notMarques Colston (come on Reggie)

Colston is the go to guy for Brees and is a BEAST

runner up: no its not Mario but it is a Texan 4th in the NFL in Tackles Demeco Ryans

picks will be up tomorrow

College Football Week 11

2006-11-08T19:05:00.000-05:00

Week 11 - NCAA ---- last week 8-5 against the spread

I am happy w/ an 8-5 record but I am hoping to improve on that this week...we shall see....

JoPa went down hard on saturday -- what a crazy old man --- he wants to coach this saturday --- I think its time for him to hang it up

1. He had the shits against Ohio State

2. He got plowed over and broke his leg against Wisconsin

3. He is 105 years old.

Ok Ok --- onto the picks for entertainment only

Louisville (-7) @ Rutgers

Wow this game might actually determine who plays for the Nat'l Championship. I find that hard to believe but many do believe it. I am hoping, wishing, praying that Rutgers wins so that the Big East does not have a team in the Championship Game but I don't see Rutgers winning.

Louisville 31 Rutgers 23

Georgia Tech (-13.5) @ UNC

North Carolina is terrible, really really really bad. Georgia Tech is pretty good.

GT 38 UNC 17

NC State (+17) @ Clemson

Which Clemson team will show up? They are a nasty run game but don't always utilize it. NC State has the players to make this a close game as long as they don't give up any homeruns on the ground.

N.C State 17 Clemson 31

Georgia (+13) @ Auburn

I think if this game was played in GA, Georgia would win but not at Auburn.

Georgia 16 Auburn 20

Miami (+3) @ Maryland

No Convict talk this week following a tragic death in Miami. I think that it could be the difference and really unite the Miami players however, since I am going to this game and want to root against the U I will pick against the U.

Miami 20 Maryland 27

Nebraska (-1) @ Texas A&M

I think that Nebraska wants / needs this game more than A&M as a loss will put them in a tie for the Big 12 title.

Nebraska 23 A&M 20

S. Carolina (+13.5) @ Florida

Florida really needs a big game to show that they deserve to be in the running for the Nat'l Championship game if L'ville stays undefeated. Spurrier will want this game more than any. I think we will finally see the right combination of Leak / Tebow.

S. Carolina 14 Florida 28

California (-13.5) @ Arizona

Arizona is up and down but CAL is up up up. Ever since the Tennessee loss they have been o na r-o-l-l.

California 41 Arizona 24

Notre Dame (-11.5) @ Air Force

This is my pick of the week ND will throttle AF. Yeah AF had a great game against Tennessee where they only lost by 1 but ND will throw throw throw.

Notre Dame 38 Air Force 20

Boise State (-14) @ San Jose

Yeah San Jose has lost only 2 games this year but they haven't played anyone. Maybe this game should be my Pick of the Week

Boise State 56 San Jose 20

Tennessee (+5.5) @ Arkansas

Arkansas has come along way since their 50-14 loss to USC, but Tennessee has lost to Florida and LSU by a combined 5 points. Tennessee is better than Arkansas and you will see why on Saturday.

Tennessee 27 Arkansas 21

Texas Tech (+8.5) @ Oklahoma

Oklahoma has 2 wins in a row over top 25 teams. Make it three after this week. Although I think 8 1/2 is a little high I'm going with it.

Texas Tech 23 Oklahoma 35

Alabama (+18.5) @ LSU

Wow what a big line. Alabama has not lost by more than 15 all year and they have played offenses better than LSU.

Alabama 14 LSU 27

Oregon (+8) @ USC

USC is 2 face this year you never know which team will show up. I hope they lose b/c I do not like them at all but I think they will beat the Quack Attack.

Oregon 27 USC 31

NFL Week NINE

2006-11-04T09:40:00.000-05:00

For Your Entertainment Only

NFL WEEK 9

Tha Raidazzz win with less than 100 yards...wow...I just have to ask one question and wonder how much Bill Cowher really cares this season. I really think it will be his last and he looks as if he lost his edge. Instead of looking crazy as hell he now grins after a mistake and BILL no one is saying it is all Ben's Fault, I blame it more on you for playing him I mean 2 concussions, apendectomy, life threatening crash, 103 temperature right before the Jacksonville game?????????? What player would say "Hey coach, I don't think I should play today?" No one, that's why Bill needs to make the decision not to play Ben until he is hurt. Please come back Billy.

Have you seen this man?

Kansas City (+3) @ St. Louis

What a matchup for fantasy RB's LJ and Steven Jackson.. 2 studs... I see this game being an offensive slugfest and I think the home field advantage will work for the Rams.

Chiefs 24 Rams 28

Cincinatti (+3) @ Baltimore

I don't know what to think about this game. I am waiting for the Bengals to break out and have that stellar game and Baltimore usually does just enough to win.

I'm going to go with my heart on this one and I believe Ocho Cinco needs to worry about McAllister jacking him up and not ray ray. Ocho to the rescue and Palmer will shred the Ravens secondary

Bengals 23 Ravens 20

Houston (+13) @ N.Y. Giants

It's too bad Tiki is retiring I really like him and he is good for the NFL. Just when I think Houston is getting a little better than the bottom of the league they go and lose to Tennessee. David Carr v. Sage Rosenfals is not a good sign for the TEXANS.

Houston 9 Giants 27

Tennessee (+9) @ Jacksonville

David Gerrard getting the start over Byron Leftwich. I like this move I think Gerrard is a decent QB and adds mobility to the position for the Jags. I would rather see Vince and Co. win this game but its not going to happen in Jacksonville.

Tennessee 13 Jags 24

Dallas (-3) @ Washington

The Cowboys are clearly a better team than the Redskings and with No Santana Moss this weekend for the Skins it looks like they are in trouble but in the words of Lee Corso.......Not So Fast My Friend.......the Skins are better than they have been playing and I think Moss out will help the offense in that Brunell will get more players involved. Romo will have 3 picks and do his best to look like Big Ben.

Cowboys 20 Skins 21

Green Bay (+3) @ Buffalo

Last year I was telling people how bad Brett looked and that I wished he would save himself and retire, I was wrong. He may not make the playoffs this year but no one in the league is enjoying themselves more than Brett (see below for a smile). He looks like a 12 year old out there playing backyard football. Enjoy Brett.

Packers 24 Bills 17

New Orleans (-1.5) @ Tampa Bay

Tampa has played well at home this year and I hate to go against home teams but I thikn the Saints are for real. Yeah they lost 35 - 21 last week but that was with 2 tds given away and another touchdown where Baltimore only had to go 30 yards.

Saints 35 Bucs 14

Atlanta (-5.5) @ Detroit

Mike Vick, aka, Ron Mexico is having a solid season thus far. No I still don't think he is one of the best but yes I think he has improved. I think Detroit should keep an eye on Algie Crumpler and if they find a way to contain him - Detroit has a chance.

Is it time for everyone to get on the Mick Vick Experience?

I personally don't think so. Kitna to Williams, Kitna to Williams,

Falcons 20 Lions 21

Miami (+13.5) @ Chicago

DA BEARS .. do I think they are the best in the NFC? No...Could Miami beat da bears? yes..... Is Miami going to beat Da Bears? No

Miami 13 Da Bears 24

Minnesota (-4.5) @ San Francisco

Jerry Rice is going to be at this game. Enough Said.

Vikings 17 49ers 20

Cleveland (+12.5) @ San Diego

Another game for LT to lick his chops and establish him as the best fantasy player this year (LJ you know I love you). Philip is playing well and Charlie you ugly

Browns 16 Chargers 30

Denver (+3) @ Pittsburgh

The Broncos have been relying on their running game and hiding the Snake. Not this game. Ben will do enough to win this game and the Defense will have the game of the year. Steelers Mafia is back.

Broncos 12 Steelers 17

Indy (+3) @ New England

got a confession. I have a man crush on Tom Brady but its not strong enough for me to pick him to win this week although I think he will have a good game.

I said last week I never pick against INDY (even though I did).. never again Peyton never again

Indy 31 Pats 24

Oakland (+7) @ Seattle

What a terrible Monday Night Game.. I won't be watching

Raiders 6 Seahawks 17

Louisville / WVU

2006-11-02T23:15:00.000-05:00

Well I started my week off well by picking Louiville to cover the spread. There was over a 1,000 yards in the game with Louisville giving up over 550 yards. I have trouble trying to gain that many yards on PS2.

By the way, did anyone else want pizza watching this game? They said Poppa Johns Stadium at least 3 dozen times tonight.

I still think Brian Bhrom is going to be a good NFL player but Louisville does not deserve to be in the national championship game. I don't even think they deserve to be in the top 5.

Any defense that gives up that many yards should not be considered one of the top 2 teams in the country.

However, I hope L'ville goes undefeated and does not play in the BCS championship game. WE NEED A PLAYOFF SYSTEM.

I think an 8 team playoff system would be our best bet. We could use the BCS rankings and I know teams will be bitching about who should be the 8th team and people will be mad that their teams are 9 and not 8 but you can't have a perfect system.

Games 1 & 2 play Dec. 17
Games 3 & 4 play on Dec. 18

Game 5 xmas eve
Game 6 xmas

Final game New Years Day

I'm sick of having the big game on Jan. 3 or Jan. 4

Let's move it back to new years day when everyone is partying and does not have to think about how their work day went.

p.s. I'm glad Louisville installed collapsable goal posts....... however I think it only took 2 people to get it down ...but anyway ... props to Louisville University for allowing the fans to storm the field and take down the posts

p.p.s. Can you believe RUTGERS v. LOUISVILLE another battle of undefeated teams. WOW

My NBA Fantasy Squad

2006-11-02T16:30:00.000-05:00

So I usually draft around 20 MLB teams and even more NFL teams. If you ask my girlfriend I have a problem and she is probably right. But hey I'm a guy what am I supposed to do.

Well this mantra does not hold true when it comes to the NBA. I only draft 1 team and 1 team only why b/c 2 years ago was the first time I played NBA fantasy and won my only league and last year the same was true so hopefully I can win my 3rd league this year.

So without further ado (insert Bulls intro music here) X-Factor's Squad

At PG from Arizona Mi..Mi...Mike Bibby

At SG from Connecticut Ray "he got game" Allen

At G from Connecticut Rudy "I am not" Gay

At SF from Maryland Caron Butler

At PF from Wake Forest "Timmy" Duncan

At F from Miami (Ohio) Wally Szczerbiak

At C from Virginia Union "BIG" Ben Wallace

i love this pic

ON THE BENCH:

G Rafer Alston

G Chris Duhon

G Hedo Turkoglu

F Adam Morrison

F David West

I think I have a solid team but I do need to add another center... comments are welcome on who I should drop from my team to add a center..

NCAA week 10

2006-11-01T12:43:00.000-05:00

WEEK 10
OK.... Let's try this again...

Last Week 3-7 ATS 7-3 Straight up

There are a lot of intriguing matchups this week. However, I think two really stand out. This week's Thursday game WVU v. Louisville and Tennessee v. LSU should be a thrillers.

I know no one really cares about what I write so here are my picks for NCAA week 10...Instead of 10 games I upped my picks to LUCKY 13:

remember this is for entertainment purposes only

WVU (+1) @ Louisville

WVU averages over 300 yards rushing a game. Louisville averages giving up 75 yards rushing a game. Something has to give. I think if L'ville can contain Slaton/White running they could come away with the win as White is a shaky passer in my eyes.

I think WVU is the better team but I think home field advantage on a Thursday Night will be enough for the Cards.

WVU 24 Louisville 28

Pitt (-5) @ South Florida

I really really really like this game. Pitt has far superior talent than SFU and I think PITT is happy to travel to Florida in November. Palko should have a good game.

Pitt 31 South Florida 20

Maryland (+16) @ Clemson

This is a huge ACC game as Maryland is in a 3 way tie for first and clemson is one game out. I think this spread is a little too much as Maryland has been playing solid football. I was at the FSU / MD game and was impressed with MD's running backs and Hollenbach threw a nice ball. However, they are not going to go into death valley and win, but will cover.

Maryland 17 Clemson 27

Missouri (+6) @ Nebraska

Nebraska looked bad last week and Missouri did not fair too well either. I think these teams are fairly evenly matched but the game is being played in the city I was born..... what does this mean?.... probably nothing

Missouri 16 Nebraska 24

Penn State (+7) @ Wisconsin

Wisconsin should have lost last week to a team you need to keep an eye on in the next few years..Illinois - young and talented......but anyway PSU's defense looked stellar at Purdue and I think they are back on track.

As long as Morelli does not try rocket balls in tight coverage I think PSU will have a coming out party.

PSU 31 Wisconsin 20

Florida (-17) @ Vandy

Florida needs to WATCHOUT for Vandy as they just beat Georgia a few weeks ago. However, I think the offense will be rolling this week and the Gators D is tough.

Florida 38 Vandy 17

Georgia (-7) @ Kentucky

Georgia is an up and down team this year with QB problems but to be favored by only 7 against Kentucky? Maybe vegas knows something I don't, which is usually true.

Georgia 34 Kentucky 20

LSU (-3) @ Tennessee

What a matchup.... I love SEC football as the competition level is fairly even throughout. As muc has I hate philip fat fullmer I like Erik Ainge and Smokey the Dog enough to continue to pick them to win and I think they end up as the the 3rd or 4th ranked team at years end.

LSU 17 Tennessee 24

Washington (+13.5) @ Oregon

Damn Washington...they dominate for me on NCAA. It's too bad they lost their QB for the year as he was the true leader of the team.

I'm tired of oklahoma fans crying about the oregon game. hey oklahoma you had a chance to win on a fg and missed it. Period.

Quack Attack

Washington 14 Oregon 31

BC (-4) @ Wake Forest

I feel as if there is something wrong with a team that only beats UNC by 7. I may be wrong but that tells me your not very good and thats why I do not have WF ranked in my rankings.

I may regret this pick as you should go with the Demon Deacons on Halloween week.

BC 27 WF 14

GT (-6) @ N.C. State

NC STATE beats BC and FSU and then losses 3 in a row... I can't figure them out

GT needs to get Johnson and Johnson the ball...a lot

I think this could be a good game that comes down to the wire.

GT 31 N.C. St 20

Oklahoma (-3) @ Texas A&M

Even though I bad mouth the Oklahoma Cry babies... I love their coach Bob Stoops... also, I like their Defense... the 12th man blah blah blah

Oklahoma 35 Texas A&M 23

VT (-2.5) @ Miami

the convicts went down again...I love it.....

Get ready for another lost U U U alllllllllllllllllllll U

VT 24 Convicts 16

Well good luck to all of you and may your team win unless of course they are playing one of my teams.....

ncaa recap

2006-10-31T10:48:00.000-05:00

So I had this bright idea to start posting my picks on the net since I was having a pretty good year. Obviously, this was not a good idea, as I had, BY FAR, my worst week of the year.

Let's start w/ College Football --- I started the day off well with PSU and Oklahoma covering to start me off 2-0 --- well then things took a turn for the worse as I went 1-7 for the rest of the day ----------- 3-7 Against the Spread --------- wow thats bad ---- 7-3 straight up --- so at least I was respectable in picking the winners with my only losses being USC, FSU and Washington.

Florida is shooting themselves by dominating the 1st half of games and then sitting on the lead---i don't like it and it hurt them against Auburn.

Since I had such a bad week I don't want to elaborate too much but I was happy to see USC and FSU and Miami lose

Bone to pick:
Why is PSU not ranked...yeah I'm a homer here but they have 3 loses #1 Ohio State #2 Michigan and #10 Notre Dame ----- they will be ranked after they beat Wisconsin this week

Michigan v. Florida for BCS championship

Florida 27 Michigan 24

thats all for now folks

NFL Week 8

2006-10-27T11:43:00.000-04:00

(editor's note: I realize that my week 8 college picks are really week 9 but i will go 8-2 on the weekend so it really does not matter)

WEEK 8 PICKS --- THIS IS TOO EASY

These picks are in order as they are listed on sportsinteraction.com

picks are for entertainment purposes only --- bet at your own risk

Texans (+3) @ Titans

What a game to start with. I might as well flip a coin for this one.

Lundy v. Henry --- titans

Carr v. Young --- texans

Johnson v. Bennett -- texans

Texans 21 Titans 17

Jaguars (+7) @ Eagles

Wow talk about a see-saw game... Jax lost to the Texans and Eagles lost to the Bucs.Although I believe that the bucs and texans are on their way up there is no excuse for either of these teams losing last week. Glad to see David Gerrard starting for the Jags ... but not gonna be enough

Eagles may be getting Stallworth back, who I think is a stud at receiver.

Jaguars 17 Eagles 27

Atlanta (+4) @ Bungals

Ocho Cinco ---haha --- I wish he was on my team (STEELERS) --- I hate most cocky players, but Chad Johnson, excuse me Ocho Cinco sure makes it fun.

by the way, what is all this talk about Mike Vick being a passer? Does he have an arm - of course its a cannon but he has no touch and not a good decision maker. 4 tds against the burgh -- well 1 was a freak catch by Jenkins and 2 were wide open passes to 6'10" alge crumpler....i'm not impressed

I hope I am wrong with this pick as the Steelers need all the help they can get.

Atlanta 20 Bengals 27

Bucs (+9) @ Giants

Giants looked good on Monday Night... but Bucs looked good on sunday or did they??? if it weren't for 2 defensive gift touchdown they would have been blown out....the Giants will do just that

Bucs 13 Giants 31

49ers (+16) @ Bears

Da Bears have an easy track to the playoffs this year and I love Grossman...but...Jerry Rice and the niners secure a special place in my football heart....

49ers 14 Bears 23

Cardinals (+4.5) @ Packers

Brett Favre is my fantasy QB so I love to root for the Pack this year... should he have retired yea probably and if I were the packers I would definately be playing Aaron Rodgers but the Pack is Back this week.

Cardinals 17 Packers 28

Seahawks (+6.5) @ Chiefs Band-Aid game of the week

apparently this game could come down to Senecca Wallace v. Brodie Croyle as Huard did not practice today and is doubtful for sunday. I am going to make my pick based on Huard playing.
Becuase Senecca Wallace was not that good in college, I'm thinking the Chiefs will continue to play well and win again this week. Lets Go LJ.

Seahawks 10 Chiefs 13

Baltimore (+2.5) @ Saints

Da Saints at HOME...you can't pick against them... too much Karma
And as a new Baltimore resident I have came to H-A-T-E the Ravens and by the way McNair is OLD.

Ravens 16 Saints 24 (Matt Stover Fantasy Player of the Week)

Rams (+9.5) @ Chargers

For whatever reason I like watching the Rams, great offensive terrible defensive makes for a good game to watch.

Tory Holt is the best WR in the game, sorry point23 and ocho cinco

Rams 23 Chargers 24

Steelers (-9) @ Oakland

DA RAIDAZ .. glad they are on my teams schedule

By the way, does anyone else think that Big Ben should take a week off and gather his thoughts. He is young no need to play this game. Batch is doing fine...rest up

Steelers 30 Raiders 10

J-E-T-S (+2) @ Browns

Another coin flip.... Both teams are better than what people think but Charlier Frye is too inconsistant for me to pick them. J-E-T-S

Jets 20 Browns 13

Colts (+3) @ Broncos GAME OF THE WEEK

What a game I never pick against the colts...never... until this week

But ....to be honest with you i'm not sure who I am going to take in my pick'em league but as of now I see the Broncos pulling off a big win at home in the cold miserable weather of Denver

Colts 20 Broncos 23 (PUSH)

Cowgirls (+5.5) @ Panthers

The only good thing about the Cowboys QB his ribs... and I think they will be well done after the Panthers defense gets a chance to play against the pee wee football line of the Cowgirls..

Boy I love picking against America's Favorite Team to Hate

Cowgirls 17 Panthers 28

Patriots (-2.5) @ Vikings

The vikings are playing well this year doing nothing special but enough to win...not going to happen on monday night.... the pats are just too tough and I have a feeling Brady to Jackson is going to be happening a lot more as the year goes on.

Pats 28 vikings 17

comments are welcome --- good luck to you

honestly though Wallace v. Croyle --- wow

NCAA week 9

2006-10-26T23:20:00.000-04:00

WEEK 9

I picked out the ten games I will be most interested in this week and predicted the scores along w/ who will cover the spread.........I'm hoping to be at least 60% on my picks so we shall see

I hate picking road teams but after looking at my picks this week--it seems to be a trend

(the picks are in order from my best to my not so best)

Bet the House and Your Savings Account:

USC (-11) @ Oregon State

The best way to protect yourself from a beaver is to use a trojan

so why not take the Trojans over the Beavers.........they both have been playing close games as of late but Boise State and Cal combined to beat Org St 83 to 27 and I think USC is due to have a huge offensive game after their last few nail biters.

usc 42 oregon st 20

I hate to do this one.....

Tennessee (-3) @ South Carolina

My favorite college coach - Steve Spurrier (nic pic eh)

My least favorite - Philip Fullmer ....but....

I don't see the Gamecocks being able to handle smoky the dog....yeah they always have close games and I think this one will be close for awhile but Erik Ainge is playing too well this year and the Vols, who I believe is a top 5 team will be too much for the cocks

Tennesse 30 South Carolina 17

Hometown Special

Penn State (-3) @ Purdue

Penn State has pissed me off this year.

Plus at any moment anyone of their quarterbacks could fall to a concussion (Big Ben Syndrome)...anywya....their kicking game is absolutely terrible so anytime I take PSU I get nervous as hell but I'm taking them and I like them a lot this weekend....

Penn State 27 Purdue 16

OOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Oklahoma (+2) @ Missouri

No way Mizzou is better than the Sooners-- or are they?

The Sooners are going to be without AP (no not the press)...Adrien Peterson... but the Sooner Defense will be too much for the Tigers... plus I refuse to believe that Missouri is that good

Oklahoma 27 Missouri 20

The Cocktail Party

Georgia (+14) v. Florida

GO GATORS!!!! --- obviously I am biased with this pick and believe that Florida got ripped off against Auburn... but I gotta ask why Urban 'myth" Meyer did not put Tim Tebow in for more play the kid is gonna win a heisman and you gotta love his demeanor

Tebow will have at least 2 TDS this game

You can't start a Freshman QB against Florida and win

Florida 30 Georgia 13

G Dumb's State

Texas (-10.5) @ Texas Tech

Tech has gotten their asses handed to them by Colorado and Missouri and looked pathetic against a not so great TCU (thanks fot LT) team....

Texas lost to Ohio State and should have lost to Nebraska

What does all of this mean? I don't know

Texas 38 Texas Tech 21

You might see me in the Stands

Florida State (-4.5) @ Maryland

Right now I have 2 tickets to this game but not sure if I am going to go yet... 1. there are a lot of good parties this saturday night down here and 2. I don't like either team, in fact I hate Florida State

So happy FSU is playing poorly this year...when Bowden leaves I will not be a sad man

MD has played better than I thought this year but they beat only one respectable team N.C. State.......FSU --- has a ton of talent and I think they might actually put together a decent game, but I hope that I am wrong

Florida State 30 Maryland 20

Why I picked this game? I guess I got a feeling

Minnesota (+27.5) @ Ohio State

Ohio State does not score a lot of points I think they have only gone over 35 points only once this year...

Minnesota is not that good but thery aren't that bad either... I like the points especially if it goes higher by saturday

Minnesota 20 Ohio State 38

The Thugs

Miami (+6) @ Georgia Tech

I really hate Miami ... how the hell can you get away with attempted murder during a game and not even get in trouble.... unbelievable

Also, why is the GT offensive cord. not fired yet???????? They threw to the best player in the ncaa once??????......unbelievable

miami convicts 20 Georgia Tech 21

Why am I picking this game b/c I am undefeated w/ Washington in NCAA

Arizona St (-1.5) @ Washington

My head tells me to go w/ AZ St. since UDUB lost their QB for the year but I need to pick at leat one home team

AZ St. 28 Washington 34

Feel free to leave a comment on what you agree / disagree with....NFL picks will be up soon

- xfactor - b/c you never know