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18
Nov
2007
I’ve put this set of picks together from my cell phone while sitting at Washington Dulles Airport. Hardest thing I’ve ever done… in my life.
Update: Apparently, my site is being a pain in the ass and isn’t accepting a lot of stuff from my phone so I’m attaching a link that you can use to view the picks. Sorry for the inconvenience guys. Follow the link below to my picks.
11
Nov
2007
I haven’t been at near my computer much this weekend to be able to update that chart where I have my picks lined up against the ESPN Experts. However, I’ll have that up later today. In the meantime, I want to post my picks so that no one thinks I cheated when I suddenly go 100% correct on my picks this week. Below the outright picks I’ll put my spread picks. Enjoy!
I’m feeling a big week for the home teams…
St.Louis @
Cinci @
Indy @ San Diego
San Fran @
Picks Versus the Spread
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27
Oct
2007
Picks Versus the Spread
Went 7 for 7 last week… Lets see if I can do as well on the spreads as I am with the outright picks
Washington (+16.5) @ New England
Green Bay (+3) @
27
Oct
2007
As you’ve probably noticed, I have not updated my site since Thursday. The reason being, I just stopped puking from disgust in how my alma mater, Virginia Tech, squandered a 10 point lead in the final 2 minutes of a game in which they had the number two team in the nation laying in their coffin. This collapse of epic proportions rivals that of some of my losses in Madden for xbox360, which lead me to vow never to play the game again; just like I have vowed never to watch VT football again 28,492 in the past four years. But like an addict, I always come back. Score on a 91 yard touchdown drive, kick the onside, recover it, and then score a touchdown with 11 seconds left on a 3rd and 20. I have never seen the air sucked out of a restaurant so quickly as I did Thursday night when I was with a bunch of friends in a venue that housed about 1,000 Hokie faithful. But what are you going to do? At least we had the opportunity this year to make a national title run, twice. If we didn’t capitalize, that’s on us. We faced the #2 team in the nation two times in the same season which is as rare as can be. We messed up, but at least we had the chance to mess up.
The fans were great. I will not budge from my statements in my previous post about Tech being a near impossible place to win on a Thursday night. There is a reason rivals.com has ranked Lane Stadium the toughest place to play in the nation. It took a miraculous collapse for BC to even get on the scoreboard. Their high powered offense was shutout for more than 55 minutes. You can’t ask for more from VT’s defense. I am hearing a lot of criticism of the defense and how they choked at the end. Wrong. The defense was on the field for a vast majority of the game because of the offense’s ineptitude to move the football consistently. The defense was gassed. I don’t blame them. I’m not going to make excuses but it is significant to note before you pile on Virginia Tech and call them the “Chokies” that they were without their starting quarterback. The quarterback that played, Sean Glennon, has led the Hokies to score 27 points in 3 games that he has started. That’s 9 point per game average for the mathematically challenged readers. I am also not going to sit here and say Matt Ryan won the Heisman with that performance. He played awful almost the entire game and played outstanding for the final few minutes. That’s impressive, but that doesn’t make you a Heisman winner. But again, I give all the credit in the world to Boston College for coming in and beating Virginia Tech in a low scoring slugfest. They deserve to be considered for the national championship. And I end this column with the same sentiment I’ve ended so many years of following the Hokies with everything I have:
Maybe next year.
21
Oct
2007
My Spread Picks are as follows:
Minnesota (+9) @ Dallas
Baltimore (-3) @ Buffalo
NY Jets @ Cincinnati (-6.5)
Tampa Bay (+2.5) @ Detroit
New England (-16) @ Miami
Atlanta (+8.5) @ New Orleans
San Fran @ NY Giants (-9)
Kansas City (+2.5) @ Oakland
Chicago (+5.5) @ Philadelphia
St.Louis (+8.5) @ Seattle
Tennessee @ Houston (+1.5)
Arizona @ Washington (-8.5)
Pittsburgh (-3.5) @ Denver
18
Oct
2007
It’s pretty unbelievable that we’re already in week 8 of the college football season. It’s even more unbelievable that the University of South Florida is #2 in the nation. Well, that’s going to change tonight. It was a nice Cinderella story but Cindarellas don’t win national championship games. They win the Meineke Car Care Bowls. Another team that’s going to get bumped in the rankings? University of Virginia. What are they even doing at 19?! Yeah they’ll be gone soon. Actually, I’d rather have them win all their games until Thanksgiving weekend when they play Virginia Tech. I’d take great personal satisfaction in watching them get pummeled, again, as they do annually by the Hokies. Enjoy your college football weekend folks.
8
Oct
2007
Dallas Cowboys(-11.0) @ Buffalo Bills
I hate picking games where the line is so big because it’s really hard to tell what’s going to happen, no matter how much research you do. There are a few things to point out though. The Bills are hosting their first Monday Night game in thirteen years and are coming off of their first victory of the season. They might have a little bounce in their step, especially early. However, a bounce in your step can only do so much. You have to execute. The Bills have not done that for about 14 quarters out of 16 so far. As far as the Cowboys go, they are a high scoring powerful team. But let’s be careful before we crown them. They’ve played teams with a combined record of 5-15, including two winless teams (Miami and St.Louis). This game will be semi interesting to see if Dallas starts looking ahead to their big matchup vs the Patriots and perhaps overlook the Bills.
All that said, I highly doubt this game will be competitive and I am furious at whoever scheduled it. Granted, they probably didn’t think Buffalo would be this bad but still…no one wants to see this game. Thank God the Yankees game is on tonight.
Pick: Dallas
Spread: Dallas covers
5
Oct
2007
So based on my terrible 2-3 performance last week, I decided to throw in two bonus games this week. Instead of the 3 day games, 1 Sunday night game, and 1 Monday night game, you get 5 day games, 1 Sunday night game and 1 Monday night game. Enjoy!
This is the last time I’m going to roll the dice on the Saints. If there was ever a such thing as a must-win game, this is it. They’re already in an 0-3 slump and if they lose to
Pick: Saints
Spread: Saints Cover
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Is there really that much to say about this game? The Patriots are at home… and, well… the Patriots are going to win. I don’t know why the spread isn’t higher. Should be around 19 or so. Because even if it was, I’d still pick the Pats to cover. They are THAT good. Everyone knows it now.
Pick: Patriots
Spread (BONUS): Patriots Cover
I do have to admit; I was wrong about the Bucs. They are a pretty good team. Oh wait, the Bucs have beaten three teams with a combined record of 2-9. The Bucs are overrated and people are sweating them WAY too much. Give me Indy, give me Peyton, and give me the points. You can have your mediocre Jeff Garcia.
Pick: Colts
Spread (BONUS): Indy Covers
Spread Pick
So I guess everyone was wrong and Brett Favre was right about his decision to come back huh? Shut up, you know you were saying for him to retire too. I have to admit, it’s really great to see him playing with the fun and excitement, even at the tender age of 68. I love the Packers defense and I love the Packers chances of winning the division.
Pick:
Spread: Packers Cover
Monday Night Pick will be out Monday
Last Week: 2-3
Season: 11-8-1
I’m in
5
Oct
2007
The Chiefs have a surprising little win streak going and are going to come into this game with a bounce in their step. They’ll be hoping to get even better once Larry Johnson gets back on track and starts bruising defensive lines. However, this is the wrong week to play the Jaguars who take pride in doing their own bruising. Look for a low scoring game, but the Jags winning.
Pick: Jags
Pick: Skins
Pick: Titans
This is a scary game to pick and I’d definitely stay away from betting on it. Here’s why. The Rams are a wounded team who could very easily just fold in this game and not really give two cents about it. OR, the flipside, Gus Frerotte comes in and absolutely lights up the Cardinals who haven’t been able to prepare for him well enough and the Rams get their first win of the season. Stay away from this game. I’m going to take
Pick: Arizona
Jets are slumping and Giants are gaining momentum. The Giants defense found a spark, courtesy of the Redskins, and now seem to be playing with the fire and intensity that was missing early on. Look for continued pass rush and blitzes along with Eli spreading the field.
Pick: Giants
Apparently, Vegas isn’t sure what to do with this game or the line. Well I am. The Broncos are not as good as their record and the Chargers are the most talented team in the league. However,
Pick: Chargers
Underachieving team versus an overhyped team. I’ll take
Pick: Ravens
4
Oct
2007
Can you believe it’s week six of the NCAA season already? Last week was Upset Week, and I got absolutely rocked because of it… but I’m predicting another week full of upsets. I’m hovering around a mediocre 77% for the season, down from 81% the week before. I need to get that up to 85%. Hopefully, I get back on track this week. Enjoy my picks…
Actually before I get to that.. I have a short letter to Frank Beamer.
Dear Frank,
Please stop being so conservative on offense and let your playmaker, superstar in the making quarterback Tyrod Taylor, use his athletic ability to make plays. I’d appreciate it if you could show a little sense of urgency instead of being content with 7 point wins over garbage teams. So before next game, if you could inject 32 ounces of Red Bull into your veins and throw out your current playbook, that’d be greeeeeeat.. Maybe that way, I won’t have to explain ranking a team thats over 2,000 miles from the mainland ahead of my alma mater. (Hawaii is the team I’m referring to for the geographically challenged). Thanks.
Sincerely,
The Sports Rumors
To the picks we go.
