College Football Picks

This isn't the complete list, but this week I am including the Thursday night game in my picks.

Va. Tech -3 over Boston College
Blacksburg is a tough place to play, and BC is about to become the 2nd #2 team in the country to lose on Thursday night, in consecutive weeks. I think the Hokies show up big, with their defense playing tough and a Frank Beamer Special type of great special teams play. No one this season (apparently) wants to get to and stay at the #2 spot, and it continues this week.

World Series Update

Forget everything i said in my last post.

Red Sox in 5.

I hate the Red Sox...

World Series Preview

Preview is a 'loose' term. I am not really going to break down either team, nor am i really going to go into any detail regarding either team. In fact, i should have named this post World Series Prediction, but i'm too lazy to go back and change the title now. Deal with it.

Honestly, i'm not even sure which team to pick. Logic tells me to pick the Sox (who [whom?] i hate), because they seem to have the most going for them. The have the better hitters, they have the better pitching, with the possible exception of middle relief. They also have home field, and as they proved in 2004 and again in this years ALCS, Fenway can be a magical place for the Red Sox. They know the angles, they know the quirks, and the other team most assuredly does not (Cleveland third base coach holding up Lofton in 7th inning of Game 7 after weird bounce? Anyone? Bueller?).

The illogical part of me tells me to pick the Rockies, mostly due to their unbelievable run over the past three weeks. 21 of 22? Are you kidding me? Really? That's unheard of, just a ridiculous cavalcade of things that had to go right for them to even make the playoffs, then run roughshod over their first two opponents in the playoffs. The layoff scares me a little, but people were saying the same thing during their layoff before the Dbacks series, and that didn't seem to bother them much. As for the actual team match up, about the only thing the Rockies have going for them is their defense, which was far and away the best defense in baseball this year. Other than that, the Rockies would appear to be grossly over matched in this series.

All this is not to mention another stat, the fact that the NL hasn't won back to back World Series since 1982 (need i remind you the Cardinals won it last year from the NL?). All this adds up to what seems to be a staggering amount of information pointing to Boston. Then again, if there is one hard and fast rule of gambling, it's look at the team that the public is overwhelmingly in favor of, and go the other way. This rule, much like the Rockies entire season, seems to go against all logic...

My Pick: Rockies in 6

NFL Picks Review

Not a great week, as i went 3-4. That puts me at 15-14-3 on the year. Not great, but not below .500. Yet.

NFL Picks

Ok! Had a good day yesterday picking College Football, let's continue it today. 12-10-3 on the year, on to the picks...

New Orleans -8 over Atlanta
I wish this line was still at 6, but i still like the Saints. They are at home, have seemingly found their groove, and this Atlanta team is terrible.

Buffalo +3 over Baltimore
Buffalo has shown some spunk at home, and the Ravens defense isn't what it used to be.

Indianapolis -3.5 over Jacksonville
The Jags have played the Colts better than anyone at home the last few years, but i like the Colts to win this one.

Houston -2 over Tennessee
Vince Young is not playing. That's all i got.

Washington -9 over Arizona
This line is higher than i would like it to be, but the Cardinal's are down to their third string qb, who was a high school coach two weeks ago. They just won't be able to put up points.

Philadelphia -6 and the over (42) over Chicago
I don't make a whole lot of bets on over/under's, but just trust me on this one. Chicago can't really stop anyone anymore (their defense is a shell of itself), but can put up a few points. The Eagles can put up points. Look for this one to be something like 31-24 Iggles.

New England -17 over Miami
New England struggles in Miami. They were shut-out there last year. I don't care. The Patriot's haven't let me down on the spread yet this year (save for a push a couple weeks ago), and the Dolphins are terrible. Patriot's win big.

Les Miles

This man has HUGE JUEVOS. 12 seconds to go, down by 1 on the 22 yard line, with one timeout, and instead of letting the clock tick down and kicking a field goal, he calls a throw to the endzone. And it works! LSU 30, Auburn 24.

Not to mention going 5-5 on 4th downs against Florida two weeks ago, including a 4th and goal from the 3 in the 4th quarter when they were behind.

Mr. Miles, i tip my hat to you. You have ginormous brass balls.

College Football Picks Review

Now that's what i'm talking about. I killed this week, going 5-2. That puts me at 19-17 on the year. Special thanks to Ohio St. for fumbling a whole lot and allowing Michigan St. to cover. Absolutely no thanks goes out to Notre Dame, who continues to screw me no matter which way i pick them, and Colorado, who only needed one more point to cover...