I can’t believe I missed all the madness. I had an Arctic Monkeys concert to go to tonight so I missed all the ridiculous drama in MLB tonight. When I left the apartment the Yanks were up 7-0 in the 8th inning and the BoSox were leading by 1 late. Things were tense in Atl when I was leaving, but things looked good with Atl up 3-2 heading to the 9th. What the hell happened? I walk out of the concert with my ears ringing and my phone going bananas with texts saying ridiculous nonsense. I didn’t believe any of it, but now I’m home and looking at the highlights…HOLY S#$%!
First of all, I have to talk about the Rays. Given the circumstances, is that not the best comeback in baseball history? A game tying shot with 2 outs and down to your last friggin’ strike with a batter that was sitting for the previous 3 hours coming up cold swatting a jack? Unreal! The Rays definitely deserve the Wild Card after that magical comeback and the Red Sox definitely did not deserve to make the playoffs after horribly fading down the stretch and losing 2 out of 3 to the last place team in their division. The BoSox will have to take a hard look at their starting staff and bullpen this offseason because this is what let them down in September.
In the NL the Cards completed their seemingly impossible comeback by destroying the Astros while the Braves painfully ended their season when a nervous ninth led to a blown save and eventual extra innings heartbreak. Plain and simple the Cards deserve the Wild Card, taking care of business all throughout September while the Braves offence disappeared in September leading to their grand collapse. I think the Braves will be fine in seasons to come, they’re a young team and they’ll only get better and better. But yeah, this will sting a bit.
Photo via AP
Predictions on 1st round playoff matchups
Tampa vs Texas
Winner: Texas, I have to stick with them because they are my world series pick, but Tampa has all the momentum in the world. This pick is all pride
NYY vs Detroit
Winner: Detroit, one evil empire misses the playoffs and another bounced in the opening round. Sounds good to me. Yanks have all the offence in the world, but other than CC who is starting?
STL vs Philly
Winner: Philly, their rotation is just too sick to lose.
Arizona vs Milwaukee
Winner: Milwaukee, more pitching, more hitting and they have a Canadian in Axford…that should be good enough
It’s coming down to the final game in both the AL and NL Wild Card chase. Unbelievably, both races are deadlocked coming down to the final game of the season. Both the Red Sox and the Braves looked like sure bets to make the post-season, but both have choked their way to the brink of missing the playoffs. The Red Sox blew a 9 game lead in 23 days and the Braves let an 8.5 game lead slip away in the last 3 weeks. From a fan’s standpoint I’m hoping both races remain tied after tomorrow forcing a 163rd game to be played. 1 game of desperation is intense and I’m greedily crossing my fingers for this can’t miss TV possibility.
If you are a Yanks fan which team would you rather face? Your arch rival who limps into the playoffs with question marks all over their starting rotation and bullpen? Or a seemingly less dangerous team in the Rays who you’ve historically owned in the past, but is coming into the playoffs red hot and full of confidence? If I was the Yanks I’d totally throw tomorrow’s game and let the Rays win in a walk and hope the Orioles can pull off an upset win against the Sox. The Sox may look like the inferior team of the two choices, but these are the Boston Red Sox, they are capable of suddenly turning it on and be the best team in the league. They also seem to play their best against the Yanks and their offence is just as dangerous as the Bronx Bombers.
If you are the Phillies you probably don’t care. Your team is the best in baseball and will match up well against either the Braves or Cards. I think they would prefer to play the Braves because the Braves don’t have a guy named Pujols. The Cards have a better offence than the braves and their bullpen is deep with all their trade deadline pick-ups.
Pitching match-ups for tomorrow:
Boston: Lester Baltimore: Simon
Tampa: Price NY: TBD (probably a reliever)
Philly: Blanton Atlanta: Hudson
STL: Carpenter Houston: Myers
My predictions:
I just can’t see the Red Sox losing tomorrow, Simon is a gas can. I also think the Rays win because David Price is a big game pitcher and the Yanks just won’t put up much of a fight. In the NL I’d be scared if I was a Braves fan because St. Louis will win against a Houston team that has already lost 104 games. However, one bright spot for the Braves is Blanton has struggled against Atlanta going 1-3 in his last 4 starts against the Braves. Hudson on the other hand is 3-1 in his last 4 starts against Philly.
So in conclusion I think we’ll see a 163rd game between the Red Sox and Rays and I think the Cards complete the unreal comeback and snatch the Wild Card away from the Braves.
Wow, I will probably not have a better week than this week with my weekly NFL picks. I went 13-3, but I think I should be 14-2 (greedy? Yup). If you were watching the Green Bay and Chicago game you saw a late game punt return touchdown by the Bears get called back due to a holding call. The announcers were boggled as to where the penalty happened and even did multiple replays to show there was no penalty anywhere to be seen. A little shady if you ask me, maybe Vegas called into the league to get some help Naturally I would fade my picks next week because the universe always corrects itself in the world of betting and I’m bound for a drubbing next week.
As usual, rapid fire recap bullets…pop pop pop
The biggest news of the week by far is the Bills upsetting the Pats. They end a brutal 15 game losing streak against the Pats and they did it coming back from a 21-0 deficit. It looks like the Bills are on their way to crushing my initial predictions. The defence will give up their points, but it looks like their offence is dare I say…scary?
The Lions had a big comeback of their own, coming back from 20-0 down to win in OT. This was their first win in Minny since 1997! Bills and Lions SuperBowl…that would be amazing…crazy and delusional, but amazing.
Seriously, Megatron cannot be stopped when healthy. He catches everything
If the Eagles can’t figure out their O-Line woes they’ll miss the playoffs and Vick won’t last half the year
I think I jinxed Kenny Britt by saying how good he was last week
Darren McFadden looks like the best RB in league right now…not named AP of course
Drew Brees made Houston’s D look like last year’s Houston D
I think Miami wins the Andrew Luck sweepstakes and Sparano doesn’t last the year
Atlanta looks in trouble, the D is weak and Michael Turner does not look like the same runner. Their in tough to make the playoffs this year
Jermichael Finley may be close to passing Antonio Gates for best TE in the league. I’m not sure if Gates will ever be able to stay healthy again.
Last week was a pretty good week breaking .500. Lets keep up the momentum and do better this week. Onto the picks.
Photo via upperplayground.com
San Fran at Cincy -1.5
Pick: Bengals -1.5, do I have to have an opinion on this one? These are 2 awful teams, but at least the Bengals have some resemblance of an offence and they’re at home so I’ll give it to them…reluctantly.
Jacksonville at Carolina -3.5
Pick: Panthers -3.5, yeah I’m now a registered on the Cam Newton bandwagon. This is not a confident pick because I just know Jacksonville will do the smart thing and just give the ball to MJD all day. If he gets hot against the Panthers 26th ranked D then look out. However, in the end I think the Panthers balance out their attack this week and match the Jags in the rushing dept. with their now 3 headed rushing attack (Williams, Stewart and Newton) and give Newton his first NFL win.
Detroit -3.5 at Minnesota
Pick: Vikings +3.5, Detroit is the sexy team so far in the league, with their video game like offence and their stout D. However, this is a divisional rivalry game and Minnesota is desperado styles being 0-2 already. The Vikes have been close in their 2 losses and I think they finally get ‘er done at home and bring the Lions a little bit back to earth.
Denver at Tennessee -7
Pick: Broncos +7, I think this line is a little inflated due to the Titans upset win last week over the Ravens. This is still a team that lost to Jacksonville in week 1. I think the Titans still win, but in a squeaker.
Miami at Cleveland -1.5
Pick: Dolphins +1.5, The Dolphins are 0-2, but they’ve been competitive in both those losses to upper tier teams. Cleveland is not an upper tier team, especially on defence. I see the desperate Dolphins surprising the Browns in this one.
NYG at Philly -9.5
Pick: Giants +9.5, This line is going bananas, it’s up from -7 probably due to the fact that Vick has confirmed he is now playing. I still think the Eagles win because the G’men are banged up on both sides of the ball and Eli will likely throw 2-3 picks against the Eagles tough secondary. However, -9.5 is a lot to give especially in a division rivalry game, the G’men won’t go down without a fight in this one.
Houston at New Orleans -4
Pick: Saints -4, I backed the Texans last week on the road, but they’re in tough this week. The Saints are one of a few teams that can match and maybe even outpace the Texans on offence. The Texans D has looked much improved so far, but that was against the Colts and the Dolphins. Drew Brees and his entourage of receivers go bonkers and hand the Texans their first loss of the season.
New England -7.5 at Buffalo
Pick: Bills +7.5, This is an insane pick I know. I believe the Pats have beat the Bills 15 straight times. I don’t have any analysis or reasoning for this pick other than just a feeling that the Bills will scrap it out and keep this one within a TD.
KC at San Diego -14.5
Pick: Chargers -14.5, This is similar to last week with Pittsburgh against Seattle. I think I still would go Chargers if the line was -22. San Diego is back home after a disappointing measuring stick loss to the Pats and will take out all their frustration on a reeling Chiefs team that is probably already thinking of next year.
Baltimore -4 at St. Louis
Pick: Ravens -4, I love taking home dogs, but I just can’t pull the trigger on the Rams this week. I would be more likely to take the Rams if the Ravens were coming off a win, but they are coming off an upset loss to the Titans. I think the Ravens get back on track in this one with Ray Rice destroying my fantasy team this week with a huge game.
NYJ -3 at Oakland
Pick: Raiders +3, Tough travel game for the Jets in this one. The Raiders will be jacked for their home opener and will come out like gangbusters after losing a heart breaker in Buffalo last week. I see multiple INT’s on both sides and this will come down to the ground games and the Raiders will pound away with McFadden and take this one home.
Atlanta at Tampa Bay -1
Pick: Bucs -1, The penultimate of let down situations is here with the Falcons coming off an emotional win over their former poster boy Mike Vick. This would be my pick of the week…good night
Arizona -3.5 at Seattle
Pick: Seahawks +3.5, The Seahawks are likely the worst team in the league, but they have one of if not the loudest stadium in the league. If there was ever a chance for the Hawks to win this year, this would be it. Arizona’s defence is terrible so Tavaris Jackson might actually have a serviceable game this week. An ugly game that I’ll definitely not be watching.
Green Bay -4 at Chicago
Pick: Bears +4, The Bears were…actually no…Jay Cutler was destroyed last week by the Saints. The Packers on the other hand had a tougher time then most expected against the Panthers last week. They also lost one of their key defensive players in Nick Collins for the rest of the year. A rivalry game to end all rivalry games, I’ll take the home dawg every time in this matchup.
Pittsburgh -11 at Indy
Pick: Colts +11, ugly pick but it’s tough to lay double digits to a road team. That’s my only reasoning here…a hope and a prayer. Steelers still win…I say by 10
Washington at Dallas -4.5
Pick: Washington +4.5, Uggh, I don’t like backing Rex Grossman, but the Cowboys are just so banged up with Austin out, Romo playing with broken ribs, Jones playing with a bum shoulder and Bryant playing at less than 100%. Not my favourite pick of the week that’s for sure.
Last week was great for the faves, but I think this week the dawgs will have their day. Good luck to all.
Im posting on my phone tonight as me and the wife are en route to a dinner at our friend’s new place. Thus no fancy videos or photos in this post. Anyway, my first basketball game of the season was last night and I posted an impressive 0-3 from the field with 2 airballs. I did play good defence with a few blocks and some solid boards. I guess Im a Reggie Evans type of player. That doesn’t really translate into anything good when your playing rec ball Playing ball last night got me thinking (although briefly) about the NBA lockout. It literally was a 3 minute conversation with one of my teammates and we both just laughed and said who gives a flying f$&%!
Lo and behold I wake up this morning and read that Mr. Stern and his mafia have decided to cancel the entire preseason. I honestly think no one really cares, especially when the NFL is in full swing, baseball playoffs are around the corner and hockey is just about to start.
How long will this thing last? Will they go through contraction? Will they change the rules to make it exciting to watch again? Like I said before, the NBA needs to change its game like the NHL changed its game.
Im getting extremely car sick typing this so I have to stop. Seriously…pull over wifey!
I meant to write the last few days, but I haven’t been home much the last 3-4 days. Therefore, this post is going to be a little on the large side. I’m going multi-sport today and I’ll start with my NFL Week 2 Recap, bullet point style.
My weekly picks went 8-6-2 to bring my season total to 15-13-3. Could have gone 10-6 if it weren’t for Buffalo’s late game heroics and Jesse Holley falling 1 yard short of an OT TD.
1 yard from making Cowboy backers $$$. Ron T. Ennis/Zuma Press
KC is officially the worst team in the league with the loss of their best player Jamaal Charles. That injury also destroys my fantasy teams hopes this year
Cam Newton is for real I guess, back to back 400+ passing games in your first 2 games in the league is bananas. Not sure how Williams and Stewart feel about this pass first attack
Speaking of back to back video game like stat lines…Tom Brady is putting up stupid numbers right now. I think he’s on pace for 6000 yards…perverted
Tony Romo is a beast…playing through a broken rib and a punctured lung? Wha? No one can say anything bad about this guy ever again
The Cowboys offensive line is Bears-like
What are the odds Jay Cutler plays the whole season? He is getting rocked every game. If he flat out quit could you blame him?
The Lions are 2-0…read that again…let that sink in for a bit…this is no fluke, this team is for real
Do I scare you? No? You're lying
Mike Vick not only loses to his old employer but also gets a concussion. I’d like to bet against Atlanta whoever they play next week, there has to be some sort of letdown after that emotional win
Does anyone watch Monday Night Football anymore? The Sunday Night Game is by far the best production of the week
Kenny Britt looks like the biggest fantasy draft steal of the year so far, Arian Foster may be the biggest bust
I don’t think anyone lost in their survivor pools last week, favourites won everywhere except for the Ravens and Eagles
Onto baseball…lets stay with these bullets…lazy? Maybe.
Brett Lawrie’s first season has come to a close after he broke a finger fielding a ground ball during batting practice. His final stats are impressive: .293, 9 HR, 25 RBI, 7 SB in 43 games, my predictions on his stats weren’t too far off.
The Red Sox are trying to let the Rays catch up to them in the Wild Card race with an awful 3-7 record in their last 10. Lucky for them the Rays can’t beat the Yanks so it looks like they’ll likely squeak their way in.
The Braves are doing their best Red Sox impersonation in the National League Wild Card Race. This one could come down to the wire as the Cards are on fire right now and sit just 2 games (as of 7 pm) back of the Braves.
Justin Verlander should win both the AL CY Young and the AL MVP, leads all AL pitchers in the 3 main categories of wins (24), strikeouts (244) and ERA (2.29).
MVP and Cy Young? Yes
Stephen Strasburg has looked good in his first 3 starts, no walks in 14 innings. He makes All Star team next year, no doubt
Lets end it off with hockey…
I’ve been trying to avoid the topic of hockey for as long as possible. I honestly did not even know the preseason was starting until my wife asked me on Monday if I wanted to go to the first preseason game for the Canucks (she gets free tickets through work…yeah I’m lucky). Of course I said yes and it was a weird feeling for me putting that jersey back on and going back into Rogers Arena. As soon as I sat down a flood of memories of the Stanley Cup playoff run raced through my mind. The wounds are still fresh. I probably dealt with it all the wrong way by just holding it all in and not talking about it for as long as possible. Wow, it sounds like I’m talking about getting dumped or something…kind of disturbing that a sports team can make one feel this way. Anyway, enough of this depressing talk and onto my thoughts on the game.
5th row behind penalty box. Thanks wifey. Terrible resolution...need a new phone
I didn’t recognize half of the names in the line-up for the Canucks. The only projected regulars playing were Marco Sturm, Keith Ballard and I guess you can throw Chris Tanev and Aaron Rome on that list too. The Flames had a lot more regulars in their line-up including their top 4 d-men and it showed for most of the game. The Flames were badly outshooting the ‘Nucks for most of the game, it was 25-11 at one point late in the 2nd period. Canucks who impressed me the most were Owen Nolan, Marco Sturm, Keith Ballard, Jordan Schroeder and Nicklas Jensen. Nolan looked solid, it looked like he was able to keep up with the speed of the game and his hands look like they’re still there. I can see him making the team on the 3rd or 4th line especially with the injuries to Raymond and Kesler. Sturm also looked good in his Canucks debut, but he has Sami Salo durability so we’ll see how much he’s able to contribute this year. Ballard looked smooth and fast on his skates, I’m not sure he was at full strength during last season after offseason hip surgery. The kid line (Schroeder, Jensen and Pinizzotto) got tons of ice time and they deserved it because they were generating chances left, right and centre. Schroeder and Jensen are former first round picks and it was nice seeing them do well. They’re probably both 2-3 years away from a sniff at the NHL level, Jensen is only 18 and Schroeder is 20 so there’s time. 2 Flames that caught my eye were Mikael Backlund and Niklas Hagman. Both of them looked dangerous each time they had the puck. Backlund is someone I’ll probably target late in hockey pools this year because of the chance he plays with Iginla on the top line. The skills there, but we’ll see if he can be consistent.
Now that I’ve broken the hockey seal it’s probably going to take over my life again for the next 10 months. I’m strapping in and I’m ready for the pain…hopefully this year it’s more pleasure than pain. Actually screw hopefully, the Canucks win the cup baby! Lets put some bets on it
Last weeks results were…meh. I kind of expected that since week 1 is probably the hardest week to make picks on because of the lack of information available. So this week I don’t really have any excuses, so I have to bust through the .500 barrier. Let’s get ‘em…
Jacksonville at NYJ -9
Pick: NYJ -9, Luke McCown is going to get owned by Revis and company. I think Santonio Holmes and Plaxico both go buck wild against a weak Jax secondary.
Chicago at New Orleans -6.5
Pick: NO -6.5, give me some more chalk! Chicago looked good last week against Atlanta, but I don’t see them being able to keep up in a shootout type game with Brees and the gang
Oakland at Buffalo – 3
Pick: Oakland +3, Buffalo absolutely destroyed the Chiefs last week, but I foresee a tougher match up against the Raider ‘d.’ Not sure if Buffalo will be able to stop the Raider ground game either.
Arizona at Washington -3.5
Pick: Arizona +3.5, I’m banking on Rex Grossman not being able to have 2 consecutive solid games in a row…can’t happen right? Odds are it won’t even with an Arizona defence that is full of holes.
Baltimore -7 at Tennessee
Pick: Tennessee +7, There has to be a little bit of a let down after crushing their arch rival Steelers last week. I still think Baltimore wins, but not by much.
Seattle at Pittsburgh -14
Pick: Pittsburgh -14, If the line was -20 I’d still probably take the Steelers. They will be raging after being embarrassed last week. Seattle’s offence is awful and it looks like their best WR is out again for this game. Only thing that messes this up is if Pittsburgh lays off the gas and lets the ‘Hawks get some cheap garbage time points to get within the number.
Green Bay -10 at Carolina
Pick: The Champs -10, I think the Pack lay a smack down on Cam Newton this week. It won’t be as easy for Newton as it was last week…Mr. Matthews will be breathing down his neck all game.
Tampa Bay at Minnesota -3
Pick: Minny – 3, I’m not sure why I’m picking the Vikes here, I mean McNabb looked awful last week. However, I think AP will have a huge day, opening holes for McNabb to complete passes to hopefully Harvin who is on my fantasy team.
Cleveland -1.5 at Indy
Pick: Indy +1.5, When was the last time you saw the Browns as faves against the Colts? The Colts have too many vets on the team to let them get embarrassed two weeks in a row. This line is a little fishy, but I’ll take the bait and go with the Colts.
KC at Detroit -9
Pick: KC +9, Yeah they got owned last week, but I think this line is way too high. I can see the Chiefs outright winning this game if they give the ball to Jamaal Charles more (yes he’s also on my fantasy team)
Dallas -3 at San Fran
Pick: The ‘Boys -3, Tony Romo is going to go off this game. Alex Smith will feel the pain of Demarcus Ware early and often.
Houston -3 at Miami
Pick: Houston -3, this was a tough one for me. Kind of similar to the Baltimore situation where I think the Texans may have a let down game after a huge win last week. However, I think Miami is awful and will have trouble keeping up with the Texans high powered offence.
San Diego at New England – 7.5
Pick: San Diego +7.5, I think New England still wins, but by less than a touchdown against a team in the Chargers that I think is actually better than them. Home field does it for the Pats this time around, but I see it being close to keep it within the number.
Cincinnati at Denver -3.5
Pick: Denver -3.5, The Bengals ruined many survivor pools last week, but I just can’t see them winning 2 in a row. So tempting to take the Broncos in my survivor pool…resist Sal…resist.
Philly -3 at Atlanta
Pick: Atlanta +3, Game of the week for sure. Atlanta is coming off a big loss and they will be unbelievably hyped this game to try and ruin Mr. Vick’s comeback to ATL. The fans will be barking (heh) at Vick all game long. The Falcons should watch the tapes from Philly’s last game and realize their offensive line is shaky as hell and I expect to see Falcon blitzes all over the place.
St. Louis at NYG -6
Pick: NYG -6, Man the G’men looked bad last week. Their defence was awful, their offence was out of sync. However, Justin Tuck will be back in the line-up and that will definitely bolster the d. Looks like Hakeem Nicks will be playing and St. Louis is banged up in the secondary and on offence. I see the G’men in a walk.
21 year old Brett Lawrie from Langley. Opening eyes everywhere hitting .303, 9HR 23RBI and 7SB
A pair of BC boys are making some noise with the Jays as the MLB season winds to a close. Brett Lawrie and Adam Loewen are showing Jays fans what may be coming in the not so distant future. I’ve already blabbed about my man crush on Brett Lawrie here and here so I won’t drool that much here…Ok, maybe just a little bit. He has met all the hype and if it’s at all possible he seems to have exceeded the lofty expectations everyone had for him prior to his call-up. There was even talk already about him being a future Hall of Famer on a sports radio talk show…now that’s insane for someone who has only played 38 games in the bigs. However, I see where these people are coming from, he has all the make-up of not just an all-star, but a superstar. A great example of his make-up came in the Jays’ last game against the Red Sox on Wednesday. He was a dead duck on a play at home and instead of letting up or giving a weak slide, he decided to try and bowl over the much bigger Jason Varitek. He ended up losing that battle, but he likely gained tons of respect from his teammates and he likely was the spark that triggered the Jays late game comeback (Click here to see the collision).
27 year old Adam Loewen from Vancouver, BC. Making the most of his September Call-up, hitting .357. (Darren Calabrese/Canadian Press)
Adam Loewen on the other hand has come up to the bigs with much less hype than Lawrie. However, the journey he has taken to get back to the bigs is an amazing story. Drafted 4th overall by Baltimore in 2002 as a starter, he pitched 3 seasons with the Orioles compiling an 8-8 record with a 5.38 ERA. In 2008 he fractured his throwing elbow for the second time and was told his pitching days were likely over. Most would have retired and lived off the millions of dollars of salary and signing bonuses, but Loewen chose not to give up. He decided to try and convert himself into an outfielder just like Rick Ankiel did. Now I want you to understand how crazy of an idea that choice was. He was a pitcher and he hadn’t swung a bat competitively in years. He was going to re-learn how to hit and then try and work his way from low A ball all the way back to the big leagues. It’s hard for me to give an example using another sport, how about Ray Lewis all of a sudden deciding he was going to quit being a linebacker and instead go to the CFL to learn how to be a QB. Well, Loewen beat the odds and is back in the bigs as an outfielder. He’s seen limited action since his call-up, but recently has been getting some timely hits with game tying and winning RBI’s. I’m not sure if he fits in the long term plans for the Jays as he seems to be buried in the outfield depth chart, but here’s hoping he can be a utility type bench player for the Jays down the road. You never know, an injury here or an extended slump there, might open up a spot for him to try and win a more permanent role with the Jays. Crazier things have happened…Loewen just needs to look to his left in right field and see Bautista, who went from journeyman utility man to superstar in a few short years.
My lazy Sunday’s and unproductive Monday nights have returned much to the chagrin of wifey. What a great first week of play, unless you picked Cleveland or KC in your survivor pool (my choice was Houston…yay). Lets do my highlights rapid fire style.
How did Cleveland lose their home opener to Cincinnati? Yikes! However, I still think Cleveland will be a decent 8-9 win team this year and I still think Cincinnati will be an awful 3-4 win team.
Image by Photography by Hank via Flickr
My prediction on KC’s season win total does not look good right now even though it’s just been one game. They lost their best defensive player Eric Berry for the season in week 1. Add that to the loss of one of their main offensive targets in Moeaki and you’ve got some major trouble.
Baltimore and Houston blew out long time division rivals and looked dominant in doing so.
It looks like you can stick any running back in that Houston offence and they could be this year’s fantasy football stud.
AP Photo
I should have picked Joe Flacco as my QB in fantasy, he looks poised for a career year.
Image by Keith Allison via Flickr
Cam Newton went bananas and had an unreal debut, albeit against a defence that would have trouble stopping Travis Lulay and the BC Lions.
Donovan McNabb was awful, 39 yards passing? Like I said before, just give it to AP.
Tom Brady says screw all y’all, Mike Vick who? I am the true QB pimp with his ridiculous 517 yard passing day
Image via Wikipedia
That Giants d looks really bad, too many injuries to overcome. If Rex Grossman can put up 300+ yards…look out!
Is Detroit gonna win the Super Bowl
A not so great start to my weekly spread picks. I went 7-7-1 with my picks this week. Not bad, but I’m aiming for at least a 60% win rate by the end of the year. I’ll do better next week…maybe
Wow, what a start to the season last night! I thought the Saints would cover the +4.5…well I guess they came 1 yard from it. I’m going to start a weekly picks post for the NFL season…hopefully I come close to .500 when all is said and done Week 1 is probably the hardest week to handicap because there’s little information to go on other than last year’s performance and somewhat meaningless preseason games.
Follow these picks at your own risk!
Buffalo at KC (-6)
Pick: Buffalo +6
Detroit at Tampa (-1)
Pick: Tampa -1
Atlanta (-3) at Chicago
Pick: Chicago +3
Philadelphia (-5) at St. Louis
Pick: St. Louis +5
Indianapolis at Houston (-8.5)
Pick: Houston – 8.5 * my least favourite pick, originally this line was -3.5
Cincinnati at Cleveland (-7)
Pick: Cincinnati +7
Pittsburgh at Baltimore (-1)
Pick: Pittsburgh +1
Tennessee at Jacksonville (-1)
Pick: Tennessee +1
Carolina at Arizona (-7)
Pick: Carolina +7
Seattle at San Francisco (-5.5)
Pick: Seattle +5
New York Giants (-3) at Washington
Pick: NYG -3
Minnesota at San Diego (-9)
Pick: Minnesota +9
Dallas at New York Jets (-5)
Pick: Dallas + 5
New England (-7) at Miami
Pick: Miami +7
Oakland at Denver (-3)
Pick: Oakland +3
Top 3 picks: Giants, Rams, Bucs
Least favourite picks: Houston, New England, Pittsburgh
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