Sunday, September 28, 2008

NFL - 2008 Week 4 Preview

Well last week was satisfying, 13-3 baby, yes that is correct the crystal ball was dialed in and thanks to those new things that attach to my ears and cover my eyeballs everything was clear and concise. 13 – 3! Do I need to go any further than that?

Ok, now that I’ve wrenched my shoulder severely I shall try to not be like a certain outfielder for the Red Sox and make another try at reading the crystal ball correctly and see if I can perform brilliantly one more time. As usual if you follow my picks and are using them to try to make money, any losses are your fault not mine, these are just for conversational and good time fun not an endorsement for gambling or other nefarious practices.

Week 4 Games
FavoriteSpread.UnderdogPickMadden 09
Cincinnatti-3.5ClevelandCincyCincy 20-19
Tennessee-3.5MinnesotaTennTenn 28-14
Denver-9.5Kansas CityDenverDenver 41-20
New Orleans-6.5San FranNew OrleansSan Fran 24-14
NY Jets-2.5ArizonaArizonaNY Jets 30-23
Tampa Bay-1.5Green Bay Green BayTampa 24-10
Carolina-7.5AtlantaCarolinaAtlanta 24-21
Jacksonville-7.5HoustonHoustonJacksonville 24-19
San Diego-7.5OaklandSan DiegoSan Diego 34-14
Buffalo-8.5St. LouisBuffaloBuffalo 35-24
Dallas-11.5WashingtonWashingtonDallas 34-14
Philadelphia-3.5ChicagoPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia 38-17
Pittsburgh-7.5BaltimoreBaltimoreBaltimore 20-10


Cincinnatti - 21-14
Tennessee - 21 17
Denver - 38-15
New Orleans 31-21
NY Jets - 21-20
Green Bay - 35-21
Carolina - 28-17
Jacksonville - 21-18
San Diego - 35-18
Buffalo - 31-10
Dallas - 28-24
Philadelphia - 35-21
Pittsburgh - 17-15

There you go my friends, see you later!!!

♊ - Well, let's hope we get some funny hats too.

Sunday, September 21, 2008

NFL-2008 Week 3 Preview

Week 3 Games

FavoriteSpread.UnderdogPickMadden 09
Atlanta-4.5Kansas City
Atlanta
27-17 Atlanta
Buffalo
-8.5
Oakland
Oakland
34-13 Oakland
Chicago
-3.5
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
21-17 Chicago
Tennessee
-4.5
Houston
Tennessee
20-10 Tenn
Minnesota
-3.5
Carolina
Carolina
27-20 Minn
NE Patriots
-12.5
Miami
Miami
30-15 Patriots
NY Giants
-13.5
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
31-10 Giants
Washington
-3.5
Arizona
Washington
37-6 Wash
Denver
-5.5
New Orleans
New Orleans
21-6 Denver
San Fran
-3.5
Detroit
San Fran
32-13 Detroit
Seattle
-9.5
St. Louis
St. Louis
20-13 St. Louis
Baltimore
-1.5
Cleveland
Baltimore
14-13 Cleveland
Philadelphia
-2.5
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
45-21 Philly
Indianapolis
-5.5
Jacksonville
Jacksonville
23-13 Indy
Dallas
-2.5
Green Bay
Dallas
24-23 Dallas
San Diego
-8.5
NY Jets
NY Jets
31-28 Jets

Last week we went 7-8 bringing our year to date totals 16-15. Bleh, not good but at least we are over .500! Looking to have a big bounce back this week even though there are some tough games to pick the winner in today's games.

Atlanta beats KC 21-12
Buffalo edges out Oakland 17-14
Tampa Bay upsets Chicago 24-21
Tennessee wins by 2 TDs over Houston 31-17
Minnesota squeaks by Carolina 21-20
Patriots play it close and beat Miami 24-14
Giants win by 11 over Bengals 28-17
Washington wins late against Arizona 28-24
Denver is upset by New Orleans 24-21
San Fran goes to 2-1 by whipping the Lions 30-10
Seattle goes to 0-3 by losing to St. Louis 21-17
Baltimore wins by 10 over the Browns 17-7
Philadelphia edges Pittsburgh 28-24
Indianapolis beats their rivals 20-14
Cowboys surprises everyone by beating Green Bay 31-21
San Diego gets off the snide by beating the Jets 21-17

♊ - Well, let's hope we get some funny hats too.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

NFL-2008 Week 2 Preview

Week 2 Games
FavoriteSpread.UnderdogPickMadden 09
Cincinatti-1.5TennesseeCincinatti34-30 Cincy
Washington-0.5New OrleansNew O.44-27 Wash
Carolina-3.5ChicagoCarolina29-23 Carolina
Jacksonville-6.5BuffaloBuffalo21-6 Jax
Green Bay-2.5DetroitGreen Bay34-27 Detroit
Kansas City-3.5OaklandOakland27-20 Oakland
NY Giants-8.5St. LouisSt. Louis27-23 NY
Indianapolis-1.5MinnesotaIndy35-20 Indy
Seattle-8.5San FranSan Fran25-21 Seattle
Tampa Bay-8.5AtlantaAtlanta31-9 Tampa
NY Jets-2.5New EnglandNew England26-12 NE
Arizona-6.5MiamiMiami14-10 Zona
San Diego-2.5DenverSan Diego31-29 Denver
Pittsburgh-5.5ClevelandPittsburgh20-18 Pitt
Houston-4.5BaltimoreBaltimore18-17 Balt
Dallas-6.5PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia31-21 Big D

Last week we went a resounding 9-7 (bleh). Looking to do better this week.
Cincy over Tennessee - 21-17
Saints beats Redskins - 24-17
Panthers over Chicago - 21-12
Jacksonville beats Buffalo - 21-17
Green Bay kills Detroit - 31-10
Oakland beats KC - 17-14 (both teams suck)
Giants over Rams - 21-14
Colts beat Vikings - 24-17
Seahawks over 49ers - 17-14
Tampa Bay beats Atlanta - 21-17
Patriots over Jets - 17-14 (BB plays it close to the vest)
Arizona beats Miami - 24-21 (Pennington passes for 300 yards)
San Diego outlasts Denver - 31-28
Pittsburgh beats Cleveland - 17-10
Texans vs Ravens postponed
Cowboys over Eagles - 24-21
The Sporting Word has his picks posted. Looks like good breakdowns included.

There you go, see you later!!!

Sunday, September 07, 2008

NFL-2008 Week 1 Preview

Autumn is in the air, as I look out my window and see the leaves starting to fall and I know that it is once again that time of the year for America's favorite past time; Yes dear friends, its time for some football! So hold on a second as I clear the site of the last remaining vestiges of a self imposed exile and sweep out the cobwebs and dust the place up a bit before we get down to the nitty gritty of week one of the "National Football League".

First off, needless to say, that game sucked as in royally sucked. 15-8, are you kidding me? Still I suppose it could have been worse, I’m just not sure how at this time of the day.

Secondly, West Virginia loses to freaking East Carolina! East Carolina! Are you fragging kidding me? Looks like another topsy-turvy season in college football. Go Hogs!

Now, let us look at week one of the “National Football League”. All point spreads are from the ESPN.com fantasy site and all picks were made on Thursday of this week. Here we go!
Week 1 Games
FavoriteSpread.UnderdogPickMadden 09Result
NY Giants-3.5WashingtonNy G23-17 Wash16-7 NY G
Detroit-2.5AtlantaDetroit20-17 Det.

Buffalo-0.5SeattleSeattle13-10 Buf
Jacksonville-3.5Tennessee
Tennessee31-20 Jax
NY Jets-2.5
MiamiJets19-17 Jets
NE Patriots
-16.5Kansas CityNE26-10 Pats
New Orleans-3.5Tampa BayNew Orleans24-21 TB
Philadelphia-7.5St. Louis
Philadelphia28-10 Phil
Pittsburgh-6.5HoustonPittsburgh17-3 Pitt
Baltimore-0.5CincinnatiCincinnati30-20 Bal

San Diego-9.5CarolinaSan Diego
34-15 SD
Arizona-2.5San Fran
San Fran27-24 SF
Dallas-3.5
ClevelandDallas23-13 Dal
Indianapolis-9.5ChicagoChicago41-28 Ind
Green Bay-2.5MinnesotaMinnesota30-15 GB
Denver-1.5OaklandDenver26-19 Den

Ok, lets break down these games.

Detroit versus Atlanta - I think that Atlanta is going to be a very bad team this year. With even a week Lions team playing in Atlanta I see a Lions victory. Detroit 27, Atlanta 10.

Seattle versus Buffalo - First this game is in Buffalo, second this has upset written all over it, third it is freaking Seahawks versus Buffalo. Seattle pulls the upset 20-17.

Jacksonville versus Tennessee - Jaguars are good, but the Titans are better. Take the home team in this one, 21-14.

Jets versus Dolphins - Sub plots galore, Favre versus Pennington, Pennington versus Jets, Jets coach from the Parcell coaching tree. Taking the Jets here 24-17.

Kansas City versus New England - This is an iffy pick for me. How is Brady? Are the Patriots as bad as their preseason (no)? I would not be surprised if the Chiefs cover but am going with New England 41-10.

Tampa Bay versus New Orleans - Shockey has a big coming out party in the big easy. Saints beat the Buccaneers 31-21.

St. Louis versus Philadelphia - Eagles have improved, the Rams, well they still suck. I'm looking at an eagle blow out, 28-7.

Houston versus Pittsburgh - Houston is no longer a punching bag but the Steelers are the better team. Pittsburgh wins 17-6.

Cincinnati versus Baltimore - Bengals win a close one 17-16.

Carolina versus San Diego - Rivers goes crazy, LT goes crazy, the Panthers are never in the game. San Diego wins this 37-10.

Arizona versus San Francisco - Arizona continues to prove that no matter what city they are in they stink. San Fran wins going away 31-17.

Dallas versus Cleveland - I cannot believe this is only a 3.5 spread. Romo blows kisses to that Simpson gal as he sits on the sideline in the 4th. Dallas wins 31-17.

Chicago versus Indianapolis - Colts have the offense, Bears have the defense. Colts win 21-14.

Minnesota versus Green Bay - Tuesday night the Green Bay faithful start demanding the coach, general manager and anyone else involved in letting Favre go to the Jets. Vikings run the ball over and over and win this game 21-10.

Denver versus Oakland - McFadden makes his debut and rushes for 100 yards, most of them on a 70+ td run, of course he also fumbles three times and the Broncos beat Oakland 21-17.

There you go folks. See you later as the afternoon progresses!