FRIDAY FOOTBALL PICKS!
Last week my record was: just 8-8. At least it wasn't a losing record!
EARLY COLLEGE BOWL PICKS
NEW MEXICO BOWL
Temple 7 over Wyoming. MY PICK: WYOMING. The Cowboys played both TCU and Boise State fairly tough, and they're playing close to home.
FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL
Utah State 1.5 over Ohio. MY PICK: OHIO. Ohio from the Mid-American Conference will be motivated to once again prove the MAC's worth.
NEW ORLEANS BOWL
San Diego State 5 over Louisiana-Lafayette. MY PICK: SAN DIEGO STATE. They're from a tougher conference, they've played a tougher schedule.
NFL PICKS
Dallas at Tampa Bay. LINE: Cowboys by 7. MY PICK: COWBOYS. Yes, Dallas tends to play down to their competition. But in this case, the Bucs are in such trouble (a 7 game losing streak, Josh Freeman beat up, the Cowboys with so much more to play for) that I think the 'Boys will pull through.
Cleveland at Arizona. LINE: Cardinals by 7. MY PICK: CARDINALS. Arizona has greatly improved in the past several weeks, especially on defense. Cleveland hasn't; with Colt McCoy likely still woozy from last week, it all gives AZ a big edge.
Baltimore at San Diego. LINE: Ravens by 2.5. MY PICK: RAVENS. The Chargers are playing better. But the Ravens seek a #1 seed; and their defense in this games gives them the edge.
Miami at Buffalo. LINE: pick 'em (actually it's been taken off the board). MY PICK: BILLS. Miami in turmoil; they've fired their coach and now J.P. Losman will have to start. The Bills have also struggled mightily; but this seems like a week when they can get a win against a mentally-down Dolphins team.
Seattle at Chicago. LINE: Bears by 3.5. MY PICK: SEAHAWKS. Seattle has played fairly well lately, especially Marshawn Lynch; and have you seen Caleb Hanie of the Bears play good football yet this year? No, I haven't either.
Cincinnati at St. Louis. LINE: Bengals by 6.5. MY PICK: BENGALS. Because St. Louis has just been so bad for so long; and it looks unlikely that Sam Bradford will play.
Detroit at Oakland. LINE: Lions by 1. MY PICK: LIONS. The Raiders are banged-up and beaten-down over the past several weeks. The Lions, meanwhile, are getting healthy, and will have a motivated Ndamokung Suh back.
Green Bay at Kansas City. LINE: Packers by 13.5. MY PICK: PACKERS. Aaron Rodgers vs either Tyler Palko or, if they're lucky, a beat-up Kyle Orton. Yeah, think I'll go with Rodgers.
Carolina at Houston. LINE: Texans by 6.5. MY PICK: PANTHERS. Just a feeling here. But remember--T.J. Yates is still inexperienced. Cam Newton presents different problems than perhaps the Texans' D is used to. The Texans clinched a playoff berth last week; could there be a letdown? Look for this to be a very close game.
New England at Denver. LINE: Patriots by 6.5. MY PICK: PATRIOTS. Sorry, Tim Tebow. You've been amazing. But Tom Brady and the Pats are at a different level.
New Orleans at Minnesota. LINE: Saints by 6.5. MY PICK: SAINTS. The Saints are on the road, yes...but indoors, in a dome, Drew Brees still on a roll. Go with the Saints.
Washington at NY Giants. LINE: Giants by 6.5. MY PICK: GIANTS. Eli Manning and the Giants grabbed momentum last week, and they'll keep it.
NY Jets at Philadelphia. LINE: Eagles by 3. MY PICK: JETS. Wow--the Eagles win one game, and now suddenly they've righted the ship? The Jets have improved the past several weeks, and look for more Philly mistakes to cost them...
Tennessee at Indianapolis. LINE: Titans by 6.5. MY PICK: TITANS. The Colts can't wait for this season to end...
Pittsburgh at San Francisco. LINE: off the board. MY PICK: 49ERS. I imagine it's off the board due to the question of whether Ben Roethlisberger will play or not; my guess is, he won't...he's missed practice all week. Even if he does, that foot will really bother him, and the Niner defense at home will get after him. Look for San Fran to rebound this week.
"Win one for the Gipper."--George Gipp, University of Notre Dame student and football player, on his deathbed.
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