NFL WEEK 13, The Drive for the Playoffs heats up

After a long and festive Thanksgiving weekend, from your consultants at www.picks4Players.com, here are our top picks for NFL week 13.  Good luck. 

Carolina @ Green Bay, 1pm est

Current Line: Green Bay -3

Look for Green Bay to rebound after last Monday’s loss to the Saints.  When warm weather teams have to travel North at this time of year, they usually run into problems adjusting to the climate.  We expect Carolina to scuffle on the semi frozen tundra. Our Pick: Green Bay -3

 

New York Giants @ Washington, 1pm est

Current Line: Giants -3 ½

If you have been checking us every week, you know it pays to play the Giants on the road and this week is no exception.  A rainy day is expected in DC and we see the Giants ground game running all over the Redskin defense.  Emotions will be high as the Redskins pay tribute to their former teammate, Sean Taylor, who was shot and killed one year ago today.  Clinton Portis will carry the ball about 30 times to try to keep the Giants offense off the field, but in the second half look for the G-Men to impose a little Earth, Wind, and Fire at Fed-Ex Field and overcome the emotional Redskins. Our Pick: Giants -3 ½ 

 

Indianapolis @ Cleveland, 1pm est

Current Line: Indy -4 ½  

Simple put, Indy is rolling and Cleveland isn’t.  We just don’t see the Cleveland offense getting any spark from the return of Derek Anderson.  Cleveland is a terrible 1-5 at home this year while Indy is a stellar 4-2 on the road. Our Pick: Indy -4 ½ 

 

Atlanta @ San Diego, 4:05pm est

Current Line: San Diego -5

A 7-4 Atlanta team playing in one of the best divisions in the NFL going against a 4-7 San Diego team from the worst divisions in football and San Diego is favored.  Something is fishy here.  Michael Turner’s homecoming is a sweet one.  His performance will leave the rest of the league asking, LT who?  And for the record, I grew up watching the real deal, the crack smoking LT throughout his entire career, and LaDanian, you are no LT.  In fact, let’s just remove the T from your moniker and we’ll just refer to you as the Big L.  Now Big L, Son, go eat your soup. Our Pick: Atlanta +5

 

 Here are some other money makers:

 

Kansas City @ Oakland, 4:15pm est

Our Pick: Oakland -3

 Chicago @ Minnesota, 8:15pm est

Our Pick: Minnesota -3 ½ 

 OVER/UNDER Selections

San Francisco @ Buffalo, 1pm est

Our Pick: Under 43

Best of luck to one and all.  Play wise, play smart, play on, Players!!!!!

College Football Saturday - post Thanksgiving weekend

Well players, we hope everyone had an outstanding Thanksgiving.  You’ll have to excuse us this weekend as we will be light on the narrative but heavy on the winners.  After eating way too much on Thursday, I ate more on Thursday night, followed that up with an enormous post turkey day Friday breakfast, hors d’oeuvres and cocktails at noon (as far as you know), and then wrapped up Friday night with shots of iced Cuervo and a hearty, hearty Italian feast catered by Long Island’s own Mama Lombardi’s. The company is all gone and it is clear that after two straight days of getting after it, the body just doesn’t bounce back the way it used to. Needless to say, I’m a little banged up today, but at this time of year, who isn’t?  I’m sucking it up and posting winners for you, but the details that led to the selections are a little fuzzy.  As always, play wise, play smart, play on Player!

Look for these teams to cover their games ATS (against the spread):

Texas Tech -22 (They’re pissed off with something to prove)

Missouri -16    (Lots of points here, but Mizzou will cover)

Oklahoma -7 1/2  (Looking great and on a mission)

Florida -16 1/2  (See note on Oklahoma above-same here)

Alabama -14 1/2 (’Bama won’t struggle until their bowl game)

Oregon +3 (Civil War is anything but civil, the Ducks are the only thing between the Beavers and the Rose                        Bowl so it will be a battle for the Beavers all day.)

Notre Dame +32  ( All things point to a USC rout, but look for the Irish to hang in there and keep it within                                 4 touchdowns in what could be the swan song for ND Head Coach Carney Wilson, oops                                 I mean Charlie Weis.)

Look for a lot of points to be scored as the jockeying for BCS positioning continues today.  If you are contemplating TOTALS look for the OVER in the Texas Tech, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Florida games.  USC will also be trying to impress today.  

That’s all for a relatively light schedule.  Good luck to all of the Players out there from your consultants at www.Picks4Players.com.

Thanksgiving Thursday Office Poolooza: 3 NFL Games 2Day

Welcome to another week of www.Picks4Players.com’s weekly Office Poolooza and who will win this weekend’s NFL games straight up, on the Money Line.  This weekend’s NFL slate includes three Thanksgiving Day games.  As usual we get the LLLLLLLLLLLLions (the L’s keep mounting) and Cowboys hosting games but then we get the NFL Network’s Thursday night production featuring the struggling Eagles and the soon to be NFC West Champion Cardinals.  One recommendation to the league, get the Detroit Lions off of the Thanksgiving Day schedule.  Nobody wants to see them, not even their own fans.  Rod Marinelli, the current Lions Head Coach and bow-legged cool brother, will be lucky to last the season.  Matt Millen, wow!!!!  Anywayz, on with the picks:

Tennessee- THURSDAY

Dallas-  THURSDAY

Philly- THURSDAY

NY Jets

Buffalo

Tampa Bay

Green Bay

NY Giants

Miami

Baltimore

Indianapolis

San Diego

New England

Oakland

Minnesota

Jacksonville

NFL Week #12, The march toward the playoffs……

Greeting players and welcome to week # 12 and our rated selections to help you navigate the NFL waters this weekend.  We like many opportunities this weekend and we look to carry over our blazing hot success on the TOTALS side over to the games ATS as well.   After extensive research, discussion, heated debate, weather checks, more research, and finally our infamous 11th hour handicapping session, here is what the brain trust, your consultants, at www.Picks4Players.com have identified as money making opportunities on this weekend’s NFL menu.

New England @ Miami, 1pm est

Current Line: Pick’em

This is a revenge game for New England after the thumping they took from Miami back in week 3.  The New England defense will be better prepared for the “Wildcat” offense this go around.  The Patriots get a little healthier this week and get extra days to prepare for this one. Our Pick: New England

 

Indianpolis @ San Diego, 8:15pm est

Current Line: San Diego -3

San Diego has not played well since beating New England on a Sunday Night game back in week 6.  Check the injury report before this one to make sure Bob Sanders is playing.  Indy has won 3 straight and seem to have it rolling now. Our Pick: Indy +3 

 

New York Giants @ Arizona, 4:15pm est

Current Line: New York -3 ½ 

The Giants are simply the best road team in the NFL.  They have covered 16 of the last 19 on the road.  The New York pass rush should be in Kurt Warner’s face all day and it won’t matter who is carrying the rock for the Giants, their ground game should set the tempo. Our Pick: New York -3 ½

 

New York Jets @ Tennessee, 1pm est

Current Line: Tennessee -5 ½

We have a ton of faith in Brett Favre.  These are the games when he plays his best.  The pressure mounts each week for the Titans.  Although the J!E!T!S! JETS, JETS, JETS may not win, we know they can keep this one inside 5 points.  Against our better judgement and general understanding that the Jets could easily make us feel like throwing up by not covering, we’ll roll with them any way. Our Pick: Jets +5 ½

 Here are some other money makers:

 San Francisco @ Dallas, 1pm est

Our Pick: SF +10

 

Minnesota @ Jacksonville, 1pm est

Our Pick: Minnesota +2 ½

 

OVER/UNDER Selections

 Philadelphia @ Baltimore, 1pm est

Our Pick: Under 39

NFL Office Poolooza, Let’s keep riding the money line

Here are this weekend’s NFL winners.  No point spreads, just the winners.  Good luck in all of your office pools.

Pittsburgh

Carolina

Philadelphia

Cleveland

Dallas

Tampa Bay

Minnesota

Kansas City

New England

Chicago

Tennessee 

Denver

NY Giants

Seattle

Indianapolis

Green Bay

College Football Rivalry Weekend, The Quest for Bowl Eligibility

Week # 11 of the National Football League, where has the season gone?

As previously stated on this site and on numerous occasions, the NFL is the best form of entertainment going.  The best of reality TV, competition, and action, 16 times this weekend.  Oh by the way, the NFL weekend starts Thursday and concludes Monday.  Brilliant!  Each of the 32 teams has there own story, drama, and soap opera activity going on and while the Giants and Titans appear to be headed for a Super Bowl match-up, there is still a ton of football to be played and this season, more than most, it appears that the teams that can best get their stuff together, their house in order, and their rosters healthy have a big opportunity in pursuit of this season’s championship. Enough with my ramblings, on with our Super Star Selections for week # 11 of the NFL.  Good luck and enjoy the day.

Here are our top picks for NFL week 11, from your consultants at www.Picks4Players.com

 

Houston @ Indianapolis, 1pm est

Current Line: Indianapolis -9

Indy looks to make it 3 wins in a row after last weeks win over Pittsburgh.  Houston has lost 2 in a row and struggled last week at home against Baltimore.  We see a very motivated Colts offense this week as the drive for the playoffs starts now.  Marvin Harrison, it’s time to pull your head out, otherwise people will continue to think that you may be point shaving.  Catch the ball.

Our Pick: Indianapolis -9

 

Tennessee @ Jacksonville, 1pm est

Current Line: Tennessee -3

Tennessee travels on the road for the second straight week to face a Jacksonville team that might as well have had a bye last week when they blasted Detroit.  Tennessee is playing their 4^th straight tough opponent.  We like the fact the Jacksonville is getting points at home.  Coach Del Rio’s motivational tactics over the last few weeks had the Jags stripped of some privileges only to earn them back with a little discipline and a swift A** kicking of the Lions.  These Jags will be ready to hit tonight. Our Pick: Jacksonville +3 

 

San Diego @ Pittsburgh, 4:15pm est

Current Line: Pittsburgh -5

With San Diego struggling against Kansas City last week and Pittsburgh losing a tough one against Indy, we see a highly motivated Steeler team ready to give the home fans something to cheer about. Look for the #1 ranked Pittsburgh defense to dominate in the cold weather, and look for appearances from Sour LT and Finger pointing Phillip Rivers.  This won’t be fun for Charger fans.  On the bright side you’ll get to see Norv Turner’s face all day long looking like he just drank a gallon of spoiled milk. Our Pick: Pittsburgh -5

 

St. Louis @ San Francisco, 4:05pm est

Current Line: San Francisco -6 ½ 

Samurai Mike will have his 49er team ready for a big bounce back after Monday’s bitter loss.  St. Louis has thrown in the towel and without Steven Jackson they won’t have much hope to generate anything offensively.

Our Pick: San Francisco -6 ½

 

 

Here are some other money makers:

 

Minnesota @ Tampa Bay, 1pm est

Our Pick: Tampa Bay -4

 

OVER/UNDER Selections

 

Baltimore @ NY Giants, 1pm est

Our Pick: Under 41 ½ 

 

New Orleans @ Kansas City, 1pm est

Our Pick: OVER 50 ½

Play wise, play smart, play on!! Players.

College Football Saturday- November 15th, 2008 **Free Picks All Day**

Ohio St. -9 1/2 over Illinois
Ohio St. has been rolling on offense since Terrelle Pryor has taken 
over at QB for the Buckeyes. Look for him to make some plays out of 
the pocket against a good Illinois pass rush. Ohio St. still has Rose 
Bowl hopes after the Penn St. loss last week so look for them to come 
with full focus this week. As an added bonus Ohio St. is playing in 
revenge after Illinois spoiled their season last year.

Oregon St. -3 1/2 over California
Oregon St. is playing for the Rose Bowl, so look for a fired 
up crowd in Corvallis this weekend. The Cal offense is struggling and going 
back to Kevin Riley at QB this week. We see a low scoring game with 
Cal having a hard time getting out of single digits. In addition, Cal is 1-5 ATS 
after playing USC.

Nebraska -7 over Kansas St.
Kansas St. has lost 4 straight and come home after playing 4 of the 
last 5 on the road. They have given up over 150 points in the last 3 
weeks and haven't had a bye since September. Nebraska still has a 
shot at the Big 12 North title, so look for them to be ready to play 
this week.  Kansas State is still led by lame duck coach Ron Prince.  End the misery already.

South Carolina +22 1/2 over Florida

South Carolina has the best defense in the SEC and battles the SEC's 
best offense in Florida. The South Carolina offense has been better 
of late and we think they have enough to stay in this with Florida 
having already clinched the SEC East division title. You know the Ol' 
Ball Coach will have his team ready for this return trip to Gainesville.

Texas/Kansas OVER 68
Both of these offenses love to score points in bunches and we see that trend 
continuing this week.

Stanford +24 over USC
Yes, USC is playing in revenge....Yes, they have a great defense, but 
Stanford will have a packed house looking for a repeat of last year's 
performance. They probably won't get it, but Stanford is just scrappy 
enough to keep this game close until halftime. The USC offense is 
overrated having only scored 17 points against Cal and Arizona in 
recent weeks. We think Stanford will be able to keep USC under 30 
points which means they only need a TD to cover. As an added bonus 
look at UNDER 48 1/2 as a play as well.

Other Games of interest with winning implications:

Wisconsin -13 1/2 over Minnesota

Arizona +6 over Oregon

NC State +3 over Wake Forest

Have a great Saturday everyone.  Build up that nest egg today to get rolling tomorrow in the NFL.

Play wise, play smart, and play on player!!!

Friday Night College Football ***Free Selections*** Kick off the weekend right

Cincinnati and their rugged defense visit Papa John’s stadium tonight in Louisville for a battle with the Cardinals. The Bearcats are a 4 point favorite over the home team and the total is 47.  

These Louisville Cardinals are just not the same as in year’s past.  There is no potency to the offense, at all.  The fan base is more eager than usual to see Rick Pitino stalk the Freedom Hall sidelines this season.  While Papa John’s will definitely start out rocking tonight with a lot of co-ed underage drinking, the enthusiasm will leave the stadium early in search of more beer because the game is putting them to sleep.

Our Selections:  Cincinnati -4 and UNDER 47

Good luck Player and enjoy the game.

Another NFL Weekend Riding the Money Line Office Poolooza Style

Here are our predictions for who will win the games this weekend.  No point spreads, just winners and losers.  Good luck to all in your respective office pools this weekend.

NY Jets  (Thursday)  This one will go down to the wire and we see the Jets winning with a FG in OT, and while all the money seems to be laying toward UNDER 41 1/2, we see the weather as being no factor and this game will blow way OVER the total.  Our supplemental pick: OVER 41 1/2

Atlanta

Miami

NY Giants

Indianapolis

Tennessee

Green Bay

Philadelphia

New Orleans

Carolina

Tampa Bay

San Francisco

Seattle

Pittsburgh

Washington

Buffalo

Good luck!!!!!

 

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