Super Bowl Sunday…..and it all comes down to this. No, not the Colts and Saints but Picks4Players versus Maddux Sports, an epic clash between the little guy and the Darth Vader of Sports Handicapping

As a loyal Picks4Players follower you know that our goal is to help sway the football handicapping field in the direction of the player and away from the house.  Utilizing our unique style and ever-improving system (patent pending) of interpreting what’s happening around the National Football League and more importantly how it will affect the games from week to week.  In order to help validate our selections and independently document our success, your handicapping consulting partners here at Picks4Players have participated for the last two years in the National Handicapper’s Bowl  as featured and promoted in Pro Football Weekly.  This season is the 30th edition of the highly respected National Handicapper’s Bowl and your team here at P4P is the lone remaining competitor, out of more than 100 entrants, with a chance to upset 2 time NHB defending Champion Maddux Sports, one of the most followed pay for pick sites in the handicapping business.  For a list of all entrants please go to: http://www.nhbowl.com/Participants.php  and for the NHB standings please go to: http://www.nhbowl.com/Games.php

Of the hundred plus participants in the NHB, the vast majority are pay for pick sites, NOT Picks4Players.  We never charge for our advice.  Our picks are always F.R.E.E - FREE and while we are extremely pleased that we’ve clinched second place in the 30th version of this prestigious event, make no mistake about it, we’ve got first place in our sights, and we feel VERY strongly about what will go down in Super Bowl XLIV in Miami when Drew Brees, Kim Kardashian’s Bush, and the rest of the upstart New Orleans Saints take on title starved Peyton Manning and the primed and polished Indianapolis Colts, led by first year head coach, ‘Ol What’s His name.  Actually, Coach Caldwell may finally be a suitable answer to that decades old cajun question, Who Dat? As in, Who dat coaching da Colts?  I think we all know that Peyton Manning is coaching the Colts, but Jim Caldwell will be the guy standing on the Colts sidelines with the headset on and his red flag at the ready.  

Kick off is slated for 6:25 pm EST and Las Vegas has set the line at the Colts - 5 1/2 with an OVER/UNDER point TOTAL of 57.  As mentioned above, your team here at P4P feels VERY strong about the game today.  After much research, dialogue, discussion, argument, and technical breakdown of personnel, we are so COnfident about what wilL go down Today  ATS (against the spread)  that we will once again, as promised, be giving our selection away for FREE.  

This game will be one of the most exciting Super Bowls of all time.  Peyton Manning is a QB genius and as football fans we are lucky that he plays now.  He is clearly one of the best of all time and his fine tuned, precise offense will move the ball up and down the field today on the Saints.  The Saints will also move the ball at will against the Colts and if Dwight Freeney is not 100%, his explosiveness off the snap of the ball and his ability to get around the edge and pressure Drew Brees will be limited.  While we are certain which way this game will go against the spread (ATS), our lock of the day in Super Bowl XLIV is OVER 57.

Please check back frequently for any updates, alternate selections, and results.  Please spread the word about Picks4Players and direct your friends to our site.  Best of luck to all of our partners, the players out there.  Thank you, from all of us at Picks4Players, for a great season.  We look forward to training camp in July and the numerous mandatory OTA’s (optional team activities) in the off season as we gear up for the 2010-2011 NFL season, perhaps the last season not affected by the looming lack of a labor agreement.

NFL Divisional Playoff Weekend - Hop on the P4P bandwagon as we continue down the Road to the Super Bowl with more FREE winners

Greetings to all of our loyal P4Peeps.  While life continuously tries to throw us distractions,  curve balls if you will, your partners here at Picks4Players remain locked in to the pulse of the National Football League and the playoffs.    P4P went 2-1 last weekend in our 5 star selections against the spread (ATS) and would have been perfect were it not for Aaron Rodgers historiCALly typiCAL OT blunder that ruined an otherwise exceptional day by the Chico, CA native.  It also ended the season for a dangerous Packers team and ultimately cost P4P the up to the minute, year-to-date lead in the 30th Annual National Handicapper’s Bowl, as featured in Pro Football Weekly.  Otherwise, your handicapping consultants, your partners here at Picks4Players were right on target.  As predicted, the J.E.T.S. JETS! JETS! JETS! rolled over Cincy and while most services told you that New England was a lock, we correctly told you that not only wouldn’t the PATS cover, but their season would end.  We told you that nobody feared the Patriots around the NFL and if you research some of the Ravens post game comments, that is exactly what was said.  The Mystique has turned into a mistake.  Belichick, the fourth best Head Coach in NFL History named Bill is sounding much like the guy who got run out of Cleveland by the Browns, S.O.U.R.  The fake dynasty of the Patriots, as previously told to you on this very site, is O.V.E.R, OVER.  

Speaking of OVER, let’s get to this week’s action.  This weekend’s four playoff match-ups leave the P4P team with some very strong opinions about who will advance, who will go home, and who will cover the point spread.  Saturday’s Games feature Arizona at New Orleans and a night-cap of the Baltimore Ravens visiting the Indianapolis Colts.  New Orleans is a 7 point favorite with a point TOTAL of 57 in game 1 and Indianapolis is a 6 1/2 point favorite with a point TOTAL of 44 in game 2.

Starting with game 2 tonight, we fully expect this battle to be an all out brawl.  Ray Lewis will be at his entertaining, intimidating, passionate, insane best tonight.  He will be playing with a passion similar to the hatred the Raven fans have for their former beloved COLTS and the Irsay family who bailed on Baltimore several decades ago under the cover of darkness.  The Ravens will leave it all on the field, as they say, but will it be enough against Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts?  We don’t think so.  Manning will have a little early rust but will maximize the Colts offensive possessions with pretty high efficiency.  We expect the Colts to score.  We expect Baltimore to grind the clock with Ray Rice and limit Manning’s touches.  What does it all mean?  We expect Indy to shake off the early rust and ultimately win this game.  They may in fact cover the spread, but with the line @ - 6 1/2, we’d recommend buying it down to 6.  With the wackiness of the NFL, the half-point hook bothers us.  OUR Recommendation for this game: Indy-Baltimore  OVER 44 

The first game of the day should be an old fashioned barnburner.  The scoreboard should be rolling like a pinball machine similar to last week’s game between the Packers and Cardinals.  The game should be wildly entertaining, high scoring, and should come down to one of these defenses finally stopping the other teams offense.  I don’t think we’ll see 96 points like we did last weekend, but the Saints and Cardinals will light up the Super Dome which will be electric.  Who Dat?  The Cardinals, Dat Who.  We don’t know if Kurt Warner and the Cards will pull off the win in the Big Easy, but we do know that the reigning NFC champs won’t go out like punks.  OUR Recommendations:  Arizona +7 and OVER 57

Enjoy the entertainment that is the NFL.  These guys, our modern day gladiators laying it all on the line.  Play wise, play smart, play on, PLAYERS!!!

It’s NFL Wildcard Sunday and Picks4Players is back at work, analyzing the league and predicting winners. FREE picks once again today from your consultants at P4P

With the JETS and Cowboys rolling into the second round of the NFL playoffs after impressive victories yesterday against the Bengals and Eagles respectively, your team here at Picks4Players has some very strong opinions on both games today, wrapping up Wildcard weekend 2010.  In game 1 today the Baltimore Ravens travel North to New England to face the big Mass-hole, Bill Belichik and his New England Patriots who are a 3 1/2 point favorite with a point TOTAL of 43.  Game 2 is a rematch of last week’s game between the Green Bay Packers and the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, AZ.  Green Bay blew out Arizona last week in a relatively meaningless game.  The point spread started the week with the Cardinals as a 2- 2 1/2 point favorite but at kick-off today it looks like the Packers will be favored by 1 1/2 points with a point TOTAL of 47 1/2.

New England, the capital of Front-Runner Nation, is cautiously optimistic that their ‘magic’ from their fake dynasty of the past eight seasons (tainted by multiple documented cheating incidents-Spy Gate and the Human Growth Harrison for starters) will resurface just in time to make another Super Bowl run.  That’s not happening.  Just a few weeks ago  New England sports talk radio sounded off with statements such as, ‘In Bill  we Trust! Can we REALLY trust Bill anymore?’  Let’s get a few things straight New England, as a fan base you define the term fair-weather, and as far as Bill Belichik’s place in history, no he isn’t the ‘best coach in the history of the NFL,’ at best he’s the fourth best NFL Head Coach named Bill, firmly behind Bill Walsh, Bill Parcells, and of course Bill Cowher.  In fact, Belichik’s in-game adjustments have been either non-existent or just flat out wrong because the Pats performance in second-halves of games has been laughable at best.  A genius, puh-leeeez!  Now, as far as the game goes today.  It will be clear, blustery, and freezing cold in Foxborough and that will actually favor Baltimore’s physical style.  The only ones who take any stock in the ‘Patriots Mystique’ are Patriots fans.  Nobody in the NFL fears the Patriots.  Nobody.  With no Wes Welker today, all of New England has praising his replacement Julian Edelman.  Praise his all you want but as soon as he runs his first Welker slant route and Ray Lewis lights him up like a Christmas tree, look for the Pats to crumble, turn the ball over, point fingers, and take cheap shots like a Vince Wilfork finger in the eye.  The fact is that the Pats are not very talented and this has been a highly successful season for them.  A season that ends today.  Our pick:  Baltimore + 3 1/2, and if you are feeling ballsy, take the Ravens on the $ line.  We also like UNDER 43

 

In game 2., normally we would be inclined to stick with a favorite strategy of ours, if all the money is headed in one direction, we typically like to go the other way.  With all of the money being played on Green Bay there has been a 4 point swing in the spread favoring the Packers.  Again, in most cases we would be all over Arizona.  In this case however, we just don’t see it.  Green Bay dominated last week and we see more of the same.  The Packers are just a better all around team and the Cardinals propensity for turning the ball over will haunt last year’s NFC Champion.  Look for Aaron Rodgers and the Pack to roll in the desert.  Our Pick: Green Bay - 1 1/2 and we also like OVER 47 1/2.

 

Enjoy the day’s action and well be back Friday or Saturday with all of next weekend’s NFL action covered.  Best of luck from your team here at Picks4Players.

FREE WINNING SELECTIONS!!! NFL Regular Season Final Sunday and Picks4Players remains in first place in the 30th Annual National Handicapper’s Bowl!

Happy New Year to our loyal followers.  As you know, it is our intention to provide you, the player, enough information and free advice on selecting games that when you pull the trigger on your weekly selections, the playing field will be tilted in your direction.  From the inception of our site more than two years ago we have given out our selections for FREE.  Every pick, absolutely FREE!  This NFL season has been a banner year for Picks4Players and as we enter the final regular season weekend, your consultants here at P4P continue to maintain a slight lead in picking NFL games ATS (Against the Spread) in the 30th Annual National Handicapper’s Bowl as featured in Pro Football Weekly.   We look to increase that lead this Sunday as we head into the playoffs in our effort to close out our competitors in this prestigious event.  We’ll keep you posted but you can also track our results at www.NHBowl.com.  From the snowy East Coast to the West Coast and all points in between, we hope you have a Happy, healthy, and prosperous 2010.

Here are PICKS4PLAYERS BEST BETS for NFL week 17.

 Pittsburgh @ Miami (+3)

Pittsburgh would seem to be the more serious of these 2 contenders and we expect them to come full throttle against the Dolphins.  Miami is just a flat out average NFL team while the Steelers are the defending champs and will play with a ton of pride today.

OUR PICK: PITTSBURGH -3

 Baltimore @ Oakland (+10 ½)

With everything on the line for Baltimore, they have to travel west to face an Oakland team which has been competitive at home lately especially in a big underdog scenario.  Baltimore will try to shorten the game using their strong ground game to control the clock.  For this reason we like the Raiders to stay within 10 points.  
OUR PICK: Oakland + 10 1/2

 

Green Bay @ Arizona (-3 ½)

Combined both teams have won 12 of their last 15 games and with the possibility of playing each other again next week, we see both teams not showing too much today.  So we like Green Bay getting the 3½ to keep it close.

OUR PICK: GREEN BAY +3 ½    

 

Tennessee @ Seattle (+4)

In this battle of teams going absolutely nowhere, Chris Johnson will be highly motivated today seeking a 2000 yard rushing season.  Tennessee has won 7 of 9 with the only losses being to Indy and San Diego so we TennesSEE rolling to a double digit victory.

OUR PICK: TENNESSEE -4 

….and only one unbeaten team remains! Picks4Players and The NFL are heating up in an East Coast blizzard

Picks4Players, your year-to-date leaders in the 30th Annual National Handicapper’s Bowl as featured in Pro Football Weekly, has another weekend of FREE selections!!!

As the headline of this post states, your team here at Picks4Players is in 1st place, year-to-date for this NFL season, in picking winners ATS (Against the Spread).  In the 30th Annual rendition of this prestigious event, Picks4Players has risen above all other contenders, almost all of which are Pay for Pick sites.  That has never been our style at P4P, we just believe that we can level the playing field against the Vegas line, and we like to spread the wealth, not charge you for the information.  Best of luck and enjoy your Sunday.  Check back tomorrow for our Monday night selection between the Arizona Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers.   

 

Here are PICKS4PLAYERS BEST BETS for NFL week 14. 

San Diego @ Dallas (-3)

The Chargers roll into Dallas having won 7 in row.  Dallas is playing better but struggled last week against the Giants.  We see this as a tight game throughout with the Chargers offense making the difference.

OUR PICK: SAN DIEGO +3

 

Detroit @ Baltimore (-13)

The banged up Lions come into Baltimore with the Ravens smelling blood.  The Ravens need this one so they will play desperate showing no mercy to the Lions.

OUR PICK: BALTIMORE -13

 

Cincinnati @ Minnesota (-6 ½)

This game is a huge measuring stick for the Bengals, after playing weak opponents the past few weeks they now step up in class with the Vikings.  The Vikings were shaky last week against the Cardinals.  We like the matchup of the Cincy passing game against

OUR PICK: CINCINNATI +6 ½    

 

Miami @ Jacksonville (-3)

Now 14 weeks into the regular season, Jacksonville has yet to face a team with a winning record.  At 7-5, one would think with that schedule the Jags would be standing at 9-3.  Miami coming off the win against New England should pound the Jags.

OUR PICK: MIAMI +3

Rush Hour in the NFL - The Drive toward the playoffs - P4P’s got you covered

 Spin is a funny thing.  How an individual or a group chooses to look at things is not always how things actually are.  Case in point, the Sunday Night ‘Flex’ game in the NFL.  This week the originally scheduled Sunday Night game was the Patriots at Miami.  That, however, has changed to the always intriguing Arizona (yawn!!!) Cardinals versus the speeding in excess of 100 MPH Minnesota Vikings.  Sure Favre is a great story that we’re all sick of, but he is actually holding up his end of the deal, playing seemingly mistake-free football.  The spin surrounding this ‘flex’ game is the response in New England.  Not once has anybody from reporters, to sports-talk radfio, to fans mentioned the clear slap in the face of the Patriots by the NFL by bumping their game from prime time.  In fact, all anyone is saying in ‘Denial Nation’ is, ‘finally, we (becasue they’re all part of the team) get a 1 pm game.’  Spin it people, spin it.  The reality is, and it is more clear by the day, the Pats are irrelevant to the rest of the country.  While still solid and capable, they strike fear in nobody.  Now on to the real issues of the day; 

Here are PICKS4PLAYERS BEST BETS for NFL week 13.

 Denver (-6) @ Kansas City

The Broncos are fresh off their beating of the Giants where they travel to Kansas City to face the Chiefs.  The improving Broncos defense should limit the horrrrible Chiefs offense.  Look for a 17-7 Broncos victory.

OUR PICK: DENVER -6

Oakland @ Pittsburgh (-14)

The return of Ben Roethlisberger should spark the Steelers offense and the porous Raiders offense will struggle against an angry Steelers defense.  It is highly unlikely that the Raiders will even score double digits.

OUR PICK: PITTSBURGH -14

 

Tampa Bay (+6) @ Carolina

Clearly this is an easy road trip for the Bucs.  They have battled hard in recent weeks and we think they will keep this close without Carolina QB Jake Delhomme playing.  In this low scoring game getting 6 points will come in handy.

OUR PICK: TAMPA BAY +6   

 

Houston @ Jacksonville (+2)

This line has jumped 2 points in favor of the Jaguars in one day and it doesn’t seem justified.  The Jags have been solid at home winning 4 straight.  Their running attack should have their way with the porous Texans run defense.

OUR PICK: JACKSONVILLE +2

NCAA Football winding down plus the ‘Game of the Year’ from the Georgia Dome-P4P has your winners

Here are PICKS4PLAYERS BEST BETS in College Football for December 5^th.

 

We continue our recent college hot streak with these 4 selections for today!  Good Luck!

 

Our pick in BOLD

 

SATURDAY’s SELECTIONS

 

West Virginia (+1 ½) @ Rutgers

The key to this game is whether the Rutgers run defense can stop the West Virginia running attack.  The problem for the Scarlet Knights is if they fall behind, their weak passing attack won’t get them back in it so we give the edge to West Virginia.

 

Houston (-2 ½) @ East Carolina  (in Greenville, NC)

We just don’t see how anyone can keep up with the Houston offense right now.  East Carolina just doesn’t have enough firepower to stay in this.  Look for a lot of passing yards and points but ultimately the Cougars will run away with this in the 4^th quarter.

 

Florida @ Alabama (+5 ½)  (in Atlanta)

This is the game of the year by all accounts.  This one will be a hard-hitting closely fought battle.  No more than a field goal will decide this one.  We love getting 5 ½ points with the Crimson Tide.

 

Texas (-14) @ Nebraska (in Arlington)

The Cornhuskers just don’t have the weapons to keep up with the Longhorns.  Texas knows a win here should put them in the BCS Championship game. So look for them to go full throttle for 4 quarters.

 

Sunday November 29th, Week 12, in the National Football League- P4P has free winners again 4 U 2day.

 

Here are PICKS4PLAYERS BEST BETS for NFL week 12.

 

Our pick in BOLD

Jacksonville @ San Francisco (-3)

The Jaguars have yet to play a team with a winning record this year and now must travel west to face the 49ers.  While both teams have solid run games, the Jaguars may struggle on the road passing the ball and we see the 49ers defense creating some short field opportunities and easy scores.  

 Chicago (+10) @ Minnesota

This is just too many points to give up to a divisional rival.  The Bears should be able to move the ball through the air and score enough points to keep up with the Vikings, because both team will pass the ball.  We also like OVER 47.

 Seattle (-4) @ St. Louis

The Rams are an injury-riddled bunch, so Seattle should have their way with the Rams.  The Rams will have a very tough time scoring TD’s which will give the Seahawks an easier time covering the 4.

 Washington (+9) @ Philadelphia

The Redskins defense has played tough all year and we see no reason why they can’t keep this game close with an inconsistent Eagles offense.  Neither team will be able to run the ball which will make play-action fakes much less effective, so throwing will be a challenge too.

 Cleveland @ Cincinnati (-13)

The Bengals have just too much firepower for the weak Browns defense.  We also see some shorts fields for the Bengals offense as the Brady Quinn led Browns will find the going tough all day against a strong Cincy defense.

Good luck to all the players out there today.  Play wise, play smart, play on, Players!!

P4P on an NCAA Roll-More Free Winners Today!!! Don’t miss out!

After a strong 3-1 performance ATS (Against the Spread) on Thursday and Friday in College Football, your partners here at Picks4Players see some great opportunities on the Saturday slate.  We encourage you to play smart and, of course, for entertainment purposes only.  With that being said;

Here are PICKS4PLAYERS BEST BETS in College Football for November 28^th.

Again, after going 3-1 over the past 2 days, we have now gone 13-5 over the past 16 days in our college picks.  Our advice continues to be absolutely “FREE,” so come ride this hot streak with us as there is always room on the P4P bandwagon.

 

Our pick in BOLD

 

SATURDAY’s SELECTIONS

 

Arkansas @ LSU (-3 ½)

Fans of the Bayou Bengals will have all day to get liquored up for this one, and the moonshine will be flowing.  The key to this game is that LSU can stop what the Razorbacks can do best which is pass the ball.  Look for an LSU double digit victory.  Geaux Tigers!!!!!!!!

 

Notre Dame @ Stanford (-10)

This will be Charlie Weis’ swan song for the Fighting Irish.  Toby Gerhart and company will use their dominating ground game to wear out a weak Irish defense and get the bad taste out of their mouths from the Big Game defeat against Cal.  Look for Irish QB Jimmy ‘Punching Bag’ Clausen to have a nice statistical day against Stanford as he returns to his Northern California home turf, but even his intimidating new Darth Vader mask won’t be enough.  Stanford cruises late.

 

UCLA @ USC (-13)

USC had 2 weeks to prepare for this one and we expect to play this game as if its for a national championship.  The weak UCLA offense won’t be able to exploit the Trojan defense like some other offenses have.  The USC defense will create some short fields to help Matt Barkley and company.  We also like under 47 1/2.

 

Syracuse (+12 ½) @ U Conn

Coming off the big emotional win at Notre Dame, we see a letdown for the Huskies as they play the Orange.  This will be a tight one all they way and it wouldn’t shock us to see the Orange pull it out.  Syracuse QB and former Duke point guard Greg Paulus will be talking smack to UConn all day about the a$$ kicking Duke delivered to UConn last night in Basketball,and it will carry over to the gridiron today.

 

Georgia (+7) @ Georgia Tech

The Bulldogs might be the one team that has the speed in the front 7 to contain the potent Yellow Jacket running attack.  Georgia’s disappointing season could be washed away with a victory here so look for them to fight hard all the way.

 

Check back Sunday for our NFl picks as we look to move up in the National Handicappers Bowl as seen in Pro Football Weekly.

Enjoy the Day Players and get revved up for the NFL tomorrow and Monday!

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