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!!

College Football Home Stretch - Bowls are at stake and P4P has your winners- absolutely FREE!!!!!

As we head down the home stretch of the college football regular season, we are finding some great value on the college lines.  Many teams will be looking ahead with rivalry weekend not far away.  Others will be fighting hard for bowl eligibility and some will be fighting to keep their coaches employed.

 

Here are P4Ps favorite college plays for Saturday, November 14th. 

 

They are rated 1-8, with #1 being our favorite pick.

 

Our pick in BOLD:

 

Home team in CAPS:

 

#1) Arizona (+3) over CAL

Cal has thrown in the towel.  They looked lifeless after losing Jahvid Best last weekend.  Arizona controls its Rose Bowl destiny with QB Nick Foles throwing for over 300 yards per game.

 

#2) Tennessee (+6) over MISSISSIPPI

Monte Kiffin’s defense won’t be toting any guns this weekend but Lance’s Dad’s D will make all the difference here against a struggling Rebel offense.  The Volunteers offense has improved enough to keep this within a touchdown and the elder Kiffin has made things much more difficult for offensive coordinators around the SEC.  Despite being short a few felons (allegedly) this week, we still like Tennessee.

 

 #3) OREGON STATE (-13 ½) over Washington

This is the time of year that the Beavers get hot.  The line on this game has jumped 3 points this week and with good reason.  Huskie QB Jake Locker will not be 100% in this game with an injured hamstring. 

 

#4) OHIO STATE (-16) over Iowa

We seriously doubt that the Hawkeyes will find the end zone this week, missing their top running back and QB Stanzi.  The Buckeye offense has come to life in the past 2 weeks.  Iowa was undefeated for the first 7 weeks through a series of smoke and mirrors.  They were exposed, at home, last Saturday and they will get blown out today.

 

#5) TCU (-20) over Utah

A huge revenge game for the Horny Frogs after losing to the Utes last year.  The TCU defense has not allowed a team to score more than 18 points all year and Utah will be starting a true freshman QB.

 

#6) Stanford (+10 1/2) over USC

The Cardinal is one of the few teams that has shown success on USC’s home field in the past 5 years.  We love getting 10+ points against a stagnat USC offense.  Coach Harbaugh is solid and Stanford is a direct reflection.

 

#7) Michigan State @ PURDUE OVER 53

Neither team will have much success stopping the other.  Both teams will reach the 30 point mark.  This, along with the majority of the other Big 10 games jump right to the top of the list in the Tostiotos Who Gives a Rat’s A$$ Bowl.  Lots of points is the only saving grace here. 

 

#8) Notre Dame (+7) over PITTSBURGH

The Fighting Irish have not lost a game this year by more than 7 points.  Look for them to fight hard for Chuck Weis’ job.  Insert fat joke here; Charlie Weis is a winner.  He wins when nobody else can, in fact, he’s the only living person to beat Gastric Bypass Surgery and actually gain weight wearing his UnderArmour gastric band……Every week we keep waiting for PITT to crumble like every Dave Wanstedt coached team, but apparently this group doesn’t see Wanstedt’s cheezy mustache as a sign of weakness or as a distraction.  Don’t underestimate Wanstedt’s leadership and his ability to lead his team to an unlikely collapse at just the wrong time.

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Top College football picks for Saturday, October 3^rd.

 

HOME TEAM IN CAPS

 

GEORGIA -3 ½  over Lsu

There is a reason the #4 LSU Tigers are the underdog.  That reason, they are just not very good.  They have underachieved all year and ascended to the #4 ranking almost by default.  With Florida up next on their schedule, look for LSU to peek ahead and not come with full focus in this one.  Standout Georgia WR A.J. Green gets 2 TD’s today against the Bengal Tigers and the carousel that is the top 5 will continue to spin. 

 

Florida St. -3 ½  over BOSTON COLLEGE

Florida St. goes on the road after the embarrassing loss to South Florida and they are pissed.  Things were so intense at practices in Tallahassee this week that Coach Bowden had to twice replace his yellow sniper safety glasses.  He’ll have on a new pair today, rain or shine on Chestnut Hill. Too much speed and power from the Seminoles for Boston College to handle.  FSU’s Chris Ponder should throw for more than 300 yards in this one against a weak BC secondary.  BC’s run of good fortune is over with this wake up call. 

 

North Carolina St +2 over WAKE FOREST

The NC State offense is clicking on all cylinders, throwing for over 300 yards and 4 TD last week.  NC State also has one of the top defenses in the nation giving up less than 300 yards in every game this year.  Take the home underdog WolfPack on the money line if you are feeling great down on Tobacco Road.  P4Ps stone-cold, lead-pipe lock on this one: Lots of chewing tobacco, dipping and all three phases of smoking from the CeeGar, to the traditional cigarette, to the wacky tobacky (not to be confused with former standout Tobacky Jones).  Let’s get real though, the only reason for anyone else in the country to watch this game is if you’ve got some action on it.

 

MIAMI +7 over Oklahoma

Bounce back game for Miami after their disaster last week.  Hurricane stud QB Jacory Harris should play well this week in the friendly confines of the Orange Bowl, I mean Joe Robbie, no wait, Pro Player, oops I mean Land Shark stadium or whatever the F you call the home turf of once mighty, and almost back, the U.  Oklahoma will be without Sam Bradford again and the speedy Miami defense will give back-up Landry Jones all he can handle.  This game will go down to the wire and we’ll gladly take the touchdown cushion at home.

 

Usc -4 over CAL

USC has dominated this series over the last 5 years and you have to wonder how Cal QB Kevin Riley will respond should he get off to a slow start.  For those of you who are thinking that Cal’s blowout loss last Saturday to Oregon was just a one-time deal or an abberation, guess again.  In fact loyal bear backer Ken Miles has coined an adjective for this recurrent type of Bear’s loss, typi-CAL. Whether it’s going back to promising turned disappointing weekends of the Rich Campbell and Gale Gilbert eras to present day scenarios, Cal just refuses to get over the hump and get it done.  In addition, USC will be extremely motivated to play this one for injured RB Stafon Johnson, who was almost killed in a weightlifting accident.  In what should be a low scoring game, look for the USC offense to do enough to pull out a 10 point win.

 

ARIZONA STATE -4 ½ over Oregon State

The opportunistic ASU defense is the real deal, leading the nation in turnover margin.  They battled Georgia between the Hedges and more than held their own.  Oregon State has been less than impressive in the early going and should have a very difficult time doing anything offensively with Sean “Turnover Machine” Canfield at QB.  The ASU passing attack makes the difference in this one.

 

Ucla +5 over STANFORD

Ucla has had 2 weeks to prepare and get QB Kevin Craft ready and love him or hate him, but Skippy Neuheisel can coach.  Also extremely well coached and highly physical Stanford is coming off their emotional win over Washington and now play against one of the most underrated defenses in the nation.  Stanford RB Toby Gerhart is going to have a tough day against this defense.  Take the Bruins plus the 5.

  

Northwestern +7 over PURDUE

This game will be a shootout.  If you like points then you will like this game.  A welcome break from most of what Big-10 football is all about these days.  Most games from this second tier conference are snooze fests.  In fact, I recently called my cable provider to ask them to remove Big-10 TV from our channel line-up.  No such luck.  We like Northwestern to keep this close since the Purdue defense couldn’t stop anyone if it wanted too.  OVER 57 would seem to be a safe bet here as well.

 

That’s all for today.  Play wise, play smart, manage your account and play on Players!! 

 

Good Luck!!!

NFL Week 2 - A great Sunday of NFL action

When the Jets and Patriots tee it up at 1 pm EST today it will be the first of many exciting and high energy NFL match-ups. The day concludes with another outstanding match-up between New Jersey’s other pro football team, The New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys where these two teams will officially open the Cowboys new stadium tonight at 8:20 pm EST. Today will be an example of why the NFL is such great entertainment. Enjoy!

Here are our top picks for NFL week 2 from your consulting team at Picks4Players:

Oakland @ Kansas City , 1 pm EST
Current Line: Kansas City -3
In week one, Oakland played well enough to beat the Chargers while the Chiefs stayed with Baltimore for 3 quarters before losing by 14 points. On the basis of last week, it would seem the Raiders are clearly better than Kansas City. Call us crazy but I don’t see the pathetic, stumbling, bumbling Raiders of the post Gruden era. Here is some added value on the Raiders side, the visitor in this series has covered 11 of the last 12 and the Raiders have won each of the last 2 times at Arrowhead. Our Pick: Oakland +3

St. Louis @ Washington, 1 pm EST
Current Line: OVER/UNDER 36 ½
If St. Louis couldn’t score last week in Seattle, how are they going to score this week against a better defense? Washington will win the game but this won’t be the prettiest offensive show. Look for Clinton Portis and Stephen Jackson to get the bulk of their teams’ respective workloads, which will mean a very quick game with fewer drives and fewer opportunities to score for both sides. Our Pick: UNDER 36 ½

New England @ NY Jets, 1 pm EST
Current Line: New England -3 ½
The Jets win last week against a weak Texans team and now all of a sudden they are good enough to compete with New England? No way! Emotion can only take you so far and you can bet that these Jets will be flying high. Too high. They will blitz at every opportunity in an effort to rattle and hurt Tom Brady, but New England will game plan and adjust. A team that is too hyped tends to over react to pump fakes and play action and be highly susceptible to the quick hit plays that the Pats like to run to Welker. Too much fire power on the offensive side and defensively they will be licking their chops to get at the Sanchise, Jets rookie QB Mark ‘Dirty’ Sanchez. New England has covered 8 in a row in the division on the road.
Our Pick: New England -3 ½

Baltimore @ San Diego, 4:15 pm EST
Current Line: San Diego -3
Did anyone watch week one? San Diego was outplayed for 3 quarters by the Raiders while Baltimore showed a very balanced offense in putting away the Chiefs. This looks like a great match up for the Ravens offense and defense against a Charger team that is without Tomlinson and it looks like starting center Nick Hardwick will be out too.
Our Pick: Baltimore +3 and we like them on the money line too!

NY Giants @ Dallas, 8:20 pm EST
Current Line: Dallas -3
Dallas officially opens the new stadium where the largest crowd ever to watch an NFL game is expected. Dallas looked good against a Tampa Bay team we expect to have about 3 wins on the season. The Giants are one of the best road teams in the NFL going 17-2 against the spread under Tom Coughlin. Yes, Dallas will be rockin’ but NY has the better lines on both sides of the ball.
Our Pick: NY Giants +3

Here are three more plays to consider:

Arizona @ Jacksonville – UNDER 42 ½

Cleveland @ Denver – Cleveland +3

New Orleans @ Philadelphia – OVER 46