Championship Sunday in the National Football League - With 3 games left in the season, your team at Picks4Players is hanging with the big boys, the pay for pick sites, with a National Handicapper’s Bowl ATS Championship within our sites!

Welcome back to Picks4Players.com.  Before we get in to our evaluation of which teams will win and which teams will cover the spread in today’s Conference Championship Games, first our team here at P4P would like to thank each of you for visiting our site, repeatedly.  We can’t thank you enough for your loyal and dedicated support.  Our vision has always involved helping you, the player, tilt the wagering field, through the art of selecting winners, in your direction.  The other critical Picks4Players component is our commitment to giving our advice for free.  That’s right, F.R.E.E. FREE!!!!!  We always have, and we’re committed to keeping our site that way, so please spread the word.

An update: With 3 games remaining in the 2009-2010 National Football League season, your partners here at Picks4Players are in 2nd place, 170 essentially meaningless points out of first place in the 30th Annual National Handicapper’s Bowl, as featured in Pro Football Weekly.  We are competing with primarily pay for pick sites, and amongst the large number of competitors, we only trail the defending champion and pay for pick giant, Maddux Sports.  We’re very proud of our accomplishment’s thus far, but we are by no means satisfied.  We feel VERY strong about both conference Championship games today.

In Game 1 today, with kick-off set for 3:00 pm EST from Lukas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the Colts will host the brash, upstart New York Jets in a rematch of their controversial week 16 game, when the previously undefeated Colts rested Peyton Manning and a number of other starters and greased the way for the JETS to sneak into the playoffs.  The JETS have taken that win and ridden the Rex Ryan emotional wave to multiple wins over the Bengals, then beat the Chargers on their way to this surprising rematch with the Colts.  The Colts are an 8-point favorite with a point TOTAL of 40.  We expect Darrel Revis to lock down Reggie Wayne, but expect Manning and the Colts to remain patient by utilizing his other weapons.  The JETS will try to control clock with their strong ground game and take occasional chances down field to Braylon Edwards.  If the JETS get behind early they will have to abandon this strategy and open things up a little.  You know Manning and the Colts will move the ball and score.  The 8-point spread is usually a little beyond our comfort zone in a playoff situation.  OUR SELECTION:  OVER 40

In the finale tonight, Adrian Peterson, Brett Favre, Jared Allen and the Minnesota Vikings travel to the Big Easy for the NFC Championship game that will be anything but easy against Sean Payton’s, Drew Brees led, New Orleans Saints.  What a game this will be.  The story lines are endless and the over / under TOTAL of Kim Kardashian sightings in Reggie Bush’s box at the SuperDome is 5.  In fact, Who datville along with a nationwide Fox audience will be looking at Kim Kardashian’s Bush all evening as Reggie will be a featured weapon today. The host NewOrleans Saints are a 3 1/2-point favorite with a point TOTAL of 53 1/2.  The Vikings would be smart to give the Saints D a heavy dose of AP all daylong to keep Brees and Bush off the field, but smart and Favre are not typically used in the same sentence unless the word ass is attached.  So expect Favre to force passes that aren’t there and misuse the best running back in the game to the point that his touches are inconsistent and his propensity to fumble accentuated.  That being said however, Minnesota is on a roll and feeling very good about themselves.  Favre is definitely in his element and being one step away from another Super Bowl has the Twin Cities giddy.  Even if the Vikings are successful in keeping the Saints offense off the field, both teams will move the ball. Both teams will score. OUR SELECTION: OVER  53 1/2 

Play wise, play smart, play on, Players!!!!!  Check back with us on Monday for an update.

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!!!

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

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!!

Thanksgiving Day in the National Football League

What a mediocre slate of games today in the NFL.  Three games on tap today starting with the Packers at the Lions, followed by the Raiders and their ‘Commitment to Excrement’ travel to Dallas to face the Cowboys.  The football festivities conclude with two of the NFL’s struggling franchises over the past month, as the NY Giants visit Denver to face the Broncos.  Not a lot of dialogue here, just winners:

Game 1:  Packers -11 1/2 @Detroit:  Take OVER the TOTAL of 47 1/2-  This will be a track meet and the Pack may well cover, but take the OVER.

Game 2: Dallas -13 1/2 Vs. The Raiders:  Raiders road show is a horror flick.  I don’t mean to seem like a Romosexual (not that there’s anything wrong with that) but look for Tony and the ‘boys to open up a can of whoop a$$ on the Raiders.  Our Pick: Dallas -13 1/2.

Game 3:  NY Giants - 6 1/2 @ Denver:  Both teams are scuffling, but the Giants have actually won a game this month so they are favored on the road.  6 points though are too many here, take Denver and the points.  Our Pick: Denver + 6

Happy Thanksgiving Players from your teammates here at Picks4Players.com

P4P’s perspective on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 in the National Football League

Here are PICKS4PLAYERS BEST BETS for NFL week 11.

 

Our pick in BOLD

 

Pittsburgh (-10) @ Kansas City

Even without Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh should meet little resistance from the Chiefs coming off their snooze fest against Oakland. No Dwayne Bowe, no Larry Johnson, no running game, no passing game, NO COVER for KC. 

 

Indianapolis (-1 ½) @ Baltimore

Baltimore coming of a short week will have a hard time defending the red hot Colts offense.  This line has moved a point and a half since Monday and with good reason.  The Raven offense has not looked good the past few weeks and the defense does not seem to resemble the Raven defenses of yesteryear.

 

Atlanta @ NY Giants (-6 ½)

Atlanta seems to be a different team away from dome, going 1-4 on the year.  They face a Giants team fresh of their BYE week and desperate.  The Giants ground game will control the game and allow Manning to open up the passing lanes.  Look for Ahmad Bradshaw to have a big first half and then watch Brandon Jacobs take over late as he punishes the Falcons’ LBs and DBs.  This will be a solid, old-fashioned, workmanlike G-Men performance that will have their fan base thinking playoffs again, at least for the week.

 

Arizona @ St. Louis OVER 46

These teams feature two of the worst pass defenses in the NFL.  Balls will be flying everywhere and hopefully the points too!

 

San Francisco @ Green Bay (-6 ½)     

Green Bay throws the ball well and the 49ers can’t defend the pass, ranking 29^th in the league.  The Packers defense is better than most people think ranking 4^th overall in yards given up.  If the Packers get an early lead, this one won’t be close.

 

Buffalo (+9) @ Jacksonville

The Bills should come with a little extra motivation this week against a very suspect Jaguar squad.  The Jags have yet to play a team with a winning record, yet only have a 4-4 record.  This game won’t be pretty but the Bills will keep it close as everybody except for T.O. tries to make a good impression on their new coach in an effort to keep their jobs.

 

Don’t forget to go back and check your picks against our good buddy, the newest addition to the P4P team and Myth Busters in-house explosives expert, Sgt. JD Nelson, aka C4.  See the posting titled He’s Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack….. for JD’s selections for this week and make sure to follow C4’s picks each Thursday at www.Picks4Players.com. Play on Players!!!

November in the NFL, let the playoff drive begin!!! P4P still ‘white hot’ in NFL selections ATS

Here are PICKS4PLAYERS BEST BETS for NFL week 8.

 

We’re feeling confident with our recent success on our 5 STAR plays.  As a result, we are giving you, our loyal followers, FREE direct access to our 5 star selections in the Pro Football Weekly National Handicapper’s Bowl.  We have correctly selected 7 out of our last 9 FIVE STAR games. 

Check it out at http://nhbowl.com/Games.php

 

This Sunday we have 2 games that we feel are 5-STAR worthy. In addition, as a bonus, we have added both of our 4 STAR selections.  By posting our strongest plays we are exposing our game plan to our competition, but we don’t care.  We feel strongly about our selections and we feel equally strong about our commitment to the Players out there that are just trying to get an edge on Vegas.  We’re here for you.

 

5 STAR Selections

 

San Francisco @ Indianapolis, 1pm EST

Current Line: Indianapolis -12 ½  

The San Francisco offensive line is patchwork, which should allow the Indy defense to wreak havoc on 49ers QB Alex Smith.  Defenses that rarely face Payton Manning usually have a very difficult time.

Our Pick: Indianapolis -12 ½ 

 

New York Giants @ Philadelphia, 1pm EST

Current Line: Pick’em

The Giants have struggled the past couple of weeks but there is no better road coach in the NFL than Tom Coughlin.  An Eagles team without Brian Westbrook makes this an even stronger pick. 

Our Pick: New York Giants at Pick’em

 

4 STAR Selections

 

St. Louis @ Detroit, 1pm EST

Current Line: Detroit -4

We usually don’t like picking a game that features 2 lousy teams but there is an opportunity here.  The Lions get Stafford and Johnson back this week and are coming off a bye so they should be the fresh while the Rams are playing in their 8^th straight week and 5^th road game.

Our Pick: Detroit -4

 

Denver @ Baltimore, 1pm EST

Current Line: Baltimore -3

This looks to be a great spot for Baltimore, who is typically very tough at home.  Baltimore’s running attack game should control the game and keep the Denver offense off the field.

Our Pick: Baltimore -3