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!!!

Sunday November 15th in the National Football League - Let the Jockeying for playoff spots begin

Your consultants here at P4P went 5-3 yesterday in NCAA action.  A day that should have ended with a 6-2 record were it not for a late and unimportant Cal score as they were trying to run out the clock against a bumbling Arizona Wildcats squad.  Oh well, it’s water under the bridge and we can’t un-ring the bell, but we can offer you more FREE selections that will continue to sway the playing field in your direction and away from the house.  With the first Thursday  game of the year out of the way and still more teams having BYEs this week, we are looking at a very limited slate this weekend.  There are, however, some excellent games out there with some clear money making opportunities.

Home Team In CAPS

Our Selection In Bold

Cincinnati Bengals +7  at  PITTSBURGH STEELERS: 1pm EST - Leadership atop the division is at stake when these two rivals clash once again.  The Bengals won the first match-up of the season and will look to have all tie-breaker advantages against the Steelers.  The Steelers are playing great, like the champions they are, but Cincy has won 6 of the last 7 meetings.  Pittsburgh should win, but not by more than a touchdown.  Take the Bengals and the points. 

New Orleans Saints -13 1/2 at ST. LOUIS RAMS: 1pm EST - It’s hard to tell who misses who more.  Do the now defensively lifeless NY Giants miss former defensive coordinator and current Rams head Coach Steve Spagnuolo or is  Spags kicking himself that he actually took the Rams job.  Either way, Spagnuolo and the Rams will suffer an excruciating a$$ kicking today at the hands of another former Giant assistant, Sean ‘don’t call me Walter or Gary’ Payton.  The Saints are explosive and fun to watch.  The Rams will try to pressure Drew Brees with a variety of blitz packages, but that will only play right into the Saints game plan.  Look for the Saints to crush St.Louis today in the Edward Jones Dome. 

Dallas Cowboys -3 at GREEN BAY PACKERS:  4:15 pm EST - Aaron Rodgers, like he has all season, will be hit hard and often.  The league leader in getting sacked, Rodgers will put forth an admirable effort, but it’s hard to get the ball down field to your receivers when you are constantly on your back.  Dallas has gotten its’ swagger back, even if it is a bunch of false bravado. The Cowboys still  are not a great team, but they do pressure the opposing QB consistently which will make for a long and painful day for Mr.Rodgers.

Philadelphia Eagles at SAN DIEGO CHARGERS: 4:15 pm EST - OVER 47 - Look for an aerial show that would make Don Coryell proud.  Philip ‘Cry Me A’ Rivers will look to expose Philadelphia’s suspect secondary by throwing a lot to his group of big and physical receivers.  Westbrook returns for Philly which should make McNabb’s play-action fakes much more effective and look for DeSean Jackson and rookie WR Jeremy Macklin to each make big plays today.  This will be one of the most enjoyable and exciting offensive games of the NFL season.

Denver Broncos at WASHINGTON REDSKINS: 1pm EST - UNDER 36 1/2 - Everything written about the above game being an offensive aerial show and one of the most exciting games of this NFL season does NOT apply to this game.  This will be one of the most boring and offensively inept games in the NFL this season and for that matter, maybe the last few seasons.  This has all the makings of a 13-9 snooze fest.

New England Patriots at INDIANAPOLIS COLTS:  8:20 pm EST - OVER 48 - A few things you need to know before this game; neither team’s defense is as good as they’ve been in the past.  Weather inside Lukas Oil Stadium will not be a factor and the two premier QBs in the NFL will put on a show tonight.  As entertaining as San Diego vs.Philly will be, this game in Indianapolis will also be a great show to wrap up this Sunday’s NFL action.

As always, good luck, play wise, play smart, and play on player.  Enjoy the day and make it a profitable one.

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.

NFL Sunday and P4P Free Selections, Explosive Guest Picker

As you, our loyal followers know, we here at P4P do everything we can to provide all the players out there with just enough of the right information, coupled with the necessary intuition to ‘go with our rather large guts’ to help sway the playing field in your direction.  For that reason we are pleased to welcome to Picks4Players a special guest selector today who we expect to provide explosive picks today.

 

You may be familiar with today’s special guest if you watch the TV show MythBusters.  As a frequent guest contributor to that show and their resident explosives expert, Sergeant JD Nelsonis very familiar with the National Football League.  We can’t go into the depth of his NFL resume as it is on a ‘need to know’ basis.  We think you’ll appreciate Sergeant Nelson’s candor and style.  Check out Sergeant Nelson’s selections at the bottom of this posting and enjoy the day. 

 

Here are PICKS4PLAYERS BEST BETS for NFL week 9.

 

Our pick in BOLD

 

Kansas City (+6 ½) @ Jacksonville

The Chiefs are coming off a bye week to face a Jaguar team that is 0-7 as a home favorite.  Both of these teams look evenly matched so we will take the points here.  Quite frankly these teams seem to be headed in the opposite directions. If anyone can figure out the Jaguars, please stand up…please stand up. 

 

Miami @ New England (-10)

After Miami introduced the NFL to the Wildcat offense last season, embarrassed the Patriots and completely exposed Bill Belichik as clearly not the best in-game strategist, the Pats have figured it out. New England completely shutdown the wildcat in the first meeting this season, so look for more of the same with the Patriots coming off the bye week.  Also, Joey Porter loves to hear himself talk almost as much as I like to hear him talk.  His comments about Tom Brady essentially begging for calls was right on point, however, on this brisk and sunny New England Sunday, Porter’s comments will only come back to bite the ‘Phins in the a$$.  Brady will throw for at least 4 TD passes in this Pats rout.

 

Houston (+9) @ Indianapolis

Under normal circumstances this would look like a great spot for Indy, but Indy will be without 3 starting defensive backs, which can’t be good facing the NFL’s 4^th best passing team.  We also like OVER 49.

 

Baltimore @ Cincinnati (+3)

After an emotional win over Denver last week, Baltimore goes on the road to face the Bengals off a bye week. Again, this looks like an even match up but we like the fresher Bengals to win outright.

 

San Diego (+4 ½) @ NY Giants    

With a late afternoon start to this one, the San Diego body clocks with feel right on-time.  The odds makers have not caught up to the currently lousy NY Giant defense.  Let’s get real about this NY Giants squad, they are not very good.  Their early season schedule explains the hot start, the win over Dallas was their lone quality win, and when they’ve faced quality NFC teams, they barely show up.  Things aren’t looking good in the NYC.  Wasn’t it after week 3 that we were hearing about the ‘Subway Super Bowl’ or the ‘Meadowlands Miracle Super Bowl’ or whatever they wanted to call the never to happen Giants-J.E.T.S. JETS, JETS, JETS, Super Bowl.

 

Dallas @ Philadelphia (-3)  

The Eagles welcome back Brian Westbrook this week to an offense that was on all cylinders last week.  Dallas has played well the past couple of weeks but the cold Philly air will put a chill to the Dallas offense.  Philly will begin to assert themselves as one of only a few legitimate contenders in the far more entertaining NFC.

Sergeant JD Nelson’s NFL C4 Selections:
Scouring the odds for this weeks football games….

Niners 4 over Tennessee…take the niners they’ll win by 10 I see.
Baltimore 3 over Cincy…I like Cincy…dont know why                                                   Indy 9 over Houston….Indy kills crappy teams. Indy
Atlanta 10 over Warshington ummmm dont know
Green Bay 9.5 over Tampon Bay…Tampa Sucks take Green Bay
Chicago 3 over Arizona…which teams are going to show up? No pick
New England 10.5 over Miami…Pats are at home and will cover
Nah Orleens 13.5 over Carolina…not too sure but i’d take N.O.
Seattle 10 over Detroit…Seattle is not that good, but good enough. SEA
NYG 4.5 over San Diego….This is the time SD starts playing well. SD
Philly 3 over Dallas….Philly is tough unless they play the Raidahs. PHI
Pittsburgh 3 over Denver… who the F knows…Home team wins..Denver