The last weekend of the regular season. We haven’t been doing great here in the past few weeks with our choices, while the Big Daddy has been improving with his computer prediction/tracking program. So let’s just get right to week 17 from me and the Prince.
| Week 17 | ||
We spent the last of our present money on going to dinner for our family New Years celebration. We just LOVE the Texas Roadhouse! While there we watched the coverage from the sports bar of the College bowl games. And being New Years Eve there were commercials about Drinking and Driving. The waitresses and waiters made comments about it when they took our order, delivered food and brought the check. Be safe, don’t drink and drive.
At some point in this public message media blitz, the Prince says to Daddy “Momma does it all the time, the drinking and driving.” Daddy asked what he meant since Momma doesn’t drink and the Prince replies “She’s always got a sunkist in the car and drinks when she’s driving.”
Well, that’s true. Shameless plug for Diet Sunskit!
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Happy Yule, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Merry Kwanzaa
There were a few heartbreaker losses this past week. Namely Indianapolis and Minnesota. The Vikings fought hard to win their Monday night game, and it looked like they might have it wrapped up in OT. But it wasn’t to be. The decision to sit the starters in Indianapolis will be talked about for years and just may bring about some rule changes in the league as well. I can understanding sitting the starters before the playoffs, but I think the Coach is dead wrong that 16-0 is not a historic goal. Stupid, just plain stupid. Then you can talk about the fans, the money they spent on tickets to see a game and see their team win and continue their undefeated streak. Big picture is one thing, but so is having a mental focus and belief that “we’re the greatest team of all time and will not lose”. I think sitting those starters and losing the undefeated record will have a bigger mental affect on the team in their last game than those coaches are giving credit to.
I don’t want to talk about my Titans or Redskins. sniff sniff. But kudos to the Panthers for taking the Giants down. Good Job!
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Here’s the picks:
| Away | Home | Winner | Vegas | Line | O/U | Bets | |||
| Indianapolis | Buffalo | 24 | 18 | IND | BUF | 8 | 33 | IND | Over |
| New Orleans | Carolina | 22 | 21 | NO | CAR | 7 | 41 | NO | Over |
| Jacksonville | Cleveland | 19 | 22 | CLE | CLE | 1.5 | 36 | CLE | Over |
| Philadelphia | Dallas | 21 | 23 | DAL | DAL | 3 | 47 | PHI | Under |
| Chicago | Detroit | 22 | 19 | CHI | CHI | 3 | 44.5 | DET | Under |
| New England | Houston | 24 | 23 | NE | HOU | 7 | 46 | NE | Over |
| Pittsburgh | Miami | 23 | 20 | PIT | PIT | 3 | 45.5 | PIT | Under |
| NY Giants | Minnesota | 21 | 23 | MIN | MIN | 8 | 48 | NYG | Under |
| Cincinnati | NY Jets | 17 | 21 | NYJ | NYJ | 9.5 | 34 | CIN | Over |
| San Francisco | St. Louis | 22 | 20 | SF | SF | 7 | 40 | STL | Over |
| Atlanta | Tampa Bay | 21 | 22 | TB | ATL | 2 | 41.5 | TB | Over |
| Green Bay | Arizona | 25 | 26 | AZ | AZ | 3 | 44 | GB | Over |
| Kansas City | Denver | 17 | 22 | DEN | DEN | 10 | 38 | KC | Over |
| Baltimore | Oakland | 21 | 17 | BAL | BAL | 10.5 | 39 | OAK | Under |
| Washington | San Diego | 17 | 25 | SD | SD | 3 | 39 | SD | Over |
| Tennessee | Seattle | 17 | 22 | SEA | TEN | 6 | 45 | SEA | Under |
There are two good bets this week if you think like the computer. One is that Indy will cover the spread. Considering last week, they made it clear that they don’t plan to win any more regular season games, I’ll be surprised if this bet is still good after the game.
The other good bet is that Seattle will beat Tennessee thus, covering the spread. I like this bet.
As a result of the decision by Indy to lose the final two games of their regular season, it’s interesting that they could face the Jets again in the playoffs. The computer says they will. Maybe the Jets beating their starters would make the Indy fans fill a little less gypped. Here’s how the playoffs look to me:
| Wild Cards | AFC | Baltimore | New England | 17 | 24 | New England |
| NY Jets | Cincinnati | 19 | 18 | NY Jets | ||
| NFC | Green Bay | Arizona | 26 | 26 | Green Bay | |
| Philadelphia | Dallas | 21 | 22 | Dallas | ||
| Division | AFC | NY Jets | Indianapolis | 18 | 22 | Indianapolis |
| New England | San Diego | 23 | 25 | San Diego | ||
| NFC | Green Bay | New Orleans | 25 | 27 | New Orleans | |
| Dallas | Minnesota | 18 | 24 | Minnesota | ||
| Conference | AFC | San Diego | Indianapolis | 20 | 22 | Indianapolis |
| NFC | Minnesota | New Orleans | 23 | 27 | New Orleans | |
| Superbowl | Indianapolis | New Orleans | 24 | 25 | New Orleans | |
| New Orleans | Indianapolis | 22 | 22 | Indianapolis |
E.W.
Think coach Belichick saw what coach Ryan did and said, “And you thought going for it on 4th down was bad…”