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2011 NFL Week 10 – Picks

There are several evenly matched games this week so there’s several toss ups to choose from. Starting with Thursday’s Oakland and San Diego. I’m taking the Chargers only because it’s a home game. The Prince is picking Indianapolis to win their first game of the season, but keep in mind his method of picking is that a Colt is a horse and he likes them better than a big kitty. We both think Cincinnati will hold their own at home and we’re split on Dallas and Buffalo. I think being at home might give the Cowboys an edge, but I’d be ok losing that pick. And while I think New Orleans is better than Atlanta, there’s something going on with them lately that seems to be destructive. Because of that, the Prince and I agree that the Falcons will take that game. Then there’s Tennessee and Carolina. The Titans are one of my fav teams, which is the only reason I’m taking them this week. While the Panthers are SirEvil’s team so the kid is supporting Daddy this week in that pick. So here they are..our picks for week 10.

Week 10
Thu, Nov 10 Spring’s Picks Prince’s Picks
OAK @ SD San Diego Oakland
Sun, Nov 13  
DET @ CHI Detroit Detroit
JAC @ IND Jacksonville Indianapolis
DEN @ KC Kansas City Denver
PIT @ CIN Cincinnati Cincinnati
BUF @ DAL Dallas Buffalo
NO @ ATL Atlanta Atlanta
STL @ CLE Cleveland St. Louis
WAS @ MIA Washington Miami
HOU @ TB Houston Houston
TEN @ CAR Tennessee Carolina
ARI @ PHI Philadelphia Philadelphia
BAL @ SEA Baltimore Baltimore
NYG @ SF San Francisco San Francisco
NE @ NYJ NY Jets NY Jets
Mon, Nov 14  
MIN @ GB Green Bay Green Bay
Byes: None
This entry was posted on November 10, 2011, in Sports - NFL.

NFL Week 10

Well, they beat the Saints, but left the Cardinals alone, I guess the Spanish Inquisition is over. All good things…

Here’s my take this week:

Away

Home

Away

Home

Favorite

Line

O/U

Oakland

San Diego

19

26

San Diego

6

45

Detroit

Chicago

20

26

Chicago

6

46

Jacksonville

Indianapolis

18

24

Indianapolis

6

42

Denver

Kansas City

21

21

Denver

0

42

Pittsburgh

Cincinnati

20

18

Pittsburgh

1

38

Buffalo

Dallas

20

25

Dallas

6

45

New Orleans

Atlanta

24

23

New Orleans

1

47

St. Louis

Cleveland

17

20

Cleveland

4

37

Washington

Miami

21

21

Washington

0

42

Houston

Tampa Bay

24

20

Houston

4

45

Tennessee

Carolina

20

20

Carolina

0

40

Arizona

Philadelphia

19

24

Philadelphia

5

44

Baltimore

Seattle

20

19

Baltimore

1

39

NY Giants

San Francisco

19

24

San Francisco

4

43

New England

NY Jets

19

21

NY Jets

1

40

Minnesota

Green Bay

19

26

Green Bay

8

45

And Vegas;

Favorite

Line

O/U

Bet

O/U

San Diego

7.0

47.5

Oakland

Under

Chicago

3.0

45.0

Chicago

Over

Jacksonville

3.0

37.5

Indianapolis

Over

Kansas City

3.0

41.0

Denver

Over

Pittsburgh

3.0

41.5

Cincinnati

Under

Dallas

5.5

48.0

Dallas

Under

Atlanta

0.0

50.0

New Orleans

Under

Cleveland

2.5

37.0

Cleveland

Under

Miami

4.0

37.5

Washington

Over

Houston

3.0

45.5

Houston

Under

Carolina

3.5

46.0

Tennessee

Under

Philadelphia

14.0

46.5

Arizona

Under

Baltimore

6.5

41.0

Seattle

Under

San Francisco

3.5

42.5

San Francisco

Over

NY Jets

1.5

47.5

New England

Under

Green Bay

13.5

51.0

Minnesota

Under

There are no good bets this week.

E.W.

Right about football entering the Twilight Zone last week. And now we appear to be firmly lost in the zone…

This entry was posted on November 10, 2011, in Sports - NFL.

2011 NFL Week 9 – Results

Well Week 9 wasn’t as good for Mom as it was for the Prince. His method of picking served him well this week and he finished with a 11 – 3 record. I on the other hand had a lousy week and finished 7 – 7; 50% over all. Yuck! And that’s all I have to say about that.

Week 9
Sun, Nov 06 Spring’s Picks Results Prince’s Picks Results Game Results
MIA @ KC Kansas City L Miami W 31 – 3
SF @ WAS Washington L San Francisco W 19 – 11
TB @ NO New Orleans W New Orleans W 16 – 27
SEA @ DAL Dallas W Seattle L 13 -23
NYJ @ BUF Buffalo L NY Jets W 27 – 11
CLE @ HOU Houston W Cleveland L 12 – 30
ATL @ IND Atlanta W Indianapolis L 31 – 7
CIN @ TEN Tennessee L Cincinnati W 24 – 17
DEN @ OAK Oakland L Denver W 38 – 24
NYG @ NE NY Giants W NY Giants W 24 – 20
GB @ SD Green Bay W Green Bay W 45 – 38
STL @ ARI Arizona W Arizona W 13 – 19 OT
BAL @ PIT Pittsburgh L Baltimore W 23 – 20
Mon, Nov 07  
CHI @ PHI Philadelphia L Philadelphia L 30 – 24-
Byes: Panthers, Lions, Jaguars, Vikings

Results: W = 7 / L = 7   of 14

Season: W = 81 / L = 49 of 130

Results: W = 11 / L = 3   of 14

Season: W = 62 / L = 68 of 130

This entry was posted on November 10, 2011, in Sports - NFL.

NFL Week 9

It would appear that not only did St. Louis expect the Spanish Inquisition, they brought guns. I think if I was a Cardinal, I’d run, cause I’m betting they’re not going to make the distinction between guy in a funny hat and the bird…

Here’s my take this week:

 

Away Home Away Home Favorite Line O/U
Miami Kansas City 20 20 Miami 0 40
Tampa Bay New Orleans 19 25 New Orleans 6 44
Atlanta Indianapolis 21 22 Indianapolis 1 43
Cleveland Houston 18 23 Houston 5 41
NY Jets Buffalo 21 19 NY Jets 2 40
San Francisco Washington 19 19 San Francisco 0 38
Seattle Dallas 18 28 Dallas 9 46
Cincinnati Tennessee 20 22 Tennessee 2 41
Denver Oakland 21 22 Oakland 1 42
NY Giants New England 20 27 New England 7 47
St. Louis Arizona 19 25 Arizona 6 44
Green Bay San Diego 22 23 San Diego 2 45
Baltimore Pittsburgh 18 21 Pittsburgh 3 39
Chicago Philadelphia 18 22 Philadelphia 3 40

 

And Vegas:

 

Favorite Line O/U Bet O/U
Kansas City 5.5 40.5 Miami Under
New Orleans 8.5 51.0 Tampa Bay Under
Atlanta 6.5 44.5 Indianapolis Under
Houston 10.5 42.0 Cleveland Under
Buffalo 2.5 45.0 NY Jets Under
San Francisco 5.0 38.0 Washington Under
Dallas 10.5 46.0 Seattle Over
Tennessee 2.5 41.0 Cincinnati Over
Oakland 7.0 41.5 Denver Over
New England 9.5 51.0 NY Giants Under
Arizona 1.0 42.0 Arizona Over
Green Bay 5.5 50.0 San Diego Under
Pittsburgh 3.5 42.5 Baltimore Under
Philadelphia 7.5 47.0 Chicago Under

 

There are no good bets this week.

E.W.

Football seems to have gone off into the Twighlight Zone. I’m starting to think Kansas is going to the Superbowl. I wonder if the Land of Oz has a stadium big enough.

This entry was posted on November 6, 2011, in Sports - NFL.

2011 NFL Week 9 – Picks

After the great picks last weekend, I’ve got a 67% average for the year. Not bad. Not fantastic, but I am winning the family pick contest. There’s a couple of good games this week that I think might be toss ups. I’m picking Tennessee over Cincinnati only because the Titans are one of my favorites and they’re playing at home. But I think this is one of the first toss ups. New England and the Giants is the other which way to go game. I’m picking the Giants because I think they’re going into the game with something to prove. A little more heart can go a long way to winning. Baltimore and Pittsburgh I think will be the game of the week. My gut says Baltimore will pull it out, but Pittsburgh is awfully good at home. So statistics win out in that pick and I’m going with the Steelers.

So here’s our picks for Week 9:

Week 9
Sun, Nov 06 Spring’s Picks Prince’s Picks
MIA @ KC Kansas City Miami
SF @ WAS Washington San Francisco
TB @ NO New Orleans New Orleans
SEA @ DAL Dallas Seattle
NYJ @ BUF Buffalo NY Jets
CLE @ HOU Houston Cleveland
ATL @ IND Atlanta Indianapolis
CIN @ TEN Tennessee Cincinnati
DEN @ OAK Oakland Denver
NYG @ NE NY Giants NY Giants
GB @ SD Green Bay Green Bay
STL @ ARI Arizona Arizona
BAL @ PIT Pittsburgh Baltimore
Mon, Nov 07  
CHI @ PHI Philadelphia Philadelphia
Byes: Panthers, Lions, Jaguars, Vikings
This entry was posted on November 6, 2011, in Sports - NFL.

2011 NFL Week 8 – Results

Well week 8 was a much better week. San Diego and Kansas City was one of the toss up games for the week. So I’m not surprised I lost that game. But what in the world happened to New Orleans? And when is Cam Newton going to pull the Panthers together. No way should they have lost that game to the Vikings. All in all, it was a pretty good week.

Week 8
Sun, Oct 30 Spring’s Picks Results Prince’s Picks Results Game Results
NO @ STL New Orleans L New Orleans L 21 – 31
JAC @ HOU Houston W Jacksonville L 14 – 24
MIN @ CAR Carolina L Carolina L 24 – 21
ARI @ BAL Baltimore W Baltimore W 27 – 30
IND @ TEN Tennessee W Indianapolis L 10 – 27
MIA @ NYG NY Giants W NY Giants W 17 – 20
DET @ DEN Detroit W Denver L 45 – 10
WAS @ BUF Buffalo W Buffalo W 0 – 23
CIN @ SEA Cincinnati W Seattle L 34 – 12
NE @ PIT Pittsburgh W New England L 17 – 25
CLE @ SF San Francisco W San Francisco W 10 – 20
DAL @ PHI Philadelphia W Philadelphia W 7 – 34
Mon, Oct 31  
SD @ KC San Diego L Kansas City L 20 – 23
Byes: Falcons, Bears, Packers, Jets, Raiders, Buccaneers

Results: W = 10 / L = 3   of 13

Season: W = 74 / L = 42 of 116

Results: W = 5 / L = 8   of 13

Season: W = 51 / L = 65 of 116

This entry was posted on November 1, 2011, in Sports - NFL.

2011 NFL Week 8 – Picks

Hopefully we’ll have a better week here. There are a couple of games that promise to be close or toss ups. The Prince is somewhat sticking to his animal vs; but he did make a few alternate choices. This weeks upset I think will be in Pittsburgh. And I think New Orleans v St. Louis might be a better game this week only because of the excitement and energy permeating the city from the Cardinals World Series win. But I still think New Orleans will take the day. We’ll see.

Week 8
Sun, Oct 30 Spring’s Picks Prince’s Picks
NO @ STL New Orleans New Orleans
JAC @ HOU Houston Jacksonville
MIN @ CAR Carolina Carolina
ARI @ BAL Baltimore Baltimore
IND @ TEN Tennessee Indianapolis
MIA @ NYG NY Giants NY Giants
DET @ DEN Detroit Denver
WAS @ BUF Buffalo Buffalo
CIN @ SEA Cincinnati Seattle
NE @ PIT Pittsburgh New England
CLE @ SF San Francisco San Francisco
DAL @ PHI Philadelphia Philadelphia
Mon, Oct 31  
SD @ KC San Diego Kansas City
Byes: Falcons, Bears, Packers, Jets, Raiders, Buccaneers
This entry was posted on October 30, 2011, in Sports - NFL.

2011 NFL Week 7 – Results

Last week really did suck! It was Football in the twilight zone! Nuff said about that.

Week 7
Sun, Oct 23 Spring’s Picks Results Prince’s Picks Results Game Results
SD @ NYJ NY Jets W NY Jets W 21 – 27
SEA @ CLE Seattle L Seattle L 3 – 6
ATL @ DET Detroit L Detroit L 23 – 16
CHI @ TB Tampa Bay L Chicago W 24 – 18
DEN @ MIA Miami L Denver W 18 – 15 OT
WAS @ CAR Washington L Carolina W 20 – 33
HOU @ TEN Houston W Tennessee L 41 – 7
PIT @ ARI Pittsburgh W Arizona L 32 – 20
KC @ OAK Oakland L Oakland L 28 – 0
GB @ MIN Green Bay W Green Bay W 33 –  27
STL @ DAL Dallas W St. Louis L 7 – 34
IND @ NO New Orleans W Indianapolis L 7 – 62
Mon, Oct 24  
BAL @ JAC Baltimore L Baltimore L 7 – 12
Byes: Bills, Bengals, Patriots, Giants, Eagles, 49ers

Results: W = 6 / L = 7   of 13

Season: W = 64 / L = 39 of 103

Results: W = 5 / L = 8   of 13

Season: W = 46 / L = 57  of 103

This entry was posted on October 30, 2011, in Sports - NFL.

NFL Week 8

Last week sucked, although it probably sucked more for the teams who let me down. For instance, in Smokedland, Kansas City really came though. They scored an extra TD over my prediction. Apparently Smokedland’s offense missed the plane. Or, in this case, maybe they fell out of the plane.

Indianapolis had a major relapse, despite the seemingly successful operation earlier in the season to remove the team’s heads from their asses. In an embarrassing and extremely painful reverse operation, reminiscent of the Spanish Inquisition, The Saints put Indianapolis’ heads right back, helmet and all. Payton didn’t sit in the booth cause his leg hurt, he just didn’t want to get any blood on his suit. They say no one ever expects the Spanish Inquisition, but I bet St. Louis does…

Here’s my take this week:

Away

Home

Away

Home

Favorite

Line

O/U

New Orleans

St. Louis

27

18

New Orleans

8

45

Miami

NY Giants

20

23

NY Giants

2

43

Arizona

Baltimore

15

25

Baltimore

10

41

Minnesota

Carolina

21

20

Minnesota

1

41

Indianapolis

Tennessee

22

24

Tennessee

2

46

Jacksonville

Houston

18

25

Houston

6

43

Detroit

Denver

21

25

Denver

4

47

Washington

Buffalo

20

19

Washington

0

39

Cincinnati

Seattle

18

21

Seattle

3

40

Cleveland

San Francisco

15

23

San Francisco

8

38

New England

Pittsburgh

21

22

Pittsburgh

1

43

Dallas

Philadelphia

20

23

Philadelphia

4

43

San Diego

Kansas City

25

21

San Diego

4

46

And Vegas;

Favorite

Line

O/U

Bet

O/U

New Orleans

13.5

47.5

St. Louis

Under

NY Giants

9.5

42.0

Miami

Over

Baltimore

12.5

43.0

Arizona

Under

Carolina

3.0

46.5

Minnesota

Under

Tennessee

8.5

43.5

Indianapolis

Over

Houston

9.5

40.5

Jacksonville

Over

Detroit

2.5

41.5

Denver

Over

Buffalo

5.0

45.5

Washington

Under

Cincinnati

2.5

37.5

Seattle

Over

San Francisco

8.5

38.5

Cleveland

Under

New England

2.5

52.5

Pittsburgh

Under

Philadelphia

3.0

48.5

Philadelphia

Under

San Diego

3.5

44.5

San Diego

Over

There are no good bets this week.

E.W.

I was sure glad I didn’t live in Smokedland. I was expecting riots. Maybe there were but all of them failed to score…

 

This entry was posted on October 29, 2011, in Sports - NFL.

NFL Week 7

Good week in predictions last week.  I’m finally back in the black on good bets.  I’ve been in the black for overall bets, which is still weird.  Sadly there are no good bets this week.

Away Home Away Home Favorite Line O/U
San Diego NY Jets 20 22 NY Jets 2 42
Seattle Cleveland 19 23 Cleveland 4 42
Atlanta Detroit 23 22 Atlanta 1 45
Washington Carolina 19 19 Washington 1 38
Chicago Tampa Bay 21 18 Chicago 3 39
Denver Miami 22 23 Miami 1 44
Houston Tennessee 21 24 Tennessee 3 45
Pittsburgh Arizona 23 21 Pittsburgh 1 44
Kansas City Oakland 21 23 Oakland 2 44
Green Bay Minnesota 21 21 Green Bay 0 43
St. Louis Dallas 17 25 Dallas 8 42
Indianapolis New Orleans 22 26 New Orleans 4 48
Baltimore Jacksonville 22 19 Baltimore 3 41

Here’s Vegas’ plan:

Favorite Line O/U Bet O/U
NY Jets 0.0 43.5 NY Jets Under
Cleveland 3.0 41.0 Cleveland Over
Detroit 3.5 47.5 Atlanta Under
Carolina 2.5 43.0 Washington Under
Chicago 1.5 43.5 Chicago Under
Miami 0.0 41.5 Miami Over
Tennessee 3.0 44.0 Tennessee Over
Pittsburgh 3.5 43.5 Arizona Over
Oakland 3.5 41.0 Kansas City Over
Green Bay 9.5 47.0 Minnesota Under
Dallas 13.5 43.5 St. Louis Under
New Orleans 13.5 48.0 Indianapolis Over
Baltimore 8.0 40.0 Jacksonville Over

E.W.

I wish that one day the Panther’s get out of the mindset that they must lose to Atlanta.

This entry was posted on October 22, 2011, in Sports - NFL.