2014 Season: Week 6 Picks
We continue football in the twilight zone and the full moon, though it’s waning, is still impacting the tides. So I’m going to forgo my usual analysis and pick from the gut. We’ll see how this works. I’m not giving this a lot of credence with the stressing week, month, how about year! we’ve had.
So here we go.
I think I’m ok with tonight’s pick. Sunday? I dunno; it’s the twilight zone in football! Continue reading
2014 Season: Week 5
Week 4 as usual was played fully in the Twilight Zone. Despite that I did manage to nail one game, but I think it might be due to the fact that San Fran started in the Twilight Zone.
Then there were the true failures. It would appear that Green Bay stole all of Chicago’s Wheaties and ate them all, maybe with a side of spinach. Then the Jets failed me. And of course, Tampa Bay pointed out that the Steelers really aren’t all that and a bag of chips, did you see that Carolina? And then there was New England. What changed on that team this year? Did they forget how to play football in the off season?
There are, of course, no good bets this week. Continue reading
2014 Season: Week 5 Picks
I don’t even know what to say about this week. After the way my past weeks have gone, I’m simply taking guesses here. Maybe the NFL has fallen into the world of the Paranormal, with karma flying from team to team and trying to make things right. Or maybe the moon and stars have lined up to create a world in the Twilight Zone where everything is turned around and upside down.
Whatever the excuse. Here’s my picks for week 5. Continue reading
2014 Season: Week 4 Picks
I’m tired and stressed out; so no game insights tonight.
Here are my picks for Week 4.
I hope I do better than the past two weeks. Another indication of being stressed out beyond belief, can’t think and can’t pick my games very well. Continue reading
2014 Season: Week 3
I’m hoping for a better week this Sunday. My games to watch: Washington at Philadelphia. I’m actually picking against my most favorite team. But this is an in conference game so it has some high stakes for both teams.
Anyone know where the Giants have gone? Who would have thought they’d be struggling so badly? I didn’t. While they’re lost, Houston is stepping it up, and I think they’ll take New York by storm.
On that same note, Andrew Luck seems to be having some bad luck so far this year. Where are the rest of the Colts? And like Houston, I think the Jags have discovered big kitties have big teeth. They are really playing well in this early part of the season. Wonder if they’ll be there in the end.
The other game I’m interested in, as I’m sure a lot of people are; the Broncos in Seattle. I think Denver comes into the week with a determination to redeem themselves from the Super Bowl loss. But I don’t think it’s going to be that easy. The Seahawks are smarting over a loss last week that should have never happened. And they have a reputation to redeem from that loss. That they’re playing at home in Seattle I think gives the Hawks an advantage. Albeit a very small one.
Here’s my picks for this week: Continue reading
2014 Season: Week 3
Even better 2nd week, I’m still top of the family picks and betting is netting a buck sixty on the dollar. But lets talk about Brady. I left him in there figuring, correctly, that they would stomp the Vikings. However, no help to my fantasy team, they managed to do it almost ENTIRELY without Brady. This week they will be eating Raiders for lunch. Brady better fill up.
I nailed the Baltimore game. You know, Pittsburgh isn’t that far from Baltimore but it appears they walked and missed the game. Nailed the Denver game too.
And once again, no, as in nada, jack, squat, oh, zero true failures!
And also again, no free money in Vegas.
My take: Continue reading
2014 Season: Week 2
Good first week, gambling would have made me 80 cent on the dollar. Shut up nerds! I know that’s statistically breaking even! But I also got 11 of of the games picked, which puts me at the top of the family picks and tied with my niece who is frighteningly good at fantasy football.
I nailed the D.C. game or shall I call them the taboo name: Redskins! Although I wonder what the game would have been like if either of the teams’ offenses had made the game.
The other game I nailed was the Arizona game. Go figure, a Monday night game that went as planned…
Best of all, no, as in nada, jack, squat, oh, zero true failures!
Again this week there’s no free stupid money in Vegas, so no good bets. I’ll let you NYC boys know when the economy perks back up.
My take: Continue reading
2014 Season: Week 2
Did you have a good first week? I didn’t do to badly on my first set of picks. But more about that below. It’s Week 2 and there are some interesting games coming up. Especially after last weekend. Did you think the Patriots would lose against the Dolphins? I certainly didn’t. Come on its New England!
With last week in mind, here are my picks for Week 2.
After the terrible showing from Romo last week, I think the Cowboys are too busy pointing fingers at each other, instead of working as a team to get it done. So I’m going with my Titans to win at home.
Over Minnesota the Vikings will be taking on the Pats. Now you’d think NE should have no problems winning that game, but the Vikings really didn’t play badly last week where as the Patriots did. Whatever is going on in New England, I don’t think it will be fixed by this Sunday. So I talked myself into going with Minnesota. I think Luck feels like he has something to prove after last weeks loss and he’s enough of a leader on that team to rally everyone behind him. Continue reading
2014 Season: Week 1
NFL Week 1
Well, so much for the economy being back to normal. No one in Vegas is moving the lines enough to take advantage of them. The computer has scheduled two ass whoopins: Buffalo and Cleveland both go down by 8 points. Ok so it’s more of a whack on the knuckles with a ruler, except there ain’t no nuns in Pittsburgh or Chicago.
My take: Continue reading
Power Picks Champion’s
Trophy by Springwolf
2014 Season: Week 1 Picks
Can you believe it’s already Football time? Where did the summer go? It was shortened for us this year. Our county decided to send kids back to school 2 weeks early. Who thought this was a good idea!? I’m sure it will be great when May comes around and our kids are getting out for the summer. I’m up for that.
In the meantime, it’s time for football, yeah! We have our annual family friendly 9rediction competition, we call it our Power Picks Cup. Evil is the proud owner of the 2013 Power Picks Cup. But only because I didn’t make picks for the entire season last year. …that’s my story and I’m sticking to it….
So here we are a new season begins. Another chance to be the family Champion and claim our kewl lookin’ trophy. Hey, we think it’s kewl and it’s our trophy, no judgements from the peanut gallery.
Here’s my Week 1 picks.
Week 1
It’s always hard for me to make my picks at the beginning of the season. I don’t follow all the statistics, read all the analysis of the teams and their players based on pre-season. Who’s hurt, who’s not, who’s shining from camp and who looks like they had a hard summer. I use some gut feeling, some previous performance from last year and a little of what I remember from last years standings. Continue reading