Monthly Archives: November, 2010
2010 NFL Picks (Week 12): Early Sunday Games
Atlanta Falcons vs. Green Bay Packers, 1:00 P.M. ET Spread: Atlanta by 1 Total: 47.5 If we could switch out the Monday night clash between NFC West also-rans Arizona and San Francisco for another game, this would be the one that should get primetime billing. On one side, you have the homestanding Falcons, who have [...]
Turkey Day Special: New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals
New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 8:20 P.M. ET Spread: New York by 8.5 Total: 43.5 My, how things have changed since last these two met. After pounding the Bengals in Week 17 last season to book a place in the postseason, the Jets went to Cincinnati a week later and defeated the NFC North [...]
Turkey Day Special: Dallas Cowboys vs. New Orleans Saints
Dallas Cowboys vs. New Orleans Saints, 4:20 P.M. ET Spread: New Orleans by 3 Total: 51 As far as auditions go, Jason Garrett is acing his, as the Cowboys are now looking more like the team we expected them to be coming into this season. Not only is Jon Kitna all of a sudd4en playing [...]
Turkey Day Special: Detroit vs. New England
Detroit Lions vs. New England Patriots, 12:30 P.M. ET Spread: New England by 6.5 Total: 51 The Lions gave the Jets all they had back in Week 9, and they held a 20-10 lead late in the fourth quarter before the Jets scored 10 points in the final 2:46 to force overtime and then won [...]
Monday Night Football Preview & Pick (Week 11): San Diego vs. Denver
The Chargers are catching fire at just the right time, with back-to-back wins against Tennessee and at Houston, and I look for them to keep the hot streak going and move to .500 by taking down their AFC West rivals on Monday night. The Chargers are averaging 33 points per game at home this season, [...]
2010 NFL Picks (Week 11): Late Sunday Afternoon Games
Whether you’re a Patriots fan, a Colts fan, or an NFL fan in general, I’d like to think you’ve had Week 11 circled on your calendar for a while now. When New England and Indianapolis get together, it’s almost always memorable for one reason or another, and with the way that both teams have been [...]
2010 NFL Picks (Week 11): Early Sunday Games
Week 11 shapes up to be an important week for several teams looking to keep their playoff hopes alive. The spotlight in Sunday’s early games will be on Minnesota-Green Bay, as the Packers look to inflict some more pain on their former quarterback and their NFC North rivals, but there are also some pivotal contests [...]
College Football Preview: Boise State vs. Fresno State
Boise State (9-0, 5-0 WAC) vs. Fresno State (6-3, 4-2 WAC), 9:30 P.M. ET, ESPN2 Spread: Boise State by 30 Total: 66.5 So, Fresno State, are you hoping that you can catch the Broncos looking ahead to next week’s visit to Nevada? Yeah, about that…hope can only get you so far when your defense is [...]
College Football Preview: San Diego State vs. Utah
San Diego State (7-3, 4-2 Mountain West) vs. Utah (8-2, 5-1 Mountain West, 10:00 P.M. ET Spread: Utah by 2.5 Total: 55.5 Preview: After an 8-0 start that had Utah in the national title race a few short weeks ago, the Utes have come crashing down in the last two weeks. In back-to-back losses to [...]
College Football Preview: Temple vs. Ohio
Temple Owls (8-2, 5-1 MAC) vs. Ohio Bobcats (7-3, 5-1 MAC) Time: Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. ET TV: ESPN2 Spread: Total: Last season, the MAC East title came down to this meeting, as the two tangled in Athens. Temple came into that showdown shooting for a perfect 8-0 conference record and 10 straight wins, while 6-3 [...]
