D-Fence??

So the Gophs run at will on the greatest D ever, and Mizzou has thrown
for nearly 400 in only 3 quarters...why exactly are they great again??

I'm thinking 3 more MIZZOU td's to bury these Squakeyes!! 7-6, does
that still give them a chance at the National Title??

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Bowl Update - Picks for today

AF...$$$, UNDER...$$$, PITT...$$$

Yesterday was a good day.

Let's hope for more of the same today. We have a new leader in the very early stages of Bowl Game Hysteria:

GR: 11
AW: 10
MH: 10
JR: 9
RO: 8
MR: 6
SS: 6
JG: 5
MC: 4

Here's what we've got today:

NCST vs. WV (-2.5)
GR, the current leader, is the only one on NCST for today. This could either grow his lead or bring him back into 3rd place. I'm really torn with this one and won't be playing it either way. Gun to the head I pick WV because of their D...but I really don't know what will happen.

IOWA vs. MIZZ (-1)
MR and RO are on IOWA in this one but the rest of us have MIZZOU. I couldn't possibly like MIZZOU any more in this game - I think they win this one very easily. IOWA has lost 3 in a row, lost a ton of skill players for this game, and I think everyone is ready for next year...so I'm guessing they roll over and die tonight. I love the late night start of 9pm...going to be a late night at my house watching every last second of this beat down.
Go Tigers!!

Other plays for the day - no, I will not be picking either way in the Vikes game tonight...actually, I'm not really even expecting to watch much of it.

We have some afternoon B10 Hoops with PUR (-4) visiting MICH...home teams dominate in this series and I really don't think much of PUR without Hummel. I'm taking points and the Wolverines to give me something to follow during the workday...and I am using that term loosely this week!

Tonight we have the Gophers getting (+8) at WIS. Tubby has owned Bo by winning the last 3 games against the BADgers. Although I think 8 might be a lot, this Gopher team just hasn't done much to impress me the last month and unless they start making their FT's (62% on the year) I don't think I can pick them tonight. Although I think with Nolen playing they have a shot at an outright W, I really don't think I'll play this one either way - I hate betting against the Gophs, and that's probably the way I'd lean tonight.

One game I will be playing is SYR (-13) hosting PROVIDENCE. PROV likes to run and play a fast tempo but they don't shoot very well from the arc. Bad, bad, bad for playing the 'Cuse. SYR will slow it down with that nasty zone and if you can't hit 3's against it then you might be screwed. I usually don't like to give this many points in a conference game, but I think I'm taking the Orange tonight at -13.

Enjoy the sports filled day!!

Updates, Updates, Updates!!

Here's how we are sitting through most of the Week 17 picks:

JR: 3-5
JG: 4-5
MR: 5-3
AW: 8-1
GR: 5-3
MH: 5-3
MC: 7-3
SS: 4-5
RO: 6-2

Everyone with picks left has PHI over PURPLE on Tuesday.
Tonight MR, MH, RO have NO while JR, AW, GR have ATL.

Overall standings have ROE clinging to a 1 game lead over HEINERT still and that will hold into next week since they both have the same picks left.

RO is within 7 at the end of the week, so there is still a glimmer of hope.

SS is now 9 back...I think it's over for Steve.

The rest of us are officially eliminated from the Regular Season challenge.

But on to better and brighter things...the BOWL CHALLENGE!!

STANDINGS
AW - 10
MH - 10
GR- 9
RO - 8
JR - 7
MR - 6
JG - 5
SS - 4
MC - 2

Today we have GT and AF starting this afternoon. Pretty much a pick'em as far as our breakouts go with 4 guys on AF and 5 on GT. I like this AF club and have all year while GT has been disappointing and kind of a money drainer for me all year. GT is also missing their starting QB and had another handful of Iowa like suspensions come down last week so they will be shorthanded. GT is historically brutal in Bowl Games under Johnson and they basically run the same offense as AF, so both should be prepared.
PICKS: I love AF -2.5 and I also like the UNDER 56.

The rest of the week features multiple Bowl Games every day, with 3 pointers starting on Thursday. Great week to be glued to the TV if you like Bowl Games...and the start of Conference Games in NCAA Hoops.

Quick NCAA Hoops Pick for the night as well, just in case you didn't have enough to watch...I like PITT -6.5 at home over UCONN. UCONN is on the road for a true road game for the first time all year, PITT is unreal defensively and very physical while UCONN seems to be more of a finesse team at this point. Panther win by 10+.

Happy Bowl Week!!

NFL - Games that Matter

Here's a quick run down on the games that matter for our 2 man race for the title:

MR - PIT
MR - DAL
MR - STL
MH - NE
MR - WAS
MH - IND
MH - DEN
MH - SD

4 picks that are unique for each guy - if we get a sweep one way or the other that could be all she wrote.

Good luck gentlemen.

Need Picks from...

HEINERT
CORCORAN

JG and JR lost on UTAH last night...3 points really? My only blemish on a 3-1 evening of gambling that included an NBA win, a College Hoops win, and a NCAA Football total win...all rarities for me.

Tonight we have a split with 4 guys on NAVY and 5 of us on SDST. I like the Aztecs. I think NAVY is a little down vs. their past teams. SDST has a nice balanced attack on offense that can score on poor D's like NAVY, and they are playing at home in this bowl game, which doesn't hurt. Confidence has to be high as well since they just signed their coach to a new multi-year deal.

PREDICTION
SDST 34 NAVY 24

NFL starts tonight as well - Lots of love for PITT so far at -14...line has climbed up over 15+ at this point. I would have bet it at anything 14 or less, but once you get over that in the NFL it's not a real smart play. One guy has CAR tonight so far, with 2 guys left to turn in picks.

We have 2 more Bowl games throughout the Holiday weekend - here's a quick look at those.

TULSA-HAW
3 on Tulsa getting 12, the majority on HAW giving 12 in a home bowl game. Should be TONS of O-fence in this one, but I have to take HAW at home. RAINBOWS 47-31

FIU-TOL
Maybe the biggest snoozer of all the bowls, but I'll probably try to watch some of it. Me and the Bomber are on FIU while the rest of the world likes TOLEDO. Honestly, I based this pick on losing about 4 other Toledo bets this season and going 2-0 on FIU bets...good logic, right? FIU hasn't been to a bowl in forever so I'm playing the motivation card as well on picking FIU. We'll see...I'm sure you all be glued to your TV on X-mas eve for the former Motor City Bowl. What better place to spend the Holiday than Detroit?

Alright - send me your picks if you haven't - have a great Holiday weekend!!

Line Updates

NYG
GB -3

MIN
PHI -14.5

The USAToday line is showing MIN-PHI at a pick'em, but I think that's incorrect so we'll go with this.

Bowl Update

The majority was correct last night on to SOMISS +3.5 pick.

Updated Standings:
MR, AW, MH, RO - 4
JR, JG, GR - 3
SS - 2
MC - 0

Tonight's picks:

BOISE (-16) vs. UTAH

JR and JG are going out on a limb and taking UTAH with the points while the rest of the world is on BOISE. I'm thinking a lack of motivation for BOISE and UTAH is actually a pretty decent club. Plus it sounds like it could be flooding in Vegas where this game is played, so I'm leaning toward less points and I booked the under at 60.

PREDICTION
UTAH 20 BOISE 31

Week 17 Lines

A couple games still missing, but I'll post them now anyway. Send over your 10 picks for the week.

We have 1 Thursday game and 1 Saturday game this week.

CAR
PIT	-14
DAL
ARI	6
DET
MIA	-3.5
SF
STL	-1
NYJ
CHI	0
NE
BUF	8
WAS
JAC	-6.5
TEN
KC	-5
BAL
CLE	3
IND
OAK	3
HOU
DEN	3
SD
CIN	8.5
SEA
TB	-6
NYG
GB
MIN
PHI
NO
ATL	-2.5