2010-2011 NFL Season Preview

It’s been less than 36 hours since the 2009-2010 NFL Season ended and I’m already going into withdrawal. So, I have to get my fix by putting together a quick preview for next year. It’s never too early.
Sportsbook.com has futures for next year’s Championship Games and Super Bowl. That’s enough for me to put together [...]

The Official Super Bowl Preview

It’s been a while since I’ve posted my full weekly NFL preview column on here. But it’s the Super Bowl, so I figure I might as well go out of the football season with one last big push. I have some recap stuff to get to once the season is completely over, and I will [...]

Spread ‘Em – Week 19: Antipick

So, last weekend didn’t go so well…
Outside of the Packers losing ‘the most entertaining game of any sport in recent memory’ in a heartbreaking manner because we couldn’t pressure Kurt Warner, I managed to go 0-4 in my ‘Spread ‘Em’ column for Wildcard Weekend.
I’m pretty sure I said “It’s never smart to want to [...]

Spread ‘Em – Week 18: Wildcard Edition

I’ve been traveling the past few weeks, so I haven’t had the opportunity to put together my weekly NFL picks column. However, I can’t resist any longer now that the playoffs are upon us. Only 11 NFL games remain in the 2009 season. Let’s see if I can pull a winning record against the spread [...]

Spread ‘Em – Week 15: Get ‘Er Done

The last few weeks, I haven’t really been inspired to do the Spread ‘Em column. My football energies have been focused on the great run the Packers are making, and I’ve neglected paying attention to all the other teams, so my picks have been suffering.
However, the Packers can wrap up a playoff spot this weekend, [...]

Spread ‘Em – Week 14: Really Freakin’ Quick

Busy this morning with the photo contest below, so I’m running up against the clock for my picks. Games start in like 5 minutes. For the record, I like:
NEW ORLEANS (-10.5) at Atlanta Falcons
Detroit Lions (+14) at BALTIMORE RAVENS
GREEN BAY PACKERS (-4) at Chicago Bears
CINCINNATI BENGALS (+7) at Minnesota Vikings
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (+4) at Dallas [...]

Spread ‘Em – Week 13: Taking a Road Trip

It feels like I’ve gone 4-3 every week for quite some time now, but that’s not actually the case. However, last week was, again, a mixed bag. My Thanksgiving thoughts mostly included being thankful for being above water on my fake betting:
Last Week: Against the Spread: 4-3; Straight Up: 5-2
Season: Against the Spread: 39-30-1 [...]

College Football Picks: Play Like a Conference Champion Today

Last week: 8-5 straight, 6-6-1 vs. spread
Total: 41-19 (.683) straight, 33-25-2 (.569) vs. spread
I’ll let last week’s mediocre performance speak for itself, but just add that I once again picked WSU to lose by less than a gigantic margin and was wrong. This week’s theme is, you guessed it, conference championships, practically and/or [...]

Spread ‘Em – Week 12: Blatant Favoritism (and Philly Hatred)

A little late on this week’s picks, I apologize. But relatives were here for Thanksgiving, and I didn’t particularly like any of the lines from the Thursday games, so I put it off until now. I know most are busy and probably won’t read this anyway, so I will, like BJones did earlier this week [...]

College Football Picks: Cornucopia of Quick Picks

Last week: 5-1 straight, 3-3 vs. spread
Total: 33-14 straight (.702), 27-19-1 (.585) vs. spread
Last week, 31-point underdog Washington State got me again with their 32 point loss. This week, I’ll be betting against them again, as our theme will be in-state rivalry games. I’ll spare you long analyses of the many games as tryptophan may [...]