argh, The week I’m too lazy to post my picks I would’ve went 2-0, damn it. Ah
well, Patriots win SuperBowl, probobly by a lot (I’ll update in a week once
the spread is set).
In other news, it looks like the Iowa Caucuas has Kerry, Edwards and Dean in
the top three positions, great news for Edwardss and Kerry, surprisingly
disapointing for Dean. I must admit that the presidential race really
intrigues me and keeps my attention. It’s like following sports, only the
results affect reality (and the pissed off feeling from losing lasts longer).
Read
this article, vote him out in November.
Now on to football (This is posted 20 minutes before kickoff, I’m
procrastinating).
Carolina (+7) at St. Louis - Yikes, I have no idea, that 7 points taunts me,
daring me to pick Carolina, with their unknown QB, and bi-polar abilities. It
dares me to pick against St Louis coach Mike Martz, who knows how to mis
manage a game he should win (like the Superbowl). I think St. Louis will win,
and even cover the spread, but its my most shaky pick. Two good defenses going
againts two offenses with holes (The rams sucked it up against detroit in a
game they needed). But I just can’t trust Delholme on the road. On a side
note, I’m picking against the Sports Guy here, and will be
tempted to email him if I’m right :).
Tennessee (+6) against New England - Normally giving ole’ Googly eyes 6
points in a playoff game is unheard of, but they’re banged up and playing
against the team that will win the Superbowl in 3 weeks, New England. The pats
are rested, and playing in a game with huge home field advantage. The game
will be fun, but NE will win easily.
Colts (+3) at K.C. - KC is good but has no defense. Peyton Manning is pissed
off at being called a playoff loser, Marvin Harrison is amazing. Colts win
big.
Green Bay (+5 1/2) at Philly - Another tough one, two good teams, one with
talent, one with emotion. I’m leaning towards Philly for the outright win,
but I’m unsure of how 5 1/2 points will work as a spread (which is an awkward
spread by the way, what common scores are separated by 5?). Either way, Philly
wins, barely covers, Favre throws 3 INTS.
Read
this article, vote him out in November.
Now on to football (This is posted 20 minutes before kickoff, I’m
procrastinating).
Carolina (+7) at St. Louis - Yikes, I have no idea, that 7 points taunts me,
daring me to pick Carolina, with their unknown QB, and bi-polar abilities. It
dares me to pick against St Louis coach Mike Martz, who knows how to mis
manage a game he should win (like the Superbowl). I think St. Louis will win,
and even cover the spread, but its my most shaky pick. Two good defenses going
againts two offenses with holes (The rams sucked it up against detroit in a
game they needed). But I just can’t trust Delholme on the road. On a side
note, I’m picking against the Sports Guy here, and will be
tempted to email him if I’m right :).
Tennessee (+6) against New England - Normally giving ole’ Googly eyes 6
points in a playoff game is unheard of, but they’re banged up and playing
against the team that will win the Superbowl in 3 weeks, New England. The pats
are rested, and playing in a game with huge home field advantage. The game
will be fun, but NE will win easily.
Colts (+3) at K.C. - KC is good but has no defense. Peyton Manning is pissed
off at being called a playoff loser, Marvin Harrison is amazing. Colts win
big.
Green Bay (+5 1/2) at Philly - Another tough one, two good teams, one with
talent, one with emotion. I’m leaning towards Philly for the outright win,
but I’m unsure of how 5 1/2 points will work as a spread (which is an awkward
spread by the way, what common scores are separated by 5?). Either way, Philly
wins, barely covers, Favre throws 3 INTS.
As an aside, I notice on my stats I have readers in Europe/Africa and Eastern
Russia (going by time zones), very cool. If thats you, send me an email and
say hi :). If its just a friend in the states who doesn’t know how to set
their clock, well, say hi anyway.
Happy new year. Below are football picks. I always read a few columns
consistently and enjoy them, so I’m trying my own this year (For good reading
on this, check out the Sports Guy on Espn
and King Kaufman on Salon. Anyhoo, let’s
take a look.
Tennessee (-1) at Baltimore - Somehow 12-4 Tennessee has to go on the road to
10-6 Baltimore. Whatever, I’ve learned after 4 years of denial that McNair (or
googly eyes as we call him in the LST) is a damn good quarterback who just
knows how to win. Plus Baltimore can’t pass, so they’re in trouble once they
go down by 10 pts. The Titans have coaching to. I’m going with Tennesee.
Denver at Indy (-3) - Yikes, this is the best game of the weekend, and it’s
hard to guess. On paper, the Colts are an excellent team, and there should be
no problems against a shaky QB on the road (Plummer), but Manning and Dungy
just seem to screw up in the playoffs. I’ll pick Indy to win, but not cover
the spread.
Dallas at Carolina (-3) - Parcells is good, but its a crappy QB on the road,
in the playoffs, against a top defense. Carolina in a boring, punt filled
game.
Seattle at Green Bay (-7) - Very tempting to take Seattle. They’re playing
well, defense is solid and 7 points in a playoff game is a big cusion. But I
just don’t see them hanging with the Packers, especially with Favre playing
like a man posssessed. The Packers cover.
