**** Let's Talk Some AFL Shall We? ****

[THEMIGHTYRIGGS]

Well, after my first post here and all the big talk, I decided to get right down to business. I thought I might show you a little of what I do. So let's start with what I think the lines are going to look like this weekend.

FRIDAY 2/ 25/ 05

ORLANDO -2 @ CHICAGO
TAMPA BAY -5 @ NEW ORLEANS
GEORGIA -9 @ AUSTIN



SATURDAY 2/ 26/ 05

LAS VEGAS -14 @ NASHVILLE



SUNDAY 2/ 27/ 05

COLORADO (H) -2 VS. LOS ANGELES
COLUMBUS -7 @ GRAND RAPIDS
PHILLY (H) -1 VS. DALLAS
ARIZONA -1 @ NEW YORK


Now obviously, some of these may be on the other side or Vegas might again blow it on some lines like they did last week. I hope they do again. Watch how dumb some of these Vegas experts are. They will have Tampa bay favored by 5-7 pts., but we all know the wrong team is favored in this one (N.O.) And are the Gladiators two TDS better than Nashville on the road? Not in my book, I see the 'Kats' getting a lean win in this one.

I could be wrong on the Arizona -1, but if that line does come out that way, we have another wrong team favored. Combined ARZ and N.Y. are 5-0 on the over, so they will put on a show, but the dragons just seem to be much better at home and beating opponents by an 11 pt avg.

The only real favorite I see this week is columbus on the road. Grand Rapids is just a PITIFUL football team! They are already -6 in the turnover category, and they give up 67 pts a game! And 65 at home! In the last two games they have given up 73 & 72 respectively. While the 'Destroyers' have given up 39 & 35, by far one of the better defensive teams in the league. Conclusion? Columbus big in this one.

The barn Burner to watch this week is, Los angeles and Colorado. These guys give up 629 yds passing combined not to mention, did you see what these two teams did last week? They BOTH hit 70 pts and they both gave up 69! I don't know what the over is gonna be for this game but, there can't be a better one than this baby! I'll have more as the week winds down and we'll start to do some real capping on these games as well as others.


RIGGS.

 

[THEMIGHTYRIGGS]

**** ERROR ****

Made a mistake on the ARZ / NY game. I said they were 5-0 on the over, when in fact they are 4-2. Never the less, this will be fun to cap.


RIGGS.

 

[buzz21]

OK bud, you gotta come out of the gate strong to back it up here....

 

[daringly]

Hiya Mighty...

Good luck on your plays this week. Btw, where did you see those lines posted? I can't find anyone up yet.

 

[AFLGuru]

My projected lines... (DO NOT BET ACCORDINGLY... just because I have a game projected at something and Vegas makes it different by a ton doesn't mean it's a strong play... it's what I think Vegas is going to open the lines at, not should).

Orlando (-3.5) @ Chicago o/u 94.5
Tampa (pk) @ New Orleans o/u 99.5
Georgia (-6.5) @ Austin o/u 92
Las Vegas (-5) @ Nashville o/u 88.5
Los Angeles (+3.5) @ Colorado o/u 103
Columbus (-4.5) @ Grand Rapids o/u 97
Dallas (+6.5) @ Philadelphia o/u 101.5
Arizona (+3) @ New York o/u 104

Just what I think these lines are going to open at... We'll see in about 40 minutes or so.

 

[Sandinhand]

Question for Riggs

Hi, I was curious what do you think now that the lines are out and what may be vegas traps, or the teams that should not be favored, ect. ect. Best of luck and skill to you...Thanks in advance. Sand

 

[AFLGuru]

3-2 on the over... pushing isn't going over...

 

[GreenValley]

AFL - Openers

Here is what I show Pinnacle opened AFL for this week:

New Orleans -6.5 105
Georgia -6.5 97.5
Orlando -2 101

Nashville -3 88

Philadelphia -2 103
New York -7 113
Colorado -3.5 111
Columbus -7 104

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"It doesn't have to make sense, it just has to make dollars"

 

[AFLGuru]

Orlando was a pick
Philly was a pick
Orlando o/u was 101.5
New York o/u was 114

Aside from that you're right... I literally watched these things open up.

 

[CHOPTALK]

Hey Riggs, why are you wasting our time with AFL football. We are in good hands with AFLGuru. It sounds to me from the MW forum, your speciality is capping NBA totals. I was very interested in what you said there, and would like to see your picks for a few weeks. Leave the AFL to guru, and lets see what you got in the NBA.

 

[THEMIGHTYRIGGS]

Choptalk -

You underestimate the power of versitility. I have been capping the AFL since 1998! I started creating lines for the AFL in 1988. You're GURU was aparently 2 years old then. B-4 Vegas ever dreamed of making lines for it,I was doing it on my own. sounds to me like he may not be around forever. I truly hope he is, but his "IP" may say different. Then what? I just created the NBA totals formula two months ago! Why on earth would I stop capping something that I'm good at. I love the AFL more than I do Basketball. But don't worry, I'll be over there soon enough. Just needed to see if the NBA was in a possitive turn week or a negative turn. Found out tonight.


RIGGS.

 

[CHOPTALK]

Ok Riggs, if you can wear two hats at once great. The main point I was making was that I was real interested in what you said at the other site, just want to see it in action. I have always figured that there was some kind of process that the linesmakers use whem making totals that I could never put my finger on. And it seems you might be on to something.

 

[djbrow]

Don't make the mistake of following this guy. He goes site to site until he gets banned.


Please, let the reader beware.

 

[THEMIGHTYRIGGS]

djcrow, do you know how STUPID you are going to look? I suspect that in about a week we will never hear from you again. Sorry if I took all you're people over to my threads at Covers.com. I'll say it again, I got banned because I created so much excitement that nobody used anyone's threads but mine. When that happens what do you think will happen? Jealousy, that what? Go over there onyone And find my threads. You'll see 3,000 to 5,000 people rushing for my picks! And then out of nowhere, I'm banned for no reason at all. Go see for yourselves!RIGGS.

 

[Tulsa]

You're saying that you got banned for bringing interest to their site? Mr. Riggs, I wish you the best of luck. tulsa

 

[THEMIGHTYRIGGS]

Tulsa, call me Rick first of all. Yes I was banned because several of the head moderators weren't getting any action on thier threads. It was crazy! people were craming my threads like I was the pide piper. But I loved helping everyone. I stood up and answered EVERYONE'S questions. And the thread just grew leggs like you wouldn't believe. But it's because everything I said would happen did happen as if I was the second coming to Nostradamus or something. I hate that I have to sound like a big shot, but I refuse to get attacked by some of the jealous haters from over there. This formula works and it has made alot of people a fortune!


RIGGS.

 

[djbrow]

Oh yes, the Riggs system.

This is the last post I will make against Riggs b/c I do not like attacking posters. I am just saying that I don't want to see anyone lose money because the fall into the "this guy knows what he's talking about" trap.

If you believe he was banned from covers because he brought more interest to the forum than the mods, fine, you should follow him.

 

[THEMIGHTYRIGGS]

djcrow -

You keep saying the same redundant blau, blau, blau.....Back it up why don't you! Since you bashed me with this crap, go over and cut n paste the proof like everyone else does. Anyone can come on and say anything about anybody, but that does that mean it's true? I dare or challenge ANYONE to look for my threads over there and come back and say it didn't happen the way I said it! But if you do, you better come with some proof. So *** OFF djcrow, and stop with the jealous crap! I'll bet you can't even remember what my thread was about can you? Then SHUT UP before I ruin you during you're stay here! As you know, I back my sh*t up, and you are no challenge for me. So get back in the dugout and get me my sports page rookie!


RIGGS!