Hondo
Hondo: No ’Dell, no ‘W’
Hondo took a 3-0 spread record into the final wild-card game Sunday, but dropped the ball with Odell Beckham Jr. and the Giants, who failed to beat the number at Lambeau. Along with his 2-2 mark in the over/unders, Mr. Aitch finished at a solid 5-3 overall, which is respectable but obviously well below Perennially Perfect Paul Schwartz’s lofty standards.
On to the divisionals, where he hopes to add even more success:
Seahawks-Falcons: It’s no easy decision whether to bet against the Seahawks for their ineptitude on the road in the playoffs or against Matt Ryan for his overall postseason failures. The lean is to back Seattle, even though the Falcons are rested and totally healthy. And they proved they can play with the big bad Seahags in Week 6 when they lost narrowly at Century Link, partly because a striped-shirted man missed a P.I. (pass interference) call late in the fourth.
Hondo expects Russell Wilson to make enough plays and the Legion of Boom to make enough noise to keep it close, but it will be the Dirty Birds keeping the dream alive.
Falcons, 28-27
Texans-Patriots: Who is better, Tom Brady or Jacoby Brissett? That’s the question that will be answered once and for all Saturday night in Foxborough when the Patriots and Texans have their big rematch. While Brissett helped engineer a 27-0 crushing of Houston in Week 3, Hondo has a hunch Brady will beat that margin of victory, but not by enough to cover the over.
Unless Tom Terrific and Bill Belichick take a trip to Nantucket and miss the game because they fell asleep while snuggling on the ferry, it should be easy like Sunday morning on Saturday night.
Patriots, 34-6
Steelers-Chiefs: The casual investor’s inclination is to buy into the Steeler hype, which is percolating on high after Sunday’s romp. The Killer Bs — Ben, Bell and Brown — were brilliant and the Steel Curtain was crushing, but sadly, for all you frenzied Terrible Towel wavers, that came at home against a back-up quarterback and a pedestrian defense that couldn’t walk the walk.
Now Pittsburgh goes to Arrowhead Stadium, where Alex Smith isn’t going to turn the ball over three times, and the freezing rain will prevent the Bs from bringing their “A” game. Plus, Big Red, aka Andy Reid, usually doesn’t start screwing up until later in the playoffs
Mike Tomlin won’t have much to cheer about Sunday when his Steelers prove to be the type to go against the hype.
Chiefs, 23-20
Packers-Cowboys: Mr. Rodgers will be out of his neighborhood, but in his element, while Cowboy super rook Dak Prescott merely will be out of his regular-season comfort zone. In fact, Hondo can envision Prescott struggling so much that Jason Garrett has to call on Tony Romo and his dreadful 2-4 playoff record, which is no way to make America’s Team great again.
Green Bay’s Big Cheese won’t melt under this spotlight.
Packers, 37-27
Hondo: No ’Dell, no ‘W’
Hondo took a 3-0 spread record into the final wild-card game Sunday, but dropped the ball with Odell Beckham Jr. and the Giants, who failed to beat the number at Lambeau. Along with his 2-2 mark in the over/unders, Mr. Aitch finished at a solid 5-3 overall, which is respectable but obviously well below Perennially Perfect Paul Schwartz’s lofty standards.
On to the divisionals, where he hopes to add even more success:
Seahawks-Falcons: It’s no easy decision whether to bet against the Seahawks for their ineptitude on the road in the playoffs or against Matt Ryan for his overall postseason failures. The lean is to back Seattle, even though the Falcons are rested and totally healthy. And they proved they can play with the big bad Seahags in Week 6 when they lost narrowly at Century Link, partly because a striped-shirted man missed a P.I. (pass interference) call late in the fourth.
Hondo expects Russell Wilson to make enough plays and the Legion of Boom to make enough noise to keep it close, but it will be the Dirty Birds keeping the dream alive.
Falcons, 28-27
Texans-Patriots: Who is better, Tom Brady or Jacoby Brissett? That’s the question that will be answered once and for all Saturday night in Foxborough when the Patriots and Texans have their big rematch. While Brissett helped engineer a 27-0 crushing of Houston in Week 3, Hondo has a hunch Brady will beat that margin of victory, but not by enough to cover the over.
Unless Tom Terrific and Bill Belichick take a trip to Nantucket and miss the game because they fell asleep while snuggling on the ferry, it should be easy like Sunday morning on Saturday night.
Patriots, 34-6
Steelers-Chiefs: The casual investor’s inclination is to buy into the Steeler hype, which is percolating on high after Sunday’s romp. The Killer Bs — Ben, Bell and Brown — were brilliant and the Steel Curtain was crushing, but sadly, for all you frenzied Terrible Towel wavers, that came at home against a back-up quarterback and a pedestrian defense that couldn’t walk the walk.
Now Pittsburgh goes to Arrowhead Stadium, where Alex Smith isn’t going to turn the ball over three times, and the freezing rain will prevent the Bs from bringing their “A” game. Plus, Big Red, aka Andy Reid, usually doesn’t start screwing up until later in the playoffs
Mike Tomlin won’t have much to cheer about Sunday when his Steelers prove to be the type to go against the hype.
Chiefs, 23-20
Packers-Cowboys: Mr. Rodgers will be out of his neighborhood, but in his element, while Cowboy super rook Dak Prescott merely will be out of his regular-season comfort zone. In fact, Hondo can envision Prescott struggling so much that Jason Garrett has to call on Tony Romo and his dreadful 2-4 playoff record, which is no way to make America’s Team great again.
Green Bay’s Big Cheese won’t melt under this spotlight.
Packers, 37-27
StatFox Super Situations
NBA*|*LA LAKERS*at*LA CLIPPERS
Play Under - Home teams where the total is greater than or equal to 200 after going under the total by 30 or more points total in their last three games, with a winning record on the season playing a losing team
41-15*over the last 5 seasons.**(*73.2%*|*24.5 units*)
3-1*this year.**(*75.0%*|*1.9 units*)
NBA*|*LA LAKERS*at*LA CLIPPERS
Play Against - Road teams vs. the money line (LA LAKERS) after being beaten by the spread by more than 18 points in two consecutive games, with a losing record
25-5*since 1997.**(*83.3%*|*19.1 units*)
NBA*|*ORLANDO*at*UTAH
Play Against - Favorites vs. the 1rst half line (UTAH) after going under the total by more than 6 points in three consecutive games, a good team (60% to 75%) playing a marginal losing team (40% to 49%)
46-18*since 1997.**(*71.9%*|*26.2 units*)
NBA*|*LA LAKERS*at*LA CLIPPERS
Play Under - Home teams where the total is greater than or equal to 200 after going under the total by 30 or more points total in their last three games, with a winning record on the season playing a losing team
41-15*over the last 5 seasons.**(*73.2%*|*24.5 units*)
3-1*this year.**(*75.0%*|*1.9 units*)
NBA*|*LA LAKERS*at*LA CLIPPERS
Play Against - Road teams vs. the money line (LA LAKERS) after being beaten by the spread by more than 18 points in two consecutive games, with a losing record
25-5*since 1997.**(*83.3%*|*19.1 units*)
NBA*|*ORLANDO*at*UTAH
Play Against - Favorites vs. the 1rst half line (UTAH) after going under the total by more than 6 points in three consecutive games, a good team (60% to 75%) playing a marginal losing team (40% to 49%)
46-18*since 1997.**(*71.9%*|*26.2 units*)
StatFox Super Situations
CBB*|*NEW MEXICO*at*COLORADO ST
Play Against - A road team (NEW MEXICO) in a game involving two excellent FT shooting teams (>=73%) after 15+ games, hot shooting team - 3 straight games making >=47% of their shots
46-18*since 1997.**(*71.9%*|*26.2 units*)
1-0*this year.**(*100.0%*|*1.0 units*)
CBB*|*HOUSTON*at*UCF
Play On - Home teams with a money line of +135 to -155 (UCF) an average offensive team (67-74 PPG) against an excellent defensive team (<=63 PPG), after allowing 65 points or less 3 straight games
93-47*since 1997.**(*66.4%*|*40.6 units*)
0-2*this year.**(*0.0%*|*-2.4 units*)
CBB*|*SAINT LOUIS*at*GEORGE MASON
Play Under - All teams where the first half total is 60.5 to 65.5 average 3PT shooting team (32-36.5%) against a good 3PT defense (<=32%) after 15+ games, after a game - attempting 20+ less free throws than opponent
46-18*since 1997.**(*71.9%*|*26.2 units*)
CBB*|*NEW MEXICO*at*COLORADO ST
Play Against - A road team (NEW MEXICO) in a game involving two excellent FT shooting teams (>=73%) after 15+ games, hot shooting team - 3 straight games making >=47% of their shots
46-18*since 1997.**(*71.9%*|*26.2 units*)
1-0*this year.**(*100.0%*|*1.0 units*)
CBB*|*HOUSTON*at*UCF
Play On - Home teams with a money line of +135 to -155 (UCF) an average offensive team (67-74 PPG) against an excellent defensive team (<=63 PPG), after allowing 65 points or less 3 straight games
93-47*since 1997.**(*66.4%*|*40.6 units*)
0-2*this year.**(*0.0%*|*-2.4 units*)
CBB*|*SAINT LOUIS*at*GEORGE MASON
Play Under - All teams where the first half total is 60.5 to 65.5 average 3PT shooting team (32-36.5%) against a good 3PT defense (<=32%) after 15+ games, after a game - attempting 20+ less free throws than opponent
46-18*since 1997.**(*71.9%*|*26.2 units*)
Looking for BASKETBALL players to help on his package thru final 4
He has started Jan 1 thru Jan 12 10-4 in College HOOP
3 @ $225 each covers the full 899 counting my share email me @ gmail.com
Arthur Ralph Sports
Saturday below:
Super PK St Bonnie -8
Gold Keys CBB:
Geo Mason -14, TEXAS + 10, St Mary's + 7 1/2, UC Irvine -10
NFL TROPHY Plays Falcons -4, Patriots -15
FREEPlay So Carolina -13
He has started Jan 1 thru Jan 12 10-4 in College HOOP
3 @ $225 each covers the full 899 counting my share email me @ gmail.com
Arthur Ralph Sports
Saturday below:
Super PK St Bonnie -8
Gold Keys CBB:
Geo Mason -14, TEXAS + 10, St Mary's + 7 1/2, UC Irvine -10
NFL TROPHY Plays Falcons -4, Patriots -15
FREEPlay So Carolina -13
#1 Sports NCAA BB Selections for Early Saturday, January 14th
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Louisville Cardinals - 3 1/2
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Colorado State - 3 1/2
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West Virginia Mountaineers - 10
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Boise State - 1 1/2
Texas Tech pick 'em
Oregon - 25 1/2
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Leiner has been red hott this month.
I see he has a 2500* & 500*.
Im going to say its sea/atl ova and Lou in hoops.
He hits his picks but why does he always do ova/undas and not the side?
So please share when you have leiner please.
Here in Mass my lines are as follows
Sea +5.5
Hou +17
GB +5
Pitt +1.5
Good luck everyone
I see he has a 2500* & 500*.
Im going to say its sea/atl ova and Lou in hoops.
He hits his picks but why does he always do ova/undas and not the side?
So please share when you have leiner please.
Here in Mass my lines are as follows
Sea +5.5
Hou +17
GB +5
Pitt +1.5
Good luck everyone
