Bob Balfe
BALTIMORE RAVENS +3.5
New England has been solid at home this season, but they are lacking the unity and the spark they had the last few seasons. Welker being out is a huge loss. The Ravens have a veteran defense that will show up for this playoff game. The weather should not be a factor as Flacco and Rice both played in cold weather and are used to the conditions. If the Ravens get to the next round they could do a lot of damage. Take Baltimore.
BALTIMORE RAVENS +3.5
New England has been solid at home this season, but they are lacking the unity and the spark they had the last few seasons. Welker being out is a huge loss. The Ravens have a veteran defense that will show up for this playoff game. The weather should not be a factor as Flacco and Rice both played in cold weather and are used to the conditions. If the Ravens get to the next round they could do a lot of damage. Take Baltimore.
3GWINS
SUNDAY ACTION:
NFL PLAYOFFS:
10* Oddsmaker Mistake Game of the Month: ARIZONA +3
4* Baltimore +3.5
COLLEGE HOOPS:
4* Kansas -5
ICEMAN HOCKEY:
passing
10* Oddsmaker Mistake Game of the Month
Play Selected Point Spread: +3
This comes down to a couple of fundament questions: Who do you trust more, Kurt Warner at home or Aaron Rodgers on the road in his 1st playoff game? I’ll take Warner, the guy who’s played in three Super Bowls and knows how to win close games, over Rodgers, who is a playoff newbie, who has won just three games by six points or less, and who has just ONE fourth-quarter come-from-behind win in his two-year career (and that win was gift-wrapped by Jay Cutler in Week 1 of this season)
Which coach do you trust more, Arizona’s Ken Whisenhunt or Green Bay’s Mike McCarthy who looks dazed on the sidelines half the time? I’ll take Whisenhunt (who guided the Cardinals to the Super Bowl last year in his first playoff appearance as a head man) over McCarthy (whose first postseason appearance ended with an overtime loss to the Giants as an eight-point home favorite in the NFC title game two years ago). Who would you rather put your money on, the Cardinals at home (where just three weeks ago they manhandled Brett Favre and the Vikings, the same Brett Favre and the Vikings who crushed Green Bay twice this season) or the Packers on the road (Green Bay doesn’t have a single quality road victory this year, beating up on the Rams, Browns, Lions and Bears before last week’s totally meaningless win over the Cardinals while losing at Minnesota and at Pittsburgh, as well as at then-winless Tampa Bay). Look, people, I know the betting public is infatuated with the Packers in this game, but the Cardinals aren’t chumps. They came within 90 seconds of winning the Super Bowl last year and finished with a 4-0 ATS mark in the playoffs (going 2-0 SU and ATS at home). Their defense is better this year than last, and they have ALL the postseason experience and veterans going against the youngest team in the NFL. ARIZONA will be ready this evening!!
SUNDAY ACTION:
NFL PLAYOFFS:
10* Oddsmaker Mistake Game of the Month: ARIZONA +3
4* Baltimore +3.5
COLLEGE HOOPS:
4* Kansas -5
ICEMAN HOCKEY:
passing
10* Oddsmaker Mistake Game of the Month
Play Selected Point Spread: +3
This comes down to a couple of fundament questions: Who do you trust more, Kurt Warner at home or Aaron Rodgers on the road in his 1st playoff game? I’ll take Warner, the guy who’s played in three Super Bowls and knows how to win close games, over Rodgers, who is a playoff newbie, who has won just three games by six points or less, and who has just ONE fourth-quarter come-from-behind win in his two-year career (and that win was gift-wrapped by Jay Cutler in Week 1 of this season)
Which coach do you trust more, Arizona’s Ken Whisenhunt or Green Bay’s Mike McCarthy who looks dazed on the sidelines half the time? I’ll take Whisenhunt (who guided the Cardinals to the Super Bowl last year in his first playoff appearance as a head man) over McCarthy (whose first postseason appearance ended with an overtime loss to the Giants as an eight-point home favorite in the NFC title game two years ago). Who would you rather put your money on, the Cardinals at home (where just three weeks ago they manhandled Brett Favre and the Vikings, the same Brett Favre and the Vikings who crushed Green Bay twice this season) or the Packers on the road (Green Bay doesn’t have a single quality road victory this year, beating up on the Rams, Browns, Lions and Bears before last week’s totally meaningless win over the Cardinals while losing at Minnesota and at Pittsburgh, as well as at then-winless Tampa Bay). Look, people, I know the betting public is infatuated with the Packers in this game, but the Cardinals aren’t chumps. They came within 90 seconds of winning the Super Bowl last year and finished with a 4-0 ATS mark in the playoffs (going 2-0 SU and ATS at home). Their defense is better this year than last, and they have ALL the postseason experience and veterans going against the youngest team in the NFL. ARIZONA will be ready this evening!!
CJS Weed 52-37-3 vs. spread 20-16 on totals
4:40 PM
Arizona
Green Bay
Spread Pick
Picked Green Bay with spread of +2.5 (-110)
100 units were wagered.
4:40 PM
Arizona
Green Bay
Over Pick
with total of 47 costing -108
100 units were wagered.
1:00 PM
New England
Baltimore
Spread Pick
Picked Baltimore with spread of +3.5 (-110)
100 units were wagered.
1:00 PM
New England
Baltimore
Over Pick
with total of 43 costing -106
100 units were wagered.
4:40 PM
Arizona
Green Bay
Spread Pick
Picked Green Bay with spread of +2.5 (-110)
100 units were wagered.
4:40 PM
Arizona
Green Bay
Over Pick
with total of 47 costing -108
100 units were wagered.
1:00 PM
New England
Baltimore
Spread Pick
Picked Baltimore with spread of +3.5 (-110)
100 units were wagered.
1:00 PM
New England
Baltimore
Over Pick
with total of 43 costing -106
100 units were wagered.
