Everybody and their mutha is on Pats (80% of public last i checked)...the Colts are the play here...cant see them winning in a shootout...the under might be the smart play to parlay with the colts...gl...
Kyle Bales
15-9 (62%) this week
FULL CARD
New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts
Write-up:
I've been a long time Colts fan. I've won a lot of money on them back
in the day when they would go over the total every week and I've won
even more on these Pats/Colts matchups. When everyone doubted the
colts I cleared out my bank accounts and put it on the horse. Now
after the Colts have won 4 of the last 5 vs the Patriots the Colts are
the favorites. This is not the same Colts team. The Patriots offense
is really flowing right now out scoring their last three opponents 121
to 24. Watching the Colts last two games against Houston and San
Francisco I didn't even think they were going to win the game, this
offense is not clicking. The Patriots would like to run the ball
effectively and chew up the clock, but that's going to be difficult
without much help at running back. Injuries to Sammy Morris and Fred
Taylor will turn this one into a Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning gunfight
and Brady is the better QB right now.
Prediction
New England - 27
Indianapolis - 21
Play On:
15* New England Patriots +3
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
Write up:
I like the Falcons in this spot today. I thought they were one of the
better football teams this year but after a pair of back to back
losses they had me thinking. After a 14 point win last week against
Washington I think that the Falcons will come out and play great
football against the Panthers. The Falcons beat Carolina in week 2
(Atl -6) and at one point QB Matt Ryan completed 13 straight passes.
He finished with 21 completions in 27 attempts for 220 yards and three
touchdowns with one interception. His passer rating of 122.2 was the
fourth-best in 25 NFL starts and his best of this season. Jake
Delhomme is just awful and has thrown 13 interceptions in the first 6
games. The Panthers started to run the ball more but it's not sitting
will with players ie; Steve Smith. Expect this one to get nasty from
the get go.The Falcons have scored on the opening drive of their last
three games.
Prediction:
Atlanta - 28
Carolina - 7
Play On:
10* Atlanta Falcons -1
Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers
Write-up:
After watching this Bengals team in the Pre-season and their first
game against Denver on a one in a million play loss, I mentioned to my
friends half joking/half serious that the Bengals would be in the
Super Bowl this year. Now at 6-2 and leading their division if lady
luck is on their side they could be there. I played the Bengals +3 in
week 3 against the Steelers, but that was without Polamalu. This guy
is a game changer and will be a big factor in this game. The Steelers
actually outplayed the Bengals at Cincinnati, but came away with a
23-20 loss on Carson Palmer's touchdown pass to Andre Caldwell with 14
seconds left, wiping out an 11-point fourth-quarter Steelers lead.
Watch this Steeler defense pick off Palmer all day and stop Benson at
the line.
Prediciton:
Cincinnati - 10
Pittsburgh - 34
Play On:
10* Pittsburgh Steelers -7
Los Angeles Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder
Write-up:
The Thunder are off to their best start in five years and are facing
this struggling Los Angeles Clippers team for the second time in five
days. I personally watched the Thunder get things rolling in the 4th
to win 83-79 last Wednesday as we won a 10* on the Thunder +2.5. I
expect a big blowout tonight. The Clippers have really been struggling
without Gordon in the line up and he is out for the fourth game in a
row tonight (Clippers are 0-3 ATS with him out). Oklahoma City is
becoming more competitive and confident with each game. Wins like a
road victory over the Spurs last night and a win over the Magic their
last home game shows us that this Thunder squad really can compete and
will smash the Clippers tonight.
Prediction:
Los Angeles Clippers - 75
Oklahoma City Thunder - 102
Play On:
10* Oklahoma City Thunder -6
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers
Write-up:
I expected the Lakers to go to Denver and show them why they were the
champs and boy was I wrong. "They beat the hell out of us," Bryant
said. "They executed extremely well and we tried to keep it within a
manageable distance. We weren’t able to do that though and they broke
us open pretty good." Bryant was shut out the second half as the
Lakers managed to only score 8 points in the 4th quarter. The Lakers
have been blowing teams out at home including a 19 point victory
against a very good Suns team last home game and I expect similar
results after an embarrassing road loss. Bryant has averaged 30.8
points in leading the Lakers to five consecutive regular-season wins
against Houston. Also look for Artest to step up against his former
team again tonight.
Prediction:
Houston Rockets - 98
Los Angeles Lakers - 115
Play On:
10* Los Angeles Lakers -9
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NFL
5* Minnesota Vikings (-17)
4* Cincinnati Bengals (+7)
4* New Orleans Saints (-14)
3* Tennessee Titans (-8.5)
3* Atlanta Falcons (-1.5)
3* Arizona Cardinals (-8.5)
NCAA FB
3* East Carolina (+4)
NBA
3* Detroit Pistons (+4.5)
3* Oklahoma City Thunder (-6)
NHL
3* Atlanta Thrashers (-155)
Canadian Football League Playoffs
3* Hamilton (-3.5)
3* Calgary (-6)
NCAA BB
3* Wake Forest (-16)
3* Harvard (-3.5)
3* North Carolina (-22)
3* Cal Poly S.L.O. (+17)
3* Arizona (-16.5)