The Duke's Sports
Arizona (+3') for 3 Units
Shaky spot for the Vikings which are 1-8 ATS as a .500 or greater club as a favorite vs an opponent with revenge; of course, the Cardinals are looking to avenge last December's 35-14 loss. And the vikings are just 7-15-1 ATS following a SU win of 14+. The Cardinals, however, are 8-2 ATS in December at home vs an opponent off back to back SU wins.Moreover, they're 7-1 ATS at home off a SU loss.Leinart did a decent job last week (21 of 31 220 yards 0 INT) and is capable of managing the game if Warner is unable to go.Favre is overdue for a late season swoon and it could come here vs an athletic Cardinals' defense that does a nice job in disguising their coverages and bringing heat. Cardinals the call.
Arizona (+3') for 3 Units
Shaky spot for the Vikings which are 1-8 ATS as a .500 or greater club as a favorite vs an opponent with revenge; of course, the Cardinals are looking to avenge last December's 35-14 loss. And the vikings are just 7-15-1 ATS following a SU win of 14+. The Cardinals, however, are 8-2 ATS in December at home vs an opponent off back to back SU wins.Moreover, they're 7-1 ATS at home off a SU loss.Leinart did a decent job last week (21 of 31 220 yards 0 INT) and is capable of managing the game if Warner is unable to go.Favre is overdue for a late season swoon and it could come here vs an athletic Cardinals' defense that does a nice job in disguising their coverages and bringing heat. Cardinals the call.
Bruce Marshall
Cowboys at Giants
Pick: Under 46.5
Cowboys are not known for their brilliant Decembers in recent years, going 7-10 SU and 3-13-1 vs. the spread. But Dallas is a respectable 5-5 SU on the road during that span, and if the Giants (1-5 SU and no covers last 6 TY) aren’t struggling, you’ve got a scoop (as the late Howard Cosell would say). Power runner Brandon Jacobs is grinding out only 3.9 ypc (vs. a productive 5.0 LY), Eli’s sore foot still a problem, and both the OL and DL lack the familiar insistence of the L2Ys. Both offenses laboring; "under" looks appealing. Play Cowboys-Giants "Under"
Cowboys at Giants
Pick: Under 46.5
Cowboys are not known for their brilliant Decembers in recent years, going 7-10 SU and 3-13-1 vs. the spread. But Dallas is a respectable 5-5 SU on the road during that span, and if the Giants (1-5 SU and no covers last 6 TY) aren’t struggling, you’ve got a scoop (as the late Howard Cosell would say). Power runner Brandon Jacobs is grinding out only 3.9 ypc (vs. a productive 5.0 LY), Eli’s sore foot still a problem, and both the OL and DL lack the familiar insistence of the L2Ys. Both offenses laboring; "under" looks appealing. Play Cowboys-Giants "Under"
Andre Gomes
ATL / PHI Under 43.5
I like this contest to be a low scoring affair for several reasons. First of all, these two teams are second in their respective divisions and with records of 7-4 and 6-5, this game is huge for the wildcard battle, so we can expect a big effort from both sides. Both teams are banged up on their offense. Matt Ryan is out for this contest and QB Chris Redman will start in his place. RB Michael Turner is also out and some of their best receivers are banged up as well. Roddy White missed some practices this week and Michael ******* is even questionable for this game, so the Falcons will have tremendous problems to score today and in my opinion, they will look to have a low risk approach in here.
However, the Eagles aren't better than the Falcons, as RB Brian Westbrook remains in the sidelines. Their big time receiver DeSean Jackson is also out and WR Kevin Curtis didn't recover from an injury and will also miss this game as well, so the Eagles are also shorthanded for today. Sure that the Falcons are currently ranked 23th in yards per game allowed averaging 373.9 yds per game, but I expect a major effort from them in this department.
We have a totals line of 43.5 points and we have some room to work in here and so, I'm taking the Under on this contest.
Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 345/346 Under 43.5
ATL / PHI Under 43.5
I like this contest to be a low scoring affair for several reasons. First of all, these two teams are second in their respective divisions and with records of 7-4 and 6-5, this game is huge for the wildcard battle, so we can expect a big effort from both sides. Both teams are banged up on their offense. Matt Ryan is out for this contest and QB Chris Redman will start in his place. RB Michael Turner is also out and some of their best receivers are banged up as well. Roddy White missed some practices this week and Michael ******* is even questionable for this game, so the Falcons will have tremendous problems to score today and in my opinion, they will look to have a low risk approach in here.
However, the Eagles aren't better than the Falcons, as RB Brian Westbrook remains in the sidelines. Their big time receiver DeSean Jackson is also out and WR Kevin Curtis didn't recover from an injury and will also miss this game as well, so the Eagles are also shorthanded for today. Sure that the Falcons are currently ranked 23th in yards per game allowed averaging 373.9 yds per game, but I expect a major effort from them in this department.
We have a totals line of 43.5 points and we have some room to work in here and so, I'm taking the Under on this contest.
Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 345/346 Under 43.5
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