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2009-2010 Winning Bowl Picks: We pick winners for the rest of the bowl season!
We are sitting here a pissed off 3-7 in this very short bowl season. There are still 24 games to go and we are extremely ticked off. This is a big time repeat of last year when we sucked it in the early games and then scrappy Jonesed it for the rest of the season barely making a living. Our analysis is no longer worth writing and we are going to break down the remaining games in one of three ways:
1) RPJ special sauce - These are our magic special sauce picks. Our secret bread and butter. The way we pick these are proprietary and we do not share how we pick them. You won’t give a damn anyways because our bowl picks have been terrible. Your best bet is to pick against us. These picks are now 2-4 on the season.
2) Statistical picks - We base these picks purely on math. When one team is statistically better in every single category we track, we pick that team to win the game. So far this type of pick is 0-1 on the season with Nevada blow it for us.
3) The Defense running pick - This is when we pick the underdog to cover when that underdog gives up less than 100 yards rushing on defense and the favorite does not. These picks win outright 70% of the time on a historical basis. On the season these picks are 1-1, with Central Florida losing and UNC covering.
We will probably come at you with some detailed analysis on some of the bigger games but for now we will show you our picks and the lines we took them. On with the Picks…..
Monday December 28, 2009
Independence Bowl: Texas A&M versus Georgia (-7) - RPJ Pick takes Texas A&M to cover! (loss 3-8)
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Eagle Bank Bowl: UCLA (-3.5) versus Temple - RPJ Pick takes UCLA to win and cover (Win 4-8)
Champs Sports Bowl: Wisconsin versus Miami (-3.5) - Defense Run pick selects Wisconsin to cover! (Win 5-8)
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Humanitarian Bowl: Bowling Green (-1) versus Idaho - RPJ pick takes Bowling Green to win and cover! (Loss 5-9)
Holiday Bowl: Nebraska versus Arizona (-1) - Defense Run pick selects Nebraska to cover! (Win 6-9)
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Armed Forces Bowl: Air Force versus Houston (-4.5) - RPJ pick takes Houston to win and cover! (Loss 6-10)
Sun Bowl: Stanford versus Oklahoma (-10) - RPJ pick takes Stanford to cover! (Win 7-10)
Texas Bowl: Navy versus Missouri (-6.5) - RPJ pick takes Missouri to win and cover! (Loss 7-11)
Insight Bowl: Iowa State versus Minnesota (-2.5) - RPJ pick takes Iowa State to cover! (Win 8-11)
Chik-Fil-A Bowl: Tennessee versus Virginia Tech (-5) - RPJ pick takes Va. Tech to win and cover! (Win 9-11)
Friday January 1, 2010
Outback Bowl: Northwestern versus Auburn (-7) - RPJ pick takes Northwestern to cover! (Win 10-11)
Gator Bowl: Florida State versus West Virginia (-2.5) - RPJ takes WVU to win and cover! (Loss 10-12)
Capital One Bowl: LSU versus Penn State (+2) - Stat pick takes Penn St. to win and cover! (Win 11-12)
Rose Bowl: Oregon (-4) versus Ohio State - Defense run pick takes Ohio St. to cover! (Win 12-12)
Sugar Bowl: Cincinnati versus Florida (-12.5) - Stat pick takes Florida to win and cover! (Win 13-12)
Saturday, January 2, 2010
International Bowl: Northern Illinois versus South Florida (-7) - RPJ pick takes N. Illinois to cover! (Loss 13-13)
Papa Johns Bowl: UCONN versus South Carolina (-4.5) - RPJ pick takes UCONN to cover! (14-13)
Cotton Bowl: Ole Miss (-3) versus Oklahoma State - Defense Run pick takes Ok. St. to cover! (loss 14-14)
Liberty Bowl: Arkansas (-7.5) versus East Carolina - RPJ pick takes Arkansas to win and cover! (Loss 14-15)
Alamo Bowl: Michigan State versus Texas Tech (-8) - RPJ takes Texas Tech to win and cover! (Win 15-15)
Monday January 4, 2010
Fiesta Bowl: Boise State versus TCU (-7) - Stat pick takes TCU to win and cover!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Orange Bowl: Iowa versus Georgia Tech (-3.5) - RPJ takes Georgia Tech to win and cover!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
GMAC Bowl: Troy versus Central Michigan (-3.5) - Stat pick takes C. Michigan to win and cover!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
BCS National Championship Game: Texas versus Alabama (-4) - RPJ takes Texas to cover!
FREE WINNING NBA PICKS FOR DECEMBER 1, 2009
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Hornets @ Lakers -14.5: This is a TON of points to give to a decent (although undermanned) Hornets team. However, this is the Lakers and they are crushing teams right now. That said, the Lakers have a tendency to play down to opponents at times. Typically they rip off a bunch of games where they crush teams and then settle on cruise control and maybe lose a game they should win. They beat the Hornets earlier in the year by 16 at home, and that was a team with Chris Paul running point. CP3 won;t be there tonight and there is a good chance neither will Peja Stojakovic. That doesn’t bode well for the Hornets. We do not like these points, but our numbers say take the Lakers. Take the Lakers and give the points.
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As always, good luck with your picks.
Flash & Runny
Free NFL Week 12 Picks: Happy Turkey Day! We are sinking our teeth into some meaty breasts, legs and thighs!!!
RPJ Bets of the Day: We were only 2-2 last week and now stand at 32-28 on the season. We have been streaky, either coming in around 500 or blowing out the weekend with a 5-0 pick. We are going to kick off turkey day with a tribute to fleshy meat and pick three games on the day. We will be back on Saturday with the rest of our picks.
Green Bay at Detroit (+10.5) - This is definitely a scary line. The Lions fought admirably last week and pulled the W against the Browns. They ended up smashing up their two best players in Stafford and Megatron; both are doubtful for tomorrow. You never know what you will get with Green Bay but it appears that their O-line is coming together and they pulled nice wins at home against Dallas and San Francisco. Then you look at this series and you realize that Green Bay has covered in 6 of the last 7. We are scared of the 10.5 points but we think the best team will win and will win big. We are taking Green Bay to win and cover!
Green Bay
- Packers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a ATS loss.
- Packers are 3-1-1 ATS vs. a team with a losing record.
- Packers are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games on fieldturf.
- Packers are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Packers are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 vs. NFC North.
- Packers are 16-7-1 ATS in their last 24 road games.
- Packers are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games as a road favorite.
- Lions are 7-18-2 ATS in their last 27 games after allowing more than 250 yards passing in their previous game.
- Lions are 7-18-1 ATS in their last 26 games in November.
- Lions are 7-18-1 ATS in their last 26 vs. NFC.
- Lions are 5-13 ATS in their last 18 games after allowing more than 350 total yards in their previous game.
- Lions are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games as a home underdog.
- Lions are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog.
- Lions are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games after scoring more than 30 points in their previous game.
- Lions are 5-16 ATS in their last 21 games on fieldturf.
- Lions are 3-11 ATS in their last 14 home games.
- Lions are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games after accumulating more than 250 yards passing in their previous game.
- Lions are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Lions are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games.
- Lions are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games in Week 12.
- Lions are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games following a S.U. win.
- Lions are 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 vs. NFC North.
- Lions are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games after accumulating more than 350 total yards in their previous game.
- Lions are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
- Packers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 meetings.
- Favorite is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 meetings.
- Packers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings in Detroit.
Oakland at Dallas (-13.5) - Nothing like betting against the Raiders on Thanksgiving Day. Something the whole family can enjoy together; even your crazy Uncle Joe will get on board. One thing is consistent this year with the Raiders and that is the fact that they follow up every win with a huge loss. Beat KC 13-10, lose 23-3 at home to Denver; beat the Eagles 13-9 and lose to the Jets 38-0; beat the Bengals 20-17 and lose to the Cowboys 56-3. Well we filled in the last score but we have no reason to think otherwise. We do not think this game will be close at any point. Also, the betting public is demented on this one based on last week’s results. 54% of the money is on the Raiders at time of print. We look at a team’s body of work in the NFL and do not focus on the game to game. Do not bet with the public in this game. We are betting the Cowboys to win and cover!!!
Oakland
- Raiders are 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games following a ATS win.
- Raiders are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a S.U. win.
- Raiders are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games on fieldturf.
- Cowboys are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Thursday games.
- Cowboys are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games in Week 12.
- Cowboys are 12-4 ATS in their last 16 games in November.
- Cowboys are 18-6-2 ATS in their last 26 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
- Cowboys are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 home games.
- Cowboys are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games as a home favorite.
- Cowboys are 13-6-1 ATS in their last 20 games on fieldturf.
NY Giants at Denver (+6) - Get on the bus. It is pick on Denver Broncos time. Not only has Denver lost 4 in a row, they have lost 4 in a row ATS. Their smallest margin of loss over this stretch was 10 points to the lowly Washington Redskins. The Broncos lost to Pittsburgh at home by 18, lost to San Diego at home by 29 and will lose to the Giants by a margin larger than 6 points. Also, during this 4 game losing stretch, the Broncos were outgained on the ground by 88, 54, 146 and 59. Now the Giants come to town and will continue this domination. The Giants had their own 4 game losing streak but broke through last week against the Falcons. We will look for them to keep rolling. We are betting the Giants to win and cover!!!
NY Giants
- Giants are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Giants are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a road favorite of 3.5-10.0.
- Giants are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games as a road favorite.
- Giants are 22-6 ATS in their last 28 road games.
- Giants are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games after allowing more than 30 points in their previous game.
- Giants are 24-8 ATS in their last 32 games following a S.U. win.
- Giants are 21-8-1 ATS in their last 30 games after scoring more than 30 points in their previous game.
- Giants are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games after accumulating less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Giants are 21-9-1 ATS in their last 31 games after allowing more than 350 total yards in their previous game.
- Giants are 15-32-2 ATS in their last 49 games in November.
- Broncos are 8-17-1 ATS in their last 26 games after allowing more than 150 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Broncos are 7-15 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
- Broncos are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games after allowing more than 30 points in their previous game.
- Broncos are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Broncos are 7-19-1 ATS in their last 27 home games.
- Broncos are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games after allowing less than 150 yards passing in their previous game.
- Broncos are 7-23 ATS in their last 30 games following a ATS loss.
- Broncos are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games in Week 12.
- Broncos are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a SU loss of more than 14 points.
- Broncos are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games following a S.U. loss.
- Broncos are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games in November.
- Broncos are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
Underdog Strategy - The underdog strategy nailed another huge weekend. It was 10-5-1 and is now 83-74-2 on the season. Just a few weeks ago this thing was many games under 500 and we almost stopped tracking it. These late season underdogs are really helping Vegas make their money back. If you have been getting burned betting on the favorites then switch to this. It has nailed it for the last month. Underdogs in bold.
Green Bay at Detroit (+10.5)
Oakland (+13.5) at Dallas
NY Giants at Denver (+6)
Tampa Bay (+12) at Atlanta
Miami at Buffalo (+3)
Cleveland (+14) At Cincinnati
Indianapolis at Houston (+3)
Carolina (+3) at NY Jets
Washington (+9) at Philadelphia
Seattle at St. Louis (+3)
Kansas City (+13.5) at San Diego
Jacksonville (+3) at San Francisco
Arizona at Tennessee - no line yet
Chicago (+10.5) at Minnesota
Pittsburgh at Baltimore - No line yet
New England (+3) at New Orleans
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Knockout Pool Strategy - We are getting closer and closer to having a winner in our big knockout pool. We can smell the $$$$$ coming our way. With just a few upsets more we will be good to go. This week is a solid time to take the Bengals. Bengals are coming off the dreadful Oakland trip, just ask Philly about that one, and the Browns are coming off a deflating, season busting loss to the Lions. Week 13 here we come.
Week 1: New Orleans Saints
Week 2: Washington Redskins
Week 3: Baltimore Ravens
Week 4: Chicago Bears
Week 5: Philadelphia Eagles
Week 6: Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 7: New England Patriots
Week 8: San Diego Chargers
Week 9: Seattle Seahawks
Week 10: Minnesota Vikings
Week 11: Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 12: Cincinnati Bengals
NCAA Football Preview Spectacular - Celebrating 140 years of College Football
Our most favorite time of year is finally upon us…NCAA FOOTBALL. There really is nothing better. The purpose of this post will be to share our thoughts, ideas, predictions, etc… in 140 different ways as we celebrate 140 years of NCAA Football. Print now because this is some great work bathroom reading. We promise this will occupy your dump time for at least 10-15 minutes.
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In honor of 2009 being the 140th College football season, we are going to make 140 observations, predictions, bets, historical references, Notre Dame jokes, USC homer statements, etc…
2009 NCAA Football Season Predictions, Analysis, Trends and Observations
140 - The number of pounds that Charlie Weis’s left man boob weighs.
More food please!
139 - Adding the numbers equals 13….will be the minimum amount of points Ohio State will lose by to USC on September 12. Yep, you heard it hear first… USC wins by at least two TDs at Columbus.
138 - The number of rushes it took LeGarrette Blount, RB Oregon, to reach 1,008 yards rushing last season. Good for a 7.3 yard average per rush. We are looking for big things out of the Oregon backfield this season. Early season test at Boise State.
137 - 1+3+7=11…USC averaged 86,793 in attendance last year for 11th in the country. We road tripped for the OSU game last year. Let us tell you, USC knows how to party for big games! Great fans. Best Buy had a tent. Their home schedule is weak this year, so the key to their national championship dreams will come down to their road performance with big games in Columbus, South Bend, Berkley and Eugene. Look for USC to be in very close games. Jump on the lines accordingly. We’ll be watching!!
The Trojan Horse will unleash the fury on 9/12!
136 - The number of wins Bill Snyder had as a coach of Kansas State. Sorry Bill, you are old and well past your prime. You will be lucky to have 140 career K State wins by the end of the year.
135 - San Jose State Coach Dick Tomey’s career losses. Dick is actually the 7th winningest active coach right now with a record of 181-135-7. Dick opens the season at USC and at home against Utah. Those 135 career losses will start climbing pretty fast in 2009.
134 - The yards passing per game USC’s D gave up last year. Tops in the nation. Next closest was TCU at 170 tards/game. It will be interesting to see how USC’s D holds up this year. They lost a ton of starters over the offseason. We’ll see how the “rebuilding” goes..the last time this happened was 2007 and they did just fine. See you in Columbus on 9/12!!!!
133 - The number of points scored in 2008 by Missouri Kicker Jeff Wolfert. You know you care about that.
Yes we went there; only RPJ throws love at the kicker!!!
132 - The yards rushing per game Buffalo gained (actually 132.71. Big things are expected out of the Bulls this year. We loved rooting for them last year and will do this same in 2009. Go Bulls!!!! On a sad note, Senior RB James Starks is injured and will miss his senior season.
131 - The number of points TCU’s defense gave up last year, which was good for #2 in the country. Keep reading and you will see the #1 team and their sub-100 point season.
130 - The number of pounds of food Mark Mangino eats every day for breakfast. We love us some Coach Mangino. Kansas is the 4th or 5th best team in the Big 12 but the Conference is stacked. We hope Mangino and Reesing can pull off a big time upset.
Would you bet against this man?
129 - Amount of seasons before Michigan suffered its first 9 loss season. It took Bo Schembechler 7 seasons to lose 9 games. Rich Rodriguez did go 9-4 his second year at West Virginia and that followed a 3-8 debut for the Mounties. Notre Dame in week 2 will be a good indication and a home revenge game. Michigan returns 16 starters from last year and 11 on Offense.
128 - The number of pounds of undigested lard that were sucked out of Charlie Weis’s belly during his botched tummy tuck surgery. We hope the Heart Attack Grill was able to buy some of the lard on the cheap.
127 - Yards per game improvement by Nebraska on defense last season. Their rush defense was the most improved in the nation. Bo Pelini showed he can coach but will he be able to improve on a 9-4 record?
126 - NC State rushing yards per game in 2008. This team was a cover machine last season at 9-2-1. One of the best teams to bet on in the country. Big opening game against Spurrier’s Cocks in week 1 and a revenge game at home.
125 - North Carolina rushing yards per game in 2008. Is this the year Butch Davis’ team breaks out. We are not so sure. He recruits well but he still needs to get past Va. Tech and a nasty, improving Georgia Tech team.
124 - Colorado rushing yards per game. Will the Hawkins father son duo make some noise this year or will the powers that be in the Big 12…Texas and Oklahoma State eat Buffalo burger this season? We think the later.
123 - 1+2+3 = 6 and there were 6 turnovers in the Boise State vs. Oregon game last season. 4 by Oregon and 2 by Boise State. We do not see Masoli throwing three picks in this game. This is one of our two prime time games for opening weekend. Stay tuned for our week 1 predictions.
122 - The number of tackles for loss generated by Oregon for tops in the nation. This team is legit and has a very solid chance of winning the PAC-10. We love or Trojans, but it will be a tall order beating this team in Eugene. If they beat SC, they have to be considered for the national championship game.
Sorry it took this long to throw in some tail!!!
121 - Cincinnati rushing yards per game in 2008. Senior QB Tony Pike is back in 2009 and these city boys put a scare or two into somebody each year. We will know this team early as they open at Rutgers on 9/7/2009 and then head to Oregon State on 9/19/2009. A win at either place will be impressive.
120 - Central Florida’s offensive ranking last season. 120 out of 120. What does this distinction look like you ask? 229.5 yards of total offense per game, 113 yards rushing with a 3.0 yards per carry mark, 116 yards passing per game and 16.6 points per game. On the bright side, they really have no place to go but up.
119 - 1+1+9 = 11 and Tulsa had 11 wins last season, which was the first time a Conference USA team had 11 wins since 2004. The biggest change this offense will incur is under center, as David Johnson is now gone after accounting for 49 touchdowns in 2008. Jacob Bower, last year’s backup, has the edge in the quarterback race, but he is being pushed by Texas transfer G.J. Kinne, and incoming freshman Shavodrick Beaver. The player that emerges with the job will get a terrific opportunity to build a name for himself behind this powerful attack.
118 - Tulane’s average yards rushing per game. How about some Conference USA love? Back to back C-USA news items. Gotta love it!
117 - Kansas State’s Defensive ranking last season. Bill Snyder is a hero but will he leave town as a goat this time around. This is asking for a lot.
116 - Amount of offensive yards Washington State gained against USC last season. Keep reading…Notre Dame did even worse.
115 - Tennessee’s Offensive ranking last year. That was 115 out of 119. An improvement in this number will show Vols fans that Kiffin can coach. We know Monte can but the jury is still out on Lane.
Al Davis versus rabid SEC fans....I pick SEC!
114 - 114 fans showed up to Temple’s Fourth Annual Fan Fest on August 26. No we were not there, we just heard it was definitely 114 fans.
113 -Mississippi State’s offensive ranking last season. Man that SEC is stacked from top to bottom with zero easy games ever. Yeah right!!!!
112 - Centuries that must pass before Notre Dame wins another national title. God told us. Lou Holtz is on crack with his Florida/ND BCS title game prediction this season. How do we bet against this? Holtz should back himself as a prop bet.
111 - Add a 5 to 111 and you get 5,111 passing yards for Graham Harrell last season; the first back to back 5,000 seasons in NCAA history. Texas Tech had a story book season last year and Coach Leach finds new QBs for his system every year. The Red Raiders will not sneak up on anybody this season but they still have talent and might be able to pull off some major upsets. We will find out pretty quickly how good this team is after they travel to Austin on 9/19.
110 - The number of career wins for Nick Saban. He has a career record of 110-50-1, 5th best winning % among active coaches. Saban has talent at BAMA this season but they spanking Utah gave them could provide one long, nasty hangover. Huge first game against Virginia Tech will be telling. Also, keep in mind that Saban has never won ten games back to back. Now combine that with breaking in a new QB and revamped OL and we see trouble ahead.
109 - The amount of yards per game LSU’s defense deteriorated last season. We knew they had QB issues but the Tigers D was terrible. Maybe Les Miles should have taken the Michigan job after all. Lots to work on in Baton Rouge.
108 - Miami (Ohio) average yards rushing per game in 2008. Check out this fantastic team marketing….Fans looking for premium savings and ideal seat location get the best of both worlds by purchasing RedHawk season tickets. Season tickets–including the game against Kentucky– are only $120. Prices are even more affordably priced for Miami faculty and staff ($105), senior citizens ($110), and youth under 18 ($100). What a bargain!!!
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107 - 107,000 seats. The size of Michigan’s Ann Arbor football stadium. Hopefully they get to see more than 4 wins this season.
106 -Kentucky’s offensive ranking last season. We are seeing a trend here. Why is the SEC the best conference in the country when 5 teams finished worse than 100 in total offense last season.
105 - Number of yards USC Freshman De’Von Flournoy had in their last scrimmage. 105 yards on three catches with 1 TD. This is not one of USC’s 5 star recruits but this kid is tearing up camp and has been even more impressive than Barkley. Put Flourney and RoJo on the field at the same time and zero secondaries will be able to cover these guys. USC rebuilding, yeah right!
104 - Auburn’s Offensive ranking from 2008. We know Gene Chizik has his hands full. Chizik was only 5-19 at Iowa State. Welcome to the SEC Gene!!!
103 - Wake Forest’s offensive ranking in 2008. This stat was shocking but I guess really shows how great their defense was last season. Wake will test itself early as it opens at home against Baylor and Stanford. Two teams on the rise and looking to prove themselves. We will probably stay clear of this team early until we get to see what they have under the hood.
102 - Amount of points Conference USA’s leading scorer scored last season. Any guess as to who it was? RB Bryce Beall of Houston.
101 - Duke’s offensive ranking in 2008. Dukie fans were actually impressed with 4 wins last season under Coach Cutcliffe. At some programs, a four-win season would be considered mediocre or disappointing. But at Duke, the accomplishment earned first-year head coach David Cutcliffe third place in the ACC Coach of the Year voting and helped trigger a change in perception of the Blue Devils. Although Duke fans may be happy, we are not sure where Duke will show improvement this season. A tough ACC schedule (Duke was 1-7 last season in the ACC) and a road game at Kansas might make 4-8 a pipe dream this season.
100 - Yards per game drop in Arizona State’s offense on a per game basis last year. The Sun Devils had a 6 game losing streak at home last season. We think it is time for ASU to send Erickson packing.
99 - Ralph Friedgen has dropped nearly 100 pounds since October with an improved diet and exercise. Kudos to you Coach. Maybe Charlie Weis can learn something from you. Hard work and exercise set a better example then stomach stapling surgery you lazy fat oaf!!!
Can somebody please cut my stomach off please?
98 - The number of Georgia Bulldog wins the last ten years, which is good for best in the SEC. Where is their national title? It certainly will not come this year when Oklahoma State shows this SEC team who is boss this season.
97 - The number of starts by Notre Dame’s Offensive Line. This just shows that experience does not always matter cause Notre Dame still stinks.
96 - 9+6=15 and 15 is Aaron Corp’s jersey number. USC needs this guy under center, not Barkley if they want to make it to another BCS title game. Barkley might be the QB of the future but Corp is the QB of now.
95 - Average yards passing per game for Georgia Tech last year. One of only 4 teams under 100 yards per game. No surprise that Army, Navy and Air Force were the other 3.
94 - Number of times we laughed looking at the following picture….
Caption says it all!!!
93 - The number of points USC’s defense gave up last year. Sick!!! All the sports banter going across the airwaves now is calling this USC D suspect because of how many starters it lost at the end of the year. Coach Carroll faced a similar ”rebuilding” in 2007. Didn’t seem to bother him or the team one bit. OSU will not score more than 14 points on September 12.
92 - 92,000 seats at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge.
91 - Amount of yards Notre Dame gained against USC’s defense last year. And people actually think Weis is an offensive genius.
90 - The number of times Jimmy Clausen will be sacked in his career at Notre Dame.
89 - The number of days it took us to write this blog post. Just kidding but not by too much!
88 - Texas A&M rushing yards per game in 2008. We thought Mike Sherman would run first, pass second last season but we were wrong. He had Javorskie Lane, the 300 pound RB and he could still not move the pile. Sherman just names Jerrod Johnson his starting QB but we do not see how there will be much to smile about. By the end of last season, the Aggies had fallen to the bottom of the Big 12 South. They want to make certain that last-place finish was just an aberration, not a reflection of a sagging program. Mike Sherman has already addressed locker room issues that divided last year’s team. This year’s group seems to have bought in. That’s only part of any possible turnaround story. Despite a solid recruiting class, the Aggies are young, lack depth at key positions and may find it difficult to improve last season’s 4-8 record. More competitiveness against Texas and Oklahoma (or even Baylor) would be a sign of progress.
87 - Amount of rushing yards per game USC’s defense gave up last year.
86 -Number of career receptions for Ole Miss hybrid player Dexter McCluster. Dexter is a physical specimen and Ole Miss is going to try and put the ball in his hands 20 times a game. The 5-foot-8 McCluster played at 162 pounds last season, but he’s up to 170 pounds entering this season. He’s incredibly strong for his size and bench-presses 340 pounds and squats more than 400 pounds. This guy is going to be fun to watch.
The Ole Miss faithful are counting on you!
85 - 85,000 seats at Nebraksa’s Memorial Stadium.
84 - Receptions by Eric Decker, WR Minnesota, for tops in the Big-10 last season. Minnesota WR, Eric Decker returns for his senior season. Gopher fans get to enjoy Mr. Decker in their new stadium this season, TCF Bank Stadium, which looks awesome. We will be there when USC comes to town in a few years.
83 - The number of wins by Ohio State Coach Jim Tressel over the last 8 seasons. Optimism is high in Columbus with Pryor under center but this team only returns 38 lettermen, 11 starters and 4 on offense. If OSU can get past USC on 9/12 the might roll undefeated into Happy Valley on 11/7. Hopefully we do not get to witness another Big 10 team in the national title game this decade. We know that end result.
82 - Number of wins USC has over the last 7 seasons to go along with 7 Pac-10 titles, two national championships and end of season top 5 rankings. USC’s dominance has inspired dismissive references to the conference as the “Pac-1″ and the “Lack-Nine” among fans from other regions. A lot of experts are predicting this is the season USC drops a notch. It will all come down to A) Aaron Corp being healthy or B) Matt Barkley’s ability to play college ball. If A is the case then Trojan fans have nothing to worry about. B is the X factor.
Who is going to battle for the Men of Troy this season?
81 - Seconds of fame for the Florida State girls. Slightly more than a minute but less than 2.
80 - The number of STDs that were passed in this picture…
Herpes, check! clap, check! genital warts, check! 77 more times....
79 - Passing yards by Cal QB Nate Longshore against USC last season. Well Nate has moved on and Jeff “Turd Sandwich” Tedford is backing Kevin Riley. Keep in mind, Kevin Riley was 4 for 16 for 59 yards 0 TDs and 1 INT last season against USC. Cal really needs a QB to show up this year if they want to compete in the Pac-10. Jahvid Best is the man but when you can put 8 in the box, he is shut down. We love and hate betting for or against Jeff Tedford’s Bears. He usually burns us and 21 points against Maryland in game #1 is a big number to overcome. We will probably be on the CAL sidelines until we can figure out what this team is really about.
78 - Florida gators defense… out of 78 starts at the three LB positions the last two years, every start was made by a LB that returns this season. The Gators depth and experience on Defense will be sick this season.
77 - Reason #77 to love USC TRojans…
Like we needed 77 reasons.
76 - Nick Howell, OT USC Trojans. Just one of 8 linemen with experience that will protect Corp or Barkley. This is why USC is still ranked in the pre-season top 5 with an inexperienced QB. Offensive line depth is the key to early season trouble games like 9/12 in The Shoe.
75 - This is the 75th anniversary of the Heisman trophy. Will Bradford or Tebow match Archie Griffin as the only two time winner or will Colt McCoy or a darkhouse candidate make a splash like Houston’s Case Keenum. Last year Keenum passed for 5,020 yards, 44 TDs with only 11 picks. Houston and the OVER anyone?
74 - Dan LeFevour’s career passing TDs. Our man crush gets to continue for one more season. The Fever has a brutal early schedule but he should be able to get his points. We love you DAN!!! His 11,702 total yards are the most among any active player, and if he averages 300 yards of offense a game this season (his career average), he’ll end his college tenure ranked third in FBS history in total offense.
73 - USC’s margin of victory of Notre Dame the last two seasons. Thats right folks. The combined score was 76-3. It won’t get any better this year. Claussen cursed himself when he said he would beat USC and the curse lives on.
72 - Combined bowl wins for Middle Tennessee State’s coaching staff. Where else can you get a stat on Middle Tennessee State? If you are not impressed with this then you do not deserve to read on.
71 - The ranking for sacks allowed/game for Texas. They allowed 2 sacks per game and are at the bottom of the pack for D1 teams. It didn’t seem to bother them too much last year-they arguably should have been playing Florida in the title game last year. However, this stat is telling because it may be a sign of trouble for Colt McCoy. They need to impove on this to keep Colt healthy and their teams hopes alive.
70 - Colt McCoy’s career completion percentage. Colt will be this seasons Tim Tebow, meaning he will be the most motivated man in the land. We expect big things from Colt. Potential Heisman winner and BCS title game participant.
69 - Use your imagination…
68 - Butch Lewis, OT USC. Another one of the experienced bunch that the Trojans will march out this season.
67 - You are more than halfway through our reasons and we are running out of reasons.
66 - After USC plays San Jose State in their opener, 66 is the number of games USC’s new linebackers will have played at USC. That is right, Chris Galippo, Michael Morgan and Malcolm Smith have played in 63 games at USC. So even though USC lost 4 LBs to the FIRST ROUND of the NFL draft, their replacements have serious experience.
65 - Todd Reesing TDs the last two seasons. Todd is 20-6 as a starter and Kansas may be 6-0 when Oklahoma comes to town on 10/24.
64 - RPJ Betting Syndicate’s career winning percentage before we started publishing this blog. Blog was a curse but it is fun. Not like we need reasons to watch and bet on NCAA football and stare at hot arse every week.
63 - Not since 1946 (63 years ago) has the top 3 Heisman vote getters returned to play the next season.
62 - 62 minus 1 = 61 and that is Troy’s pre-season USA Today rank. They received 1 vote.
61 - The number of yards New Mexico State improved on defense last season and this is before new Coach DeWayne Walker arrived on campus. Walker can really coach a defense and look for him to turn this program around quickly and launch himself to a better program. They could even be 6-0 or 5-1.
60 - Jimmy Clausen’s completion percentage last season; 60.9% to be exact. As a sophomore last year, Clausen had the third-most prolific passing season in school history. He completed 268 of 440 passes (60.9 percent) for 3,172 passing yards and 25 touchdowns. He had the second-best sophomore season by a quarterback in school history, behind only Brady Quinn. Optimism is high in South Bend with 4 seniors on the OL and 10 offensive starters back.
I might be gay but I promise I will beat USC one of these years. I bet my favorite butt floss thong on it!
59 - Boise State is 40-17-2 against the spread in their last 59 home games. The Oregon/Boise State game on September 3 is going to be a battle.
58 - Number of first place votes Florida received in the pre-season AP poll. 58 out of 60 for a record 96.7%. The previous record holder was USC who received 62 out of 65 votes in 2007. USC did not play for the national title that year. Only ten teams that were ranked the pre-season #1 have won the national title. USC was the last team to do it in 2004.
57 -The number of TDs Matt Barkley, USC QB, threw in high school. With Aaron Corp injured and Mitch Mustain sucking, the Trojans season could come down to an 18 year old freshman. This story is worth watching. Will Barkley be able to win at Ohio State, Cal, Notre Dame and Oregon? Not likely.
56 - Tennessee is ranked 56th in the USA Today pre-season poll.
55 - Navy is ranked 55th in the USA Today pre-season poll.
54 - Number of teams that received votes in the AP Pre-season Top 25 poll. Nearly half of the FBS population (54 of 120) received at least one 25th-place vote. The biggest surprise? Colorado, a legit Big 12 North dark horse, got no votes, as in one fewer than Troy.
53 - Navy has 53 wins against the spread in their last 75 road games.
52 - Personal fouls committed last year by Syracuse QB, Greg Paulus as a PG for Duke baseketball. Huh? Yes, you read that right. Syracuse’s starting QB this year played for the Blue Devils for 4 seasons. We know Coach Doug MArrone is excited to be at Cuse but c’mon now, a PG at QB? This will end terribly wrong.
Your Syracuse Orange starting QB....GREG PAULUS!!!!!
51 -Amount of votes Rutgers received in the USA Today top 25 pre-season poll. One thing to remember, Rutgers returns their entire starting offensive line from last season. Rutgers opens at home against Cincy and this will be a big test. Cincy is tough and is changing their D from a 4-3 to a 3-4 so they might not be in game shape on the defensive side of the ball. If Rutgers wins they will be on their way to an easy 3-0 start before traveling to Maryland.
50 -Zero Big 12 teams finished in the top 50 in total defense last year and 9 finished worse than 78. If the Big 12 really wants to pass the SEC in national prominence the conference needs a handful of teams to play D.
49 - Washington Huskies defensive 3rd down percentage was 49 last season. The Huskies brough in Steve Sarkisian and hope a healthy Jake Locker can turn things around. These guys were 0-12 last season and 1-11 ATS. Not much to smile about. The Huskies do start with three home games but they are against LSU, Idaho and The Trojans. They then go to Stanford and Notre Dame and we think Irish eyes will be smiling. Sark has to work miracles to get this team moving in the right direction this season.
48 - Wake Forest is the 48th ranked team in the USA Today preseason poll.
47 - The total number of sacks garnered by VaTech’s D for 2nd in the country behind only GaTech (who knew!?!?!?). VaTech always overacheives and may have the country’s best head coach. He does more with so little than anyone in the country. HUGE opener against Bama. We think they have a very legit shot of beating the Tide outright. We are watahing this line like crazy.
46 - The Central Michigan Chippewas are 30-13-3 against the spread in their last 46 games.
45 - Mark Mangino, Kansas coaches career wins (45-41) and ATS wins (45-35) record. Kansas returns 15 starters and 42 lettermen. Legit Big 12 North title contenders. Rock Chalk Jayhawk!!!
44 - The number of seasons Joe Pa and Bobby Bowden have coached.
43 - Stanford defensive 3rd down conversion percentage in 2008. Jim Harbaugh had his team close to a bowl berth last season. The Cardinals definitely play hard but they do not have the talent to stack up against USC, Oregon and CAL. Their first 5 games in 2009 are favorable so this team might gain confidence with games @ Washington State, @ Wake Forest, and home against San Jose State, Washington and UCLA. 5-0 is possible and 4-1 is a definite possibility.
42 - Home wins Iowa has the last 8 years. Hawkeyes are 42-9 over this span. Too bad they have Penn State, Ohio State, Wisconsin and Michigan State all on the road this year. Schedule is likely to impede their Big-10 championship aspirations.
41 - Average yards rushing for SMU last year, which was the lowest in the nation by almost 30 yards per game. SMU averaged a staggering 2.29 yards per rush. Also, 41 inches is Taylor Mays’ vertical leap.
40 - This is to pay tribute to one of college football’s and our country’s all time greats, Mr. Pat Tillman. He wore #40 for the Arizona Cardinals (#42 for ASU) and he gave his life for our country. Thanks, Pat.
"Rangers Lead the Way"
39 - Amount of points Miami scored against Florida State last season in a 39-41 loss. Miami has some insane talent on defense but they open their 2009 schedule at Florida State, Georgia Tech, at Va Tech and against Oklahoma. This team might easily be the best 0-4 team ever. These 4 teams won 40 games last year. Randy Shannon might not be able to improve much on his 12-13 career record with this kind of scheduling.
38 - The number of TDs for Oklahoma State players Zac Robinson, Dez Bryant and Kendall Hunter. This Oklahoma State team is explosive with explosive probably being an understatement. Georgia rolls into Stillwater on 9/5 and the Big 12/SEC conference debate will be settled in week 1. All three of the Cowboys’ losses last season were to teams ranked 1, 2 or 3. With their core coming back this season, the Cowboys will be a tough matchup for any team this season.
Zac and Dez = Best QB/WR duo in the nation!
37 - Number of wins by former Missouri QB Chase Daniel over the last 4 years. Chase is gone and the team only returns 9 starters. Coach Gary Pinkel has 22 wins the last two seasons, which ranks third to USC and Okahoma but we think Illinois will expose this team in week 1.
36 -Last season, 5 of Jeff Demps’s 7 rushing TDs were for longer than 36 yards. His lone reception was 61 yards. Demps is actually faster than Percy Harvin and Percy had a run of 15 TDs in 15 games. Demps might be too small to really carry the load but he will always be a factor when he steps on the field.
35 -The minutes per game TCU had the ball (34.55.62 to be exact) for tops in the nation. Solid numbers. They play outstanding D. They won $ for us quite a bit last year. We will be watching them again this year. Go Horned Frogs!!!!!
34 - The national ranking for tunrovers forced by Bama. They forced 24 turnovers for a .31 turnover ratio. That is freakin’ terrible!!! We think Bama is in the top 5 for most overhyped teams going into the season. We’ve heard a ton of talk about the Tide having the best D in the country. Eventhough they have a cakewalk for a schedule, don’t believe the hype!!!
33 - Michigan’s bowl streak that ended last season.
32 - The number of wins Texas has since winning the national championship 4 years ago. Texas has not even played for a Big 12 title during this time.
31 - The amount of points Houston gave up on defense per game last season. The defense this year might play 6 freshmen. Remember folks….Houston and the OVER, Houston and the OVER, Houston and the OVER. Say it three times before you go to bed every night. Also, Washington State’s average margin of defeat last season. Can you say Coach on the hot seat? We can!
30 - The age of Clemson’s Offensive Coordinator, Billy Napier. Dabo Swinney will have his hands full this year. Clemson will disappoint again. Phrase of the piece = Have his hands full. Full of what we wonder?
29 - “I’ve never seen so much optimism,” said columnist Rick Cleveland, a Mississippi native who has covered sports at the Jackson Clarion-Ledger for 29 years. It has been 46 years since Ole Miss won the SEC. To put things into perspective. 46 years ago there were zero African american players in the SEC and Steve Spurrier was a freshman.
28 - The number of football national championship Princeton has won, the all-time leader.
27 - Stan Parrish’s current winless streak as a head coach. Stan was Kansas State’s coach before Bill Snyder and now takes over a Ball State team that was 12-2 last season. How the hell did this guy get a job? Probably because Muncie, IN could never be confused with San Diego or any SEC city.
26 - Road wins by TCU over the last 6 season, which is better than both Florida and Oklahoma. TCU even beat Oklahoma on the road in 2005. TCU has 5 ten win seasons the last 7 seasons and they are 30-2 in games when they hold opponents under 333 yards. Both losses were to Utah.
25 - Damion Fletcher, Southern Miss RB. Best RB you have never heard of. Has career stats of 4,287 yards and 36 touchdowns. If he repeats his three year average he will go down stat wise as one of the 5 best RBs of all time.
24 - Number of seasons Nevada Coach Chris Ault has patrolled the sidelines for the Wolf Pack. He is 193-84-1 over his career and returns 14 starters for his 25th season. Ault is the 6th active winningest coach in the country. The Wolf Pack open at Notre Dame in what could be an awesome week 1 upset. We can dream.
23 - Notre Dame’s pre-season AP rank. We think AP voters are literally on crack. Don’t do meth!
22 - Tribute to Runny’s favorite player of all time…Emmitt Smith, RB Florida Gators.
21 - The number of losses Charlie Weis has in 4 years as head coach of Notre Dame. More than 5 per season. The number of losses Ty Willingham had as head coach of ND was 15 after three seasons. Charlie is no better than Ty and of course he is ten thousand times fatter.
20 - Days until Week 1 of the NFL season is over. We bet NFL games too so get ready for a busy weekend.
19 - The 19th day of September is the day Lane Kiffin brings his Vols to the Swamp. Look for Urban Meyer to not only pummel the Vols but to run up the score as much as possible. Remember, Kiffin accused Meyer of recruiting violations this year. We know what Meyer will do when disrespected. Just ask Georgia.
18 - The number of starters Paul Johnson’s Georgia Tech team returns this season. GT was 9-4 last season and was blown out by LSU in their bowl game. However, Paul Johnson’s triple option offense showed off in some impressive games and we look for them to improve on last year’s season in 2009. GT we are watching you.
17 - Iowa State’s current road losing streak. The longest in the nation. Kent State on 9/19 is the first opportunity to bust the streak. Also, the number of games the Pac-10 and SEC have played against each other since 2000 and the Pac-10 LEADS the series 10 to 7. Interesting that the SEC’s label as the best conference in football is 3 games under .500 versus the Pac-1, oops, Pac-10.
16 -Jarrett Brown, QB West Virginia. Will Brown be able to fill in for Pat White? Brown was White’s understudy for the last three years so he has learned from one of the best. Brown is 6′4″ and 223 pounds and wants to be the man in Morgantown. Big East is weak this year so maybe Brown can pull a Tee Martin and replace a legend and carry WVU to the title game.
15 - Tim Tebow. As much as we hate the Gators and Tim Tebow, you can not overlook them. Tebow has not lost since his Ole Miss debacle last season and his immortal words are now permanently displayed at the Swamp. Tim can elevate his elite NCAA status to legendary status with another BCS title and/or Heisman. SEC fans look out.
14 - Boise State’s pre-season AP rank. This is the highest ranking by a non-BCS team this year.
13 - We are superstitious and will not mention any teams or players at this spot.
12 - Colt McCoy. The man who beat Oklahoma and did not play Florida for the national title. McCoy spent last season playing second fiddle in the Big 12 to Oklahoma and Sam Bradford. We have a feeling that this is Colt’s year. Top to bottom we think Texas is a better team (remember last season) and Colt has extra motivation. If they run the table with their schedule, we think they are better than Florida and will beat them in the BCS final.
Colt + Undefeated Season = Heisman
11 - The number of years the BCS has been in existence. This system needs to be changed ASAP. Fans want a playoff, the players want a playoff and we say lets start with an 8 team playoff. Enough of this crap.
10 - The number of seniors on Steve Spurrier’s South Carolina team. Steve is 7-11 since 2007 and hired 6 new coaches for this season. South Carolina plays 8 teams that went to bowl games this season. They don’t make Steve Spurrier teams like they used to. The SEC caught up to Steve really fast.
9 - Number of TDs thrown by UCLA QBs last season. And Neuheisel thinks a redshirt QB will fix his offense. The joke will be on him!
8 - The number of starters Penn State returns to a team that went to the Rose Bowl. Big Ten is wide open this year. Ohio State will be down, Penn State will be down, Michigan is still down. There are lots of opportunities for a surprise Big Ten winner. Iowa and Illinois have the early edge for dark horse contender.
7 - Notre Dame has lost 7 in a row to USC. That’s the longest losing streak for ND against anyone since losing eight straight vs. Michigan State from 1955-63. You know our opinion on ND this season.
6 - The number of secondary NCAA violations committed by Vols Coach Lane Kiffin. All this before the season even started. Welcome to the SEC Kiffin. You thought working for Al Davis was hard, try playing in the SEC and in front of 100,000 fans. Will Kiffin be able to turn it around or will he continue the mediocrity?
5 - The amount of teams the Big 12 put in the top 25 in the final AP poll. SEC only had 4. The SEC’s hype as the most dominant conference in the nation was challenged last year and will be challenged again this year.
4 - The amount of offensive linemen that started for Oklahoma last year that are no longer on the team. Oklahoma is the “bettor beware” team of 2009. Almost every single poll has Oklahoma in the top 3. Remember Georgia last year? The “so-called” experts picked Georgia #1 in many polls and we know the story. The reason? Changes in the O-line. Last year Georgia had an inexperienced starting OL and this year Oklahoma only returns one starter on their OL. That is right. Oklahoma is replacing 4 OL starters. Top that off with the departure of two starting WRs from last year and you can see where this is going. Oklahoma will definitely be a favorite pick for a lot of bettors but we are saying be very, very careful. Texas will take this team out and we are expecting Oklahoma to finish the season with 3-4 losses. The Sooners are vulnerable. On a side note, Penn State graduated 3 Big Ten starting OL and Oregon lost its All American Center and starting left tackle. This cases are not as extreme as Oklahoma but they are worth mentioning.
3 - The SEC has won three straight NCAA titles. Not since the AP started polling in 1936, has one conference won the title 4 years in a row.
2 - Taylor Mays’ number. The best college football player to step on the field this season. 6′3″ 230 pounds and a near 4.2 40 time. INSANE!!!! Look for Mays to run the defense and play closer to the line this year. 4 LBs went to the pros last year and 2009 is the year of Mays! Dark horse Heisman candidate if he can make some big plays and score TDs on returns. Also, the folks in Columbus are talking about Pryor’s supposed 4.3 40 yard time. Well guess who is the one player that ran Pryor down from behind last year? Mr. Mays!
Not in my house!!!
1 -Texas will be the #1 team in the country when all games are played this season.
We hope we provided you with some good bathroom reading. Stay tuned for our week 1 predictions. Gotta love this time of year!!!
Flash Flash and Runny
2008 Week 12 Free NFL Winning Picks: The Return of Runny and Road Team Covers
Well Runny is fighting to get back to picking after his one game self-imposed ban. RPJ $yndicate is 16-18 on the season, Flash Flash is 9-6 on the season and Runny Pelvis is 14-25-1. RPJ had a bad week last week but as you can see with our NCAA picks, we can rebound and go on a serious run and we have thrown down undefeated NFL weekends as high as 6-0 this season. On with the picks. Of course we are going to show you some ass. Don’t you worry.
Adriana Lima = Money in the Bank!
RPJ $yndicate Picks
New England at Miami (Pick ‘EM)- Revenge is a bitch. People always say that revenge is never a factor. When they say that they are either flat out liars or born on Mars and YES it does apply in the NFL, and doubley so when you are embarassed in your own building with some freaky ass Wildcat offense. Think about this season right now. If we could tell you that New England was tied with Miami in the standings, looking up at the Jets and one of these two teams had to win this game to keep up or tie the Jets in the standings….who do you bet on? Answer to yourself. Then we tell you that the Patriots are a pick ‘em in this very scenario. Does it stop to make you think? Well we are. This is also a true line, as far as we can tell, almost 90% of the money is on the Pats and the line has moved from -3 to -1 or pick em depending on what you can get. Here are the ATS numbers:
Pats
- Patriots are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS loss.
- Patriots are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games after allowing more than 30 points in their previous game.
- Patriots are 17-4-1 ATS in their last 22 games following a S.U. loss.
- Patriots are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Patriots are 16-6 ATS in their last 22 road games.
- Patriots are 36-16-1 ATS in their last 53 games after accumulating more than 350 total yards in their previous game.
- Patriots are 35-17-1 ATS in their last 53 vs. AFC East.
- Patriots are 43-21-3 ATS in their last 67 games on grass.
Fins
- Dolphins are 12-31-1 ATS in their last 44 home games.
- Dolphins are 5-15 ATS in their last 20 games after allowing less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Dolphins are 5-16-1 ATS in their last 22 games after allowing less than 250 total yards in their previous game.
- Dolphins are 6-20-2 ATS in their last 28 vs. AFC East.
- Dolphins are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games after accumulating more than 350 total yards in their previous game.
Throw in the fact that the road team is 5-2 in their last 7 meetings and we think you know where we are going with this. Pats have revenge, anger coming off a loss to the Jets at home, 3 days extra rest, Belichik and Matt Cassel who just happened to lead his team to 400 passing yards, 60 yards rushing, a 4th quarter game tying comeback all in his last start. Yes, we know the pats are injured on both sides of the ball and do not have a real RB. But did you know that the Pats actually run for more yards per game than the Fins. Bet you didn’t! We are taking the Pats to cover and win outright.
Carolina at Atlanta (-1) - Panthers have been winning ugly but the key is they have been WINNING and they are looking to win their 4th straight road game. Carolina has not lost in Atlanta since 2004. This is make or break time for Atlanta with 3 of their next 4 games against division opponents. Carolina has won 4 in a row and is one game up on Tampa and 2 up on Atlanta. John Fox and his team know how important this game is. Atlanta is too young to comprehend what the NFL is all about come the end of November. Here are the ATS numbers:
Panthers
- Panthers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss.
- Panthers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games on field turf.
- Panthers are 11-3 ATS in their last 14 games after scoring more than 30 points in their previous game.
- Panthers are 41-19-1 ATS in their last 61 games after accumulating less than 150 yards passing in their previous game.
Falcons
- Falcons are 2-6 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
- Falcons are 4-12-1 ATS in their last 17 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Falcons are 2-7-1 ATS in their last 10 games in Week 12.
- Falcons are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 vs. NFC South.
Head-to-Head
- Panthers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 meetings.
- Road team is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 meetings.
Well that about does it. Rookie QB versus the Panthers D in a game that means a heck of a lot more to the Panthers. Panthers know they need to keep their lead and keep up with the #2 spot to get a bye in the playoffs. Falcons are just along for the ride. We are taking the Panthers to cover and we are sure they win!
Runny Pelvis Picks
NY Jets at Tennessee(-5.5): The Titans have been a HUGE surprise this year. So have the Jets. If you told me at the start of the year that at the end of November the Titans would be undefeated and the Jets would be in 1st place, I would have punched you in the face for spreadin’ lies. But, that is where we find ourselves. The Titans have been cover demons this year, and I like them to cover in this one. Why? Two words: Brett Favre. He has been playing with the house’s money for about years now. This week he goes into Tennessee to face the AFC’s best team, and arguably, the best D he has faced all year. The Titans know how to play D. They force turnovers and they will do the same this week. Favre will turn the ball over too much. Titans will win and cover.
Texans @ Browns (OVER 50.5): This is a lot of points to score in a NFL game, but these teams cannot stop anyone. I think they can put their heads together and make it a debacle. The weather is going to be terrible. It will be sloppy. That probably lends itself to taking the Under, but I have faith in how terrible these teams are. I’m taking the OVER 50.5.
49ers @ Cowboys (-9.5):If it was 15 years ago, this game would be the game of the year.But, it is 2008 and these teams are major disappointments. I like the Boys at home this week. Romo has his legs under him and he has had another week to work with Roy Williams. I think they are due for a solid offensive output game. They key to this game, however, is how solid the Boys D has been in recent weeks. They should shut down the 49ers. Although the Boys have a tendency to play down to teams, I think they will pull out the cover. I’m taking the Boys-9.5.
Runny’s Quadruple Trap Special:This is the debut of the Quadruple Trap Special!! I spotted four games this week where Vegas is trying to lure you into their clutches. Don’t fall for the trap!! Here are the games:
1). Bears @ Rams (+7.5): Don’t ask questions. Take the Rams and the points.
2). Giants @ Cards (+3): Again, don’t ask questions. Take the Cards and the points.
3). Raiders @ Broncos (+9): After the week one game, this is begging you to take the Broncos. That is not even the trap! Trust me. Take the Raiders and the points.
4). Buccaneers @ Lions (+8): The grand finale!! Take the Lions and the points.
Flash Flash Picks
Sorry folks. I got nothing today after my 1-1 MNF game.
RPJ $yndicate Boob shot of the week!
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As always, good luck with your picks.
Flash Flash and Runny
Colin Cowherd’s Wheel of Genius NCAA Football Picks (Week 13, 2008)
THE HERD IS AN ANIMAL THIS SEASON!!!!!! We originally started The Herd Wheel of Genius post to keep track of The Herd cause last year he inflated the hell out of his numbers. Well this season is no joke. He is coming at us with legit picks and he is 35-20-1! Yes, 35-20-1. Those are godlike numbers for the sports betting community. 56% beats the Vig and he is coming in at 64%. And he was 4-0 last week after two back to back 2-2 weeks. Well Herd we love you and your picks rule! Here are Colin’s picks for Week 13 in his words. I try and transcribe as fast as possible and get these out ASAP because he moves lines in Vegas!
The Herd is a little nervous because he feels like he has a lot of pressure cause his picks have been so good. he likes it better when people do not pay attention.
BYU at Utah (-4) - This is an intense rivalry. Utah is trying to get to a BCS bowl game. Utah has won a lot of tight games against teams that do have some speed. Utah D is quick and fast. BYU has a good QB but really slow WRs. Score prediction = Utah 28 BYU 20. Taking Utah to win and cover!
Texas Tech at Oklahoma (-7.5) - Oklahoma is nasty at home. Oklahoma D is overrated and gives up the short pass. Texas Tech loves the short pass and lives on it. Texas Tech has one of the best O-lines in the country (only gave up 5 sacks this year) and arguably the best offensive coach, best WR and best QB in the country and they are GETTING POINTS. This is just great. Oklahoma is a great finishing team. Rarely turn the ball over an dhave one of the best red zone offenses in the country. Score prediction = Oklahoma 38 Texas Tech 36. Take Texas Tech to cover!
Oregon State at Arizona (-3) - Oregon State has beaten Arizona 8 of the last 9 but those were bad Arizona teams. Arizona is 11th in the nation in scoring. Oregon State is good but they are young and all of their loses have come on the road. They lost at Stanford, Penn State and Utah. They were able to beat Cal and USC at home so this is a different team on the road. Score prediction = Arizona 31 Oregon State 24. Take Arizona to win and cover!
Michigan State at Penn State (-13.5) - Spartans were one of 4 dark horse teams this season. However, Michigan State is an unpredictable mess. Penn State is elite on both sides of the ball. Michigan State is one dimensional and Penn State will be able to contain Ringer. Score prediction = Penn State 36 Michigan State 10. Take Penn State to win and cover!
2008 NBA: Day 16 Picks
Greetings folks. We had another tough night last night going 2-3 ATS. That brings our season record to 20-23 ATS. We apologize for stinking up the joint in such a bad way. Believe us-we feel your pain. It is tough work and we know how bad it hurts. That said, we are not stopping and we will right the ship. Here is what we like tonight:
Bucks @ Cavs (-12): Take the Cavs and give the points.
Jazz @ Sixers (-4.5): Take the Sixers and give the points.
Nuggets @ Bobcats (+3): Take the Nuggets and give the points.
Hawks @ Bulls (-3.5): Take the Bulls and give the points.
Knicks @ Spurs (-3.5): Take the Knicks and gladly take the points.
Lakers @ Mavs (+6): Take the Lakers and gladly give the points.
Pistons @ Kings (+7.5): Take the Pistons and give the points (although it will be very close).
Wolves @ Warriors (-6): Take the Wolves and the points.
Good luck.
Runny & Flash
2008 World Series of Poker Preview and Winner Prediction
The World Series of Poker is finally going to hold the Final Table on November 11, 2008. We are going to preview each of the remaining 9 players and throw out our RPJ prediction. If there is an event that we can gamble on then we sure as hell are going to throw some money down on it. We are also going to offer a sweet promotion for online poker players. Through our Bodog affiliation we have the following sweet deal:
Yup we are offering a 110% sign up bonus to start playing online poker. This is a sweet deal and is literally ten times better than what we were able to offer for our Sportsbook customers. Sign up for Bodog now and get ready for tournaments to play into the 2009 World Series of Poker.
The November Nine will return to Las Vegas for the WSOP final table which will be played out live on November 9th and 10th. Here they are, the November Nine, with their future seat numbers and chip counts:
Seat 1: Dennis Phillips (4/1) with 26,295,000. Phillips is an amateur poker player who hails from Cottage Hills, IL and will be coming into the final table with the chip lead.
Seat 2: Craig Marquis (13/2) with 10,210,000. Marquis took a bit of risk when he knocked out Hamrick with queens. This native of Arlington, TX has had a few small previous WSOP cashes.
Seat 3: Ylon Schwartz (15-2) with 12,525,000. Schwartz is a poker veteran from Brooklyn, NY, Schwartz and has over 300,000 in live tournament winnings.
Seat 4: Scott Montgomery (4/1) with 19,690,000. Montgomery has a good combination of chips and experience coming into the WSOP final table. He has over $400,000 in live tournament winnings the most notable of which is from the 2008 LA Poker Classic where he finished fifth for $296,860. Montgomery is Canuck hailing from Perth, Ontario.
Seat 5: Darus Suharto (13/2) with 12,520,000. Another Canadian, Suharto hails from Toronto, Ontario and has had limited live tournament experience with one small WSOP cash from 2006.
Seat 6: David ‘Chino’ Rheem (9/2) with 10,230,000. What Rheem lacks in chips he makes up for in experience with over $600,000 in live tournament winnings this resident of Los Angeles, CA already has nine final tables under his belt.
Seat 7: Ivan Demidov (4/1) with 24,400,000. A fairly close second to Phillips this will be Demidov’s second cash of the 2008 WSOP as he took 11th place in Event 44 NL Holdem with Rebuys for $39,854. Demidov hails from Moscow, Russia.
Seat 8: Kelly Kim (15-1) with 2,620,000. Even though Kim is limping into the final table severly short-stacked, he has cahsed in 30 tournaments in the last five years. Don’t count Kim out yet.
Seat 9: Peter Eastgate (5/1) with 18,375,000. Eastgate has seen a bit of live tournament success with over $63,000 in winnings. He is the only European at the WSOP final table and is from Odense, Denmark.
Daniel Negreanu is backing Ivan Demidov and if Kid Poker says he is going to win then we are going to listen. 4/1 odds ain’t half bad either and that is where we are putting our money.
Poker and Camel toe! A winning combination!
Flash Flash and Runny
2008 Week 9 Free NFL Winning Picks and Celebrity Cleavage
Last week we were money with our NFL bets…4-0!!! On the season, RPJ $yndicate is now 14-10, Flash Flash is 5-3 and Runny is 13-19-1. There seems to be a recurring trend around the office; Flash Flash good, Runny bad and the $yndicate runs great or terrible. This weekend we look to keep the great going and our NCAA picks were back to their winning ways so we are feeling good. We are still running our free cash promotion. Simply click on the ad below, sign up for a Bodog account and we will give you a free 10% deposit bonus on your money. We lost money last weekend and we want to make it up to you with free cash!!!
Also, we have added some great resources to our website. Click on our live odds tabto get the latest lines information for every relevant sport. Last but certainly not least, we added a matchups tab to our website. Here is what you do…Click on this matchups link, Click NFL in the little box on the top of the page, then click matchups. You can then click on all of the games to see what is going on. For example, click on preview in the Jets/Bills box. How great is that information? Go back and click on matchups. Now you get to look at great stats, head-to-head matchups, injuries, stats from the last 5 games, the weather report and other great information. We are giving this stuff away for free to help you make the right decisions for your own betting needs. We give you our picks and then you can use our website to research them yourself. We are pumped up for our new website and for our partnership with Bodog. We hope you are enjoying it as much as we are. Now on with the picks and gratuitous hot chicas.
Eva Mendes is always a "Winning" choice!
RPJ Betting $yndicate Picks (14-10 on the season)
Game 1
Jessica Biel needed to return to us!
Jags @ Bungles (-7.5): The Jags need a rebound game after their upsetting loss last week to the terrible Browns. Good thing for them they get the Bungles this week. Cincy is terrible. Absolutely the worse team in the league. They have no threats anymore. Their season was done after week one. They are soft. The Jags are the exact opposite. We don’t think the Bungles score a point against this team. FACTS: Bungles are 1-7-2 ATS in their last 10 match-ups with the Jags and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 at home against the Jags. It will be ugly. Take the Jags and give the points.
Game 2
Talk About Golden Globes!! Katherine Heigl sports some round mounds of fun!
Ravens @ Browns (-2):These teams hate each other and the Ravens delivered a beatdown when these teams met earlier in the season. In that game, Flacco went bonkers and showed he was worthy of a 1st round pick. We think he snuck-up on the league early in the season. The Browns will know what to expect this week. The Browns are playing better and are slowly getting the players back. We like them to rebound here. FACTS: Browns are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 meetings with the Ravens and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 meetings with the Ravens at home. Take the Browns and give the points.
Game 3
Lindsay Lohan's Lesbian toys!
Packers @ Titans (-4.5): The Packers roll into Tennessee with a freshly minted QB at their helm to face the undefeated Titans. The Titans put it on the Colts last Monday night. Their D is sick! They are well coached and play the game very, very well. The Packers are good, too, but we think the Titans have too much for them at home. Rodgers has shown that he does not do well against D’s that bring consistent pressure from different spots. FACTS: The Titans are undefeated ATS this year. Take the Titans -4.5.
Flash Flash Picks (5-3 On the Season)
Cowboys at Giants (-9.5) - I had to pull a sneak attack on Runny with this picks. He is a huge Cowboys fan and did not want me to write this game up. This is one of my favorite games of the week. Giants hate the Cowboys and have been talking about this game all week. Giants get the Cowboys at home, minus Romo, minus Felix Jones and the Boys limp in on both sides of the ball. Giants will be looking for the knockout punch to send the Cowboys as far down the standings as they can. Some tasty tidbits…Cowboys are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 vs. NFC East. Cowboys are 2-5-2 ATS in their last 9 meetings. Giants are 7-0 ATS vs. a team with a winning record. Easy money. I am picking the Giants to win and cover!
Runny Picks (13-19-1 On the Season)
Eagles @ Seahawks (+7): The Eagles are finally healthy, and it showed last week in their beatdown of the Falcons. This is a tough road game for them, but I still like them to cover. They are well coached and they will be playing a Seahawks team that is DECIMATED with injuries. I think the Eagles roll here. Take the Eagles and give the points.
Pats @ Colts (-6):These teams hate each other and their are so many side stories to this game. However, it is a different meeting given injuries to key players (i.e. Tom Brady). It is not certain that Reggie Wayne will play, but I don’t think it matters. The Colts need a rebound win immediately. This game is their season. I like them at home, and I don’t trust Matt Cassel in big games. FACTS: Colts are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 meetings against the Pats (all of those games had Brady). Take the Colts and give the points.
RPJ $yndicate Breast shot of the week!
Just lovely!
As always, good luck with your picks.
Runny & Flash
2008 NBA Season: Day 2 Free Winning Picks
Greetings folks! Thought we would lead right off with three great things. First, the lovely lady pictured above. Second, we are still giving away free money-just click the link below and sign-up for a Bodog account. When you sign-up, you’ll get a 10% bonus on us. Who doesn’t love free cash.
Third, and most important, our record is 3-0 on the season!!!!! We are keeping it rollin’ tonight. Here is what we like:
Raptors @ Sixers (-5): If you’ve read our post of the past few years, you’ll know we have been huge Sixers and Raptors homers. Indeed, they have made us a lot of scratch over the past two years. They come into this season with high expectations with their off season moves. The Sixers landed probably the biggest prize with Elton Brand, while the Raptors countered with landing Jermaine O’Neal. We think O’Neal will make the bigger impact this early in the season. He will not be counted on the lead the Raptors-that job still lands on the very able shoulders of Chris Bosh. All things flow through Bosh for the Raptors. O’Neal will be a complimentary piece-and he will be a good on at that. Brand will eventually by the Man in Philly, but not yet. Historically, Bosh puts up HUGE numbers against the Sixers. We like him to do the same tonight. Take the Raptors and the points.
Hawks @ Magic (-8): We like another Dog in this one. The Magic are the better team, but we think the Hawks have enough fire to keep it close. They are young, hungry and despite their youth, they come into the season with a full year of experience playing with one another. The Magic have Dwight Howard, who is insane, but they did lose a huge part of their back court in the off-season. The Hawks have a veteran PG in Bibby-we love that in a road game. Take the Hawks and the points.
Heat @ Knicks (-2.5): Both teams come into ‘08 off hugely disappointing previous seasons. The Heat pretty much packed it in in hopes of landing Beasley (which they did) while the Knicks tried to cope with Isiah and his Starbury shenanigans. Isiah is gone, but Starbury is still there and will most likely come off the bench (gotta love a $26 million per year relief pitcher). The Knicks also find themselves in a state of transition trying to ramp up to coach D’Antoni’s up-tempo game. They don’t have the players for it yet, but getting Duhon in the off-season is a good start. We think the Heat cover and win outright. The reason is primarily a healthy Dwade, but they also have legit veterans in Marion and Haslem that can bring it. Marion can still score, and Haslem plays well in the paint. Plus, don’t forget about Beasley. He will do well in this game. He is a freak of nature. For the Knicks, until they show us otherwise, they are still a soft, nonathletic team. Take the Heat and the points.
Bucks @ Thunder (-2.5): Seems strange typing the “Thunder” team name, and it will be curious to see if basketball holds-up any better in OK City than it did in Seattle. Time will tell. The Thunder ride into ‘08 with new digs and the reigning NBA rookie of the year. They also made solid off-season moves nabbing Desmond Mason from the Bucks and Joe Smith. They are solid vets that will immediately help this young core of players. The Bucks were trounced last night in Chicago and head into OK City with a very sloppy debut under their belt. Back-to-back games on the road is tough, for anyone. The Bucks have lost 8 straight games on the road against this franchise. The OK City crowd will be rocking. Take the Thunder and give the points.
Grizz @ Rockets (-11.5): The Rockets open their season welcoming back old faces and one new one. Yao is back and finally healthy, and tonight will be Ron Artest’s Rockets debut. However, T-Mac is banged-up (as always) and is questionable for tonight. We think he plays, but he will be limited. Will it matter? We don’t think so. Sure, the Grizz have some good young players in Rudy Gay and OJ Mayo. Mayo has been very impressive in camp this year, but regular season is a much different game. The Rockets play outstanding, suffocating D. It will be too much for the Grizz. We think Mayo has a good night, and Gay will do his usual great things. The Rockets just have too much. We love them at home. Take the Rockets and give the points.
Hornets @ Warriors (+6.5): CP3 and the Hornets roll into Oaktown to face the Baron Davisless Warriors. Losing Davis in the off-season hurts this team badly. He was the anchor for that team last year, and we think his departure takes a lot of wind out of their sails. They will also be without Monta Ellis, who was suspended by the team for 30 games due to lying about a moped accident (we can’t make this stuff up). The Hornets are loaded and hell bent for leather. Adding James Posey in the off-season gives them another lock down defender to an already solid defensive team. They will pummel this team. 6.5 points is not enough. They win by double digits. The Warrios may not score 65 points. Take the Hornets and gladly give 6.5.
As always, good luck with your picks.
Runny & Flash