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Football Picks Are On Fire!

2007-09-13 16:37

by Scott Long

Kicked off the NFL season with 4 wins, 1 loss, and a push. The colleges I won my 2 best bets, but lost my other 3 selections, leaving me 5-4 this year on NCAA choices. I am posting the picks tonight, as I like one Thursday college game. Also, if you didn't get chance to catch the first NFL on Fox comedy sketch, here is the link. It has gotten a lot of good press, especially because of the suprise guest who joined Frank.

Colleges

Maryland (+16) West Virginia

Louisiana Tech (+33.5) California

Cincinnati (-9) Miami (OH)

Kentucky (+6.5) Louisville

Ohio St (-3.5) Washington

All these college games are 3 star. Kentucky would be my best bet of the week, as I suspect they will win outright.

NFL

Dallas (-3.5) Miami

Jacksonville (-10) Atlanta

San Diego (+4) New England

Buffalo (+9.5) Pittsburgh

(4 star) St. Louis (-3) San Francisco

All the NFL selections are 3 stars, except my first 4 star on the season taking the Rams.

Comments

2007-09-13 17:40:28

1. Gagne55

Buffalo is a 9.5 point favorite over Pittsburgh? Have the Steelers fallen that far?

2007-09-13 22:48:03

2. Linkmeister

Did you happen to see the caption on SportsCenter during the time they were discussing Michigan-Notre Dame?

"Most Important Game Between Two Unranked Teams in History"

Or words to that effect.

Even for ESPN, that's a little over the top.

2007-09-15 06:54:23

3. TFD

don't you mean buffalo + 9.5? surely they're not favored.

2007-09-15 16:39:57

4. Scott Long

Buffalo has been fixed. I took Indy off the board, as they are missing a couple key starters.

2007-09-15 20:18:25

5. Scott Long

By the way, I went 4-1 on the colleges. I was off by a point on Maryland, from sweeping the board.

2007-09-16 06:58:10

6. TFD

very nice call on KY. i'll have to start wagering with you..;-)

2007-09-16 13:35:20

7. Suffering Bruin

I went the other way on every game but Maryland. Yeah, I'm not good at picking football games.

Side note: How long before people start clamoring for Charlie Weis' head? Because if this were Ty Willingham's team, he'd be gone already. Or am I wrong here?

2007-09-16 21:35:02

8. Agronox

I don't know anything about college football whatsoever but I put some money down on Kentucky just because I was bored.

Thanks for that, and hell of a call.

2007-09-16 22:32:34

9. Scott Long

Hopefully no one put money on my pro picks. Reversed my college record in the nfl this week.

2007-09-17 03:13:24

10. ScoobyGoo

surprised you didn't have USC -10 over Nebraska..that one jumped out at me immediately

2007-09-17 19:32:03

11. Brendan

"Side note: How long before people start clamoring for Charlie Weis' head? Because if this were Ty Willingham's team, he'd be gone already. Or am I wrong here? "

You are not only wrong, you know that you are wrong but prefer it that way. At least when it comes to things ND related.

2007-09-18 16:24:44

12. Suffering Bruin

I am not only wrong but prefer it that way. I didn't know I had that preference before Brendan straightened me out.

Then again, these are sensitive times for the Irish.

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