Mikie2times

It's not that, I mean I take this stuff very seriously. It makes up the majority of my income so I have to. Most the people here don't know how to handicap games. I'm not trying to be an arrogant a-hole but if somebody tried to do what you do for a living you would be able to know pretty quick if they know what their doing or not. I do this 40+ hours a week, and after an insane last month I figured I'd throw some people a bone. The bottom-line is this is a very up and down business and even the best bets have more then a 40% chance of losing. If I'm going to get called out on every loss, what’s the point of even posting?

You registered to say that? Dusch bag.

What if not putting it on the roof or deck is included in your contract?

Do you win every bet? Maybe you missed the dozen other games I hit on.

Ya me to..

I'm in the same boat at my complex. I suppose some would say that's our fault for picking such a location. I needed my apartment because it had an easy exit point to let my dog out. Sad thing is TW is no more greedy then the rest of them. Cable Company’s can be some of the worst people to deal with across the board.

Oh I do to. They said you’re allowed to have it, and I had DTV out and they said it would work in one location only. I had to run the lines underneath a sidewalk and into this small courtyard. I call the complex management to confirm it's ok, which they said it was. I asked again because the location was unusual and I didn't want to put in all that work for nothing. When I finally had it in my apartment management called and told me it wasn't ok. I was flaming mad.

Tell me your not old enough to have watched Otto Graham and Marion Motley

I've had the ticket the last few years but I moved to a location that doesn't have a clear view of the southern sky. What's worse is being in Sylvania, OH. You get Cleveland which is traditionally a 1pm start, and the Lions which is also a 1pm start. So not only do I have zero chance of getting the Bills on TV, but I have zero chance of watching any good football teams.

True, the Lions are so bad they will probably be around .500 ATS.

I'm not a proponent of the BCS but I’ll play devils advocate. In what is supposed to be one of the most screwed up years in BCS history each team had complete control of its destiny. All these potential two's could have locked up a spot by taking care of things on the field. Isn't that what the BCS is ultimately trying to accomplish? Furthermore what makes people think it is the NCAA's wish to have such a clean playoff system? The controversy the BCS has caused has created some of the most intense debate college football has seen in years. That in turn increases college football's popularity. It's not as if people are saying I hate the BCS so much I'm just not going to watch anymore. They're saying I hate the BCS, and I'm going to follow each game obsessively to find out who Ohio State plays.

A good friend of mine is a State alum, I'll ask him for the heads up this weekend. For the time being some info popped up when I entered his name on Yahoo.

Inland North

It has nothing to do with the Lions getting hot. The Dolphins are about to get cold, or at the very least colder then the box scores have been the last few weeks. They've needed turnovers and defensive TD's to win the last few weeks. That's fine, teams find different ways to win. But even if they’re legitimate turnovers it's happening at a rate that no team can keep up with. They also have a QB who throws a lot of picks. Something will give eventually, and they have nobody to pick up the slack when it does.

Because being good at handicapping doesn't involve finding a team that has already been hot. It involves finding one that is about to cool off or get hot. If this game was played before Miami/Chicago in this environment it would be Lions -3. Look at the facts DCM. Miami has been helped a ton by turnovers, and played at home 2 of the last 3. They needed 14 direct points off turnovers to beat a mediocre Minnesota team at home. Harrington has several issues and it would be shocking if after 4+ years the Lions aren't aware how to exploit them. The majority of people think they way you think when it comes to betting, and the majority of people lose.

Buy the half point, it's worth it.

It's as solid a play as you will find all year. I'll be placing my large size bet on it. I never recommend betting the house on one game.

Look at how Miami is winning right now. Massive amounts of turnovers, including +4 at Chicago and two TD returns this week. Ronnie Brown is not healthy; Joey Harrington is not playing well. This 3 game winning streak is a fluke. Now Miami heads into Detroit as 3 point favorites? Even better on wagerline the public is pounding Miami at almost a 70% clip. The Lions are good at home, and usually even better on Thanksgiving. You also have to figure they will know how to defense Harrington. If you’re going to jump on I would buy now while it's still +3.

If Peter King did my handicapping I'd be a homeless crack addict.

Jags off a short week. By the way very good post. I like this place so much more after a win.

I think people discredit the strength of a team too much if their perception of that team proves wrong. The perception of ND coming into the season was that they would roll. Unfortunately they started slow, and had to play two underrated teams in GT and Michigan. People overreacted to those games without the foresight of GT and Michigan being good, and ND just starting slow. Now they started to get things rolling but so have a few other teams and ND hasn't been able to overcome those early impressions.

Besides special teams we don't do anything well. Some will take that as a knock on Dick Jauron's coaching. If this was his third season I would feel the same way. The way I see it is we have marginal and young talent all over the roster. This is a bad team, but this bad team just got its 4th win. It's sad to say but I think 4 out of 10 with who we have is a very good job. Last year we probably had more talent to work with and the same systems yet Mularkey only won 5.

Well good for him. I'm sure his experiences helped build character, and resiliency. Let's hope he can translate that to the field.

Hit big on Cincinnati, and Kansas (NCAA). Moderate win on San Francisco, and possibly Denver. No complaints.

Pennington's from Compton?