***NFL***
Bengals (+13.5) at Colts
Things: ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Browns (+14) at Titans
Stuff: I didn't read Bill Simmons' Picks column this week, but I'm guessing he wrote something like this after picking Tennessee: Ken Dorsey...on the road...against the Titans...Ken Dorsey...on the road...against the Titans...Ken Dorsey...on the road...against the Titans...Ken Dorsey...on the road...against the Titans.
Lions (+10) vs. Vikings
Words: The Williams brothers are eligible to play, and the Lions won't slow down Adrian Peterson twice in one season. This line should be 14.
Saints (-3) vs. Falcons
Things: Forget about the whole "The Falcons are a better team" thing, and focus on the Saints opening up as a 3.5-point favorite. Why did Vegas make New Orleans such a big favorite at the beginning of the week (relatively speaking). Consider: (1.) Will Smith and Charles Grant were expected to be suspended, and (2.) the Falcolns rolled the Saints just a few weeks back. I hate to do it, but Vegas has given me no other choice.
***NCAAB***
Tulsa (+6.5) vs. Oklahoma
Words: Oklahoma is 7-0, with four quality wins (Davidson; Purdue; UAB; USC); Tulsa is 4-3 and lost by twelve to Ohio on Wednesday. Plus, Blake Griffin (25.6 ppg, 17.6 rpg) is a certified monster, and roughly eleven times better than the "best player in college basketball," Tyler Hansbrough. I ain't happy about this one.
Florida State (+2.5) vs. Florida
Stuff: Even if this line is accurate (which, I don't think it is; I like Florida), it looks a little weird. Florida is a great hoops program, while Florida State has largely been irrelevant for the better part of fifteen years.
George Washington (+4.5) vs. Maryland
Things: Similar to the Florida-Florida State line, this just looks a little weird.
Yesterday record: 5-5
Overall record: 89-83-4
-Brad Spieser (Brad@TwinKilling.com)
12/7/08
