Sunday, December 7, 2008

Gambling 2K8: Chapter 55 (Double-Digit Dogs Are Prevalent)


***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

 
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