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Posts from ‘December, 2008’

Chris Paul doesn't take guff from nobody

From The Basketball Jones:
…I love the NBA, and perhaps that I am a diehard Pacers fan. In the Pacers rap, I wear a Chris Paul jersey. He is my favorite player besides Granger. Well, I made a big mistake.
You know the story about Bosh’s girlfriend and LeBron? That happened to me tonight. I was out [...]

NFL Pick 'Em Final Results and Analysis

Here are the picks for Week 17. Kevin had too much eggnog and could not get his picks in.

Game
Spread
Kevin
Rory
Mike

Raiders
+13.5

x
x

Buccaneers
-13.5

Lions
+10.5

x

Packers
-10.5

x

Cowboys
+1

Eagles
-1

x
x

Giants
+6.5

x

Vikings
-6.5

x

Bears
+3

x
x

Texans
-3

Panthers
-3

x
x

Saints
+3

Rams
+15

x
x

Falcons
-15

Chiefs
+3

Bengals
-3

x
x

Jaguars
+11.5

x

Ravens
-11.5

x

Titans
-3

Colts
+3

x
x

Browns
+11

Steelers
-11

x
x

Dolphins
+3

x

Jets
-3

x

Patriots
-6

x
x

Bills
+6

Seahawks
+3.5

x

Cardinals
-3.5

x

Redskins
+3

49ers
-3

x
x

Broncos
+9

x

Chargers
-9

x

This pick ‘em experiment was to see how we would do against other sports minds who pick NFL games on a weekly basis.
Here is a comparison of CBS Sportsline and OWS:

CBS

OWS

Harmon
129
126
Rory
136
107

Prisco
121
134
Kevin
128
100

Judge
138
117
Mike
120
123

Madden
129
126

Richard
142
113

TOTAL
659
616
TOTAL
384
330

Win
%age
0.516863

Win
%age
0.537815

Overall, we had the higher winning [...]

(8/11) Georgetown beats (2) Uconn in first Big East showdown

It was the Big East conference opener last night. After Uconn’s big win over Gonzaga you could have expected a let down game against lowly Fairfield last week the day after Christmas but not against Big East rival Georgetown.
It is not like in some years past where Uconn’s non-conference schedule was a joke–they have already [...]

Survivor League Pick

Final week in the NFL regular season, final week in my Survivor League.  As a reminder here were the rules:
Picks must be in midnight before first game of the week.
You must pick the moneyline winner, no spreads involved.
You cannot pick a team more than once.
A no-pick, late pick, or repeat pick is an automatic strike.
Winner [...]

Laffin at these Lines

Well as we enter the final week of the regular season of the NFL, I have only 2 suggested lines.
NY Giants moneyline over the Minnesota Vikings (+245).  I feel like the way the Giants have been playing as of late, it is tough to tell who will show up, but with a big win over [...]