College football: Picks of the Week (Florida State, Savannah State and the...
I don’t usually pay much attention to games matching FBS teams against FCS opponents. The point spreads aren’t listed on the site I use for the Hotline picks, and the games themselves are of little...
View ArticleEarly lines: USC vs. Stanford, Ohio State vs. Cal
Colossal Saturday for two of the three Bay Area teams. I can’t remember the last time Stanford and Cal both played such high-profile opponents on the same day. The matchups will be addressed here in...
View ArticleCollege football: Picks of the Week (plus Notre Dame’s future with USC and...
Quick note on the repercussions of Notre Dame’s decision to join the Atlantic Coast Conference as a partial member and play five football games per year against ACC teams (starting in 2014). That...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Picks of the Week (Oregon wins, but it’s close; UCLA topples...
The final weeks and some intriguing possibilities … * Oregon’s back-to-back-to-back games against ranked teams (if the Ducks play for the league title) could provide enough computer juice to push them...
View ArticleCollege football picks of the week: Stanford beats UCLA, Alabama rolls,...
This posts combines Pac-12 and national picks, with the focus on Stanford-UCLA. I think the Cardinal will win. It might not be as complete a beating as we saw six days ago, but the Cardinal will win...
View ArticleNCAA Tournament: Best bets for the second round (round of 64)
Time for another foray into the Madness, Las Vegas style (for entertainment purposes only!). I’m picking five games against the spread in the second round and four or five in the third round, then will...
View ArticleNCAA Tournament: Betting lines for the Final Four and applying Pitino’s...
The lines are out, and it should come as no surprise that one game is viewed as a lopsided matchup and one as a taut affair. Louisville, the No. 1 overall seed that’s fresh off a blowout of Duke,...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Picks of the Week
A poor Week 1 showing for yours truly and not much chance to build momentum with the league’s weak schedule. Actually, it’s not a weak schedule. It’s a TERRIBLE schedule: * Two teams have byes:...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Picks of the Week (and a few words on officiating)
* Failed to post my Pac-12 players of the week ballot on Monday and wanted to make note of it for the sake of transparency. I intended to vote for Oregon State WR Brandin Cooks, except he wasn’t...
View ArticleNCAA Tournament: Best bets for the second round
*** One thought before we get to the picks: From a talent standpoint … we’re talking raw, NBA Draft-level talent … the concentration has been turned on its head this year. Usually, the No. 1 and 2...
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