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Hugh Jackman & Sugar Ray Leonard Make Their Superbowl Picks (VIDEO)

Hrothgar Santana — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:52:16 +0000

One played Wolverine on the silver screen, the other is a former championship prize fighter. But neither one of these guys is dumb enough to think they were built for the NFL. After they make their Super Bowl XLV picks, check out the answers they give regarding what position they’d play in the NFL…as Jackman puts it “in my dreams”.

NFL Week 6 Picks (Against the Spread)

Joshua Holmes — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 21:07:58 +0000

Here is a look at our NFL Week 6 Picks against the spread. Good luck and happy betting!

Teams/Line	Joshua	Matt	Commentary
Chargers -8.5 vs. RAMS	Chargers	Rams
TEXANS -4.5 vs. Chiefs	Chiefs	Chiefs
PATRIOTS -3 vs. Ravens	Ravens	Ravens
Saints -5 vs. BUCCANEERS	Saints	Bucs
EAGLES -2.5 vs. Falcons	Eagles	Falcons
GIANTS -10 vs. Lions	Giants	Giants
BEARS -7 vs. Seahawks	Seahawks	Seahawks
PACKERS -2 vs. Dolphins	Packers	Dolphins
STEELERS -13.5 vs. Browns	Steelers	Steelers
Jets -3 vs. BRONCOS	Broncos	Broncos
49ERS -6.5 vs. Raiders	Raiders	Raiders
VIKINGS -1.5 vs. Cowboys	Vikings	Cowboys
Colts -3 vs. REDSKINS	Colts	Colts
Titans -2.5 vs. JAGUARS	Titans	Titans	MNF
RECORD	7-5-2	7-5-2
Year-to-Date RECORD	33-38-3	40-31-3

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NFL Week 4 Picks (Against the Spread)

Joshua Holmes — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:01:31 +0000

Here is a look at our NFL Week 4 Picks against the spread. Good luck and happy betting!

Teams/Line	Joshua	Matt	Commentary
TITANS -6.5 vs. Broncos	Broncos	Broncos	Titans likely to come out a bit overconfident after beating a weak NY Giants team last weekend. The Broncos will play good enough to at least keep it close.
STEELERS -1.5 vs. Ravens	Ravens	Ravens	If Big Ben was playing I’d go with the Steelers at home, but I think they finally get beat this week with a strong Ravens team coming to town.
Bengals -3 vs. BROWNS	Bengals	Browns	(J) I’m just not a believer in the Browns. The Bengals come in with a lot more talent on offense.
PACKERS -14.5 vs. Lions	Packers	Lions	(J) Packers outplayed the Bears on MNF but just got beat by some bad luck. Packers will rebound big at home against the lowly Lions.
SAINTS -13.5 vs. Panthers	Saints	Saints	Saints bounce back from their first loss in forever to win big against the Panthers, who will be starting a rookie QB on the road in ‘The Big Easy.’
FALCONS -7 vs. 49ers	Falcons	Falcons	The Falcons are playing extremely well and are tough to beat at home. The 49ers are in a big mess and firing their O-coordinator during the week won’t help them…at least not this week.
Seahawks E vs. RAMS	Seahawks	Rams	(J) Seahawks continue to improve this week with a close win on the road.
JETS -5 vs. Bills	Jets	Jets	The Jets are at home and coming off a big road win last Sunday night against the Dolphins. Look for them to win by double digits.
Colts -7.5 vs. JAGUARS	Colts	Colts	The Jaguars are worse than we thought they’d be this season. They haven’t even shown any signs of life at home. The Colts behind Peyton Manning’s 9 TD’s to 0 interceptions are likely to rout.
Texans -3 vs. RAIDERS	Raiders	Texans	(J) I’m not sold on the Texans, especially after the way the Cowboys roughed them up last week. The Raiders have been impressive so far, competitive in almost every game. Take the home team and the points.
CHARGERS -8 vs. Cardinals	Chargers	Chargers	Chargers finally get it together this week. They are at home and playing the pitiful Cardinals. Kurt Warner was THAT good!
EAGLES -6 vs. Redskins	Redskins	Redskins	Donovan McNabb comes home and pulls off the upset, while politely saying, without saying, “I told you so!”
GIANTS -4 vs. Bears	Bears	Giants	(J) I don’t feel confident about this one. I just believe the Giants suck. If Cutler can limit the turnovers then Bears easily.
Patriots -4 vs. DOLPHINS	Patriots	Dolphins	(J) I always have a hard time betting against Tom Brady. I am also not sold on the Dolphins, even at home.
RECORD	6-8	10-4
Year-to-Date RECORD	20-26	28-18

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NFL Week 2 Picks (Against the Spread)

Admin — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:33:50 +0000

Here is a look at our NFL Week 2 Picks against the spread. Good luck and happy betting!

Teams/Line	Joshua	Matt	Commentary
BROWNS -2 vs. Chiefs	Chiefs	Browns	(M) Browns…Chiefs aren’t as good as they looked last week. Take the home team. (J) Chiefs will build on last week’s performance with added offensive to go with an amazing return game.
PACKERS -13 vs. Bills	Bills	Packers	(M) Packers…Brandon Jackson will do just as well as Ryan Grant in this game. Bills strength is stopping the pass, but Pack has too many weapons. (J) 13 points is just a lot of points to give a team in the NFL. The Bills aren’t great, but they aren’t horrible.
Ravens -1.5 vs. BENGALS	Ravens	Ravens	(M)Ravens. They are very good, and Bengals have too many reality TV / Internet guys. Ravens are a football team. (J) Ravens are really good on both sides of the ball. Their O can match their D finally. Bengals melt down after this game.
TITANS -5 vs. Steelers	Titans	Titans	(M) Titans. Very tough at home and doubt Dennis Dixon can repeat that performance on the road. (J) This is almost always a tough game so I think it could go either way, but the Titans with Vince Young at QB have been clicking for several weeks now dating back to last season.
Eagles -4.5 vs. LIONS	Eagles	Eagles	(M) Eagles…Stafford is out, and Vick looked very good in his action last week. (J) Agree with Matt!
COWBOYS -8.5 vs. Bears	Bears	Bears	(M) Bears. Cowboys win the game, but will be penalized too often to win by more than one score. (J) Cowboys win for sure but not by enough points to cover.
PANTHERS -4 vs. Buccaneers	Panthers	Panthers	(M) Panthers. Their D stifles the Bucs putrid offense. (J) Toss up. Going with the Panthers because they are at home, but their QB situation scares me a bit.
FALCONS -7 vs. Cardinals	Cardinals	Falcons	(M) Falcons. They rebound from last week. Beanie Wells will likely play some, but he won’t be effective playing hurt. (J) I’m probably wrong on this one, but I’m banking on Derek Anderson finding his talented receiving corp a handful of times.
VIKINGS -5.5 vs. Dolphins	Vikings	Dolphins	(M) Dolphins. Vikings win the game, but the Dolphins are underrated and keep this one close. (J) I think Favre will be a lot sharper this week and the Viks will look a lot better against the Dolphins than they did against the Super Bowl champ Saints in week one.
RAIDERS -4 vs. Rams	Rams	Rams	(M) Rams. Raiders shouldn’t be giving points to anyone…period. (J) Raiders were embarrassed by the Seahawks last week. They won’t be embarrassed this week but they won’t cover this line either.
BRONCOS -3.5 vs. Seahawks	Broncos	Broncos	(M) Broncos. Seahawks aren’t as good as they showed last week. San Fran wasn’t ready to play and Seattle was… (J) Broncos will come back strong after being upset by the Jags last week. That coupled with the fact they are playing at home should be enough to beat the Hawks.
Texans -2.5 vs. REDSKINS	Redskins	Redkins	(M) Skins plus the points at home…Texans are a good team, but they’re not good enough to be a road fave against McNabb and Shanahan yet. (J) Texans will still be on a high after beating the Colts finally last week. They will come into D.C. over confident and a very good developing team in the Skins will take them outright.
CHARGERS -8 vs. Jaguars	Chargers	Chargers	(M) Chargers…big time. They roll the Jags. Jacksonville coming across the country and Garrard has sucked on the road lately. Rivers and company salve their wounds from last week. (J) Chargers will explode offensively this week and beat a tired Jaguars team all over the field.
Patriots -1.5 vs. NY JETS	Patriots	Jets	(M) Jets. Like them at home. Too much made of their performance last week. They get it together and beat the Pats outright. (J) The Patriots looked great last week and the Jets looked horrible. Revis has also been calling out Moss. I think the Pats have been gearing up for this game all during training camp. The Patriots will win and cover.
COLTS -5.5 vs. NY Giants	Colts	Giants	(M) Giants. Colts win the game, but Giants will run the ball too well for Colts to win convincing. (J) Peyton Manning won’t be beaten two weeks in a row to start the season, much less at home by his younger brother Eli.
Saints -4.5 vs. 49ERS	Saints	49ers	(M) 49ers. Home opener. Long travel for Saints. Alex Smith and Frank Gore will be better at home. Not sure the Niners win outright, but keep it within a FG. (J) 49ers looked so bad last week that I just don’t think they can bounce back fast enough to upset the Saints. The Saints got 3 extra days to prepare by opening the season last Thursday night.
RECORD	6-10	9-7

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Sportscasm NBA Picks (Nov 25, 2009 Games)

Joshua Holmes — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:05:44 +0000

Sportscasm contributors Joshua Holmes and Matt Williams with their NBA predictions against the line for games being played on November 25, 2009.

Teams/Line	Joshua Holmes	Matt Williams
RAPTORS vs. BOBCATS (-2.5)	BOBCATS	BOBCATS
CLIPPERS vs. PACERS (-5.5)	CLIPPERS	CLIPPERS
76′ERS vs. CELTICS (-12.5)	CELTICS	CELTICS
HEAT vs. MAGIC (-9.5)	HEAT	HEAT
CAVALIERS vs. PISTONS (+5.5)	CAVALIERS	CAVALIERS
BUCKS vs. HORNETS (-3)	BUCKS	BUCKS
NUGGETS vs. WOLVES (+8.5)	NUGGETS	NUGGETS
WARRIORS vs. SPURS (-13.5)	SPURS	SPURS
MAVERICKS vs. ROCKETS (-4)	MAVERICKS	MAVERICKS
GRIZZLIES vs. SUNS (-10.5)	GRIZZLIES	SUNS
KNICKS vs. KINGS (-4)	KINGS	KINGS
NETS vs. BLAZERS (-13)	NETS	NETS
Above Results	8-4 (67%)	9-3 (75%)
Year-to-Date Records	57-60 (49%)	54-63 (46%)