World Series and MNF

These are the things that may happen simultaneously at my local bar on Monday night. If the Rockies can win one damn game.

I've been reading lots of basketball info in hasty preparation for my keeper league. I must admit that I have ignored my NBA team, mainly because I have had lots of injury adversity across my important football leagues. The other thing is that everyone has draft prep up on the Web. And I'm not particularly sure I can offer anything radically different. In this fantasy commodity world, there are lots of people as smart and less smart than me getting paid lots of dough to say that Gerald Wallace is a high-risk, high-reward player. I still may take him with the 2.1 pick. Also, everyone has a "strategy" for any particular league. So, Give Me the Rock has all the requisite knowledge you need, and links to 82Games and Dropping Dimes strategies to boot. I have a few theories about H2H that probably differ from other folks, and I'll post a little about that after my draft. I'm also doing a Roto league for the first time on Yahoo, which should be fun. I need to recap that draft, because it's pretty funny. I think I may live blog from my local on Tuesday since we have 6 TVs.

Anyway, on to the picks.


GIANTS (London) (-9.5) over Miami – This line seems way high for a neutral field game, but Miami has absolutely zero offense right now. Seems like a good opposite pick.
JETS (-3) over Bills – Good for a push at at worst. If you have Thomas Jones, you really should be worried about his ability to lead you into the postseason .
*RAMS (+3) over Browns – Bulger and SJax are back. That's all we really need to know. When was the last time the Browns were a road favorite? Apparently 10-1-06. And 2002 before that.
Lions (+5) over BEARS – I really hate the Bears this year. Have from the beginning. I need to
check, but I think the time I picked them to cover I always felt queasy about it. The Bears always win this one, but I think this is the week.
*Colts (-6.5) over PANTHERS – The extra point on the spread isn't really troubling here because we're not talking 3-4 or 10-11 here. The Colts should easily win by more than a TD, even with Harrison out.
TITANS (-7.5) over Raiders – This is purely a defensive pick. As the Titans have no offense.
Eagles (-1) over VIKINGS – I have McNabb, and this is a must-win for me. Nuff Said.
BENGALS (+3.5) over Steelers – The road team always wins this game, thus I'm taking the home team. Because if the Bengals can't find the fire to win this game, it's time to rebuild.
Texans (+9.5) over CHARGERS – With all the distractions in SoCal, are they really gonna pile it on?
BUCS (-3.5) over Jags – The one-point movement towards the Jags makes this attractive.
*Saints (-2.5) over 49ERS Alex Smith may be healthy and that hasn't affected the line?
PATRIOTS (-16.5) over Redskins – I didn't believe last week, so I'm back.
Packers (+3) over BRONCOS – As the line moves drastically against the Packers, I should stay away, but let's hope for a shoot-out, as I'm starting Marshall and Stokely.


Last Week: 7-7
Season: 45-51-7

Last Week's Best Bets: 0-0
Season: 6-6