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It’s Not My Money!

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Well, now I have to turn in the rest of my picks. Because I fell asleep at the wheel in posting my picks, missing the NFC Championship Game preview called Packers-Cowboys, now playing on DirecTV and your sports bar, My fantasy quarterback, Brett Favre, who never gets hurt….got hurt.
Well, he’ll be okay, his seperated shoulder […]

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The Darren McFadden Sweepstakes

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

The namesake of this feature is pretty good, no? With the help of the future high draft pick, LSU’s national championship hopes ended. McFadden looks like he may be the kind of game-changing player one of the crappy teams on this list (except the 49ers, who apparently want the Patriots to get more Lombardi trophies […]

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Top Five Teams That Could Beat the Patriots

Monday, November 26th, 2007

It was a nailbiter last night, but there are five games left to go for the Patriots - and that means five more chances to ruin that perfect record. In my opinion, there are just five teams that could beat the Patriots this season - and none of them are actually in the NFL.
5. The […]

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It Is My Money!

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

2-1 on Turkey Day! Not bad, except for my belief that the Jets might put up a better fight. In the interest of (my) time, I’ll keep it short and sweet.
Broncos (+1.5) over BEARS: Underachieving teams making their move!
BENGALS (+1.5) over Titans: Figuring the Bengals are due for one.
JAGUARS (-8) over Bills: David Garrard seems […]

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It Is My Money! Thanksgiving Edition

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Gobble, Gobble gamblers! Is there anything more that siginifes the giving of thanks than gambling? No?
Okay, probably not.
In any case, with three games on the docket today, I have to put in my picks or miss out the chance to lose three more times. So, without further blather, let’s get to it!
Home teams in caps, […]

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The Darren McFadden Sweepstakes

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Well, the sweepstakes is heating up. Or actually, cooling off. Some of these teams are, like, trying hard and making an effort to win. That’s because, as Herman Edwards says, “You play to win the games.” You’re not playing just to play, he further pointed out. So what the hell are these teams playing for, exactly? That’s […]

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It Is My Money!

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

5-7-1? Plus 1-3 in the Best Bets, proving that taking your show on the road isn’t necessarily a good thing. In my defense, who saw six Peyton Manning INT’s coming?
For the prosecution, eventually not being able to pass was going to do in the Titans. I should know that. If they ever outlawed the forward pass, […]

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The Five Greatest Moves in Sports Gaming

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

I have one of the greatest jobs in the world: I work with video games. Yesterday at work, we were discussing the great NHL ‘94 hockey and the one move you could make that would nearly guarantee you a score (yes, this is the kind of stuff we discuss in my office). Thinking about this further, […]

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Putting The Sports Gal to Shame

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Yesterday, I was sort of M.I.A. while the NFL was serving up its weekly helping of Sunday afternoon games. First, I was on a train. Then, I was aimlessly walking through The Loop in Chicago looking for a bar - any bar - that had football on (the results of the search were fruitless). Then, […]

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What You’ll Be Watching This Weekend

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Air Force (7-3) at Notre Dame (1-8), 2:30pm ET Saturday, NBC
You won’t enjoy watching this game, but you will enjoy the thought of NBC executives watching this game and picturing money literally flying out of their wallets. If that doesn’t get you excited, you can watch in search of the exact moment when Charlie Weis […]

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