Well, here we go again. After taking it on the chin last week at 4-5-1, I am hoping to have a better week this week than OJ did!
College games
Florida at Mississippi - I'll go with the Gators here (-21) to cover this one easily as they get ready for their "gauntlet" the next few weeks. I'm a little leery of this being a "sandwich game" with a potential letdown after Tennessee and before Auburn and LSU.
Penn State at Michigan - Sure Michigan pasted a bad Notre Dame team last week but Penn State is a little better and they will cover the 3 in the Big House and switch Lloyd Carr's rear end from medium well to well done on the hot seat.
Miami (OH) at Colorado - Colorado is not a good football team and they shouldn't be giving anyone double digits, so I'l take the Redskins, Redhawks, whatever they are called, I'll take Miami
UConn at Pitt - Pitt should bury UConn in this one so I'll give the 7 1/2 and take Wanny's boys!
Iowa at Wisconsin - Bucky Badger will be smiling after this one, Wisconsin will have Jake Christiansen running a mini marathon, while running for his life from the pocket and the Badgers cover the 7.
Pro games -
This is a wild week in the pros. Lots of good games and some look too good to be true! That usually spells doom and gloom for us prognosticators!
Arizona at Baltimore - This should be a close game as Arizona is running the ball very well and Baltimore has a very good run defense. I like this to be a close game with the Ravens winning but 7 1/2 is too many, take the Cards plus the points.
Detroit at Philadelphia - Since when does a 2-0 team get a touchdown from an 0-2 team? Jason Campbell lit up Philly's secondary like the proverbial Christmas tree. Jon Kitna may have 250 yards by halftime! I'll take Detroit +7.
Minnesota at Kansas City - Kansas City shouldn't be giving points. Enough said. take the Vikes +2 1/2
San Diego at Green Bay - This will be the week LT shows why he was the number 1 pick in all the fantasy drafts (he hasn't deserved to be the number 1 pick in round 8 yet!) Lt goes for 125 yards and 3 TD's in Green Bay as the Chargers redeem themselves a little after the beatdown in New England last week! Give the 3 1/2, take the Bolts!
Tennessee at New Orleans - What has happened to the Saints? From the NFC title game to a NASTY 0-2 (blown out twice!). Sorry Saints fans but you shouldn't be giving the Titans 5 points after the Titans gave the Colts a scare last week and the Saints got buried by Tampa Bay. I'll take the Titans to keep it close enough to cover the 5.
A couple things to consider, Notre Dame has NEVER started a season 0-4 (very real possibility this year, as is 0-8), if you read this every week (and God Bless you if you do!) you probably noticed I didn't pick Hawaii or Oklahoma this week - they should both win big but I wanted to try something different (Hawaii doesn't even have a spread), Colt Brennan is nursing a sprained ankle and will probably not play much or at all against the vaunted Charleston Southern team. Good luck this week! The Bears/Cowboys game could be a great one if "Good Rex" shows up - Bears 27 Cowboys 17!
I am a die hard Chicago sports fan who loves the Cubs and Bears, likes the Hawks, Wolves (AHL) and Bulls and deals with the White Sox!
I am also an avid fan of youth sports, especially of girl's softball having been a coach for over 25 years.
I have played many sports and have bowled a 300, missed a hole in one by a size 10 1/2 shoe, kicked an extra point, won a wrestling match & tennis match, scored a goal in a hockey game, pitched a two hitter in baseball and a one hitter in fastpitch softball, hit more homeruns than I can count and my best batting average was .939 (46 for 49) in slow pitch softball. I have also coached girls softball teams to tournament championships (although they get the credit for winning those - I was just "driving the bus")
