New York Giants @ Green Bay (-7 1/2)
I've been bangin' out the stats for the last few weeks and where has that gotten me? My college fund is in the can! No, not really. BD only plays the spreads for "entertainment purposes" and only wagers "units," not American currency. Since the stats aren't helpin' me, this week I'm going with my gut. And my gut is telling me to take the Pack to blow this one open late. My gut, by the way, is currently filled with sweet potatoes and peas. Mmmm. Back to the task at hand. The Giants have been lookin' good, but I think they'll run out of gas this weekend in Green Bay. This is a game that I see being close throughout the first half, and then the Packers blow it open in the third. Coughlin will be back, and Eli's gotten some of the naysayers off his back, but it all ends this week. Green Bay 34, New York 24
San Diego @ New England (-14)
I can't stand the Chargers. San Di-e-go, Poopy Chargers! If Rivers and Gates don't play, and if LT is more hurt than he's letting on (I think he's a bit more banged up that he will admit, even though you all know that he's a classy guy), the Bolts are in even more trouble than they would have been in to begin. Now, some people might say, wait, BD, didn't the Pats have trouble against some less than stellar QB's? (A.J. Feely? Kyle Boller?) Doesn't matter. The Colts were too arrogant and Tony Dungy proved (by not kicking a field goal to cut the lead to one with three time outs, four minutes left, the two minute warning, a Hall of Fame quarterback, and the most clutch kicker in the history of the NFL...do you see where this is going? could this be one of the more blatant screw-ups in recent years?) that he just can't get it done regularly in the post-season. Basically, the Colts let the Chargers win that game because they didn't think they could lose. As a side note, as great as Peyton Manning is, he's 7-7 in the playoffs. Brady is 13-2! Henceforth and thusly, the Pats will open the can early and often, giving themselves quite a margin for error. Basically, this one will be the opposite of the NFC Champ. New England 38, San Diego 21.
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Hi BD, it's mommy. Just wanted to remind you that if you really want to start padding your college fund, you should talk to me about your picks, not always the dada. Betting against the spread is not only an art, it is a science.
The Giants/Green Bay game is over, and you know what happened, BD.
Last night, around 11pm, my father-in-law, who was glued to the tv all night, started intoning: "The Giants are going to the Super Bowl. The Giants are going to the Super Bowl. The Giants are going to the Super Bowl."
He sounded only a little older than you, BD, and he has lived a long time. Then he called his son, another grownup, on the speaker phone, and I could hear the two of them -- lifetime Giants fans -- talking about the game as if Santa had brought them everything on their lists.
It was the sound of elation.
How are you feelin' about it today?
Who is this "Santa"? He/she brings one things? At what price? I am intrigued by this? More.
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