Instead of a big exclamation point to a big week, we lost a lot of close ones and took it in the shorts. Back on the saddle!

Connecticut -8.5 (play of the day) Loss

Fairfield -15.5 Win

Michigan +13.5 Loss

North Carolina -21.5 Loss

Oregon -1 Loss

Today: 1-4
Season: 199-204-8
POTD: 27-31-2

A fourth straight winning day and our POTD losing streak ended. Still not where we want to be overall, but making progress.

St Johns +18 Win

Clemson -11 Push

Vaploraiso +6 WIn

Vanderbilt -8.5 (play of the day) Loss

Boise St PK Loss

Georgetown +1 Loss

Kentucky -9.5 Win

Duquesne -2.5 Loss

Mississippi -5.5 Loss

Richmond +4.5 Loss

Illinois/Minnesota under 127 Loss

Today: 3-7-1
Season: 198-200-8
POTD: 27-30-2

We kept our winning week going with a 3rd straight winning day. However, in all 3 days, our POTD has lost. Seems like when the POTD loses, every other pick wins. 9-2 the last two nights with the only losses being the POTD.

Detroit -15.5 Loss

Siena -8.5 Win

Iona -2 (play of the day) Win

Today: 2-1
Season: 195-193-7
POTD: 27-29-2

Our 2nd winning night in a row, but a few late losses just made it a small victory. One more winning day and it’s a winning streak!

Western Kentucky +11 Win

North Carolina -13.5 Win

Florida -5 (play of the day) Loss

UW-Milwaukee -3.5 Win

Denver -12.5 Win

Indiana +8 Win

UCLA -22 Win

Today: 6-1
Season: 193-192-7
POTD: 26-29-2

Started the week with a winning night, despite losing our POTD. I picked a bad time to get off the Vandy bandwagon.

Ohio St -21.5 Win

Florida St -8 Win

Providence +10 Loss

Detroit -14.5 Win

Virginia Tech -2 (play of the day) Loss

Seton Hall -7 Loss

Creighton -5.5 Win

Michigan St -9 Win

Maryland +11 Loss

Today: 5-4
Season: 187-191-7
POTD: 26-28-2

A late comeback Saturday prevented another horrendous day for us Saturday. Been a rough 10 days, but it’s a long season.

Michigan/Purdue over 126. Win

Tennessee +9 (play of the day) Loss

Marquette -10.5 Win

Baylor -5.5 Win

Today: 3-1
Season: 182-187-7
POTD: 26-27-2

Last week, we once again went 5-3, but only won a few units because we lost some of our big ones. That also includes my last minute switch from the Giants to the Packers. Oops.

Baltimore @ New England (-7, o/u 50.5)

They say defense wins championships, but I feel you need to be able to score points to win championships. However, no matter how good the offense, you can’t get away with a bad defense. The Packers were a prime example last week and this week, New England will show that.
I like Baltimore to win outright this week on the back of Ray Rice. He had trouble going against the tough Houston defense, but he should have a field day against New England. As he goes, so does the offense. If New England chooses to stack the box, then Flacco has Boldin, Evans and Smith on the outside to make them pay. I’m not a big fan of Joe Flacco, but I trust him not to turn the ball over, allowing the Ravens to win with their defense.

My Pick: Baltimore +7 (3 units), under 50.5 (2 units) Win/WIn +5 units

NY Giants @ San Francisco (-2, o/u 42)

Like the Packers last year, the Giants have momentum, a strong offense, and a play making defense. Not even a very successful San Fran team can stop them. The two things I like most in the playoffs are momentum and experience. San Fran is probably just happy to escape last week with a big win over New Orleans. They did their celebrating. The Giants took their win over Green Bay in stride and realize that’s not a big accomplishment. The Super Bowl is the accomplishment they want.
San Fran’s only chance is to get pressure on Eli. Something the Packers rarely did, but when they did, he struggled. I don’t trust Alex Smith, and he lacks the weapons to work with. You stop Davis and slow down Gore and they will have trouble scoring.

My Pick: NY Giants +2 (2 units), over 42 (1 unit) Win/Lose +0.9

Championship round: 3-1 +5.9 units
Playoffs: 13-7
Units: +5.3 units

Our hole got deeper after an 0-6 Thursday. That’s two total bombs in a 7 day span. Good thing we don’t have many faithful followers.

Temple -9 Win

Detroit -9.5 Win

Alabama +10 (play of the day) WIn

St John’s +2 Loss

Butler -7 Loss

UAB +1 Loss

Baylor -4.5 Loss

Michigan +1 Loss

Goerge Mason -25.5 Loss

Duke -10.5 Loss

Kansas -3 Push

Akron -5.5 Win

Notre Dame +9 Win

Ohio St -11.5 Win

Oakland +9.5 Win

Gonzaga -21 Loss

Southern Illinois +18.5 Loss

Oregon St -10 Win

Today: 8-9-1
Season: 179-186-7
POTD: 26-26-2

Our 2nd straight winning day, but another small win. Our first baby step is complete as we’re back to 50%.

Eastern Kentucky -11 Loss

Duke -22 (play of the day) Loss

Vanderbilt/Alabama under 127.5 Loss

Loyola Chicago +5.5 Loss

VCU -20 Loss

Stanford PK Loss

Today: 0-6
Season: 171-177-7
POTD: 26-26-2

A big slate of games tonight. Just what we need to get back over 50%. You can’t get to 57% til you get to 50%. Baby steps.

Xavier -6.5 Win

Moorehead ST +8 Win

Seton Hall -1 Loss

South Florida -6.5 WIn

Western Michigan -5 (play of the day) Loss

Indiana -3 Loss

West Virginia -4.5 Win

Wichita St -2 Win

Northwestern +10 Loss

Today: 5-4
Season: 171-171-7
POTD: 26-25-2