YTD : 13-11-2
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<st1:City><st1lace>San Diego</st1lace></st1:City> Chargers -6.5 at <st1:City><st1lace>Miami</st1lace></st1:City> Dolphins<o></o>
So the Chargers have done exactly what I thought they would do the last 2 weeks. Come out and Win and show everybody why they are still the best team in the league. <st1:City><st1lace>Miami</st1lace></st1:City> is my team, but I don’t like them in this game, not even with this spread. <st1:City><st1lace>San Diego</st1lace></st1:City> is the healthiest it’s been in a long time and that doesn’t bode well for <st1:City><st1lace>Miami</st1lace></st1:City>. Small ball is not going to work against <st1:City><st1lace>San Diego</st1lace></st1:City>, as they are going to stack the box and force the ball into Pennington’s hands. At that point they should throw the house at him as he is not a threat to throw it down field. <st1:City><st1lace>San Diego</st1lace></st1:City> will roll in this game big time.
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Mac Picks: <st1:City><st1lace>San Diego</st1lace></st1:City> -6.5<o></o>
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<st1:State><st1lace>Washington</st1lace></st1:State> Redskins at <st1:City><st1lace>Philadelphia</st1lace></st1:City> Eagles -6.5<o></o>
People have called me crazy the last 2 years that I’ve been rolling with <st1:State><st1lace>Washington</st1lace></st1:State>. I said that <st1:State><st1lace>Washington</st1lace></st1:State> would cover easily against the Cowboys and may even beat them. Well I guess people are now starting to see what I’ve always known about this Redskins club, and that is that they have the potential to be in the Super bowl this year. <st1:State><st1lace>Washington</st1lace></st1:State> has the perfect team. They have a solid defense and good special teams. And on offense they will run the ball relentlessly and have a lot of receiving options for Jason Campbell, who is really coming into his own. I like the Redskins to cover here, and I expect them to get the outright win as well.
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Mac Picks: <st1:State><st1lace>Washington</st1lace></st1:State> +6.5<o></o>
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<st1:City><st1lace>Chicago</st1lace></st1:City> Bears -3.5 at <st1:City><st1lace>Detroit</st1lace></st1:City> Lions<o></o>
This top 5 Defense that lead them to the Super bowl 2 years ago is back. I have maintained that I like the Bears and this is a perfect game for them here. Their Offense will relentlessly pound the ball on this terrible Lions D, and Orton will have his easiest task yet in the passing game. Defensively the Bears are going to hit the Lions hard and often, and they will dominate the turnover and field position in this game. Bears roll big time, as they will keep the Lions offense under 10 points.
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Mac Picks: <st1:City><st1lace>Chicago</st1lace></st1:City> -3.5<o></o>
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<st1:City><st1lace>Buffalo</st1lace></st1:City> Bills at <st1:State><st1lace>Arizona</st1lace></st1:State> Cardinals -2.0<o></o>
The Arizona Cardinals showed me just how bad they truly are last week. The Bills on the other hand are relentless and look like they are going to be a strong team in the Playoffs this year. In this particular match-up I like the Bills to Smother the <st1:State><st1lace>Arizona</st1lace></st1:State> offense, and force Warner into plenty of mistakes. On the flipside of the ball, <st1:City><st1lace>Buffalo</st1lace></st1:City> will run their Offense exactly how they please, with a heavy dose of Marshawn Lynch followed by Trent Edwards picking his spots downfield with Lee Evans. <st1:City><st1lace>Buffalo</st1lace></st1:City> wins this game by at least a touchdown.
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Mac Picks: <st1:City><st1lace>Buffalo</st1lace></st1:City> +2.0<o></o>
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laceName>Tampa</st1laceName><st1laceType>Bay</st1laceType></st1lace> Buccaneers at <st1:City><st1lace>Denver</st1lace></st1:City> Broncos Total – 47.0<o></o>
I expect this game to be tight, and in order for that to be the case <st1:City><st1lace>Tampa</st1lace></st1:City> needs to keep it a low scoring game. <st1:City><st1lace>Tampa</st1lace></st1:City>’s cover 2 is the perfect solution to Jay Cutler and his pass happy offense. Add to the fact that there’s a chance of a thunderstorm and plenty of rain and the under looks that much better.
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Mac Picks: Under 47.0<o></o>
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<st1:City><st1lace>Cincinnati</st1lace></st1:City> Bengals at <st1:City><st1lace>Dallas</st1lace></st1:City> Cowboys Total 44.5<o></o>
Yeah, Yeah Carson Palmer may not play in this one. Big deal the Cowboys themselves may go over this posted total. If Palmer plays then it will be over the posted total halfway through the 3<SUP>rd</SUP> quarter.
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Mac Picks: Over 44.5<o></o>
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<o>Week 5 Sunday Night Special</o>
<o>(4-0 In Sunday Night Plays So far this year)
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<st1:City><st1lace>Pittsburgh</st1lace></st1:City> Steelers at <st1:City><st1lace>Jacksonville</st1lace></st1:City> Jaguars -4.5<o></o>
A banged up Steelers squad vs. a <st1:City><st1lace>Jacksonville</st1lace></st1:City> team that is finally hitting their stride. This is a no-brainer. The Steelers are without their top 2 backs, and their banged up Quarterback is being protected by a terrible O-line. The Jaguars on the other hand have won 2 in a row, and are now starting to show what I saw in them at the start of the season. This game right here is a coming out party, as I like <st1:City><st1lace>Jacksonville</st1lace></st1:City> to dominate in every aspect of this game.
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Mac Picks: <st1:City><st1lace>Jacksonville</st1lace></st1:City> -4.5<o></o>
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lace>San Diego</st1lace></st1:City> Chargers -6.5 at <st1:City><st1lace>Miami</st1lace></st1:City> Dolphins<o></o>So the Chargers have done exactly what I thought they would do the last 2 weeks. Come out and Win and show everybody why they are still the best team in the league. <st1:City><st1
lace>Miami</st1lace></st1:City> is my team, but I don’t like them in this game, not even with this spread. <st1:City><st1lace>San Diego</st1lace></st1:City> is the healthiest it’s been in a long time and that doesn’t bode well for <st1:City><st1lace>Miami</st1lace></st1:City>. Small ball is not going to work against <st1:City><st1lace>San Diego</st1lace></st1:City>, as they are going to stack the box and force the ball into Pennington’s hands. At that point they should throw the house at him as he is not a threat to throw it down field. <st1:City><st1lace>San Diego</st1lace></st1:City> will roll in this game big time.<o
></o>Mac Picks: <st1:City><st1
lace>San Diego</st1lace></st1:City> -6.5<o></o><o
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lace>Washington</st1lace></st1:State> Redskins at <st1:City><st1lace>Philadelphia</st1lace></st1:City> Eagles -6.5<o></o>People have called me crazy the last 2 years that I’ve been rolling with <st1:State><st1
lace>Washington</st1lace></st1:State>. I said that <st1:State><st1lace>Washington</st1lace></st1:State> would cover easily against the Cowboys and may even beat them. Well I guess people are now starting to see what I’ve always known about this Redskins club, and that is that they have the potential to be in the Super bowl this year. <st1:State><st1lace>Washington</st1lace></st1:State> has the perfect team. They have a solid defense and good special teams. And on offense they will run the ball relentlessly and have a lot of receiving options for Jason Campbell, who is really coming into his own. I like the Redskins to cover here, and I expect them to get the outright win as well. <o
></o>Mac Picks: <st1:State><st1
lace>Washington</st1lace></st1:State> +6.5<o></o><o
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lace>Chicago</st1lace></st1:City> Bears -3.5 at <st1:City><st1lace>Detroit</st1lace></st1:City> Lions<o></o>This top 5 Defense that lead them to the Super bowl 2 years ago is back. I have maintained that I like the Bears and this is a perfect game for them here. Their Offense will relentlessly pound the ball on this terrible Lions D, and Orton will have his easiest task yet in the passing game. Defensively the Bears are going to hit the Lions hard and often, and they will dominate the turnover and field position in this game. Bears roll big time, as they will keep the Lions offense under 10 points.
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lace>Chicago</st1lace></st1:City> -3.5<o></o><o
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lace>Buffalo</st1lace></st1:City> Bills at <st1:State><st1lace>Arizona</st1lace></st1:State> Cardinals -2.0<o></o>The Arizona Cardinals showed me just how bad they truly are last week. The Bills on the other hand are relentless and look like they are going to be a strong team in the Playoffs this year. In this particular match-up I like the Bills to Smother the <st1:State><st1
lace>Arizona</st1lace></st1:State> offense, and force Warner into plenty of mistakes. On the flipside of the ball, <st1:City><st1lace>Buffalo</st1lace></st1:City> will run their Offense exactly how they please, with a heavy dose of Marshawn Lynch followed by Trent Edwards picking his spots downfield with Lee Evans. <st1:City><st1lace>Buffalo</st1lace></st1:City> wins this game by at least a touchdown.<o
></o>Mac Picks: <st1:City><st1
lace>Buffalo</st1lace></st1:City> +2.0<o></o><o
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lace><st1laceName>Tampa</st1laceName><st1laceType>Bay</st1laceType></st1lace> Buccaneers at <st1:City><st1lace>Denver</st1lace></st1:City> Broncos Total – 47.0<o></o>I expect this game to be tight, and in order for that to be the case <st1:City><st1
lace>Tampa</st1lace></st1:City> needs to keep it a low scoring game. <st1:City><st1lace>Tampa</st1lace></st1:City>’s cover 2 is the perfect solution to Jay Cutler and his pass happy offense. Add to the fact that there’s a chance of a thunderstorm and plenty of rain and the under looks that much better.<o
></o>Mac Picks: Under 47.0<o
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lace>Cincinnati</st1lace></st1:City> Bengals at <st1:City><st1lace>Dallas</st1lace></st1:City> Cowboys Total 44.5<o></o>Yeah, Yeah Carson Palmer may not play in this one. Big deal the Cowboys themselves may go over this posted total. If Palmer plays then it will be over the posted total halfway through the 3<SUP>rd</SUP> quarter.
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>Week 5 Sunday Night Special</o><o
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lace></st1lace></st1:City> <st1:City><st1
lace>Pittsburgh</st1lace></st1:City> Steelers at <st1:City><st1lace>Jacksonville</st1lace></st1:City> Jaguars -4.5<o></o>A banged up Steelers squad vs. a <st1:City><st1
lace>Jacksonville</st1lace></st1:City> team that is finally hitting their stride. This is a no-brainer. The Steelers are without their top 2 backs, and their banged up Quarterback is being protected by a terrible O-line. The Jaguars on the other hand have won 2 in a row, and are now starting to show what I saw in them at the start of the season. This game right here is a coming out party, as I like <st1:City><st1lace>Jacksonville</st1lace></st1:City> to dominate in every aspect of this game.<o
></o>Mac Picks: <st1:City><st1
lace>Jacksonville</st1lace></st1:City> -4.5<o></o></o
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