Season record 66-40-5, I'll take it, but had some tough luck recently. The Vols of Tennessee should have won yesterday..........On to today's games this New Year's Eve, 12/31/10.

Take Clemson -4.5 vs. S. Florida in the Meineke Car Bowl. Clemson is playing in North Carolina, their home state. South Florida will be without starting QB, B.J. Daniels, starting Freshman QB, Bobby Eveld. Both teams have good defenses and this may be one of the lowest scoring bowl games. Prediction Clemson 20, S. Florida 13.

DOUBLE DOWN PLAY - Take Central Florida (10-3) +7 vs. Georgia (6-6) in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis. The senior laden Central Florida team won 8 of it's last 9 to win the Conference USA title and are fired up to avenge their Liberty Bowl loss in 2007 to Texas A&M (which was a much better team than this Georgia team). I'm predicting an upset, but Central Florida at least covers. Prediction Central Florida 30, Georgia 27.

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UNBELIEVABLE! Tennessee had that game won, it said "Final Score", Tennessee 20, North Carolina 17. Officials reviewed the last play and even though NC had too many players on the field, they put one second back on the clock, moved them back five yards for the too many men on the field penalty, then kick the field goal to tie and send it to overtime with no time on the clock.

It never would have came down to that, but Tennessee's kicker missed an extra point earlier, or it would have taken a touchdown to tie. Anyway, Syracuse came through, and Tennessee didn't, 1-1 ATS on the day, season 65-40-5, darn it! Should have been 2-0 and 66-39-5, but I digress.

We'll get 'em tomorrow.
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Okay, another 1-1 ATS day on 12/29/10 making the season record 64-39-5. I've only missed on two Bowl games so far that were posted.....I love the Bowl Season, recently going on a 14-0 ATS run. On to today's games this Thursday, 12/30/10.

Take Syracuse (7-5) at pick 'em vs. Kansas St. (7-5) in the inauguraul Pinstripe Bowl. Syracuse is playing very close to home in Yankee Stadium and this game features the 4th place Big East team vs. the 7th place Big 12 team. K. St. has the better offense on paper, but playing close to home in Yankee Stadium bodes well for Syracuse. Prediction Syracuse 27, K St. 24.

Take Tennessee (6-6) +1.5 vs. NC in the Music City Bowl. Again, the Vols played better down the stretch and are playing right next to their campus. On the other side, North Carolina overcame multiple suspensions for several games and had a decent record, only to fall on their face down the stretch, they are not happy about going to Nashville, they would have rather went to a Florida or Arizona bowl.
Prediction Tennessee 24, NC 23.

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Well, NC St. took care of business as a 3 point dog, knocking off favored West Virgina in the Champs Sport Bowl, 23-7. Then Missouri -2.5, is up by four points and driving. Then their bought QB threw a pick six right to Iowa's DB, giving Iowa the lead, and the ballgame, ouch! Anyway, after a 1-1 ATS 12/28//10, season record is 63-38-5. Not too shabby. On to today's predictions this Wednesday, 12/29/10.

Take Baylor (7-5) at pick 'em vs. Illinois (6-6) in the Texas Bowl. First of all, the game is being played less than 200 miles from Baylor's campus (Houston, Texas - where the NFL Texans play) and Illinois only sold 6,000 of the 12,000 tickets they were alloted, unbelievable. Illinois finished by losing at Fresno State, who already lost to Northern Illinois, a much smaller school than Illinois. The Illini lost 3 of their last 4, beating Northwestern in Illinois' next to last game to become bowl eligible and it was the first week after NW's starting QB Persa - who had accounted for over 60% of Northwestern's offense. Basically, I'm going with Baylor who has home field, a better QB and won against more tough opponents in the Big 12 than Illinois did in the Big Ten. Prediction Baylor 38, Illinois 31.

Take Oklahoma St (10-2) -4 vs Arizona (7-5) in the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. Oklahoma State leads the nation in total offense and is coming off a stinging defeat in their last game to give them their second loss of the season. They also have an edge on special teams over Arizona. The Wildcats lost 3 of their last 5 in the Pac Ten and seemed to have lost their edge. Prediction Ok St 34, Arizona 24.

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Back on the winning track with Air Force knocking off GT. Season record 62-37-5. There are two bowl games tonight, December 28, 2010.

Take Missouri (10-2) -2 vs. Iowa (7-5) in the Champs Insight Bowl, played in Tempe, Arizona. Missouri beat many good teams this year and should be in a better bowl. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz has his hands full with the school's all time career receiving leader, Derrell Johnson-Koulianos was suspended for the season on drug charges. Then, they lose leading rusher, Adam Robinson, for the bowl game due to another drug violation. Just don't see how Iowa can hang with Missouri. Iowa lost their last two games (one to 1 win Minnesota). Prediction Missouri 27, Iowa 20.

Take NC St +3 vs. W. Virginia. W. Va's coach has been fired and NC St's coach is 8-2 in bowl games with NC St. finishing second in the ACC. Watch the QB for NC St., best #'s in the ACC. Both defenses are good. Prediction NC St. 24, W. Va 20.

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Well, every streak's gotta end sometime. Toledo had Fl. Int's ass until a field goal with under a minute to go wins a close one to burn Toledo. The Jets lost by four, getting three, etc. (it was that kinda day for me). Season record 61-37-5. Get 'em back tonight.

Take Air Force -3 vs. GT in the Independence Bowl. Air Force (8-4) is better than GT (6-6). Favorites in the Independence Bowl are 6-1 ATS the last 7 and the dogs have covered last two Bowl games this year, time for a favorite. Prediction AF 37, GT 30.

I was liking Atlanta, but I'm backing off that 'cause I could also see a motivated New Orleans team do well. Not picking this one.

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Alright football lovers, HERE WE GO!!! I haven't posted them all, but I've now won the last 14 picks I've made, can't really believe it or explain it, but it is what it is. Season record of posted selections is 61-34-5. I've done my homework and am ready to start posting again, please see below for today's selections this Sunday, 12/26/10.

Since I haven't missed a bowl pick yet, let's start there.

Take Toledo -1 over Florida International in the Little Ceasars Bowl, being played at Ford Field in Detroit. First of all, the (8-4) Toledo Rockets have a better record than the (6-6) Fl. Int. Panthers. Secondly, Toledo is only an hour's drive to Detroit, so Toledo will have the majority of the fans behind them. It should be close. Prediction Toledo 34, Fl. Int 31.

Take Miami -3.5 at home vs. Detroit. Miami has won the last five SU against Detroit and they are 4-1 ATS in those five games. The Lions won their first road game in three years last week against Tampa, I just can't see them winning two in a row on the road. Plus, Miami is embarrassed that they have only won once at home this season, they want to give the fans something to be cheered for......a win. Prediction Miami 24, Detroit 17.

Take the Jets +3 at Chicago. The Jets are playing for their playoff lives, while the Bears clinched the NFC North last week on MNF against Joe Webb and the depleted Vikings. The Jets are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games vs. the NFC North as well. Sanchez' arm is good enough to go, and I see the Jets defense really slowing the Bears down. One other thing, the last seven times these teams have played, all 7 went UNDER the total. Take the fired up Jets to win outright vs. a letdown by the Bears after clinching the division last week. Prediction NYJ 20, Bears 13.

Other games I like but not official picks:
JETS/BEARS UNDER 37
NYG +3 at GB
Seattle +7 at TB

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Well football lovers, I'm back! (But I never really left). I've been red hot, winning twice yesterday with Pittsburgh -14.5 and San Diego St. -3. Tonight I've got Tulsa plus 16 on two parlays with the Boise -3 mistake. I didn't want to post anything that the parlays needed, thinking at least one would be wrong.

I GUESS NOT! Tulsa was getting about 11 from Hawaii and I needed them on my parlays, at +16! Anyway, I hit 3 three teamers for twenty and a five teamer for ten, you can do the math, I'm practically giddy......

These really helped me get over getting knocked out of my Fantasy Leagues, one game short of our Super Bowl in the league I run, made the playoffs in the other one and am near the top of a Salary Cap league.

Anyway, I felt so good about all of the games I mentioned when I turned in the parlays over a week ago, I didn't think they would all hit, so thinking I was due to be wrong, I haven't been posting my picks, they just kept on winning.

If Tulsa holds on (they are getting 16 and up 48-28 right now), I will have picked 12 straight winners going back to last Sunday, unbelievable!

Anyway, I LOVE THE BOWL SEASON!!!

I will start posting again on Christmas or the day after, just can't believe the roll I'm on.............

Hope everyone has a safe, happy and healthy holiday season.
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S. Mississippi blew a 21-7 lead, getting anywhere from 2.5-3.5 points, only to lose by three. Then line went to 3.5 by kickoff, so I got lucky, hope you at least got the three for a push..........but it never should have came down to that. Right after S. Miss goes up 28-21, they allow the Cardinals to return the kickoff for a touchdown to tie it up again in the fourth quarter, ouch.

Boise State plays Utah tonight and is favored by 17 points or so. That's alot for a bowl game, especially with Utah's 10n straight bowl wins. As I mentioned in a previous blog, I've got Boise on a few parlays at -3, they better win. Not sure if I'm going to post anything on this game.

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and to everyone regardless of your religious preference (even if it's none), please have a safe and health holiday season.

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Alright football lovers, here we go!!! After a 3-0 ATS NFL Sunday (4-0 when factoring in KC +2.5 at STL as a DOUBLE DOWN play), misterfootballfanatic's record is a whopping 60-34-5 on the season! On top of that, I've got four parlays alive with Boise St -3 on them (something was wrong with the line that is 17 or more everywhere else I've looked).

On to tonight's Bowl game. Take S. Miss +3.5 vs Louisville. So far, there have been three bowls played, and all three favorites have covered. I see that streak ending tonight with S. Miss winning outright. Plus, S. Mississippi is closer to Florida than Louisville, so they should have more fans there and the ones that had no favorite usually root for the underdog. Prediction S. Miss 30, Louisville 27.

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Wow, now they say Favre is starting. I just checked the latest line and it's Chicago - 6.5 OVER/UNDER 34 in a blizzard. The line opened at Minnesota -2 early in the week, before the Joe Webb is our QB information came out. Now, Adrian Peterson is inactive for the game (sorry any Fantasy Football people who drafted him in the first round), Favre is starting and the Bears are favored by a touchdown?

I'm just going to sit back, watch the game and have fun. If I was to make a play on this game, it would have to be Minnesota with Favre playing in Minnesota +6.5, maybe 7 by kick-off. You would think this game would go UNDER the 34 too.........but you never know.

This should be entertaining.
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GOTTA LOVE THE NFL! AFTER A 3-0 "OFFICIAL PICKS" SUNDAY, PLUS ANOTHER 3-0 ON PLAYS THAT I LIKED, HIT BIG, HOPE YOU DID! I've got several of those six plays that won parlayed with Boise St - 3 against Utah (the line was real low on the parlay, not sure why). Everything was clicking exactly as I thought yesterday. I also liked Atlanta to beat up on Seattle, Det +7 at TB and Indy -7 as home vs the Jags, which all happened. 9-0 ATS on the nine games I was looking at, wish I would have played a 10 team parlay.

Everything points to the Bears, with no beer being sold at the college stadium MIN/CHI is being played at, freezing cold and the Bears will have as many (if not more) fans there. Minnesota is out of the playoff hunt and starting Joe Webb (didn't he play on Dragnet?). I'm going to study this before making a post for MNF. I may not post anything and just collect. If Boise -3 covers, I will hit it HUGE.

Good luck to all.
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After a 1-1 ATS Saturday (I did post that I liked BYU more than Ohio). Season record is now 56-34-5, not too shabby. I feel real good about today's games, actually, I like too many and I don't want to publish 6-8 plays. Therefore, I am going to post some "Official" plays, then at the bottom of this post, I will list others I liked that didn't make the cut (but they may win too).

DOUBLE DOWN PLAY - Take KC +3 at STL. Look, Cassell is going to start and they are 5-1 ATS the last six games vs. the Rams. I love Bradford, but as Brodie Croyle proved last week, KC is a different team when Cassell is in there. This line opened at KC -1. Everyone is taking the Rams, probably thinking Cassell would not play, well, he's playing. KC is fighting to hang on to first place in the AFC West. Prediction KC 30, STL 20.

Take Buffalo +6 at Miami. Miami has only won once this year at home and Buffalo lost earlier this year at home to this Divisional rival. The Bills play their hearts out every week and Miami is basically out of the playoffs, nothing to play for. Prediction Buffalo 23, Miami 17.

Take Washington +10 at Dallas. Big rivalry, too many points. I know, the Redskins benched McNabb and Grossman sucks, but Kitna is not Romo either. Washington should not be getting this many points, they moved the line from 6.5 to 10 after McNabb got benched. Prediction Dallas 27, Washington 24.

Other plays I liked but didn't make the cut listed below;

Jets +6 at Pitt
GB +14 at NE
Phil +3 at NYG

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After going 1-1 ATS on MNF and a bit of a rough weekend, misterfootballfanatic's record for the season is 55-33-5. However, I LOVE THE BOWL SEASON! I've had all year to watch teams and I have a pretty good idea on who's good, who's shaky, who's overrated, who's motivated, etc. Let's start with two Bowl selections this Saturday, 12/18/10.

Take BYU -11 vs the UTEP Miners in today's New Mexico Bowl. First of all, BYU fans travel well. UTEP lost their starting senior QB, Trevor Vittatoe, in October (he may play, but be rusty). They lost five of their last six games and headed the wrong way. On the other hand, the BYU Cougars finished strong, winning 5 of their last 7 games, after head coach Bronco Mendenhall took over calling the defensive signals. UTEP has neither the pass rush or the run defense to stop BYU. (I like this one a little more than the next one). Prediction BYI 41. UTEP 24.

Take Ohio +2 (and climbing) vs. Troy in the New Orleans Bowl. Everyone is all over Troy for some reason (Ohio opened as a 1 point favorite). Troy has one of it's worst defenses in years and their offense is not quite as good as the last two years. Ohio lost to Kent and snapped a seven game winning streak. Troy has lost the last two times they played in the New Orleans Bowl. These are evenly matched teams, but I'll go against everyone else and take Ohio in an upset. Prediction Ohio 31, Troy 27.

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Okay - let's get 'em tonight with two NFL games, most of us will not be able to see one of them, the NYG/MIN game.

Take Minnesota +4.5 at Detroit vs. the NYG. Everyone is all over the Giants, so I am not. I have a system play that say Minnesota will at least cover, maybe win outright. Prediction Minnesota 27, NYG 24.

Take Baltimore -3 at Houston. Houston is toast, with a 5-7 record and they are terrible in Prime time. The Ravens are 2-0 SU and ATS the last two at Houston, and they are playing for their playoff lives. And Houston defense is dead last (32nd out of 32 teams) in pass defense. Flacco and company will light it up. Prediction Baltimore 30, Houston 20.

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Well, it was one of those days, going 0-2-1 ATS. Everything I was considering covered and the three I went with has two losses and a push. I was right about a couple things, Brady and company went OVER in Chicago in that horrible weather, everyone was taking the UNDER. One other thing was my guess about what they had to do about the NYG/MIN game, they had to move it to Detroit and about 1/2 hour after I made that logical assumption and posted it here, it was announced. We'll get 'em tonight with a winner or two on MNF. It will be posted about 7:00 p.m. CST tonight, this Monday, 12/13/10.

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Another DOUBLE DOWN WINNER last Sunday with Oakland +13 beating San Diego to a pulp and winning outright! Last week 3-1 ATS, season 54-30-4. On to what appears to be a rather crazy NFL Sunday, 12-12-10.

First of all, the NYG/MIN game will not be played today and will not be played at the Metrodome in Minnesota!. The roof caved in and the Giants are stranded in Kansas City with no outdoor gear, their plane was diverted to KC due to bad weather. My guess is they will play on Monday at Ford field in Detroit.

In Chicago, the winds are 30-50 mph and roughly zero wind chill. There could be backward punts, very difficult to pass, tough break for Brady and the Patriots. The OVER/UNDER line has moved from 41.5 on Monday to 37.5 as of this writing, and I expect people to take the UNDER. Even though the conditions appear to represent an UNDER, beware when everyone goes one way. On to today's selections in the NFL.

Take Carolina + 8 at home to Atlanta. I know, it sounds crazy but get this, Carolina is 7-0 ATS in their last seven home games in December. It's bad weather out there too, rainy and windy. Both teams will have to run which will keep the game closer. Carolina has Jonathan Stewart back and they can run, they will be starting QB Jimmy Clausen. Atlanta appears to have a big edge, but they are a different team on the road and this game is outside to boot. Prediction Atlanta 20, Carolina 17.

Take Denver -3 at Arizona. Teams firing their coaches are 2-0 this year the following week, and I expect that trend to continue with the firing of Josh McDaniels, who was in over his head. Kyle Orton is a good QB and Arizona is going to start QB Skelton, with no running game and no defense. You think the Cards miss Kurt Warner? Prediction Denver 30, Arizona 20.

Take Phil -3 at Dallas. Philly has had 10 days to prepare for this game and they are fighting for their playoff lives. Dallas has struggled all year vs. mobile QB's, and none are more mobile than Michael Vick. Philly is also 7-1 ATS in their last 8 December road games, so coach Andy Reid knows how to motivate his team down the stretch. Plus, Dallas lost stud rookie WR Dez Bryant for the season and they are still starting aging QB Jon Kitna. Prediction Phil 34, Dallas 20.

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Well, thank goodness the line moved to 17 by kickoff on Oddsmaker, I pushed. Oregon State should have covered and did on a parlay where I was getting 18. Season record 51-29-4. I have some winners in today's NFL games, including another DOUBLE DOWN.

DOUBLE DOWN PLAY - Take Oakland +13 at San Diego. I have a system that makes this worth at least Double your normal play. In addition, San Diego has covered the spread their last four games, while Oakland has not covered their last two. I expect both things to change. San Diego plays KC next week for first place and could get caught overlooking Oakland, who will be fired up in this fierce rivalry. Prediction SD 27, Oakland 24.

Take Cleveland +5 at Miami. Brandon Marshall is out and Miami has not covered the spread at home all year. Plus, Cleveland is 3-0 ATS lifetime vs Miami. Prediction Cleveland 20, Miami 17.

Take TB +3 at home vs. Atlanta. TB is 5-1 ATS in their last six meeting vs. the Falcons and TB is playiing for their playoff lives. A bit of a letdown for Atlanta after last week's big win over GB, they are a different team on the road. Prediction TB 23, ATL 20.

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After last week's Lock of the Year play won ( 5 Units ) misterfootballfanatic's season record is a whopping 51-29-3. I have one game that I love today, so that's the only release I'm making and it is a DOUBLE DOWN play (Double down plays are 3-0 ATS on the season).

DOUBLE DOWN PLAY - Take Oregon St. +16.5 at home vs. Oregon. Oregon St. is 5-1 SU at home in their last six games vs. Oregon. All of the pressure is on Oregon to win in what they call "THE CIVIL WAR". Big rivalry game and you're getting the home team and 16.5 points. I think Oregon may win the game, but not cover, it will be a battle, they hate each other. Prediction Oregon 33, Oregon St. 24.

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