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............................ThisWeek....Season...........%
Mitch Cumstein.........4-3...........54-20-2.........73
At Large...................4-1...........13-10............57
Evergreen Tommy.....4-6...........24-19-1.........56
a retard....................1-1...........18-15-1.........55
Nas.........................16-22.........82-71-4.........54
Matt Murton's Beard....2-1...........8-7...............53
Bud Dude..................9-6...........46-43-1.........52
Mustang Rob..............0-0...........15-14-2.........52
Chus......................15-8-1........152-151-9.......50.165016
good dolphin.............0-0...........29-29-1.........50
buryman...................0-0...........10-10...........50
Gloopan Kuratz..........0-0...........18-19-3.........49
Hawkeye Vince..........7-10..........37-40-3.........48
FarveFan...................0-0...........30-33-3.........48
muman89.................7-5...........28-32-1..........47
newper.....................0-0...........11-13-2.........46
Irish Boy..................0-0...........38-46-4.........45
reents......................4-7...........55-69-8.........44
schmitty1211............7-7-1.........35-45-3.........44
donspiracy...............10-14.........29-43............40
Boilermaker Rick.......0-0...........14-22............39
Darren-Tinley Park.....0-1...........19-39-1.........33
hootmon...................0-0...........9-18-2............33
Chuckle Nuts.............0-0...........2-7................22
Coasttocoast.............0-0...........0-2................0


Overall___________779-821-53_____48.7%
ThreeWeekTrend___
NFL Week 11______90-92-2________49.5%
NFL Week 10______89-65-2________57.8%
NFL Week 9_______99-105-7_______48.5%

Please let me know if any of the totals are wrong. Thank you.

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Pro Picks:

Indy -11.5
New England -22
Tennessee -1
Miami +16
Buffalo +7.5
St. Louis +3

NCAA Picks:

Georgia -3.5
Irish +3.5
Mizzou +2
Virginia +3.5
Tennessee +2.5
Duke +13.5

Middle Tennessee State/Troy under 59

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Packers -3
Boise St. +3.5
Arizona St. +3

Lions +3.5 vs Packers- This could be the Lions last stand and they treat this game like their SUper Bowl.

Cowboys -14 vs Jets- I think the Jets are still bad and it will be Romo to Owens.
Colts -11.5 vs Falcons- The Falcons look bad and the Colts should rebound after the last couple of weeks games.

Arizona State +3 vs USC- ASU knows if they win this game can go to the Rose Bowl and still have a shot at the national championship.

Lines from WSEX

Thanksgiving NFL

Lions +3.5 vs Packers

Lions (good or bad) at home on Thanksgiving is usually a decent bet.

Cowboys -14 vs Jets

Jets surprised last week, but like the Lions, the Boys at home on Thanksgiving are usually a good play.

Colts -11.5 @ Falcons

If the Falcons come out like they did last week, Colts should win big.

NCAA Thanksgiving

USC -3 @ Arizona St.

Trojans help confuse Pac 10 Rose Bowl picture.

NFL Sunday

Vikings +7.5 @ Giants

Vikes should be able to run the ball and keep this one close.

Saints -3 @ Carolina

The good Saints show up this week and put up 30+ on the Panthers.

NCAA Saturday

Boston College -14.5 vs Miami

Hurricane players can't wait for season to end.

North Carolina -14 vs Duke

If the Irish can pound Duke, no reason the Tar Heels can't too.

Stanford -3.5 vs Notre Dame

Speaking of the Irish, their season comes to a merciful end.

Florida -14 vs Florida St.

Rivalry game, Gators roll over the 'Noles.

From 5Dimes:

DET +3.5 vs. GB
As mentioned, Lions on Thanksgiving always a good bet

CLE -3.0 vs. HOU
Browns dust Texans at home

CHI -1.0 vs. DEN
This week the Bears play good enough to win

NCAA
Middle Tennessee State/Troy under 59 W
Arizona State +3 L
Mississippi +7 W
Toledo +7 L
Arkansas +14 W
Missouri +2 W
South Carolina +3 W

NFL
Detroit +3.5 L
Tampa Bay -3 W
Green Bay/Detroit under 47 L
NY Jets +14.5 L
Denver/Chicago over 41 W
San Francisco +10.5 W
Seattle -3 W
Seattle/St. Louis over 45 L
Cleveland -3 W
Cincinnati +1.5 W
San Diego -8.5 W
Oakland/Kansas City over 34.5 W
New Orleans -2.5 W
Miami/Pittsburgh over 38 L

NCAA: 5-2
NFL: 9-5
Week: 14-7

29-15-1 over the last two weeks.

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From thegreek.com:

Detroit +3.5 against Green Bay
Game will be close with the hook being the difference maker.

NY Jets +14 against Dallas
Going out on a limb here and saying the Jets can keep it within two td's. Thomas out plays his brother to help.

Indianapolis -11.5 over Atlanta
Colts have got to be getting anxious of having a breakout game and I believe the Falcons will oblige.

USC -3 over Arizona State
The Trojans try to regain the title of being the class of the PAC 10.

Detroit +3.5
Tampa Bay -3

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Arizona State +3

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Mississippi +7

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Packers -3 1/2 Still think the Lions are a joke. Green Bay is going to the Superbowl.

Dallas -14...jets suck

GB -3.5...farve, enough said

Hot Lanta +11.5...thursday night shocker atlanta wins outright.

Happy Thanksgiving

Under 46.5 Gb/Det

Both teams have trouble running so the D's should be able contain the other's passing game. Detroit D plays excellent at home. I'm thinkin 23-20

USC -3...ASU over rated...

Hawaii -3 at home...sweet...

Texas A&M +5.5... I like the home team is this rivalry..

UCONN +17.5...thats a lot of points

Green Bay/Detroit under 47

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Packers - 3 1/2, Over 46 1/2

Packers cover easy and the lack of running games for both teams translates into a higher-scoring, passing affair.

Colts - 11 1/2, Over 41

Colts get back on track, esp. offensively.

NY Jets +14.5

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Nebraska +3.5 vs Colorado- I think Nebraska plays well here to keep it close or win.

Arkansas +13 vs LSU- I think McFadden takes advantage of his last chance to prove people in the heisman race.

Texas -6.5 vs Texas A&M-Texas takes control and needs the win to keep Big 12 title hopes a live.

Toledo +7
Arkansas +14 (-115)

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hmmm interesting, making a run at greatness huh??

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Bears -1.5...god help me

Houston @ Cleveland over 51

Phily @ NE over 50.5

St. Louis +3

Missouri +2
Denver/Chicago over 41

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Wake Forest pick over Vanderbilt- too tough a loss for Vandy last week to come back from.

Oregon -1 vs Ucla- I hope the Ducks can rebound, because they still have the Rose Bowl.

Notre Dame +5 vs Stanford- I am liking what I have seen from the Irish lately and can get a good start to next year.

The Big One Missouri +1 vs Kansas- This game should be a classic with Chase Daniel leading Missouri to a big win.

Ball State -9

Because they're playing NIU.

Sat CFB

Clemson -3 over South Car

Even with SC having last week off I think Clemson wins this one. Tough loss for them last week keeps this line at a FG. If this game is played last week Clem is a 6-7pt fav. They have the better talent.

Utah +4.5 over BYU

Utah been on fire the last six weeks. Will take them getting 4.5.

Okie St +13.5 over Oklahoma

Ok has only covered once the last seven weeks and they are a little banged up today. Ok St plays em tough.

Wash St +6.5 over Wash

Couple bad teams so I will take the 6.5 in this rivalry.

San Francisco +10.5

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South Carolina +3

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For shits and giggles, I am playing a parlay tonight:

Missouri +1.5
South Carolina ML +130
Alabama +5.5
TCU ML -500

1 unit to win 9.06 units

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