This weekly wagering contest will reward the best football prognosticator with a $100 gift certificate from a meat/steak company. New guys can still join in any time and you don't have to make a pick every week. You can post your plays any time, but they must be posted before a game you are playing kicks off. You must make your picks in this thread and you must provide at least one reason for each pick. Minimum 50 picks to qualify by the end of the contest.

***Note: This is the last week of NFL regular season games. The final week of the contest will be college only, Jan.1-Jan.7. The final game is the beatdown of the Luckeyes at the hands of the very deep Tigers of LSU, who is down to -4 from a -5 1/2 open from what I see. Good Luck everybody!


.........................ThisWeek......Season..........%
Mitch Cumstein......0-0.............69-33-2........68
At Large................3-2-1..........29-22-2.........57
a retard.................1-1............26-22-1.........54
Nas.....................19-17..........177-151-4.......54
buryman................0-0............10-10...........50
Chus...................5-8............181-183-9.......49.7
Bud Dude..............0-0............49-50-1.........49.5
Evergreen Tommy.8-12...........71-75-2.........49
good dolphin..........2-5............36-38-1.........49
Gloopan Kuratz......0-0............18-19-3.........49
muman89..............0-0............44-47-1.........48
Hawkeye Vince......0-0............37-40-3.........48
FarveFan...............0-0............36-39-3.........48
newper..................0-0............11-13-2.........46
Irish Boy...............0-0............38-46-4.........45
Uga4Prez..............4-7-1..........21-26-2.........45
reents...................3-4............76-95-8.........44
donsipracy.............6-12...........54-76...........42
Darren-Tinley Park.10-4...........39-54-1.........42
schmitty1211..........0-4............55-78-4.........41
Boilermaker Rick.....0-0............14-22...........39
Matt Murton's Beard.1-6............16-27...........37
hootmon.................0-0.............9-18-2.........33
Chuckle Nuts...........0-0.............2-7.............22
Coasttocoast...........0-0.............0-2..............0


Overall__________1136-1211-59_____48.4%
ThreeWeekTrend__
NFL Week 16_______62-82-2________43.1%
NFL Week 15_______77-100_________43.5%
NFL Week 14_______80-64-2________55.6%

"C'mon guys, finish strong..."- Lovie Smith

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

Early NFL, Bowl Games

Saturday, December 29, 2007 7:00 PM CT
New England (15-0, 7-0 away)
New York Giants (10-5, 3-4 home)

Bowl Game Date/Time Site Matchup Network-ALL TIMES CENTRAL

***Week 2 Dec. 25- Dec. 31*** 15 games

Motor City Dec. 26
6:30 p.m. Detroit, Mich. Purdue vs. Central Michigan ESPN

Pacific Life Holiday Dec. 27
7 p.m. San Diego, Calif. Texas vs. Arizona State ESPN

Champs Sports Dec. 28
4 p.m. Orlando, Fla. Boston College vs. Michigan State ESPN

Texas Dec. 28
7 p.m. Houston, Texas TCU vs. Houston NFL

Emerald Dec. 28
7:30 p.m. San Francisco, Calif. Maryland vs. Oregon State ESPN

Meineke Car Care Dec. 29
12 p.m. Charlotte, N.C. Wake Forest vs. Connecticut ESPN

AutoZone Liberty Dec. 29
3:30 p.m. Memphis, Tenn. UCF vs. Mississippi State ESPN

Alamo Dec. 29
7 p.m. San Antonio, Texas Penn State vs. Texas A&M ESPN

Petro Sun Independence Dec. 30
7 p.m. Shreveport, La. Colorado vs. Alabama ESPN

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Dec. 31
11:30 a.m. Fort Worth, Texas Air Force vs. California ESPN

Sun Dec. 31
1 p.m. El Paso, Texas South Florida vs. Oregon CBS

Humanitarian Dec. 31
1 p.m. Boise, Idaho Georgia Tech vs. Fresno State ESPN2

Gaylord Hotels Music City Dec. 31
3 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. Kentucky vs. Florida State ESPN

Chick-fil-A Dec. 31
6:30 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. Auburn vs. Clemson ESPN

Insight Dec. 31
TBA Tempe, Ariz. Indiana vs. Oklahoma State NFL

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My damn kids went 10 - 4 ? That's Mitch Cumstein territory. I should have been using them all year.

Central Michigan +7.5 against Purdon't in Detroit

Thanks for the help Commish.

Plays already made in the Bowl Schedule Thread:

***Chus***
Central Michigan +8 W
Purdue/Central Michigan over 71.5 W
Purdue/Central Michigan under 35 (2nd half) L
Wake Forest -1 W
Wake/UConn under 46 W
Central Florida -3 L
Central Fla/Miss St under 54 W
Penn State -5 W
Penn St/Texas A&M under 52 W
Alabama -4 W
Colorado/Alabama under 52 L
Fresno State/Georgia Tech under 54 L
Indiana +6 L
Auburn +2 W
Auburn/Clemson under 46 W

***good dolphin***
Central Michigan +7.5 W
Arizona State +2.5 L
Boston College -5 L
Houston +6.5 L
Oregon State -4.5 W
Wake -2.5 W
Central Florida -3 L
Penn St. -5 W
Alabama -3.5 W
Air Force +4 L
South Florida -6 L

***Uga4Prez***
Central Michigan +8 W
Arizona St. +2.5 L
Boston College -3.5 L
Texas Christian -4 W
Oregon St. -5 W
Wake Forest -2.5 W
Mississippi St. +3 W
Texas A&M +5.5 L
Alabama -3.5 W
California -3.5 W
Oregon +6 W
Fresno St. +6 W
Oklahoma St. -4 W
Florida State +9.5 W
Auburn +2.5 W

***At Large***
Texas -2.5 W
Texas & Arizona State Over 62 W
TCU & Houston Over 57 1/2 L
TCU -6 1/2 W
Penn State -5 W
UCF - 3 L
Air Force & California over 56 1/2 W

***reents***
Michigan State +4.5 W
Oregon State -4.5 W
Central Florida -3 L
Wake Forest -2 W
Indiana and Oklahoma Sate over 69 W
Indiana +5 L

***schmitty1211***
Arizona St. +2.5 L
Arizona St. O62 W
Boston College -4.5 W
Cal -4 W
Kentucky -9 L
Clemson -2.5 L

***Evergreen Tommy***
UCF -3 L
Taxas A&M +5 L
Alabama -3.5 W
Air Force +3.5 L
Fresno State +6 W
Kentucky -9.5 L
Oklahoma St. -4.5 W
S. Florida -6 L
Clemson -2.5 L

***Mitch Cumstein***
New England -13 L
New England/NY Under 46.5 L

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All lines from sportsbook.com

Patriots -14.5
Eagles -7.5
Bucs +2.5
Bengals -2.5
Redskins -9
Packers -3.5
Texans -6
Ravens +3.5
Falcons -2.5
49ers +10.5
Colts +6.5
Vikings +3
Raiders +8
Cardinals -6
Cheifs +6

Added 4 picks in edit

lines courtesy http://pinnaclesports.com
stats couresy http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb


Week 18 Down The Stretch They Come

Cent. Michigan v. Purdue -7 1/2 Over(71)

Chippewas have a worse D against lower quality opponents. Total Yds/Gm 450.3(108th). <--Damn! Purdue still has an Orton on the team. How can you go the other way? Purdue (7-5) hasn't opposed the same team more than once since defeating Haskell twice in a five-day span in 1898.

C. Mich 22 Purdue 50

Texas v. Arizona St. + 2 1/2 Over(61 1/2)

Sun Devils D Total Yds/Gm 334.4(28th) against Longhorns O Total Yds/Gm 462.0(14th). Texas still wins, but Colt Cabana throws a couple of INT's to keep the game close. The Sun Devils are 0-2 in previous Holiday Bowls, losing to Arkansas in 1985 and to Kansas State in 2002.
Coach Mack Brown will bring Texas (9-3) to the Holiday Bowl for the fourth time in eight years. The Longhorns lost to Oregon in 2000, beat Washington in 2001 and lost to Washington State in 2003.

Texas 32 Az. St. 30

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man my last two week have been very DTP bad..

Week 18 Part II Beef Rockmore Not So Subtle Inuenndo Threesome

Spartans v. Bald Eagles -4 1/2

Ryan hits the money shot to avoid overtime.

Horny Frogs -6 1/2 v. Cougars

Youth outlasts experience, every time.

Turtles v. Beavers -5

Too easy. Maryland not deep enough to get pentration in the hole.

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Week 18 2007 Sendoff


UConn v. Wake Forest -2

Home game for Demon Deacons. Wake run D stops UConn RB trio.


Central Florida -3 v. Miss. St.

UCF RB is a star and Bulldogs have no offense to answer.


Penn St -4 1/2 v. Texas A&M

Joe Paterno has provided stability for the Penn State program for more than 40 years. Texas A&M has entrusted Gary Darnell to oversee the program for just one game.

Colorado v. Alabama -3 1/2

The Crimson Tide (6-6), Colorado (6-6) home game for Roll Tide crew.


Air Force +3 1/2 v. Cal

Falcons are gonna run run run til the end of the game. Cal 6-6.

Oregon v. South Florida -6

Ducks not who we thought they were. Bulls have too many fast guys.

Fresno St. +6 v. GT

Yellows Jackets have a defense, but no coach. Moment of silence of the Chan gailey era.

Florida St. v. Kentucky -9 1/2

Wildcats light up the score board.

Indiana v. Oklahoma St. -4

This one will be a shoostout, OSU OFF. Average Pts/Gm 33.4(9th), but Cowboys are 6-6.

Auburn +2 1/2 v. Clemson

Another awesome Peach Bowl. Both teams have great D's on 'em.

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The Big One on Saturday
Patriots -13.5 vs Giants- The Patriots put this one away early and go 16-0 with an easy win, that should be put away by halftime with 2 td's at least from Brady to Moss.

DOlphins +1 vs Bengals- I see the Dolphins getting a win to close out the season.

Lions +4.5 vs Packers- Packers won't play many people, so I like the Lions.

Saints -1 vs Bears- Saints still need it, so the Saints in this one.

Broncos +3 vs Vikings- COntrol Peterson and the VIkings being demoralized after last week, I love the Broncos.

Titans -5 vs Colts- Titans still need the game and get a good win to make the playoffs.

Bills +8
Carolina/TB Over 36
Miami +2.5
Wash -9
Green Bay -4.5
Jacksonville +6.5
Bears +1
Pittsburgh -3.5
Seattle/Atlanta Under 38.5
Cleveland -11
Jets -5.5
Denver +3
Oakland +9
Tennessee -4.5

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"Stay out of courtrooms-but if you must go in be Well Armed and Don't compromise. You are innocent, remember that. They are guilty" -- Dr. Gonzo

Cincinnati/Miami under 45
Buffalo/Philadelphia over 38.5

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Cowboys +9
Steelers -3
Broncos +3
Chiefs +5
Rams O48

Hey . That really hurts. I'm over 40% .