Taking HOFSTRA. So I think these guys should be fight for the CAA top spot. They are a tough little team. I have the Pride just outside of the top 100 teams. And that might now sound sexy, but this is a CAA team. Blue Hens are at best a .500 club while Hofstra will make a run at 25 wins. I'll lay it. 4* Money Maker HOFSTRA 

Taking SOUTH DAKOTA STATE. I will lay this number. I know it is hefty on the road. But there will be zero home court on a Friday afternoon on Christmas break. 4* Money Maker SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 

Taking SYRACUSE. I would have been on the Orange outright with or without Will Grier. Zero motivation for West Va. Big year for Babers and company in Syracuse. 10 wins a big deal for the team and coach. I think they pick their score and nothing closer than 10. 5* Best Bet SYRACUSE 

Going OVER in the Music City Bowl. I will say, I was going to play on Purdue as a service play in this spot but opted to the OVER. I think Boilermakers will put on a good show. Have to be pumped their HC turned down a gig to remain with the program. My thinking was Tigers would play down and not show up in this bowl. But really. Is Gus Malzahn really on solid footing to get beat in a bowl game again? Especially to what is considered a lesser program. I mean, we are talking big, bad SEC Auburn here. I think we get a max effort here and that will aid the total. 4* Total Money OVER Purdue/ Auburn 

Taking the JAZZ. Just a bad spot for Philly. In off OT road loss at Boston. That was a game they really wanted. Celtics have really had their number. Heading to the 4th with a lead, scoring first 4 points of OT- Outscored 13-2 to end the extra session. Give me the home team off a big win. 4* Money Maker UTAH JAZZ 

Taking the KINGS. Would have faded the Lakers even if LeBron was playing. Now we get LA in off a huge win crushing the Warriors on the road. Only place to go but down and be in a flat spot. 4* Money Maker SACRAMENTO KINGS 

Taking VANDY. Won't be shy about laying a couple points even if Baylor has a bit of home edge playing in Texas. Bears come in losers in 4 of their last 6. Their wins, a TD pass with 6 seconds to go over Oklahoma State. And win over Texas Tech who canned their HC after the game. How about that Baylor didn't beat a team with a winning record this year? Vandy was competitive in their games. I give them a pass on getting run out by Georgia. The other bad loss was to South Carolina after they played ND on the road and lost 22-17. They just ran out of gas in the 2nd half to SC. They have better talent right now with Shurmur at QB and a 1000 yard RB averaging 7 yards a carry. 8* Sure Shot VANDERBILT 

Taking MINNESOTA and going PUCK LINE. I guess you can lay the -150. That is nearing my max lay with faves. I think we get a good game from the Wild. Well rested, last played Saturday. Series 1-1 this year, Wild a 4-3 OT win, Chicago a 3-1 win. Minny in with 4 straight losses. We'll see if they right the ship tonight. 4* PL Money MINNESOTA WILD 

Taking TAMPA and going PUCK LINE. Not a huge return, but I am not risking 2-1. Down on Philly - You know this. Coaching change. I don't think it really matters. This should be a 5-2 game. 4* PL Money TB LIGHTNING 

Going UNDER the total. Oh goody. A bowl rematch. Sure both teams happy to be in the Bronx, again. Maybe Miami is out for revenge. I have no real lean on either side. I do like this UNDER though. Wiscy has had problems scoring all year. Canes with a decent defense. This is just a big number. Miami with an offense ranked in the 90s putting up yards and defense at #2 stopping yards. Wiscy a middle road 38/42 ranked team. I think closer to 40 than 50. 4* Total Money UNDER Miami/ Wisconsin 

Taking MINNESOTA. I get that long time Georgia Tech HC is hanging things up. I don't think that warrants a line move like this though. I like PJ Fleck. Looks like firing the DC was the right move. Closing out the year winning 2 of 3 blasting Wiscy 37-15 and a pretty decent Purdue team 41-10. Plenty of prep time for the new DC to come up with a good plan. We will take the dogs and won't be shocked by an outright win. 4* Money Maker MINNESOTA 

Taking the WARRIORS. This is a spot where we get GS full effort. Christmas Day vs LeBron and the Lakers. Time for Curry and Company to remind some people who is charge of the West and the Champions are. Nothing else to even say or to overthink. Warriors by 15-20. 4* Money Maker GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 

Taking the BUCKS. Knicks losers of 4 straight, 9 of 10 and 11 of 13. Their 2 wins? An 2pt OT win over Charlotte 126-124, and a 2pt 136-134 OT win over these Milwaukee Bucks. Bucks going to come into MSG and lay it on NY. Knicks with more losses this month than Milwaukee has on the season. Talk about adding insult to injury. 2 wins this month, both in OT. No way this doesn't get ugly. 4* Money Maker MILWAUKEE BUCKS 

Taking the RAIDERS here. Should really go ML here on the sites for +120. Final game here for Oakland. Should be an insane atmosphere. Now- Normally I like to fade home teams when they honor former players or come out with retired jerseys and so-on. But not here. We have a complete disaster on the other sideline with the Vance Joseph led Denver Broncos. Guy should have been canned for that FG on Saturday night. So Denver limps in officially eliminated from playoff action. Raiders have shown life playing at home. Dog outright tonight. 5* Best Bet OAKLAND RAIDERS 

Taking SEATTLE. I will say this. I thought this would be a down year. Have these guys Under their win total. But yet, here they are. Fighting for a playoff spot. Now, last week was a brutal loss losing to San Fran. But that just gets us in a prime spot today. No way they are losing at home. Especially off a poor performance. KC comes in off that Thursday loss (we had LAC) with extra rest and time to stew on blowing that game. There is more going on in KC so. They lost hunt and we see a close game vs the Raiders. An OT game vs Baltimore at home. Blowing 14pt leads and losing at home. This line is 2.5 or 3 in most spots. If this game was in KC, would you be laying 8 points on a team 0-4-1 ATS last 5? Home about this - Seattle 11-1-1 ATS last 13 as home dogs. 4* Money Maker SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 

Taking the SAINTS. Had NE over the Steelers last week and that bit me in the behind. We will again fade Pitt though. New Orleans not looking overly impressive of late. And, as I said when we took Dallas on Thursday night, they were losing at Dallas or Carolina. Well, they lost at Dallas. A total flat spot vs Tampa on the road. Then in their 3rd road game, it was ugly vs the Panthers. I don't think the Steelers can slow down any part of this Saints offense. Do you know what I see after 3 games like that. I see a team that can win ugly. A team that isn't, just Brees putting up 40. A team that can make some stops when it needs them. After dropping 3 straight Pitt had all their marbles ending the Patriots hex on them. They won, finally. Speaking of wins, a W here wraps up home field for New Orleans. Lay it. 4* Money Maker NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 

Taking the JETS. Smacking myself for not taking them last night when I saw 3s and even a 3.5 pop up on the sites. I was liking NYJ before the Rodgers will or will not play rumors swirled. New York not a great team. But as we saw Saturday (we ended up with a push at 7) there is no quit in this bunch. Now we have GB in off having their season officially ended by the Bears. But has this team really impressed us this year at all? They are playing for a lame-duck coach who won't be back. I think they are thinking about Christmas with their families. This is one of those do they even get off the plane games. If A-Aron is sitting today, I would expect this line to move even more. 4* Money Maker NY JETS

Taking the FALCONS. Cam looked absolutely terrible. Probably will be out as reports are starting to come he could be done. I had the over MNF and man, what a pathetic pick by me. And for that, I am sorry. But as I said on my free pick video taking Carolina, that was a game I felt they were playing for their coach. Won't be shocked to see him get the boot after the way things have gone after a 6-2 start. 6 straight losses now, no QB and a coach with a cloudy future. Look - I will be the first to say Falcons were a disappointment. And I won't be shocked to see them part ways with at least their OC who wastes, arguably, the best WR in the NFL. Atlanta doesn't want to end up in the basement of the South. Sitting at 5-9, same as Tampa, I think they take care of this beaten Panthers team. They left everything they had on the field vs the Saints. Packing it in for Christmas, road team gets the call. 4* Money Maker ATLANTA FALCONS 

Taking the TEXANS. Now. Before last week, Eagles as a home dog. I'm on them. Dome team outside for 2nd straight week. We pulled out a push with NYJ +7 last week in bad weather. Shouldn't be too bad tomorrow. Back to Philly. Though Foles should have started and stayed behind center a bit longer. But they yanked him for a non 100% Wentz. I have raved about Foles in this posts in the past. Not so much in this spot. Double digit dog with a HUGE road win. Maybe the Rams are down a bit. Either way huge win. Just feel that Houston playing some great ball right now. Getting points makes this a no-brainer play on the road team. 4* Money Maker HOUSTON TEXANS 

Taking the COWBOYS. Only way to go in this spot. Off their first shut-out since Quincy Carter was their QB! Look. We had Indy last week. Real tough spot for the Cowboys off that OT Philly win. And a rough stretch in general. 5 straight. Road wins over Philly and Falcons. A Redskins game. That Saints Thursday nighter. A stinker was coming. It came. Let's not sell the Colts short either. They are a tough foe right now. So Bucs in a back to back road spot. 5 wins. Looks like they have lame duck coach who could be canned after the season. Perhaps the GM heads out also. As good as the TB QB tandem has been putting up points, 31 TDs it also has 15 INTs. And we won't talk about the terrible defense. Don't be confused by last week vs the Ravens. And I type that knowing we had Baltimore to get it done. Dak won't throw the ball 23 times for 131 yards. Amari Cooper could have 100 yards by half-time. Zeke will Zeke. Cowboys need to lock up their playoff spot. This is the spot. Now next week in New York with a wild-card game vs possible Seattle after that. They win this by double digits. Rest some guys vs the Giants. Ready for the playoffs. 10* Money Bomb DALLAS COWBOYS 

Taking the VIKINGS. Cashed with these guys last week, back on them again. I know that taking a division home dog in revenge spot is nice. Especially with a guy like Stattsford who can garbage time a back-door cover. But like last week, this play is based on the new OC getting things done. This team has been waiting to break out and I think with their season on the line again, we get another good effort. Let's not short change the defense that recorded 9 sacks last week. Safe to say Year 1 of the Patricia Era is closing out poorly. Lions scoring 16ppg and are getting out-yarded every week. Minny should crack 30 and this is a 10+ point win. 5* Best Bet MINNESOTA VIKINGS 

Going OVER the total. Kinda sad that this isn't on Christmas Eve. That is always great as the kids look for Rudolph and we are looking for a cover on the islands. So we are going OVER. La Tech is a pretty balanced team, and that would be the side I am leaning too. But something tells me we see some offense tonight. Hawai'i with a very surprising year. They sure as heck weren't counting on 8 wins. Now they get a home bowl game and I think they come out fired up. 4* Total Money OVER 

Taking the CHARGERS. I know that this could be a bit of let-down spot for LAC. There is no home field advantage. Winning out and a KC loss somewhere will get them a bye week. I thought that Chargers were a good team starting the year. I think they are better now. They have 2 nice comebacks under their belts. Zero quit in these guys. I know Baltimore is a good defense. But I think LAC can put up what KC did, and possibly more. Against KC and NO, two offense I would say rate well to the Chargers, we saw 24 points allowed. This LA team has a better defense. They will stop the rush game. And if come to Lamar Jackson throwing the ball. Let's look at his last 5 games. Yards -- 131-147-125-178-150. We won't talk about his completion % - Or the rankings of the Tampa, Chiefs, Raiders, Falcons or Bengals defenses. 4* Money Maker LA CHARGERS 

Taking the HEAT. Nice spot for the home team. Small dog playing well. Bucks come in off huge win at Boston. Let down written all over this one. 4* Money Maker MIAMI HEAT 

Taking OTTAWA. They got thumped last night 5-2 and come home to face the Caps off their 2-1 win. I think Washington goes through the motions here as they head back home for the holidays after this game. 4* Money Maker OTTAWA 

Taking the SABRES. In off 2-1 loss at Washington. They will be feisty before Christmas. Ducks wrapping up 5 game road trip and heading home after they drop this one. 4* Money Maker BUFFALO SABRES 

Taking NORTH CAROLINA. Kentucky 0-2 on neutrals (Seton Hall Duke) - Being undefeated at home is nice, but sometimes you need to come to play. And NC will be in town to play. No let down after crushing Gonzaga. When you are Carolina, you don't let down vs a fellow Blue Blood like Kentucky. A let down would be not covering 27 vs Kent State. Lay it here. 4* Money Maker NORTH CAROLINA 

Taking SAN FRANCISCO. Not worried about that non cover vs N Arizona where they shot only 41%. SF was clearly playing down in a look ahead spot. This is the where the 'A' game comes to play. 4* Money Maker SAN FRANCISCO DONS 

Taking the TITANS. Was close to using these guys in the Super Contest (was in the Top 20, now Top 40) - It does look painful laying points with this offense. But I can't see a 4th string QB getting it done on the road. Yes, Redskins have over achieved with the way they have been playing. They are 4-3 on the road (Tampa, Giants, Arizona, Jaguars) - Are any of those teams playoff bound or alive here in December? Washington with 16-16-13 points scored their last 3 games. I won't be shocked to see a 30-9 game like the Titans dropped on the Jaguars two weeks ago. 4* Money Maker 

Taking VEGAS today. In an ideal world. I would be able to post 2 units PL 2 ML - But the sites allow 1 thing. The +155 is nice for me to cash at Fan Dual tomorrow in the Meadowlands. Here, we lay it. No fear though. Montreal playing a nice early 1pm game after having a Friday night free Vegas. What could possibly go wrong? After they take their 4-1 loss, they head home for Christmas. Cash that ticket. 4* Money Maker LAS VEGAS 

Taking ARMY today. Right off the bat you know Army is showing up big time for the Armed Forces Bowl. Army has won 3 straight bowl games over SMU, North Texas and San Diego State. Houston comes in with 2 straight bowl losses vs San Diego State and Fresno State. Where is the Cougar motivation? They lose their QB and were blitzed in their final game 52-31 by Memphis. We add game and we see the Cougars dropping 3 of their last 4. Army has reeled off 8 straight after losing by a TD at Oklahoma. Houston canned their DC, will be without their best DL and will also be missing some other key DL members. Black Knights roll. 10* Money Bomb ARMY 

Taking HARVARD. A 4-5 Ivy team laying nearly 2 TDs to a A-10 school. I'm in for a little revenge on last years 58-48 loss. 4* Money Maker HARVARD 

Taking WAKE FOREST. Grabbing the dog here. And why wouldn't we? We have Memphis coming in off of blowing their conference championship. To face, a 6-6 team. Yeah. They will be pumped for this game in Alabama. Did I mention their all-world RB is sitting out as he enters the NFL draft. Wake won't bring much defense. But they do bring an offense that can put up some points. Again. Enter Wake off of a 59-7 win over Duke to get bowl eligible. Tigers in off another loss to UCF in the Title Game. Wake took out Texas A&M last year and is looking for 3 straight bowl wins. How about the fact that Memphis has beaten 1 bowl team this year? 4* Money Maker WAKE FOREST 

Taking UCF. As much as we liked Ill State last year, this is a different team. I have UCF rated inside the Top 50- Redbirds, not so high sitting closer to 200 than 100. We will lay the double digits as Knights look for some NIT revenge. Illinois State getting outscored on the season and UCF always with a tough defense. 4* Money Maker UCF 

Taking IRVINE. Will grab the nice dog here. Have backed these guys before. Nice veteran team back with starters. Should be class of the Big West. 4* Money Maker CAL IRVINE 

Taking FIU here. Should be a wild one and getting the points is fine by me. Total has been bet up a bit, and I still think it goes over. Toledo defense not that good. And with the MAC as a whole 1-11 SU last 12 bowl games, how do you back them laying points to a team from a better conference. And I have backed these guys a couple times the last 2 years. I like Butch Davis. The can recruit. This will be a solid school in another 2 years. Back to back 8-4 seasons and bowls. Last year didn't end well with a bad 28-3 loss to Temple. Just too many points to pass up in a pretty even matched game. 4* Money Maker FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 

Going OVER the total - Canucks have totaled 6 or more in 6 of 7 and 4 straight. St Louis on a run of 4 of 5 games getting 7 or more goals. 4* Total Money OVER Blues/Canucks 

Taking MARSHALL. So South Florida playing a quasi-home game - Do you really think that matters? Banged up QB - 5 straight losses , all by double digits by nearly 20ppg. The OC left for McNeese State. I think that is a step backwards! Look. Marshall defense very good. Doc Holiday a perfect 5-0 SU/ ATS in bowl action. Herd come in off loss at Va Tech. But don't fool yourselves. They got a nice payday from the Hokies to show up, lay down, and get VT bowl eligible. Low scoring affair that Marshall should wrap up 29-13. 5* Best Bet MARSHALL 

Taking YALE. Monmouth win-less and looking at probably a 5-7 win season. Yale should get to 20 Ws - Last year, Monmouth by 21. Time to kick a team when they are down. Payback. 4* Money Maker YALE 

Taking HOLY CROSS. Following the trends here. Holy Cross 8-2 ATS this season, Canisius on a 1-7 ATS run. 5 of those as dogs, did not cover any. Losing at 9.5 faves outright. Their only 2 covers on the year. A 1 pt win as a PK, and somehow a win as a 1.5 dog on the road. Holy Cross losses are to all Top 100 teams. They take care the visitors tonight. 4* Money Maker HOLY CROSS 

Taking GEORGIA STATE. This a tough Sun Belt team. I have NCW winning 11,12 games this year. 4* Money Maker GEORGIA STATE 

Taking NC STATE. Would be pretty easy to grab Auburn. They are a very good team. A Top 10 team. But Wolfpack not that far behind. Tough road game and will back a motivated home team here. 4* Money Maker NC STATE 

Taking TOLEDO. Don't sell the Rockets short. They just ran out Mid Ten St. That was off beating a tough Marshall team. 8 straight wins. Cornell won't be able to keep up here. 15-20 margin of victory tonight. 4* Money Maker TOLEDO 

Taking IRVINE. This is a good little Big West team. They should about 25 games this year. That is nearly double of what this EMU team will put up. Don't be fooled by EMU 5-1 home record. Rochester College - Goshen - Central State for 3 wins. Drexel, who is a bad CAA team. And the Boston Terriers. This is a step up in competition. Should be a 10pt win. 5* Best Bet CAL IRVINE 

Taking SOUTH DAKOTA STATE  - So we are spinning our wheels 64-67 in CBB. Not going to bore you with big write ups. I can only say so much about ratings and others and why I like a team. Now we just need a 15-2 run to get college hoops rolling. 4* Money Maker SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 

Taking MONTANA STATE. Denver not good with the money posting a 1-7-1 ATS run last 9 games. 4* Money Maker MONTANA STATE 

Taking the RED WINGS. A coaching change in Philly - Not sure how much that helps out. A 1-5 road trip for the Flyers. Scoring a problem when you score 1 goal a game. Is the new coach jumping between the pipes also? I'll take a shot with the dog. 4* Money Maker DETROIT RED WINGS 

Taking the MAPLE LEAFS. Kicking myself for laying this number. I love my PL plays more and this painful to lay. But even living in NJ, this Devils team is not good. 4* Money Maker TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 

Taking GREENSBORO.  You know how we feel about these guys. 4* Money Maker NC GREENSBORO 

Taking UAB. We have a huge motivational edge as the Blazers folded up their football program couple years ago. Now here they are- A small fave over this MAC team. And let's be honest. Northern Illinois pulled off a miracle win over Buffalo. And I am not saying that because I had Buffalo. I mean, really. That was a miracle. Offense, one of the worse in college, ranked 123rd in offense yards per game. Some how, down 29-10, scores basically 20 pt in the 4th to win 30-29. No way they catch lighting in the bottle twice. UAB brings one of the better defense to the party. In fact, they are 11th in offensive yards allowed. So 11th D vs 123 O - I will lay the short number and then be ready to cash our ticket. 4* Money Maker UAB 

Taking COLORADO and going PUCK LINE. Will tell you this. Sometimes I get set in my ways on the ice. I don't laying heavy faves, and when its in the price range I tend to go PL over ML. So we like the AVS in this spot. Islanders on the road in the front end of a back to back. An easier win on deck with Arizona. 4* PL Money COLORADO AVALANCHE

Taking CAL BAPTIST. This is tough little school. I said in previous write up how good this coach and program was at the lower level. SE Louisiana is one of the worse programs in the land. 4* Money Maker CALIFORNIA BAPTIST 

Going OVER the total here. I will tell you this is a tough spot for a side. We can say that the Saints are looking to wrap up home field. Will come out and take care of business. We can say the Panthers are playing for their HC who could be canned after the season as he enters MNF with 5 straight losses. 4 of those were on the road - Panthers always play better at home. Much more scoring. Let's remove 16 points over Dallas Week 1. And Dallas has shown they can play some defense this year. We see Panthers score 31-31-36-42-27. This is NO's 3rd straight road game. I said when we had Dallas over the Saints they either lose at Dallas or on the road to the Panthers. Now the Panthers are just a desperate home dog. And as much as they get by on, oh, they have a tough defense. Again, take out the Dallas 16-8 game. 21-33-21-28-30 allowed at home. I'm going square on this total and thinking we get at least 55. 4* Total Money OVER Saints/ Panthers 

Taking MINNESOTA tonight. Kings won 141-130 when these guys played last. Now, they are in off win over Dallas. Back to back roadies vs a revenging home team. Add in that Wolves lost all 4 on their road trip. Time for some home cooking. 4* Money Maker MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 

Taking VANDERBILT. Tough spot for Arizona State. Back to back roadies in the SEC. Wonder what they have in the tank after 76--74 win over Georgia Saturday. 18 point comeback has to take a bit of toll. 4* Money Maker VANDERBILT

Taking the RAMS. LA offense sure didn't look good in Chicago. I think things will be different at home. Both teams in off losses. But Rams still battling for that home field with New Orleans. Eagles defense has been a MASH unit nearly all season. Dallas put up nearly 600 yards off offense. Again. Bears defense and the cold a lot different than this Philly team that looks like it sold its soul for last years Super Bowl Win. 38-17 sounds about right. 5* Best Bet LA RAMS 

Taking the PATRIOTS. Had both of these losing sides last week. And I gotta tell ya. What was The Hoodie thinking? How do you not punch it in and go up 37-28. If you fail, Miami is pinned in their 5 or closer. You take a FG and all hell breaks loose on the final play. I can't blame Tomlin too much. The guy is a big dummy. Takes Big Ben out and then puts him. The FG attempt. Just terrible. Now - Who do we think is bouncing back this afternoon? What HC/QB combo do you think we should be backing? Big Ben with rib issues. Maybe they get their RB back. They couldn't do anything against the 2nd worse rush defense in the league. 5 straight wins for NE in the series. How about Pats off SU loss and a fave of 3 or less, 20-0 ATS run. They are on a 14-4 ATS run in games after losses regardless of line. Now 3 straight losses for Steelers. Big Ben 7 TDs 6 INTs last 4 games. The run game has been lost. Anytime we get the Pats and a short number like this, we have to grab it. 4* Money Maker NE PATRIOTS 

Taking the COLTS here. As a Dallas fan, tough to go against them as they are playing some inspired football right now. But the way this game falls, it is a great situational spot for Indy. 5 straight wins anchored by wins over bitter rival Philly. The last game, a wild OT affair. That off of a huge home upset of New Orleans. Colts in off big win over the Texans. Just feels like the way Indy has been playing (minus that Jax game), this is spot they win 27-17. I can see the Boys and their flake HC really mailing it in here. They have Tampa at home, then close at the Giants. With a 2 game lead in the NFC East, I think we see them lay an egg. 4* Money Maker INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 

Taking the TITANS here. Should really be playing +125/+130 that the sites are offering. I am trying to get back to that #1 NFL Capper Spot. No shame being ranked where I am right now. But we are looking forward to a big month here after we go 31-10 (76%) last December - Let's jump right in on the Giants. Are you really impressed with a 5-8 record. Wins over Mark Sanchez and the Redskins. Chase Daniel and the Bears in OT (and let's not forget Bears nearly lost at Arizona, lost at Miami. Totally different on the road) A final minute over the Nick Mullens led 49ers. A wild shoot out vs Tampa and back up QB Fitzharris before Winston came in. 7 straight losses. A last minute win over a backup QB. A wild-shoot out over a backup QB and the worse defense in the league. A loss to Philly. An OT win. And a gift bag of Mark Sanchez and Josh Johnson. Oh Christmas came early for sure for the GMEN. Give me Tennessee all day with extra rest. They will run over the soft Giants all afternoon. 10* Money Bomb TENNESSEE TITANS 

Taking the VIKINGS. This is it for Minny. Had these clowns Monday night and they were brutal. Canned their OC who was suppose to be the 'hot' name for one of the soon to be opened HC jobs in the NFL. Well. The smart money ain't on that happening now. I like this spot based on 2 things. One - that poor MNF performance and the canning of the OC and two. How about the clouds that Miami is coming in on? Nowhere to go but to have that bubble burst. Now. As having the Patriots last week I am shocked that they didn't try to get 7 and instead settle for a FG. Heck. Run another run play and have them try to go 97 yards or whatever. So- Miami off a huge win and could be a flat spot. Desperate Vikes need to win out. How about Dolphins 1-10 SU last 11 on the road. Yikes. 5* Best Bet MINNESOTA VIKINGS 

Taking the RAVENS. I know what everyone is thinking. Laying points like this with Lamar Jackson, and off that brutal OT game vs KC. I get it. You are worried. Well don't be. This Tampa defense, if it is plays more for the run, will give up chunks of yards, and enough points for a 10pt win. Did you miss the collapse last week (we got a miracle cover with NO) - plenty of mistakes to go around. Special teams looked like garbage. OL fell apart. Winston doing Winston things. How is that going to fly vs this Ravens defense coming in angry, vs a team that will be out of it's element and quite frankly, not a good team. As good as this TB QB combo is putting up 31 TD passes, they also have 24 INTs. I am sure we see at least 2 turnovers this afternoon. Tampa 2-12 SU last 14 on the road including a 3-9 ATS run in their most recent 12 games.  In 6 road games this season - 40 at New Orleans, 48 at Chicago, 34 at Atlanta, 37 at Cincinnati, 42 at Carolina, and 38 at NYG.  I know that this Baltimore team isn't the Greatest Show on Turf, but we will get our 30 today. 8* Sure Shot BALTIMORE RAVENS 

Taking WEST VIRGINIA. Think this should be a double digit win for West Va even on the neutral court. Rhode Island a poor shooting club. Add in that 'Neers will be pressuring all game and this can get ugly quick. 4* Money Maker WEST VIRGINIA

Taking DENVER. I get the love on the Browns. It is like taking a chain off a rabid dog finally firing Hue Jackson. Look. I am no fan of the Denver HC. I don't like him, the Dallas HC or the Charger HC. I don't even name them. They are garbage. But I think the sexy pick on the Browns is really putting whipped cream on crap. Mayfield will have his hands full, or really feet moving Chubb and Miller have 25 sacks between them. It won't be easy for the rookie. And at least with a veteran QB on the other side of the field, with a RB closing in on 1000 yards, I like the chances of the home team. Broncos off a terrible loss at San Fran should take care of business here. 4* Money Maker DENVER BRONCOS 

Taking UCONN. Coaching change having a positive effect for the Huskies. This Manhattan team is bad. Putting up barely 50ppg. 36% FG shooting.. Connecticut should win this one by 25. 4* Money Maker UCONN 

Taking GONZAGA. Think these guys are the best in the land. Forgo the points, outright win for the visitors. 4* Money Maker GONZAGA 

Taking TOLEDO. This is not the last years Mid Ten State. New coach. It shows. Rockets a tough team and leader in the MAC. I have Blue Raiders as barely a 10 win team. 4* Money Maker TOLEDO ROCKETS 

Taking the JETS here. I'll grab the points in this one. I guess it looks real easy to take the Texans and this defense vs a rookie QB. But I see a team that won by 2 at Washington 23-21. 19-17 at Denver. 37-34 at Indy. 20-17 loss at Tennessee. 20-7 win at Jax. I won't include 27-20 loss at NE. But I don't see a dominate team on the road. Loss by 5 at home to the Giants. Needed the Pick 6 Perriman of the Bills to toss another INT to win 20-13. 19-16 vs the Cowboys. Where is the dominance? 42-23 short week home win over Miami and back-up QB? I will give them Titans and Cleveland in back to back home games. But overall, this team has really gotten a lot of breaks, and luck along the way. There is a lot of love and I think inflated price on the Texans. Could be a nasty day as the weather is calling for 39-40 degrees and rain. Domed team from Houston playing in cold and nasty NJ weather. I'm dogging up. 4* Money Maker NY JETS 

Taking FRESNO STATE. Big turn around for this program under Jeff Tedford. Not a chance in hell they take this game for granted. Mountain West vs PAC 12 and the little brother has something to prove. Nobody expected much from Herm Edwards at ASU. Yet, they are bowling. Good for him. But they will be without a huge piece of the offense as their star WR is sitting out getting ready for the NFL Draft. Bulldogs bring it and win this one going away. 5* Best Bet FRESNO STATE 

Taking NORTH TEXAS. Will also be sprinkling in some ML on Mean Green. Right off the bat. Where is the motivation for Utah State? Yeah. A great year. 10-2 - close loss at Michigan State. Ranked in the Top 25. But losing to Boise crushed their MWC Title hopes. So here they are in an early bowl game vs Conference USA, in the New Mexico Bowl, which they have been to already. To add insult to injury, their HC is off to greener pastures to take over Big 12 Texas Tech and probably will be bringing his OC and DC with him. North Texas gets a shot at 10 wins and win a bowl game. NT is the only team in FBS to not trail a team by more than 1 possession in a game this season! 3 losses in conference play by a combined 13 points (3-8-2). Live dogs. 8* Sure Shot NORTH TEXAS 

Taking KANSAS. As we said when we had Penn the other night. This is not last years Villanova team. Jayhawks by double digits. 5* Best Bet KANSAS

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Taking the THUNDER. OKC really taking off lately after a slow start. Revenge for an earlier loss. Nuggets a bit banged up without their starting PF and SG. 4* Money Maker OKC THUNDER 

Taking NORTH DAKOTA STATE. I have seen this line as low as 6 and as high as 12.5. All I know is that NDST is going for its 7th title in 8 years and their coach is heading to Kansas State after this season wraps up. 4* Money Maker NORTH DAKOTA STATE 

Going OVER the total. Senators had a big run of overs come crashing down lately. But when I see 2 bad teams getting together, I think offense. This should be a 4-3 game by the 2nd period. Ottawa 12-3 over their last 15 on the road. 4* Total Money OVER Ottawa/ Detroit 

Taking the CHARGERS. Lost with these guys last week as they sleep-walked setting for FGs last Sunday. I get it short week. Big, bad KC with their awesome rookie QB. They didn't have an easy Sunday as the Ravens took them to OT. And what I really take away from that, and why I had this circled early in the season. The defense. Not the Chargers defense. But the Ravens defense. That is like the old-school Steelers, Seahawks defenses of past. Where you get hit on every play. And the next game you are just mush. Baltimore brings that type of defense every game. And they got it for a game, plus OT. The short home week doesn't help them much other than sleeping in their own beds. I have been on LAC all season. This is a good team. The offense behind Rivers will carve up this KC defense. The Chargers defense isn't terrible. I think they can make some plays here. Bonus with the 3.5, but I won't be shocked at an outright win tonight. 8* Sure Shot LA CHARGERS 

Taking TORONTO. Battle of the top 2 teams in the East. I'm on the Maple Leafs. 4* Money Maker TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

Taking NEW MEXICO and will be looking for some ML action also. How are you backing Colorado who is 9-26 on the road and are laying points? I get that New Mexico hasn't looked good in its last 2 games. But this team was thought of as a Top 3 in the MWC. Colorado a bit lower in the PAC 12. If they had a pair of respectable losses their last 2 games, this game is a Pk or Lobos favored. But - 85-60 at St Mary's shooting 35% and 4-16 (15%) from 3 and you aren't hanging close to anyone. And losing 100-65 to New Mexico State. Well. 28% shooting from the floor will spell doom vs a last place team from any conference. Inflated home dog value. I think New Mexico outright. 4* Money Maker NEW MEXICO 

Taking the SABRES and going PUCK LINE. I see this line up over -150 tonight and I won't lay that. I am looking for the bigger payday. Look. We had Buffalo Saturday. Up 2-1 heading to the 3rd and get blitzed in a 6-2 loss. Now they catch LA, off a loss in Detroit, coming further east. Bad spot for LA vs a Sabres team looking for someone to take their frustration out on. 4* PL Money BUFFALO SABRES 

Taking PENN. Will grab the points in the Battle of Philly. These guys are a tough team. Should be battle for the top of the Ivy. Got crushed last 2 years by Nova. But this is a different Villanova. I'll grab the little brothers in this one. 4* Money Maker PENN

Taking PACIFIC. Like what I have seen so far from Damon Stoudamire coaching here. LBST has some bad shooters on the team. After your center who is literally under the basket - your best shooters 41% 38% 36% 31%. We will lay it with the home faves. 4* Money Maker 

Taking the VIKINGS, going ML. You can grab 3, I'm going for the big pay-day. Both teams fighting for their playoff lives. I know this is a really tough spot. Minny off Patriots last week, now cross-country to fave Seattle in this tough home field. I'm just hoping after Sunday and all the craziness we saw in these games and upsets there is some magic left for us! - Seriously though. This has been a bad year for Minny. I thought they would be the top dogs in the North. I still have faith in their coach. Looking for the Vikes defense to step up and for Cousins to deliver on his game check. 4* Money Maker MINNESOTA VIKINGS 

Taking MARSHALL. We had Toledo over these guys Saturday. But they get it done tonight. Morehead won't be able to keep pace. 4* Money Maker MARSHALL 

Taking the STEELERS. Lost a brutal game on these guys last week. I am the first to say that I get you looking at Oakland here. Big Ben has some brutal road numbers. That being said though, I can't fade Pitt here. In a AFC North dog-fight, they need wins. Off that loss, they need a win. With their star fill in RB out, they really need a win. Raiders for some crazy win won at Arizona and cost me in that game. Last I checked, this team is, for a lack of a better word, tanking. They didn't want to pay Mack. They didn't want to pay Cooper either. I like their TE. And if they don't make any adjustments from LW vs LAC, a 40-20 win will turn into another mind-boggling 30-27 game. Big Ben should be able to pick apart this bad defense. 4* Money Maker PITT STEELERS 

Taking the CHARGERS. I think they are just begging you to take Cincy. Look- I had the Steelers last week. Thought I was sitting pretty at the half. And then here come LAC. Now, we have had these guys a few times this year. I will grab them here. No let-down. This is a very good team. Both coaches for me are crap. And the guy on the other sideline should be run out of town after this season. Back up QB vs a tough defense. Potent offense vs the worse defense in the league. Chargers are scoring 35-40 today. Does Cincy get 20? 8* Sure Shot LA CHARGERS 

Taking the PISTONS. Off a tough loss, I expect a bounce back this afternoon. 4* Money Maker DETROIT PISTONS 

Taking the SAINTS. Have these guys at -7 that I put in last Sunday. Have them in Super Contest -8. No problem laying double digits today. New Orleans with rest. New Orleans with revenge. New Orleans defense vastly improved since Game 1 (we did have Tampa). New Orleans with 7 sacks last vs Dallas. New Orleans off worse offensive game since 2010.  I"m not impressed with Tampa beating Washington, SF and Carolina at home. The first 2 offenses scare nobody. And Carolina, well, they were 6-2 at one point, now 6-6, so they are sputtering. Tampa defense may look improved. But they won't shut down a determined Saints offense. Bucs do have a great offense. #1 offense, #1 passing in the league. But prone to TOs. The defense is 27th overall, 28th against pass. Hello Brees to Thomas for 180 and 2 TDs. I'm looking at Kimara, Ingram and even Taysom Hill to have a big impact today. 4* Money Maker NO SAINTS 

Taking GREEN BAY. Not over thinking here. Dome team in cold weather. Aaron Rodgers gets his coach fired and I expect a huge day. Not just for him, but the entire offense. Defense is what it is. This is really a dead number - I don't think this is a FG game. This is GB running away by 2+ TDs as the Falcons, already sitting in last place, see their season slip away further. 10* Money Bomb GREEN BAY PACKERS. 

Taking the PATRIOTS. I am sure the 20 something people ahead of me in the Super Contest will be on the home dogs. They see Miami's 27-20 win last year and think more of the same. Well, we here Brady talking about how Dolphins play good and we don't in Miami. I am expecting more of what we have seen in 3 of the last 4 encounters between these two teams. They have been 35-7, 35-17 and 35-14. 5* Best Bet NE PATRIOTS 

Taking CAL IRVINE. 4* Cal Irvine 

Taking AUBURN. I like this team a lot. Clearly a Top 5 program. I think they punish Dayton with a 20pt win. 4* Money Maker AUBURN 

Taking VERMONT. These guys and Harvard both are pretty much top dogs in their conferences. At this point, the Catamounts are just a tad better. 4* Money Maker VERMONT 

Taking the ROCKETS. I really try to pick and choose spots in NBA. We had a nice revenge spot last night Golden State, and we have another here with Houston. Dallas beat them by 20. Now, after scoring 91 in 2 straight road losses, Rockets with a shot at pay-back. If we get a combined 30 from Harden and Paul we are in trouble vs any NBA team. That has been the output the last couple games from our leaders. I am looking for a big game and a 10pt win from the visitors. 4* Money Maker HOUSTON ROCKETS 

Taking NEBRASKA. Like this Big 10 school. Creighton on the road for the first time. 4* Money Maker NEBRASKA 

Taking OKLAHOMA STATE. Grabbing the small home fave with 5 double digit scores. Plus 2 guys off the bench who contribute. Off b2b losses, Cowboys need a win and an undefeated Houston team will have their full attention. 4* Money Maker OKLAHOMA STATE 

Taking HOFSTRA .. 4* Money Maker 

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Taking ARMY. I know when these guys play, you can toss out records and spreads. But this Army team is pretty good this year. I think they should cash at least a 10pt win this afternoon. Maybe the Sooners overlooked them at home in that over-time affair. But Army came out the next week, no let-down, hang-over, and took it to a pretty good Buffalo team on the road putting up 42 points. At 3-9 Navy is wrapping up a long season. Army looking to for back to back 10 win seasons. 4* Money Maker ARMY 

Taking TOLEDO. I know people like this Marshall team. But the Rockets can push it and keep pace. 4* Money Maker TOLEDO 

Taking the SABRES. Buffalo now with 4 straight losses after Tuesday's home OT loss to Toronto. - Well rested and angry, I will lay the short number here vs Philly. 4* Money Maker BUFFALO SABRES 

Taking HOLY CROSS. 4* Money Maker 

Taking FLORIDA. Gators still a Top 25 program in my ratings. This game should come down to the wire and I'll grab the home dog. 4* Money Maker FLORIDA GATORS 

Taking the WARRIORS. GS doesn't have to bring their 'A' game most of the time. But against the Bucks, I expect a peak performance from the Warriors. Bucks crushed these guys by 23 in Golden State. I would think nothing short of pay-back on hand tonight. 4* Money Maker GS WARRIORS