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2010 NFL Week 3 Picks and Podcast

A lot of surprises in the NFL over the first two weeks. Teams expected to bottom feed are 2-0 and teams expected to make deep playoff runs are 0-2. Meanwhile, a whole host of teams have decided to make a switch at QB just two weeks into the season. With more information about these teams, our picks should get better this week. Right? We’ll see.

The featured games this week are Tennessee @ New York Giants, Dallas @ Houston, Atlanta @ New Orleans, and Green Bay @ Chicago. This week’s spreads courtesy of your friendly neighborhood sportsbook.

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2010 NFL Week 2 Picks and Podcast

OK. No more of the “it’s hard to pick week 1” excuses. It’s week 2 and we’ve all had a chance to see what every team is made of. Week 2 separates the contenders from the frauds and we’re here to pick them out. Were the Jets all bluster? Will Seattle come back to earth? Is Houston over the hump? We debate all those questions and more on the podcast this week.

The featured games this week are Baltimore @ Cincinnati, Houston @ Washington, New England @ NY Jets, and New Orleans @ San Francisco.

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2010 NFL Preview

Like NFL football, I am back. Let me first apologize for my extended absence. And admit that I’ve missed the Sportscolumn community. I swear, there is a method to my madness (reasons for hiatus: pursuit of double major at Washington State University, new puppy, new girlfriend, and inebriation due to lackluster performance by the Dodgers). College classes are no longer fun, my puppy is no longer cute, my girlfriend is no longer…well, my girlfriend, and I’ve completely run out of Keystone. So, it is my privilege to finally be back on my computer, trying to convince and persuade everyone to read my annoying articles and accept my biased viewpoints as fact.

As always, I am pushing the deadline of journalistic timeliness by posting this preview literally ten minutes into the Saints-Vikings season kick-off. Anyway, with my baseball team out of the picture, it’s time to get excited for football season. Here is how I see the season playing out:

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2010 NFL Week 1 Picks and Podcast

It’s football season! Every season, I give the excuse that week 1 is the hardest week to pick. But looking at the results from last season might give us some insight into what will happen this week. Opening day 2009 gave us only 3 underdogs winning outright and they were all away: Jets @ Texans, Niners @ Cards, and Broncos @ Bengals.

As far as against the spread goes, it was an even split between underdogs and favorites. But 7 of those underdog winners were away. Vegas tends to lean towards the home team a little so the trick here is to find those dogs.

The featured games this week are Cincinnati @ New England, Indianapolis @ Houston, Dallas @ Washington, and Baltimore @ NY Jets.

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College Football

Our Favorite Time of Year

And so it is upon us once again. College Football Season. Christmas come early for so many of us. What any one of us would do or give up — 2 weeks worth of vacation time / Christmas or birthday presents/ that new car we hoped to buy / the Vegas trip with the boys that our wives and girlfriends “promised” we could go on this year– for the chance for our Laundry Liaisons of the Gridiron to hoist that prestigious Crystal (foot) ball up in the air. And the great thing about this year is that there are no one or two teams that everybody loves.

There seems to be a hope and glitter in most every college football fan’s eyes for this season. We could easily have our first back-to-back national champs since USC did it in 2003-2004. (Or did they really since this whole scandal approached them — thanks Reggie! –and USC did not even really play for the championship in 2003. But I digress.) Or could we have the first Non-BCS conference team hoist that trophy? I’m sure some angry hillbilly from Norman is waiting for that with his hunting rifle so he can blow it to smithereens. “Damn you Statue of Liberty! I mean fake Statue of Liberty!”

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General Sports

U.S. Ban on Online Gambling On the Way Out?

By Diane M. Grassi

When it comes to gambling, there has never been a shortage of opinion amongst the masses. Either people favor it or they feel strongly that it accompanies some of society’s more depraved behaviors, along with attracting crime, and is a negative temptation for our youth.

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2009 NFL Season Wrap Up Show

We break down Super Bowl XLIV, talk commercials, and wrap up the 2009/2010 NFL Season.

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Super Bowl XLIV Picks and Podcast

Ahhhh the Super Bowl. Despite all the hype, the 8 hour pregame show, and the 48 minute halftime, it’s still one of the best spectacles of the year. We break down the Super Bowl matchup and have some fun with prop bets.

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Here are are the latest Super Bowl Prop Bets and Super Bowl Odds.

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Super Bowl Party Rules for the Hardcore Fan

If you are a hardcore football fan, Super Bowl Sunday creates a dilemma: do you watch the game per your usual routine (either alone or with a small group of knowledgeable football fans) or do you join the hoi polloi for a Super Bowl Party?

If your team is playing in the Super Bowl, you must maintain your usual routine. There’s no excuse for breaking it now. If your team loses, it’s most likely your fault. This is not the time to be messing around with parties and not wearing your lucky underwear. The Lombardi is at stake.

For the rest of you, if you make the decision to host or attend a Super Bowl party, here are the rules you must adhere to. If you’re attending a party, print out this column for the host and other guests and let me be the jerk in your stead.

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2009 NFL Playoffs Conference Championship Games Picks and Podcast

The Conference Championship Games are always the best Sunday in the entire football season. This week we discuss whether the Jets can continue their run and whether the Saints can make their first Super Bowl.

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