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2010 NFL Week 8 Picks and Podcast

Does anyone remember that there’s an international game this week?  Or is everyone pretending it doesn’t exist?   What are the chances that the NFL just decides to not broadcast the Niners-Broncos game due to shame?  Sorry London, you got a stinker.

The featured games this week are Green Bay @ NY Jets, Minnesota @ New England, Pittsburgh @ New Orleans, and Houston @ Indianapolis.

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2010 NFL Week 7 Picks and Podcast

The featured games this week are Philly @ Tennessee, Pittsburgh @ Miami, Minnesota @ Green Bay, and NY Giants @ Dallas.
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2010 NFL Week 6 Picks and Podcast

First, a favor please: if you enjoy the podcast, please log onto iTunes and give us a good rating.

Second, last week was an unmitigated disaster for Vin and Ryan. RJ held his own and is actually the go-to guy for your lock of the week. The lineup of games is much better this week and we’ve got all your analysis. We also discuss the MLB playoffs.

The featured games this week are Baltimore @ New England, Atlanta @ Philly, Dallas @ Minnesota, and Indianapolis @ Washington.
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2010 NFL Week 5 Picks and Podcast

Ok so week 4 wasn’t so great but we held our own against the ESPN crew and they only pick straight up. Ryan’s 9-5 against the spread last week was one of the best around the interwebs. This week’s lineup of games is really weak. Out of 14 games, there are maybe 3 worth really paying attention to. Nevertheless, we’ve got insight into every game, crappy or not. (The games that is, not the insight.)

The featured games this week are KC @ Indy, NY Giants @ Houston, Tennessee @ Dallas, and Minnesota @ NY Jets. We also discuss the MLB playoffs.

This week’s NFL betting odds are from Betus.

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2010 NFL Week 4 Picks and Podcast

Week 3 was a good week for the Sportscolumn staff. Now we hope to extend it to week 4. Week 4 is a great week in the NFL season. At the quarter pole, we should have a much better idea of which teams can be considered legitimate playoff threads.

The featured games this week are Baltimore @ Pittsburgh, Washington @ Philadelphia, Chicago @ NY Giants, and New England @ Miami.

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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 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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A More Accurate Strength of Schedule for 2010

It’s been recently theorized that the strength of schedule used by most media outlets is inaccurate because it uses the previous season’s record and NFL teams tend to change over the course of an offseason.  So what should we use to determine strength of schedule?  Why Vegas of course.

It actually makes perfect sense.  Vegas bookmakers make their living on accurately predicting the number of regular season wins for each team.  Or at least setting the number and the vig so that they make the most money off of it.   But in general, they’re pretty good at picking that number.

There’s two things we have to examine: 1) is using the number wins set by Vegas more accurate than using previous year wins; 2) if so, what actually are the rankings for strength of schedule for 2010?

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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.