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2009 NFL Week 15 Picks and Podcast

The Colts have already kept their streak alive, can the Saints do it on Saturday night? Didn’t know there was a Saturday night game? Well there is and it could be a great one, except for the broadcasters that is. There are some other intriguing matchups this weekend such as Cinci at San Diego, Miami at Tennessee, and the NFC East battle between Washington and NY is always entertaining.

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NFL Week 15 2009 Picks

Straight Up

MATCHUP Vegas Vinny BostonMac RJ Peso* Actual
Colts @ Jaguars Colts Colts Colts Colts
Cowboys @ Saints Saints Saints Saints Saints
Browns @ Chiefs Browns Chiefs Chiefs Chiefs
Cards @ Lions Cards Cards Cards Cards
Bears @ Ravens Ravens Ravens Ravens Ravens
Dolphins @ Titans Titans Titans Dolphins Titans
Texans @ Rams Texans Texans Texans Texans
Falcons @ Jets Jets Falcons Falcons Jets
Patriots @ Bills Patriots Patriots Patriots Patriots
Niners @ Eagles Eagles Eagles Eagles Eagles
Bengals @ Chargers Chargers Chargers Chargers Chargers
Raiders @ Broncos Broncos Broncos Broncos Broncos
Packers @ Steelers Packers Packers Packers Tie
Bucs @ Seahawks Seahawks Seahawks Seahawks Seahawks
Vikings @ Panthers Vikings Vikings Vikings Vikings
Giants @ Redskins Giants Giants Giants Redskins
Prev Week 11-5 (.688) 12-4 (.750) 10-6 (.625) 10-6 (.625)
Overall 136-72 (.654) 139-69 (.668) 134-74 (.644) 116-92 (.558)

Against the Spread

MATCHUP Vegas Vinny BostonMac RJ Peso* Actual
Colts @ Jaguars (+3.5) Colts Colts Colts Colts
Cowboys @ Saints (-8) Cowboys Cowboys Colts Saints
Browns @ Chiefs (-2) Browns Chiefs Chiefs Chiefs
Cards @ Lions (+12) Cards Cards Cards Cards
Bears @ Ravens (-11) Ravens Ravens Bears Ravens
Dolphins @ Titans (-4) Titans Titans Dolphins Titans
Texans @ Rams (+12.5) Texans Texans Texans Rams
Falcons @ Jets (-6) Jets Falcons Falcons Jets
Patriots @ Bills (+7.5) Patriots Patriots Patriots Bills
Niners @ Eagles (-9) Eagles Eagles Niners Eagles
Bengals @ Chargers (-7) Chargers Chargers Chargers Bengals
Raiders @ Broncos (-14) Broncos Broncos Broncos Broncos
Packers @ Steelers (-1) Packers Packers Packers Packers
Bucs @ Seahawks (-6.5) Seahawks Seahawks Seahawks Bucs
Vikings @ Panthers (+9_ Vikings Vikings Vikings Vikings
Giants @ Redskins (+3) Giants Giants Giants Redskins
Prev Week 8-8 (.500) 9-7 (.563) 6-10 (.375) 6-10 (.375)
Overall 100-106 (.485) 102-104 (.495) 101-105 (.495) 99-107 (.481)

* The peso is a coin flip of an old peso to pick the game.

Locks of the Week

Vegas Vinny: (5-9, Balance =$440) Let me jump on the Green Bay Packers bandwagon for just a little bit. The Steelers haven’t been officially eliminated from the playoffs yet but they might as well have been. After watching that horrendous loss to the Browns, it seems to me that the Steelers have packed it in for the season. When you think Steelers, you think defense but right now that defense is missing. They don’t create turnovers and they can’t stop the run. That’s a recipe for not winning in the playoffs. And since every game is a must win from here on out, this is a virtual playoff game for Pittsburgh.

This pick is more about the demise of the Steelers rather than the Packers (see, I’m trying not to jinx you Packers fans) but the Packers are playing tremendous football since their shocker loss to the Bucs. I will put $110 to win $100 on the Packers and take that one measly point.

BostonMac: (10-4, Balance = $1,480) I am putting it all on the Houston Texans this week, the perpetual team-of-the-future, but more so I’m going against the Rams. The Rams are getting progressively worse, and managed a paltry seven points last week in getting waxed by the Titans. Houston has a lot of confidence after beating up on the Seahawks, and they finally seem to have found some offensive rhythm. I’ll put $55 to win $50 on HOUSTON (-12.5) to keep rolling over St. Louis.

RJ: (5-9, Balance = $745) This is a special time of year for me. The snow starts falling, people from work that I barely know start shoving delicious food into my face, and many NFL teams who have been or are about to be elimated from playoff contention finally start packing it in. I hate the cliche of Teams Going In the Opposite Direction, but there is no better example of this in Green bay travelling to Pittsburgh. If anybody believes the Steelers have any fight left in them, then they must be one of the millions who still don’t get NFL Network on cable.The Steelers, with their playoffs hope on the line, served up a complete frozen turd against a 1-11 team whose quarterback threw for 90 yards.

90 YARDS!!!

If that doesn’t convince them, then Steelers’ DL Casey Hampton’s thoughts after his team’s 6-13 effort in Cleveland should: “It’s a (bleep) wrap, man.”

The Packers, on the other hand, are heading uptown. They’ve cleaned up their pass protection problems, not that the Steelers will bother putting pressure on Aaron Rodgers. Plus, the Steelers secondary is atrocious and Troy Polamalu has been ruled out (again) for Sunday. Also, look for a soild Packers’ defense to put enough pressure on Roethlisberger to force some bad throws to an outstanding Green Bay secondary. Plus, Chris Kemoateu, the Steelers best offensive lineman, is out.

So, I hope everybody has a great holiday. Drive safely in all that snow, enjoy the wonderful food and take the Packers (+1) so you’ll have some extra money to buy your friends here at Sportscolumn.com something nice. $220 to win $200 should take care of all of us. It’s a bleepin wrap, man.

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