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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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2010 NFL Predictions and Podcast

Welcome to the 2010 NFL Preview show. Burton sits in for Ryan (who was possibly robbed by Raiders fans) to discuss the upcoming NFL season with Vin. Apparently Vin and Ryan can’t get on the field at the same time. We pick all the division winners and wildcards for both the NFC and AFC. Tune in next Thursday at 8PM for the Week 1 NFL Picks show.

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Sportscolumn’s 2010 NFL Mock Draft

With just hours to spare, the denizens of Eagles Fans Only have just finished the 2010 NFL Community Mock Draft.  Two full rounds of football insight (and possible throwing darts at the wall).   Here are the draft results with an emphasis on the Eagles’ picks.

Round 1

1(1) – St. Louis Rams – Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma
2(2) – Detroit Lions – Ndamukong Suh DT, Nebraska
3(3) – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma
4(4) – Washington Redskins – Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma State
5(5) – Kansas City Chiefs – Bryan Bulaga, OT, Iowa
6(6) – Seattle Seahawks – Trent Williams, OT, OK
7(7) – Cleveland Browns – Eric Berry, S, Tennessee
8(8) – Oakland Raiders – Derrick Morgan, DE, G Tech
9(9) – Buffalo Bills – Jimmy Clausen, QB, Notre Dame
10(10) – Jacksonville Jaguars – Joe Haden, CB, Florida

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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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2009 NFL Playoffs Round 2 Picks and Podcast

After a little bit of a letdown for wildcard weekend (with the exception of the phenomenal GB/ARI game), the NFL playoffs should heat up this weekend. We analyze all the games in depth and pick the winners of the divisional round of the 2009/2010 NFL playoffs.

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2009 NFL Playoffs Round 1 Picks and Podcast

Now the real fun starts. Despite a deja-vu feeling from week 17, this week’s games are the real deal. We analyze all the games in depth and pick the winners of the first round of the 2009/2010 NFL playoffs.

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