NFL Week 8

Double Thud!!!

Just when I thought I was turning the corner with my NFL picks, a 6-8 week brought me to a screeching halt!!! My overall record now is 57-47. Can only improve this week hopefully!!!

Here goes:

Buffalo @ Kansas City

Could be a tricky prospect for Chiefs but again, the Bills may have fired their best shot last week. Chiefs 30-14.

Carolina @ St. Louis

Rams 38-20.

Denver @ San Francisco

49ers get their second straight 28-21.

Washington @ Detroit

Ok, Lions in an upset 27-24.

Green Bay @ NY Jets

Jets defense too strong….Jets 24-10.

Miami @ Cincinnati

Miami wins a tough one on the road 30-28.

Jacksonville @ Dallas

Cowboys finally get one 24-23.

Tennessee @ San Diego

Out of blind loyalty, picking the Chargers to start their turnaround 31-14.

Tampa Bay @ Arizona

Cards 30-20.

Minnesota @ New England

Pats 30-21.

Seattle @ Oakland

Raiders 34-30.

Pittsburgh @ New Orleans

Saints get back on track 21-17.

Houston @ Indianapolis

Colts reverse season opening loss with 31-30 win.

Til next week…see ya’

NCAA Picks

NCAA Week 9

Another big week for me NCAA wise, I went 20-3, if only I could transfer that to the NFL predictions.

Ok right into this weeks picks:

AP Top 25 Games:

Oregon (1) @ USC (24)

Danger game for the Ducks, could be a big win for USC since they will not be “bowling” this season….I’ll take USC in a shootout upset 42-38.

Boise State (2)

Suffered a few injuries but easily disposed of La. Tech.

Auburn (3) @ Mississippi State (23)

Could the tigers finally slip on the way to their showdown with Alabama??  The will get a scare bout pull this one out 27-20.

TCU (4) @ UNLV

Horned Toads get this one on the road 40-17.

Michigan State (5) @ Iowa (18)

Spartans may finally lose after a few close calls…..Iowa 21-17.

Alabama (6) @ LSU

Tigers in an upset….21-20.

Missouri (7) @ Nebraska (14)

Danger game for Mizzou but they pull it off 23-21.

Utah (8) @ Air Force

Utah 34-24.

Wisconsin (9) BYE

Ohio State (10) @ Minnesota

Buckeyes 52-10.

Colorado @ Oklahoma (11)

Oklahoma 40-24.

Stanford (13) @ Washington

Stanford 38-20.

Arizona (15) @ UCLA

‘Zona 34-18.

Florida State (16)

Will drop after loss to NC State.

Tennessee @ South Carolina (17)

Gamecocks 34-8.

Vanderbilt @ Arkansas (19)

Razorbacks in a blowout by 44-13.

Oklahoma State (20) @ Kansas State

Cowboys win 28-14.

Georgia Tech @ Virginia Tech (21)

Tech will win!! Make it Virginia Tech 27-17.

Miami, Fla. (22) @ Virginia

Hurricanes 38-13.

Baylor (25) @ Texas

Longhorns at least beat an in-state rival…Texas 23-21.

Other Games:

Louisville @ Pitt

Pitt 24-21.

Wake Forest @ Maryland

Terps 41-18.

Georgia @ Florida

First time in ages this game has not involved ranked teams.

FCS Games:

Richmond @ Villanova

‘Nova 23-10.

UMass @ James Madison

JMU 30-22.

Getting close to bowl season, interesting to see who goes where.

High School Football time....

It’s Friday, It’s football!!!

Not really sure how I fared in high school picks last week, the link to the good old Roanoke Times seems to be not working from this neck of the woods.

But here we go for this week’s high school action from Virginia.

Piedmont District:

Patrick County @ Bassett

Bengals should romp in this one by 34 or more.

Tunstall @ Martinsville

Bulldogs take this one at home by 20.

Magna Vista (BYE)

Other Games:

Halifax County @ William Fleming

Fleming may finally get one here by say 6.

GW-Danville @ Franklin County

Eagles will win this one for sure. The Franklin County ones by13.

William Byrd @ Staunton River

Golden Eagles by 12.

Lord Botetourt @ Northside

Northside by 18.

Amherst County @ Jefferson Forest

Amherst by 18.

Cave Spring @ Christiansburg

C’Burg by 20.

Eastern Montgomery @ Glenvar

E. Montgomery by 22.

Playoff time is near so there should be some good action happening.

NFL Picks

NFL Week 7 Predictions

Last week, I had a respectable 9-5 week putting me at 51-39 for the year. Here’s hoping to an even better week ahead.

This weeks games:

Jacksonville @ Kansas City

Chiefs look to get back on track after two tough road losses….Chiefs 31-21.

Philadelphia @ Tennessee

Titans will win this one at home 28-17.

Buffalo @ Baltimore

Ravens will be angry after last week loss….take it out on the Bills by 38-10.

Cleveland @ New Orleans

Saints are starting to look good…will win at home by 34-13.

Washington @ Chicago

Bears 31-27.

Cincinnati @ Atlanta

Falcons 24-20.

Pittsburgh @ Miami

Upset special…Dolphins 23-21.

San Francisco @ Carolina

49ers 30-20.

St. Louis @ Tampa Bay

Buc’s 31-21.

Arizona @ Seattle

Cardinals 27-24.

New England @ San Diego

Chargers win 30-24.

Oakland @ Denver

Broncos 24-7.

Minnesota @ Green Bay

Vikings take one at Lambeau 30-17.

NY Giants @ Dallas

Giants 34-24.

Ok, looking for an above .500 week…..so long all.  

NCAA Week 8 picks....

College Football Week 8

Well, two weeks in a row now I have picked the demise of the # 1 ranked team in the Associated Press poll. Overall last week, I went 17-11.

Here we go for this week:

Oregon (1)….slammed UCLA on Thursday night.

Louisiana Tech @ Boise State (2)

This game will be on Tuesday night….picking the Broncos 43-13.

Oklahoma (3) @ Missouri

Danger game for Sooners but they should pull it out 24-20.

Air Force @ TCU (4)

Could be tougher than one thinks….TCU 31-20.

LSU (6) @ Auburn (5)

Who knows which team will finally run out of luck?? Taking the home Tigers 28-26.

Alabama (7) @ Tennessee

Tide rolls by 35-10.

Michigan State @ Northwestern

Danger game but Spartans win 24-18.

Colorado State @ Utah

Utah big by say 48-10.

Wisconsin (10) @ Iowa (13)

Badgers ground game will prevail on the road 21-20.

Purdue @ Ohio State (11)

Ohio State 40-7.

Washington State @ Stanford (12)

Stanford 38-10.

Nebraska (14) @ Oklahoma State (17)

Another tough one for Nebraska…..Oklahoma State 24-21.

Washington @ Arizona (15)

‘Zona 34-24.

Florida State (16) @ N.C. State ….Thursday Night

State in an upset 31-28.

South Carolina (19) @ Vanderbilt

Gamecocks by 43-13.

Syracuse @ West Virginia (20)

West Virginia 28-10.

Ole Miss @ Arkansas (21)

Razorbacks 40-10.

Iowa State @ Texas (22)

Longhorns 48-10.

Duke @ Virginia Tech (23)

Hokies 38-13.

UAB @ Mississippi State

Mississippi State 44-7.

North Carolina @ Miami, Fla. (25)

Miami 24-20.

Other Games:

Notre Dame @ Navy

Midshipmen 24-13.

Marshall @ East Carolina

Pirates 38-20.

Eastern Michigan @ Virginia

Virginia 44-7.

FCS Games:

Delaware @ William & Mary

Tribe in an upset 31-21.

James Madison @ Villanova

Villanova 23-20.

Ok, that will do it for this week….enjoy the games.

Friday means football.....

Reviewing and moving on…..

Last week, I went 18-7 at: http://www.roanoke.com/sports/highschool/varsitycast moving my record to 143-67 in picking high school foot ball involving teams from Virginia’s Timesland region covered by the Roanoke Times newspaper.

I have not been keen to look at my NCAA and NFL picks yet but will later in the day. First up though here are this weeks Piedmont District and other selected Timesland picks.

Piedmont District:

Bassett @ Tunstall

Bengals hoping for more offense after being shut out last week, Bassett by 6.

Magna Vista @ Patrick County

Warriors will continue to roll by 36 or more.

Martinsville (Bye)

Other Games:

E.C. Glass @ Amherst County

Amherst County by 16.

Halifax County @ Franklin County

Franklin County rolls by 41.

Christiansburg @ Salem

Mega match with both teams expected to go deep into the VHSL playoffs. C’burg by 4.

That will be all for this week.

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NFL Week 6 Predictions

Ugh….horrible week

Last week in NFL picks, I went a deplorable 5-9; I am now 42-34 on the season. Ok, straight into this week to get me back on track!!!

Miami @ Green Bay

Packers are hurting but should get a home “W” by 28-24.

San Diego @ St. Louis

It is about time for my beloved Chargers to hit a hot spell with a big win 41-10.

Baltimore @ New England

Ravens will get this one due to their strong defence 20-13.

Cleveland @ Pittsburgh

Steelers 28-10.

Kansas City @ Houston

Texans will be tough at home and get this one 30-20.

Detroit @ NY Giants

Could be a tricky one for the Giants but they should win at home 24-20.

Atlanta @ Philadelphia

Hmmm….I have this Vick to the rescue feel about this one, Eagles by 28-27.

Seattle @ Chicago

Bears 24-17.

New Orleans @ Tampa Bay

Saints get by 20-14.

NY Jets @ Denver

Jets 30-10.

Oakland @ San Francisco

‘Niners to win battle of the Bay 34-30.

Dallas @ Minnesota

Taking the home standing Vikings 27-24.

Indianapolis @ Washington

Colts have been inconsistent….skins by 31-21.

Tennessee @ Jacksonville

Titans win key division game 24-13.

Ok, can’t get much worse than last week…..remember: These predictions are for entertainment purposes only, bet at your own discretion.

Coolege Football this week......

Weekend NCAA Picks

Ok, last week at http://roanoke.com/forecasters/, I went an abysmal 9-11, putting me at 59-41 for the season. The highlight though was my correct prediction of Alabama’s demise.

In my Top 25 plus extras picks I went 25-6.

Ok, here goes for this week:

Ohio State (1) @ Wisconsin (18)

Ok, upset right off….Badgers 23-Buckeyes 20.

UCLA @ Oregon (2)

Ducks 40-21.

Boise State (3) @ San Jose State

Broncos 44-7.

Brigham Young @ TCU (4)

TCU 46-10.

Texas @ Nebraska (5)

Horns need to turn season around but lose out this week. Nebraska 27-20.

Iowa State @ Oklahoma (6)

Sooners 54-10.

Arkansas (12) @ Auburn (7)

Another close one for Tigers….this time they lose. Razorbacks 33-30.

Mississippi @ Alabama (8)

Tide bounces back big….38-10.

McNeese State @ LSU (9)

LSU 41-7.

South Carolina (10) @ Kentucky

Gamecocks 31-27.

Utah (11) @ Wyoming

Utah 50-17.

Illinois @ Michigan State (13)

Spartans 34-20.

Stanford (14)….Bye

Iowa (15) @ Michigan

Iowa gets tough road win 27-22.

Boston College @ Florida State (16)

Florida State 41-13.

Arizona (17) @ Washington State

Arizona 30-12.

Nevada (19) @ Hawaii

Nevada 34-17.

Oklahoma State (20) @ Texas Tech

Cowboys 37-31.

Missouri (21) @ Texas A&M

Undefeated Tigers look to win tough road game, Mizzou 27-21.

Mississippi State @ Florida (22)

Gators 35-10.

Air Force (23) @ San Diego State

Falcons 31-10.

Oregon State (24) @ Washington

Beavers 27-20.

West Virginia (25) ….played and won against South Florida on Thursday night.

Other games this week:

N.C. State @ East Carolina

State looking to get back into Top 25….a 31-27 win here should help.

Pitt @ Syracuse

Syracuse 21-17.

Maryland @ Clemson

Clemson 30-20.

Wake Forest @ Virginia Tech

Tech 40-8.

FCS Games:

NC A&T @ Delaware State

NC A&T 20-14.

Norfolk State @ Hampton

Hampton 33-13.

Liberty @ VMI

Liberty 38-7.

Ok, enjoy the weekend action….

High School Football time....

Friday Nights … no Frights

Unlike my prediction efforts in the NFL and NCAA realm, my Friday night High School picks are going pretty well. Last week, I went 18-9, bringing me to 125-60 for the season at: http://www.roanoke.com/sports/highschool/varsitycast.

Ok, straight into this weeks Timesland/Piedmont District games.

Piedmont District:

Martinsville @ Bassett

Could be a very close game, taking the home standing Bengals by 6.

Tunstall @ Magna Vista

This one may get ugly, MV by 38.

Patrick County – Bye Week

Other Games:

Alleghany @ Lord Botetourt

Alleghany by 31.

Amherst County @ Brookville

Brookville by 23.

Franklin County @ Patrick Henry – Roanoke

Franklin County by 22.

George Washington @ Halifax County

GW by 18.

Isle of Wight @ Carlisle

Isle of Wight by 14.

Blacksburg @ Salem

Salem by 8.

Cave Spring @ Pulaski County

Cave Spring by 22.

Floyd County @ Radford

Radford by 26.

Ok, that is it for now…get out and support the local game. Also, enjoy the cooler weather as Australia is heating up!!!

Week Five is upon us........

NFL Week 5

After another break even week, I am now 37-25 for the year. This week I am looking for a better effort.

Here goes:

Chicago @ Carolina

Bears 38-21.

Tampa Bay @ Cincinnati

Cincy 31-20.

St. Louis @ Detroit

Rams in a squeaker 24-21.

NY Giants @ Houston

Texans go to 4-1 after a 28-20 win.

Denver @ Baltimore

Ravens by 30-13.

Atlanta @ Cleveland

Falcons look strong after another win by 28-10.

Kansas City @ Indianapolis

Surprise packets Kansas City comes in undefeated and amazingly gets another one 24-23.

Jacksonville @ Buffalo

Jags 31-13.

Green Bay @ Washington

Skins are on a high after last week and sneak one in over the Packers at home 21-17.

New Orleans @ Arizona

Saints getting better after 38-20 win.

Tennessee @ Dallas

Will be close, taking the Titans by 27-24.

San Diego @ Oakland

Chargers 30-14.

Philadelphia @ San Francisco

'Niners in a surprise 28-24.

Minnesota @ NY Jets

Farve returns to NYC with Mr. Moss in tow and takes one over the Jets 21-14.

Ok, let's see how I go.....

NCAA Weekly picks...

Saturday Gameday...NCAA

After a sub par week NCAA wise, I'm back and yet again predicting losses for some top teams...sooner or later, I'll get them right!!!

Ok, enough said...here goes.

Alabama (1) @ South Carolina

Yep...must be time to predict “Bama's demise again!! This time I'll say Gamecocks 28-Tide 24.

Indiana @ Ohio State (2)

Buckeyes 32-14 with or without Pryor.

Oregon (3) @ Washington State

Back to mega push-ups for the Duck, Oregon 51-21.

Toledo @ Boise State (4)

Boise State needs to continue proving that they belong in the upper echelon, win this one by 41-7.

Wyoming @ TCU (5)

Toads by a ton....54-17.

Oklahoma (6) Bye

Nebraska (7)...beat Kansas State on Thursday night.

Auburn (8) @ Kentucky

Auburn by 41-8.

Oregon State @ Arizona (9)

'Zona by 38-20.

Utah (10) @ Iowa State

Utes 38-6.

Arkansas (11) @ Texas A&M

Tricky one coming off of a bye week for Arkansas, but they should win 34-24.

LSU (12) @ Florida (14)

LSU has been sneaking by and Florida will be out for blood after last weeks loss. Gators 33-17.

Florida State (23) @ Miami, Fla. (13)

Always a classic, look for 'canes to keep on track in a close one, Miami 27-24.

Iowa (15) Bye

USC @ Stanford (16)

Stanford is looking to recover from last weeks loss, so is USC, Cardinal by 30-16.

Michigan State (17) @ Michigan (18)

Michigan in a close one 20-17.

Minnesota @ Wisconsin (20)

Badgers by 23-3.

San Jose State @ Nevada (21)

Nevada 30-7.

Oklahoma State (22) won 54-28 over Louisiana-Lafayette on Friday night.

Colorado @ Missouri (24)

Missouri goes to 6-0 after another win by say 34-10.

Colorado State @ Air Force (25)

Falcons by 41-17.

Other Games:

Central Michigan @ Virginia Tech

Tech by 32-14.

Boston College @ N.C. State

Wolfpack looking to jump back into Top 25, will win 40-10.

Virginia @ Georgia Tech

Yellow Jackets 30-27.

Clemson @ North Carolina

Tar Hells by 24-23.

Pitt @ Notre Dame

Pitt 30-20.

A few FCS games

Morgan State @ N.C. A&T

Morgan state 23-14.

Hampton @ N.C. Central

Hampton 31-22.

Cal Poly @ Old Dominion

ODU 38-14.

James Madison @ Towson

JMU 34-12.

Ok that is it for this week....now to adjust my schedule for 2am local Aussie time game starts!!!

Friday Night Lights......

High School picks...

Yes, it is that High School football time of the week and the start of district games back in the Timesland region of Virginia. More precisely, the Piedmont District teams start their quest for a district title.

Here goes:

Bassett @ Amherst County

Bengals go on the road for a tough one, Amherst County by 17.

Magna Vista @ Martinsville

Warriors looking to defend their title get a win at Martinsville by 14.

Patrick County @ Tunstall

Trojans gain what could be their only district win by 8.

In other big matchups:

Brookville @ Heritage

Brookville by 22.

Christchurch @ Carlisle

Chiefs will still be winless after losing by 13.

Franklin County @ William Fleming

Franklin County continues to roll by say 20.

Northside @ Allegheny

Northside loses this tough one by 4.

Patrick Henry-Roanoke @ G.W. Danville

GW by 17.

Salem @ Cave Spring

Let's go for an upset...Cave Spring by 2.

Ok, folks back home, get out and support the local product....enjoy!!!

Reviewing the week...

Week in review....

First up in high school games last week I went 21-5, bringing me to 93-39 for the season at: http://www.roanoke.com/sports/highschool/varsitycast . I am still even with expert Robert Anderson. In my personal selections, I went 5-2.....can't find out who won the Hargrave/North Cross game.

In NCAA picks...I'm still having trouble with ODAC team predictions for schools like Ferrum, Bridgewater, Emory & Henry, Hamden-Sydney and Southern Virginia.....gotta do a bit more research. I had another 13-7 week putting me at 50-30 for college game picks at: http://roanoke.com/forecasters/

And on to the NFL....another .500 week, 7-7 sees me at 37-25 for the year....gotta work on that one!!

I shall now go into the silence and bring out my picks for this week tomorrow.....firstly though we hav e a Thursday night NCAA game that sees Nebraska (7) @ Kansas St., Huskers by 31-20.

NFL Rounds out week....

Looking for a better NFL week.....

After last weeks dismal 8-8 showing...I am 30-18 for the season picking NFL games. I am looking for a better effort this week so here goes:

San Francisco @ Atlanta

49ers are still searching for their first win after showing so much promise...next week, the search continues!! Falcons 31-14.

NY Jets @ Buffalo

Jets continue to roll with a 34-13 victory.

Baltimore @ Pittsburgh

The Steelers have proven me wrong each week of the season so far...ok, this time, they are really going to lose, Ravens 23-14.

Carolina @ New Orleans

Saints get back on track by a 40-10 count.

Denver @ Tennessee

Titans win 27-23.

Cincinnati @ Cleveland

Bengals 30-13.

Detroit @ Green Bay

Lions are close to springing an upset...maybe next week. Packers 34-28.

Seattle @ St. Louis

Will the Rams pull off another victory over a favourite?? Nope, Seahawks 30-20.

Indianapolis @ Jacksonville

Colts 41-17.

Houston @ Oakland

Texans get back to winning, beating Oakland 34-24.

Arizona @ San Diego

Chargers get by in this one 30-28.

Washington @ Philadelphia

May pull out my old Harold Carmichael jersey after this one!! Eagles 24-14.

Chicago @ NY Giants

Bears take over NVC 31-17.

New England @ Miami

Patriots always have trouble in Miami...no different this year, Dolphins 38-30.

And yes, the mighty St' George-Illawara dragons got the goods in todays NRL Grand Final here in Australia. Trailing the Easts Roosters 8-6 at halftime....the Dragons put on a second half blitz winning 32-8. Way to go boys...enjoy!!!!

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for parts and such to fix up the course ride for next year.....tell EC that Chuck sent ya!!!

NCAA Weekly picks...

Last Minute Rush Job

Greetings sports fans...a bit later than usual with my NCAA picks this week. Last week I was 13-7 at: http://roanoke.com/forecasters/ where I am now 37-23 for the season. On my blog, I went an amazing 23-3. A few of the small college games always get me in the Roanoke Times predictions.

Ok, here goes for this week:

Florida (7) @ Alabama (1)

Let's start this week with an upset and take the Gators 27-20 in this one.

Ohio St. (2) @ Illinois

Ohio State 35-17 winners in this one.

Boise St. (3) @ New Mexico St.

Boise St. will win big on the road … 42-7.

Stanford (9) @ Oregon (4)

Another big Top 10 battle with the visiting team, this time Stanford winning by 31-27.

TCU (5) @ Colorado st.

Another Top 10 team wins on the road by 41-13.

Nebraska (6) @ Kansas St.

While they did not lose last week, the 'Huskers did not impress either but will get by Kansas St. 27-24.

Oklahoma (8) @ Texas (21)

The Longhorns will lose their second in a row by 30-21.

Louisiana-Monroe @ Auburn (10)

Tigers get an easy one 50-14.

Wisconsin (11) @ Michigan St. (24)

Wisconsin will get a tough one on the road 24-17.

Tennessee @ LSU (12)

LSU wins at home 31-17.

Utah (13) Bye

Oregon St. @ Arizona (14)

Arizona 27-20.

Arkansas (15) Bye

Miami, Fla. (16) @ Clemson

Tough one on the road but Hurricanes win 24-14.

Penn St. @ Iowa (17)

Iowa 21-17.

Washington @ Southern California (18)

Trojans 31-13.

Michigan (19) @ Indiana

Wolverines win 38-7.

South Carolina (20) Bye

Virginia Tech @ N.C. State (23)

Hokies have a taste for victory and get an upset in Raleigh 19-16.

UNLV @ Nevada (25)

Freshly into the Top 25, Nevada wins this in state battle 34-24.

In other NCAA action:

Florida St. @ Virginia

I will take home standing Virginia by 26-22.

Navy @ Air Force

Well both teams are off to great starts, I'll take the Air Force 30-21 in this military battle.

Notre Dame @ Boston College

Boston College slightly better at home 30-24.

In Division 1-AA or the FCS:

Delaware @ James Madison

JMU 31-20.

Friday nights action...Saturday afternoon here, we saw Utah St. beat a struggling Brigham Young team 31-6.

Ok, off for now......NFL to come....

And finally in Australia's Nation Rugby League Championship game tomorrow, my favourites the mighty St. George Dragons will fry the East Roosters by 12.