NFL Sunday picks...

Week 8 Predictions

After another strong showing where I finished 11-4 in Week 7, my season record for predictions sits at 58-37. 

Not a lot of time up my sleeve so straight into the picks....

Atlanta @ Arizona

Give the home birds the advantage.

Arizona 27-17

Dallas @ Detroit

Mr. Suh and the Lion "D" should be pretty hard on the Cowpokes in the Motor City.

Lions 30-21

Cleveland @ Kansas City

KC 28-14

Miami @ New England

Pats 34-27

Buffalo @ New Orleans

Saints 35-17

NY Giants @ Philadelphia

Two in a row for the G-Men...shhh....

Giants 24-20

San Francisco @ Jacksonville

49ers 40-14

NY Jets @ Cincinnati

Bengals 24-20

Pittsburgh @ Oakland

Steelers 17-13

Washington @ Denver

Broncs 30-28

Green Bay @ Minnesota

Packers 41-14

Seattle @ St. Louis

Seahawks 30-21

Enjoy the games  and I'll see you next week!!

Plenty of action on tap in Week 9

Oregon-UCLA clash highlights the weekend

After calling a couple of big upsets in Week 8, I finished at 19-6 moving my record for the season to 145-30.

This week, I'm looking forward to South Carolina-Missouri, Oregon State-Stanford and Texas Tech-Oklahoma in addition to the Oregon-UCLA clash.

Ok...let's pick 'em!!

Wake Forest @ Miami (7)

Tune up!!

Miami 34-8

Duke @ Va Tech (14)

Tech 27-10

Tennessee @ Alabama (1)

Alabama 41-20

NC State @ Florida State (2)

FSU 34-24

UCLA (12) @ Oregon (3)

Big road test for the Bruins as they look to prove that they belong in the upper echelon of teams in the PAC 12 this season.

Oregon 51-30

Penn State @ Ohio State (4)

Ohio State 34-20

South Carolina (21) @ Missouri (5)

Mizzou's run may be ended due to injuries in this one...

S.Caro 24-22

Stanford (6) @ Oregon State (25)

Stanford 30-17

Baylor (8) @ Kansas

Baylor 45-10

Clemson (9) @ Maryland

Clemson 38-14

Texas Tech (10) @ Oklahoma (15)

Texas Tech 27-22

Florida Atlantic @ Auburn (11)

Auburn 50-18

Furman @ LSU (13)

LSU 41-10

Vanderbilt @ Texas A&M (16)

A&M 31-27

Fresno State (17) @ San Diego State

Fresno State 30-28

Eastern Michigan @ Northern Illinois (18)

Northern Illinois 45-7

Oklahoma State (19) @ Iowa State

Oklahoma State 38-35

Louisville (20) @ South Florida

Louisville 35-13

UConn @ Central Florida (23)

UCF 24-16

Nebraska (24) @ Minnesota

Nebraska 30-7

Georgia Tech @ Virginia

UVa 21-13

Ball State @ Akron

Ball State 48-3

Boston College @ North Carolina

UNC 30-27

Utah @ USC

USC 20-18

Old Dominion @ Norfolk State

ODU 42-22

All for now...enjoy the games!!

Virginia High Schools Week 9..

The Business end of season is here

Back in Virginia, the VHSL season is winding down and the playoffs are fast approaching. After last week's below par 6-4 record I am 51-16 on the season in my Blog picks and 143-59 as a Varsity Forecaster in the Roanoke Times newspaper back in good old Virginia.

Ok...on to this week's picks.

Halifax County @ Magna Vista

Since my old high school was one of those that merged into Magna Vista I am a Warriors fan by default. Great article on a set of twins that play for Magna Vista in today's paper.

Magna Vista by 24

Martinsville @ Tunstall

Tunstall by18

Patrick County @ Bassett

Bassett by 32

Franklin County @ GW-Danville

GW by 13

Giles @ Radford

Giles by 20

William Byrd @ Northside

Vikings bounce back....

Northside by 10

Lord Botetourt @ William Fleming

LB by 8

Christiansburg @ Patrick Henry

C'burg by 6

Appomattox @ Dan River

Dan River by 4

Altavista @ Chatham

Altavista by 2

All for this week high school wise...get out and enjoy the games...

Light schedule starts the week...

NFL Thursday night...

There is not a lot to look forward to on Thursday night when Carolina travels to Tampa Bay to meet the Bucs.

Carolina @ Tampa Bay

The Panther will actually quietly be 4-3 after this win. The Bucs are about to up their scouting of top prospects for next season's premium prospect.

Panthers 30-10

Back with more picks soon....

NFL Week 7 picks...

Week 7 NFL picks...

After an 11-3 Week 6, I am sitting at 47-33 for the 2013 NFL season. This week is full of interesting games highlighted by Mr. Manning returning to Indy and there may be a few minor upsets along the way....

Let's pick 'em!!

San Diego @ Jacksonville

Chargers 35-20

Tampa Bay @ Atlanta

Falcons 30-17

Cincinnati @ Detroit

Not sure if anyone thought this one would be a battle of division leaders at the start of the season. Both teams are looking to continue to pace their respective groups...

Detroit 24-21

Buffalo @ Miami

Dolphins 34-30

New England @ NY Jets

Isn't it just one of those years where the Jets pull one out of their ....hat.... and we have to listen to Rex crow yet again....yep...that or they will get totally blown out...we will leave the blow-out for Foxboro...

NY Jets 24-23

Dallas @ Philadelphia

Always interesting...

Philadelphia 31-21

Chicago @ Washington

RG III seems to be almost back .... just in time to send the Bears reeling further...

'Skins 27-21

St. Louis @ Carolina

Carolina 21-17

San Francisco @ Tennessee

49ers 38-28

Cleveland @ Green Bay

Green Bay 30-28

Houston @ Kansas City

Texans are imploding before our very eyes and Andy Reid is Andy Reid again!!

Chiefs 34-24

Baltimore @ Pittsburgh

Steelers showed signs of life last week and consolidate this weekend...

Steelers 20-13

Denver @ Indianapolis

Andrew is hoping his Colts will be lucky enough to catch the Broncs off guard and recover from last week's loss on the West Coast.

Colts 34-30

Minnesota @ NY Giants

The G-Men finally get a "W"!!

NY Giants 27-17

That will do it for this week....enjoy the games....

Week 8 NCAA picks...

Clemson - FSU highlight the weekend

Florida State's visit to Death Valley Saturday for the ACC's first Top Five clash in quite some time to highlight this week's college action. 

With a correct pick of Central Florida upsetting Louisville....I'm off to a good start following an 18-7 finish in Week 7 . Currently I am at 126-24 for the year.

The picks:

Arkansas @ Alabama (1)

Alabama 37-10

Washington State @ Oregon (2)

Oregon 54-14

Florida State (5) @ Clemson (3)

Tough trip for the 'Noles but it is getting to the time of year where Clemson seems to always have a slip up. FSU may just catch them slipping today...

FSU 31-30

Iowa @ Ohio State (4)

Ohio State 30-20

LSU (6) @ Old Miss

Tigers could be another team primed for a loss.

Ole Miss 24-20

Auburn (24) @ Texas A&M (7)

A&M 40-31

UCLA (9) @ Stanford (13)

Bruins slip up on "The Farm"

Standford 34-30

South Carolina (11) @ Tennessee 

South Caro 29-17

Iowa State @ Baylor (12) 

Baylor 45-27

Florida (22) @ Missouri (14)

Florida 17-14

Georgia (15) @ Vanderbilt

Vandy 27-22

Texas Tech (16) @ West Virginia

Texas Tech 38-30

UNLV @ Fresno State (17)

Fresno State 40-13

Oklahoma (18) @ Kansas

Oklahoma 35-21

Washington (20) @ Arizona State 

Arizona State 35-27

TCU @ Oklahoma State (21)

Oklahoma St 28-23

Northern Illinois (23) @ Central Michigan

N. Ill. 41-28

Wisconsin (25) @ Illinois

Wisconsin 30-13

USC @ Notre Dame

USC 27-21

Duke @ Virginia 

Virginia 24-20

Minnesota @ Northwestern 

Northwestern 34-24

BYU @ Houston

Houston 38-34

Old Dominion @ Pitt

Pitt 30-10

Until next week....enjoy...

Week 8 High School predictions...

Season heads down the home stretch in Virginia

An 8-2 finish in Week 7 finds me at 45-12 on the season so far for high school picks. I am also currently 128-50 as a Varsity Forecaster in the Roanoke Times newspaper from Virginia.

Straight into this weekend's action....

Halifax County @ Patrick County

Halifax takes their turn at running up the score in Stuart.

Halifax by 38

Magna Vista @ George Washington

The Warriors visit the Eagle's nest in Danville to face a tough GW outfit. Magna Vista will put forth a spirited effort but will fall short.

GW by 20

Tunstall @ Bassett

Tunstall by 11

Franklin County @ Brookville

Brookville by 7

Northside @ Lord Botetourt

Northside by 16

Dan River @ William Campbell

Dan River by 28

Pulaski @ Cave Spring

Pulaski by 8

Salem @ Blacksburg

Salem by 20

Glenvar @ Floyd County

Glenvar by 13

William Fleming @ Alleghany

Fleming by 22

All for now....NCAA picks tomorrow....

NCAA and NFL pick for Thursday/Friday

Hurricanes - Tarheels kick off the week

Tenth ranked Miami visits Chapel Hill Thursday night looking to inch further into the Top 10 with a win. Eighth ranked Louisville hosts a 4-1 Central Florida team Friday night that may be tougher than expected when looking at the overall Cardinal schedule.

In the NFL, Seattle goes into the desert to battle Arizona with a view of improving to 5-1.

Miami (10) @ North Carolina

It has been a while since the 'Canes have been ranked this high and they should preserve it with a road win.

Miami 34-20

Central Florida @ Louisville (8)

A three point loss to South Carolina is the only blemish for the Knights as they look for a road upset of Louisville. Hmmm...shall I take Louisville out of the national equation??

Central Florida 23-21

NFL:

Seattle @ Arizona

The Seahawks visit the Cardinals hoping to pick up a key division win. The Cardinals need to grab a home win or a win in general against a top notch team.

Cards 27-23

More picks to come...

NFL picks for Week 6

Saints-Pats highlight Week 6

New Orleans visits New England looking to keep their unblemished record in tact this week. Another big one will be in Dallas on Sunday night with Washington coming to town.

Last week, I went 8-6 so my current record is 46-30.

The Picks:

Cincinnati @ Buffalo

Cincy 30-14

Detroit @ Cleveland

This one could be a flashback to clashes past with visions of Jim Brown, Lem Barney, Alex Karras and countless others dancing around....back to reality...the Browns may finally have their hot streak cooled.

Lions 23-17

Oakland @ Kansas City

Kansas City 33-14

Carolina @ Minnesota

The sombre Minnesota team may be down for this one.

Panthers 30-28

Pittsburgh @ NY Jets

NY Jets 24-20

Philadelphia @ Tampa Bay

Philadelphia 24-10

Green Bay @ Baltimore

Baltimore 34-24

St. Louis @ Houston

St. Louis 31-27

Jacksonville @ Denver

Record setting point spread....many other factors...not many pointing to a Jags win...

Denver 45-10

Tennessee @ Seattle

Seattle 23-13

New Orleans @ New England

The Saints go on the road to test their unbeaten record against a banged up Patriots squad at a perfect time.

New Orleans 30-21

Arizona @ San Francisco

Will be a tight one...slight edge to the home team.

SF 27-21

Washington @ Dallas

To pockets of fans...this is the only game that matters....oh well...one of these two has to win...

Dallas 34-30

Indianapolis @ San Diego

Colts trip west goes bust...Bolt Up!!

San Diego 31-30

See ya's next week...

NCAA Week 7 on tap

Saturday's Predictions

After finishing 21-4 for Week 6, I'm sitting at 108-17 for the NCAA season. This week, I'm off to a good start after both Louisville and USC had Thursday night wins.

Ok, straight into this week's picks...

Pitt @ Virginia Tech (24)

Va Tech 24-13

Virginia @ Maryland

May be last battle for these rivals for a while...

Maryland 35-20

Missouri (25) @ Georgia (7)

After heaps of tough games, the Bulldogs may be primed for a letdown.

Missouri 30-28

Oklahoma (12) vs Texas

Longhorns are due for a win in this series but they seem to be shaky again this season...closer but no cigar...

Oklahoma 34-24

Iowa State @ Texas Tech (20)

Texas Tech 40-27

South Carolina (14) @ Arkansas

South Carolina 30-14

Florida (17) @ LSU (10)

This one will test the new passing game of LSU but Florida will struggle to score themselves.

LSU 17-13

Boston College @ Clemson (3)

Clemson 50-20

Northwestern (19) @ Wisconsin 

Wiaconsin 24-23

Baylor (15) @ Kansas State

Baylor 38-27

Oregon (2) @ Washington (16)

The Ducks could finally be slowed down a bit this week and Washington may have just enough to pull off the win.

Washington 35-31

Michigan (18) @ Penn State

Michigan 35-20

Akron @ Northern Illinois (23)

N. Ill 45-17

Stanford (5) @ Utah

Stanford 31-14

Alabama (1) @ Kentucky

Alabama 48-10

Texas A&M (9) @ Ole Miss

Texas A&M 35-10

California @ UCLA (11)

UCLA 31-27

Indiana @ Michigan State

Mich State 30-7

Navy @ Duke

Navy 28-13

Syracuse @ NC State

NC St 30-21

Ga Tech @ BYU

BYU 21-17

Oregon State @ Washington State

Oregon State 34-31

Hawaii @ UNLV

UNLV 27-17

That will do it for this weekend....back with NFL tips tomorrow.....

Friday night...High School football night!!

Friday night's picks...

I finished at 8-2 for Week 6 of my high school picking. That takes me to 37-10 for the season. Meanwhile as a Varsity Forecaster in the Roanoke Times, I am 110-44 for the season.

Right into this week's picks:

Bassett @ Halifax County

Halifax by 13

GW-Danville @ Patrick County

This one may actually be a first meeting...unfortunately for the Cougars...it could get ugly quick!!

GW by 54

Magna Vista @ Martinsville

The Bulldogs have been hot lately but not quite consistent enough yet....

Magna Vista by 13

Pulaski County @ Franklin County

Franklin County by 2

Altavista @ Dan River

Dan River by 4

Chatham @ Nelson County

Chatham by 38

Salem @ Christiansburg

Big one as usual...Salem needs the win to solidify their playoff placement.

Salem by 2

Alleghany @ Northside

Northside by 22

Cave Spring @ Carroll County

Cave Spring by 20

Floyd County @ Radford

Radford by 8

Back for college games soon...

Thursday nights picks...

Bears host the Giants in NFL action

The nearly unrecognisable New York Giants travel to Chicago hoping for a positive outcome in hopes of re-booting their season in the Thursday night NFL game.

NCAA wise, the eighth ranked Louisville Cardinals host Rutgers in what could be their biggest test of the regular season. Cardinal quarterback Teddy Bridgewater will be looking to take advantage of his time in the spotlight with Heisman voters and NFL execs looking on.

NFL

NY Giants @ Chicago Bears

That little voice in my head says pick the Giants....but maybe not this week...

Bears 27-21

NCAA

Rutgers @ Louisville (8)

Louisville 45-24

Arizona @ USC

USC 30-20

Back with more soon.....

NFL Picks for Week 5

Seahawks - Colts headline the week

Seattle - Indianapolis, New Orleans - Chicago and Kansas City - Tennessee are three of the big ones for this week in the NFL. Thanks also to the NFL for the 11:35pm Eastern Time start of the Chargers - Raiders game, with a Monday public holiday in Australia, it is a 1:35 in the afternoon start.

Ok, after going 11-4 in Week 4  , I am at 39-24 for the season. Looking to make it better this week...

New Orleans @ Chicago

The Saints defense has come to life and travel to the Windy City looking to stay unbeaten. It could be close or it could be a massacre but either way....Saints on top.

New Orleans 30-21

New England @ Cincinnati

Hmm...let's say the Pats slip this weekend!!

Cincy 23-21

Detroit @ Green Bay

Packers are struggling a bit and Lions need road wins to prove that they are a solid threat for a division title. Packers at 1-4?? Ooooohhh......

Detroit 34-30

Kansas City @ Tennessee

KC catches Houston hurting at the QB spot...walk out 5-0.

KC 30-17

Seattle @ Indianapolis

Another road test for the Seahawks, the defense helps them survive in a close one.

Seattle 21-17

Jacksonville @ Saint Louis

St. Louis 35-20

Baltimore @ Miami

Ravens 28-24

Philadelphia @ NY Giants

Eagles 28-21

Carolina @ Arizona

Cards 27-21

Denver @ Dallas

Awkward silence from those who know me when I pick the Cowboys to pull this one off!

Cowboys 34-28

Houston @ San Francisco

49ers 31-21

San Diego @ Oakland

Chargers 40-28

NY Jets @ Atlanta

Falcons 33-17

Enjoy the games and see ya' next week....

NCAA Week 6 picks...

Back after a week off...

After a week off to deal with some health issues, I'm back and ready to pick in Week 6 of the NCAA season. Currently I am 87-13 for the season. With quite a few ranked teams on the road this weekend, there may be an upset or two along with a few scares.

On to the picks:

Air Force @ Navy

An armed forces battle on a weekend where the government is shutting down but the game may distract from that a tad.

Navy 27-19

Ga Tech @ Miami (14)

Miami 30-20

North Carolina @ Va Tech

Va Tech 31-14

Ball State @ Virginia

UVa 34-27

Maryland (25) @ Florida State (8)

Soon to be Big 10 Terps travel to Tallahassee to face the 'Noles. Will be a good one but slight nod to the home team.

Florida state 30-28

Louisville (7) @ Temple

Louisville 50-14

Texas Tech (20) @ Kansas

Texas Tech 40-22

Clemson (3) @ Syracuse

Clemson 35-10

Kansas State @ Oklahoma State (21)

Oklahoma State 27-17

Georgia (6) @ Tennessee

Georgia 42-24

Fresno State (23) @ Idaho

Fresno State 37-10

Oregon (2) @ Colorado

Oregon 45-20

Ole Miss (24) @ Auburn

Both come in licking the wounds from tough losses last week but Auburn could be keen for a win against a ranked team at home.

Ole Miss 24-21

Arkansas @ Florida (18)

Florida 23-17

TCU @ Oklahoma (11)

Oklahoma 31-17

LSU (10) @ Mississippi State

LSU 30-8

Arizona State (22) @ Notre Dame

Big visit to South Bend for the Sun Devils and they come away with a win.

Arizona State 27-16

Kentucky @ South Carolina (13)

South Carolina 42-10

Ohio State (4) @ Northwestern (16)

Upset Special!! Time for the Woldcats to surprise the nation!!

Northwestern 31-29

Washington (15) @ Stanford (5)

The Huskies travel to The Farm hoping to repeat last season's win over the Cardinal. Stanford reverses their fortunes this season.

Standford 27-21

Illinois @ Nebraska 

Nebraska 34-30

NC State @ Wake Forest

NC State 34-24

Minnesota @ Michigan (19)

Michigan 35-21

Until next week....enjoy the games.....