Last week: 8-2
Season total: 30-25
Two things you can bet on about this showdown--it's going to be a great game and Urban Meyer will undoubtedly inject his brand of coaching into it. Has anyone seen Denard Robinson's stats this year? He should be a Heisman contender on his rushing stats, but the paltry passing and completion numbers are hard to look past. Nard Dog may throw for a couple picks, fumble it, and complete less than half his passes, but he'll combine for three scores in this shootout. And for the first time in FFB history, I'm picking with the Over/Under (O/U) and I'm taking 49 points over. And needless to say...go big blue!
Ohio State at (16) Illinois, 3:30PM EST ABC Regional
I hate Ron Zook's defense, and the Buckeyes offense should be stout enough to find gaps and control this clock. I mean, it's kind of buried here but OSU gets back their awesome tailback Dan Herron, a gamechanger who should scamper for a couple of first half scores. While Illinois QB Nathanial "I'll buy a vowel, please" Scheelhaase continues to impress, this one has upset written all over it. The Illini fall from the ranks of the unbeaten and OSU wins 36-24.
(6) Oklahoma State at (22) Texas, 3:30PM EST ABC Regional
Is anyone looking like more of a dog than Texas at this point after that Red River Raping? This year is the year of the Sooner State, with every other Texas team and Kansas State playing for the bronze. I don't like them big, but Justin Blackmon is playing like a man among boys lately. OSU wins 30-20.
(20) Baylor at (21) Texas A&M (76 O/U), 12PM EST FX
I've crapped on TAMU long enough on this blog...shouldn't this week be the week that they don't collapse and add a solid win to their season? I've got to think so, meaning that Kyle Field needs to get loud and rambunctious or whatever it is they 12th Man about and step it up on defense. Given 76 points, I'm taking the under, but the result should be close.
Wow, who on the east coast would have thought ASU would be ranked at this point in the season? And who cares? Oregon is dominant at home and still boasts one of the best runners in the country in LaMichael James. I'm going with Oregon in a Pac-12 disappointment 42-20.
Bills at Giants, 1PM EST CBS
Are we really leading off with this crappy game? Forever burned in my memory is the last time these teams met late in the season four years ago. I was going for my first ever "League Sexy" title and geared up for the Superbowl, led by my less than exciting quarterback, Eli Manning. All I needed was a marginal performance that day in Buffalo and I would have won, but what did that fuckstick do? He managed -3 points. Negative. Three. You know how hard that is to do in fantasy sports? As revenge and punishment, I'm not even considering injuries or weather or Ryan Fitzpatrick...I'm going Bills 808-6. You heard me. Eat a dick. Eli.
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| Kregg B. Lumpkin will start for the injured Blount |
While Tampa does play better at home, the smart money is so far away from them right now. They just lost by 45 in San Fran, Josh Freeman is playing like a lost puppy at this point and LaGarrette Blount is out for this game. In a matchup of two winning teams, this might be my lock of the week--if the Saints can't bring this one home, they don't deserve that stingy division. New Orleans wins 34-17.
49ers at Lions, 1PM EST FOX
Jahvid Best finally looked like the stud running back he was billed as Monday night, huh? These teams are a combined 9-1 on the season, so this right here is the game of the week. But because TV execs are dolts, 90 percent of the country is getting that Bills-Giants hamfest up there. I guess this comes down to quarterbacks and defensive pressure, something Detroit has the slight edge in. You'd be surprised that despite winning, Detroit could barely muster one takeaway against the Bears, which leads me to believe this will be closer than expected. I'll take the Lions going forward, with about 4 or 5 Jason Hansen field goals to win 29-24.
Browns at Raiders, 4PM EST CBS
I try and mix in some new teams time and again, so why not this showdown of two of the worst run franchises in the league, meeting up in Odotco Coliseum? Coming off the bye week with a healthy Peyton Hillis, I like the Browns to sneak in a win 23-20.
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| Torrey "Flash in a Pan" Smith |
Is Andre Johnson still dead (to fantasy owners)? Okay, than yeah, Baltimore rapes and pillages at home, and Matt Schaub is sent home packing to Mannassas or wherever the hell he's from. Rich white kids, right? Baltimore stomps 37-17.
Stats by CBSsports, lines by VegasInsider.com
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