NFL Picks

College football sucks. It makes no sense, they play like amateurs, the games are fixed, it means nothing. I actually watched a couple of games and it didn't take long to see the lack of talent and realize that the officials control the results. Betting on college is only lucrative for the bookmakers. To bet on college is to play the lottery or bingo. It's not gambling, it's plain luck. Most (about 99%) of the players will never have a professional carrier. They'll end up pumping gas, working at a convenience store, or selling insurance. Even most of the ones who turn pro will end up as nothing. All college ball is a cruel farm league for "never-was, never-will-be" high school morons who have nothing to look forward to. Trying to handicap these charades is a total waste of time. The only way to cash in is to be plugged in to the guys who have the juice to fix these events. I'm not.
Not all games are fixed, they don't need to be. It's just not practical to try and beat them. The games that capture your interest are the ones most likely to be manipulated. I don't have the time or enthusiasm to separate the legitimate plays from the phonies. Think I'm wrong or paranoid? Consider this, So called "experts" analyze the games and rank the teams. It always the same 25 getting rated with few exceptions. Nobody likes the ranking system and ranked teams get beaten by unranked teams with regularity. How the fuck is that even remotely possible if the standings reflect the reality in any way? Maybe some day I'll waste more of time with college thoughts but I've had enough. I'll stick with the pros.
It's past the time when making early picks would be fair (it's 2:30 here). So, here are the afternoon games:


Pittsburgh is giving Oakland 9 points. Are you fucking kidding? Not only will Oakland cover , they might actually win.

Denver's favored over Indianapolis. Sucker bet. Plummer will snap and Indy will roll.

Cleveland's giving the Jets 2 points. They should be getting 20. The Jets will kill them.

Dallas and Carolina has the going nowhere Cowboys only getting 5. The line dropped from 6. Holy shit, the bettors are crazy! You should be getting odds whether or not the Cowboys even manage to score!

I thought the biggest joke of the weekend was Dallas only getting 5, but, on Monday night, New England is only giving up 1.5 to the Vikings. Minnesota sucks so bad that they should be getting at least 14. New England buries these losers big time.