NFL Week 14 Picks

Last Week - 7-9 straight up, 5-11 against the spread
Season to Date - 122-70 straight up, 96-96 against the spread


Straight up winners in bold, against the spread winners in green


Chicago at Washington (-2.5) WAS
Miami at Buffalo (-6.5) BUF
St Louis at Cincinnati (-6.5) CIN
Dallas at Detroit (+10.5) DAL
Oakland at Green Bay (-10.5) GB
Tampa Bay at Houston (+2.5) HOU
Carolina at Jacksonville (-10.5) JAX
Pittsburgh at New England (-10.5) NE
New York Giants at Philadelphia (-2.5) NYG
San Diego at Tennessee (+1) TEN
Minnesota at San Francisco (+7.5 ) SF
Arizona at Seattle (-6.5) SEA
Kansas City at Denver (-6.5) DEN
Cleveland at New York Jets (+3.5) CLE
Indianapolis at Baltimore (+9.5) IND
New Orleans at Atlanta (+3.5) ATL

NFL WEEK 13 PICKS

Last Week - 13-3 straight up, 11-5 against the spread
Year to Date - 115-61 straight up, 91-85 against the spread


Straight up winners in bold, against the spread winners in green

Green Bay at Dallas (-6.5) DAL
San Francisco at Carolina (-2.5) CAR
Jacksonville at Indianapolis (-6.5) IND
San Diego at Kansas City (+4.5) SD
New York Jets at Miami (-1) MIA
Detroit at Minnesota (-3.5) DET
Tampa Bay at New Orleans (-2.5) NO
Seattle at Philadelphia (-2.5) PHI
Atlanta at St Louis (-4.5) STL
Houston at Tennessee (-3.5) TEN
Buffalo at Washington (-5.5) WAS
Cleveland at Arizona (-1.5) CLE
Denver at Oakland (+2.5) DEN
New York Giants at Chicago (+1.5) CHI
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (-7.5) CIN
New England at Baltimore (-20.5) NE

NFL Week 12 Picks

Last week - 12-4 straight up, 7-9 against the spread
Year to Date - 102-58 straight up, 80-80 against the spread


Straight up winners in bold, against the spread winners in green.


Green Bay at Detroit (+3.5) GB
New York Jets at Dallas (-13.5) DAL
Indianapolis at Atlanta (+11.5) IND
New Orleans at Carolina (+2.5) NO
Denver at Chicago (-1.5) CHI
Tennessee at Cincinnati (+1) CIN
Houston at Cleveland (-3.5) CLE
Buffalo at Jacksonville (-7.5) JAX
Oakland at Kansas City (-5.5) OAK
Minnesota at New York Giants (-7.5) NYG
Seattle at St Louis (+2.5) SEA
Washington at Tampa Bay (-2.5) TB
San Francisco at Arizona (-9.5) ARI
Baltimore at San Diego (-8.5) BAL
Philadelphia at New England (-20.5) NE
Miami at Pittsburgh (-15.5) PIT

NFL Week 11 Picks

Last Week - 8-6 straight up, 10-4 against the spread
Year to Date - 80-54 straight up, 73-71 against the spread


Straight up winners in bold, against the spread winners in green.


Tampa Bay at Atlanta (+2.5) TB
Cleveland at Baltimore (+2.5) BAL
New England at Buffalo (+15.5) NE
Arizona at Cincinnati (-2.5) CIN
Washington at Dallas (-10.5) DAL
Carolina at Green Bay (-9.5) GB
New Orleans at Houston (+1) NO
Kansas City at Indianapolis (+14.5) IND
San Diego at Jacksonville (-2.5) JAX
Oakland at Minnesota (-4.5) OAK
Pittsburgh at New York Jets (+9.5) PIT
Miami at Philadelphia (-9.5) PHI
New York Giants at Detroit (+2.5) DET
St Louis at San Francisco (+2.5) STL
Chicago at Seattle (-4.5) CHI
Tennesse at Denver (-2.5) DEN

NFL WEEK 10 PICKS

Last week - 11-3 straight up, 9-5 against the spread
Year to date - 82-48 straight up, 63-67 against the spread


Straight up winners in bold, against the spread winners in green

Atlanta at Carolina (-4.5) ATL
Minnesota at Green Bay (-5.5) GB
Denver at Kansas City (-2.5) KC
Buffalo at Miami (+2.5) BUF
St Louis at New Orleans (-11.5) STL
Cleveland at Pittsburgh (-9.5) PIT
Jacksonville at Tennessee (-3.5) JAX
Philadelphia at Washington (-2.5) PHI
Cincinnati at Baltimore (-4.5) CIN
Detroit at Arizona (-1) ARI
Dallas at New York Giants (+1) NYG
Chicago at Oakland (+2.5) CHI
Indianapolis at San Diego (+3.5) IND
San Francisco at Seattle (+9.5) SEA

NFL WEEK 9 PICKS

Last Week - 8-5 straight up, 5-8 against the spread
Year to Date - 71-45 straight up, 54-62 against the spread


Straight up winners in bold, against the spread winners in green

San Francisco at Atlanta (-2.5) ATL
Cincinnati at Buffalo (-1) CIN
Denver at Detroit (-2.5) DET
Green Bay at Kansas City (-2.5) KC
San Diego at Minnesota (+7.5) SD
Jacksonville at New Orleans (-3.5) NO
Washington at New York Jets (+3.5) WAS
Arizona at Tampa Bay (-3.5) TB
Carolina at Tennessee (-4.5) TEN
Seattle at Cleveland (-1) CLE
New England at Indianapolis (+5.5) IND
Houston at Oakland (-2.5) HOU
Dallas at Philadelphia (+2.5) DAL **I certainly hope I'm wrong here, but Dallas is just playing better, more consistent football right now.
Baltimore at Pittsburgh (-8.5) BAL

NFL WEEK 8 PREDICTIONS

Last week - 10-4 straight up, 6-8 against the spread
Year to Date - 63-40 straight up, 49-54 against the spread


Straight up winners in bold, against the spread winners in green

Indianapolis at Carolina (+6.5) IND
Detroit at Chicago (-4.5) CHI
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (+3.5) CIN
New York Giants at Miami (+9.5) NYG
Philadelphia at Minnesota (+1) PHI
Cleveland at St Louis (+2.5) STL
Oakland at Tennessee (-6.5) OAK
Buffalo at New York Jets (-2.5) NYJ
Houston at San Diego (-10.5) SD
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay (-4.5) TB
Washington at New England (-15.5) WAS
New Orleans at San Francisco (+2.5) NO
Green Bay at Denver (-2.5) DEN

NFL WEEK 7 PREDICTIONS

Last Week - 8-5 straight up, 5-8 against the spread
Year to Date - 53-36 straight up, 43-46 against the spread


Straight up winners in bold, against the spread winners in green

Baltimore at Buffalo (+2.5) BAL
Minnesota at Dallas (-9.5) MIN
Tennessee at Houston (+1.5) HOU
New England at Miami (+16.5) NE
San Francisco at New York Giants (-9.5) NYG
Atlanta at New Orleans (-8.5) NO
Arizona at Washington (-6.5) WAS
New York Jets at Cincinnati (-5.5) CIN
Kansas City at Oakland (-2.5) KC
Tampa Bay at Detroit (-1.5) DET
Chicago at Philadelphia (-4.5) PHI
St Louis at Seattle (-8.5) STL
Pittsburgh at Denver (+3.5) PIT
Indianapolis at Jacksonville (+2.5) IND

NFL WEEK 6 PREDICTIONS

Last week - 12-2 straight up, 9-5 against the spread
Year to Date - 45-31 straight up, 38-38 against the spread


Straight up winners in bold, against the spread winners in green

St Louis at Baltimore (-9.5) STL
Minnesota at Chicago (-5.5) CHI
Miami at Cleveland (-4.5) CLE
Washington at Green Bay (-3.5) GB
Houston at Jacksonville (-6.5) HOU
Cincinnati at Kansas City (+2.5) CIN
Philadelphia at New York Jets (+2.5) PHI
Tennessee at Tampa Bay (-2.5) TEN
Carolina at Arizona (-3.5) ARI
New England at Dallas (+4.5) NE
Oakland at San Diego (-9.5) SD
New Orleans at Seattle (-6.5) SEA
New York Giants at Atlanta (+3.5) NYG

NFL Week 5 Predictions

Last Week - 5-9 straight up, 3-11 against the spread
Year to Date - 33-29 straight up, 29-33 against the spread

brutal.


Straight up winners in bold, against the spread winners in green

Miami at Houston (-5.5) HOU
Tampa Bay at Indianapolis (-9.5) IND
Jacksonville at Kansas City (+2.5) JAX
Cleveland at New England (-15.5) NE
Carolina at New Orleans (-2.5) NO
New York Jets at New York Giants (-2.5) NYG
Seattle at Pittsburgh (-5.5) PIT
Atlanta at Tennessee (-8.5) ATL
Detroit at Washington (-3.5) DET
Arizona at St Louis (+3.5) ARI
San Diego at Denver (-1) SD
Baltimore at San Francisco (+2.5) BAL
Chicago at Green Bay (-2.5) CHI
Dallas at Buffalo (+9.5) DAL

NFL WEEK 4 PREDICTIONS

Straight up winners in bold, against the spread winners in green

Houton at Atlanta (+2.5) HOU
New York Jets at Buffalo (+3.5) NYJ
Tampa Bay at Carolina (-2.5) CAR
Baltimore at Cleveland (+4.5) BAL
St Louis at Dallas (-12.5) DAL
Chicago at Detroit (+2.5) CHI
Oakland at Miami (-3.5) MIA
Green Bay at Minnesota (+1.5) GB
Seattle at San Francisco (+1.5) SEA
Pittsburgh at Arizona (+5.5) PIT
Denver at Indianapolis (-9.5) DEN
Kansas City at San Diego (-12.5) SD
Philadelphia at New York Giants (+2.5) PHI
New England at Cincinnati (+7.5) CIN

Results - Week 3

Better.....

Straight Up - 9-7
Against The Spread - 10-6 (thats money folks)

Year To Date

Straight Up - 28-20
Against The Spread - 26-22

NFL WEEK 3 PREDICTIONS

Last weeks results....

Straight up - 9-7
Against the spread 4-12 (cold cold cold)

Year to date....

Straight up - 19-13
Against the spread - 16-16


Straight up winners in bold, against the spread winners in green

Arizona at Baltimore (-7.5) ARI
Buffalo at New England (-15.5) NE
Detroit at Philadelphia (-5.5) PHI
Indianapolis at Houston (+5.5) IND
Miami at N.Y. Jets (-2.5) NYJ
Minnesota at Kansas City (-2.5) KC
San Diego at Green Bay (+4.5) SD
San Francisco at Pittsburgh (-8.5) PIT
St. Louis at Tampa Bay (-3.5) STL
Cincinnati at Seattle (-3.5) CIN
Cleveland at Oakland (-2.5) OAK
Jacksonville at Denver (-3.5) DEN
Carolina at Atlanta (+3.5) CAR
N.Y. Giants at Washington (-3.5) NYG
Dallas at Chicago (-2.5) CHI
Tennessee at New Orleans (-4.5) NO

NFL WEEK 2 PREDICTIONS

Last Week's Results...

Straight Up - 10-6
Against The Spread - 12-4 (hot hot hot start!!!)

Great start, but on to this week.....


Straight up winners in bold, against the spread winners in green

Houston at Carolina (-6.5) CAR
Kansas City at Chicago (-12.5) CHI
Cincinnati at Cleveland (+6.5) CIN
Atlanta at Jacksonville (-10.5) JAX
Green Bay at New York Giants (-1.5) NYG
Buffalo at Pittsburgh (-9.5) PIT
San Francisco at St Louis (-2.5) STL
New Orleans at Tampa Bay (+3.5) NO
Indianapolis at Tennessee (+6.5) IND
Seattle at Arizona (+2.5) ARI (upset special #1)
Minnesota at Detroit (-3.5) DET
Dallas at Miami (+3.5) MIA (upset special #2)
New York Jets at Baltimore (-9.5) BAL
Oakland at Denver (-9.5) OAK
San Diego at New England (-3.5) NE
Washington at Philadelphia (-6.5) PHI

NFL WEEK 1 PREDICTIONS

Straight up winners in bold, against the spread winners in green


New Orleans at Indianapolis (-5.5) IND
Atlanta at Minnesota (-2.5) MIN
Carolina at St. Louis (-1) STL
Denver at Buffalo (+3.5) BUF (upset special #1)
Kansas City at Houston (-3) HOU
Miami at Washington (-2.5) WAS
New England at N.Y. Jets (+6.5) NE
Philadelphia at Green Bay (+2.5) PHI
Pittsburgh at Cleveland (+4.5) PIT
Tennessee at Jacksonville (-6.5) TEN
Chicago at San Diego (-5.5) SD
Detroit at Oakland (-1.5) OAK
Tampa Bay at Seattle (-5.5) SEA
N.Y. Giants at Dallas (-5.5) DAL
Baltimore at Cincinnati (-2.5) CIN
Arizona at San Francisco (-2.5) ARI (upset special #2)

2007 NFL Season Predictions

All right, all right, its been too long, however I will keep this short and sweet...

NFC EAST

Philadelphia Eagles - 11-5
Dallas Cowboys - 10-6
New York Giants - 7-9
Washington Redskins - 6-10

NFC NORTH

Chicago Bears - 12-4
Green Bay Packers - 8-8
Detroit Lions - 7-9
Minnesota Vikings - 5-11

NFC SOUTH

New Orleans Saints - 11-5
Carolina Panthers - 9-7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers - 6-10
Atlanta Falcons - 2-14

NFC WEST

Seattle Seahawks - 11-5
St Louis Rams - 8-8
Arizona Cardinals - 8-8
San Francisco 49ers - 7-9

PLAYOFFS

Wild Card Round

Cowboys over Saints
Seahawks over Panthers

Divisional Round

Cowboys over Bears
Eagles over Seahawks

NFC Championship

Eagles over Cowboys


AFC EAST

New England Patriots - 12-4
New York Jets - 8-8
Buffalo Bills - 6-10
Miami Dolphins - 4-12

AFC NORTH

Cincinnati Bengals - 11-5
Pittsburgh Steelers - 10-6
Baltimore Ravens - 9-7
Cleveland Browns - 3-13

AFC SOUTH

Indianapolis Colts - 13-3
Jacksonville Jaguars - 7-9
Tennessee Titans - 6-10
Houston Texans - 4-12

AFC WEST

San Diego Chargers - 10-6
Denver Broncos - 9-7
Oakland Raiders - 4-12
Kansas City Cheifs - 3-13


PLAYOFFS

Wild Card Round

Steelers over Chargers
Bengals over Broncos

Divisional Round

Bengals over Patriots
Colts over Steelers

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP

Colts over Bengals


Super Bowl Prediction

Indianapolis Colts - 37
Philadelphia Eagles - 27


Sorry Eagle's fans....it will be a fun ride though

Your Son is a Statistic, Not a Martyr!

I will start off by saying that suing the restaurant is not as dumb as it seems. Generally if someone is involved in an alcohol related accident resulting in damage or death to people or property (not including the driver), then the place where alcohol was last consumed (whether a public establishment or private home) can be held partially liable for damages to the victims, and in some cases can be charged criminally not just sued in a civil court. Having worked in restaurants that serve alcohol, part of the training and policies are a maximum of 3 drinks per customer (or 2 in some places). Based on the early facts of the case, this restaurant (along with the owner, manager on duty, and possibly server/bartender) will likely be found as negligent due to the fact that they continued to serve alcohol past the point of noticeable intoxication (and yes, twice the legal limit is definitely noticeable). I don't necessarily agree with this precedent but it is what it is.

As an aside, this is the first case I have heard where the only victim was the intoxicated driver (of legal drinking age) but whose estate is also the complainant. This fact alone throws a monkey wrench into a normally expected open and shut case where the establishment (and managers/employees) are found liable for damages.

I would not have felt the need to write anything if this case was only against the establishment. When the owner of the tow truck and the stalled vehicle were also named as defendants, I was thoroughly disgusted with the father and attorney attempting to turn the deceased into a martyr.

As someone who had a DUI a few years ago (no lives or property were affected and who has served his debt to society) I can tell you that for most people who are either arrested for DUI for the first time or involved in an alcohol related accident for the first time...in all likelihood it was not the first time the driver has driven under the influence (and usually not 2ND or 3rd either). Just as former pitcher Hancock did a few weeks ago, and just as I did a few years ago, a bad choice was made while sober...to drink and then drive. This decision is made when you first get in the car while sober - so to his father; you can not start deflecting blame from your dead son to others.

Some questions I would pose directly to Hancock's father if given the opportunity....

Was your son of legal drinking age, and of reasonable competency prior to that fateful night?

That readily handy bag of weed in your son's vehicle containing just over 8 grams was not a standard quarter bag, it tells me he actually had at least a half ounce when purchased. People who smoke weed generally will smoke it when drunk to "balance themselves out". My question - there was nobody else in the vehicle, so who smoked just over an eighth of weed from that bag???

Are you going to name the drug dealer, and the drug dealers union in your lawsuit?

Is it safe to speed during the day?

How about at night?

Is it safe to talk on the cell phone while driving during the day?

How about at night?

Is it safe to get drunk, smoke weed, speed, and talk on the cell phone all while driving during the day?

How about at night?

Did your son have a choice to do all of the above?

I made my bed and lied in it several years ago. Your son made his bed a few weeks ago. It's time to let him lie in it (permanently as it is). Just be glad he didn't hurt or kill anyone else, or his estate would be the one defending lawsuits.

Take some responsibility where your son did not.

Icy Aftermath/Storm Update

The snow and sleet have moved out of the Reading area, but now comes the wind and bitter cold.

The winter storm began for the Lehigh Valley as light snow during yesterday's morning commute. Snow continued off and on throughout the morning into the early afternoon when the snow really intensified for the afternoon drive home. Roads which were mainly wet throughout the day, became snow covered within 30 minutes. After picking up about 3 inches of snow, the precipitation turned to sleet as warmer air aloft invaded the area around 7pm.

The sleet continued throughout the night and into Wednesday morning at varying intensities. By 10 this morning sleet had accumulated about 2-4 inches throughout the area. As the coastal low moved northward to Long Island, winds shifted from the east to north-northwest thus driving out the warmer air aloft and changing the sleet back to a several hour period of heavy snow.

The snow tapered to flurries by late afternoon but not before leaving another 4-8 inches of snow on top of the mess that had already fallen. As the storm moves away, northwest winds will increase greatly pulling in brutally cold Arctic air to the region. Temperatures will plummet to around 5 degrees tonight with sustained winds of 20-30 mph. This will produce dangerously cold wind chills around 20 below zero. Any slush or standing water will freeze solid by midnight creating yet another tricky commute tomorrow morning. My advice is stay off the roads tonight and possibly wait a couple hours tomorrow morning before venturing out.

From the fabulously cold bachelor pad/weather center in Reading, I'm K-money.

Winter Storm

I welcome myself back from Blogger hiatus. First major winter storm of the season here in Reading. Snow, then sleet, then a lllllllllllllllot of sleet, and now back to snow. Work is closed for today, so I am inspired somewhat to update. For you snow nuts - the next storm could be this coming Monday, Presidents Day, stay tuned...

To Trouble - we miss you here is PA, our fingers are crossed for you!!