2009 NFL Playoffs Picks

December 29, 2009

As the NFL playoffs approach, will the favorites fall or stand tall? Early in the season it seemed to be easy to pick some of the NFC games – after all the Saints were undefeated and the Vikings had Farve leading the way. Now, a bit more drama has unfolded. Did New Orleans peak too early? They had a near perfect game on Monday night of Week 12 beating the Patriots. But they seem to have (hopefully) hit bottom with an overtime loss at home to the 3-12 Tampa Bay Bucs. The Saints are fortunate... 

College Bowl Game Picks and Predictions

December 9, 2009

Now that the college football bowl teams have been announced, we can all start our predictions. But really, how do you analyze these games to pick a winner? First, these are teams from completely different conferences and areas of the country that have never played each other. Second, some of them are thankful to be playing one more game this season while others think they have been overlooked or underappreciated. So we have to look at the teams’ physical strengths and weaknesses, but also...