http://www.nickjonespicks.com Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:38:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So within the past week or so three of the top 4 NCAA basketball teams have stumbled – KU, UK, and Purdue. So does that mean that Syracuse is the best bet for this year's march madness picks? I don’t think the loss hurt Kansas much. They ... http://www.nickjonespicks.com/2010/march-madness-picks-2/ Of course the first thing people think of when they talk about the Minnesota Vikings is Brett Favre and why not with a touchdown to interception differential of +30. But again we’re talking about defenses winning ballgames. The Vikings’ defense took care of Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo last ... http://www.nickjonespicks.com/2010/nfc-championship-picks/ Some of last week’s NFL match ups could give us a preview into some of the favorite highlights coming up with the final four this week. Offense is fun to watch and talk about but defense is many times the key to winning. Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis couldn’t have done ... http://www.nickjonespicks.com/2010/afc-championship-nfl-picks/ The New York Jets rookie team is making people sit up and take notice. Everyone knows about rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez and rookie coach Rex Ryan but the news from last week’s game was rookie running back Shonn Greene. Greene was filling in for injured Thomas Jones and ... http://www.nickjonespicks.com/2010/nfl-playoffs-picks-jets-vs-chargers/ Do you love offense in the NFL? This will be fun for you then. The defense that can make a stop will be the deciding factor in this game. If a defense doesn’t step up then we could see another game like last week’s Cards/Packers game – ... http://www.nickjonespicks.com/2010/cardinals-vs-saints-nfl-football-predictions/ Are the Dallas Cowboys the NFC team to beat? They have been putting up points early and often without careless mistakes lately. They have been keeping defenses guessing with their stable of running backs. Their own defense has given up only 4 touchdowns in 4 games. ... http://www.nickjonespicks.com/2010/cowboys-vs-vikings-nfl-playoffs-picks/ A fast start and Tom Brady turnovers got the Baltimore Ravens into the next round of the playoffs. Now they face the Indianapolis Colts again but this time will be very different. Quarterback Joe Flacco has a sore right hip that might be worse than Joe & company ... http://www.nickjonespicks.com/2010/ravens-vs-colts-nfl-playoffs-picks/ 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 ... http://www.nickjonespicks.com/2009/2009-nfl-playoffs-picks/ 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. ... http://www.nickjonespicks.com/2009/college-bowl-game-picks-and-predictions/ I can't count the emails I have received with someone who complains they aren't making winning NFL picks because of favorable calls going to certain players. They ask if I think certain players are getting calls they don't deserve and the short answer is yes. However, I have ... http://www.nickjonespicks.com/2009/does-peyton-manning-get-favorable-calls/