December 7th Picks

December 6th results:

Streakhelp's Pick- Utah State: Win (63-54)


Streakhelper's record for month 1-0




Christian's Pick- Valencia W,D, Lose by 1: Loss (0-3)


Christian's record for the month 10-7


Ryan's record for the month- 8-1

Combined record for December- 19-8
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 Christian's Picks

1. @ Manchester City: Win

     This is going to be a great game! Here are the situations: City needs a win here at home and also, some help is needed by Villareal to take away some points from Napoli or else any win against Bayern Munchen will be pointless. Bayern Munchen will most likely not be starting their best club, seeing as how they have already advanced and have nothing to worry about. The risk of possible injury outweighs the want of winning this game to eliminate a dangerous opponent in Man City. If Bayern Munchen starts Neuer in goal, this will be a much more difficult match for Man City to pull out a win in. Manchester City is favored to win at 58.5% and this is seriously the first time I have ever seen arguably the best team in the world, Bayern Munchen, have the Draw option on SFTC. I still think that Man City will win and give themselves the best chance they have to advance and just hope for some sort of fix to be in place because according to the Napoli chairman, "I can feel strange things going on surrounding the Villarreal game - princes and sheikhs are getting agitated.". So Man City will win 3-1 with Aguero and Dzeko netting one each.

2. @ FC Basel: Win, Draw, Lose by 1

     Manchester United needs a draw to advance past the group stages. Javier Hernandez and Dimitar Berbatov are out injured but Wayne "Wonder Goal" Rooney will be playing of course. FC Basel actually drew United 3-3 at Old Trafford which is impressive enough to draw, but throw in the fact that they scored three goals on them and it adds up to a pretty impressive result. This match is at home for FC Basel and United will be happy with a draw here, at most a one-goal win. FC Basel will definitely want to spoil United's chances just like the horrific accident in Portugal against Benfica six years ago where they were eliminated in group stages. Manchester United is only 57.8% to win by only one so this gives me confidence that FC Basel can cover -1.5.... This will end in a 2-2 Draw.
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December 6th Picks

 Yesterday's results:


Christian's Picks-


Orduspor win or draw- Loss
San Diego Chargers- Win


Record for day 1-1
Christian's record for month- 4-3


Overall for December- 12-4
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Streakhelp's Picks:

Pick #1 Utah State Aggies

     With the Utah Valley Wolverines 0-4 on the road, It's hard to trust them going into this game. Both teams are pretty bad, but Utah State has fared better overall against slightly better competition, playing teams such as Weber State (5-1) and beating BYU (6-2) 69-62. Utah Valley lacks a quality win. Out of Utah Valley's 5 wins, 2 of them (NIU and Grambling State) have yet to win a game this season. 2 others (SIM and HAS?) had no information on them in ESPN's website (so obviously they are pretty quiet teams). Their only possible significant win, was to the UMKC Kangaroos (4-5) who seem to be on about the same level as Utah Valley. As I said earlier, both teams are pretty bad, but considering the Aggies are at home, Utah Valley is 0-4 on the road, the Aggies played slightly harder competition thus far this season, and Utah Valley has yet to snag a significant win; I would go with Utah State. Good luck whatever you do.

 Christian's Picks:

1. Valencia: Win, Draw, Lose by 1

     Here are a few situations involved in this game.... If there is a 0-0 draw, Chelsea moves on to the next round of UEFA. Any other draw means that Valencia moves on instead. The only thing this tells me is that this is not a meaningless game for either club. Valencia will be trying very hard to at least score once and if they can achieve that, Chelsea will need to score 3 goals in order to cover the pick. If Valencia is able to score once and the score is 1-1 at that point, they will sub in many defensemen in order to maintain that draw so they can advance. I just don't see Chelsea blowing Valencia out here. Also, in September, these two clubs drew 1-1 at Valencia. Yes this is in Chelsea, but this game has much more meaning and will undoubtedly be a closer match than people see on paper. I see a 1-1 draw or 2-1 win for Chelsea.

December 5th Picks

 Updated Records (as of 12/5/2011):


Ryan's record for December: 8-1
            record for November: 7-1
                                   Overall: 15-2


Christian's record for December: 3-2
                 Record for November: 7-4
                                         Overall: 10-6
                               
                                         Record combined: 25-7


Christian's Picks

1. Orduspor: Win or Draw

     I don't have too much information on this game which could sway one to pick Orduspor over Beşiktaş except for a few details..... Orduspor is only 4 points behind 6th ranked Beşiktaş in the Super Lig table and their GD's are +3 and +2 favoring Beşiktaş..... This game will be much closer than people may think based on the odds (60% chance for Beşiktaş to win and 97% of people are picking them on the streak). Orduspor has had some impressive matches including a 2-1 win against 7th place Eskişehirspor, a draw at 5th place Istanbul BB, and a 1-0 win against 3rd place Manisaspor. I, for some reason, have a feeling about this game and I can see a draw or even a possible 2-1 Orduspor shocker. If this is wrong, don't hate me for taking a risk but if this is right, gimme some props! ;)

2. San Diego Chargers

    I seriously pick the Chargers week after week to cover and they always disappoint. However, they are a late-season team and expect Philip Rivers to channel his inner Aaron Rodgers and toss a few TD's over the Jags' okay defense. They'll try to establish an offense with Tolbert coming out of the backfield for some give-and-go short passes because Posluszny will be blitzing all game and forcing Rivers to throw short. This game won't be pretty and will probably end up being much closer than it very well should but I see the Chargers winning on a last minute drive. In the words of Arnold Schwarzenegger, "Go Chargers, Go!" (If you don't know what I am talking about, first, be ashamed and secondly, look it up online. It's great!).

December 4th Picks

Ryans Picks


Pick #1 New York Jets

I like the Jets to defeat the Washington Redskins. The Jets have not been playing their best football lately, but even a D effort should be enough to beat this Redskins team. I expect Rex Grossmen to turn the ball over a couple times to ball hawking corners Antonio Cromartie and Darelle Revis. Mark Sanchez also played a very strong game last week and I think he will continue that today. Look for the desperate Jets team to take care of business versus the Skins.

Pick # 2 49ers win by 15 points

I expect the 49ers to crush the St louis Rams. Word is that Sam Bradford probably wont play in this game. That leaves Steven Jackson as the Rams only offense. The only problem is that it is impossible to run on the 49ers. The 49ers have not given up a rushing touchdown this season and havnt allowed a 100 yard rusher in 30 games. Look for the 49ers to sack AJ Feely as the Rams starting two tackles are out. I expect the niners to win in a blowout.

Pick #3 Saints win by double digits.

    The saints should be able to win by double digits versus the Lions in New Orleans. The Saints will be jacked up for a nationally televised game at home in the dome. The Lions best defensive player Suh is suspended for this game. The Saints recently put up 62 points, so scoring enough to blow the lions out will not be an issue. Look for Drew Brees and co to win by double digits. 


Christian's Picks


1. Patriots: Wins by 20+ Points

     I'd like to start off by saying that the Colts are the worst team in the NFL and they won't get any better. I said this same thing last time with my Panthers pick and what happened? Painter blew it not once, but TWICE! This is a home game for the Patriots and they are well-known for not taking it easy on their opponents. Hence when they threw for 4 straight downs in the red zone with under a minute left and winning by a few scores.... Tom Brady is simply amazing and will throw for 400+ yards and at least 3 TD's. Also, it's nice that this pick includes a 20 and 21 point win option because if it was 22+ points, the pick might be a bit harder to predict. I'd seriously be surprised if Indy scores two touchdowns. Patriots win 45-13

December 3rd Picks

Ryan's Picks


Pick #1 Kentucky
The Kentucky Wildcats should beat the North Carolina Tar Heels in what is probably the college game of the year at Rupp Arena. The game is inLexington, Kentucky, which is a big deal when the teams are as evenly matched as these two teams. Not only are these teams evenly matched, they also play similar up-tempo styles. I expect Kentucky's guards to be a little more efficient at pushing the tempo. Heels freshmen P.J. Hairston will not play in this game which will hurt them. Look for the #1 team in the nation, Kentucky, to play like it and to get a win. 



Pick #2 Oklahoma State

I like the Oklahoma State Cowboys beat the Oklahoma Sooners in Stillwater, Oklahoma. I believe that this is going to be a high scoring game, where the Cowboys outlast the Sooners. The loss of the Sooners top WR Ryan Broyles is really going to hurt them in this match up. Furthermore, I don't believeOklahoma can stop the Brandon Weeden to Justin Blackmon connection, although few teams can. Oklahoma St. has more to play for in this game, as they can still reach the national title game, while Oklahoma cannot. I expect the Cowboys to feed off the home crowd and to end their losing streak to Oklahoma.