College Football Prediction Results

Spread Results: 3-3

Season Spread Results: 5-6

Winner Results: 4-2

Season Winner Results: 6-5

Northern Illinois at Purdue; Somehow NIU gets blown out by Western Illinois but comes into Purdue and wins. Sometimes sports just make no sense.

Temple at Penn State; As I predicted the Nittany Lions couldn’t cover their spread again but won another easy game.

California at Minnesota; The Golden Bears barely beat the spread but still looked like a top ten team by going into Minnesota and coming out with no real scare.

Tennessee at Florida; I should have went with my gut here for the spread. Rivalry in conference match ups are almost always closer than expected.

USC at Washington; I didn’t have the guts to pick Washington to win even though I had a feeling. Recurring theme… go with your gut when picking spreads.

Ohio State at Toledo; OSU scored early and often and shut out Toledo’s high powered offense. I guess they’re not so high powered after all.

Two Down, Two to Go

It’s all about the U.

The national lime light is glaring in Miami as the Canes tore apart Georgia Tech exposing the Yellow Jackets yellow bellies.

UM’s defense swarmed the Yellow Jackets making Georgia Tech look soft and the Jacory Harris led offense was unstoppable.

I thought this would be a high scoring affair on both sides, but Miami’s defense answered last year’s disappointing performance against GT.

Last night’s showing proved the Canes have an aggressive attitude adjusted for winning, taking on the personality of their head coach Randy Shannon.

It doesn’t get any easier in the next two weeks with Miami traveling to Virginia Tech next in what could be a preview of the ACC title game. After Virginia Tech the Oklahoma Sooners come to Miami.

NFL Picks

I have an FAU womens soccer game to announce in about half an hour so unfortunately I can't give my explanation behind my predictions but I will explain my reasons in my review.

Atlanta beats Carolina but don't take the six point spread.

Minnesota beats Detroit and take the nine point spread.

Green Bay beats Cincinnati and take the eight point spread.

Tennessee beats Houston and take the seven point spread.

Kansas City beats Oakland and take the three point spread.

New England beats New York and take the three point spread.

New Orleans beats Philadelphia and take the two point spread.

Washington beats Seattle but don't take the nine point spread.

Arizona beats Jacksonville.

Buffalo beats Tampa but don't take the four point spread.

Seattle beats San Francisco.

Pittsburgh beats Chicago and take the three point spread.

Baltimore beats San Diego.

Cleveland beats Denver.

Giants beat Cowboys.

Colts beat Dolphins and take the three point spread.

College Football Predictions

Beware of the blow out spreads this week.

Northern Illinois at Purdue; Take the 12 point spread for Purdue. NIU was stomped on last week 41-7 by Western Illinois. Both teams are 1-1 but Purdue's lost came in Oregon 38-36. The Boilermakers know how to put up points and aren't scared to run up the score.

Temple at Penn State; Do not take the 30 point spread. The Nittany Lions haven't proven they can put up a lot of points on an opponent yet this year. Last week they didn't cover their 28 point spread and I don't expect them to this week either. No upset, but no covering the spread.

California at Minnesota; Take the 13 point spread. The Golden Bears already won big twice this season and I don't think Golden Gophers are any match for Golden Bears.

Tennessee at Florida; Normally in a rivalry game you should never take the huge spread, but i would take the 30 points for Florida here. Not only are the Gators great, but the Volunteers are terrible and Lane Kiffin's preseason trash talk isn't going to help the cause. Tennessee has a solid defense with Lane's mastermind father as the coordinator, but that Florida defense will bring in a couple scores not to mention their special teams that Urban Meyer focuses on making them oh so special.

USC at Washington; Here's a rivalry where you should not take the spread. The Trojans are picked to win by 19, but Washington has two coaches that use to be on USC's staff. Add that with the Trojans starting quarterback being hurt, their star receiver out, and being on the road equals pulling out the win but not covering the 19 point spread.

Ohio State at Toledo; The Buckeyes couldn't blow out Navy and lost to USC. They're picked to win by 21 today, but Toledo has a high powered offense. OSU will win, but that spreads too high.

Games to Watch

These games are too close to call but will be fun match ups.

East Carolina at North Carolina; UNC nearly lost last week at Connecticut and now they're in a cross town rivalry game against a talented ECU team looking to knock the Tar Heels out of the top 25.

Boston College at Clemson; BC won two blow outs and Clemson lost by a field goal against Georgia Tech. Should be a great ACC matchup.

Nebraska at Virginia Tech; I haven't got a chance to see either team play so I didn't want to pick but this looks like the game of the day.

Utah at Oregon; Oregon pulled out a victory against Purdue last week and now look to take out their first week loss against Boise State and get back into the top 25 by thrashing ranked Utah. This will be a well played contest.

Michigan State at Notre Dame; This is the rebound game for both teams. The Fighting Irish need this win to save Charlie Weis' job after losing to Michigan last week. The Spartans look to come back strong after losing to Central Michigan.

Navy at Pittsburgh; Navy played OSU tough and looks to show it was no fluke in Pittsburgh.

Florida State at BYU; FSU lost in the last second to UM then nearly lost to an FBS team last week. They have a chance to redeem their season by defeating #7 BYU. The Seminoles won't go down without a fight.

Texas Tech at Texas; The Longhorns are picked by 18 and I think that's too high against Texas Tech. It's a rivalry game and the Red Raiders are a high powered offense. I like Texas but don't want to pick the spread because I haven't seen TTU play yet this season.

NFL Playoff Prediction

I forgot to write my playoff prediction blog!

Here it is with seeding and all.

AFC

1. San Diego Chargers, weak division equals lots of wins.

2. Pittsburgh Steelers

3. New England Patriots

4. Tennessee Titans

5. Baltimore Ravens

6. New York Jets

Wild Card Week- Pats stomp Jets. Titans get revenge from last year's playoffs against Ravens.

Divisional- Steelers over Pats, New England's defense has declined in talent and Ben is getting better every game. Titans over Chargers.

Championship- Steelers back in the Super Bowl beating up those Titans and waving the Terrible Towel in their face.

NFC

1. Seattle Seahawks, weak division equals lots of wins. Arizona is overrated.

2. New York Giants

3. Minnesota Vikings

4. New Orleans Saints

5. Atlanta Falcons

6. Green Bay Packers

Wildcard Week-Vikings over Packers... that would be fun. Saints over Falcons.

Divisional- Vikings get revenge on the Giants from the playoff blow out years ago. Saints over Seahawks.

Championship- Favre gets to the Super Bowl over the Saints.

Super Bowl

Vikings over the Steelers. It kills me to say it being a Steelers fan, but Pittsburgh has no running game anymore. Favre can finally retire and gives the Packers arch nemesis their first Super Bowl title ever.

This is partly bias and wishful thinking on my part with the big game being down the street in Miami this year and me being a Steelers fan and my dad being a Vikings fan, but it sounds good right?

NFL Week 1 Recap

My Spread Results: 10-6

My Winner Results: 12-4

Titans at Steelers; Steelers got their revenge, but their running game was absent. Pittsburgh better pick that up or teams will focus on blitzing Ben who takes too many sacks as it is.

Cowboys at Bucs; Looks like it's going to be a long year in Tampa. The Cowboys offense looked great both running and passing. Let's see what they can do when they face a real NFL team, not one with a rookie head coach with a bunch of should be back ups and free agents. The only positive thing Tampa has is their Cadillac.

Vikings at Browns; Favre doesn't throw much, only when needed, and gives AP and Chester Taylor the ball all game. Let the defense do their part, shutting down the run and containing the pass. Sounds like a winning combination in Minnesota to me.

Lions at Saints; Drew Brees for MVP? Could be, but let's not jump to any conclusions, they did play the Lions.

Chiefs at Ravens; Baltimore's offense improved even more than I thought. If Pittsburgh doesn't figure out their running game the Ravens could steal the AFC North championship back because Baltimore looks like a deep, complete team.

Jets at Texans; Stop focusing on the rookie quarterback. The Jets have one of the top defenses in the league!

Dolphins at Falcons; It's going to be a tough year for those Phins with that schedule they face, especially when they have a weak offense. Atlanta will get past the first round of the play offs this year, mark my words. Not only is the offense highly skilled but their defense is underrated as well.

Broncos at Bengals; The most exciting game of the week. It will be the most exciting game for each of these teams this year because they both stink.

Jaguars at Colts; Indy's offense looked a little rusty, well except for Reggie Wayne. I think he'll be an MVP candidate this year and be in the top five in receptions. The Colts defense isn't very good so don't look for the Jags to do much this year if they could only put up 12. This was Jacksonville's chance to steal a game.

Redskins at Giants; Jason Campbell started off shaky but picked it up throughout the game. The Redskins season lies in his reliability. Giants have some giant talent. Barely got the spread right on this one.

Rams at Seahawks; Rams that bad or Seahawks that good? It's a little bit of both.

49ers at Cardinals; Arizona's right back to their old ways. They play with no heart until it counts and when the game's on the line sometimes turning it on isn't enough. Their Super Bowl run was a fluke. No defense equals no playoffs, but give the 49ers some credit they played hard and deserved the win.

Bears at Packers; Who needs Favre? Not Green Bay. Who needs Brian Urlacher? Well, Chicago does...big loss.

Bills at Patriots; I knew the Bills couldn't hold onto that lead. They never can on Monday Night Football. Looks like the Brady Bunch is back. Brady to Moss equals Montana to Rice.

Chargers at Raiders; San Diego almost blew it again early in the season. I don't know why they can't start a season off solid ever. Maybe they need a new training camp regiment. That and LT needs to back up his words when he says he's better than AP. 55 yards 1 TD or 180 yards and 3 TD's, which is better?

Expect all the offenses, especially the passing games, to look better in Week 2. Timing routes take some timing to get down.

NFL Predictions

Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Take the four point spread. Even though I don't think the Cowboys will be very good this year, I think the Bucs will be even worse. Tampa will have a quarterback controversy all season.

Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers; I like the Panthers to win. Both team's are solid but the Panthers are at home and Jake Delhomme is out to prove all the critics wrong about his inconsistencies.

Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints; It's a big 13 point spread for the Saints, but I'd take it. The Lions are terrible and the Saints offense is one of the tops in the league.

Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens; I like the Ravens to win, but don't take the 12 point spread. The Ravens offense has drastically improved with Joe Flacco at the helm, but they still don't put up many points.

New York Jets at Houston Texans; I'm taking the Jets in this one. Even with a rookie quarterback leading them, they still have a solid defense and before Brett Favre's arm fell off last season they were one of the best team's in the league. Plus, the Texans never live up to their expectations.

Miami Dolphins at Atlanta Falcons; Take the four point spread for Atlanta. This should be a great game but Atlanta's receiving core will over match the Dolphins secondary.

Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals; It kills me to say it, but the Bengals by more than five is a smart bet. I predict the Broncos to be the worst team in the NFL this year.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts; Take the Colts by more than six. The Jags struggled last year and didn't improve anywhere this year. Look for the Colts' Reggie Wayne to have a breakout season establishing his self as one of the top receivers in the league.

Washington Redskins at New York Giants; I like the Giants, but not by more than six. Don't take the spread here. This will be a tough rivalry game and even though the Giants are much better in my mind it's still week one and they'll have to shake some rust off.

St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks; Another high spread, but I'd take Seattle by over seven. I expect the Seahawks to have a huge year and go to the playoffs. Matt Hassleback to T.J. Houshmandzadeh is a deadly combination.

San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals; The Cardinals high powered offense will cover the six point spread. Arizona has a weak defense, but the 49ers have an even weaker offense.

Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers; I like the Packers to win, but don't take the spread. Another week one tough rivalry game. The Packers will pull it out in the end with Mr. Consistency Aaron Rodgers.

Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots; The Pats will win, but not by more than 11. The Bills have a great wide receiving core that will help out Trent Edwards and keep the game closer than expected.

and finally...

San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders; Take the Chargers by over nine. San Diego will win at least 11 this year and the Raiders will get lucky if they win four.