ND Fails to Cover-Again
Just won $139 for finishing in 39th place in the pokerroom.com $20,000 guaranteed NLHE tournament. 467 entered the tournament. Thankfully I only bought one rebuy and one add-on, so I netted $49 profit. These unlimited rebuy tournaments can put you in the poorhouse if you're not careful. This makes two consecutive finishes in the money, but neither partcularly high. Top 10%, but not much better than that.
The Notre Dame-Purdue game is on, and ND just went up 28-7 on a fake field goal. The play before I saw the massive Boilermaker mascot on the sideline by the end zone, reminding me of Notre Dame's giant voodoo doll. I suspect they did not bother with the voodoo for this game, as they clearly don't need it. Theoretically they shouldn't have needed it last week either, since Michigan State somehow managed to lose to Illinois, lately the worst team in the Big Ten. I believe State beat them 63-14 last year, on the road. Drew Stanton managed to get himself injured again, perhaps a side effect from last week's ritual. With any luck he can be the next Chad Pennington. Go Green!
I haven't bet on any college games this week. I could call it a breather, after my weak showing last week, but I will still probably bet on some NFL games, so I guess I'm just slowing down a little.
Notre Dame failed to cover against Purdue, winning 35-21, but against a 15.5 point spread. I don't know if they sent in their subs, making the score closer. I particularly enjoyed the highlight where two Notre Dame defensive backs ran into one another, allowing the Purdue receiver to score. Good thing they were wearing pads, avoiding a show like that in the '05 Mets outfield. No tragedy in South Bend, but this little keystone kornerback comedy serves notice that the Irish defense isn't quite up to snuff. At least they let us know before they wipe their hallowed grounds with the likes of Stanford and the service academies. Michigan covered against Minnesota, and Ohio State dominated #13 Iowa.
cleveland(-3)overOAKLAND and
miami(-3.5)overHOUSTON Two mediocraties vs. the two worst teams in the league. If Miami can't win this one they're done. (I know, I know, they are done. Shhhhh!)
CINCY(-5.5)overnewengland Repeat of last year's statement game by Indy, while the Pats are looking vulnerable.
I really want to bet on Chargers-Ravens, Bills-Vikings, and Seahawks-Bears, but I keep changing my mind as to the outcomes. I think Phillip Rivers has yet to be tested against a good team, and the road trip to the East coast is rough, but San Diego is coming off a bye week, so what the heck. This is exactly the kind of pick I got wrong last week. If San Diego comes out of this with a win they will be putting the rest of the league on notice. I have still not seen Rivers play, which also makes it harder for me to trust these guys, whereas Carson Palmer gives me that warm fuzzy feeling....(Which one? You know which one...)
Bills-Vikings--who knows? I predict a close game and that the fans of one of the teams will be filled with dismay by the fashion in which their team manages to lose....Combined, these franchises have lost 20% of all Super Bowls so far. I wonder if the announcers will mention that over and over again. They should find a way to work this into the pregame festivities.
The Seahawks represent another chance for the Bears to make a statement (albeit against a wounded opponent), like the one they didn't make last week. Watch them win by three and fail to cover--AGAIN.
The Notre Dame-Purdue game is on, and ND just went up 28-7 on a fake field goal. The play before I saw the massive Boilermaker mascot on the sideline by the end zone, reminding me of Notre Dame's giant voodoo doll. I suspect they did not bother with the voodoo for this game, as they clearly don't need it. Theoretically they shouldn't have needed it last week either, since Michigan State somehow managed to lose to Illinois, lately the worst team in the Big Ten. I believe State beat them 63-14 last year, on the road. Drew Stanton managed to get himself injured again, perhaps a side effect from last week's ritual. With any luck he can be the next Chad Pennington. Go Green!
I haven't bet on any college games this week. I could call it a breather, after my weak showing last week, but I will still probably bet on some NFL games, so I guess I'm just slowing down a little.
Notre Dame failed to cover against Purdue, winning 35-21, but against a 15.5 point spread. I don't know if they sent in their subs, making the score closer. I particularly enjoyed the highlight where two Notre Dame defensive backs ran into one another, allowing the Purdue receiver to score. Good thing they were wearing pads, avoiding a show like that in the '05 Mets outfield. No tragedy in South Bend, but this little keystone kornerback comedy serves notice that the Irish defense isn't quite up to snuff. At least they let us know before they wipe their hallowed grounds with the likes of Stanford and the service academies. Michigan covered against Minnesota, and Ohio State dominated #13 Iowa.
cleveland(-3)overOAKLAND and
miami(-3.5)overHOUSTON Two mediocraties vs. the two worst teams in the league. If Miami can't win this one they're done. (I know, I know, they are done. Shhhhh!)
CINCY(-5.5)overnewengland Repeat of last year's statement game by Indy, while the Pats are looking vulnerable.
I really want to bet on Chargers-Ravens, Bills-Vikings, and Seahawks-Bears, but I keep changing my mind as to the outcomes. I think Phillip Rivers has yet to be tested against a good team, and the road trip to the East coast is rough, but San Diego is coming off a bye week, so what the heck. This is exactly the kind of pick I got wrong last week. If San Diego comes out of this with a win they will be putting the rest of the league on notice. I have still not seen Rivers play, which also makes it harder for me to trust these guys, whereas Carson Palmer gives me that warm fuzzy feeling....(Which one? You know which one...)
Bills-Vikings--who knows? I predict a close game and that the fans of one of the teams will be filled with dismay by the fashion in which their team manages to lose....Combined, these franchises have lost 20% of all Super Bowls so far. I wonder if the announcers will mention that over and over again. They should find a way to work this into the pregame festivities.
The Seahawks represent another chance for the Bears to make a statement (albeit against a wounded opponent), like the one they didn't make last week. Watch them win by three and fail to cover--AGAIN.
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