I bet on Mannings

Ugh. So far I've only bet one College Game, and it's ole miss(-4)over AUBURN. So far Auburn is up 10-7 at halftime. Hopefully my pro picks do better.

So far I have INDIANAPOLIS(-13)over san francisco. Too much? Maybe. I've picked up Alex Smith for my fantasy team after his 3TD day last week, so I don't exactly wish him ill, but I'm not starting him this week either.

After thinking I would stay away from it for a bit, I took
new york giants(-1.5)over PHILADELPHIA. I guess I just need to but my 3 game win streak on this game in jeopardy. I usually can tell who will win this game if I can figure out who the hot team is. Lately one of these teams will be clicking, and the other won't be. Right now I don't think either of these teams is playing too well, but I think Philadelphia's embarrasment at Oakland is worse than the Giants two-game losing streak. New Orleans is New Orleans (ever think you'd hear that to explain why another team lost to them?), and if we're not sure who Arizona is, we at least know they play really well...sometimes.

Egad. Auburn just scored on two consecutive plays...well, they're reviewing the pick 6, so we'll see. Looks good to me. My bet on Mississippi looks to be in jeopardy. It counts, 24-7, Auburn.

I'm taking minnesota(+155)over GREEN BAY. Yes, this is one of those games where the home team usually wins, even if they aren't quite as good. I'm banking on Jared Allen creating enough chaos in the Packer backfield to keep the Packer offense ineffective. Green Bay rolled up a ton of yards last time they lost to the Vikings, so I guess they could roll up enough to win this time...on the other hand, I'm pretty confident that Aaron Rodgers won't be able to get deep to Greg Jennings. Jennings is staying on my fantasy bench, in favor of the Colts' Austin Collie.

I'm still considering DALLAS(-10)over seattle, and NEW ORLEANS(-11)over atlanta. Dallas could drop to 9.5. Miles Austin probably adds 3 or 4 points to Cowboy lines right now. If I can't ride him in my fantasy league, I can at least ride him against Vegas.

I hate taking all these big spreads, but if that's the Zeitgeist, you gotta ride it, ja?

Hmmmm. Ole Miss just broke their second long TD run in the third quarter. 31-21 Auburn....No, wait! Auburn just blocked the extra point, and returned it for a two-point conversion the other way, 33-20. Wacky.

I'm taking NEW ORLEANS(-11)over atlanta, befor the line goes to 13.5. Atlanta has none of the dynamism of the Dolphins, though they beat them in the first game of the season. I think last week was the Saints' letdown game, and maybe a bit of a wakeup call. This is their chance to send a message to the rest of their division, with whom they still have six games left to play. If Atlanta steps up and wins a game that is not far from a must win for them, more power to them. I'm not going against the Saints.