December 19th 2009

Great day again...with the help of our special guest we go 7-1 publically and 1-0 on the paid picks with Kansas State building such a big lead it was never in doubt.

Overal: 22-11-1

NCAAB: 6-4-1 NBA:5-3

NFL: 2-0 NHL: 8-4 SOCCER: 1-0

New Orleans Hornets at Toronto Raptors (205)

Now every saw or heard about Toronto’s big win and their 37 point lead at half time and while they did win by 23 points it was not all roses. I’m sure after losing the second half by 14 points and showing no sense of defensive intensity Jay Triano will have something to focus on at practice. Now obviously with a 37 point half time lead there is no reason why you cannot exchange buckets; however, make no mistake The Raptors coaching staff should have them ready on the defensive end to make a few stops. Another issue is the time of this year...most players have routines and schedules and with an early game they may be just a little off. Look for the players to take a quarter to warm up and find their rhythm and that should make this one stay under.

PICK: UNDER 205

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Seattle Seahawks (-6.5)

With a combined record of 6-20 this game does not have the urgency of two teams trying to make the playoffs; however, we all know the Seattle is one of the hardest places to play in the NHL and a Buccaneers team that has already proven they can hardly win anywhere let alone away from Tampa...0-6 this far. Seattle seems to be able to beat up against the weak team and struggle against the elite. They are 5-2 against teams with below 500 records and 0-6 against teams that boast a winning record. This Seattle team will be determined to give their home fans what they came and against the worse team in the NFL (Buccaneers) the fans, the coaches, and the players will be expecting nothing less than a comfortable win.

PICK: Seahawks -6.5

Hockey guy here. A solid night last night, in fact, better than advertised. I did not post a lot of my plays last night as it was my first night on here, but I am hoping that i receive some encouragement from all of you out there to release all my NHL plays.

For Sunday, I am looking at playing both games. I have not looked at totals at all, but will do so in the morning. My gut is telling me to play both home teams on the Regulation Line.

Breaking down both games, we have a Detroit team who is just straight banged up. We may as well change the team name to Datsyuk and the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL team). That, combined with the recent outstanding goaltending, nevermind their 1st place position in the conference, gives me plenty of confidence in Chicago.

Pick: Chicago Reg. Line

The Vancouver - St. Louis matchup has some history behind it, evidenced by their recent playoff matchup. You know what, Stl is just playing terrible hockey. If they somehow manage to create some offense against Luongo and the defensive style of the Canucks I will be shocked. Vancouver is really producing offensively lately; in fact, I would never have guessed that Hank Sedin would ever be third in the league in scoring, let alone this far into the season. The "all lines are firing" offense of the Canucks, and the non-existant offense of the Blues is all its going to take to convince me.

Pick: Vancouver Reg. Line

Keep your sticks on the ice.