DEC 31 BOWLS

Ga Tech  +7.5  1 star

Tulsa +1.5  2 stars

NFL WEEK 17

COLTS +7 (-120)   1 star

EAGLES +7  1 star

LIONS +3  1 star

RAMS +11.5  2 stars

Saturday Bowling

Air Force  -2   1 star

Navy +14    1 star

Syracuse +4   3 stars

Mich St/TCU     UNDER 40.5  1 star

Bowl Game Friday

5:30pm    VA Tech  -2    1 star

After a 5-0 NFL Sunday some are wondering if Hedgie is Santa....

Hedgie?  Santa??

LAST SUNDAY , TWAS TWO NIGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS.....

Cowboys / Saints  OVER 52   3 stars --- WINNER

Bengals +3.5     3 stars--------------------WINNER

Ravens / Giants  UNDER 47.5  2 stars----WINNER

Eagles / Redskins  OVER 46  1 star-------WINNER

Teaser:  Rams +9  & Tampa Over 38  1 star-----WINNER

BUT NO, THE HEDGIE IS NOT SANTA..JUST A HUMBLE HANDICAPPER WHO'S READY TO GO BOWLING....

The Past Two Seasons have no been kind to the Hedgie's Bowl Season  so he's taking it slow and deliberate   Tonight:

Western Kentucky -6   1 star

Western kentucky is just the better team.  5-0 against the spread in the last 5 non - conference games  while Central Mich is 1-6  ATS vs non conference foes.

more Bowl picks coming daily...stay tuned...

Bowling Green +7.5  2 stars  

Bowling Green/San Jose UNDER 44 1 star

WInd and Rain in DC, Hedgie will back the stronger defense...

Duke +8.5  2 stars

playing close to home and will be motivated. Cinci's going thru a coaching change too..

NFL WEEEK 16

Cowboys / Saints  OVER 52   3 stars

Bengals +3.5     3 stars

Ravens / Giants  UNDER 47.5  2 stars

Eagles / Redskins  OVER 46  1 star

Teaser:  Rams +9  & Over 38  1 star

NFL Sunday

Ravens/Broncos  OVER 48   2 stars

Panthers/Chargers OVER 45  2 stars

Steelers  Pickem    2 stars

Jets/Titans UNDER 42  1 star

Falcons -1   1 star

Jags  +8  1 star

Rams -2.5  1 star

Saints/Bucs  OVER 54.5  1 star

NFL SUNDAY

Jags +3  2 stars

Bucs -7 (-120)  2 stars

Bengals -3  (-125)  3 stars

THURSDAY NIGHT NFL

Tonight turns out to be a big play for the hedgie...

The Broncos just won the AFC West this past week  (9-3)  and have a big  AFC showdown the following week at Baltimore which could determine home field in the playoffs.  It's been a short week and the Broncos who often start slow could come out flat....

On the other hand the Raiders have been abysmal. But they will always get up for this match and there's a lil extra emotion in Raiders Camp with the passing of Coach Allen's Father this week...

Expect the Raiders to start the game with high emotion and a lot of focus. Darren Mcfadden is expected to play which will give the offense a boost and  they should be able to exploit the Denver linebackers with TE Brandon Myers in the passing game as well.  

Not sure the Raiders will be able to hang on  especially after halftime when Peyton Manning makes great adjustments   but in this game  at home on national tv the raiders will keep it close at least the first half ....

RAIDERS FIRST HALF   +6.5       5 stars

MNF

Hedgie likes the monday night home dog with a lil revenge on it's mind as well...

Redskins +3   2 stars

NFL SUNDAY

Bears -3  1 star

Browns -2  1 star

Bengals -1  2 stars

Jets / Cards OVER 36.5  2 stars

Packers / Vikes  OVER 46.5  2 stars

Lions/Colts OVER 51  2 stars

Bills / Jags OVER 42.5  2 stars

sidenote:  in lieue of the chiefs murder/suicide tragedy  the NFL has decided the game will go on today.  the line on friday was panthers -3  39.5    today it has opened up panthers -5.5  41.  hedgie can't see how the chiefs will 'rally' around this type of incident or stay focused. so if there's any play at all it would be on the visiting panthers who are starting to play better

SATURDAY NCAA

Connecticut +4.5   1 star

Baylor  +4.5  2 stars

Nevada +8  2 stars

Thursday Night

Lousville +3.5    2 stars

NFL SUNDAY

Steelers/Browns  UNDER 34.5   1 star

Titans/Jags  OVER 44.5   2 stars

Bucs / Falcons  OVER 51  2 stars

no strong opinions today...

NCAA Saturday

Penn State -2  1 star

Tennessee -13.5  1 star

Oklahoma -6.5  2 stars

Wake Forest +11  3 stars

Duke +7 (-120)   3 stars

Ga / Ga tech  OVER 64  1 star

Ohio St  -3.5  2 stars

Alabama/Auburn OVER 46  1 star

Happy Thanskgiving

Texans -3  (-125)   2 STARS

SKINS/COWBOYS UNDER 48  1 STAR

JETS/PATS OVER 48.5  3 STARS

TURKEY TEASER:  6.5 POINTS :
           TEXANS +3.5 & PATS/JETS  OVER 42  -  1 STAR

NFL SUNDAY

Lions +3.5  (-120)   get the extra half if u can....1 star

Lions/Packers   OVER 52  1 star

Raiders +5    1 star

Raiders/Saints OVER 54.5  2 stars


stay tuned for possible late picks  at 4pm and/or 8pm....

NCAA SATURDAY

Miami/So Fla  UNDER 57  2 stars

BYU -2.5    1 star

Utep -3.5  2 stars

UNLV +1   1 star

Baylor +12.5  2 stars

NFL SUNDAY

This may be considered 'value sunday'  for the hedge (not used to posting from sin city at 9am)....due to the late post and picks  there are alot of lines that have moved and hedgie plans to take advantage of the 'DOGS' that the public are betting against today. Not surprising since last week the vegas books got torched with the Favorites going 10-4....

Bengals +4.5  (-120)     home dog   hedge thinks the begals are a better team than they've represented the past couple weeks

Titans +7.5 (-120)   Jake locker gets the start. should inject a lil life into this struggling team which owner bud adams said was the most embarrassing he's been associated with in 50 years last week vs the bears

Chargers +3.5  (-120)   Chargers coming off a needed win , have 10 days rest and tend to usually get their season going in the 2nd half of season.  Bucs been playing well lately but their 2 best Guards being out for the season should catch up with them vs a decent defense.  lean under as well as the bolts have been relying more on RB matthews lately rather than rivers arm.  good value here too

Oh yeah, the public is on the SAINTS today. not sure why...they exposed the horrible eagles O line last week but that's not reason to think they'll have same success vs a much stronger Falcons team.   Matt Ryan should have his way vs the Saints porous secondary  and Drew Brees will have his success too.   Hedgie really likes a TEASER:  Falcons +4.5  & OVER 47

don't be afraid to buy the half points over key numbers like 3,4,6,7   :  stay tuned for later picks in the day.......

good luck !

NCAA Football

NC State -7.5   3 stars

Bama/Tex AM  OVER 56.5  1 star

Tennessee -3  3 stars

Auburn +14.5  1 star

Nebraska -8.5  2 stars

USC -8  2 stars

Thursday Night CHUCKSTRONG

Tonight the Colts take to the road to play their  divisional rival Jags. Last meeting the Jags beat the Colts 22-17  in Indy and covered as a 3 point dog while staying UNDER the posted total of 41.  The Colts have a lil momentum now and are coming together playing for Coach Chuck Pagano.  This will be their first time as a road favorite and the Jags will show some fight since it's a nationally televised game.  Most books are listing the Colts as -3 (-120)  or -3.5  with the total 42.5.    The past 3 head to head meetings between these two teams have gone UNDER.  SO the Hedgie feels like a 6.5 point TEASER is the best way grab some dough tonight......                            COLTS +3 and UNDER 49    2 stars

Va tech +12.5.  1 star

Va tech UNDER 50 2 stars

The Hedgie is releasing the first 5 Star play of the season..

after going 10-3 this past weekend hedgie looks to keep it rolling with the..

EAGLES +3    5 stars
 The eagles have been slammed by the media recently and there's been rumors swirling of Michael Vick being benched.  Last week coming off a bye week with a new defensive coordinator in Todd Bowles they laid an egg vs a good Falcons team.  This week they get to go on the road and circle the wagons.  Jeremy Maclin is finally getting healthy and what better team to play than  the struggling Saints who announced thursday they will be without star running back Darren Sproles.
  The Eagles main struggles have been their Offensive line.  THe Saints will not be able to exploit this tonight and without Darren Sproles their explosive plays will be limited.  
  Look for a MAX effort from philly and a outright win on the road.
   EAGS 27  Saints 24

Hedgie coming off a 6-2 Saturday !!

Denver -3.5   1 star

Detroit -4.5  1 star

Chicago -3 (-125)   3 stars

Seattle -4  2 stars

Oakland -1.5 2 stars

NCAA 11/3

GA TECH   6.5  (-120)   2 stars   Buy the half point or point if u must.  terps start 5th QB who is a linebacker and points will come at a premium here.  Good spot for Yellow Jackets to get back on track

Penn St /Purdue  UNDER 51  1 star

PITT +17   1 star

Indiana -2.5   1 star

South Florida -8  2 stars

Cinci -4.5  2 stars

LSU +8.5  2 stars

USC +8.5  3 stars

Miami/VT under 58 2 stars ... Chiefs+8.5 1star

MNF

49ers / Cards  UNDER 38.5  1 star

NFL week 8 .. SATURDAY 4-1-1

today monitor the weather...there will be varying wind and rain in cleveland, philly, pitt, nyc....

Rams +7.5   1 star

Indy/Tenn  OVER 46.5  1 star

Green Bay/ Jax  OVER 45.5  1 star

Philly/Atlanta OVER 43  1 star

Jets -1  1 star

NCAA SATURDAY

Pitt -6.5   1 star

Maryland +3   2 stars

Nebraska -1.5  2 stars

Texas/Kansas UNDER 60  1 star

Ohio St/Penn St  UNDER 50  2 stars

Buffalo/Toledo  UNDER 58.5  2 stars   (WEATHER ALERT - rain & wind) 

FRIDAY NIGHT NCAA

Louisville  -3     3 stars

Monday Night Football

Coming off a  SWEEP SUNDAY  the hedgie was planning on laying low for this matchup...BUT with rain all day in Chicago  and more expected about 30 minutes after kickoff   the hedgie will take a shot at   UNDER 46.5  1 star
and Lions +7  -120  ..(buy the 1/2 point)    1 star

NFL SUNDAY

Saints / Bucs  OVER 49.5  2 stars

Packers -4.5    2 stars

Saints -1   1 star

Pats/Jets  OVER 47.5  1 star

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS & Saturday

Syracuse -4.5   3 stars

Nebraska -6.5   2 stars

Duke +10.5    1 star

Miami +21   1 star

Washington +7.5  2 stars

Auburn +7   2 stars

Southern Miss -3  2 stars

Thursday Night Football

NCCA:   Arizona State +8    2 stars

NFL SUNDAY

Hedgie doesn't particularly like this card....there's possible rain and wind for the bengals/browns game which has already dropped the total from 44 to 43. staying away there....

Chiefs +4   3 stars

Eags/Lions Over 47 1/2    1 star

Teaser Note:  The Hedgie is more open minded to NFL teasers these days.....the casinos and bookies are constantly trying to protect their books against line fluctuations by adjusting the 'JUICE'    so there are many games that have -3  lines with varying juice  (-120 , -130,  etc)     To Combat that  Hedgie will do a  2 team teaser with 6.5 points....
  So Today:
  Falcons  -9/ Ravens  -3  to....-2.5  and +3.5  1 star

  Falcons -9 / Jets -3  to   ..-2.5  and +3.5    1 star



   

NCAA Football 10/13

Army +2    1 star

Miami 'the U' +7.5  2 stars

Wisconsin +1    2 stars

Florida -8.5    2 stars

Pitt  +3   1 star

Auburn  +6  2 stars

MNF NFL

Jets +10   1 star       contrarian play.  too much one side action . hedgie will take a shot with the home monday night dog getting some nice value

NFL SUNDAY......(Saturday was 3-0)

Falcons -3   2 stars

Steelers -3 (-120)   2 stars

Benglas -3 (-120)   2 stars

Pats/Broncos OVER 52  1 star

Chargers/Saints OVER 52.5 1 star

Stay tuned for additional picks....

PACKERS -6.5    2 Stars

Chiefs +7 (-120)     1 star

NCAA SATURDAY

Army +.5  1 star

South Carolina -1.5   1 star

Florida +2.5    3 stars

NFL SUNDAY

Bengals-1     3 stars

Lions -4    1 star

Lions/Vikes OVER 48.5  2 stars

Packers/Saints OVER 53   2 stars

Chiefs +1.5   1 star

First 4 star this season...

Illinois -1 ...

Va tech -6.5 2 stars

Thursday NIght Football

Ravens/Browns   OVER 44    1 star

Washington  +7     2 stars  

MNF 9/24 .. 6-3 This Past Weekend !

Seattle is the hardest place to play on a Monday Night Venue  with the Seahawks carrying an 18-8 all time win percentage.     The Packer's Greg Jennings is active tonight.  The Hedgie will pass on this game but leans towards the Packers  tonight despite the home field adv....

NFL WEEK 3 (Saturday 3-0 !)

Bears -7     2 stars

49ers -6.5   1 star

Saints/Chiefs  OVER 53  2 stars

Lions -3.5    2 stars

late additions:

JETS -2.5      1 star

Bengals +3.5  (-120)     1 star

Sept 22 NCA Football

Wake Forest -7     2 stars

Auburn +20.5   2 stars

Miami  +14      1 star

NFL THURS NIGHT

Hedgie will pass on this game tonight.   The Gmen have  3 injured offensive starters and the line has gone from  Giants -1.5  to now Panthers -2.5.   If you wait til kickoff and can catch Giants +3  maybe that's a good value play.   But Hedgie will wait til the weekend....

NFL WEEK 2

Giants -6.5 (-120)    1 star

Bengals -6.5 (-120) 1 star

San Diego  -6.5     2 stars

Chiefs +3.5       3 stars

Panthers/Saints  OVER 51.5   3 stars

late edition: Texans -6.5    1 star  (line dropped)

NCAA SEPT 15th

Maryland  +3    2 stars

Auburn -15.5    2 stars

USC -8.5          3 stars

Hedgie had a 7-1 Weekend !! Going to pass on tonight's games

Saturday 3-0 .....today NFL

Texans -11.5  2 stars (friday post)
Saints -7         2 stars (friday post)

Browns +10 (-120 juice)   1 star

Bears -9.5                         2 stars

Patriots -4.5                      2 stars

NCAA Football Week 2

12:00 NOON  Maryland +10    vs Temple    2 stars

6:30pm  Fresno State +35   vs Oregon    2 stars

10:30pm  Arizona +10.5  vs Oklahoma State   2 stars


(see below: 2 NFL posts thus far)

Nfl breaking news alert

NEW ORLEANS — The suspensions of Jonathan Vilma and three other players in the NFL's bounty investigation were lifted Friday by a three-member appeals panel and the league reinstated those players a few minutes later.

The panel said Commissioner Roger Goodell did not have jurisdiction to hear the players' appeals of their punishment for their roles in the New Orleans Saints bounty program that paid cash bonuses for hits that injured opponents.

While the ruling allows Saints linebacker Vilma, banned for the 2012 season, Saints defensive end Will Smith, Cleveland linebacker Scott Fujita and free agent defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove to play immediately, it does not permanently void their suspensions.

Still, the ruling comes just two days before the first full slate of NFL games this season and is a setback for Goodell and the league.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Goodell would "make an expedited determination of the discipline imposed" for violating the league's bounty rule.

"Until that determination is made, the four players are reinstated and eligible to play starting this weekend," Aiello said.

Vilma tweeted: "Victory is mine!!!! -stewie griffin"

The panel's decision states that Goodell cannot suspend the players for receiving money from a pool that paid for big plays, but he can still suspend the players if he can prove they intended to injure opponents. Players and coaches implicated in the bounty pool have testified under oath in a related federal court case they never intended to injure opposing players.

"Whether the commissioner tries to readdress the situation or not is his call," said Peter Ginsberg, Vilma's attorney. "We are certainly hoping the appeals board has made it clear the commissioner tried to grab jurisdiction and impose penalties over an area he does not have oversight. ... The factual record in the court makes it clear he has acted in a biased and inappropriate manner."

The Saints open their season at home against Washington on Sunday, while the Browns host Philadelphia.

The city of New Orleans will be going crazy or this home game.  A very tough spot for rookie RG3 and the skins. Not to mention the skins area very thin in the secondary with Tanard Jackson OUT and Brandon Merriweather (strong safety) OUT with a tweaked knee this week in practice.  

  Saints -7 3 stars    (line will be creeping up )

NFL WEEK 1 ...it's finally here !

First of all , let's take a look at some prominent offseason changes. 6 rookie QB's will be getting their first start in week 1 of the NFL.  Thomas Boswell (washington post) wrote a nice article on august 25th summing it up: 

"Since the NFL Draft began in 1936, how many rookie quarterbacks were drafted #1 or # 2 overall - the spots in which the Colts 'Andrew Luck and the Redskins' Robert Griffin III were chosen - have led their teams to even a .500 record ?

 Here's a tip:  the list of great quarterbacks who have been taken in both those posts is as long as  both your arms, from Sid Luckman through Terry Bradshaw to John Elway, Troy Aikman , Peyton Manning and , as recently as last year , Cam Newton.

The answer is Zero. None of them was even 8-8.

The best rookie sea on ever turned in by a player drafted in either the Luck or RGIII spots was 5-6-1 by  George Shaw in '55.  Many of those exhaled names blossomed in their second and third years. But if you think the arrival of Griffin, on and of itself, means a great deal in his rookie season, then you aren't listening to NFL History. All of it. "

Just take a look at RYAN TANNEHILL of HBO  HARD KNOCKS. (if you are as stunned as the hedgee is you know where this is going...)

So the Texans in June were -7.....now they are -11.5 and still climbing.The Texans with last years #2 Defense and a Healthy Shaub and Andre Johnson should win this game by 17 or more.  Get on this game while you can....New Miami HC Philbin  is making his debut on the road. The Fish have no Jake Long this game, no Brandon MArshall, and Chad Johnson who was supposed to fill that WR void has been cut for head butting his wife in the offseason.  Hedgie will be playing the TEXANS -11.5  2-3 stars and will most likely be locking them up with a 3 team teaser taking the HOME FAVORED BEARS -10, SAINTS -7 and TEXANS -11.5 who all go against rookie QB's this week.  The play looks like this:

  TEXANS -11.5  2 stars    and:

3 teamer  (10 point adjustment - must win all 3)

Texans -1.5  , Bears pickem , Saints +3    2 stars

We'll call this the HEDGIE OPENING DAY ROOKIE QB FADE DAY.....

  see you at the bank......be back with more picks later

  

With Jason Witten 'DOUBTFUL' with a Spleen Laceration and Austin Miles not 100% with a strained Hamstring this game sets up a little better for the home team. The Giants should be able to put a lot of pressure on Romo tonight  who will be scrambling and out of sync with his most trusted receivers.  With replacement refs getting the nod the Hedgie is  gonna take it light tonight and play  :

GIANTS -3.5   1 star

The Hedgie will pass on today's college and focus on the the NFL week 1 so he can build a bankroll like Floyd Mayweather and someday drop $3 million on a FIVE star pick !
  Mayweather has been rumored to drop a total of $3 mil at various diff sportsbooks on Michigan +14  today vs Bama   .  Take it for what it's worth but Mayweather has been known to win some large wagers in his day amongst them $1 million on the Pats vs Tim Tebow's broncos last sea on in the AFC playoffs....

  

  What better place for the Hedgie to Kickoff the season than in    SIN CITY .  

 Tonight's first play of the season is on Minnesota/UNLV  UNDER 51 

Both teams last season averaged a combined 35.7 points per game and this opening game should be no different as both teams should be committing to the run.  UNLV has an experience OLINE and their best chance at an upset will be pounding RB Tim Cornett while Minnesota has just one WR on the roster with a TD on his resume.    

  UNDER 51    2 stars

Friday Night:  Michigan State -7 vs Boise St

   13th ranked Michigan St  returns virtually all it's key defensive players which ranked #6 nationally last yr and will be amped up at home.   24th ranked Boise St loses Kellen Moore at QB which  Hedgie thinks it'll be too tall of a task to overcome . This games comes down to the Spartan Defense which should dominate.  The line opened at -6 and is climbing  so Hedgie says get your wager down asap..

      Michigan St  -7    3 stars

Madness Friday

Fla State -6 4 stars

Duke -12 3 stars

Cinci -2.5 2 stars

St Louis +3 2 stars

Gtown -4 2 stars

Creighton +1.5 1 star

Florida -3 1 star

Xavier +2.5 1 star

Purdue +2 1 star

NC State -2 1 star

Madness

WEST VA +1 3 stars

Kansas State -5 3 stars

W kty/ Kentucky UNDER 136.5 3 stars

Baylor -8 3 stars

VCU +6.5 3 stars

________________________________

Uconn -2 1 star

Vandy -5 1 star

LB State +4 1 star

Montana +9

SUPER BOWL

4 years after the Gmen ruined the Pats perfect season and won the Lombardy Trophy they meet again and even though both teams are very different they are both still led by the same Head coaches and starting QB's. The line opened Pats -3.5 with the Total set at 55.5. And neither of those lines stayed there for long. The money has poured in on the Gmen as the public and NY money look to back the hot team right now. Most sportsbook have the line set at Pats -2.5 and 54 Total.

Although the Gmen are coming in HOT sometimes a 2 week break can be disruptive. And The Hedgie sure likes the idea of Bill Belechik getting 2 weeks to prepare for this one. The biggest querstion mark coming into this game is the high ankle sprain of star TE Gronkowski. Hedgie believes the 2 weeks will serve him well enough to be effective. The Pats defense gets a bit of a bad rap being the 31st rank statistically but many of those starts are padded due to protecting leads. Alot of people don;t think REVENGE plays a roll here but the HEdgie does. This game is very important to Tom Brady and he will play like it. All these things point to PATS -2.5 2 star play

PROPS :

FIRST TD A. Hernandez 8-1

Team to receive the ball first: GIANTS -180 . This prop has steep juice but there's a reason. FEB 7, 2008 when the Pats won the coin toss vs the Chiefs they elected to receive. Tom Brady's ACL was hurt on that opening drive. Ever since, the Pats have been involved in 65 coin tosses and won 28 of them. ALL 28 they have deferred the coin toss. Can't see why that would change today.

PRO BOWL

AFC/NFC UNDER 74.5 2 stars

This is the highest total in 6 years. The players don't want to get hurt. With Ray Lewis playing in this one who always seems to give 100% and high winds expected this game should stay UNDER

NFL Championships

At the end of the Ravens/Texans game Ed reed rolled his left ankle. The Ravens are obviously downplaying this but Hedgie thinks it'll play a role in this game. Brady and the pats run an uptempo game to exploit their matchups and not let defenses change personnel groups. With the Pats 31st ranked defense this game should have plenty of scoring. The Pats have gone OVER in their last 7 games. All those totals ranged from 47-50.

Ravens/Pats OVER 50 3 stars

The last time these two teams met the Giants stacked the line and were determined not to let Frank Gore run on them. After 6 carries for zero yards Gore got hit on the knee and did not return. The Niners still won that game 27-20. Having said that the Gmen are now a different team riding a hot streak with alot of confidence. But Hedgie thinks with all the rain this week and more forecast for sunday that the niners have the edge. With home field , a little extra rest and an edge in special teams the Niners should prevail with much help from Frank Gore's legs this time.

NINERS -2 2 stars

NFL Playoffs

Giants +7.5 2 stars

Giants/Packers OVER 52.5 2 stars

Ravens -7.5 3 stars - The Ravens are 8-0 at home this year albeit 4-3-1 against the spread. This game sets up nicely for the Ravens. They played the Texans earlier this year and won 29-14 while the Texans had Matt Schaub under center. The Texans average 153 yards per game and that game the Ravens held them to just 93 rushing yards. (60 less than their average). Now they get to face Rookie TJ Yates who's making only his 7th start. The Ravens have played in 7 playoff games over the least 3 years all on the road. This battle tested veteran squad finally gets a home game and they will capitalize on it today ! Ravens 27 Texans 13

(you can also consider buying a full point protecting against a back door cover with a late score. getting the game from -7.5 to -6.5 cost an extra 20 cents of juice - ravens -6.5 -130)

Nfl playoffs

Apologies for the late post

Saints/ niners under 46.5. 1 star

Pats/ broncos over 50 1 star


Stronger options for tomorrow. Coming soon...

Nfl Playoffs 1/08

Falcons +3 2 stars

falcons are a balanced workman like team. with julio jones healthy falls have many weapons and will use no huddle vs giants who have struggled with that. also, john abraham is quietly having a great year while being limited to snaps all year to save his health for the playoffs. gmen will have their hands full

Broncos +8.5 2 stars

steelers are banged up. big ben not 100% , ryan clark (safety) out with blood disorder , mendenhall done last week with knee injury, and pounckey (center) most likely out. Tough to cover such a big number on the road no matter who you play. Broncos have a good defense and will be playing with a lot of emotion. +8.5 great value with a game expected to total low 30's

1/07

Texans -3 (-130) 2 stars
This line has been creeping higher and is now -4 in most spots. The Hedgie expects this game to be another low scorer as well so the Hedgie will take shot buying an extra 1/2 point or Point to get this game to the Texans -3. Leaning UNDER as well but hedge is gun-shy with that number based on losing the under the last time these two teams met. Recall 20-19 in Cinci? TJ Yates scored a TD trailing 13-19 with 2 seconds left to win and push the total over 38.5. Earlier this week Andy Dalton had the flu and missed wednesday practice which is a valuable game planning day. At home and with the better defense Texans should take this game . Texans 20 Bengals 13

1/4

Clemson -3. 2 stars

1/03

Va Tech Hokies +3 1 star

12/02

Penn state +7 2 stars

Mich St +3 2 stars

Happy New Year

Jets/Dolphines OVER 38.5 1 star

Falcons/Bucs OVER 45 3 stars

Giants -3 3 stars