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The Colts are the teacher who in the first few months of school lets the students do whatever they want. The kids then take complete control of the class, and in November when the teacher realizes (s)he needs to put the hammer down, it’s damn near impossible.
Before nba betting fans turn their attention to the pigskin this weekend, we have the NBA on TNT tonight. It’s time for our weekly Thursday night hoops picks for NBA gambling action.
Before nba betting fans turn their attention to the pigskin this weekend, we have the NBA on TNT tonight. It’s time for our weekly Thursday night hoops picks for NBA gambling action.
Each week during the heart of the NBA season, and once or twice during the NBA Preseason, we’ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the NBA Power rankings. We check out the stats, looks at the records, and, most importantly, we take a close, close look at the heart of each team. We encourage you to come back each week and see how the nba Power Rankings have changed.
DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF – Cardinals vs. Saints
The freeze that enveloped the country this winter has made a stop in Louisiana, where the fandom has had a few weeks to come to grips with the fact that while the Saints aren’t certainly as bad as the outfit that limped home with three straight losses, they might not be the machine that nailed 13 in a row to start the season, either.
DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF – Cowboys vs. Vikings
You have questions? The Cowboys have the answers. Momentum? Dallas has four straight wins coming into Sunday’s playoff game against the Vikings.
Stopping Adrian Peterson? Dallas is the No. 4-ranked team against the rush this season.
To paraphrase George W. Bush, have we been misunderestimating the Jets?
We all looked at New York’s won-loss record in games in which the opponent was actually trying and saw a ho-hum 7-7 team with a blowhard coach and a rookie quarterback, a team that would certainly get its comeuppance once live ammo was in the guns and bullets started flying for real.
The big concern in Indianapolis all week – for the last three weeks, really – is how the Colts will perform after basically treating the final two games of the season as pre-season scrimmages. Is the momentum gone for good, or will the rest that Peyton Manning & Co. received in the final two games of the regular season be the key ingredient Saturday night?
If numbers get you off, chew for a minute on these stats:
The New York Jets were the best team in the league at running the football. The New York Jets were No. 2 in the league in overall defense. Twenty-seven quarterbacks in the league had a higher rating than Mark Sanchez.
Any questions about where the Jets have to step up their game if they plan to be playing beyond next weekend?
Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead.
That was the approach of Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy in Arizona last weekend, and we’ll find out in a few days whether or not playing the regulars most of the way in the meaningless regular-season game will pay dividends when the teams meet Sunday in a game that really counts.
Wade Phillips needs one more win to keep his job as HC of the DC, and no one is rooting for him more than owner Jerry Jones.
It’s an uncomplicated relationship between Phillips and Jones.
Let’s see now.
The best receiver just tore up every ligament in his left knee. The starting running back has a tendency to fumble the ball every time he touches it inside the opposing 5 yard line. The deep-threat receiver pouts when things don’t go exactly the way he wants them.
Each week during the heart of the NFL season, and once or twice during the NFL Preseason, we’ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the NFL Power rankings. We check out the stats, looks at the records, and, most importantly, we take a close, close look at the heart of each team. We encourage you to come back each week and see how the NFL Power Rankings have changed.
We all understand about playing the no-respect card. The Patriots used the tactic to motivate themselves to three Super Bowls.
The Ravens have employed a slightly different tack, complaining that the referees are always out to get them.
In a mega-game that everyone feels will be dominated by playmakers for both teams on both sides of the ball, will the outcome of the NFC East be determined by a substitute center?
Maybe.
Philadelphia’s offensive line has teetered between work in progress and absolute mess since the start of training camp, and now the Eagles will be forced to finish out with season without the one stabilizing force on the front five – center Jamaal Jackson, who suffered torn knee ligaments in the victory over Denver last Sunday.
Before nba betting fans turn their attention to the pigskin this weekend, we have the NBA on TNT tonight. It’s time for our weekly Thursday night hoops picks for NBA gambling action. Our New Years Eve edition…
