Since taking over for Blaine Gabbert at QB Chad Henne has played well and this Sunday the jags look to win their 2nd straight game for the first time all season. The Bills have lost 4 of their last 5 games and they are tied with the Jets in the basement of the AFC East.
The Cardinals have lost 7 straight games and they are down to playing their 3rd string QB, who threw 4 picks last week and will start again this week. The Jets were embarrassed in their last game on Thanksgiving and while they have the same record as the Cardinals at 4-7 they may still have a shot at the playoffs since they do not face a team that has a winning record for the rest of the season.
Top Defenses Clash – Seahawks visit Bears in Week 13
Two of the best defenses in the NFL take to the field in what has turned out to be a very important NFC clash. For the Seahawks they put a 1-5 road record on the line against a Chicago team that sustained some potentially damaging injuries on both sides of the ball last week. Seattle needs a win in order to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Bears need a win to maintain their grip on the NFC North with Green Bay hot on their heels.
Browns Head to Oakland in Battle of the 3-8 Teams
The Oakland Raiders continue what has been a very disappointing season this Sunday when they host a Cleveland Browns team with exactly the same record but has a littler optimism going forward. Cleveland appears to have a few pieces of the puzzle in place – Brandon Weeden, Trent Richardson and an emerging defense appear to be the polar opposite of an Oakland team with an aging, fading quarterback, a running game that just can’t get going and with a defense that has seriously underachieved so far this season. Both teams have struggled but the Browns have been by far the more competitive of the two teams week-in and week-out all season long.
NFC Least Battle – Bumbling Eagles Take on Confusing Cowboys on Sunday Night
Two of the more disappointing teams in the NFL meet on Sunday Night Football this week when the Philadelphia Eagles, losers of seven straight games head to Dallas to take on a Cowboys team that just can’t seem to win the big game. Offense and defense have been issues for both teams so far this season – will any one of the teams put it all together and save their coach’s job? Stay tuned!
Finally – a Monday Night game that has some intrigue!!! The New York Giants, holder of a two game lead in the NFC East attempt to hold off one of the teams on their heels – the Washington Redskins, winners of two straight division games. The New York Giants looked rested, confident and very much like the elite team we imagined last week in their beat down of the Packers. The Redskins also looked very good in their Thanksgiving Day win at Dallas. The Giants topped the Redskins, 27-23, in the teams’ first meeting of the season, a Week 7 matchup at MetLife Stadium at East Rutherford, N.J Are you ready for a shootout? It should be fun!
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens meet for the second time in three weeks on Sunday with one team holding a little momentum and the other just hoping to hold onto the ball! The Steelers would love to just forget about a Week 12 loss in which they turned the ball over eight times while the Ravens can use their Week 12 comeback win as a rallying cry for the rest of the season. Ben Roethlisberger has an outside chance of returning to action this week – the Steelers absolutely need him to in order to have a chance in this game.
Panthers vs Chiefs NFL Football Spread/Handicapping
This was supposed to be a game between two teams looking to rise in their respective conferences, perhaps even challenge for the playoffs. Instead we have a real dog with little importance, doesn’t mean we can’t try and make some money off it though.
Buccaneers vs Broncos NFL Football Spread/Handicapping
An interesting inter-conference matchup on Sunday featuring a couple of teams that are very different but having success. The Bucs definitely need this one more than the Broncos but it is always tough for a team to win at Mile High, especially one as green as Tampa, who might be winded from last week.
In what might be one of the least-watched games of week 14, the South Alabama Jaguars are set to take on the Hawaii Warriors in a battle of 2-win teams. The Jaguars are representing the Sun Belt Conference, while Hawaii comes from the Mountain West. Neither team has been able to establish their offense at this point in the year, but both have also struggled to keep their opponents in check. Something’s got to give, and the game could be higher scoring than some anticipate.
With Penn State and Ohio State both ineligible for postseason play this season, the Big Ten has officially skipped Plan A and Plan B and gone straight to the Wisconsin Badgers when it comes to the Leaders Division. The Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Badgers will face off on Saturday for a chance at the Rose Bowl, where they’ll meet the winner of the Pac-12 championship game between the UCLA Bruins and the Stanford Cardinal.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the No. 13 Florida State Seminoles are both coming off brutal losses to in-state rivals, but both also have a chance to redeem themselves in the ACC championship. The winner of this battle will propel themselves into the Orange Bowl, and while last week’s losses were tough on both squads, they have to forget the past and focus on this weekend’s matchup.
Kansas State has had almost 2 weeks to get over their shocking loss to Baylor, which knocked them out of the BCS title race, but they can still wrap up the Big 12 title and a BCS bowl berth if they beat Texas or if Oklahoma loses.
Oklahoma still has a chance to win the Big 12 title, but they need to beat TCU in this game and also have Kansas State lose at home to Texas.
There are rumours that Boise State is trying to undo their move to the Big East scheduled for next season. Right now they are 6-1 in the Mountain West, looking to finish with a win and then see what happens.
The Bearcats are actually not all that far from another very good season. They may have three losses but they are by a total of just 16 points and this squad has put up some very impressive numbers this year.
Cincinnati Bearcats (8-3) vs Connecticut Huskies (5-6)
Saturday December 1
Rentschler Field – Storrs, CT
3:30PM
Moneyline: Cincinnati -220, Connecticut +180 from Sportsbook.ag
Spread: Cincinnati -5.5
O/U: 39
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Cincinnati
They just have gone largely unnoticed because their signature win was against a mediocre Virginia Tech program. All the upheaval in the Big East hasn’t helped either even though they have a player with the best name in college football.
That player would be QB Munchie Legaux, one of the more athletic players in the country. With him executing the attack CIncinnati has one of the most balanced offenses out there, running and passing for more than 200 yards per game.
Also, I bet you didn’t know that Cincinnati is 13th in the nation in scoring defense giving up just 17ppg – I know I didn’t. This team might not be loaded with top flight talent but they execute and get results.
The Bearcats have been a money winner too going 7-3 ATS this season, including 2-1 on the road. Historically they have not fared well visiting the Huskies though, having lost the last two games outright and the last three against the number in the series. Due to recent performance I think the Bearcats are pretty good value in this one though they have less to play for.[soliloquy id=”82219″]
Connecticut
The Huskies should be feeling better than they have at any point this season after back to back wins against Pittsburgh and Louisville. Now they are looking to carry that momentum into the final against CIncinnati to get the final victory they need to become bowl eligible this year. They have had success against the Bearcats in Storrs but haven’t been very strong at home this season.
This could be a defensive battle as the Huskies are just a smidge worse than Cincinnati on defense giving up an average of 18.5ppg. They will want to turn this into a defensive battle too because this team is not built for a shootout. Normally the Huskies are pretty good at running the ball but not this season. They are averaging less than 100 yards per contest – and it is not like they have a souped up passing attack to compensate.
With a bowl berth in the offing the Huskies should be the more motivated team. A ton of coaches have been fired already and Paul Pasqualoni might find himself among them if he misses the postseason again after 4 straight bowl appearances under Randy Edsall. The home team is 7-1 in this one usually winning by a large margin – 16ppg.
Spread Pick: Connecticut +5.5
O/U Pick: Over
Score Prediction: Cincinnati 24 – Connecticut 21
