What a Saturday with some blow out football, not always by the favorite and some truly exciting college hoops. Win by two's day was overrun by a long meeting, Christmas shopping, and a lot of following sports on the smart phone. Because of the hub bub, I was unable to post a rational for my picks for the day so here's a quick recap. It was an (8-1) start to the weekend with a sole loss coming from Xavier pulling off an incredible come back on the shoulders of back to back to back three's from Tu Halloway but not by enough. The victories on the gridiron came in the form of Syracuse's 6 turnovers and double digit loss and offensive outbursts by Baylor and both teams in the inaugural Big Ten Championship. Hardwood winners were Cleveland State winning and staying under, Texas turning it on late over UCLA, Loyola proving they are just better than Siena, and Marquette winning outright at in state rival Wisconsin. These games loft our overall to (36-15-1). Looking ahead here to Sunday, there are a bunch of lines I like so were going to do seven.
Baylor Bears + 2.5 over Northwestern Wildcats
A possibly very intriguing match up of undefeateds who are not normally know as basketball powers. I am not a believer in the Wildcats quick start and even if you are unimpressed by the Bears' early season foes, they have won every game by double digits, they have their best player back in Perry Jones III, and they are #8 in the country. I have t believe they can take care of business.
Creighton Blue Jays -8.5 over Nebraska Cornhuskers
The Blue Jays are for real. They returned almost everyone from a 23 win team from last season, sport an offense that ranks #2 in scoring and #1 in assists in the nation, and their star Doug McDermott has video game stats. In Creighton's (6-0) start, McDermott is averaging 23.7 ppg and 8.5 rpg while shooting 63, 56.5, and 86.7 % from the field, 3 point range, and the free throw line respectively. The Blue Jays will pull away at home.
Atlanta Falcons -1.5 over Houston Texans
With the Falcons fighting for their playoff lives and the Texans on their 3rd string quarterback, I see Atlanta seizing control of this game. It is far from a lock because Houston's running game and defense are as good as anyone's, It will be one possession but Tyler Yates will not be able to lead the Texans to victory.
Denver Broncos -1 over Minnesota Vikings
The proud Vikings will show up for their home fans with a tough defensive effort and make a push for their promising rookie starter Christian Ponder. Unfortunately, Tim Tebow can smell the playoffs and with dates with Chicago and New England looming, the Broncos know this is a must win.
Buffalo Bills/Tennessee Titans 42.5 : Detroit Lions/New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers/New York Giants 53.5 all over
I do not believe the Bills or Titans defenses can keep their opponents under 20 points. Also, I cannot feel bad about taking the over in either team's games the rest of the season after watching the Saints and Giants play last Monday. Detroit will score and are missing Ndamukong Suh and their two best defensive backs. Green Bay understands this could be their last tough game in the way of claiming an unbeaten regualr season.
Godspeed
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