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There are two good bets this week if you think like the computer. One is that Indy will cover the spread. Considering last week, they made it clear that they don’t plan to win any more regular season games, I’ll be surprised if this bet is still good after the game.

The other good bet is that Seattle will beat Tennessee thus, covering the spread. I like this bet.

As a result of the decision by Indy to lose the final two games of their regular season, it’s interesting that they could face the Jets again in the playoffs. The computer says they will. Maybe the Jets beating their starters would make the Indy fans fill a little less gypped. Here’s how the playoffs look to me:

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Think coach Belichick saw what coach Ryan did and said, “And you thought going for it on 4th down was bad…”

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There was one good bet, but then the spreads moved. Oh well…

Here’s how the playoffs look to me:

E.W.

About cheerleaders in coats… There is a commercial on lately where a bunch of cheerleader types jump and do a cheer, but they are in jeans and flannel shirts. It occurred to me that without the outfits, cheerleaders are just annoying.

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No good bets this weekend per the computer, but I got a feeling that Baltimore can’t beat anybody by 10 points, much less Chicago.  With the loss of Chris Henry. I expect Cincinnati to play with more than a little extra heart this weekend so maybe a win for them.

So much for agreement with the computer. Seems that the Pats have fallen out of favor for the Superbowl now and a rising star in the form of San Diego has shown up for the first time in the model. New Orleans wins it only by the barest of margins. Here’s how it looks:

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If women didn’t make us crazy, chasing them wouldn’t be so much fun would it?

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No good bets this weekend, at least Cleveland showed up to play last week.

As the playoff picture crystallizes, it appears the reality is starting to agree with the computer on the Superbowl. Still says the Pats will beat NO there. Not much change from last week:

E.W.

Anybody else notice that right after the Large Hadron Collider came online, that a large wormhole opened up over Norway?

LHC 2.36 TeV Collision Event

Wormhole over Norway

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There is one good bet today, Cleveland will cover the massive spread. So far I’m about skunked this year on betting that bad teams will show up and play, so this should be fun.

I noticed something happy though, it appears that the lines actually moved some this week, good omen for the economy I guess.

The Superbowl preview last week looked pretty bad for the Pats. I get the feeling that they expected NO to curl up in a fetal position as many of the teams playing them seem to do. Instead they came to play football and the Pats played so flat I’m surprised they didn’t get beat worse. Despite that beating the computer still says the Pats are the better team. Here’s how the playoffs shake out:

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“That’s easy, the egg came first… it’s a breakfast food.”

-King Julian

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There aren’t any good bets this week, which is good. I think Tampa missed the plane to Tampa. Maybe they flew to Atlanta early…

Monday night is going to be a good game, the computer says this is a preview of the Superbowl. Here’s how the playoffs shake out:

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Yesterday, while in the kitchen making a grocery list, the Prince comes and asks, “Whatcha doin?”

I said, “I’m getting the turkey dinner ready, cause Momma’s sick.”

“Wow, you’re gonna make a turkey from scratch?”

Nothing pumps your ego like your kid thinking you can produce a turkey from thin air…

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It would appear from last week that whatever Baltimore had, it is contagious, they appear to have given it to Cleveland. There’s only one good bet this week… Tampa. I’m not saying nothin’.

Here’s how the playoffs shake out:

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Smart kids –

Mom: You don’t think I’m your servant do you?

4-Year-Old: No, sister is… You’re just a very good person.

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Carolina finally won me a bet! I’ll have to look through my files and see if that’s ever happened before. This week there are two good bets. It would appear that a lot of rabid Miami fans spent the week in Vegas, Tampa will cover that 10 point spread by beating them. And Cleveland will cover the spread against Baltimore… Did the boys in Vegas miss Baltimore’s last game?

Again Minnesota improves in the computer’s eye, in fact, they now look like the number one seed in the NFC. Here’s how the playoffs shake out:

E.W.

Dear East Coast: I apologize for washing my truck and causing the biblical flood. I ran it through some mud, hopefully the rain will stop soon.