Handicapping by Liz

Well, I sure hope we can give you as many winners this weekend as we did last weekend. And to make sure you have the best of the best I asked my good friend Moose the Greek to weigh in this weekend with his top picks. And here they are right from Moose the Greek to you !!

DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF picks from ‘ MOOSE the Greek ‘

First a big Thank You to Liz for letting me share my thoughts and picks with you this week and also Thank You Liz for your picks and insights into all the games this season. I, like many others, look forward to your input every week.

Now onto the games, I like two games this weekend.

The first is the DALLAS/MINNESOTA game at 1pm on Sunday.
On paper this looks like a good game. Two good QBs, two good defenses, and two balanced offenses. However, I see it like this. The Vikings will fold like a cheap suit, they will stumble like a drunken sailor. The Vikings will end up like Leif Ericsson……. BELLY UP !!!!!!!!!!! Brett Favre will do what he does best, he will throw interceptions. He will think about himself and NOT the team, he will stink. So, with that being said….. My 10 Antler pick this week is the DALLAS COWBOYS plus the 2.5 points, which they won’t need. Tony Romo and company will move on to the Championship round.

The other game I like is the JETS/CHARGERS game at 4:40pm on Sunday.
This game COULD be a blowout. The Jets and Mark Sanchez might just crumble on national TV. I think the Jets got lucky against a badly coached Bengals team last week. Rex Ryan has the defense playing good but the offense will be needed big time in this game and I don’t see Sanchez and crew doing their part. In this game I give you the SAN DIEGO CHARGERS minus the 7 points to send the J – E – T – S, Jets back to the swamps of Jersey with Jimmy Hoffa and a few of the Soprano family enemies…..

That is it for this week. Until next time remember to eat too much, drink too much, and bet too much. MOOSE the Greek out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Moose for your always amusing picks on these 2 games. I must admit I am on board with your picks, but I can’t say I dislike Brett as much as you do : )

As for the over/unders on the Dallas/Minnesota and Jets/Chargers games. I like the over 42 in the Jets/Chargers game and I am just leaning towards the over in the Dallas/Minnesota game.

Well now that Moose has weighed in on those 2 games let me give you my picks on the other 2 games, which will be played on Saturday.

What can you say about this game that doesn’t scream bet the over ?? These 2 teams have suspect defenses but offenses that even Arena football would envy. With that being said, you know that in this game I believe the over 57 is the better bet. The Cardinals surprised me last week shredding one of the best defenses in the league this year for 51 points, if Warner is given that much time again this weekend then the sky is the limit and that goes for Brees as well, who will go against a Cardinals defense that gave up 45 points last week. To me the last one to score in this game will be the winner and with the Cardinals ya gotta love them getting a touchdown. Oh and by the way the Cards did it last week without Boldin. Of the 4 games being played this weekend I’m looking forward to this game the most as it should be as entertaining as last week’s Cardinals/Packers game. Take the 7 points with the Arizona Cardinals and enjoy the aerial show that both teams will give us. And like I said I love the over 57.

The Saturday night game pits the Baltimore Ravens against the Indianapolis Colts. This is the Ravens 4th straight road game and even though they won the past 2, I just don’t know how much gas they have left in the tank for a Colts team that is definitely well rested. The Ravens are 0-6 ATS the last 6 times these 2 teams have met and I just don’t see that changing this weekend. I look for Peyton to get rid of the ball quickly and dink and dunk his way down the field. The Ravens have to rely on their running game with Ray Rice, Willis McGahee, and Le’Ron McClain, if the Colts stop the running game of the Ravens, then it’s on Joe Flacco’s shoulders and that could spell trouble as the Colts are number 1 in the NFL allowing only 9.1 yards per pass completion this year. Plain and simple if the Ravens can’t run, they can’t win. I look for this to be a close game with the Colts pulling away in the 4th quarter to give them the win. Look for the Colts to cover the 6 ½ points and move on to the Championship game against the Chargers…as it should be : ) As for the over/under in this game, I don’t have a good feeling this will be high scoring affair and look for the game to go under the 44 point total.

Thanks again to Moose the Greek for his picks this weekend.

As always bet with your head not over it : )