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GTL’s NFL AFC & NFC Championship Playoff Round (Week 20, 2011 Season) Picks

January 19th, 2012 · Sports

Last Year (Head-To-Head): 170-98
Last Week: 3-1
Year To Date: 174-91
All Time (2006 Through 2012 Combined Record To Date): 649-371

AGAINST THE SPREAD (ATS) Last Week (ALL scheduled games played): 3-1 (.750)

ATS (Calculated By My Line + Or – Vs Vegas Odds At Time Of Publication Listed Below, Or Locks Updated Prior To Kickoff) Year-To-Date, All Scheduled Games Starting Week 4: 114-85-5 (.573)

ATS & O/U Locks Last Week: 4-1 (.800)

ATS & O/U Locks YTD: 43-38(.531)

LOCKS (IF APPLICABLE) ARE IN RED, BOTTOM OF THIS COLUMN SO SCROLL DOWN…

GTL NFL Picks 2011 GTLs NFL AFC & NFC Championship Playoff Round (Week 20, 2011 Season) PicksHere we are… the AFC and NFC Championship series; the race to Super Bowl XLVI and it doesn’t get much better than this, does it?

As evidenced by last weekend’s NFC and AFC Divisional matchups, defense, INDEED, does still win championships in the NFL. Yeah, I know Alex Smith tossed the game winner with 9 seconds left to defeat the Saints in his best offensive game to date but who had the better “D” — the Saints or the Niners? Obviously, the Niners did, just like the Giants had the better “D” than Green Bay. Who won? The best defensive teams won… AND it won’t be any different this weekend either…

… With no further adieu, onto my NFL 2011 Season AFC and NFC Championship Round Playoff Weekend Picks…

Championship Round Playoff Weekend Picks

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday Early Afternoon Game (Jan 22nd @ 2:00 PM, CST) Game):

Baltimore Ravens (13-4) @ New England Patriots (14-3) – The GTL’s Line: BAL -3.5, 44.5 OU Total (VEGAS LINE As Per Vegas Insider, Thur Jan 19th @ 5:42 PM: NE -7, 50.5 OU) – RAVENS COVER +7

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday Late Afternoon (January 22nd @ 5:30 PM, CST – FOX) Game (NFC Matchup):

New York Giants (11-7) @ San Francisco 49ers (14-3) – The GTL’s Line: SF -11, 43 OU (VEGAS: SF -2.5, 42 OU) – FORTY-NINERS COVER -2.5

AFC & NFC CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND PLAYOFF (WEEK 20) LOCKS:

NEW YORK GIANTS @ SAN FRANCISCO: FORTY-NINERS -2.5

BALTIMORE @ NEW ENGLAND: RAVENS +7

BALTIMORE @ NEW ENGLAND: UNDER 50.5

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Agree? Disagree? Have your own NFC and AFC Championship Playoff Round Week 20 predictions? Post them into the comments section below…

Other political bloggers and their commenters take a break from poly-tix for a few minutes to weigh in on NFL Week 20, 2011: Elizabeth Weaver Engel (Liberal) of both The Huffington Post and Snarkin’ the NFL; And Eric (Conservative) of THE TYGRRRR EXPRESS…

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GTL’s NFL Divisional Playoff Round (Week 19, 2011 Season) Picks

January 12th, 2012 · Sports

Last Year (Head-To-Head): 170-98
Last Week: 2-2
Year To Date: 171-90
All Time (2006 Through 2012 Combined Record To Date): 645-370

AGAINST THE SPREAD (ATS) Last Week (ALL scheduled games played): 1-3 (.250)

ATS (Calculated By My Line + Or – Vs Vegas Odds At Time Of Publication Listed Below, Or Locks Updated Prior To Kickoff) Year-To-Date, All Scheduled Games Starting Week 4: 111-84-4 (.569)

ATS & O/U Locks Last Week: 2-3 (.400)

ATS & O/U Locks YTD: 39-37(.513)

LOCKS (IF APPLICABLE) ARE IN RED, BOTTOM OF THIS COLUMN SO SCROLL DOWN…

GTL NFL Picks 2011 GTLs NFL Divisional Playoff Round (Week 19, 2011 Season) PicksWOW… I sure took a POUNDING last week, especially on my ATS – all games and not much better on my so-called “LOCKS” (2-3)! The bookie was happy and MOI… not so much! Oh well, that’s the way it goes — you win some and you lose some… JUST WIN MORE than you lose, right? It’s not “gambling” if you know what you’re doing after all…

This is it… some VERY intriguing matchups this week, eh? Saints at the Niners. Tebowmania vs some other guy named Tom Brady. New York Giants at The Pack. The “new” Texans at the Ravens. Who’ll be the two teams facing each other in the AFC and NFC Championship games at the end of the week? If my SuperComputer is correct this time, I have your answers below along with a few great bets I’ll be making and those are what I’m referring to when I use the word “LOCKS”.

… With no further adieu, onto my 2011 AFC -slash- NFC – Divisional Round Playoff Weekend Picks…

Divisional Round Playoff Weekend Picks

Saturday Afternoon Game (Jan 14th @ 3:30 PM, CST- FOX) Game (NFC Matchup):

New Orleans Saints (14-3) @ San Francisco 49ers (13-3) – The GTL’s Line: SF -4, 56.5 Over/Under (Vegas Insider Line – Thur Jan 12th @ 5:30 PM CST: NO -3.5, 47.5 OU) – FORTY-NINERS COVER +3.5 AND POSSIBLY UPSET

Saturday Evening (Jan 14th @ 7:00 PM, CST – CBS) Game (AFC Matchup):

Denver Broncos (9-8) @ New England Patriots (13-3) – The GTL’s Line: NE -18, 54 (VI: NE -13.5, 50.5 OU) – PATRIOTS COVER -13.5

Sunday Early (January 15th @ Noon, CST – CBS) Game (AFC Matchup):

Houston Texans (11-6) @ Baltimore Ravens (12-4) – The GTL’s Line: BAL -2.5, 40.5 (VI: BAL -7.5, 36 OU) – TEXANS COVER +7.5

Sunday Afternoon (January 15th @ 3:30 PM, CST – FOX) Game (NFC Matchup):

New York Giants (10-7) @ Green Bay Packers (15-1) – The GTL’s Line: GB -14, 62 (VI: GB -7.5, 52.5 OU) – THE PACKERS COVER -7.5

DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF WEEK 19 LOCKS:

NEW ORLEANS @ SAN FRANCISCO: SF +3.5

NEW ORLEANS @ SAN FRANCISCO: OVER 47.5

HOUSTON @ BALTIMORE: TEXANS +7.5

NEW YORK GIANTS @ GREEN BAY: GB -7.5

NEW YORK GIANTS @ GREEN BAY: OVER 52.5

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Agree? Disagree? Have your own NFL Divisional Playoff Round Week 19 predictions? Post them into the comments section below…

Other political bloggers and their commenters take a break from poly-tix for a few minutes to weigh in on NFL Week 19, 2011: Elizabeth Weaver Engel (Liberal) of both The Huffington Post and Snarkin’ the NFL; And Eric (Conservative) of THE TYGRRRR EXPRESS…

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The GTL’s NFL Picks: Wildcard Weekend, Week 18, 2011 Season

January 4th, 2012 · Sports

ATTENTION NFL FANS: These are PREVIOUS picks — Click right HERE to view this week’s CURRENT GTL™ NFL Picks…

Last Year (Head-To-Head): 170-98
Last Week: 12-4
Year To Date: 169-88
All Time (2006 Through 2012 Combined Record To Date): 643-368

AGAINST THE SPREAD (ATS) Last Week (ALL scheduled games played): 10-5-1 (.667)

ATS (Calculated By My Line + Or – Vs Vegas Odds At Time Of Publication Listed Below, Or Locks Updated Prior To Kickoff) Year-To-Date, All Scheduled Games Starting Week 4: 110-81-4 (.576)

ATS & O/U Locks Last Week: 4-2 (.667)

ATS & O/U Locks YTD: 37-34 (.521)

LOCKS (IF APPLICABLE) ARE IN RED, BOTTOM OF THIS COLUMN SO SCROLL DOWN…

GTL NFL Picks 2011 The GTLs NFL Picks: Wildcard Weekend, Week 18, 2011 SeasonHere we go… WILDCARD WEEKEND TIME! Sorry if your team was left out of the postseason but this marks the first time in recent memory I can remember both my Number 1 team (Niners) and Number 2 team (Saints) are both battling it out for survival. Of course, my Niners ARE first; no question.

Who’s hot and who’s not? Doesn’t matter one bit in the NFL’s postseason matchups when it comes to an outright, head-to-head win or loss but it does when it comes to handicapping against the spread to some degree. If you’re not a bettin’ person, the latter matters not to you.

Should you happen to be a bettin’ man (or woman), don’t get hung up on the favorites… the faves are barely above 50% both ATS and head-to-head (straight up) over the last decade +. There WILL be upsets — at least one, and I’m hoping I’ve sorted them out for you so you can give your bookies nightmares. If not, oh well, I’ve tried. Main thing is — just have fun. This will be a GREAT weekend of NFL football — bank on it!

… With no further adieu, onto my 2011 AFC -slash- NFC opening -slash- Wildcard Weekend picks…

2011 Wild Card Round

Saturday Afternoon Game (Jan 7th @ 3:30 PM, CST- NBC) Game (AFC Matchup):

Cincinnati Bengals (9-7) @ Houston Texans (10-6) – GTL’s LINE: HOU -0.5, 44 (VEGAS LINE – Vegas Insider; Wed, Jan 4th @ 5:31 PM: HOU -3, 38.5 Total) – BENGALS COVER +3

Saturday Evening (Jan 7th @ 7:00 PM, CST – NBC) Game (NFC Matchup):

Detroit Lions (10-6) @ New Orleans Saints (13-3) – GTL’s LINE: DET -0.5, 50.5 – (VI: NO -10.5, 59) – LIONS COVER +10.5 & POSSIBLE UPSET

Sunday Early (January 8th @ Noon, CST – FOX) Game (NFC Matchup):

Atlanta Falcons (10-6) @ New York Giants (9-7) – GTL’s LINE: NYG -7, 45.5 (VI: NYG -3, 47) – GIANTS COVER -3

Sunday Afternoon (January 8th @ 3:30 PM, CST – CBS) Game (AFC Matchup):

Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4) @ Denver Broncos (8-8) – GTL’s LINE: PIT -11, 39.5 (VI: VI: PIT -9, 34.5) – STEELERS COVER -9

Enjoying A Bye Week: New England Patriots (13-3), Baltimore Ravens (12-4), San Francisco 49ers (13-3) & Green Bay Packers (15-1)…

WILD CARD WEEKEND 18 LOCKS:

CINCINNATI @ HOUSTON – BENGALS +3

DETROIT @ NEW ORLEANS – LIONS +10.5

DETROIT @ NEW ORLEANS – UNDER 59

CINCINNATI @ HOUSTON – OVER 38.5

PITTSBURGH @ DENVER – OVER 34.5

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Agree? Disagree? Have your own NFL Wild Card Round Week 18 predictions? Post them into the comments section below…

Other political bloggers and their commenters take a break from poly-tix for a few minutes to weigh in on NFL Week 18, 2011: Elizabeth Weaver Engel (Liberal) of both The Huffington Post and Snarkin’ the NFL; And Eric (Conservative) of THE TYGRRRR EXPRESS…

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GTL’s NFL Picks – Week 17, 2011 (Regular Season Finale)

December 30th, 2011 · Sports

ATTENTION NFL FANS: These are PREVIOUS picks — Click right HERE to view this week’s CURRENT GTL™ NFL Picks…

Last Year (Head-To-Head): 170-98
Last Week: 11-5
Year To Date: 157-84
All Time (2006 Through 2011 Combined Record To Date): 631-364

AGAINST THE SPREAD (ATS) Last Week (ALL scheduled games played): 10-6 (.625)

ATS (Calculated By My Line + Or – Vs Vegas Odds At Time Of Publication Listed Below, Or Locks Updated Prior To Kickoff) Year-To-Date, All Scheduled Games Starting Week 4: 100-76-3 (.568)

ATS & O/U Locks Last Week: 4-2 (.667)

ATS & O/U Locks YTD: 33-32 (.508)

LOCKS (IF APPLICABLE) ARE IN RED, BOTTOM OF THIS COLUMN SO SCROLL DOWN…

GTL NFL Picks 2011 GTL’s NFL Picks Week 17, 2011 (Regular Season Finale)So, here we go again… no more regular season NFL for 2011 and it’s onto the playoffs. Darn. Now I wonder if I was right to oppose the 18 game regular season the owners wanted during the lockout. The playoffs are exciting of course, but they also signal the end of the football season, which I frankly do find at least slightly depressing.

Oh well, many of these games can and should be viewed as playoff games (or “play-IN” games anyway); particularly the Giants versus the Cowboys game. Winner takes the division and the loser watches the wild card round on television. Sounds like a great time for a shootout, doesn’t it? It won’t be. It’ll be a yawner.

Look for upsets – both straight up (head-to-head) AND against the spread (ATS). It happened last week and it’ll happen again. Just wait and see.

Anyhoo… here we go again… let’s play some more of that NFL Fooseball!!!

Sunday Early Afternoon Games (Jan 1st @ NOON CST)

New York Jets (8-7) @ Miami Dolphins (5-10) – GTL’s Line: MIA -1.5, 41.5 TOTAL (VEGAS LINE – Vegas Insider, 5:32 PM Friday, Dec 30th: MIA – 3, 41) – JETS COVER -3

San Francisco 49ers (12-3) @ Saint Louis Rams (2-13) – GTL’s Line: SF -17.5, 37 (VI: SF -10.5, 35.5) – NINERS COVER -10.5

Carolina Panthers (6-9) @ New Orleans Saints (12-3) – GTL’s Line: NO -7, 62 (VI: NO -8, 54.5) – PANTHERS COVER +8

Chicago Bears (7-8) @ Minnesota Vikings (3-12) – GTL’s Line: MIN -0.5, 49 (VI: MIN -1.5, 41) – BEARS COVER +1.5

Detroit Lions (10-5) @ Green Bay Packers (14-1) – GTL’s Line: GB -11, 53 (VI: DET -3, 44) – PACKERS COVER +3

Washington Redskins (5-10) @ Philadelphia Eagles (7-8) – GTL’s Line: PHI -10.5, 42.5 (VI: PHI -8.5, 45.5) – EAGLES COVER -8.5

Indianapolis Colts (2-13) @ Jacksonville Jaguars (4-11) – GTL’s Line: JAC -4, 28 (VI: JAC -3.5, 37.5) – JAGUARS COVER -3.5

Tennessee Titans (8-7) @ Houston Texans (10-5) – GTL’s Line: HOU -9.5, 47 (VI: TEN -2.5, 40) – HOUSTON COVERS +2.5

Buffalo Bills (6-9) @ New England Patriots (12-3) – GTL’s Line: NE -6.5, 51 (VI: NE -10, 50) – BILLS COVER +10

Sunday Late Afternoon Games (January 1st @ 3:05-3:15 PM CST)

Baltimore Ravens (11-4) @ Cincinnati Bengals (9-6) – GTL’s Line: CIN -4, 45.5 (VI: BAL -2, 49) – BENGALS COVER +2

Pittsburgh Steelers (11-4) @ Cleveland Browns (4-11) – GTL’s Line: PIT -6.5, 35 (VI: PIT -7, 35) – BROWNS COVER +7

Kansas City Chiefs (6-9) @ Denver Broncos (8-7) – GTL’s Line: DEN -0.5, 34 (VI: DEN -3, 35) – CHIEFS COVER +3

Seattle Seahawks (7-8) @ Arizona Cardinals (7-8) – GTL’s Line: ARI -5, 42 – (VI: ARI -3, 41) – CARDINALS COVER -3

San Diego Chargers (7-8) @ Oakland Raiders (8-7) – GTL’s Line: SD -5, 46.5 (VI: OAK -3, 47) – CHARGERS COVER +3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-11) @ Atlanta Falcons (9-6) – GTL’s Line: ATL -14.5, 41 (VI: ATL -11, 45.5) – FALCONS COVER -11

Sunday Night Football Game (Jan 1st @ 7:20 PM CST On NBC)

Dallas Cowboys (8-7) @ New York Giants (8-7) – GTL’s Line: NYG -8, 44.5 (VI: NYG -3, 46) – GIANTS COVER -3

Enjoying A Bye Week: NONE…

WEEK 17 LOCKS:

SAN FRANCISCO @ SAINT LOUIS: NINERS -10

BALTIMORE @ CINCINNATI: BENGALS +2

DETROIT @ GREEN BAY: PACKERS +3

TENNESSEE @ HOUSTON: TEXANS +2.5

SAN DIEGO @ OAKLAND: CHARGERS +3

INDIANAPOLIS @ JACKSONVILLE: UNDER 37.5

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Agree? Disagree? Have your own NFL Week 17 predictions? Post them into the comments section below…

Other political bloggers and their commenters take a break from poly-tix for a few minutes to weigh in on NFL Week 17, 2011: Elizabeth Weaver Engel (Liberal) of both The Huffington Post and Snarkin’ the NFL; And Eric (Conservative) of THE TYGRRRR EXPRESS…

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GTL’s NFL Picks – Week 16, 2011

December 21st, 2011 · Sports

ATTENTION NFL FANS: These are PREVIOUS picks — Click right HERE to view this week’s CURRENT GTL™ NFL Picks…

Last Year (Head-To-Head): 170-98
Last Week: 8-8
Year To Date: 146-79
All Time (2006 Through 2011 Combined Record To Date): 620-359

AGAINST THE SPREAD (ATS) Last Week (ALL scheduled games played): 6-10 (.375)

ATS (Calculated By My Line + Or – Vs Vegas Odds At Time Of Publication Listed Below, Or Locks Updated Prior To Kickoff) Year-To-Date, All Scheduled Games Starting Week 4: 90-71-3 (.559)

ATS & O/U Locks Last Week: 1-6 (.143)

ATS & O/U Locks YTD: 29-30 (.492)

LOCKS (IF APPLICABLE) ARE IN RED, BOTTOM OF THIS COLUMN SO SCROLL DOWN…

GTL NFL Picks 2011 GTL’s NFL Picks Week 16, 2011Absolutely got my bottom handed to me last weekend… 8-8 straight up… 6-10 against the spread (all scheduled games) and get THIS: 1-6 on my so-called “LOCKS”! The two latter are my worst numbers to date, since I began publishing the numbers (my personal lines) that I’ve always used behind the scenes to pick the straight up winners each week. YUCK!

Time for a comeback…

That’s enough… let’s kick off this NFL Week Sixteen right now!

(***NOTE: ALL VEGAS TOTALS AND LINES THIS WEEK WERE TAKEN FROM VEGAS INSIDER ON WEDNESDAY, DEC 21st AT 6:30 PM CST)

Thursday Night Football Game (Dec 22nd @ 7:20 PM CST, NFL Network)

Houston Texans (10-4) @ Indianapolis Colts (1-13) – HOU -13.5, 39.5 (VEGAS INSIDER: HOU -6, 40 TOTAL POINTS) – TEXANS COVER -6

Saturday Early Afternoon Games (Dec 24th @ NOON CST)

Miami Dolphins (5-9) @ New England Patriots (11-3) – NE -6.5, 45.5 (VI: NE -9.5, 48.5) – DOLPHINS COVER +9.5

Jacksonville Jaguars (4-10) @ Tennessee Titans (7-7) – TEN -3, 34.5 (VI: TEN -7.5, 40) – JAGUARS COVER +7.5

Tampa Bay Bucanneers (4-10) @ Carolina Panthers (5-9) – CAR -6, 39 (VI: CAR -7.5, 48) – BUCANNEERS COVER +7.5

Cleveland Browns (4-10) @ Baltimore Ravens (10-4) – BAL -8.5, 43.5 (VI: BAL -13, 38.5) – BROWNS COVER +13

Arizona Cardinals (7-7) @ Cincinnati Bengals (8-6) – CIN -9.5, 41.5 (VI: CIN -4, 40.5) – BENGALS COVER -4

Minnesota Vikings (2-12) @ Washington Redskins (5-9) – WAS -8, 39 (VI: WAS -6.5, 44) – REDSKINS COVER -6.5

Denver Broncos (8-6) @ Buffalo Bills (5-9) – BUF -0.5, 39 (VI: DEN -3, 41.5) – BILLS COVER +3 – POTENTIAL UPSET!

Saint Louis Rams (2-12) @ Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4) – PIT -19.5, 28 (VI: PIT -16, 37.5) – STEELERS COVER -16

Oakland Raiders (7-7) @ Kansas City Chiefs (6-8) – KC -0.5, 36.5 (VI: KC -2.5, 42) – RAIDERS COVER +2.5

New York Giants (7-7) @ New York Jets (8-6) – NYJ -2.5, 46 (VI: NYJ -3, 45.5) – GIANTS COVER +3

Saturday Late Afternoon Games (Dec 24th @ 3:05-3:15 PM CST)

San Diego Chargers (7-7) @ Detroit Lions (9-5) – DET -8, 53.5 (VI: DET -2.5, 52.5) – DETROIT COVERS -2.5

Philadelphia Eagles (6-8)@ Dallas Cowboys (8-6) – DAL -1, 49.5 (VI: DAL -1.5, 50.5) – EAGLES COVER +1.5

San Francisco 49ers (11-3) @ Seattle Seahawks (7-7) – SF -5, 41 (VI: SF -2.5, 38) – NINERS COVER -2.5

Sunday Night Football Game (Dec 25th @ 7:20 PM CST On NBC)

Chicago Bears (7-7) @ Green Bay Packers (13-1) – GB -11.5, 56.5 (VI: GB -13, 44) – BEARS COVER +13

Monday Night Football Game (Dec 19th @ 7:30 PM CST On ESPN)

Atlanta Falcons (9-5) @ New Orleans Saints (11-3) – NO -6, 57 (VI: -6.5, 53) – FALCONS COVER +6.5

Enjoying A Bye Week: NONE…

WEEK 16 LOCKS:

CLEVELAND @ BALTIMORE: CLE +13

ARIZONA @ CINCINNATI: CIN -4

CHICAGO @ GREEN BAY: CHI +13

CHICAGO @ GREEN BAY: OVER 44

TAMPA BAY @ CAROLINA: UNDER 48

SAINT LOUIS @ PITTSBURGH: UNDER 37.5

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Agree? Disagree? Have your own NFL Week 16 predictions? Post them into the comments section below…

Other political bloggers and their commenters take a break from poly-tix for a few minutes to weigh in on NFL Week 16, 2011: Elizabeth Weaver Engel (Liberal) of both The Huffington Post and Snarkin’ the NFL; And Eric (Conservative) of THE TYGRRRR EXPRESS…

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