Why not take some underdogs??
In my opinion, this weekend screams out two words for gamblers: UNDER DOGS(I wasn't an English major, or college attender) You see, this is it, everything is on the line for 4 teams. This is the weekend of the highest grade of football of the season. The underdogs, who are the 3rd and 4th teams in the league(apparently), can't possibly be ignored at this point. They've earned the right to try and be in the Super Bowl. Just ask me, I've picked against the Jets for 34 straight weeks. I learn slowly but efficiently.
Minnesota at New Orleans, 6:30, FOX
For starters: At what point this season did you ever see the Vikings as an underdog in a game that mattered? Ok there was one, versus the Packers at Green Bay, which was silly in itself. Considering that the Vikings may have ended up having the best one-two punch in a long time and Adrian Peterson always scares the living daylights out of any defense in football, as well as one of the more stout defenses in the league and also got to play 11 games in a dome Their record in a dome this year? 10-1. That's hard to argue. Oddly enough, the game is being played in a dome this weekend with Brett Favre's reputation on the line. He's had a fantastic season to much of my own chagrin, but this wasn't about having a great season. He only wants a ring, anything else is a bust. The question is, under what circumstance would you think taking New Orleans minus more than a field goal could be a good idea? I don't think the Saints can run the ball like last week, which takes Reggie Bush out of the game, except for screens of course. I also don't think Drew Brees has seen this much of a pass rush this season. The closest thing would be Philly's blitz in Week 2, but I'm almost positive the Eagles D checked out once Kevin Kolb was named the starter. I'll take Minnesota gladly with 3.5-5 points they'll be getting, but I'm willing to listen to arguments. Minnesota 31, New Orleans 21
New York Jets at Indianapolis, 3:00, CBS
Lots of teams have talent, few teams made it this far and one team has Peyton Manning and one team has so much confidence that Jay-z is begging for some. Ok, bad example. The Colts lost zero games that mattered, the Jets lost 7. The Colts earned their way in and the Jets were thrown the red carpet to the playoffs. How in the world can I take the Jets?? First of all, they're getting at least a touchdown in most places. Why is this too easy to pick for me? Because the Jets have only lost 2 games by double digits in the two of the toughest venues in the NFL(at New England, at New Orleans). From what I remember, the Jets were hanging tough with Indy when their starters were in, and an argument could be made that Caldwell pulled the starters due to the physical style of the Jets. If we all remember correctly, they got knocked out of the playoffs by the few teams that were clearly more physical(03-04 at NE, 05 vs Pittsburgh, 07 vs San Diego, 08 at San Diego). All signs actually point to it happening again. The only matchup on the field that should worry anyone backing the Jets is Dallas Clark vs Helpless Jets Defender X. The Colts can't run the ball vs New York and shouldn't be able to stop the Jets run game, which keeps the Player of the Century(not Mark Sanchez) off the field. Plus if nothing else, the Secondary Brett Favre Bowl was almost destiny for the Jets. New York Jets 22, Indianapolis 17
This will be the first time out of 1.3 million times I type it, but just because your team didn't win/cover, doesn't make it a bad bet/pick. It's like Poker, you try to make the best play with the information at hand.
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