12-30-12

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Accuscore

Analyst’s Top Week 17 NFL

Buffalo Bills -3.5 vs. New York Jets
A coach that wants to be fired, and a quarterback that knows he is out of a job? Suffice it to say that the Jets have motivation issues in this final game of the season. AccuScore simulations have the Bills winning 61.6 percent of the time, and by 5 points on average.

Green Bay Packers -3.5 at Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings need this game to make the playoffs, but Green Bay too will be playing for a first round bye and homefield advantage. Plus, the Packers are flat out the better team, and will get to play in a dome in order to fuel their multifaceted passing attack. AccuScore simulations have the Packers winning by 7 points on average, and winning outright 66.7 percent of the time. The Vikings have more incentive to win, but the Packers are just better and the line does not accurately reflect the difference.

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executive 400 giants

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Sports-Junkie

12/30 5* NFL: Ravens/Bengals OVER 42.5

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Indian Cowboy's Picks For College Basketball



3-Unit Play. #825 Take Canisius +6.5 over Detroit (Sunday @ 3pm est)

3-Unit Play. #819. Take Southern Illinois -4.5 over Missouri State (Sunday @ 6:30pm est).

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Strike Point Sports Picks For College Basketball



3-Unit Play. #825 Take Canisius (+7) over Detroit (3 p.m., Sunday, December 30)

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Robert Ferringo's Picks For College Basketball



2-Unit Play. Take #809 Illinois State (-4.5) over Indiana State (1 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 30)

2-Unit Play. Take #814 St. Mary's (-21.5) over Yale (5:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 30)

2-Unit Play. Take #819 Southern Illinois (-4) over Missouri State (6:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 30)

2-Unit Play. Take #822 USC (-2) over Dayton (7 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 30)

2-Unit Play. Take #825 Canisius (+7) over Detroit (3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 30)

1-Unit Play. Take #517 Northern Iowa (+7) over Wichita State (6 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 30)

2-Unit Play. TEASER: Take #825 Canisius (+12) over Detroit (3 p.m.) AND Take #517 Northern Iowa (+12) over Wichita State (6 p.m.)

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Allen Eastman's Picks For College Basketball
3-Unit Play. Take #517 Northern Iowa (+7) over Wichita State (6 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 30)

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Vegas Sports Informer's Picks For College Basketball

3 Unit Play. Take #818 Wichita St -7 over Northern Iowa (6:00 p.m., Sunday, December 30)

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David Banks

Sunday, December 30,2012

Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins

Exactly like last season, there is a pseudo-playoff game to determine the NFC East winner on the last week of the season as the Dallas Cowboys (8-7, 6-9 ATS) visit the Washington Redskins (9-6, 10-5 ATS) Sunday at FedEx Field in Landover, MD at 8:20 ET on NBC. In all likelihood, this is like a true playoff game with the winner winning the division and the loser not making the playoffs. That is definitely the case for the Cowboys and it will be the case for the Redskins unless the Bears, Vikings and Giants all lose, in which case Washington would be a wild card with a loss. Last year, the Cowboys were in this exact situation on the road and lost to the Giants, who went on to win the Super Bowl after not qualifying for the playoffs until winning that season finale.

But back to this year, these two combatants will probably take different approaches to attempt to win this game. Dallas quarterback Tony Romo and wide receiver Dez Bryant are two of the hottest players at their positions in the NFL right now while running back Demarco Murray has been a disappointment since returning from his injury, so you can expect Dallas to put a lot of balls in the air. The Cowboys are now up to third in the NFL in passing offense thanks to Romo averaging 302.2 yards per game. He passed for 416 yards vs. the Saints last week with Bryant having 224 of the receiving yards and two touchdowns. Bryant now has at least one touchdown reception in seven consecutive games, totaling 10 touchdowns in those contests. Murray meanwhile managed only 40 rushing yards vs. the worst rushing defense in the league last week in New Orleans, and he still seems hindered by the foot injury that kept him out of six games. Then again a one dimensional passing attack is not the worst thing here as Dallas will be passing against a 30th ranked Washington passing defense allowing 287.7 yards per game.

Washington will have a difficult time stopping Romo and Bryant defensively, but one thing that the Redskins can do is keep the Dallas offense off the field by controlling the clock with their running game on offense. That makes more sense considering Robert Griffin III was not his usual self last week as he too remained bothered by an injury, in this case a knee injury that forced him to miss one game two weeks ago. Griffin is not the only rookie in the Washington backfield that is having a big season though, as Alfred Morris is fourth in the NFL in rushing with 1410 yards on the ground while averaging a nice 4.7 yards per carry. Look for heavy doses of Morris here vs. a struggling Dallas run defense that is allowing a brutal 5.3 yards per carry to opposing running backs in the last four weeks. Consider also that few people expected the young Skins to be in this position before this season started, so it is not difficult to envision Washington resorting to a conservative "not to lose" game plan.

The 'under' is 4-1-1 in the last six head-to-head meetings here in Washington, as well as 12-5 in the last 17 Redskins' games vs. teams with winning records. The 'under' is also 8-2 in the last 10 Dallas road games. Not today!

Pick: Over 49

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Nover NFL Sunday Night
Cowboys +3.5

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Harry Bondi

4* New England
3* Houston
3* Minnesota

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red suit
texans/colts over 47

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Jack Jones

GB Packers

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NSE (Nevada Sports Experts)

4* Best Bet Miami +10

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Dennis Hill
Houston
Carolina