10-11-09

[Mr. IWS]

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[Mr. IWS]

Re: 10-11-09

burns


Titans *10
Rams *10
Detroit
Under Detroit/PItt
Under Titans/Colts

[Mr. IWS]

Re: 10-11-09

Wayne Root's 2009 Football Upset Club

Sunday, October 11, 2009
7*Broncos (+3) over Patriots

6*Seahawks (-1½) over Jaguars

Both games are 4:15 kickoff

[Mr. IWS]

Re: 10-11-09

Lang's:

40-SF 49ers
10-NE/Den OVER
10-Texans
10-Chiefs
10-Colts
Free Play-Ind/Tenn OVER

[Mr. IWS]

Re: 10-11-09

Root:
10* Cardinals
7* Broncos
6* Seahawks

[Mr. IWS]

Re: 10-11-09

BEN BURNS:
Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans (NFL) - Oct 11, 2009 8:20 PM EDT
Premium Play
Play Title **THE BIG ONE** Ben Burns' Div. GAME OF THE YEAR!!
Play Selected Point Spread: 3.5/-104
I'm taking the points with TENNESSEE. The Titans have certainly gotten off to a disappointing start. Indeed, they had Super Bowl dreams coming into the season and now they find themselves at 0-4. While making the playoffs is still mathematically possible, its going to be extremely difficult. That said, a win over the division leaders on national TV will go along away. I believe that the Titans are more than capable of pulling it off. Tennessee isn't ready to panic. Fisher is a veteran coach, one who took his 2002 team all the way to the AFC Championship game, after that team started 1-4. He was quoted as saying: "They'll find a way out of this...I know I've said this before, but you come back and you work and you try to find a way to win the next game and keep your focus on improving." Yes, the Titans have some injuries on defense and yes the unit got lit up last week. However, they're better than that performance indicates and I expect them to bounce back with a much better effort this week. Keep in mind that the Titans held the Steelers to 13 points in the opener and they allowed an average of only 14.6 points per game all of last season. Also in fairness to the Titans, this is only their second home game all season. They lost their first (vs. Houston) but that was only by three points. I had the Texans in that game, so wasn't that surprised to se the Titans stumble. However, that was off a very tough loss vs. the defending champs. the Titans were laying a touchdown, instead of getting more than a field goal, and they weren't quite in "desperation mode" yet, as they should be here. Looking back a bit further and we find the Titans at 12-5 their last 17 games here with each of the last two losses coming by only a field goal. That includes a 31-21 victory over these same Colts a little less than a year ago. In fact, the Titans have taken two of the last three meetings with the Colts here and the lone loss came by only two points. Looking at the last nine meetings between these teams here and we find that the Colts have won only two of them by more than two points. Despite their 4-0 start, the Colts have looked vulnerable at times. In their only other divisional game, they beat Jacksonville by just two points. They also were fortunate to beat Miami by four, a game the Dolphins controlled much of the way. They're just 2-4-1 ATS the last seven times that they were road favorites in the -3.5 to -7 range. They're also 1-4 ATS the last five times that they played a road game with an over/under line ranging from 45 to 49.5 points. The Titans are 4-0 ATS the last four times that they were underdogs in the 3.5 to 9.5 range. I expect them to play their best game of the season and improve on those numbers here. *10 Top AFC South side

[Mr. IWS]

Re: 10-11-09

Spreitzer
4* OAK
5* dal/kc UND
tko PHIL
KO GOY NE
KO STL
Dog Pound ATL

[wayneschultz]

Re: 10-11-09

Anybody have Root's 3* legend and 4* millionare picks?

[Mr. IWS]

Re: 10-11-09

Larry Ness25* AFC/NFC Game of the YearHouston at ArizonaPlay: Arizona -5Ken Whisenhunt was widely praised for how he turned the Cardinals from one of the NFL's perennial non-contenders to within a 'hair' of beating the Steelers in last year's Super Bowl. However, it has all unraveled very quickly in 2009. The Cardinals had an awful preseason (0-4) and it's carried over into the regular season. There's been a lack of attention to detail (a popular line of self-criticism among the Cards themselves) and their problems with turnovers in the preseason have continued in the regular season. The Cardinals tied for third in the NFL last year in scoring (26.7 PPG) and then averaged 31.7 PPG during the postseason. The Cards are tied for 20th in the league with 19.0 PPG this year and their six TDs rank them tied for 27th. Can they fix those problems? While the Cards were winning their first division title in 33 years in 2008, the Texans finished 8-8 for the second straight season and enter their eighth year in the NFL still looking for the franchise's first winning season. The Texans entered last week's home contest with the Raiders allowing 28.7 PPG and ranking last in the league in rushing defense (204.7 YPG), last in yards allowed per rush (6.3) and last in rushes allowed of 20 yards or longer (7). Does it count that Houston held the Raiders to 31 yards rushing on 19 carries or that JaMarcus Russell completed just 12-of-33 passes for 128 yards and a lost fumble in a 29-6 Houston win Of course it does but the Texans are facing a desperate Arizona team here. The Cards are 1-2 and the surprising 49ers have opened 3-1 and already own a win over the Cards, in Phoenix! After an MVP-like season is 2008, Warner has yet to get untracked in 2009. He has thrown four INTs and been sacked seven times through three games with neither Fitzgerald nor Boldin providing any "highlight-reel" plays. Hightower has just 109 YR and rookie Wells just 71, as the Cards are averaging an NFL-low 60.7 YPG on the ground (3.2 YPC). However, as mentioned, the Texans have struggled against the run prior to the Oakland game. Speaking of having trouble running the ball, look at the Texans. Steve Slaton ran for 1,282 yards as a rookie (4.8 YPC / 9 TDs) but has just 192 yards (3.3 YPC) through four games, as the Texans haven't been too much better than the Cards at running the football (rank 28th at 83.0 YPG / 3.2 YPC / 1 TD). Schaub has been both good and bad in 2009. He's averaged 195 YPG through the air (one TD / two INTs) in Weeks 1 and 4 but 328.5 YPG with seven TDs and one INT in Weeks 2 and 3. The Cards were on a 10-3 ATS run at home since late in the 2007 season (including the '08 postseason) but have opened 0-2 SU and ATS in 2009. They CAN'T afford to fall to 0-3. The Houston defense is vulnerable (forget the Oakland game) and two of the team's top defenders, DE Mario Williams (shoulder) and rookie LB Brian Cushing (illness), are both questionable. Note that this situation sets up pretty nicely for the Cardinals. Schaub is just 3-10 SU (4-9 ATS) in his last 13 road starts and the Cards are 10-4 ATS in their first game back off a bye, if coming off a SU loss (were embarrassed on SNF by the Colts). The Texans offer just a "patchwork" defense and will succumb to Warner's aerial assault. Also, look for the Arizona running game to finally get going against a very weak Houston rush D. AFC/NFC Game of the Year 25* Arizona Cardinals.

[Mr. IWS]

Re: 10-11-09

ppp
4 sf
3 den, jags