Week 3: Bet Pros Before College Hoes...

The Ticket Rebounded in Week 2, but he still has to keep digging himself out of the hole he dug in college football during Week 1.

College Football:

I don’t really see any great games this week. My urge to continue to be employed by the Pickslip outweighs my urge to bet a whole lot of points on a team or two to dig myself out of the rut I am in. That being said, here are my four picks.

*3. Baylor. I will take the 2 for Baylor. Baylor is a much improved program and Wazzou looks pitiful. Wazzou’s defense gave up 39 and 66 already and Baylor’s offense was able to get the ball rolling, putting up 51 on Northwestern State. Give the 2 and take Baylor.

*3. Georgia. They are giving seven against the Gamecocks, but the Gamecocks don’t look as good as advertised on Offense. A highschool team could have put up 34 agaisnt NC St. and they couldn’t get it going last week against Vandy. With Knowshon Moreno (MIDDLETOWN SOUTH!) jumping over people, I think the Dawgs continue to roll on to an SEC championship this week.

*1. Michigan over Ole Notre Dame. The fact that Michigan is getting a point is absurd, regardless of Notre Dame being at home. If you watched the San Diego State game last week (hopefully with a huge smile on your face, like had), then you know the Irish are awful. Clausen may end up being a good QB, but he isn’t right now. Michigan is still getting used to the Rodriguez’s offense, but they played tough against a tough Utah team, and were able to get it going against Miami (Ohio). Add in the fact, that stupid Charlie Weiss has been talking sh*t about Michigan, since Rodriguez took the job, and I think you have a hungry pack of Wolverines ready to roll into South Bend and let the Irish know who is the winningest program of all time and who is the second winningest.

*1 UCLA. I learned my lesson in week 1. UCLA comes to play. BYU is overrated, and barely beat Washington last week (it took a ridiculous celebration penalty and a blocked extra point to put the game away). I like UCLA to cover the 7.5 and maybe pull out the victory. BYU better have their lunch pale and hard hat ready, because UCLA is much better than Washington.

NFL:

*5. New Orleans is going to cremate the Redskins by more than one point for sure. Even with Marques Colston injured, the Saints have plenty of weapons on offense to dominate the shoddy Redskins defense. Shockey and Deuce were barely used, and will have bigger games now that the ball isn’t going Colstons way. Not to mention, last years first round pick Robert Meachum will be a formidable replacement as a deep threat for Colston. In addition, Jason Campbell looked as if he had no idea what to do in Jim Zorn’s version of the West Coast Offense. Look for a Big Win for the Big Easy.

*5. Green Bay looked like a well oiled machine on Monday night. From the defensive secondary picking the ball, to the front seven holding Adrian Peterson to 103 rushing yards, and a late touchdown, the Packers D looked legit. The Offense ran on all cylinders with Aaron Rodgers able to understand the gameplan and move the ball. Detroit on the other hand, looked awful. Their Defense may be the worst in the league. Michael Turner is a nice back, but a gamechanger he is not, and Detroit’s D allowed him to dictate the game to them. Detroit’s Running game looked pretty decent, and the receiving game is always good, but that wont be able to overcome Green Bay’s combined offense and defense.

*5. Pittsburgh looked better than advertised on Sunday, and Cleveland looked the way Cleveland always looks. Cleveland was overmatched by the Cowboys, but they weren’t even getting the fundamentals correct. Pittsburgh has four legitimate receiving threats, plus two legitimate runningbacks, and a quarterback who is looking to have a huge year. Their defense was not really challenged by Houston, but they looked good nonetheless. Look for Pittsburgh to beat up on Cleveland, as they have over the past years. The last time Ben Roethlisberger started a game in Cleveland, he threw for 161 yards and four touchdowns. At home last season, Big Ben threw for 278 yards and two TDs and also scored a touchdown on the ground.

*1. San Diego. The Chargers are better than they played on Sunday. LT never starts off hot, because he doesn’t play in the preseason, but look for him to have a great second game, now that the kinks are out. Denver looked great on Monday night, but they were playing Oakland, and Shanahan always has his team amped up for Oakland. I am sure he will get his team amped up this week, but I don’t see a performance like Monday night coming. Selvin Young was under used, but a runningback guru like Shanahan might have been under using him for a reason. Maybe he isn’t everything they hoped he would be. The passing game looked great against a tough Raiders secondary, but I’ll take Cromarte and Jammer over Asmougha and DeAngelo “Cry Baby” Hall any day.