Week 17

Good morning everyone.  A lot going on here on Bikini Hill since my return from Las Vegas, but I'll churn out ten NFL predictions for you just because I love you...  ;)  This little blog just went over the 19,000 view mark yesterday, and I appreciate you stopping by.  A LONG TIME AGO, when the blog had been viewed about 4,000 times, I had predicted that the total would be at 20,000 by the end of this year, and I think that it's pretty neat that I'll be within 1,000 of that mark.  If you've been keeping score at home, remember that I was right about the world not ending on December 21st, so score ONE for me...  ;)

Okay, enough stalling.  First off, because I was in Las Vegas last week, I did not do any of my weekly Friday predictions for the blog.  My overall record for the season stands at 76-76-2 after going 3-7 the week before last.  I also gave up in the Lucki Duck elite blogger contest after the Lions got MAULED the week before last, my first losing pick of the contest putting me WAY in the hole.  The final score of that game was Arizona 38  Detroit 10.  For my Las Vegas sponsorship pool, I have listed ALL of our bowl bets up through and including the national championship game in my last blog entry if any of you are interested in seeing who we are rooting for there.  For any of you who are betting NFL games for real money this weekend, remember that it's the last week of the season.  Some teams may be resting players, some teams may be taking a look at players, etc, etc..., so please keep that in mind.  Just as I did last year, when the playoffs start, I will be predicting a final score for every game, and I did very well last season...  Here are my picks for this weekend:


Seattle (-10 1/2) vs. St. Louis - Seahawks have averaged 1,000 pts./game over last 3 games...
Kansas City (+16) @ Denver - Broncos won 17-9 in Week 12 first time these teams met...
Kansas City/Denver (Under 42 1/2) - Broncos won 17-9 in Week 12 first time these teams met...
Green Bay/Minnesota (Under 46 1/2) - I have VIVID memories of Vikes game last week...
Dallas/Washington (Under 49) - Important game, teams should be somewhat conservative...
Chicago/Detroit (Under 44 1/2) - Bears should influence this on both sides of the ball...
Miami/New England (Under 47) - Cold weather, Dolphins, low score...
New York Jets/Buffalo (Under 39 1/2) - Jets offense, Jets Defense, low score...
Carolina/New Orleans (Over 54) - Dome, Saints, Panthers...
Jacksonville/Tennessee (Under 42) - Can't imagine either team having any interest in playing...


There you go, my picks for the last week of the NFL regular season.  Like I said, go back to my previous blog entry to see A BUNCH of bowl picks against the spread with some overs and unders sprinkled in.  Have a great weekend and get ready for a lot of Las Vegas recap in the next few weeks...  ;)