Thursday, November 14, 2013

Week 12 Football Picks/13-14

Good evening everyone.  It seems that I never get this entry started as early as I'd like to...  It was another great week for the celebrity experts here last week as Texas beat West Virginia 47-40 in overtime, giving the experts an 8-0 week.  This Saturday the blog's favorites both face challenging opponents as Texas State plays at Arkansas State (currently 2nd in the Sun Belt Conference), while Texas hosts Oklahoma State.  I didn't take my traditional post-work nap today, so we're going straight to the experts...  ;)

Celebrity Experts (Last weekend 8-0/Overall record of 95-61 on Bobcats and Longhorns games)

Saturday, November 16th - Texas Longhorns (7-2) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-1)

Longhorns  31-28     Romeo Gonzalez - @RomeoJGonzalez
Longhorns  38-28     Jack Ellis - @Brumasterj
Longhorns  31-27     Justin Boyd - @rjustinb
Longhorns  28-24     Phranchyze -@Phranchyze
Longhorns  34-31     Aaron Motsinger - @AaronMotsinger
Cowboys   33-27     Reid Laymance - @ReidLaymance
Cowboys   41-27     James Moore - @moorethink
Cowboys   35-21     Lee - @LeeLeeLeeLee


Saturday, November 16th - Texas State Bobcats (6-3) @ Arkansas State Red Wolves (5-4)

Bobcats  35-27     Michelle. - @Ma_shelle
Bobcats  58-35     Candace Collins - @Candusss
Bobcats  27-24     Star Sports - @Ustar_Sports
Bobcats  17-14     Jason Riley - @bobcats9498
Bobcats  28-21     Sassy*Ashley - @maximum_diva
Ark. St.  31-23     Landon Coleman - @landoid
Ark. St.  30-24     Christopher Green - @TalentedGreen


Well, the experts definitely won't be going undefeated for the fourth consecutive week as we have disagreement on both games, but who am I to talk?...  ;)  Not it's time to solicit wisdom from the guy who evidently has one eye on football and one eye on basketball right now (really didn't know that Joey was such a hoops guy)...  :)  Live from the Palace Station Sportsbook in Las Vegas, Nevada, here's Joey...



Joey's Parlay Card (Last weekend 2-0/Overall record of 14-6 on Aggies, Bobcats, and Longhorns games)

With the start of college and pro basketball it's a parlay card bettor's dream, but college football is still the best, and this is the greatest time, when teams must win to keep moving on.  Texas escaped West Virginia last week with a thrilling overtime win.  The Longhorns have won 6 in a row, scoring 30 or more in each of those wins.  I think they score 30 on Oklahoma State and keep the winning streak going.  Texas wins 30-24.  Texas State hits the road to Arkansas State.  The Bobcats are 4-1 against the spread as an underdog this year.  Quarterback Tyler Jones has the Bobcat offense operating at its highest level, but I think Arkansas State will be too much. Arkansas State wins 27-24.  New Mexico State gets a week off after an amazing game against Boston College.  The Aggies tied the score at 27, but gave up a special teams TD that cost them the game.  But hand it to the Aggies, they are still fighting.  That's it for this week's card.  May all your tickets be winners.


Joey has an unbeaten streak of his own here recently, but we're not mentioning that since he has the unfair advantage of being a Las Vegas pro...  ;)  And yes, I still miss the Circus Circus Steakhouse EVERY TIME that I see that photo above...  :D  Okay, since I can't stand seeing Alyssa suffer with her head buried in my shoulder after the Texans lose, and since Belle The Cat playing the part of a cow isn't doing my 'Ten Best Bets' any good (and we ALL KNOW that the key to making successful sports picks is having the right photograph leading into your selections), we're going to let Alyssa have her cat back...  Coming to you live from the big metropolis that is Abilene, here's Alyssa...

  

Alyssa's Corner (Last weekend 1-1/Overall record of 13-14 on Texans, Bobcats, and Longhorns games)

Another week has passed by again blog readers.  My life this past week has been pretty mellow. It has been REALLY FREAKING COLD here in Abilene, TX.  I had to pull Belle's sweaters out of my drawers.  My mother had warned me about the West Texas winter when I moved here.  She has been reminding me to go buy a coat ever since I moved here.  I should have listened to her because I have been freezing!  Momma knows best...  My parents did live in West Texas for ten years before moving to Houston.  Also this week, I have had a terrible toothache.  I had to be a big girl and find a dentist that takes my insurance.  Grown up life is exhausting.  Here are my predictions...

Texans vs. Raiders:  24-17 Texans
Bobcats vs. Red Wolves:  28-14 Red Wolves
Longhorns vs. Cowboys:  35-24 Cowboys


First off, I do like how more than once this season, I have learned the name of our new Sun Belt Conference opponent's mascot by reading Alyssa's submission...  RED WOLVES...  :)  Second, aren't Alyssa's words tonight about the most depressing thing that you've ever read?  She didn't seem to be..., well..., Alyssa when I chatted with her on facebook earlier, and come to find out that she's been freezing (which is why I moved to Texas from New Hampshire after high school), AND that she's had a toothache (did you notice where she picked against BOTH the Bobcats and the Longhorns this week?)...  And I'm not saying that she won't get those picks right, but I just want to give my friend a BIG HUG...  Hope that you feel better soon Alyssa...  As I promised, these young ladies are making an encore appearance to introduce my picks this week.  I am so proud of them for raising over $10,000.00 this past weekend for the Make-A-Wish Foundation!  Coming live to you from San Marcos, America, the Chi-O's...






Coach (Last weekend 1-0/Overall record of 12-6 on Bobcats and Longhorns games)

WOW.  These are both tough games this weekend.  Let's start off with the 2:30 p.m. kickoff at DKR.  My first prediction is that this game will be at least four hours long.  Will these teams EVER stop scoring on each other?  Longhorns and Cowboys, Cowboys and Longhorns, up and down the field...  In a defensive battle, I'm taking Texas 44-38.  Now for the 6:30 p.m. kickoff (the game is being televised locally here in Austin, but I'll obviously miss the start after watching the Horns' 4-hour plus game)...  And that's another thing about Joey - he brings those stats with him every week.  The Bobcats have seemed to have done well when they've been the underdogs this year, haven't they?  And Texas State is coming off of a bye week...  :)  I'm taking the Bobcats 23-20.  And wait..., now who is this???  Ah, it's Bikini Hill's official poster girl for 'No Shave November'...



Our friend Carrie has stopped by, and she moustache us a question:  "Coach..., are you EVER going to have a winning week on your 'Ten Best Bets' again?  I'm sorry to do that to you - I USUALLY hate all of the random fake moustache shots that I see on facebook, but I found this photograph from my friend Carrie to be totally endearing...  And as we ALL KNOW from earlier, it's the quality of your introductory photo that determines how well your football picks do (which is GREAT, because evidently I still have less football knowledge than your average coin at this point in time)...


Coach's Ten Best Bets of the Week (Last weekend 4-5-1/Overall record of 53-55-2)

West Virginia (-6 1/2) @ Kansas - Just 6 1/2?  These were UT's last 2 opponents...
Stanford/USC (Under 46) - SHOULD BE a defensive battle...
Ohio State (-32 1/2) @ Illinois - Buckeyes still trying to impress voters and computers...
Vikings/Seahawks (Under 46) - Where do that many points come from?
Saints (-3) vs. 49ers - Saints impressive last week, 49ers not so much...
Raiders/Texans (Over 42) - Lots of throwing again in the Texans' game...
Chargers (+1 1/2) @ Dolphins - Thoroughly unimpressed with Miami Monday night...
Chiefs (+8 1/2) @ Broncos - K.C. 'D' will pressure already hobbled Manning...
Chiefs/Broncos (Under 50) - Chiefs will limit Broncos, and they don't score...
Panthers (+2 1/2) vs. Patriots - Big primetime game for streaking Panthers...


Well, I feel good about this week also (and that got me 4-5-1 last week)...  :P  Have a great football weekend and I'll see you again on Monday!

















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