The Picks!

Video has no relevance to this week's picks.

McCarty just mentioned it in a Fantasy Football email so I found it to be fitting considering he is in the playoffs, and I am not.

Make sense? Whatever, let's make some cash.....

The Picks!
By Matthew Theodore McCarty
Okay this is the week we turn it around for good. Plop these down so you can get a little bankroll for Bowl Season.

Steve-is-Alive Record: 13 - 7 for +17 units
Overall Record: 29 – 20 for +55.5 units

No need to fret folks. The 3 team tease is back! And with it, hopefully some picks that hit.
NCAA 3 team 10 point tease

Army @ Navy (-4)
Appalachian State (+14) @ Montana
Grand Valley State (+13.5) @ NW Missouri State

ARMY/NAVY
We all know the storied rivalry between Army and Navy. This all started long before football, when the two would fight over the hottest chicks to bring to their respective military balls. In fact, there has even been some trash talking leading up to this game, with players from Army guaranteeing victory.

But as we all know, if all trash talk was backed up the Ravens would have won every Super Bowl since Ray Lewis stepped into a purple jersey. Don’t get me wrong, Army is much improved. If they were to beat Navy, they would have six wins and go to their first bowl game since 1996. 6 wins = bowl game is what we call the “Notre Dame Equation”.

But this is really not the year for them to beat Navy. Ricky Dobbs provides the passing threat that Navy had usually lacked in recent years. They still don’t throw a lot, but he is averaging 10 yards/pass. That keeps the chains moving when you need them to. Dobbs also only needs 68 yards to rush for 1,000 yards this season. On average, they rush for 280 yards/game.
Army on the other hand averages 100 yards less of offense per game. They are improved and getting better every week, but this week is not going to be the turning point. Navy at -4 is safe.

APP ST/MONTANA
Moving on to game #2 we see Appalachian State facing off against Montana in a subdivision semifinal game (playoffs!). There are two very interesting things about this game that might surprise you:
(1) It had to be rescheduled so Appalachian State’s players could finish their finals (imagine doing that at Miami U )
(2) ESPN has to bring their own LIGHTS so the teams can play. Amazing.
Appalachian State is probably best known for being the team that smacked around Michigan a couple years back in the first game of the season. Montana is probably best known for being the name sake of everyone’s favorite child cartoon millionaire, Montana Max! Seriously people, watch this game. Appalachian State has got great team speed and provide a one two punch of QB Armanti Edwards and RB Devon Moore.

Montana can score also, but Appalachian State will be able to keep pace and keep it close. Appalachian State (+14) is the second part of this 3 team teaser.

GVS/NWMS
This is a good article on the D-2 Championship [http://www.mlive.com/lakers/index.ssf/2009/12/division_ii_title_game_foes_gr.html]

Prediction: Grand Valley State loses but stays within 10.

Put these three plays together for 2 units.

NFL 3 team 10 point tease
Bengals (+17) @ Vikings
Saints (-0.5) @ Falcons
Lions (+24) @ Ravens

Uh oh, looks like I am missing happy hour. You guys watch the NFL. Plop this 3 team teaser down for 5 units.

Have a good weekend, creatons.