MEMPHIS SERVICE
Their top-rated 3* plays are on Houston (winners of 4 in a row SU at home), Virginia Tech (in revenge for last year's 16 point road loss), and St. Josephs (in revenge for last year's 12 point road loss; Pacific playing its 4th straight road game. Their final selection is a 2* on Purdue to bounce back form its Boilermaker Invitation Final loss to SMU last Saturday with the blowout of an Evanville team that's 0-4 SU on the road.
Once again:
3* plays on Houston, Virginia Tech & St. Josephs
2* on Purdue
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NATION'S #1 ACC SERVICE FIRST 4* BOWL LOCK Virginia-Pittsburgh
CHARLOTTE SERVICE
Their first 4* Bowl Lock is on Virginia minus the points against Pittsburgh.
They like the way the Cavaliers, who beat West Virginia in this exact bowl a year ago, 48-22, closed the season strong with consecutive wins against Georgia Tech (29-17) and Virginia TEch (35-21).
On the other hand, they note Pittsburgh blew its shot of going to the Orange Bowl by losing to Miami of Florida 28-14 in its season finale.
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NATION'S #1 FOOTBALL SERVICE
COLUMBUS, OHIO SERVICE
Their 5* Mismatch of the Year is on San Francisco to stop Seattle at home, giving Dennis Erickson a small measure of revenge against the team that fired him as head coach back in 1998.
They point out San Fran is not only 6-1 SU and 5-1-1 ATS at home, but an extremely confident team after going to Philadephia and snapping the Birds' nine-game winning streak with last Sunday's overtime triumph.
They also note that the first meeting, won by Seattle at home in week 6 on a Sunday night by a 20-19 score, wasn't decided until the closing minutes. And they add Seattle carries a six-game road losing streak into this contest.
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ONE-AND-ONLY 15* LOCK OF THE YEAR Buffalo-New England
AUSTIN SERVICE
Their One-And-Only 15* Game of the Year is on New England, winners of 11 in a row SU (10-1 ATS) and a perfect 7-0 ATS at home, in revenge against a Buffalo team that beat them 31-0 in the season opener for each squad.
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FIRST 7* PLAY OF THE SEASON Washington-Philadelphia HIGEST-RATED PLAY OF THE YEAR
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI SERVICE
Their 7* play is on Philadelphia to bounce back from last Sunday's overtime loss at home to San Fran that snapped its 9-game SU and ATS winning streak with the double-digit rout of Washington and one-time back-up Birds' signal-caller Tim Hasselbeck.
They point out Philly has averaged 31 points a game over the past six weeks, and that Washington's defense is no match for Donovan McNabb's offense. Plus, they point out Philly has covered in seven of its last eight visits to Washington.
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NATION'S #1 TOTALS SERVICE
LOUISVILLE SERVICE
Their top-rated 5* plays are:
Philly-Washington to go over the total of 41 with 44 points projected to be scored.
Buffalo-New England to go over the total of 34 with 37 points projected to be scored.
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Tom Freese AFC GOM - NE -8
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BIG AL'S 5* TV GAME OF THE YEAR FROM 16-0 SYSTEM. $35.00
Al McMordie is stepping out on Saturday with a major 5* play out of a 100% perfect system that is 16-0 over the last 24 years. Winner #17 in a row is right here, and it's Big Al's 5* TV Game of the Year. Watch your money roll in on Saturday. Hop on board right now.
San Francisco
In an early Saturday game (11:00 AM), let's go with the Pitt Panthers over Virginia. Virginia comes into this game off 2 straight wins, but both games were played in Charlottesville. On the road this season, Al Groh's squad was 2-4 SU and ATS, but they were an awful 0-4 SU and ATS if Virginia was not favored by more than 6 points. And Bowl favorites are 16-43 ATS since 1990 if they're off at least 2 wins, including a revenge win in their last regular season game (the Cavs' win over Virginia Tech was a revenge win). And we can improve our 16-43 stat to 3-17 ATS if our Bowl Favorite covered the spread by more than 9 points in its last game (Virginia covered by 11.5). Finally, in "minor" Bowl Games that are not played on New Year's Day, underdogs have performed very well at +3 points or higher, as they're 115-69 ATS since 1980, including an awesome 42-10 ATS if they have a win percentage of .667 or less (Pitt's is .667), and they failed to cover the spread in their last regular season game (Pitt lost to Miami 28-14 as a 3-point dog). Look for the best player in the Country, Wide Receiver Larry Fitzgerald, to dominate Virginia's diminutive secondary. Take Pittsburgh.
Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
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Rob Veno College Total of the Year 6*
This game provides us with a good passing unit (Pittsburgh) and a weak pass defense (Virginia). Additionally we have a solid running game (Virginia) and a terrible run defense (Pittsburgh). These match-ups point to a high scoring affair. We project both teams with 30+. Play it over
