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    Sunday

    4 Dead Dogs and 1 Flat Favorite with 1 Bad Total: Jacksonville(+3) Washington(+5) Buffalo(+3) Atlanta(+1) Carolina(-4) Washington/Tennessee(Over 45) GL
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    NCAA Thursday/Saturday

    NCAA YTD Sides: 10-4 (+6.55*) Totals: 1-0 (+1.00*) It's looking like there will be a few prominent games on my card this week . . . Clemson(+14' and +14 combined) for 1* FSU at home off a SU loss has a tradition of being worldbeaters, but is this squad ready to deliver the big plays that Papa...
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    Do not try this at home . . .

    NFL YTD: 2-9 (-11.15*) Short and sweet: New Orleans(-7') for 2* Pounded in the trenches and whipped on the edges while fueled by a storybook comeback. Unless Marty has his Lions greased for all that. Giants(-3) for 1* Will two touchdowns by the offense in 3 games remain a hump as large as the...
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    Picks

    NCAA YTD Sides: 6-3 (+3.2*) Totals: 1-0 (+1.0*) There are three I like . . . LSU(-13) for 1.5* I'll side with a very well coached LSU team with better talent, speed and balance to make things happen against lackluster Mississippi State as they open at home in defense of their SEC title. West...
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    Hilton Contest Angle?

    For what it's worth, I went back and looked at the tabulated picks from the first first three weeks of the Hilton contest. Looking at the games in which the consensus of the "sharpies" favored one team by at least a 3 to 1 (75%) margin, these are the results. WEEK NO. 3 = 4-0-0: Cleveland over...
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    Line Moves

    Reprinted from whocovxxx.xxx There?s been a discernable trend in college football that is strong enough and has lasted long enough to pass along. It goes like this: ?Follow the money on the small programs, fade the money...
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    Running On Empty

    NFL YTD: 1-7 (-7.75*) The bad news is that I have not started off by trying for the $1000.00 prize for last place in the Infinity contest. The good news (I think) is that the mess of "I'm playing these" plays I've posted to date includes only two games that I posted with an endorsement or...
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    Holy Toledo

    NCAA YTD: 4-2 (+1.8*) TOLEDO(-7) for 1.5* I am impressed with their fearless style of play and their ability to reload. A trip to Toledo is not usually the cure for what ails a team that has done very little. Go Rockets! N.C. STATE(+1') for 1* This team appears ready for their first real test...
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    Don't Look Here

    NFL YTD: 0-3 It gets worse. 0-5 in the Infinity contest. But check out the math when it comes to money management. I'll take what I can get. Week No. 2 for 1* each: Tennessee(-3)(-115) Seattle(-3') Buffalo(+4') Atlanta(-3)(+100) Jets(-1') "Send lawyers, guns and money Dad, get me out of...
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    College Picks

    NCAA YTD: 1-1-0 Minnesota(-6) for 1* I wish it was a customary evening game and their lousy fans were in the seats. Regardless, the Gophers in the Dome can be a tough nut to crack when they want to play, and the lead-in to this game looks a lot like more so rather than less so. Included in that...
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    One Play

    NCAA YTD: 1-0-0 Texas Tech(-19) over SMU for 1* Kingsbury and Co.(with 17 of 22 starters returning) have the makings of a good team. Two weeks to prepare off the Ohio State loss would make them worth a look in a number of spots. Hopefully, SMU has flashed its true colors.
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    NFL Week No. 1

    A Proud Member of Madjacks Since 10/14/01 2001 NFL Regular Season: 34-33-8 2001 NFL Post Season: 14-1-0 2002 NFL Exhibition Season: 0-0-0 I've been carrying this here card of games in my pocket for weeks, and the time has finally come to pull the trigger and kickoff the 2002 NFL season. San...
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    Back to the Future

    Fundamentals, technical and systems, situational, valuist, contrarian, etc. There was a crisp and insightful discussion of these handicapping methods in the General Forum in May. I'm a hard working capper that tries to incorporate as many of these approaches and consider as many of these factors...
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    Ames it is . . .

    Ames it is to kickoff the 2002 football season at Madjacks. How good is that? Dan McCarney is earning his stripes as an outstanding football coach. Seneca Wallace is fabulous in every respect. The Cyclone's roster is not lacking in leaders, playmakers or depth. The team has lofty ambitions and...
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    Favorite Number/Lucky Number

    Got 1? Seemed appropriate. Maybe profitable. 22 . . . It just happened that way. 131 . . . 131 Prospect Blvd. The story of my life. 4 . . . After 29 years, Brett Favre was the answer to a prayer. GL
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    The Lombardi Trophy

    And then there were two. St. Louis looks to win a 2nd Super Bowl in 3 years and begin staking a claim in the firmament of all-time great teams. New England looks to cap an improbable season with an upset of historic proportions. Both teams have been squarely on the radar screens and under the...
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    Sunday Picks

    Philadelphia(+11) @ 2.5* Are they ready for the Show? Philadelphia(+17) and Philadelphia/St. Louis(Under 55) @ 1.5* Those numbers look righteous enough to me. New England(+10) @ 1* No PASS on Belichick vs. Cowher GL
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    AFC Championship

    NEW ENGLAND vs. PITTSBURGH So, is Pittsburgh poised to steamroll any team in its path on the road to New Orleans, or is there a team that can stand in against the tide? I see it happening both ways. A wiser man than me would simply PASS in this spot, but that's no fun, and this game is for a...
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    NFC Championship

    Coach Mike Martz says he would rather play a team that hasn't been on the field with the Rams before. No such luck here. The health of dinged and dented MVP QB Kurt Warner has to overshadow any other single aspect in handicapping this game. I assume everyone has followed all the news and...
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    MJ's Fundraiser

    To assist in making this site better than ever, Jack was suggesting members make a regular effort to contribute tidbits of potentially useful handicapping INFORMATION that might not otherwise have seen the light of day. Glad you asked, Jack. I just happened to have this loose change lying on my...
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