The Blanket's Early Week #4 Action

Am I the only one who thinks Suzy Kolber is hot? Shhhhhhh its OK Suzy, me big strong American man!! After a very UnBlanket like performance this weekend (5-5 ATS) I would like to say sorry to my legions of fans, I was able to finish in the black thanks to my college action (6-2 ATS) and a big cover by the Cowboys to stop the bleeding! I was about to ask Henry Paulson for a govt bailout! Here are some early peaches:

Broncos -9 @ Chiefs: The Chiefs made Matt Ryan look like Joe Montana. Jay Cutler will pass for 600 yards while banging all the Chiefs cheerleaders. On a serious note the Broncos have been getting hammered in the press by complaining NFL coaches. To quote my good friend Billy Vegas "Don't be bitter, be better" Cutler, Marshall and Young have big games, maybe there will even be a Champ Bailey sighting!

Titans -3 vs. Vikings: Kerry Collins over Gus Ferrotte, Titans at home, Jeff Fisher over Brad Childress. Enough said. Titans have been a money train for me so far this year. Titans defense is like my wallet, they don't give up anything!!


Bills -8 @ Rams: Bills owe me money after they shit the bed against the Raiders, hopefully they come out charged up and act like they are an NFL team and not the USF Bulls. Are the Rams even trying?

That is what I have so far some trap games out this weekend "caveat emptor" on the Packers vs. Bucs and the Comboys vs. Redskins, 11 1/2 is a big number in a NFC East rival game.

Country Roads take me home............

Almost heaven West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River??? My Siberian Huskie watched in terror as the pride of her home state was soundly beaten by the Buffs of Colorado. To quote John Denver "Misty taste of moonshine, tear drop in my eye" The Mountaineers are garbage. They also ruined the Big East's 2008 unbeaten record against the Big 12. In other news another hurricane is scheduled to hit Texas tomorrow at about 3:30, I will enjoy watching Robert Marve pass all over the field while my homer brother watches his Texas A&M Aggies get front lean and rested, Miami's D will shut down A&M on offense leading to a nice cover. What the hell does A&M stand for anyway Agriculture & Mechanics????

The Blanket's Tentative Week #3 NFL Picks

After an 8-2 week ATS and 14-1 straight up NFL week #3 looks pretty tasty to me. Here are some of The Blanket's early picks:

Falcons -4 over the Chiefs- The Falcons are at home and the Chiefs are hot garbage. The Falcons showed no quit in them against Tampa Bay. Matt Ryan is growing, Mike Smith has this team playing hard, Micheal Turner is a beast, he will run for 250 yards. Kansas City's run defense is similar to my dating life, they dont have one!

Bills -9 1/2 over the Raiders- The Bills are for real and they are at home, this game could get ugly real early, don't be afraid to load up on this one.

Bears -3 over the Bucs- Bears are a decent team and they take this one at home. Bucs are beat up and are depleted at WR. Griese is medicore at best, and Atlanta gift wrapped that game in week #2. Bears cover.

Panthers +4 at Minniesota- Steve Smith is back, Delhomme looks solid and the Panthers D is tough. I am not sold on the Vikings, Jackson is struggling and their receivers dont like to catch footballs, I dont care how good the defense is, if you cant score you cant win.

49ers-4 at home to the Lions- Im on the fence with this pick, but the 49ers are pretty tough at home, the Lions can score points and they can also give them up.

Chargers -9 1/2 at home to the Jets- Chargers are 0 and 2, they will put up big points on the Jets to prevent a last second score by Favre. Jets were a 4 and 10 team last year and were unimpressive against a garbage Dolphins team. Chargers D needs to step it up, they have had about 70 pts hung on them, even though it was by two good teams.

Look for updates to my picks throughout the week.


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My dislike of Ohio State

Why does this team get soooo much hype, EVERY year I have to listen about how great they are. Who have the beaten? A downtrotten Michigan team, Notre Lame? Spare me. Also spare me the sweater vest bullshit. Hey Tressell you can't win a big game, maybe you should call Jim Leavitt for some tips. Enough is enough with Tyrell Pryor, big deal a running QB, how did that work out for Mike Vick? I can think of several college QB's that are far better than Pryor will ever be on his best day. If you need examples here you go: Texas Tech's Graham Harrell, Oklahoma's Sam Bradford, Mizzou's Chase Daniel's, Kansas Todd Reesing, USC's Mark Sanchez. Mr. Pryor has done nothing but tap danced around in the pocket for a 4 yard gain and put his area code on his eye black. Big effen deal, Ohio State blows.

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You too can bet like The Blanket

That's right you too can cover like me, I am printing up T-shirts that say "Baby Blanket" they are available for $20 through my website, that way you can be more like me only not as handsome. Despite being a professional gambler, I am very risk averse, I think its the Economist in me. Here are some quick tips to cover football like me, don't bet like a homer, a guy I knew bet $5,000 on Ohio St. against USC in a bowl game 2 years ago, OSU got milk cartoned and he couldn't pay. Start with small bets, $1 or $2 that way you can build a bank up, don't be a hotdog, Vegas has the cash and credit to turn your lights out my friend. Don't always go for the underdog win; it's great that UCLA is +2800 and you drop a dime on them playing USC at home because you want to buy the Hooter's waitress some new cans so you can do the motorboat, you motorboating son of a bitch, you old sailor you!!! But don't do that its stupid and Vegas loves taking money from stupid people. One smart thing is to place a chalk bet, what I like to call a "Blanket Hedge Fund" for instance if there is a moneyline up on a heavy favorite set up a little 2 game parlay for example USC -500 @ Cal Poly San Abysmal and Oklahoma @ Texas A&M, Oklahoma -750, those small bets are good for your bank account. Also look into "Sweet Heart Teasers" take 2 or 3 games that you a VERY confident of, add 10 points to the fav and make a small wager. The biggest thing is dont get caught up in the hype, I tend to do this with college football ALOT, the lines come out and I get excited and my friend Billy Vegas has to talk some sense into me. Do your research, I have a math formula that I use to cover NFL games and it has proven to be rather effective. Good luck to you in covering your college and NFL action. Remember, in gambling hindsight is always 20/10.

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As The Blanket Covers

NFL week #2 and I went 7 and 2 against the spread, straight cash. While flipping through the sports section today in "The Tampa Tribune" sports writer Ira Kaufman, went 4 and 9 with his picks straight up. Of the 13 NFL games today I have gone 12 for 13 on straight up pics. Check my Yahoo! Pro Football Pick'em week 2 stats, id is The Blanket and see for yourself. At this point in time I would say that I am better than 90% of the Vegas handicappers. With Billy Vegas covering all the college action we are more profitable than rich whitey himself, so step your football knowledge game up.


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