Football Friday

Another great weekend ahead packed with very good games. Headlined by LSU @ Alabama. Alabama is a team I have been very high on all year. But I expect this game to be a battle, with 2 very good defenses and 2 quarterbacks prone to turning the ball over. Not sure what the over/under line is but 10 points might be too high as Alabama wins 6-3.

Another defensive battle will be taking place in State College, PA. The Buckeyes have such a great defense, it would not surprise me if they win. However, at the rate in which Pryor turns the ball over and without our kicker I do not see the Buckeyes generating enough points to win the game. I will take Penn St. 17-7.

I have had Florida on upset alert all season. But not against Vandy as the romp will be on, even without the eye gouger, as Tebow can smell the Heisman. Iowa is the team I should have had on upset alert as they consistently play in an exciting game every weekend. They could be looking ahead to Ohio St next weekend, but I don't think they lose to Northwestern. I do not for see any major upsets this weekend, so you know that means that Saturday will have upsets galore.

I do not know how the NFL will go on without the Browns in action on Sunday, at least we may get to see some competitive games.

The Cardinals come east as they play the Bears at 1pm. They do not have a good history playing at 1pm, but the bears are still who Denny Green thought they were and this time the Cards wont let them off the hook, I will take the Cards and the 3 points.

Peyton Manning is having a tremendous season. The Colts are off to another undefeated start. Houston comes in to Indy never winning a game in Indy and only beating the Colts 1 time in their franchises 14 tries. I like the Colts, Ill give the 9 points as the Colts continue to roll.

The Ravens play the Bengals in what could be the game of the day. Anyone who watched the 1st meeting between these 2 teams can not figure out why the Ravens are giving 3 points on the road when the Bengals are coming off a bye and beat the Ravens on the road. And Cedric Benson has been running the ball like a mad man and ran for over 100 yards in Baltimore. So you know what this means? Vegas knows more than I do and I trust Vegas. Ill take the Ravens and give the 3.

2 Games I will take the points: Miami +10 in New England and Carolina +13 in New Orleans. Miami has been running the wildcat perfectly and it goes back to where it started a season ago. Does it die here? No, and I think the Pats overcome a Dolphins lead late and win by 3. As for the Saints, they had a tough divisional game on Monday Night in which they opponent ran all over the field. The Saints D can cause turnovers but I think the Panthers will run the ball more than Woody Hayes would. I am calling for the upset, as the Saints are no longer perfect.

STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN'S LEAD PIPE LOCK: Packers -9.5 @ TB. The Pack has feasted on below average teams. TB is well below average. The Packers will embarrass the Bucs 34 - 9 as they recover from a beatdown from the Vikes.