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January 17, 2010

Strong

NY Jets/ San Diego Over

Minnesota minus the points vs Dallas

MY Late Thoughts

I had leaned to Indy…I’m going to make that a regular strength play



January 9, 2010

Late Consensus Selections
Strong

·         Green Bay plus the points vs Arizona

Regular

·         Green Bay/Arizona Over the total

My Late Thoughts

The more I look at it the more I lean to New England to cover vs Baltimore



January 3, 2010

Late Consensus Selections
Strong

·         Cincinnati plus the points vs NY Jets

·         Philadelphia plus the points vs Dallas

Regular
·         Oakland plus the points vs Baltimore

·         KC plus the points vs Denver

·         Pittsburgh/Miami Over the total

·         New England plus the points vs Houston

·         Cleveland minus the points vs Jacksonville

·         Carolina minus the points vs New Orleans

·         San Diego minus the points vs Washington

·         Miami plus the points vs Pittsburgh

My Late Thoughts

I really don’t have many today…But of the regular late consensus selections I like the Carolina and San Diego choices the best



January 2, 2010

Late Consensus Selections from Handicappers Around the Nation
Very Strong

Strong

·         East Carolina plus the points vs Arkansas

·        

Regular

·         No Illinois plus the points vs South Florida

·         South Carolina minus the points vs UConn

My Late Thoughts
·         Mississippi/OSU to go OVER the total


January 1, 2010


Late NCAA Football Selections from Handicappers Around the Nation

Very Strong

·         Ohio State plus the Points vs Oregon

Strong

·         Florida State plus the points vs West Virginia

Regular Plays

·         LSU plus the points vs Penn State

My Late Thoughts

The more I look at Auburn/Northwestern the more I think these two will score…

I will lean slightly to the Over in this one.



December 31, 2009

Late Consensus Selections
Regular

·         Air Force plus the points vs Houston

·         Stanford plus the points vs Oklahoma

·         Navy plus the points vs Missouri

·         Tennessee plus the points vs VaTech



December 27, 2009

Late Consensus Selections from Handicappers Around the Nation
Very Strong Play

·         Washington plus the points vs Dallas

This conflicts with my play on Dallas…I respect the handicappers here

Strong Plays

·         Dallas/Washington Over

·         NY Jets plus the points vs Indianapolis

·         Kentucky plus the points vs Clemson

Regular Plays

·         Denver plus the points vs Philly

·         Carolina plus the points vs NY Giants

·         Arizona minus the points vs St. Louis

There are several consensus selections that agree with selections I’ve already posted

·         Jax plus the points vs New England

·         Baltimore/Pittsburgh Over the total

·         Jets/Indy Under the total

·         Kentucky/Clemson Over the total

My Late Thoughts

·         Green Bay minus the points vs Seattle




December 20, 2009

Very Strong Plays

None

Strong Plays

Baltimore - vs Chicago

Regular Plays

Cincy + vs San Diego
Miami + vs Tennessee
Philly/San Francisco Over

There is also support out there for:
Houston - vs St. Louis
Seattle - vs Tampa

Norm's Late Thoughts

I hate taking an NFC team against an AFC team but I like Green Bay to cover vs Pittsburgh

December 13, 2009
Very Strong

·         None

Strong

·         Cincinnati plus the points vs Minnesota

·         Denver plus the points vs Indy

Those both agree with selections I posted on Friday
Regular

·         NY Giants pk vs Philly

·         KC minus the point vs Buffalo

·         Tampa Bay plus the points vs NY Jets

·         Houston minus the points vs Seattle

·         San Diego plus the points vs Dallas

The Kansas City and Tampa selections disagree with selections I posted on Friday…For me I’m going to stick with my selections but I’ll probably make them very light plays.

The Houston and San Diego plays agree with selections I posted on Friday

Late Thoughts

I like NY Jets/Tampa to go UNDER.  With Clemens starting at QB for the Jets, they will run the ball and play defense.   Tampa must protect their unraveling rookie QB…Looks like a pretty low scoring game to me.



December 10, 2009

Late Consensus NFL Selection--Regular Play

·         Pittsburgh/Cleveland Under 33



December 6, 2009

Late Selections from Handicappers Around the Nation

Very Strong

·         None

Strong

·         Houston pk vs Jacksonville

·         NY Giants plus the points vs Dallas

This disagrees with a selection I posted on the Cowboys…But we are going to stick with the Cowboys.
Regular

·         St. Louis plus the points vs Chicago

·         Washington plus the points vs New Orleans

·         Seattle pk vs San Francisco

·         Arizona plus the points vs Minnesota

·         Tennessee plus the points vs Indy

·         New England minus the points vs Miami

I am very leery of the plays on Arizona and Seattle but I do respect the handicappers who like these sides.

My late thoughts:

  I would like to go back and make my selection on Houston a Double Play



December 5, 2009

Late Consensus Selections from Handicappers Around the Nation
Very Strong Play

·         UConn – vs South Florida

Strong Plays

·         Hawaii + vs Wisconsin

·         Alabama + vs Florida

Regular Plays

·         Fresno pk vs Illinois

·         Alabama/Florida Under the total in the 1st half

·         West Virginia/Rutgers Under the Total

There is also general agreement in two of our other plays

·         Washington + vs California

·         Arizona + vs USC

As far as late thoughts from me, I just have one:  Texas and Nebraska to play UNDER the total



November 29, 2009

Late NFL Selections from Handicappers Around the Nation

Strong Plays

Tennessee minus the points vs Arizona

Regular Plays
Bears plus the points vs Vikings
Jacksonville plus the points vs San Francisco

There is also general agreement on:

--Houston vs Indy
--Atlanta vs Tampa
--Carolina vs NY Jets

My Late Thoughts

If you can get Houston on the money line I think you can get some good value and have a solid chance to cash in.


November 28, 2009

Very Strong

·         South Carolina plus the points vs Clemson

Strong

·         UConn minus the points vs Syracuse

This disagrees with a selection that I made so this is a game that I’m going to stay away from this one

Regular Plays

·         Tennessee/Kentucky Under

·         Georgia plus the points vs Ga Tech

·         UCLA plus the points vs USC

There is some agreement out there with our selections on:  Arkansas and Troy

There is also some disagreement on our BYU selection but I am going to stay with it.

Norm’s Late Thoughts

I really don’t have any strong late thoughts    I do have a lean towards E. Carolina today


November 22, 2009

NBA

No Plays

NCAA

Purdue -12 vs St. Joseph’s

Very Strong Plays

·         None

Strong Play

·         Pittsburgh minus the points vs KC

Regular
·         Oakland plus the points vs Cincy
·         St. Louis plus the points vs Arizona
·         San Francisco plus the points vs Green Bay
·         Washington plus the points vs Dallas
The last two (SF and Wash) disagree with selections that we’ve already posted…I do respect the handicappers who like these games but I will still go lightly with my thoughts that Green Bay and Dallas will cover.
My Late Thoughts
·         Baltimore plus the points vs Indy
Indy won a huge game last week.  I just don’t know if they can get themselves back up for Baltimore here.  Indy is still very weak in the secondary and Baltimore looks rejuvenated in the last few weeks.

November 21, 2009

Very Strong Play

LSU plus the points vs Mississippi

This disagrees with one of my double plays...But I really respect the handicappers here so I will be staying away from this one today

Strong Plays

Kansas St plus the points vs Nebraska
Arizona plus the points vs Oregon
Northwestern plus the points vs Wisconsin

Regular Plays

Tennessee minus the points vs Vandy
Kentucky plus the points vs Georgia
OU/Texas Tech to go OVER
Michigan plus the point vs Ohio State
LSU/Mississippi Under the total
Middle Tennessee/Arkansas State Over the total
Michigan St plus the points vs Penn State
Troy minus the points vs Florida Atlantic
California plus the points vs Stanford
UTEP/Rice Over

This is also heavy agreement on UConn vs Notre Dame

My Late Thoughts

Air Force plus the points vs BYU
Hawaii minus the points vs San Jose State


November 15, 2009

Very Strong Plays

·         None

Strong Plays

·         Denver minus the points vs Washington

Regular Plays

·         Philadelphia plus the points vs San Diego

·         St. Louis plus the points vs New Orleans

·         Seattle plus the points vs Arizona

There are handicappers out there who favor Jacksonville and Green Bay…These go against selections I’ve made and I am going to stick with my selections

My Late Thoughts

·         Minnesota/Detroit to go OVER the total



November 14, 2009

Very Strong Play

·         Kansas State minus the points vs Missouri

Strong Plays

·         NC State plus the points vs Clemson

·         Notre Dame plus the points vs Pittsburgh

Regular Plays

·         Kansas plus the points vs Nebraska

·         Auburn plus the points vs Georgia

·         Louisville minus the points vs Syracuse

·         Utah plus the points vs TCU

·         Air Force minus the points vs UNLV

·         Texas Tech/OSU Under the total

·         Hawaii minus the points vs New Mexico State

·         Stanford plus the points vs USC

Of all these picks the three I like the most are the last 3.  I also agree with the Arizona/BYU and Missisiipi State selections

Norm’s Late Thoughts

·         San Jose plus the points vs Utah State

While I admire the way Utah State is turning it’s program around, San Jose has played a rugged schedule and is now dropping back down in class…this is a good value play



November 8, 2009

Very Strong
·         None
Strong

·         Houston plus the points vs Indy

·         Carolina plus the points vs New Orleans

Regular Plays

·         Cincy plus the points vs Baltimore

·         Arizona plus the points vs Chicago

·         Philly minus the points vs Dallas

Norm’s Late Thoughts

I think Arizona and Chicago will run up the score.  I expected the total to be higher in this game (as a matter of fact that made me a little leery).  So let’s take this game OVER the total



November 7, 2009

NCAA
Very Strong Plays

·         None

Strong Plays

·         Stanford plus the points vs Oregon

·         Kansas State plus the points vs Kansas

I am just a little leery of the Kansas/Kansas State game

Regular

·         Duke plus the points North Carolina

·         Navy plus the points vs Notre Dame

·         Maryland plus the points vs NC State

·         Ohio State plus the points vs Penn State

·         Oregon State plus the points vs California

·         Michigan minus the points vs Purdue

·         LSU plus the points vs Alabama

The Oregon State and Michigan plays agree with selections I’ve already posted..

Norm’s Late Thoughts

I like the LSU/Alabama game to go UNDER the total…I also think that taking Tulsa on the Money Line to win against Houston is a solid play


November 1, 2009

Very Strong

·         None

Strong Plays

·         Carolina plus the points vs Arizona

·         Regular Plays

·         NY Giants pk vs Philly

·         Minnesota plus the points vs Green Bay

·         Jacksonville plus the points vs Tennessee

Norm’s Late Thoughts

There’s very little on this card…But the more I’m think about it the more I’m elevating the Bears game to go under…this was a single play for me but I’m going to elevate it to a double play today


October 31, 2009

Very Strong Plays

·         South Carolina plus the points vs Tennessee

·         Oklahoma State plus the points vs Texas

Strong Plays
·         San Diego State minus the points vs New Mexico

Regular Plays

·         Wake Forest plus the points vs Miami

·         Cal/Arizona State Under the total

·         Duke plus the points vs Virginia

·         Northwestern plus the points vs Penn State

·         Air Force minus the points vs Colorado State

·         UTEP minus the points vs UAB

·         Oregon plus the points vs USC

·         Georgia plus the points vs Florida

·         Nebraska minus the points vs Baylor—(I disagree with this selection…So I’m just going to pass on this one)

Norm’s Late Thoughts

·         Michigan minus the points vs Illinois

·         Idaho minus the points vs LaTech



October 25, 2009

Strong Plays

·         Kansas City plus the points vs San Diego

·         Miami plus the points vs New Orleans

Regular

·         San Francisco plus the points vs Houston

·         Buffalo plus the points vs Carolina

·         Atlanta plus the points vs Dallas

There is also support out there for

·         Minnesota/Pittsburgh Over the total

·         NY Giants minus the points vs Arizona

Norm’s Late Thoughts

Indianapolis minus the points vs St. Louis



October 24, 2009

Very Strong Plays

None

Strong Plays

·         Indiana plus the 4.5 points vs Northwestern (Win)

·         BYU plus the 2.5 points vs TCU (Loss)

·         Air Force plus the 8.5 points vs Utah (Win)

Regular Plays

·         Texas Tech/Texas A&M Over 65.5 (Win)

·         Washington plus the 9.5 points vs Oregon (Loss)

·         Virginia plus the 5.5 points vs Georgia Tech (Loss)

·         Wake Forest minus the 2.5 points vs Navy (Loss)

·         Stanford plus the 6.5 points vs Arizona State (Win)

·         UCLA/Arizona Over 49.5 (Loss)

·         Penn State/Michigan Over the total 48 (Loss)

There is also general agreement for several of the selections  we posted yesterday: Arkansas, Auburn, ULaLa, Western Michigan, Michigan and Oklahoma State.

Norm’s Late Thoughts

Give me Syracuse minus the 11 points vs Akron (Win)



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October 18, 2009

MLB
Double Play--Dodgers/Philly Under

Very Strong
NONE

Strong

Seattle minus the points vs Arizona
Baltimore plus the points vs Minnesota
NY Jets/Buffalo Under the total

Regular

New England minus the points vs Tennessee
New England/Tennessee Under the total
New Orleans minus the points vs NY Giants (Win)
Chicago plus the points vs Atlanta

Norm's Late Thoughts

Houston plus the points vs Cincinnati (Win)

What we've got here is a Houston team that's better than what it has shown so far and a Bengals team that isn't as good as they've shown so far...This creates value that I like


October 17, 2009
Strong Plays

·         Northwestern +14.5 vs Michigan State (Win)

·         OU +3 vs Texas (Push)

Regular Plays

·         Wake Forest +8.5 vs Clemson (Loss)

·         Washington +6.5 vs Arizona State (Loss)

·         Notre Dame +10 vs USC (Win)

·         Auburn –13.5 vs Kentucky (Loss)

·         Wyoming +10.5 vs Air Force (Win)

·         Indiana +3.5 vs Illinois (Win)

·         Minnesota/Penn State Under 46 (Win)

·         Georgia/Vanderbilt Under 48 (Win)

·         Mississippi/UAB Over 54 (Win)

·         Norm’s Late Thoughts

·         Buffalo –7 vs Akron (Loss)



October 11, 2009

Very Strong Plays

None

Strong Plays

·         Tennessee plus the points vs Indianapolis

·         Houston/Arizona Over the Total

·         Denver plus the points vs New England

The first two of these plays agrees with selections we posted on Friday.  The Broncos play disagress with a selection I posted on Friday.  For me, I still like New England but as a LIGHT play

Regular Plays

·         St. Louis plus the points vs Minnesota

·         Cincinnati plus the points vs Buffalo

·         Houston plus the points vs Arizona

·         Carolina minus the points vs Washington
Norm’s Late Thoughts

·         Seattle/Jacksonville to go OVER the total

Seattle gets its QB Hassleback back in the starting lineup.  They also appear to be returning to healt in a lot of other positions.

·         NY Giants minus all those points vs Oakland

This is a West Coast team travelling East…Not a good situation for the Raiders



October 10, 2009

Very Strong Play

·         Indiana plus the points vs Virginia (Loss)

Strong Plays

·         UCLA plus the points vs Oregon (Loss)

·         Colorado State plus the points vs Utah (Win)

Regular Plays

·         LSU plus the points vs Florida (Push)

·         LSU/Florida Under the total (Win)

·         Georgia Tech plus the points vs Florida State  (Win)

·         Georgia/Tennessee Under (Loss)

·         Georgia Tech/Florida State Under the total (Loss)

·         Rice/Navy Over the total (Win)

Norm’s Late Thoughts

Again this week I’ve got several games that I like late

·         Virginia Tech minus the points vs Boston College (Win)

·         TCU minus the points vs Air Force (Loss)

·         UTEP plus the point vs Memphis (Loss)


October 4, 2009

Very Strong Plays

·         None

Strong Plays

·         Denver plus the points vs Dallas (Win)

I STRONGLY disagree with this play…I continue to love Dallas today  (The Handicappers were right on this one...I was wrong)

Regular Plays

·         Houston minus the points vs Oakland (Win)

·         Houston/Oakland to go OVER 42.5 (Win)

·         Detroit plus the points vs Chicago (Loss)

·         Seattle/Indy Under 44 (Loss)

·         Washington minus the points vs Tampa (Loss)

·         San Diego plus the points vs Pittsburgh (Loss)

·         Miami minus the points vs Buffalo (Win)

Norm’s Late Thoughts
·         San Francisco minus the points vs St. Louis (Win)


October 3, 2009 (11-6)

Very strong plays

·         None

Strong Plays

·         Miami, FL plus the 7.5 points vs Oklahoma (Win)

·         W. Michigan plus the 6 points vs N. Illinois (Loss)

Regular Plays

·         Northwestern plus the 7.5 points vs Purdue (Win)

·         Virginia Tech minus the 17 points vs Duke (Loss)

·         Auburn plus the 3 points vs Tennessee (Win)

·         USC/California Under the total fof 48 (Win)

·         Arkansas St. plus the 21 points vs Iowa (Win)

·         Auburn/Tennessee Over 51 (Loss)

·         Miami, OH plus the 29.5 points vs Cincinnati (Win)

There is also general consensus supporting 5 of our Picks of the Pole:  Texas Tech -14 (Win)
Vandy +3.5 (Loss)
Nevada -5.5 (Win)
Arkansas -3 (Win)
Florida Atlantic
-3 (Loss)

Norm’s Late Thoughts

·         Marshall plus the 2.5 points vs East Carolina (Loss)

·         Toledo minus the 5 points vs Ball State (Win)

·         USC minus the 4.5 points vs California (Win)


October 1, 2009

Late Consensus Selection from Handicappers Around the Nation

West Virginia minus the points vs Colorado




September 28, 2009

·         Carolina/Dallas OVER  (Loss)

·         Carolina plus the points vs Dallas (Loss)



September 27, 2009

Very strong plays

None

Strong Plays
  • Tennessee plus the points vs NY Jets (Loss)
  • Denver plus the points vs Oakland (Win)

Regular Plays

NY Giants/Tampa Over (Loss)

New Orleans minus the points vs Buffalo (Win)

Kansas City plus the points vs Philadelphia (Loss)

Cincinnati plus the points vs Pittsburgh (Win)

Late Thoughts

Detroit plus the points vs Washington (Win)


September 26, 2009

Very Strong

·         Purdue plus  the 6 points vs Notre Dame (Win)

·         Virginia Tech plus the points vs Miami, FL  (Win)


While I do not agree with the Virginia Tech selection (as a matter of fact, I posted Miami as one of my Picks of the Pole), I simply will sit the game out.

Strong

·         Army plus the 10.5 points vs Iowa State (Loss)

Regular

·         Wake Forest plus the 3 points vs Boston College (Push)

·         California minus the 5.5 points vs Oregon (Loss)

·         TCU/Clemson Under 48 (Win)

·         Rice plus the points vs Vanderbilt (Loss)

·         Kentucky plus the points vs Florida (Loss)

·         Auburn/Ball State Over 56 (Win)

·         Idaho plus the 15.5 points vs No. Illinois (Win)

·         Kansas/So. Miss Over 57 (Win)

·         Houston pk vs Texas Tech (Win)

Norm’s Late Thoughts (2-0)

·         Stanford minus the 8.5 points vs Washington (Win)

I think Washington’s living on a cloud after the USC upset

·         NC State pk vs Pitt (Win)



September 21, 2009

Late Consensus Regular Play

Miami/Indianapolis Under 42.5

September 20, 2009

Strong Plays


·         Tennessee minus the points vs Houston (Loss)
This disagrees with a Pick of the Pole that I posted on Friday.
Regular Strength Plays


·         NY Giants plus the points vs Dallas
·         Carolina plus the points vs Atlanta
·         Cincinnati plus the points vs Green Bay (Win)
·         Baltimore plus the points vs San Diego
·         New Orleans minus the points vs Philadelphia (Win)
The NY Giants play agrees with a selection that I made on Friday
Norm’s Late Thoughts
I’ve got Cleveland plus the points vs Denver…(Loss)

September 19, 2009
Very Strong Plays—None
Strong Plays


·         Indiana plus the points vs Akron (Win)
·         Buffalo plus the points vs Central Florida (Push)
Regular Plays


·         Michigan State plus the points vs Notre Dame (Win)
·         Tulsa plus the points vs OU (Loss)
·         Cincinnati minus the points vs Oregon State (Win)
·         Kansas State plus the points vs UCLA (Loss)
·         Kansas/Duke Over the Total (Win)
There is also support out there for three of our Picks of the Pole:  Army, Utah and Florida.  There is opposition from other handicappers to our choice of UNLV against Hawaii.  But, I will stay with my selection on UNLV.
Norm’s Late Thoughts


Take Ohio State minus the points vs Toledo.  Take California minus the points vs Minnesota. And, take Cincinnati minus the points vs Oregon State.


September 14, 2009

New England minus the points vs Buffalo


September 13, 2009

Strong Play

Carolina plus the points vs Philly
Green Bay/Chicago Over the total

The Packer totals play agrees with a selection I posted on Friday

Regular Plays

Miami plus the points vs Atlanta

There is also support for 4 selections that I posted on Friday:  Jacksonville, NY Giants, San Francisco, St. Louis

Norm's Late Thoughts

The line has risen dramatically toward the Ravens in the Baltimore/KC matchup...My only late thought today would be a light play on Kansas City which I believe will turn out to be a fairly underrated football team


September 12, 2009

Very Strong Plays

None

Strong Plays

North Texas plus the points vs Ohio

Regular Plays

Michigan plus the points vs Notre Dame
Buffalo plus the points vs Pittsburgh
Ohio State plus the points vs USC
Tulane plus the points vs BYU
Tulsa/NewMexico Under the total
North Carolina/UConn Under the total

There is also general support out there for several picks that we've already given you as part of the Picks of the Pole--East Carolina, Louisiana Tech, Air Force, South Carolina, Missouri and Central Michigan...Of the above regular strength plays the one I like the most is the UNC/UConn Under...I'm leery of the Tulane play because I'm not anxious to step in front of the BYU train.  And I will simply be a watcher of the Ohio State/USC matchup



Norm's Late Thoughts

I've got two games for you today...Take San Jose plus the points vs Utah...Last week's results in which San Jose got plastered and Utah won fairly easily builds a lot of value into this line...Take the Spartans.

And, Oklahoma State minus the points vs Houston...I like the Houston team but Oklahoma State's defense last week against Georgia signaled to me that this team might be special...Take the Cowboys



September 7, 2009

Late Consensus Play from Handicappers Around the Nation:

Miami, FL plus the points vs Florida State


September 6, 2009

Regular Play--Memphis plus the points vs Mississippi

September 5, 2009

I've spoken with several handicappers this morning and here the latest thoughts on today's card
There are no Very Strong Plays
Strong Plays


  • Middle Tennessee plus the points vs Clemson
  • Missouri plus the points vs Illinois
The Middle Tennessee agrees with a selection that I’ve already posted.   I’m going to be careful with the Missouri/Illinois game before I spoke with these handicappers but now I’m just going to pass. 
Regular Strength Plays


  • Nevada plus the points vs Notre Dame
  • Texas A&M minus the points vs New Mexico
  • Virginia Tech plus the points vs Alabama
  • Georgia plus the points vs Oklahoma State
The A&M selection agrees with a Double Play I posted yesterday.  The Georgia selections opposes my selection on OSU.
Norm’s Late Thoughts


I’m going to pull back some on the UTEP pick over Buffalo .  It will now be  a very light play for me…
The more I looked at Nebraska/Florida Atlantic, the more I think this might be a huge mismatch and that Nebraska might maul this team…So my late pick will be Nebraska



September 3, 2009

Consensus Selections from Handicappers Around the Nation:

UNT plus the points vs Ball State
Troy minus the points vs Bowling Green



January 18, 2009

Strong Play

Pittsburgh minus the points

Regular Play

Arizona plus the points



January 11, 2009

Strong Play

Pittsburgh minus the points

Regular Play

Philly/NYG Under the total

January 10. 2009

Regular Play

Baltimore +3 vs Tennessee



January 5, 2009

Late College Football Consensus

Very Strong:  Ohio State plus the points vs Texas

Norm's Thoughts

I'm going to be very careful here.  This might be the correct side.   But if Ohio State falls behind they are very poorly equipped to play catch up football.  And the Big Ten has looked hideous thus far in bowls.


January 3, 2009

There is nothing considered strong or very strong today.

Regular Plays

Indianapolis pk vs San Diego
Arizona +1 vs Atlanta

Norm's Late Thoughts

I believe Arizona is a stronger play than just a single play.  So I'm upping my support for the Cards




January 1, 2009

NO Basketball selections today

Late Football Selections

Very Strong

None

Strong Plays

Cincinatti minus the points vs VaTech

Regular Plays

South Carolina plus the points vs Iowa
Nebraska plus the points vs Clemson
Penn State plus the points vs USC
Georgia/Michigan State to go OVER the total

Norm's Late Thoughts

More and more I wish that I had made the Penn State/USC UNDER a double play...I just don't think that there'll be that many points scored in this game



December 28, 2008

Very Strong Play

Denver plus the points vs San Diego

Strong Play

Atlanta minus the points vs St. Louis

Regular Plays

Tampa Bay minus the points vs Oakland
Indy plus the points vs Tennessee
KC plus the points vs Cincinnati
Miami plus the points vs NY Jets
San Francisco minus the points vs Washington
Arizona/Seattle Over the total
Northern Illinois/Louisiana Tech Under the total

Norm's Late Thoughts

The more I looked at the game, the more I wished I had recommended a stronger selection on Tennessee/Indy under...I wish I had made this a double play.

December 27, 2008

Strong Play

Miami of Florida plus the points

Regular

UNC plus the point vs West Virginia

December 21, 2008

Very Strong Plays

Strong Plays

Seattle plus the points vs NY Jets
Tennessee plus the points vs Pittsburgh

Seattle agrees with one of the selections I've already posted...Tennessee disagrees with my selection on Pittsburgh...But I believe I'm going to stick with the Steelers

Regular Plays

Arizona/New England Under the total
Atlanta plus the points vs Minnesota
NY Jets/Seattle Under the total


There is also support out there for:  Detroit and Philadelphia both of which I agree with.

There are also conflicting selections with picks AGAINST three selections I've posted as handicappers took:  St. Louis, Miami and NY Giants.    All of my selections were double plays and I still like them.

Norm's Late Thoughts

The more I looked at the Troy/Southern Mississippi bowl game today, the more I'm liking a Troy team that's played far more consistently this season. Give me the men of Troy as a regular selection

December 20, 2008

Strong Plays

BYU plus the points vs Arizona

Regular Plays

Memphis/South Florida Over 52
Fresno/Colorado State Over 61
Memphis  plus the points vs South Florida


December 14, 2008

Strong Play

Pittsburgh plus the points vs Baltimore

Regular Play

St. Louis plus the points vs Seattle

There is also support out there for:

Kansas City plus the points vs San Diego
Houston plus the points vs Tennessee
Atlanta minus the points vs Tampa Bay

Norm's Late Thoughts
 
I wish that I'd made two plays stronger.  I'm liking the Pittsburgh / Baltimore game to under and the Miami/San Francisco game to go under the total as well.

December 7, 2008

Very Strong Plays

None

Strong Plays

Washington plus the points vs Baltimore

This disagrees with a selection that we've already posted.  So I'll just likely pass on this game.

Regular Plays

Detroit plus the points vs Minnesota
New England minus the points vs Seattle
Philadelphia plus the points vs Giants
Washington/Baltimore Over the Total

Norm's Thoughts 

Miami has played sound and steady football.  The same cannot be said of Buffalo which has been all over the place this year.   As we hit the stretch run, consistency is a virtue.  Give me the Dolphins.


December 6, 2008

Very Strong

None

Strong Plays

Florida minus the points vs Alabama

Regular Plays

Arizona minus the points vs Arizona State
VaTech pk vs Boston College
Hawaii plus the points vs Cincinnati

Norm's Late Thoughts

I wish that I had made Oklahoma stronger than just a regular play...The continuing controversy over the BCS Rankings my give OU even more reason to plaser defensively poor Missouri. 



November 30, 2008

Very Strong

None

Strong Plays

Denver plus the points vs NY Jets

This agrees with a selection I've already posted

Regular Plays

Minnesota minus the points vs Chicago
New England minus the points vs Pittsburgh
Minnesota/Chicago Over the total

Norm's Late Thoughts

I know that there's a chance that one of these weekends St. Louis will actually be competitive.  But, until they show that, aren't they strictly a "go against" team?  Miami's played solid, focused football this year and this win keeps them right in the middle of the playoff hunt.  Take the Dolphins

November 29, 2008

Very Strong Plays

Florida State plus the points vs Florida

Strong Plays

NC State plus the points vs Miami
Oklahoma State plus the points vs Oklahoma

The OSU pick disagrees with our selection of Oklahoma

Regular Plays

Oregon plus the points vs Oregon State
Duke plus the points vs North Carolina
South Carolina/Clemson Under the total

There is also general support out there for Missouri, Georgia Tech and Arkansas State...All of which we have made selections.

Norm's Late Thoughts

Tulane has simply cratered the last several weeks because of massive injuries....I see no reason to think that there'll be some miraculous rebound this week...Take Memphis.

November 28, 2008

Regular Plays

Toledo plus the points vs Bowling Green
LSU minus the points vs Arkansas
Mississippi State plus the points vs Mississippi



November 23, 2008

Strong Plays

New England pk vs Miami
Tennessee minus the points vs NY Jets

Tennessee agrees with a strong pick that I have already selected.  Everybody in the world likes New England today,  games like that worry me greatly.  As much as I respect the handicappers that love this game, I'll stay away.

Regular Plays

Detroit/Tampa Under the total
Carolina/Atlanta Under the total
Denver minus the points vs Oakland
Houston/Cleveland Over the total

Norm's Late Thoughts

Buffalo/Kansas City Over the Total

Even though neither of these offenses has had a lot of success lately, I think each should find room to manuever in this game.   The lack of pass rush should allow each young QB time and that usually translates into points. 


November 22, 2008

Nevada plus the points vs Boise

This agrees with a double play that I've already posted

Strong Plays


NC State plus the points vs North Carolina

This selection agrees with one I've already posted

Regular Plays

VaTech minus the points vs Duke
Colorado State minus the points vs Wyoming
Virginia plus the points vs Clemson
BYU plus the points vs Utah
Minnesota plus the points vs Iowa

There's also support out there for a selection that I've already posted:  Misssissippi ...But one very solid handicapper likes Maryland against Florida State (I don't particularly like this game though)

Norm's Late Thoughts

Purdue isn't a very good football team.  But their longtime and highly respected coach Joe Tiller coaches his last home game today.  Opponent Indiana is a very shaky football team.  And Purdue has a history of drilling this team.  So let's go with the Boilermakers to send Tiller out big.


November 21, 2008

Buffalo +3.5 vs Bowling Green

November 16, 2008

Very Strong Plays

None

Strong Plays

Jacksonville plus vs Tennessee
Tampa minus vs Minnesota

Regular

Chicago/Green Bay Over
Tampa/MInnesota Over
Baltimore plus the points vs NY Giants
Cincinnati plus the points vs Philadelphia
New Orleans minus the points vs Kansas City

Norm's Late Thoughts

Arizona minus the points vs Seattle

Cardinals are rolling...Seattle gets QB Hassleback back...But he's been out for several weeks and rarely practiced (sound like Tony Romo?)


November 15, 2008

Very Strong Plays
Marshall minus the points vs Central Florida
Strong Plays
Maryland plus the points vs North Carolina
UConn minus vs Syracuse
UConn agrees with one of the selections that I posted yesterday and I'm going to be a tad careful with that Maryland play...North Carolina seems to be building a head of steam.
Regular Plays
NC State plus the points vs Wake Forest
Air Force plus the points vs BYU
Rutgers plus the points vs South Florida
Duke plus the points vs Clemson
California/Oregon State Under the total
I obviously like NC State with the young QB Wilson back...I'm going to be very careful with the other plays. 
Norm's Late Thoughts
Nebraska minus the points vs Kansas State
The more I look at this game the more I believe the Big Red under Pelini are headed in a very different direction from Kansas State.


November 13, 2008

Regular Play--Akron -3.5 vs Buffalo



November 10, 2008

Regular Play--Arizona -9.5 vs San Francisco

November 9, 2008

Strong Play

New England minus the points vs Buffalo

Regular Plays

Chicago plus the points vs Tennessee
Baltimore even vs Houston
Detroit plus the points vs Jacksonville
Baltimore/Houston to go Over the total

Norm's Late Thoughts

I don't really see anything else out there that is interesting.  I think it's pretty well covered by these consensus late plays...But I do still like the Packers and the Eagles


November 8, 2008

Very Strong Plays

None

Strong Plays

Iowa plus the points vs Penn State
Florida minus the points vs Vanderbilt

Regular Plays

Virginia plus the points vs Wake Forest
LSU plus the points vs Alabama
Missouri minus the points vs Kansas State
Colorado State plus the points vs Air Force
Cincinnati plus the points vs West Virginia
UCLA plus the points vs Oregon State
California/USC to go under the total of 49

I was pretty ambivolent about any of these games.  The one I'm most tentative on here is Cincinnati/West Virginia...West Virginia really seems to have found a higher gear, so I'll be especially careful with this game

Norm's Late Thoughts

Louisville plus the points vs Pitt

Pitt has been a terrible favorite of late.   And the Marc Lawrence stat we posted earlier in the week on this game is realy awesome.

LAST QUICK THOUGHT

What do the BCS standings look like on Monday if home underdog Iowa upsets Penn State, small home underdog LSU takes down Alabama and small road dog Oklahoma State takes out Texas Tech,


November 6, 2008

Strong Play

Take TCU minus the 2 points vs Utah



November 2, 2008

Very Strong Plays

None

Strong Plays

Cleveland  minus the points vs Baltimore

Regular Plays

Miami plus the points vs Denver
Indianapolis minus the points vs New England
Atlanta plus the points vs Oakland
Green Bay plus the points vs Tennessee
Jacksonville/Cincinnati Over the total

Norm's Late Thoughts

The more I study the Cowboy the more I believe this will be a lower scoring game with Dallas attempting to shorten the game by keeping the clock moving.  I also see an improved Cowboy defense being able to somewhat impact the Giants...So I'm going take the under 41 here.


November 1, 2008

Very Strong Plays

Notre Dame minus the points vs Pittsburgh (Loss)

Strong Plays

Texas Tech plus the points vs Texas (Win)
Florida minus the point vs Georgia (Win)
Minnesota minus the points vs Northwestern (Loss)

Regular Plays

Wisconsin plus the points vs Michigan State (Win)
Iowa plus the points vs Illinois (Loss)
Boise minus the points vs New Mexico State (Win)
Oregon plus the points vs California (Loss)
New Mexico plus the points vs Utah (Win)
Kentucky plus the points vs Mississippi State (Win)
Miami, Fl plus the points vs Virginia (Win)

There is also support out there for two other selections I've already posted:  Kent State (Loss) and LSU (Win)

Norm's Late Thoughts

Stanford isn't much of a football team but they play with a load of spirit under Coach Jim Harbaugh.  Their opponent Washington State is the most confused, dis-spirited, directionless team in all of college football.  That gives Stanford a chance to cover a huge spread. (Win)




October 27, 2008

Late Consensus on Monday Night Football

Take Indianapolis plus the points

This play conflicts with my selection of Tennessee...I am sticking with Tennessee but wanted to give you the consensus of others.



October 26, 2008

Very Strong Plays

None

Strong Plays

Miami plus the points vs Buffalo

Regular Plays

New Orleans to cover vs San Diego
NY Giants plus the points vs Pittsburgh
Carolina minus the points vs Arizona
Jacksonville/Cleveland Under the Total

NY Giants and Carolina agree with selections I've already made

Norm's Late Thoughts

Philadelphia / Atlanta Under the total


October 25, 2008
Very Strong Plays


Ohio State plus the points vs Penn Stat
Strong Plays


Boston College plus the points vs UNC
Florida minus the points vs Kentucky (agrees with my selection)
Regular Plays


Minnesota to cover vs Purdue
Army minus the points vs LaTech
Central Michigan minus the points vs Toledo
Oklahoma minus the points vs Kansas State
There is also support out there for 3 selections I’ve already posted:  Duke, UCLA, Oklahoma State
First the more I look at Oklahoma and Kansas State the more intrigued I got about Oklahoma I think they could drill Kansas State.  And former UT Assistant Gene Chizik should have a very good handle on the talent at A&M, give me his Iowa State Cyclones against the battered Aggies.


October 23, 2008

There is consensus agreement on tonight's NCAA Game

Take Auburn plus the points vs West Virginia



October 20, 2008

There is consensus agreement on tonight's Monday Night Football Matchup

Take New England minus the 3 points vs Denver


October 19, 2008

Very Strong

Strong

Miami minus the points vs Baltimore

Regular Plays

Buffalo plus the points vs San Diego
Buffalo/San Diego Over
KC plus the points vs Tennessee
Cincy plus the points vs Pittsburgh
NY Giants minus the points vs San Francisco
NY Giants/San Francisco Over

Norm's Late Thoughts

Houston/Detroit Under

The more I look at last weeks improved Lions effort defensively and the decreased possibilities of their offense with Kitna and Williams gone, this looks like a team that will play UNDERS


October 18, 2008

Very Strong

San Jose minus the points vs New Mexico State (Win)

Strong Plays

Virginia plus the points vs North Carolina (Win)
LSU minus the points vs South Carolina (Win)

Be careful of that LSU game...Lots of trend information does support LSU but there are also very solid handicappers on the other side of this game.

Regular Plays

Arkansas plus the points vs Kentucky (Win)
Kansas plus the points vs Oklahoma (Win)
Missouri plus the points vs Texas (Loss)
Mississippi plus the points vs Alabama (Win)
Penn State minus the points vs Michigan (Win)
Baylor plus the points vs Oklahoma State (Loss)
Georgia Tech minus the points vs Clemson (Win)

All of these selections agree with selections I've already posted

Also:

South Florida minus the points vs Syracuse (Win)
New Mexico minus the points vs San Diego State (Win)

Norm's Late Thoughts

I'm gonna take Michigan State plus the points and I believe they'll win the game straight up.  Also, I want to take improving Pittsburgh to knock off Navy.



October 16, 2008

Late Consensus Play from Handicappers Around the Nation

Take TCU plus the points vs BYU


October 13, 2008

Late Consensus Play from Handicappers Around the Nation

Take Cleveland plus the 7.5 points vs NY Giants


October 12, 2008

Strong

St. Louis plus the points Washington
Indianapolis minus the points Baltimore

The Indianapolis play opposes our selection on Baltimore

Regular

Jacksonville plus the points vs Denver

There's also agreement out there on Arizona, Seattle and Carolina...All selections that I've already posted

Norm's Late Thought

With Carson Palmer reduced to a backup role in Cincinnati the line on this game has jumped incredibly.  I think it's jumped too much.  I think Cincy is a worthwhile play at 9.5 points.  I'm taking Cincinnati


October 11, 2008

Very Strong Plays

South Carolina -1 vs Kentucky
Wisconsin + vs Penn State

The South Carolina play agrees with a selection I've already posted

Strong Plays

Hawaii minus the points vs Lousiana Tech

I cam very close to using Hawaii as one of my selections this week.

Regular Plays

Northwestern plus the points vs Michigan State
Minnesota plus the points vs Illinois
Tulane plus the points vs UTEP
Air Force minus the points vs San Diego State
Western Michigan plus the point vs Buffalo

There's also general support out there for

Texas Tech
Mississippi State
Oklahoma

All of which I agree with. 

One very solid handicapper likes LSU against Florida (which opposes the selection I posted on Florida yesterday)

Norm's Late Thoughts

The more I study the Iowa/Indiana game, the more it struck me Iowa is not good enough to be this big a favorite.  I believe there's value out there with Indiana.



October 9, 2008

Regular Play

Clemson +2.5 vs Wake Forest


October 6, 2008

Minnesota plus the points vs New Orleans

I'd be very careful here.  Minny's defense can be had and New Orleans offense is getting close to healthy.  Brees vs Gus is a dramatic mismatch.  I'll be passing on this one...But, the handicapper who put this play out really likes Minny.


Strong Plays

Philadelphia - vs Washington

Regular

Chicago/Detroit Over
Indy - vs Houston
Tampa Bay + vs Denver
Detroit + vs Chicago

Also there is support out there for Seattle, Miami and Arizona.  I agree with all three

Norm's Late Thoughts

There's nothing really strong for me today.  But be careful of the New England/San Francisco line.  It looks too cheap.  It looks like they are begging you to take New England.  I am definitely gonna skip that line.  I lean toward Carolina.  I would have made Carolina one of my plays but had doubts about the injuries in their offensive line.  I do, however strongly lean toward Carolina


October 4, 2008

Very Strong Plays

Minnesota -7 vs Indiana
Florida State +2 vs Miami

The Minnesota agrees with a selection I've already posted.

Strong Plays

Kansas State +7 vs Texas Tech

I almost used this game in my selections

Regular Plays

Navy + vs Air Force
Northern Illinois + vs Tennessee
Iowa + vs Michigan St
UTEP + vs Southern Mississippi
Arizona St + vs California

There's also support out there on Stanford, Purdue, Toledo and South Carolina (all selections that I've already posted).

Norm's Late Thoughts

USC - vs Oregon
Florida - vs Arkansas

The more I looked at USC, the more I think they'll bury Oregon.  Whose QBs may not be able to handle USC defensive pressure.  And, I found a huge theory suggesting that Florida is about a 65% proposition today stretching back over years and years of results.

October 2, 2008

I've spoken to several professional handicappers this afternoon and this appears to be a strong play around the nation

Utah -11 vs Oregon State (Loss)



September 29, 2008

Norm's Thoughts on Tonight's Pittsburgh/Baltimore Game

I know Pittsburgh's strong history of going over at home.  But the more I study this game the more it appears to be a low scoring affair. 

TAKE THE UNDER



September 28--Late Selections

Strong

Tampa Bay minus the points vs Green Bay
Houston plus the 7 points vs Jacksonville

Each of these agree with selections I've already posted

Regular Plays

Arizona plus the point vs NY Jets
San Diego minus the 7.5 points vs Oakland
San Francisco plus the 4.5 points vs New Orleans
Cleveland plus the 3.5  points vs Cincinnati

The San Diego and San Francisco selections agree with selections I've already posted...As disorganized as Cleveland is, I cannot trust them even against a mutt like Cincinnati

Norm's Late Thoughts

The line on the Buffalo/St. Louis game has been coming down indicating the public is rushing in to bet St. Louis.   WHAT?  It won't be a big play for me, but falling apart St. Louis against up and coming Buffalo is the kind of matchup I like.  Take the Bills.



September 27, 2008--Late Selections

Very Strong Plays
None

Strong Plays

Michigan plus the points vs Wisconsin (Win)
Western Michigan minus the points vs Temple (Push)
UCLA plus the points vs Fresno (Loss)
Alabama plus the points vs Georgia (Win)

Western Michigan agrees with a selection I've already posted...Michigan and Alabama are very popular plays around the country this weekend, but for me I'm very cautious of these games.  In fact, I liked Georgia to cover.

Regular Plays

Arkansas State minus the points vs Memphis (Loss)
Northwestern plus the points vs Iowa (Win)
Tennessee plus the points vs Auburn (Win)
Navy plus the points vs Wake Forest (Win)
Washington minus the points vs Stanford (Loss)
Maryland plus the points vs Clemson (Win)

The Maryland play disagrees with my selection on Clemson so I will probably just skip this game.

Norm's Late Thoughts

Though it's a low profile game, I like San Diego State against Idaho...SDSU is showing much more spunk here than an Idaho team that collapsed brutally last week against a real bum.



September 25, 2008--5:25pm --Late Selection/Writeup from Kevin O'Neill
 
USC at Oregon State: Possible rain earlier in the day at Oregon State, but it will be OK by gametime, and the temperature will fall from the 60's into the 50's during this one.

Corvallis has been a difficult site for USC in recent years. You probably remember Oregon State's 33-31 upset of USC here two years ago as a 10.5 point underdog. OSU led 33-10 at one point and the Trojans scored a TD with 7 seconds left but missed the two-point conversion that would have sent it into OT. The previous game here was a barnburner as well, with 18-point favorite Southern Cal falling behind 13-0, scoring 28 straight points, then holding on for a 28-20 win on a foggy night in 2004. Last season Oregon State lost 24-3 in LA in a game lacking offense, with the Trojan yardage edge being 287-176.

You know all about USC's offensive pop and their incredible defense, so let's take a look at Oregon State. Lyle Moevao is a tough kid, but not a top notch QB. He has 6 TD's and 4 INT's thus far on the season, but played poorly in Oregon State's 45-14 no-show at Penn State. A wild card for OSU isSammy Stroughter, who had 8 catches for 127 yards and a 70-yard TD return here two years ago in the Beaver upset win. Stroughter missed most of last season with depression and while he has 3 TD's on 21 catches this year, he has not been the big play threat that he was, averaging just over 12 yards per catch.

Oregon State doesn't have a strong running attack. The leading rusher is a true freshman out of Houston named Jacquizz Rogers, averaging 88 yards per game. I have to admit that Jacquizz was not a name that my wife and I considered for any of our children.
25.5 seems like a big number considering the history at this site. But Oregon State has a mediocre defense at this time, with all of their front seven being new starters. It's tough to see anyone getting a lot of offensive production against the Trojans with all the NFL prospects making big plays in their backfield. USC has more than seven days of rest between every game until October 11th when they take on Oregon.

With only two games under their belt and having not played since crushing Ohio State, they should be fresh and ready to go here.


September 21, 2008—8:45am
Very Strong Plays


None
Strong Plays


Carolina plus the 3 points vs Minnesota
Green Bay plus the 3 points vs Dallas
The Carolina pick agrees with a selection I’ve already posted
Regular Plays


Cincinnati plus the 13.5  points vs NY Giants
 Jacksonville plus the 5 points vs Indianapolis
Houston plus the 4.5 points vs Tennessee
Detroit/San Francisco Over
The Houston play agrees with a selection I’ve already posted.  The Detroit/San Francisco Over disagrees with my selection. 
Norm’s Late Thoughts


Cincinnati and the Giants go under the total.   




Saturday--September 20, 2008--8:59am

Very Strong Plays

San Jose plus the points vs Stanford
Auburn plus the points vs LSU

Strong Plays

Miami, OH plus the points vs Cincinnati
East Carolina/NC State Under the total

Regular Plays

Ohio State minus the points vs Troy
Temple plus the points vs Penn State
Toledo plus the points vs Fresno
Boise plus the points vs Oregon
ULaMonroe plus the points vs Tulane
Wake Forest plus the points vs Florida State
Auburn/LSU Under

Of these 7 plays I came very close to using Temple and the LSU/Auburn game to go under...I'm gonna be very careful with all of the other plays here.   Though, I do think that Ohio State is looking to take out some frustrations on somebody.


Norm's Late thoughts

Michigan State minus the points vs Notre Dame

The more I looked at this game, the more I believe Michigan State can control this game on the ground with their star runner Ringer.  NDs big win over Michigan was helped along by bushels of Michigan mistakes.

Monday--September 15, 2008

Monday's Late Thoughts from Norm

Understand that I have enormous respect for the Eagles and Coach Andy Reid.  But this is a game that sets up very well for Dallas.  They are home.  They are supposed to win.  Their injury situation is better, I believe, than the Eagles.  And, it's early in the season when Dallas usually plays well.  I have a slight lean to the Cowboys in this game.



Sunday, September 14, 2008

Very Strong Plays
None

Strong Plays

Detroit +3 vs Green Bay (Loss)
Tampa Bay -7 vs Atlanta (Win)

I remain a bit leery of the Lions but I know that history does suggest this play...But, I'm still leery.  Now, the Tampa play does agree with a selection I've already posted

Regular Plays

New Orleans pk vs Washington (Loss)
New England +1.5 vs NY Jets (Win)
Miami +6.5 vs Arizona (Loss)
San Francisco +7 vs Seattle (Win)
Tennessee +1 vs Cincnnati (Win)

The last 2 choices, San Francisco and Tennessee agree with Picks of the Pole.  Of the other 3 I am a tad leery of Miami.  This is a poor team going on the road and I just don't like them offensively...I don't think they'll score enough to hang in this game.  So be careful here

Norm's Late Thoughts

Tampa/Atlanta Under 37.5

The more I study this game.  The more I wonder if Atlanta will be able to move the ball against Tampa.  The Bucs Cover 2 Defense has befuddled lots of rookie QBs in the past.


Saturday--September 13, 2008---9:10am

Very Strong Play

Auburn -10 vs Mississippi State (Loss)

Strong Plays

Georgia/South Carolina Under the total 44 (Win)
Fresno pk vs Wisconsin (Loss)
UCLA plus the 8.5 points vs BYU (Loss)
Memphis plus the 4 points vs Marshall (Win)

Fresno and Memphis agree with selections I've already posted...There's a huge history supporting Georgia/So. Carolina under.  I'm personally very leery of the UCLA/BYU game but I respect the handicappers who are supporting this play.

Regular Plays

Georgia Tech plus the 7 points vs VaTech (Win)
Navy plus the 1.5 points vs Duke  (Loss)
Maryland plus the 14 points vs California (Win)
Tulane plus the 12.5 points vs East Carolina (Win)

Of these plays, the Tulane game interests me the most.

Norm's Late Thoughts

Take LSU -41.5 against North Texas...The more I studied this game, the more of a horrible mismatch it appears and I don't believe the LSU defense will allow a 17 or 21 point that North Texas often gets in losing situations like this.

Friday, September 12, 2008--2:15pm

Strong Play-

South Florida -3.5 vs Kansas (Loss)

Regular Play

Baylor -3 vs Washington State (Win)





September 7, 2008--8:18am

Strong Plays

Buffalo -1 vs Seattle (Win)
Jacksonville/Tennessee Over the total (Loss)--read not below

The strong Jacksonville/Tennessee Over play opposes my thoughts that this game will go under.  This makes this game a "non-play" for me.  There are simply other opportunities out there

Regular Plays

Miami vs NY Jets (Loss)
Philadelphia/St. Louis Under the total of 43 (Win)

Of these two, I especially like the Philadelphia/St. Louis Under

Norm's Late Thoughts

We have 2 late plays involving the same game.  I like Kansas City plus the points vs New England.  And, I also like the game to go under the total.  Some long term trends supports each of these two selections.  There remains some doubt that New England is the same juggernaut that they were last year at this time.



September 6, 2008--9:12am

Strong Plays

East Carolina plus the points vs West Virginia (Win)
Miami, OH plus the points vs Michigan (Win)

Each of these strong consensus plays agrees with the selections that I have already posted.

Regular Strength Plays

Wyoming minus the points vs Air Force  (Loss)
Middle Tennessee State plus the points vs Maryland (Win)
New Mexico plus the points vs Texas A&M (Win)

Norm's Late Thoughts

Michigan St minus the points vs E. Michigan (Win)
Nebraska minus the points vs San Jose St (Win)

Each team impressed me last week.  Michigan State in a losing effort and Nebraska beating up on a team that I think is much better than we realize.