Wow. Just wow.

All right everybody, we’re coming to you a day early this week because, well because even I’m not going to be checking this site tomorrow, so I doubt many of you will either.  But good news: I can feel it – I’m going to get a Thursday game right this week. I’ve got three to choose from, two of them have ridiculous lines. But I’m going to absolutely nail one of these games. No, I can’t tell you which one will be right. Sorry. Stop asking such silly questions. Damn, you’d think people were trying to make money off of me or something…

Disclaimer: Gambling on sports is illegal unless you are in Las Vegas or Atlantic City. Also, if I’m horribly incorrect with these picks – as I have occasionally been in the past – I’m sorry in advance. If you can’t afford to lose, don’t play. John Anthony – “The Million Dollar Man with the Billion Dollar Plan” – is not a real person. If you’re playing against me in the Pigskin Pick’Em Pool, don’t expect all my picks to match these – different lines could mean different picks. All lines from Bodog and accurate as of the time this was typed – 1pm Wednesday. Home teams in CAPS. That about covers it.)

LIONS (+11.5) over Titans: Short week, Titans coming off an embarrassing home loss, Lions trying to salvage what little pride they have left this season… Let’s say the Titans win by 10. By the way – how friggin’ ridiculous is it that after one loss, the media started up with the “When’s Vince Young coming back?” questions? How about… 2009. With the Lions, Niners, or some other team. He doesn’t fit the offensive mold in Tennessee, and no OC has been able to design a scheme around him. Maybe, he’s just too damned smart for all their fancy offenses.

COWBOYS (-13) over Seahawks: It just seems to me that the Cowboys are taking on the persona the Patriots had last year – when we’re totally healthy, nobody is staying within two touchdowns of us. The NFC East is more or less out of reach for Dallas at this point, but if they can get a Wild Card with the 5-seed, I’d be terrified to face them in the playoffs.

Cardinals (+3) over EAGLES: What did I tell you about the Eagles last week? They’re in full “end of season collapse” mode with four games left to play. God only knows why the Cardinals are three point dogs here – if anything, this should be a pick-‘em. I can’t wait for all the “Where will McNabb be traded?” talk starts again like it did the past few off-seasons, until everyone realizes that no team can absorb his cap number, so Philly’s stuck with him or they have to release him outright and get nothing in return. I hate Philadelphia sports teams, have I mentioned that?

And, just one more note I thought I’d pass along. It seems that next weekend the NFL is debuting a 3D broadcast of the San Diego / Oakland Thursday Night NFL Network game. Now, I’m not one to pass judgment (ok, who am I kidding – of course I am), but does anybody else see this as just a horrible, HORRIBLE waste of time and money? Do we really need to see 300lb lineman in 3D? Yikes. If I wanted to see that, I’d go look in a mirror, not pay to goto a movie theater and sit with dizziness-inducing glasses on my face for three hours.

OK, enough rambling. Everyone have a safe & happy Thanksgiving, and I’ll see you back here Friday for the rest of the weekend’s picks.

Lata.

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