Friday, December 4, 2009

Pigskin Picks and more



This weeks Pigskin Picks adds even more picks with Battlin Bob's favorite heavyweight fighting and Saturday's Ultimate Fighter finals....

The Browns host the San Diego Chargers with a late start and enter the game even worse than usual with the losses of Jamal Lewis and Shaun Rogers.
Consider that and toss in that the Chargers are playing their best football of the season.
Fantasy players are looking at the matchup as a big game for LaDainan Tomlinson,but look for big games from Antonio Gates across the middle in his return home and for Vincent Jackson as well...

The Seahawks host San Francisco in a rematch of the game that sent things spiralling out of control for Seattle early in the season.
The two teams are separated by just one game in the standings,but Seattle has two of their four wins over the Rams.
The Niners have won just one game on the road and Seattle usually beats bad to middlin teams at Qwest Field.
This could go about a dozen different ways....

The College game of the week is the SEC title game between Florida and Alabama.
This one comes down to one thing-Can the Gators keep Mark Ingram from having the big game that allows Bama to control the clock and keep the Florida offense off the field?
Answer that one and you have your winner...

The NFL game of the week features the undefeated Colts against the blazing hot Tennessee Titans.
If this game was in Tennessee,it would be getting so much pub.
Can the ailing Colt defense keep Chris Johnson under control and make Vince Young beat them??

HBO features a twin bill tomorrow with two of the most avoided fighters in the world facing off.
Paul Williams can fight from 147 to 160 yet cannot get a title bout,while WBC 154 lb titlist Sergio Martinez is struggling with getting top fights even with a belt on the line.
The solution for HBO was to match the pair at 160,so Martinez doesn't have to place his title on the line.
The matchup sounds nice,but the styles might make this one less than enthralling.

The undercard features Chris "Man of a million curse words" Arreola against Battlin Bob's favorite heavyweight Butler Pa's Brian Minto.
Arreola returns after his one sided loss to Vitali Klitschko and needs the right opponent to make people forget the loss.
He has it in Minto,who will stand and slug for as long as it lasts.
Have your snacks ready or wait a bit to grab them as this could end early.

The Ultimate Fighter finals features Roy "Big Country" Nelson against Brendan Schaub.
Schaub has been hyped as a former practice squad member,while Nelson is the former IFL champion,which does not make him champion of our fantasy football league.
Looking at these guys,one would never think Nelson would have a chance,but he is the more experienced and more skilled fighter.
Plus UFC kingpin Dana White seems to hate Nelson and watching White have to hand Nelson a contract on live TV while choking down his vomit adds to the fun of rooting for Nelson.
Kinda brings back memories of the Pete Rozelle having to give Al Davis the Lombardi Trophy after Davis beat the NFL in court...

Our Picks
Chargers 40-10
Seahawks 21-17
Florida 31-28
Colts 24-20
Williams Unanimous Decision
Arreola KO 3
Nelson Ref Stoppage

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