The Hunt for Red Suxtober

It's a shame There's Only One October, because maybe if they had a couple more the Rockies might have a chance at winning this thing. The Rockies dropped game 2 last night 2-1 to fall behind 2 games to none. On the bright side, the Series now goes back to Denver where the Rockies should be helped out by the home field advantage. While the big field and altitude - the thin air puts less resistance on pitches and results in drastically less movement from breaking balls - will affect both teams, the Rockies should be more used to it since they play 81 games a year there. The Red Sox will face another disadvantage as well. Playing in the NL park, they will not be able to use the DH, and as a result, David Ortiz and his bum knee will likely be relegated to pinch hitting.

I do have to give props to Boston's Jacoby Ellsbury who stole second base in the 4th. Even though he later scored to provide the winning margin, the stolen base earned everyone in America a free taco courtesy of Taco Bell as part of their "Steal a Base, Steal a Taco" promotion. Don't worry, you don't have to actually steal the taco, just show up at any Taco Bell on October 30th, between 2-5pm. I know, Taco Bell tastes like ass, and you'll probably spend more in gas money driving to Taco Bell than the taco is worth, but it's the principle of the matter.

This weekend is a big one for the Steelers. A win keeps them a full game up on the Ravens, while a loss will tie them up for first in the AFC North, and with the Browns playing the
Rams, it could potentially be a three-way tie. Thankfully, the Bengals have not been looking much better as off late, and their defense is still struggling.

Another poor week in the picks last week, going just 5-9 overall(and dropping below .500 for the season) and 1-3 on the money picks. We're gonna get back above .500 on Sunday. It's all about the PMA - Positive Mental Attitude

Browns -3 over RAMS - holy shit, did I just pick the Browns as a favorite? What is this world coming to?
Giants -9.5 over DOLPHINS - NFL London style. The Dolphins are technically the home team, but considering the Dolphins players didn't know they spoke English in London or that there were black people in London, I gotta go with the Giants here.
VIKINGS +1 over Eagles - What the hell, lets ride the Purple Jesus to victory
BEARS -5 over Lions - Gotta go with the home team here
Raiders +7.5 over TITANS - meh, whatever
Jaguars +3.5 over BUCS - The Jags defense steps up big this week, as long as Quinn Gray doesn't screw up too badly they should be fine
Bills +3 over JETS
CHARGERS over Texans - no line on this one with the fires going in SoCal
Redskins +17 over PATRIOTS - The Patsies can't go 16-0 against the spread can they? Sooner or later Vegas is going to overshoot the spread, I think it happens this week. Patriots by 10.
BRONCOS -3 over Packers - Broncos biggest weakness is their run defense, luckily for them the Packers don't have a run game to speak of.

Season: 46-47-9

Money Picks*

Steelers -3.5 over BENGALS - Don't fuck this up Pittsburgh, the Bengals suck even worse than the Broncos
Colts -6.5 over PANTHERS - Hey if the Colts are good enough for Gregg Easterbrook, they're good enough for me
Saints -2.5 over 49ERS - Saints might actually be getting back on track a bit. The 49ers porous defense should help speed things along.

3 team road teaser(NOTE: all lines have been teased by 6 points)

Giants -3.5 over DOLPHINS
Jaguars +9.5 over BUCS
Bills +9 over JETS

Season: 11-16

* Note: 5 out of 5 doctors recommend NOT following this advice. If you value your money at all, you should seriously consider NOT betting on the advice of an anonymous internet blogger.