Wednesday, 20 July 2011

NFL Picks: Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Montreal Alouettes CFL Picks

Montreal Alouettes  vs Montreal Alouettes NFL Picks: The Montreal Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders have played two very level Grey Cups in the last two seasons. It looks like the two are miles apart this year though, and CFL bettors will have a tough time when these two hook up at Percival Molson Stadium on Sunday night.

To say that the Roughriders have had a rough start to the season is a bit of an understatement. They are one of the two winless teams in the CFL, and there really hasn’t been much to be proud of in any real facet of the game.

Tuesday, 19 July 2011

NFL Picks: Packers' Driver Reveals Super Bowl Injuries Kept Him in Park

NFL Picks News: Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver has revealed the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Monday that the ankle and knee injuries suffered Super Bowl XLV was much worse than originally thought.

The ankle injury, initially diagnosed as a sprain - and lockouts - forced 12-year veteran wearing a walking boot for two months.

Monday, 18 July 2011

NFL Picks: Rookie QB Ponder Aching to Start Career in Minnesota

NFL Picks News: They spend most of the summer in Florida still not quite Christian Ponder to get ready for the grueling workout on Monday.

The Vikings rookie quarterback joined a group of NFL players and hopes at the University of Minnesota on a hot, humid morning, after a journey of 22 hours to move his business and officially begin his professional career.

Sunday, 17 July 2011

NFL Picks: Bengals RB Benson Charged With Assault on Family Member

NFL Picks News: Running back Cedric Benson was released from jail Sunday after being arrested on an assault charge, the second consecutive year; he had trouble in his home country.

Benson was a free agent after leading Cincinnati Bengals proud for the last three seasons. He hoped to keep the Bengals, and has worked for players in Cincinnati during the block of the NFL.

Friday, 15 July 2011

NFL Picks: Harrison Issues Mea Culpa for Comments on Steelers, Goodell


NFL Picks: When the self-inflicted controversy swirling around him, Pittsburgh Steelers Linebacker James Harrison went into damage control mode on Thursday night, releasing a statement to apologize to some of the comments made in an interview.

Harrison gave his opinion through Facebook and Twitter, explains the thinking behind some of his scathing comments during a span of four days in May and August, a printed edition of Men's Journal.

But Harrison first order of business was to respond to comments he made about teammate Ben Roethlisberger and Rashard Mende Hall. The linebacker was critical "performance in the Steelers lost two players from Super Bowl XLV in Green Bay Packers, said Roethlisberger, who threw two interceptions in the game," Hand the ball and stop acting like Peyton Manning "Mende Hall and call a" search machine "because of its revenue in the fourth quarter.

Wednesday, 13 July 2011

NFL Picks: Conference USA and MAC College Football Division Futures & Odds

MAC College NFL Picks: Conference USA and the Mid-American Conference are the two Mid-Major football conferences that not only have an overall title on the line each season, but also include two division races as well. So when handicapping these two for the upcoming season, there are odds posted for each team in terms of winning a conference title as well as odds for each to win their respective division.

Starting with the East Division in C-USA, the odds-on-favorite to win this season are the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at +125. They are coming off an 8-5 season overall in 2010 with a 5-3 record in the conference.

Tuesday, 12 July 2011

NFL Picks: CFL Week 3 Betting Preview

NFL Picks: CFL Week 3 Betting Preview - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Edmonton Eskimos combined for a total of 11 wins in 2010, but both teams are off to a 2-0 start after the Bombers beat Toronto 22-16 on Friday night as a one-point home favorite and the Eskimos took care of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28-10 as a 1.5 home favorite on Saturday.

In the two other games, Calgary pulled off the mild upset on Friday as a 2.5-point road underdog in a 34-32 win over British Columbia, while Montreal pummeled Saskatchewan 39-25 as a three-point road favorite on Saturday.