Phjoshua Week 8 NFL Picks!

Hello again boys and girls. I hope you’ve all had a stellar week and enjoyed the hell out of the World Series.

Baseball is finished now and with the NBA out football just got even bigger. Last week my record dropped to 8-5 after two weeks of double digit wins in a row.

The plan this week is simple – get back to 10.

Take a look at Buffalo against the Redskins in Toronto – I expect a huge road win for New Orleans in St. Louis and I’m on Pittsburgh against New England… sorry Tom Brady.

NFL Week 7 Picks!

Ladies and gentlemen - I am on a roll. In the last 2 weeks I am 20-6. 2 weeks in a row of 10-3 record picking games.

However, this week isn't as easy to look at as the last 2 have been. It wasn't fun picking these games. Out loud I voiced my opinion of the schedule - and it wasn't favorable.

But they have to be picked, so here we are!

I've got the Jets winning at home in the battle of the coaches who love to hate.

I've got Cam Newton winning at home over the upside down Redskins.

I've got Green Bay absolutely murdering the Vikings.

And I've got Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys winning at home against the awful Rams.

Here's hoping my luck continues and yours does too!

Week 7

#GoCowboys

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NFL Week 6 Picks!

Hello friends, it’s time for week 6 in the NFL and that means more picks, picks, picks!

Last week was friggin’ awesome – in a 13 game week filled with Turkey Dinner I ended up with 10 wins. That means I only had 3 losses. I love it.

This week feels like a trap week. But I’m okay with that. There aren’t many road teams worth taking…

I’m going to say Buffalo, Philly and New Orleans are worth a shot though.

Take a look at my 13 picks for Week 6 – here’s hoping your luck is as good as mine!

NFL Week 5 Picks!

It's Week 5 in the NFL - and I HATE IT!

I shouldn't say hate... but this is the 1st week with byes and that means that I can't blindly pick against Cleveland and St. Louis. However, because Dallas has a bye I don't have to worry about pulling my hair out while the 4th quarter falls apart.

With all of that said, there are still 13 games on the schedule to pick and I have a feeling that we can get to 9 wins. I hope. Maybe.

The 3 games of the week are probably Green Bay vs. Atlanta in a rematch from the playoffs, the Jets in New England with a big divisional win on the line and Chicago visiting Detroit on Monday Night Football as the Cinderella Lions try to keep their perfect record alive.

I'm not as confident as I was last week - but let's see how it goes. Wish me luck. And good luck to you!

Yankees vs Tigers - Win or Go Home (October 4, 2011)

So, the playoff fate of the New York Yankees has fallen into the hands of AJ Burnett.

Ha!

I love it!

The Yankees find themselves in Detroit tonight with a win or go home situation staring them in the face. It’s not a place that anyone ever wants to be in. It’s not a place that the best players in the game always thrive in. But it is what it is.

And now the Tigers have the chance to finish off the series with a win at home. 1 win, that’s all they need to move on and get one step closer to the World Series.

This is not a game that favours the Yankees. At all. Even espn.com has them as underdogs with pre-game odds set at 38%.

The Tigers may not be the best team in baseball from top to bottom - but they won their division. They have some very talented position players & hitters. And whether you like him or not, Jose Valverde is a solid closer.

I don’t have any money on this game - because I try not to bet on baseball - BUT if you were to offer me something in return I think I’m liking the Tigers and Rick Porcello tonight.

First pitch is scheduled for 8:37pm eastern time... be ready for some tense moments and perhaps some celebrations at about midnight.

Go Tigers!

Another Wild Week in Review!

It’s been a wild week in sports.  


In football we saw Beardy Fitzpatrick and the Bills beat the Patriots in their own building to go to 3-0 on the young NFL season. Then the Cowboys won at home on Monday Night Football without scoring a single friggin’ touchdown. And I went 10-6 in my picks to bring me to a 26 - 22 for the season so far.

Pre-season NHL hockey has started to heat up and the suspensions are rolling through the league. New disciplinarian Brendan Shannahan has handed down more suspensions than anyone ever thought we would have to see. And I’m on his side. There needs to be 0 tolerance for hits to the head that endanger the livelihoods and long-term health and safety of NHL players. These hits need to stop and the only way that it’s going to happen is to take away money and playing time from the players.


And then there was baseball. Holy shit. Both the Braves and Red Sox completed their epic and historic September slides and allowed the Cardinals and Rays to steal the Wild Card playoff spots. If you weren’t watching baseball on Wednesday night because you aren’t a fan, you are forgiven. If you weren’t watching baseball on Wednesday night and you are a fan - you missed one of the most exciting nights of channel flipping that have ever happened.


In the end people will talk about the collapse of the teams that were leading the playoff race with so little tie left in the regular season. But when you look back on it later or talk about it with your friends this fall remember that the teams that got in had to win almost every night just to give themselves a chance.


Note: The Rays looked great in Texas on Friday afternoon behind rookie pitcher Matt Moore in a 9-0 game 1 win. This young, energetic and now pumped team could do a lot of damage this fall... if they don’t run out of gas.


It was a great week. Here’s hoping that the next 7 days are just as exciting!


ps. Catch a special post about Cooper Stone, Josh Hamilton and the Rangers this Sunday morning at photojunkie.ca