Tuley the Tout: Plays for Nov. 8-10
Last Saturday was disappointing with my college football picks as I went 2-5 and dropped to 32-31 on the season, but I went 3-2 with my NFL plays on Sunday/Monday as my "ViewFromVegas" entries moved to 5th place in the Leroy's Pro Challenge at 29-16 and 38th place in the Hilton SuperContest at 26-18-1.
I'll start the weekend with a play I'm using in the "Hot Corner" feature in the Las Vegas-Review Journal as I like Nevada (currently pick-em at many books, though I'd also lay -1 as the line continues to move). Here's what I wrote in the R-J: "Fresno St. (5-3) has a better record, but Nevada (4-4) has the better offense and better defense. The most pertinent stat is Nevada is No. 2 in the nation in rushing offense at 305 yards per game led by the tandem of running back Vai Taua and multi-dimensional quarterback Colin Kaepernick while Fresno is 106th against the rush out of 119 teams. Besides, Fresno St. has failed to cover the spread in its last seven games."
And then here are my 7 college and 7 NFL plays for the weekend (I'm still in the process of narrowing down the plays I'll use in the contests). Feel free to ask me about these games or any others over the weekend in the ViewFromVegas.com Forums:
North Carolina St. +3.5 vs. Duke
Army +9.5 vs. Rice
Clemson +5.5 vs. Florida St.
Notre Dame +3.5 vs. Boston College
Baylor +26.5 vs. Texas
Louisiana Tech +7.5 vs. San Jose St.
Ravens PK vs. Texans
Bears +3 vs. Titans
Seahawks +9 vs. Dolphins
Packers +2 vs. Vikings
Chiefs +15 vs. Chargers
Colts +3 vs. Steelers
49ers +9.5 vs. Cardinals
Good luck, everyone.
I'll start the weekend with a play I'm using in the "Hot Corner" feature in the Las Vegas-Review Journal as I like Nevada (currently pick-em at many books, though I'd also lay -1 as the line continues to move). Here's what I wrote in the R-J: "Fresno St. (5-3) has a better record, but Nevada (4-4) has the better offense and better defense. The most pertinent stat is Nevada is No. 2 in the nation in rushing offense at 305 yards per game led by the tandem of running back Vai Taua and multi-dimensional quarterback Colin Kaepernick while Fresno is 106th against the rush out of 119 teams. Besides, Fresno St. has failed to cover the spread in its last seven games."
And then here are my 7 college and 7 NFL plays for the weekend (I'm still in the process of narrowing down the plays I'll use in the contests). Feel free to ask me about these games or any others over the weekend in the ViewFromVegas.com Forums:
North Carolina St. +3.5 vs. Duke
Army +9.5 vs. Rice
Clemson +5.5 vs. Florida St.
Notre Dame +3.5 vs. Boston College
Baylor +26.5 vs. Texas
Louisiana Tech +7.5 vs. San Jose St.
Ravens PK vs. Texans
Bears +3 vs. Titans
Seahawks +9 vs. Dolphins
Packers +2 vs. Vikings
Chiefs +15 vs. Chargers
Colts +3 vs. Steelers
49ers +9.5 vs. Cardinals
Good luck, everyone.
DAVE: BEEN FOLLOWING YOU FOR A LONG TIME AND SINCE DRF VINTAGE. FUN TO READ AND I DO NOTE ONE THING MAYBE????YOU ARE A DOG PICKER AS I AM BUT I WAS IMPRESSED THAT THIS WEEK YOU HAVE ONE PICK GAME. UNFORTUNATELY, I ALREADY BET THE FRONT PORCH ON FRESNO STATE SO I GUESS I WILL GET SKUNKED THERE. AGAIN LOTS OF FUN..WIN, LOSE OR DRAW...FRANK NILAND
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