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While looking over the Titans vs Colts betting odds for this weekend’s game, I got the urge to start thinking about my Super Bowl picks. Right now, it’s looking like it’ll be Indianapolis against Minnesota in Super Bowl XLIV in Miami in February. AFC Pick: Indianapolis (+100) The Colts are favored over New England, Cincinnati and San Diego, as well as Pittsburgh, in your online sportsbook as they are 11-0 heading into this weekend’s showdown with Tennessee. The Colts have shown they can blow teams out, as well as win the close games, and with Peyton Manning on the team, Indy is NEVER out of a game. The questions on the Colts come from a suspect running game, and injuries that have depleted their secondary, forcing them to go young. NFC Pick: Minnesota (+110) Unbeaten New Orleans are the online sportsbook favorites at -105, but I would go with the Vikings, who offer better value. Brett Favre is probably a favorite to win the MVP award due to the media’s obsession with him, but the 40-year-old may be playing the best football of his career. The Vikings also have the league’s best running back in Adrian Peterson, and their defense is more consistent than the Saints. Like the Colts, the Vikings have experienced some injuries in their secondary, but they’re starting to get healthy at just the right time for you to put them in your NFL picks. |
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The World Series approaches and it seems my World Series predictions are starting to change. Is it a product of almost every division winner being decided already? Maybe my mind is wandering and I’m starting to get ideas? For whatever reason, I’m drifting from the Yankees as my pick to win it all. Maybe it’s the Joba Rules fiasco or A.J. Burnett’s recent struggles. More likely, though, it’s that the Phillies look like the deepest team in baseball right now. Arguably, their current rotation is better than that of their championship 2008 roster. Cole Hamels is still an ace when it counts and Cliff Lee has truly earned 1A status. Joe Blanton is the epitome of a mid-rotation innings eater. J.A. Happ has the inside track on NL Rookie of the Year honors. That leaves the Pedro Martinez/Jamie Moyer combo as the final slot. How’s that for depth? The offense more than measures up, too, as the Phillies have four of the National League’s top 11 home-run hitters. Ryan Howard, Jayson Werth, Chase Utley and Raul Ibanez all have 30-plus homers this season. Insanity. If there’s one problem for Philly entering the postseason, it’s the bullpen. Then again, the Phillies have plenty of capable guys ready to step up should Brad Lidge falter. Brett Myers has done it before and even Pedro would be a very intriguing closer choice. Look out, Yankees…the Phillies are poised to repeat. |
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