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There are some special considerations this year in getting ready for college football. For example, how will the sanctions against USC effect the play of team? Will they remain competitive or will the distractions have an impact? Will the mix up of the conferences involving the Big 12, Big 10 and the Pac 10 effect the mindset of the players? What do you think? There are many suspensions that have occurred over the summer some of them to very key players…You have to do a lot of reading to get all the updates and stay atop of these situations.

As always, we have to start to adjust our power rating numbers to account for the graduates and transfers. Also as mentioned above you have to make adjustments for the first part of the season for the players who have been suspended for the first games of the season.

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Some Tips For Handicapping The Playoffs

The first thing I always like to look for when handicapping playoff games, are teams coming in with the momentum….Teams that have win streaks or have won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games is always an edge over those teams that have faltered down the stretch…

Obviously paying very close attention to the injury reports is extremely crucial. Losing a key player in a must win game usually does not have a real positive result…..

I always give the home team a little extra home field advantage in playoffs…especially if the visitor has a losing or mediocre spread record on the road…I also will look at (Read full Article Here)

Is Handicapping the final week of the NFL easier or tougher?

Going into the final week of the NFL, all the division titles are wrapped up and only a couple of games have any meaningful playoff implications. So, how do you handicap the schedule..?…Very carefully.

First you can just about ignore the season statistical data and power ratings. Many teams are emotionally letdown, some are looking to be spoilers, some are resting their starters and even some are jockeying for a better position in the draft…However, that being said, this is a week you can pick up some units. The key to winning in the NFL this week is ….READING!

By going to the teams home pages, local newspapers and be able to read between the lines, you can get some good hard core and pertinent info on how the coaches are approaching the game. This is similar to handicapping preseason games where the game plan is much more important than the statistics…

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This is a important match up for both teams today, teams that are going in opposite directions…The Packers have reeled off 5 consecutive wins, while the Steelers after a 5-2 start have now dropped 5 in a row and they are fighting for their playoff lives at 6-7 on the season….

Hines Ward is expected to play but Polamalu is expected to miss this game for the Steelers…In 3 of the Steelers recent 5 losses, they have lost to 3 of the weakest teams in the NFL, Cleveland 6-13 / Oakland 24-27 / Kansas City 24-17… (Read full Article Here)

Philadelphia @ Washington

After their humiliating upset loss last week to the lowly Raiders, the Eagles should be soaring high this week. They travel to Washington installed as a 7 point favorite. The Redskins have covered the last 3 of 4 meetings in this series but the Eagles have covered 7 of the last 10 when at Washington. The Eagles managed only 9 points last week against the Raiders and in games following scoring 10 or less they are 6-0 in the last 6 situations. They are also in double revenge as they dropped both games to the Redskins last year and both times as a favorite.

Washington managed only 6 points in their game last week against the basement dwelling Kansas City Chiefs in a 14-6 upset loss at home. They are 1-10 vs opponent following an upset loss. Unlike the Eagles bouncing back after a low scoring game, the Redskins are only 1-5-1 following scoring 10 or less..

Your free pick…..Eagles by 17…!!!

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