Re: Round 1, Week 3: ComptrBob vs. Micelli : PICKS INSIDE
Congrats to Micelli, winning 6-1 to my 3-3-1.
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Quick post-mortem of my picks (hopefully it may take some sting out of my losses if you followed):
1. Baylor/Kansas State OVER 65 (169)
Over by 6 points. Not quite the shootout I expected, things slowed down in the 4Q, but went over fairly easily. A good pick.
2. Georgia Tech -10 (131)
Ridiculous push. GT up 45-21 with less than a minute left. NC ST scores making it 45-28. Kickoff to around GT 35 yd line and with 34 secs left, instead of taking a knee, they run a play with the running back fumbling and NC ST runs back for a TD. A very good pick even if it pushed.
3. Florida Int -3.5 (198)
Loses by 7.5 pts. FIU was up 27-17 with around 13 mins left, let Duke get a receiver wide open for a 54 yd gain, Duke scores, 5 mins later FIU QB Carroll fumbles ball when sacked and Duke scores quickly. Probably a poor pick: I underestimated Duke's competitiveness and overestimated FIU's Carroll and Hilton's ability to control the game. FIU's Louisville win doesn't look so impressive now. Not a very good pick.
4. Ball State/Oklahoma OVER 61 (171)
Went over by 7 points. I thought BallSt would score more, pretty lucky that OU scored the last TD and FG to put it over. Pick was not that solid.
5. Titans/Browns UNDER 38.5 (215)
Lost by 6.5 pts. A pretty decent pick even though it lost. One kickoff by the Browns goes out of bounds at the 3, nice going, ball out to the 40! Titans got a short pass that went 80 yds due to horrible tackling. Also they get a 97 yd int return for TD. Browns defense is not great. The Browns put the total over with a 4Q TD.
6. Patriots/Raiders OVER 54.5 (233)
Lost by 4.5 points. Jason Campbell reverts to a "piece of shit" performance so typical of his past history. Stops one drive by throwing a short pass to a "wide open" Patriot in the end zone. Somehow finds 1200 lb Vince Wilfolk (also a Pat) for another int. Not a bad pick, but Raider ineptitude should not be underestimated.
7. Army -7 (128): BEST BET
Wins by 32 points. Tulane gets the first score, but Army dominates from then on. At least I got this pick in the right place ..LOL