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Super Bowl, Playoff, and Award Picks
NFL Super Bowl, Playoff, and Awards Picks podcast (if link doesn't work click here)This is the final preview podcast and it is only 10 minutes long so take a listen.We give you all the playoff teams (see below) as well as our choices for MVP and some...
Verb's Superbowl Pick 6
It's Superbowl time and oh man is this fun!I love the Superbowl!Every year its great even if my team isn't in it. And trust me it's been awhile!This year is Pittsburgh and Arizona (in case you haven't hear yet).Whisenhunt vs. TomlinPolamlu vs. Warne...
Verb's Playoff Pick 6
It's Championship Sunday in the NFL so that means this week is a pick 6 minus 2. Since there are only 2 games, there are only 2 point spreads and 2 over/unders. I know, I am disappointed too. I have gone 6-2 the past two weeks and well with only 4...
Verb's Playoff Pick 6 - Weekend 2
It's the second weekend of the playoffs and this is where it really gets fun! The winner's move on to the conference championships and the losers go to the golf course. This is the big time and this is when the great players come to play and play at...
Verb's Playoff Pick 6
Here at Jumping Offsides, I think we have played out Jim Mora's "Playoff" quote by now. If you listen to the podcast we say it at least once a week. Well Jim, I'm going to use it one more time!Playoffs! That's right fans, its playoff time in the NFL...
Verb's Pick 6 - Week 17
Ok, so I was 3-4 last week. That's not so bad. I'm sure you didn't make very much money but hopefully if you are looking to me for picks, you aren't in desperate need of it so it really didn't hurt you too badly.This week we have a lot of teams who...
Verb's Pick 6 - Week 16
OK, nevermind me going 1-4 in the college basketball games yesterday. That was a fluke and I promise I will start getting better with that. I just need some practice. Practice makes perfect.I have been making NFL picks for a little while now and e...
Bowl Game Confidence Picks
All the bowl games are announced and scheduled so now we can start making our picks for the seasons confidence pool.Because of the way we do things here (giving points based on finish instead of overall score) we are going to break down the bowl game...
NFL Pick 6 - Week 14
It's Week 14 and I haven't really gotten any better at making these picks against the spread. I am going to keep trying because one of these weeks I'm really going to nail it and you are going to be rich all because of the Verb! Email me when that h...
Wow
Okay...see what had happened was....but I thought that....but then....and then....oh hell with it.I suck at picking college games apparently. I went 1-4 picking the conference title games as I only got Florida over Alabama right.But in my defense I ...
Confidence Games to Pick, 12/6-7
Here are this weeks games:College: (Saturday by noon)23 Pittsburgh @ UConnNavy vs Army17 Boston College @ 25 Va Tech1 Alabama @ 4 Florida20 Missouri @ 2 OklahomaArizona State @ ArizonaSouth Florida @ West Virginia13 Cincinnati @ Hawaiitiebreaker - co...
Confidence Pool Results
This holiday week it was a little tougher to find enough games to pick but we managed to find some. And apparently I should have just called it off cause I didn't do so well.Winners:College - VerbNFL - VerbA clean sweep by Verb this week.Results:Col...
Maybe Makin Money?
Well, it's pick 6 time again and well Thanksgiving didn't go as well as I had planned. I think I only got half right at the most but I am not sure and really don't want to check. I think my record would be close to even but that's not good enough t...
Confidence Pool Games to Pick for 11/29-30
It is getting a little harder to find the games for the college portion of the confidence picks but we will find 8 games for this and next week. You have my word!Here are this weeks games:College (Saturday by noon):22 Georgia Tech @ 11 GeorgiaMaryla...
Ouch!
I got a little confident last week with my picks. I had just gone 7-3 and felt that I could just throw something together and do good.Well that isn't the case. I didn't really do any research last week. Instead I just went with instinct and (unfor...
A Turkey Day Pick 6 Special
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I would like to wish you and yours a very happy Thanksgiving.The third best thing besides the family and the food is the football.This year we have 3 games to watch, well only 2 for me since I don't have the NFL Network.I...
Confidence Results for 11/22-23
We had 6 for both competitions this weekend and it was a good one. No one in either contest got more than 25 points. It was a difficult week to pick the games as many things didn't go as expected.The Winners:College~Muther ------- 25*NFL~Yosty ----...
My Weekly Guarantees!
Here are my college football picks. I am a little behind schedule here so I will make these picks quickly.(home team in caps)PENN STATE ------- 14.5--------Michigan StatePenn State will win this game and go to the Rose Bowl but I think it will be cl...
Confidence Pool Games to Pick for 11/22-23
Last week we only had 5 participants....this week we want double digits. Come on...send your emails or leave your picks in the comments.Next season we are going to have prizes...but this year is just for fun.College Games (Saturday by noon):Tennesse...
Confidence Pool Results for 11/15-16
Guess who won BOTH games this weekend.....that's right....yours truly....THE GM!!!Not only that but Sunday's tiebreaker was the combined score of STL/SF. I picked 51. Final score....35-16....which equals.....that's right 51!Results:College:The GM -...
NFL Week 10 or 11...
Well, week 10 is over and so is part of week 11. One game anyway and it was good. I expect there to be a lot more games this season like the one last night and this weekend will definitely have its share. I did do a power rankings this week for th...
Now I Pick The Winners
This is the week that I go 10-0!!I have confidence in my picks this week....but then again I had confidence in my picks last week!I am 20-20 overall after 2 5-5 weeks, 1 7-3 week and 1 2-8 week. But after this week I will be 30-20.On to the Picks:[h...
Confidence Pool Games to Pick for 11/15-16
This weeks games to pick:College (by Saturday at noon):Notre Dame @ Navy16 North Carolina @ MarylandCalifornia @ Oregon StateBoston College @ 19 Florida StateVanderbilt @ KentuckyNebraska @ Kansas State17 BYU @ Air ForceMinnesota @ Wisconsintiebreake...
Confidence Pool Results
We have been doing this for most of the season and had not had a perfect score until this weekend. And not only did someone go 8-0 in the college games....but someone else did it for the NFL.This week's winners:College --- KarlNFL ------ YostyResult...
Makin Money
It's time to pick some NFL games against the spread. I think I am going to stop keeping track of the results because I'm realizing I'm no good at this. I pick 6 and its definitely not as exciting as an interception return for a touchdown. I will g...
The GMs College Picks for week 11
Not a very good week last week. I went 3-7 against the spread. I am a little disappointed in myself. Over/Under I didn't do much better.....4-6.Not a good week if you bet on these with me.But on a good not I got the 2 big games right!!! WOOHOOO!!We ...
Confidence Pool Games to Pick for 11/8-9
Here are this weeks games to pick from:College (due Saturday at noon):Louisville @ PittsburghNotre Dame @ Boston CollegeVirginia @ Wake Forest21 California @ 7 USC11 Ohio State @ 24 Northwestern20 Georgia Tech @ 19 North Carolina9 Oklahoma State @ 2 ...
Confidence Pool Results
Last weeks results:College Winner: The GM!! I ACTUALLY WON ONCE.....WOOOHOOO!NFL Winner: Wifey.....she got 7 of 8 right and only missed least confident game.College:The GM------21Verb---------15*Karl----------15Yosty--------13Muther------10Wifey--...
Let's try this again
Ok, so this whole picking against the spread thing is much harder then picking straight up. That's not really news to anyone though since Las Vegas still exists. I mean, they really know what they are doing and if you would've listened to me last w...
So Far So Good.....College Picks
I did pretty good last week going 7-3 against the spread and also went 6-4 with my over/under picks. Combine that with the week before and I am 12-8 against the spread.Keep these picks in mind when you call your bookie or visit the casino.[home team...
