Picks of the Pole 2016

FOOTBALL

Here are your Picks of the Pole for the Super Bowl

Playoffs two weeks ago: 3-3......Plays record so far: 15-6

SINGLE PLAY: Atlanta +140 New England on the money line to win the game straight up

I'd lean slightly to the UNDER in the total and of all the prop bets being offered UNDER the total in the first quarter intrigues me the most.

Good hunting on Sunday!

January 20-23, 2017

Here are your Picks of the Pole for the NFL Conference Championship games;

 

Playoff record last week: 9-0 (!!!)....Playoffs so far: 12-3

 

TRIPLE PLAY: Pittsburgh +6 New England

 

DOUBLE PLAY: Atlanta -4 1/2 Green Bay

 

SINGLE PLAY: Pitt---NE OVER 50 1/2

 

Good hunting to you!!!!

January 13-16, 2017

FOOTBALL

 

 

Season record

 

 

NFL pre-season (completed):  6-3

College football: Last week 1-1......Season (completed) 154-138

NFL football:      Last week: 3-3.....Season so far: 59-86

TOTAL FOOTBALL RECORD SO FAR:     219-227

 

SATURDAY

 

DOUBLE PLAY: New England -16 Houston

 

SINGLE PLAYS: Atlanta -5 Seattle

                            Atlanta--Seattle OVER 51

 

SUNDAY

 

DOUBLE PLAYS: Pittsburgh +1 1/2 Kansas City

                             Dallas--Green Bay OVER 52

 

SINGLE PLAY: Green Bay +4 1/2 Dallas

January 6-9, 2017

FOOTBALL

 

 

Here are your Picks of the Pole for the NFL playoff games this weekend.  The selection for the national championship of college football will be posted early Monday morning.

 

 

Season Results

 

NFL pre-season (completed): 6-3

College football: Last week: 8-6....Season so far: 153-137

NFL football      : Last week: 3-4....Season so far: 56-83

TOTAL FOOTBALL RECORD THUS FAR: 215 -223

 

 

DOUBLE PLAY: Pittsburgh -10 Miami

 

SINGLE PLAYS:

 

Houston -3 1/2 Oakland

Houston--Oakland UNDER 36 1/2

Seattle--Detroit OVER 43 1/2

Pittsburgh---Miami OVER 46

December 30, 2016-January 2, 2017

FOOTBALL

Here are your Picks of the Pole for the games of Friday, Dec. 30, through Monday, Jan. 2.

 

SEASON RECORD

 

NFL pre-season (completed): 6-3

College football: Last week 7-5.......Season so far: 145-131

NFL football:      Last week 5-4........Season so far: 53-79

TOTAL FOOTBALL RECORD THUS FAR:  204-213

NFL

DOUBLE PLAY: Green Bay -3 Detroit

 

SINGLE PLAYS:

• Pittsburgh -6 Cleveland

• Indianapolis -4 1/2 Jacksonville

• New Orleans +7 Atlanta

• San Diego +5 1/2 Kansas City

• Seattle -10 San Francisco

 

 

COLLEGE

DOUBLE PLAYS:

 

• Dec. 30---Orange Bowl: Florida State +7 Michigan

• Dec. 31---Citrus Bowl:    LSU -3 Louisville

• Dec. 31---Fiesta Bowl:   Clemson +3 Ohio State 

• Jan. 2-----Sugar Bowl:     Oklahoma---Auburn OVER 63 1/2

 

SINGLE PLAYS:

 

• Dec. 30----Liberty Bowl:    Georgia +3 1/2 TC

•                                             Georgia---TCU UNDER 49 

• Dec. 30----Arizona Bowl:   Air Force -14 South Alabama

• Dec. 31---Taxslayer Bowl: Kentucky +3 Georgia Tech

• Dec. 31---Fiesta Bowl:       Clemson---Ohio State OVER 59

• Dec. 31---Peach Bowl:       Washington +13 1/2 Alabama

 

Happy New Years and good hunting!!!

  

Christmas - New Year

FOOTBALL

 

 

Here are you Picks of the Pole the weekend's NFL games and the college bowl games through Thursday Dec. 29

 

Season record

 

NFL pre-season (completed): 6-3

College football: Last week 6-1.....Season so far: 138-126

NFL Football:     Last week: 4-7....Season so far: 48-75

TOTAL FOOTBALL RECORD THUS FAR: 192-203

 

NFL

 

 

SINGLE PLAYS:

 

Cleveland +6 San Diego

New Orleans -3 Tampa Bay

Green Bay -6 1/2 Minnesota

Indianapolis +3 1/2 Oakland

Seattle -8 Arizona

Houston -1 Cincinnati

Pittsburgh -5 Baltimore

Detroit +7 Dallas

New Orleans--Tampa Bay OVER 52 1/2

 

 

COLLEGE BOWLS

 

 

DOUBLE PLAYS:   Dec. 28---Texas Bowl:  Kansas State +2 1/2 Texas A&M

                                Dec. 29---Belk Bowl:    Arkansas +7 Virginia Tech

 

SINGLE PLAYS:

 

Dec. 23---Bahamas Bowl:        Old Dominion -4 E. Michigan

Dec. 23---Armed Forces Bowl: Navy +6 1/2 La. Tech

 

Dec. 26---St. Petersburg Bowl: Mississippi State -13 1/2 Miami Ohio

Dec. 26---Quick Lane Bowl:      Boston College +1 Maryland

 

Dec. 27---Military Bowl:             Wake Forest +11 1/2 Temple

Dec. 27---Cactus Bowl:              Boise State -7 1/2 Baylor

 

Dec. 28---Pinstripe Bowl:           Northwestern +5 1/2 Pitt

Dec. 28---Russell Athletic Bowl: West Virginia +2 1/2 Miami Florida

 

Dec. 29---Birmingham Bowl:      South Carolina +10 South Florida

 

 

Good hunting and Happy Holidays!!!

 

December 16

FOOTBALL

Here are your Picks of the Pole for the college bowl games and NFL games of Friday, Dec. 15 through Thursday Dec. 21.

SEASON RECORD:

NFL Pre-season (completed): 6-3

College football: Last week 1-0.....Season so far:132-125

NFL football:      Last week: 6-7.....Season so far: 44-67

TOTAL FOOTBALL RECORD THUS FAR: 182-195

BOWL GAMES

All single plays

Dec. 17---New Mexico Bowl: UTSA---New Mexico UNDER 58

Dec. 17---AutoNation Bowl  : Arkansas State +5 1/2 UCF

Dec. 17---Camelia Bowl       : Appalachian State +1 Toledo

                                               Appalachian State---Toledo OVER 57 1/2

Dec. 19--- Miami Beach Bowl:Tulsa -12 1/2 Central Michigan 

Dec. 21---Pointsettia Bowl     :Wyoming +8 1/2 BYU

Dec. 22---Famous Idaho Potato: Idaho +13 1/2 Colorado State

NFL

DOUBLE PLAYS: Baltimore -5 1.2 Philadelphia

                             Green Bay -5 1/2 Chicago

SINGLE PLAYS:

Tennessee +5 1/2 Kansas City

Atlanta -14 San Francisco

Minnesota -4 Indianapolis

Denver +3 New England

Pittsburgh -3 Cincinnati

Tampa Bay +7 Dallas

Carolina--Washington OVER 51

Good hunting!!!!

 

December 10-13, 2016

FOOTBALL

Here are your Picks of the Pole for the football games of the weekend of Dec. 10-12.

THIS YEAR'S RECORD

NFL pre-season (completed):  6-3

College: Last week: 4-8....Season so far: 131-125

NFL:      Last week: 3-5.....Season so far: 38-60

TOTAL FOOTBALL THUS FAR: 175-188

COLLEGE:

Army +6 Navy

NFL

DOUBLE PLAYS: Pittsburgh -3 Buffalo

                             Green Bay +3 Seattle

                             Arizona -1 1/2 Miami 

                             Baltimore +7 New England

SINGLE PLAYS:

Tennessee -1 Denver

Indianapolis -6 1/2 Houston

Cleveland +5 1/2 Cincinnati 

Detroit -8 Chicago

New Orleans -3 Tampa Bay

Green Bay---Seattle UNDER 46

NY Giants +3 1/2 Dallas

December 3-6, 2016

FOOTBALL

Here are your Picks of the Pole for the games of the weekend of Dec. 2-5.

Season so far

NFL Pre-season (completed): 6-3

College football: Last week 13-16.....Season thus far: 127-117

NFL football:      Last week: 3-3.........Season thus far: 35-55

TOTAL RECORD ENTERING THIS WEEKEND:168-175

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

DOUBLE PLAYS: Oklahoma State +11 Oklahoma

                              Arkansas State - 23 Texas State

SINGLE PLAYS;

West Virginia - 17 1/2 Baylor

Kansas State +4 TCU

Louisiana Tech +10 W. Kentucky

Temple +3 Navy

Alabama - 24 Florida

Colorado + 7 1/2 Washington

Louisiana Tech--W. Kentucky OVER 80 1/2

Oklahoma State--Oklahoma OVER 77

NFL

DOUBLE PLAY; Atlanta -4 1/2 Kansas City 

SINGLE PLAYS;

New Orleans -6 Detroit

Green Bay -6 1/2 Houston

Buffalo + 3 Oakland

Washington +2 1/2 Arizona

Washington--Arizona OVER 49 1/2

NY Giants--Pittsburgh UNDER 48

Please post in the morning guys. Cheers. 

Thanksgiving Weekend

FOOTBALL 

Record for the season so far:

NFL Pre-season (completed): 6-3

College football: Last week 14-7......Season: 114-101

NFL football:  Last week: 3-4............Season: 32-52

TOTAL RECORD AT THIS POINT:  155-159

 

THURSDAY

SINGLE PLAYS:

 

NFL: Dallas---Washington OVER 51

         Minnesota +2 1/2 Detroit

 

COLLEGE: LSU -6 1/2 Texas A&M

 

FRIDAY

 

DOUBLE PLAY: Toledo +9 Western Michigan

 

SINGLE PLAYS:

 

Bowling Green -13 1/2 Buffalo

No. Illinois -5 Kent State

Tulsa -22 Cincinnati

Air Force +9 1/2 Boise

Arizona State -3 Arizona

Washington -6 Washington State

 

 

SATURDAY

 

 

DOUBLE PLAYS: Temple -20 1/2 East Carolina

                              Kansas State -27 Kansas

                              North Texas -3 UTEP

                              Ohio State -6 1/2 Michigan

 

SINGLE PLAYS:

 

Old Dominion -13 1/2 Florida International

Arkansas St. -5  U La La

Vanderbilt +7 1/2 Tennessee

BYU -18 Utah State

Michigan State +12 1/2 Penn State

Kentucky +26 Louisville

South Carolina +24 Clemson

Troy -27 Texas State

Colorado -10 Utah

USC -17 1/2 Notre Dame

Iowa State +7 West Virginia

Navy -7 SMU

South Florida--UCF OVER 66 1/2

 

 

SUNDAY--NFL

 

 

SINGLE PLAYS:

Tennessee -5 Chicago

Arizona +4 Atlanta

Buffalo -7 1/2 Jacksonville

Arizona---Atlanta OVER 50 1/2

 

 

Good hunting and Happy Thanksgiving!!!

November 18-21, 2016

FOOTBALL

Here are your Picks of the Pole for the weekend of Nov. 18-21

Results thus far:

NFL pre-season (completed):  6-3

College football: Last week 12-12.....Season so far: 100-94

NFL last week: 1-7 (UGH!)........Season so far: 32-51

OVERALL RECORD SO FAR: 138-148

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

DOUBLE PLAYS: Kansas State -2 Baylor

                             Utah -14 1/2 Oregon

                             Colorado -4 1/2 Washington State

SINGLE PLAYS:

Iowa State +3 1/2 Texas Tech

Wisconsin -28 Purdue

Duke +7 1/2 Pitt

UTSA +27 1/2 Texas A&M

San Diego State -10 Wyoming

Notre Dame PICK Virginia Tech

Florida State -21 Syracuse

Stanford -11 Cal

Old Dominion -8 Florida Atlantic

Temple -15 Tulane

Wake Forest +22 1/2 Clemson

Tennessee -16 Missouri

LSU -14 1/2 Florida

Navy -7 1/2 E. Carolina

TCU -4 1/2 Oklahoma State

NFL

DOUBLE PLAY: Green Bay +3 Washington

SINGLE PLAYS:

Tennessee +3Indianapolis

Tampa Bay +7 1/2 KC

New England -13 San Francisco

Seattle -6 1/2 Philly

Miami--LA Rams UNDER 39 1/2

Minnesota---Arizona UNDER 40

Good hunting!!!

November 11-14, 2016

FOOTBALL

 Here are your Picks of the Pole for the college and pro games of the weekend of Nov. 11-14.

Overall football record thus far:

NFL Pre-season (completed):  6-3

College football: Last week : 11-13......Season record: 88-82

NFL football:       Last week: 4-5...........Season record: 31-44

TOTAL RECORD THUS FAR: 125-129

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

DOUBLE PLAYS: Oklahoma -17 Baylor

                              Colorado -16 Arizona

                              Charlotte -10 1/2 Rice

                              Wyoming -7 1/2  UNLV

                              Tennessee -14 Kentucky

                              Virginia Tech -14 Georgia Tech

 

SINGLE PLAYS:

 

SMU +7 E. Carolina

San Diego State -23 1/2 Nevada

So. Florida -3 1/2 Memphis

Northwestern -13 1/2 Purdue

Maryland +29 1/2 Ohio State 

Iowa  +21 1/2 Michigan

Iowa State -10 Kansas

Arkansas State -19 New Mexico State

So. Carolina +11 Florida

Washington -8 1/2 USC

Texas -2 W. Virginia

Minnesota +7 Nebraska

Clemson---Pittsburgh OVER 65 1/2

 

NFL

 

DOUBLE PLAY: Arizona -13 1/2 San Francisco

 

SINGLE PLAYS:

New England -7 1/2 Seattle

Chicago -2 Tampa Bay

Minnesota +2 1/2 Washington

Green Bay -3 Tennessee

Pittsburgh -2 1/2 Dallas

Green Bay--Tennessee OVER 49 1/2

 

Good hunting this weekend!!!

November 4-7, 2016

FOOTBALL

Here are your Picks of the Pole for the games of Nov. 4-7.

Football record

NFL pre-season (completed):  6-3

College football: Last week: 14-6.......Season so far: 77-69

NFL football: Last week: 4-5...............Season so far: 27-39

Total football record so far: 110-111

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Temple -10 Uconn (announced on Friday's Show)

   

DOUBLE PLAYS:  

• Kansas State -3 Oklahoma State

• Auburn -25 1/2 Vandy

• LSU +7 1/2 Alabama

• Ohio State -17 Nebraska

• Stanford -14 1/2 Oregon State

SINGLE PLAYS:

• Cincinnati +7 1/2 BYU

• San Jose +29 1/2 Boise State

• Tulsa -8 1/2 E. Carolina

• Charlotte +19 1/2 So. Mississippi

• TCU +8 Baylor

• Virginia +3 Wake Forest

• North Carolina -10 1/2 Georgia Tech

• Colorado State -15 1/2 Fresno State

• Oregon +17 USC

• San Diego State -21 1/2 Hawaii

• SMU +3 Memphis

• Iowa +7 1/2 Penn State

• Washington State -17 1/2 Arizona State

NFL

DOUBLE PLAYS:

• Green Bay -7 1/2 Indianapolis

• Dallas -7 Cleveland

SINGLE PLAYS:

• Tennessee +5 San Diego

• New Orleans -4 1/2 San Francisco

• NY Jets +4 Miami

• Green Bay---Indianapolis OVER 54

• Tennessee---San Diego OVER 47

• Dallas--Cleveland OVER 48 1/2

Good hunting!  

October 29-31, 2016

FOOTBALL

Here are your Picks off the Pole for the college and pro games of the weekend of Oct. 28-31.

Football record thus far

NFL Pre-season (Completed): 6-3

College Football: Last week: 8-10.....Season so far: 63-63

NFL Football:       Last week:4-5........Season so far: 23-34

TOTAL RECORD: 92-100

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

DOUBLE PLAYS:

• San Diego State -6 Utah State (Friday)

• Texas +3 1/2 Baylor

• Auburn -4 1/2 Mississippi

• Michigan -24 1/2 Michigan State

SINGLE PLAYS

• Nebraska +9 Wisconsin

• Miami -2 Notre Dame

• E. Michigan -7 Miami Ohio

• Wake Forest -7 Army

• Purdue +13 1/2 Penn State

• Virginia +32 1/2 Louisville

• New Mexico +3 Hawaii

• Oklahoma State +3 1/3 West Virginia

• Tulsa +6 1/2 Memphis

• Northwestern +27 1/2 Ohio state

• Duke +6 1/2 Georgia Tech

• SMU +2 1/2 Tulane

PRO FOOTBALL

DOUBLE PLAYS:

• New England -6 Buffalo

• Dallas- 4 1/2 Philadelphia

• Arizona +3 carolina

SINGLE PLAYS:

• Cincinnati -3 Washington

• Indianapolis +2 1/2 KC

• San Diego +5 Denver

Good hunting this weekend!!!

October 22-25, 2016

FOOTBALL

Here are your Picks of the Pole for the games of the weekend of Oct. 21-24:

RESULTS

NFL Pre-season (completed): 6-3

College football: Last wseek: 9-8....Season so far: 55-53

Pro football:        Last week: 4-2......Season so far: 19-29

TOTAL THUS FAR:  80-85

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

DOUBLE PLAYS:

• San Diego State -23 San Jose state (Friday night)

• Utah State -17 Fresno State

• Texas A&M +18 Alabama

SINGLE PLAYS:

• Temple +7 So. Florida (Friday night)

• Houston -21 SMU

• TCU +6 West Virginia

• Indiana +2 1/2 Northwestern

• Nebraska -24 Purdue

• Iowa +3 1/2 Wisconsin

• Virginia +9 North Carolina

• Navy +2 1./2 Memphis

• Tulane +10 1/2 Tulsa

• Washington -36 1/2 Oregon State

• Colorado +2 Stanford

• LSU +6 1/2 Mississippi

NFL

SINGLE PLAYS:

• New England -7 Pittsburgh

• Minnesota -3 Philadelphia

• Buffalo -3 Miami

• Washington +1 1/2 Detroit

• Jacksonville -1 Oakland

• Tennessee -3 Indianapolis

• Seattle +2 Arizona

• Tennessee--Indianapolis OVER 48

• Tampa Bay---San Francisco OVER 46     

October 13-15, 2016

FOOTBALL

 

Here are your Picks of the Pole for the games of the weekend of Oct. 14-17;

 

Results

 

NFL Pre-Season (completed): 6-3

College Football: Last week 8-9.....Season to date: 46-45

NFL Football: Last week:     2-4.....Season to date: 15-27

 

Total thus far: 67-75

 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

 

DOUBLE PLAYS: Alabama -12 Tennessee

                              Indiana +3 1/2 Nebraska

                              Texas Tech +1 West Virginia

 

SINGLE PLAYS:

 

Tulane +10 1/2 Memphis (Friday night)

Toledo -31 Bowling Green

So. Florida -20 UConn

Temple +3 1/2 Central Florida

Iowa -12 Purdue

Texas -14 Iowa State

Kansas State +14 Oklahoma

USC -9 1/2 Arizona

Tulsa +21 Houston

Georgia Tech -10 1/2 Georgia Southern

Colorado -13 Arizona State

Texas Tech--West Virginia OVER 83

 

 

PRO FOOTBALL

 

 

DOUBLE PLAYS: Dallas +4 Green Bay

                              Houston -3 Indianapolis

 

SINGLE PLAYS:

 

Tennessee -7 Cleveland

Baltimore +3 NY Giants

Jacksonville +2 1/2 Chicago

KC -1 Oakland

 

 

Good hunting this weekend!

October 6-9, 2016

PICKS OF THE POLE

Here are your selections for the games of the weekend of Oct. 7-10

NFL Pre-season record: 6-3 (Final)

College football: Last week: 12-7......Season: 38-36

NFL Football:     Last week: 5-4........Season: 13-23

TOTAL THUS FAR: 57-62

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

DOUBLE PLAYS:

• Cincinnati -3 Uconn

• Tennessee +7 Texas A&M

•  Kansas State -8 Texas Tech

SINGLE PLAYS:

• Minnesota +1 1/2 Iowa

• Washington -9 Oregon

• Kentucky -3 Vanderbilt

• Miami Florida -3 Florida State

• Wake Forest -2 1/2 Syracuse

• Virginia Tech +1 1/2 No. Carolina

• So. Florida -20 East Carolina

• Colorado +4 1/2 USC

• Arkansas +14 Alabama

• Utah -10 Arizona

• Washington State +7 1/2 Stanford

• San Diego State 15 UNLV

• Utah State -6 Colorado State

NFL

SINGLE PLAYS

• Cincinnati -1 Dallas

• Tennessee +3 1/2 Miami

• San Diego +3 1/2 Oakland

• LA Rams -2 1/2 Buffalo

• NY Giants +7 Green Bay

• LA Rams---Buffalo UNDER 39 1/2

• Carolina -7 Tampa Bay

September 29-October 2, 2016

FOOTBALL

 

Here are your Picks of the Pole for the games of the weekend of Sept. 30- Oct. 3

 

Record thus far:

 

NFL Pre-season: 6-3 (completed)

College Football: Last week 4-9......Season: 26-29

NFL Football:       Last week: 2-8.....Season:  8-19

TOTAL THUS FAR: 40-51

 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

 

DOUBLE PLAYS:

• Texas +2 1/2 Oklahoma State

• Miami Fla. -7 Georgia Tech

• Boise State -21 1/2 Utah State

• Colorado -19 Oregon State

 

SINGLE PLAYS

• Oklahoma -3 1/2 TCU

• Texas A&M -17 1/2 So. Carolina

• Maryland -10 1/2 Purdue

• Florida State -11 No. Carolina

• Washington State  +2 Oregon

• LSU -13 Missouri
  Michigan -10 1/2 Wisconsin

• Kansas State +3 1/2 W. Virginia

• Louisiana Tech -20 UTEP

• No. Illinois +4 1/2 Ball State

• Virginia +3 1/2 Duke

• UCLA -13 1/2 Arizona

 

NFL

 

DOUBLE PLAYS:

• Arizona -8 LA Rams

• Houston -5 Tennessee

 

SINGLE PLAYS

• Carolina -3 Atlanta

• Pittsburgh -5 Kansas City

• Baltimore -3 1/2 Oakland

• Dallas -2 San Francisco

• Cleveland--Washington OVER 46 1/2

September 23-26, 2016

FOOTBALL

Here are your Picks of the Pole for the weekend of Sept. 23-26:

RESULTS

NFL exhibition season: 6-3 (completed )

College football: Last week: 5-11.......Season: 22-20

NFL football: Last week:5-4................Season: 6-11

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Total thus far: 34-34

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

DOUBLE PLAY: Washington -12 1/2 Arizona

SINGLE PLAYS

Army -14 Buffalo

Troy -20 New Mexico State

Oklahoma State +8 1/2 Baylor

Minnesota -17 Colorado State

Iowa -13 Rutgers

Iowa State -7 San Jose State 

Pitt +6 1.2 No. Carolina

Marshall +27 Louisville

Tulane -5 1.2 U La La

Colorado +10 1/2 Oregon

So.  Florida +5 1/2 Florida State

NFL

DOUBLE PLAYS: Arizona -4 Buffalo

                             Seattle -9 San Francisco

SINGLE PLAYS:

Pittsburgh -3 1/2 Philadelphia

Jacksonville +1 Baltimore

Tampa Bay -5 1/2 LA Rams

NY Jets +3 KC

San Diego +3 Indianapolis

New York Giants---Washington UNDER 45 1/2

Cheers and good hunting!

September 16-19, 2016

FOOTBALL

Here are your Picks of the Pole for the college and pro football games of Sept. 16-19 weekend.

Results:

NFL pre-season concluded: 6-3

College football: Last week: 7-3.....Season: 17-9

NFL: Last week: 1-7.........Season: 1-7

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TOTAL RECORD THUS FAR: 24-19

COLLEGE

DOUBLE PLAYS: 

• Penn State -9 Temple
  
• Wisconsin -35 Georgia State
  

SINGLE PLAYS:

• Charlotte +3 E. Michigan
  
• Florida State -1 Louisville
  
• Tennessee -27 1/2 Ohio
  
• TCU -24 1/2 Iowa State
  
• Colorado +19 1/2 Michigan
  
• New Mexico +5 1/2 Rutgers
  
• Kansas State -25 Florida Atlantic
  
• Boston College +6 Virginia Tech
  
• So. Florida -14 1/2 Syracuse
  
• Alabama -11 Mississippi
  
• Michigan State +7 1/2 Notre Dame
  
• Washington State -26 1/2 Idaho

NFL

DOUBLE PLAY: Chicago -3 Philadelphia

SINGLE PLAYS:

• New England -6 1/2 Miami
  
• Carolina -13 1/2 San Francisco
  
• Houston -2 1/2 Kansas City
  
• Indianapolis +6 Denver
  
• Minnesota +2 Green Bay
  
• Chicago--Philadelphia UNDER 42 1/2
  
• Dallas +3 Washington
  

September 9-12, 2016

Here are your Picks of the Pole for college and pro football games of the weekend of Sept. 10-13.

Records thus far

NFL Pre-season: Last week 2-0......Season completed: 6-3

College football: Last week: 8-3.......Season: 10-6

NFL: Game begin this weekend

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

• DOUBLE PLAY: Western Kentucky +29 Alabama
  

SINGLE PLAYS

• Kansas -2 1/2  Ohio
  
• Florida -16 1/2 Kentucky
  
• Washington -37 Idaho
  
• Miami Florida -24 1/2 Florida Atlantic
  
• Michigan -35 1/2 Central Florida
  
• Illinois +7 1/2 No. Carolina
  
• BYU +3 1/2 Utah
  
• Boise -10 1/2 Washington State
  

NFL

• DOUBLE PLAY: Seattle -10 1/2 Miami
  

SINGLE PLAYS

• San Diego +6 1/2 Kansas City
  
• Atlanta -3 Tampa Bay
  
• Chicago +6 Houston
  
• Green Bay--Jacksonville UNDER 44  1/2
  
• Minnesota Tennessee UNDER 41
  
• Cincinnati--NY Jets UNDER 41 1/2
  
• Pittsburgh--Washington UNDER 50
  

Good hunting to you this weekend!

Here are your Picks of the Pole for the college football games of Sept. 2-5.

Thursday record: 2-2.........Season record: 2-3

Clubhouse Member Alert--Saturday 8:45am--We've posted 5 additional Late Selections From Handicappers Around the Nation in the Members Only section of The Clubhouse

FRIDAY

• Army +15 Temple
  

SATURDAY

• DOUBLE PLAY: Washington -27 Rutgers
  

SINGLE PLAYS:

• LSU -11 Wisconsin
  
• U La La +20 Boise state
  
• Wyoming +9 1/2 No. Illinois
  
• Texas A&M---UCLA UNDER 54 1/2
  
• BYU--Arizona UNDER 61
  

SUNDAY

• Texas +3 1/3 Notre Dame
  

MONDAY

• DOUBLE PLAY: Florida State -4 1/2 Mississippi
  

 

Good hunting to you on this opening weekend

September 1, 2016

Here are your Picks of the Pole for Thursday night, Sept. 1 covering the last of the NFL pre-season games (Thank heavens) and the first night of college football for 2016.

NFL EXHIBITIONS

Record from last week: 3-1....Total Pre-season record thus far: 4-3

• Houston -3 Dallas
  
• Detroit -3 Buffalo
  

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Record last week: 0-1......Season record: 0-1

• UNC Charlotte +38 1/2 Louisville
  
• W. Kentucky -16 1/2 Rice
  
• Vandy -4 So. Carolina
  
• Oregon State +13 Minnesota
  
• Oregon State---Minnesota UNDER 55
  

 

Good luck to everyone. The remainder of the weekend will be posted tomorrow.

August 26, 2016

FOOTBALL

Here are your NFL Picks of the Pole for the games of the  26th and 27th of August.

Last week's record: 1-2 which is also our pre-season record so far

Friday, August 26

New England +3 1/2 Carolina

Green Bay +1 1/2 San  Francisco

NCAA

Hawaii +19 1/2 California

Saturday, August 27

Kansas City -1 1/2 Chicago

LA Rams +5 Denver

August 19, 2016

FOOTBALL

Here are your Picks of the Pole for the NFL exhibition games of Aug. 19 and 20.

FRIDAY

• Miami +3 Dallas
  

SATURDAY

• San Francisco + 5 1/2 Denver
  
• New Orleans +3 Houston
  

April 4, 2016

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

 

Saturday record: 3-3.......NCAA TOURNAMENT SO FAR AGAINST THE LINE: 22-11

 

DOUBLE PLAY: Villanova on the money line to win the game straight up vs. No. Carolina

 

This wraps up another really fine NCAA tournament for us. And that follows a very  solid football season. Thank you so much for some very nice and encouraging notes. And a reminder that we begin handicapping baseball today for members of NormsClubhouse.com

March 24, 2016

Friday results: 7-0.......NCAA tournament so far: 13-5

• Kansas 6 1/2 Maryland
  
• Texas A&M +2 1/2 Oklahoma
  
• Oregon -3 Duke
  

March 18, 2016

Thursday record: 6-5........NCAA SO FAR: 6-5

SINGLE PLAYS

• Texas A&M -13 1/2 Wisconsin Green Bay
  
• No. Iowa +41/2 Texas
  
• Xavier -13 Weber State
  
• Syracuse +1 1/2 Dayton
  
• So. Dakota State +9 1/2 Maryland
  
• Middle Tennessee +18 Michigan State
  
• Oregon -23  Holy Cross

March 17, 2016

NCAA Tournament Round 1

NCAA BASKETBALL ROUND ONE

DOUBLE PLAY: Seton Hall +1 1/2 Gonzaga

SINGLE PLAYS:

Tennessee Chattanooga +12 Indiana

UConn  -3 1/2 Colorado

Yale +5 Baylor

Utah -9 Fresno

Iowa State -8 Iona

Miami Florida -14 1/2 Buffalo

Wichita +2 Arizona

Duke---UNC Wilmington OVER 156 1/2

Purdue---UALR UNDER 128

Good luck and good hunting...and don't forget, we post have late consensus selections from handicappers across the nation in the Members Only portion of The Clubhouse in the morning and the afternoon