Football Picks

A quick batch of Random Thoughts before getting to this weeks picks... Harvard and Yale will meet for the 125th time tomorrow at noon at Harvard Stadium. If you plan on going, make sure to get to the Bus Stop early... Impressive win for the Celtics last night. The early reviews for the Allen Iverson-Pistons marriage are not great... BC is two wins away from returning to the ACC Championship Game. They are at Wake Forest tomorrow and then they play host to Maryland next week. If Jeff Jagodzinski finds a way to get BC to the championship game and then into a BCS Bowl Game (the Orange Bowl) he should be a serious candidate for National Coach of the Year... The Boston papers are making it seem as if Mark Teixeira is already a member of the Red Sox. I hope they aren't just getting our hopes up before the Yankees or Angels swoop in and sign the slugging first baseman... After 35 years of craziness and championships, George Steinbrenner officially stepped down as owner of the Yankees yesterday, handing control over to his son Hal. As much of a Yankee hater as I am, I will miss George. He was great for baseball -- he made every team step up and be on their game in order to compete with his millions -- and made the Red Sox-Yankee rivalry into one of the best in all of sports... The Herald truck made it today! Of course, I was running a little late myself so let's not throw the guy a party just yet... All picks are against the spread and home team is in capitals. NCAA Boston College (+2) over WAKE FOREST VANDERBILT (-3) over Tennessee Texas Tech (+7) over OKLAHOMA Michigan State (+14.5) over PENN STATE Oregon State (+2.5) over ARIZONA Last Week: 4 - 1 Season: 24 - 30 - 1 NFL Pittsburgh (-9.5) over CINCINNATI CLEVELAND (-3) over Houston Buffalo (-3) over KANSAS CITY NY Jets (+5.5) over TENNESSEE Patriots (-1) over MIAMI DALLAS (-10) over San Francisco Tampa Bay (-8) over DETROIT BALTIMORE (-1) over Philadelphia Chicago (-8) over ST. LOUIS Minnesota (+2.5) over JACKSONVILLE ATLANTA (-1) over Carolina DENVER (-9) over Oakland SEATTLE (+3.5) over Washington ARIZONA (+3) over NY Giants SAN DIEGO (-2.5) over Indianapolis NEW ORLEANS (-2.5) over Green Bay Last Week: 8 - 8 Season: 79 - 75 - 7