The NFL Blog: 2012 Power Rankings (After Week 8)

Power Rankings After Week 8

1. New York Giants 6-2 (1^st)

2. San Francisco 6-2 (2^nd)

3. Green Bay 5-3 (3^rd)

4. Houston 6-1 (4^th)

5. Atlanta 7-0 (5^th)

6. Baltimore 5-2 (6^th)

7. New England 5-3 (7^th)

8. Denver 4-3 (9^th)

9. Chicago 6-1 (8^th)

10. Seattle 4-4 (10^th)

11. Pittsburgh 4-3 (12^th)

12. Philadelphia 3-4 (11^th)

13. Washington 3-5 (13^th)

14. Detroit 3-4 (17^th)

15. Minnesota 5-3 (14^th)

16. Dallas 3-4 (15^th)

17. Tampa Bay 3-4 (19^th)

18. Miami 4-3 (22^nd)

19. Indianapolis 4-3 (25^th)

20. New York Jets 3-5 (18^th)

21. New Orleans 2-5 (16^th)

22. Cincinnati 3-4 (24^th)

23. St. Louis 3-5 (23^rd)

24. Tennessee 3-5 (26^th)

25. Buffalo 3-4 (27^th)

26. Oakland 3-4 (28^th)

27. Carolina 1-6 (29^th)

28. Jacksonville 1-6 (30^th)

29. Arizona 4-4 (20^th)

30. San Diego 3-4 (21^st)

31. Cleveland 2-6 (32^nd)

32. Kansas City 1-6 (31^st)

Comments: I have to keep the comments brief again this week. 

22 of 32 spots in my rankings changed this week. 

13 teams moved up in my rankings, while 9 teams moved down. Of the 13 teams moving up in my rankings, 10 moved up more than 1 spot. Of the 9 teams going down in my rankings this week, 4 moved down more than 1 spot. 

The Colts made the biggest move up my rankings this week, climbing 6 spots from #25 to #19.

The Cardinals and Chargers were the 2 teams taking the biggest fall in my rankings this week, with both teams dropping 9 spots. The Cards fell 9 spots from #20 to #29, while the Chargers dropped 9 spots from #21 to #30. 

While it wasn’t a calm week in my rankings overall, the top 7 spots in my rankings remained unchanged this week. 

The Giants held the #1 spot in my rankings for the third straight week. 

At the other end of the spectrum the Browns moved out of the bottom spot 1 week after dropping back to #32. Cleveland moved up 1 spot from #32 to #31, while the Chiefs took over the last spot in my power rankings, dropping 1 spot from #31 to #32. The Chiefs are the bottom team in my rankings for the first time on the season.

The College Football Blog: 2012 Power Rankings (After Week 9)

Power Rankings After Week 9

1. Alabama 8-0 (1^st)

2. Oregon 8-0 (2^nd)

3. Kansas State 8-0 (4^th)

4. Notre Dame 8-0 (10^th)

5. LSU 7-1 (6^th)

6. Florida 7-1 (3^rd)

7. Georgia 7-1 (15^th)

8. South Carolina 7-2 (7^th)

9. Stanford 6-2 (11^th)

10. Oregon State 6-1 (9^th)

11. Oklahoma 5-2 (5^th)

12. Florida State 8-1 (13^th)

13. USC 6-2 (8^th)

14. Texas Tech 6-2 (12^th)

15. Clemson 7-1 (NR)

Out: Mississippi State (14^th).

Comments: I’ll have to keep the comments brief this week, as I’m pressed for time. 

There was plenty of movement in my power rankings this week, although I only switched out 1 team. Mississippi State fell out of the rankings from #14, while Clemson rejoined the rankings at #15. Overall, 13 of 15 spots in my rankings experienced change this week. 

6 teams moved up in my rankings this week, with 3 teams climbing more than 1 spot. My Georgia Bulldawgs made the biggest move up my rankings, rising 8 spots from #15 to #7 following their victory over the Gators in the Cocktail Party. 

6 teams dropped in my rankings this week while still remaining in the top 15, with 4 teams falling more than 1 spot. Oklahoma took the biggest fall, dropping 6 spots from #5 to #11 following their second loss at home this season. 

The top 4 teams in my rankings are unbeaten. The top 2 spots in my rankings were the only spots that went unchanged this week.  Alabama remained the #1 team in my rankings for a ninth straight week, while Oregon is the #2 team in my rankings for a sixth consecutive week.

The NFL Blog: 2012 Week 9 Betting Lines

Last Week: Vs. Spread: (6-8); Straight Up: (9-5)

Season: Vs. Spread: (64-52-2); Straight Up: (71-47)

Week 8 Review: Gotta keep the comments brief this week. Last week started terribly and could have been worse. On the other hand, it could have been better.

Week 9 Preview: Once again there are 14 games this week, with 4 teams taking their bye weeks. For the first time since week 6 there will be more than 2 games in the late time slot on Sunday. 

As for picking games, this is a diabolical week. A lot of the scores were closer than expected last week with the underdogs keeping things close. However, the spreads have adjusted this week and are much smaller. Thus, I’m sticking with the favorites. I’ll be trying to avoid consecutive losing weeks ATS. Hopefully I can avoid disaster during a really tough week.

Thursday Night’s Game

Kansas City (+9) @ San Diego

Pick: Chargers cover

Sunday’s Early Games 

Carolina (+3.5) @ Washington

Pick: Skins cover

Arizona (+11) @ Green Bay

Pick: Packers cover

Detroit (-4) @ Jacksonville

Pick: Lions cover

Chicago (-3.5) @ Tennessee

Pick: Bears cover

Denver (-3.5) @ Cincinnati

Pick: Broncos cover

Baltimore (-3.5) @ Cleveland

Pick: Ravens cover

Buffalo (+10) @ Houston

Pick: Texans cover

Miami (-1) @ Indianapolis

Pick: Dolphins cover

Sunday’s Late Games

Minnesota (+4) @ Seattle

Pick: Seahawks cover

Tampa Bay (+1) @ Oakland

Pick: Raiders cover

Pittsburgh (+3.5) @ New York Giants

Pick: Giants cover

Sunday Night’s Game

Dallas (+4) @ Atlanta

Pick: Falcons win but Cowboys beat the spread

Monday Night’s Game

Philadelphia (+3) @ New Orleans 

Pick: Saints win but Eagles beat the spread

The College Football Blog: 2012 Week 10 Betting Lines

Last Week’s Record

Biggest 10 Games (Straight Up: 5-5; Vs. Spread: 5-5)

Overall (Straight Up: 41-17; Vs. Spread: 28-30; Moneyline Upsets: 4-3)

Season Record

Biggest 10 Games (Straight Up: 57-33; Vs. Spread: 41-49)

Overall (Straight Up: 348-107; Vs. Spread: 239-215; Moneyline Upsets: 19-18)

Week 9 Review: Have to keep the comments brief this week. Last week was disappointing, as I was doing well until hitting a major cold streak at the end of the day. It wasn’t too bad of a week, however, as I really didn’t do that badly in any area.

Week 10 Preview: This week there are 56 games and no matchups with FCS teams. There aren’t that many interesting matchups this week but there are a handful of huge games. I’ll be hoping to avoid a 2^nd straight losing week ATS.

 

 

Saturday

Game 1: Texas A&M (-7) @ Mississippi State  

Pick: Mississippi State beats the spread

Game 2: Air Force (-7) @ Army   

Pick: Air Force covers

Game 3: Western Michigan (-2.5) @ Central Michigan 

Pick: Western Michigan covers

Game 4: Texas (+6.5) @ Texas Tech  

Pick: Texas Tech covers

Game 5: Louisiana-Lafayette (+10) @ Louisiana-Monroe

Pick: Louisiana-Monroe covers

Game 6: Oregon (-8.5) @ USC

Pick: Oregon covers

Game 7: Oklahoma State (+8.5) @ Kansas State  

Pick: Kansas State covers

Game 8: Alabama (-8) @ LSU

Pick: Alabama covers

Game 9: Arizona (+3.5) @ UCLA  

Pick: Arizona pulls off the upset

Game 10: Arizona State (+4) @ Oregon State 

Pick: Oregon State covers

Other Games

Thursday

Eastern Michigan (+15) @ Ohio (Ohio covers)

Virginia Tech (-1.5) @ Miami (VT covers)

Middle Tennessee State (+8.5) @ Western Kentucky (WK covers)

Friday

Washington (+4) @ California (Washington pulls off the upset)

Saturday

Missouri (+17) @ Florida (Florida covers)

Oklahoma (-12.5) @ Iowa State (ISU beats the spread)

Vanderbilt (-7) @ Kentucky (Vandy covers)

Temple (+16) @ Louisville (Temple beats the spread)

Michigan (-11.5) @ Minnesota (Michigan covers)

Houston (-3.5) @ East Carolina (Houston covers)

Miami (Ohio) (+3.5) @ Buffalo (Mia (OH) beats the spread)

Syracuse (+3.5) @ Cincinnati (Cinci covers)

Troy (+18) @ Tennessee (Tennessee covers)

Tulsa (+8.5) @ Arkansas (Tulsa beats the spread)

New Mexico State (+22.5) @ Auburn (Auburn covers)

Georgia Tech (-8) @ Maryland (GT covers)

Virginia (+10.5) @ North Carolina State (UVA beats the spread)

Akron (+20) @ Kent State (Kent State covers)

Memphis (+20) @ Marshall (Marshall covers)

Stanford (-27.5) @ Colorado (Stanford covers)

TCU (+6) @ West Virginia (TCU beats the spread)

Washington State (+11) @ Utah (Utah covers)

Texas State (+26.5) @ Utah State (Utah State covers)

Florida Atlantic (+16) @ Navy (Navy covers)

Penn State (-3.5) @ Purdue (PSU covers)

Pittsburgh (+17) @ Notre Dame (ND covers)

Massachusetts (+34.5) @ Northern Illinois (NIU covers)

Rice (-5.5) @ Tulane (Tulane beats the spread)

Kansas (+17) @ Baylor (Baylor covers)

Boston College (+3) @ Wake Forest (WF covers)

Illinois (+27.5) @ Ohio State (Ohio State covers)

Mississippi (+14) @ Georgia (Mississippi beats the spread)

Iowa (+2) @ Indiana (Indiana covers)

Florida International (-3.5) @ South Alabama (SA beats the spread)

Nebraska (-1.5) @ Michigan State (Nebraska covers)

Texas-San Antonio (+32) @ Louisiana Tech (LT covers)

New Mexico (+4) @ UNLV (NM beats the spread)

Colorado State (+7.5) @ Wyoming (CSU beats the spread)

San Jose State (-20.5) @ Idaho (SJS covers)

Arkansas State (-5) @ North Texas (Ark State covers)

Hawaii (+33.5) @ Fresno State (Fresno State covers)

SMU (+11) @ Central Florida (SMU beats the spread)

Clemson (-12) @ Duke (Clemson covers)

Connecticut (+8) @ South Florida (UConn beats the spread)

UAB (+3) @ Southern Mississippi (SMiss covers)

San Diego State (+15) @ Boise State (SD State beats the spread)