We’re bent but we’re not broken $ix Rackers. After a second straight 2-3 week from me and a 2-4 week overall EVEN after some extra hours in the lab, it would be easy for us to pack it in and call it a year.
But I’ve never been a quitter. (Excluding the time I quit the Alice in Wonderland play after two practices in 1999.)
As Thomas Edison once said, “Many of life’s failures are men who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
Although there is a small chance this wasn’t directed at people gambling away their life savings on sports, let’s take this for what it’s worth. One bounce back week here for the $ix Rack and we are back in business. We can’t give up now.
Quick college and NFL thoughts.
It’s hard to believe we are going to play a football season during a pandemic just to witness Bama, OSU, and Clemson duke it out in the playoffs yet again. The only question at this point is who will be the fourth team and that looks like it is pretty much coming down to how does Notre Dame play against Clemson with Trevor Lawrence and how does Florida look against Bama in the SEC championship game? I am still holding out hopes for my Cougars currently sitting at the #8 spot but I think this would take some blow out losses for Notre Dame and Florida, as well as an Oregon loss. And what about Cincinnati? With all the last minute schedule changes, all I can do is keep my fingers crossed somehow, someway that Cincy and BYU mutually agree to play each other to boost their chances of trying to nail down the 4th spot. This sounds nuts, but don’t be surprised if talks of Cincinnati skipping the AAC championship game to play BYU on December 19th comes to fruition. Remember, you heard it here first.
As for the NFL, Pittsburgh continues to look solid and a Pittsburgh vs KC AFC Championship game seems inevitable. Everyone else can just stop playing at this point honestly. The NFC seems much more exciting at this point with no team appearing to want to be the top dog. Until the Bucs lose, one would have to assume they’re the favorite but keep an eye on the Rams in the NFC. Something tells me the winner of Week 11’s Monday Night Football game between these two teams becomes next week’s “clear favorite.” (And I might have some thoughts on this game specifically later on. Stay tuned.)
WEEK 10 RECAP
1. GA Southern -10.5 (vs. Texas State) – 
LOSER
Final Score: GA Southern 40 -Texas State 38
No one was nice enough to illegally stream this game for me online so I still don’t know any players on either team. What I do know is both these teams can score some points so we’ll keep that in mind for the homestretch here.
2. Washington State (+10.5 vs. Oregon) – LOSER
Final Score: Oregon 43 – Washington State 29
Washington State had a commanding 19-7 lead with 10 seconds to go in the half but of course Oregon had to ruin the party with a 36-10 run. The good news from this game is I now have a least favorite player in college football and it’s Washington State quarterback, Jayden de Laura.
I have to admit that the purple mullet look is truly one of a kind. And there is just something to be said about a grown man with a purple mullet not having things go his way that makes me happy.
3. Georgia State +16 (vs. App State) – 💰WINNER💰
Final Score: Georgia State 14 – App State 17
It doesn’t happen very often but it sure does feel good to nail a prediction every once in a while.
4. Saints -9.5 (vs. 49ers) – 💰WINNER💰
Final Score: Saints 27 – 49ers 13
First Drew Brees’ arm appeared to be falling off and now he has fractured ribs and a collapsed lung on top of it. Someone get this man in the nursing home with Hal L. STAT! He’ll take extra special care of you for nothing, Drew!
Oh and the previously listed debilitating injuries still weren’t enough for the 49ers to keep this within 10 points.
5. Seahawks vs. Rams Over 55.5 – ❌LOSER❌
Final Score: Seahawks 16 – Rams 23
I’m now 3-7 in over/unders so I will understand if you fade me at this point. I figured a 30-point first half put us in a good position here but our prediction of the Seahawks scoring at least 23 and Rams scoring at least 28 points did not come to fruition. This second half was ROUGH to watch as someone who bet the over.
6. Guest Pick: Ravens -7 (vs. Patriots) – ❌LOSER❌
Final Score: Ravens 14 – Patriots 20
Anyone know the odds of missing a 50% chance bet 7 times in a row? That would be 1/128 chance or 0.8%. (I have to admit it is super easy to just copy and paste this every week.)
I am past the point of disappointment and now I couldn’t help but think about things in life that have odds worse than missing 7 guest picks in a row and this what I came up with:
- Odds an adult showers less than once per week 1:100
- Odds a woman wears an A cup 1:100
- Odds Northwestern wins the Natty as of today 1:100
- Odds a dollar spent at the box office will be for a movie with Angelina Jolie 1:86
- Odds of falling to your death 1:118
Someone please tell me they saw a new movie with Angelina Jolie in it in the past 2 months. And also do we count as someone who has fallen to their death at this point?
Just missed…
- Bears, Lions, Giants, 49ers chances of winning Super Bowl 1:130
- Odds of being audited by the IRS: 1:160
LSMLW: Washington State +300 (vs. Oregon) – LOSER
Final Score: Oregon 43 – Washington State 29
1:1 (+112) – 💰WINNER💰
Cincy (vs ECU) W
Kentucky (vs Vanderbilt) W
Marshall (vs Tenn State) W
UL Lafayette (vs South Alabama) W
Notre Dame (vs Boston College) W
Nevada (vs New Mexico) W
Packers (vs Jaguars) W
Ah ha! Something promising here at the $ix Rack in the past two weeks. Two straight winning 1:1’s should have helped you double your dough if you’ve been betting along, perverts. And we didn’t even have to break a sweat until the Packers game on Sunday.
Bonus Masters Pick: Jon Rahm (+1000) – ❌LOSER❌
He was tied for the clubhouse lead after 36 holes but too many vodka crans during his third round ultimately led to his demise. I think I predicted that as a strong possibility though.
What was I right about:
- Georgia State
- App State looking ahead
- Saints Train CHOO CHOO
What was I wrong about:
- Georgia Southern
- Listening to the Bear
- Ravens O/D being ”much much better” than the Patriots O/D (we’ll blame this on Matt Man)
- Patriots (We can’t enjoy this one.)
- Jimmy G (completely forgot this guy was injured)
- John Rahm
WEEK 11 WINNERS
Now for the fun part. Keep the faith, ladies and gents. This week’s winners:
1. Coastal Carolina -5.5 (vs. App State)
I remember watching Zack Thomas play quarterback at Beaver Stadium in 2018 and thinking this guy has to be the most legit non-power 5 quarterback I can remember but Grayson McCall might be even better. With a Texas State warm up game next week prior to the following week’s monster showdown versus Liberty, I don’t think the Chanticleers take their opponent for granted this week. Coastal Carolina is 5-1-1 against the spread this year and App State is 1-6. I like the Chanticleers at home here against the Mountainers by a TD+.
2. Patriots -1.5 (vs. Texans)
I laid down in bed tonight and couldn’t sleep because I can’t stop thinking about how favorable this line is. The Pats have missed the playoffs one time in the past 500 years and it was a year they went 11-5 with a backup quarterback. Until I see a “eliminated” next to these effer’s name in the standings, I think we have to assume Belicheat keeps finding a way to win. Texans 2-7 vs the spread this year. Yeah, I love my chances here.
3. OSU -20.5 (vs. Indiana)
Let’s stick with what we know works. OSU is going to score roughly 50 points. And I don’t see IU keeping up with the Buckeyes. IU is currently 12th out of 14 teams in the Big Ten in rushing yards per game and who trusts IU’s skill guys vs OSU’s skill guys? Not me. Sure, he currently leads the Big Ten in passing yards but I still can’t read the name Michael Penix out loud without laughing. Good news is I’m 7-4 when picking teams favored by 11 points or more. Final prediction: OSU 45 – IU 17.
4. Rams +3.5 (vs. Buccaneers)
I give the deciding factor to the Rams D here – now second in the league in total points/game. The Rams rush D is stout having held opposing running backs to under 60 yards in 4 out of their past 5 weeks. They are also third in the league in sacks and being able to put some pressure on Brady and being able to stop the run spells trouble for the Bucs. And let’s not forget about the Bucs in primetime this year: 1-2 with a loss to the Bears (I seriously cannot believe this happened), a 2-point win over the Giants, and a shellacking two weeks ago against the Saints. I like the Rams in Primetime getting a field goal of wiggle room.
5. Bengals +1.5 (vs. Redskins)
Who decided that the Redskins are a better team than the Bengals? The Bengals continue to be underrated by Vegas this year and are now 6-2-1 against the spread. (The Redskins meanwhile have covered only 2 out of their past 8 games!) I am 3-0 when taking the underdog in NFL games (+0.5 to +2.5) and 0-3 when taking the favorite (-0.5 to -2.5). Let’s go with the underdog again here. I’ll yell it for the folks in the back: THE WRONG TEAM IS FAVORED.
6. Guest Pick: Packers +2.5 (vs. Colts)
Matt Man is back at it again with the white vans looking to end our guest picker skid.
Per Matt Man: “I think this is a classic ‘the wrong team is favored’ game.” (Wow, love it! That’s two in a row Rack Pack! Editor, fire up the Jollies gif!) “The line must be the way it is due to the Colts manhandling the Titans and the Packers struggling last week against the Jags but that’s because of the classic “playing down to the competition” nature that the game brought on. Gimme Packers to not only cover but to win by 7.”
Long Shot Moneyline of the Week:
Arizona +360 (vs. Washington)
The Wildcats looked good last week against USC and I see no reason why they can’t hang right with the Huskies.
No context here – just a picture of Nick Rolovich.
1:1
Let’s make it 3 in a row with this week’s locks and triple our money.
- Ohio State (vs. Indiana)
- Nebraska (vs. Illinois)
- Alabama (vs. Kentucky)
- Texas (vs. Kansas)
- Florida (vs. Vandy)
- Louisville (vs. Syracuse)
- UL Lafayette (vs. Central Arkansas)
- Georgia (vs. Mississippi State)
- Steelers (vs. Jaguars)
+100 odds
Someone sound the free money alarm!
Enjoy week 11! Plan on seeing 6 W’s added to that win column next week.
SEASON TOTALS (W – L – PUSH)
LAST WEEK: 2-4-0
ALL WEEKS: 27-31-2
GUEST PICKS: 2-7-1 (L7)
ME: 25-24-1
LONG SHOT MONEYLINES: 1-8
1:1’s: 2-1
*Editor’s Note:
No context here – just a picture of Hugh Freeze’s legs*
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