NFL Week 10 Bettors Guide.

I hit a rough patch last week going 3-4. I was most proud of my Philly-Seattle prediction; while I got clowned by Jacksonville and by the Cowboys. Anyways; I'm goin all out this week. Here goes:

Tonight: Denver Broncos (+3) @ Cleveland Browns- It is true teams have caught on to the Jay Cutler-Brandon Marshall express and Cutler has yet to find another receiver (other than Eddie Royal at times) as an alternate option. Denver's defense is porous, however Cleveland's breaking in a new QB tonight (Brady Quinn) and it'll be interesting to see how Cleveland plans to attack that shit defense. Cleveland however is only 1-3 at home and last week allowed the Ravens to put up a 37 spot. Denver will eek out a victory that they desperately need to stay ahead in the muddled AFC West. Denver 27 Cleveland 21

1pm Games:

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Detroit Lions (+6.5)- Fool me once, shame on me...fool me twice, or three times...well yeah you get the picture. Jacksonville is that team you simply cannot trust to win, much less cover, games they're supposed to. They appear off-sync and even though they claim chemistry in the locker room is all good; they just cannot seem to play up to inferior opponents. Detroit's actually been playing better as of late, and yes they've covered 3 of the last 4 opponents they have faced. I remember last week taking the Jags -7 for this week. I regret it now. And I was bold in saying the Lions will get their first victory of the year against them. If I get clowned so be it but here goes: Detroit 23 Jacksonville 20

Tennessee Titans (-3) @ Chicago Bears- To be honest, the Bears could easily be 7-1 or 8-0 themselves. This game is gonna be predicated solely on the run games. Kerry Collins vs. Rex Grossman (if Orton doesn't play) is nothing to get excited about and while they'll have their shots downfield, Collins will have more success, IMO. If Orton does play, a wounded animal vs. this Titans' defense could be bad news. This Titans team doesn't overwhelm you with talent, but they seem to work completely in sync...the anti-Jaguars I call them. Chicago's defense has been worked on the past couple of games and I probably overrated them last week. I won't make the same mistake here: Tennessee 24 Chicago 10

Buffalo Bills (+3.5) @ New England Patriots: Yes, another game which I find to be a risk pick. Although Matt Cassell gains more confidence week by week, the Patriots have their tendencies of being schizo. Had Tom Brady been playing, I believe the Bills would be overmatched, but they are a more improved squad this year...especially with the emergence offensively of Marshawn Lynch and the Edwards-Lee Evans combination which have given teams fits. Darrelle Revis did a fantastic job on Evans last week...but unless Asante Samuels plays, Evans could find himself having a decent day. I'm going with the upset here: Buffalo 24 New England 17

New Orleans Saints (+1) @ Atlanta Falcons: What a difference a year, and a coach can make. The mess that was the Atlanta Falcons is no more and they've proven a LOT of people wrong thus far, especially on offense with runaway Rookie of the Year Matt Ryan. Although the Saints are still banged up, there is no quarterback that distributes the ball more evenly than Drew Brees. As my boy told me, he's the Steve Nash of the NFL. Defense isn't gonna be a priority with this one, as the Falcons look to run all day and Saints look to throw all day. I think NO gets the better of this one however. New Orleans 31 Atlanta 27

St. Louis Rams (+9) @ New York Jets: I should be ashamed in myself for once again betting against my own team to cover. There's no question the Rams have improved (aside from the shellacking they took from Arizona) and they are 2-1 ATS thus far in the East. The Jets' defense has been surprisingly stout and with Brett Favre you never know what to expect from him. If Thomas Jones gets more carries and Favre makes good decisions the Jets should have no issues but...they are the Jets. They'll win but the Rams will cover barely. New York 28 St. Louis 20

Seattle Seahawks @ Miami Dolphins (-8.5): To be frank, I'm stunned Miami is this much of a favorite. But I'm taking it because three things: 1) Seattle in their last 1pm games to the East have been outscored 78-16. 2) This team looks like they've already waved the white flag and are just decimated with injuries. 3) The Wildcat is gonna give them some serious issues defensively. The Dolphins, yes Dolphins...should have no problem in this one. Miami 31 Seattle 13

Green Bay Packers (+2.5) @ Minnesota Vikings: The NFC North is so difficult to figure out to me and no one has risen above the pack (no pun intended) yet. One thing I know for sure is that the Packers have covered 4 of the last 5 times they've played Minnesota and have won 5 in a row against them. It will be another close, tight one as these games always play themselves out to be and the Packers will emerge victorious...again. Green Bay 17 Minnesota 14

Baltimore Ravens (-1) @ Houston Texans: Houston's done a relatively good job at home (3-1 and could realistically be 4-0) and had this game been played the week Hurricane Ike hit town, I woulda had them winning this game. With that said however, the Ravens are another team playing extremely well on both sides of the ball and are a darkhorse pick of mine (as of now) to make some noise in the AFC playoffs this year. The Texans will be without Matt Schuab for this one and with Sage "wanna-be Elway" in the house, the Ravens should tee off. Joe Flacco is building hella confidence in the offense as well. Baltimore 28 Houston 17

4pm/815pm Games:

Carolina Panthers (-9.5) @ Oakland Raiders: Oakland has a horrible history vs. interconference opponents the past couple of years...and so far this year it hasn't been any different, with the Saints and Falcons outscoring them 55-3 in their two defeats. It doesn't get any easier with a Carolina team finally beginning to hit their stride. If Julius Peppers plays on top of that, it'll be an even longer day for Oakland...not like this week hasn't been rough already releasing Javon Walker and DeAngelo Hall. Lord have mercy on the Raiders. Their best chance of scoring this Sunday might be if they let Sebastian Janikowski kick a 66 yarder or some shit. Carolina 31 Oakland 0

Kansas City Chiefs (+15.5) @ San Diego Chargers: The Chiefs, although 1-7...have been spread-covering beasts when given this many points, going 4-0 thus far when placed as more than a 9 point underdog (Pats, Broncos (only W), Jets, Bucs). San Diego is another team that is hard to figure out...will arguably the most talented team in the AFC go out and napalm their opponents (Jets, Patriots) or will they lay eggs (Buffalo, Miami, Carolina)? They shouldn't have a problem with the Larry Johnson-less Chiefs...but the Chiefs will once again cover. Plus, the Chiefs have given them fits, including a 30-16 shocker at SD last year. San Diego 27 Kansas City 17

Indianapolis Colts @ Pittsburgh Steelers (NL): This game is currently off the board because of the uncertain status of Ben Roethlisberger, who left the game last week @ Washington after reinjuring his separated right (throwing) shoulder. Nevertheless, if this game comes on the boards, it'll be a good time to pick Pittsburgh. They have the NFL's top defense, allowing a shade under 235 yards/game...and although the Colts shredded the Ravens at the time they had the best D, it does look bleak here. Byron Leftwich is a capable backup who filled in admirably last week. Lastly, the Colts are a mere 1-9 all-time @ Pittsburgh, not winning there since 1968. It's weird fathoming the Colts at 4-5 and all but done with the division race but that's the harsh reality: Pittsburgh 24 Indianapolis 14

New York Giants (+3) @ Philadelphia Eagles: The Giants with the league's toughest sked from this point forward have done just fine thus far in their gauntlet. It won't be easy facing McNabb, Westbrook and company but the Giants have had success, including at the Linc where they've won straight-up 2 years in a row in the regular season. Eli Manning has benefitted from a fantastic running game featuring Jacobs and Derrick Ward but they will be tested against the Eagles' above average defense. If Eli can handle the blitz packages Philly will be throwing all night, the Giants' got this. Another thing, no I don't think the Eagles will allow 12 sacks again. But that Giants' pass rush has been killin it. New York 28 Philadelphia 21

Monday: San Francisco 49ers @ Arizona Cardinals (-9.5): If Mike Singletary would rather play with 10 men on the field, so be it. He could put 12 on the field on defense on Monday and it will not matter. This Cardinals' offense is explosive and the team in general has a confidence and swagger rarely seen from this franchise. The 49ers will be starting Shaun Hill at quarterback and he is gonna have difficulty because you already know the Cardinals are gonna focus on stopping Frank Gore (whom they held in check for the most part in their last meeting- a 23-13 victory). It will be a long night for SF and there'll be no worries about a Dennis Green "Crown their Ass " postgame press conference...other than crowning the Cardinals the de facto NFC West champs. Arizona 38 San Francisco 10

And so on.

My Election Day thoughts.

The weeks heading up to the election, I couldn't really feel the same energy everyone else was feeling as I've written on here. I wasn't even so sure whether I was going to vote because to be honest, although history was going to be re-written; I was so sure that Obama was gonna win (especially my state) that I figured why did it matter? I didn't watch the debates much, I didn't follow the campaign trail with much attention, and so on. You could make the argument that I was only voting for Obama because 1) He's African-American and 2) He's a democrat and that's the party that I believe in more even if I'm extremely apathetic. Part of it probably has to deal with the fact that in NYC, even though our mayor Mike Bloomberg is a Republican; he definetly does not think nor act like one...and I can't complain about him...unlike that Giuliani guy. Not to mention I'm sure there was some fear that since in 2000 and 2004 some prayers were not answered that 2008 would make it 3 for 3.

I have always questioned whether or not we were ready for an African-American president right now. Not so much 20 years from now in which the answer would have more likely have been a yes; but at this very moment. One thing this election taught me is that while that answer is obviously a yes given Barack is going to be the next President- this is not necessarily true everywhere. It didn't surprise me one bit that the South and Middle America were Red. While I'm sure it mostly had to do with legit politics, sometimes I ask myself if Obama was a Republican or if Condoleeza Rice ran on the Republican ticket for example how the voters would truly feel. The interesting thing to note is that Obama only won the popular vote by 3 million or so; even if he completely dominated the Electoral Vote. Fuck it, Gore (I believe) won the popular vote last year but lost the electoral college. I'm not the biggest fan of the electoral college because it makes the popular vote less important and all you really need are the 4-5 big states and you're good.

Obama won this easily because while he had Cali (55) and NY (31) on lock...he was able to take 3 huge states as well; including Pennsylvania (21) and two (Ohio and Florida with their combined 47 EC points) that Bush had in 2004. Had McCain defended those two states; you're talking about a closer defeat (instead of the current 338-163 it would be 291-210 hah). The 21 Obama got in PA, even if he hadn't taken PA he still would've had enough to be president: being right at 270. This demonstrates how truly dominant he really was with just those three states alone. McCain took 21 states...but aside from Texas, he only took 2 states that had 10 or more electoral votes (Arizona's 10- his homefield advantage and Georgia's 15).

Watching it all unfold with a few of my friends at the bar I was a lot calmer than other people there with everything. The victory was never in doubt to me, it was only a matter of when exactly it was going to happen. I knew that for Obama, the magic number was going to be 215...if he got to that number before California's polls closed, it would have been over. When Virginia (13) was announced for him, the bar went into a ruckus (Obama was on 220) and I knew then and there it was game over. When it was made official, to be honest with you I have NEVER seen people happier in my entire life than at that moment, overflowing joy, people crying, laughing, hugging, takin shots for Obama, all that shit hah. After 8 years, Team Blue now knows what it's like to celebrate. And maybe, just maybe, people's faith and belief in this country will be restored, especially amongst the minority community because now they feel like their voices have been heard. The middle class' voices have been heard. The young voters' voices have been heard.

I apologize for being apathetic about voting. I had no idea how vindicating it was going to be, even in a state that Obama won 62/37, in a county (Queens) where he won 75/25. I can actually say, damn...I helped make it happen, even if it was a ridiculously small percentage. It's probably not going to hit me that Obama is really president until January 20th...when of all people George Bush is going to be the one to swear him in (I find that hilarious)
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All I know is this, Obama has four years to fix up shit around here, I have faith that he'll do it...I just hope that people don't expect it to all come at once because it's going to take some time. I hope my fellow African-American community doesn't believe that he's going to be our true savior because it's not just about us, it's about everyone who wakes up in the morning, gets on their 9-5 hustle, sometimes having to work another side job to get a dollar out of 15 cents, young and old, black white hispanic whatever. As far as for the Republicans, while of course yall are predicting doom now and blah blah blah...we can all agree to disagree. If you want to move to Canada, that's cool- it's even more liberal than up in the North hah. You had your turn, let's see what Obama does now. If it doesn't work out, then fine yall were right but I don't have doubts that Obama will be just fine (as long as no1 tries to fuck with the soon-to-be-made Barack-mobile).

PS- I ask myself however, what if Hilary Clinton was the democratic-elect? Would the turnout have been as strong? Probably not. And I'm sure the race would have been a lot closer...but that's just me and there's too much to assume.

Oh, and God bless the Boston Celtics for making me $26 last night on top of this. You know I had to throw a random sports blurb in there. Why they were an underdog last night I wasn't 100% sure but whatever.

And so on.

College Football Top 25 Bettors Guide.

Since the ranked teams slate begins on Wednesday I have to start accordingly.

Wednesday:
Northern Illinois @ #17 Ball State (-9.5) 8pm- ESPN2: I don't know too much about the MAC conference but one thing is for sure- Ball State has an explosive offense. Nate Davis can do big things and this offense is a tough one to stop. They've had issues in terms of starting out slow, but even though NIU is solid, I expect Ball State to pull away in the 2nd half. Ball State 34 Northern Illinois 20

Thursday:
#12 TCU (-2.5) @ #8 Utah 8pm- CSTV: The fact this game won't be on ESPN is retarded in itself, but it is what it is. Anyways, this game has huge implications, not only in terms of the Mountain West but also with an at-large BCS berth and an extreme outside shot of the National Championship haha. TCU boasts the nation's #2 defense and Utah struggled on that side of the ball last week against New Mexico. Plus, TCU is looking for some revenge after Utah took them out last year 27-20. Should be a tight, close one once again but I have TCU getting this one. TCU 17 Utah 13

#23 Maryland @ Virginia Tech (-2.5)- 730pm ESPN: Maryland is the most schizo team in the nation. They've lost to Middle Tennessee State and Virginia...but they've also handled business vs. ranked teams, defeating Wake Forest, Clemson and California when they were ranked. Now, with the lead in the ACC Atlantic, they are in some degree the hunted. We all know how ESPN Thursday night games play out but this one is unique since the unranked team is actually the favorite. The ACC's unpredictability continues here. Virginia Tech 20 Maryland 14

Saturday:
#1 Alabama (-3.5) @ #16 LSU 330pm- CBS: This game is gonna be an emotional one with Nick Saban returning to his old stomping grounds now bringing in a serious contender for the NC facing last year's champs. An Alabama win here all but locks up the SEC West for them so that's incentive enough for them. Meanwhile, this game is also dangerous because LSU can come out with a nothing left to lose mentality. The low spread is due to Alabama not beating LSU since 2002. However, the higher ranked team has won 11 of the past 12 meetings (exception being 2005 when Bama was #4 and LSU was #5); not to mention Alabama's been known to start off fast...plus LSU's defense has been manhandled in recent weeks. Alabama 35 LSU 17

#9 Oklahoma State (+3) @ #2 Texas Tech 8pm- ABC regional (most likely though everyone except out in the West Coast): What a game this one is going to be. Both teams, as explosive as they are offensively, actually boast relatively decent defenses. So while most expect a shootout; don't get me wrong points will be scored, but not in a ping-pong fashion. One thing going against Oklahoma State this year is that the home team has won every game in the series since 2002...but just about every game in the series since then has been decided by less than ten points. Plus, with Texas Tech coming off an extremely emotional victory over Texas, how can they regroup and play an OK State team ready to try to derail another team's NC hopes; while trying to make a case on their own. For some reason, I feel like OK State is more for real than Texas Tech but this will be a must-see game. Oklahoma State 28 Texas Tech 24

#3 Penn State @ Iowa (+7.5) 330pm- ABC regional: Even though Penn State is coming off a bye week; they travel to Kinnick Stadium where they haven't had much success at all...not winning there since 1999. They've exercized some demons so far this year (snapping the long losing streaks to Michigan in general and finally winning at Ohio State) but this is one of those games which could be that trap game in which if they're not careful, they could outright lose. Ohio State did a masterful job in slowing down the Spread HD offense, and Iowa is a very solid football team- you know they took down notes on how to stop it. Penn State is susceptible to the run as well. Although Iowa is only 5-4...none of those losses have been by more than this current spread and I expect the same here. Penn State 20 Iowa 14


Baylor @ #4 Texas (-26) Noon- probably FSN: Texas has completely dominated Baylor as of late. Aside from last year when they "only" won by 21...they have defeated Baylor by 30+ since 2004; never scoring less than 44 points. Plus, anytime a team is coming off a defeat in Texas' position, you know they will be fuming. Baylor is okay and better than in previous years (offensively), but they are not ready for what will happen to them here and Texas' multiple weapons offensively. Texas 52 Baylor 20

#5 Florida (-23.5) @ Vanderbilt 8pm- ESPN2: Vandy's actually done a decent job keeping the games somewhat close in recent years but 3 things. #1- Florida may be playing the best football in the nation right now. #2- Vandy's season looks like it's falling apart from the seams and their anemic offense/go-for-broke defense is rearing its head. #3- After Florida made me look completely foolish 2 weeks ago vs. Kentucky point-spread wise I will never bet against them again (until maybe the SEC title game). Florida 49 Vanderbilt 13

#6 Oklahoma (-25) @ Texas A&M 330pm- ABC regional: Although this has all the makings of a closer-than-expected game...#1- Texas A&M doesn't have an offense as good as Kansas State's to really threaten Oklahoma and #2- this offense has barely been stopped all year. The only cause of concern will be on the point spread side, when Sam Bradford and the first-teamers get pulled from the game after another dominating performance. Oklahoma 55 Texas A&M 24

#21 California @ #7 USC (-18.5) 8pm- ABC regional (West Coast): If there's one thing we all know about USC- it's that they do not take too kindly teams trying to compete with them for a Pac-10 title and especially if you're ranked. With the disparity of the conference rearing its head this year, USC needs a statement win here in order to have any chance still at competing for the NC. Their defense has been ferocious ever since the Oregon State debacle. Plus as a whole...this team cannot be happy about dropping 2 spots in the BCS after winning by 56 points granted against a lame-duck Washington team they were favored by 46 over. They'll get it; but a weird thing that someone mentioned the other day...if Oregon State wins out as well in the Pac-10...guess who's the Pac-10 champs? Oregon State- because they beat USC earlier. USC 35 California 10

Utah State @ #10 Boise State (-32) 2pm: Ho-hum...another WAC game vs. a vastly inferior opponent on the Blue Turf= another destruction. The only drama with this one will be if Utah State scores a touchdown and the answer will be no. Boise State 42 Utah State 3

#11 Ohio State (-11) @ #24 Northwestern Noon- ESPN2: Northwestern is vastly improved don't get me wrong...but Ohio State has completely owned them the past couple of years by 54-10 and 58-7 tallies. While it won't be as decisive as that this year...Ohio State's defense at least in the Big 10 has been nothing short of spectacular...and will give Northwestern fits all day, everyday. Ohio State 28 Northwestern 9

#13 Georgia (-10.5) @ Kentucky 1230pm: The spread is this low because Kentucky has the tendency of playing higher ranked teams tough...and besides the Florida game they've been competitive all year. Georgia responded well last time they were beaten (taking care of Tennessee 26-14) and while Kentucky is better than Tennessee...I think Georgia has just enough to be able to cover (by the slimmest of margins). Georgia 24 Kentucky 13

Kansas State (+26) @ #14 Missouri 7pm: There's no doubt who will win (Mizzou)...but K-State does have a relatively good offense and Mizzou's D is nothing to write home about. There's no way in hell K-State can keep up with the Chase Daniel show...but with Mizzou being mediocre on the point spread side...it'll be enough for K-State to cover. Missouri 56 Kansas State 35

San Diego State @ #15 BYU (-36.5) 2pm: I'm not a huge fan of ludacriously high point spreads and BYU as of late hasn't been dominating as they were in the beginning of the season. But San Diego State is the Washington State of the Mountain West (albeit not as bad, at least they scored 34 points in a loss) and this is the perfect team for BYU to get back on track with. I could be wrong, but here goes. BYU 45 San Diego State 7

Purdue @ #18 Michigan State (-10) Noon: Purdue has played tough versus ranked opponents all year (losing by 6, 13 and 11 respectively) but all those games have been at home. Both teams are coming off of victories- Purdue a 48-42 shootout over Michigan and Michigan State coming valiantly from behind to edge Wisconsin 25-24. Purdue is gonna have trouble stopping Javon Ringer and their defense is really not that good. Last year, the Spartans won by 17 and I envision a similar outlook on Saturday. Michigan State 31 Purdue 17

#20 Georgia Tech @ #19 North Carolina (-4.5) Noon: I'm done trying to figure out the ACC...I'm so serious. Georgia Tech right now has destiny of the ACC Coastal Division but anytime one team has control, another team is ready to snatch it back. This week, it'll be UNC...and they've played very well in games vs. ranked opponents this year, winning by 20+ over UConn and Boston College. That's all I can really go after to be honest. North Carolina 24 Georgia Tech 14

Clemson (+6) @ #22 Florida State 330pm- ABC regional: Clemson has owned the Seminoles in recent years...but Tommy Bowden is no longer coaching them. Nevertheless, Florida State has had a solid year for their rebuilding year; meanwhile Clemson after being tabbed as an overwhelming favorite in the ACC in a Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas fashion, has been extremely disappointing. I don't see a problem however with Clemson covering this game...they may even win once again but I just don't know. It's gonna be a tight one just like a lot of the ACC games have been this year. Florida State 21 Clemson 17

Cincinnati @ #25 West Virginia (-8) 7pm- ESPNU: Don't look now, but West Virginia is beginning to hit their stride. Two impressive victories over Auburn and UConn have the Mountaineers on top of the Big East and with Pat White at 100% again...WVU figures to be the favorite in this conference, having a mediocre season. Cincinnati although they beat South Florida last week 24-10, kinda got lucky. They still allowed 366 yards of total offense; but USF was unable to capitalize on red-zone opportunities, twice coming away with nothing after being inside the 10. West Virginia will keep Cincy at bay in this one. West Virginia 28 Cincinnati 17

And so on.

Cocktober in Review.

Yet another weakass October. It's never a good month for me anyway.

- I did change my eating habits entirely and watched my health big-time (running 4-5x a week) at the very least.
- My frustration with girls is at an all-time high.
- My frustration with people in general is at an all-time high.
- Liquor/alcohol in general doesn't appeal to me at all right now.
- I'm about to quit the Apple Store. Most likely it's for the better. The 2-week suspension was the best thing that could have ever happened to me.
- A strange month in the Gambling Gods world; finally hit a 5-team parlay for the first time ever, only to lose that money right back within ehh 2 days?
- I feel like there's no use tryin to reach out to people if they're not gonna show you the same effort, it's a bunch of bullshit. Yeah, those that mind don't matter and those that matter don't mind but at times it's ridiculous.
- What's the deal with all these fucks in relationships right now?
- I sound like Nancy Kerrigan yeah I know...why me, why now, why? Fuck off.
- No one on the corner got non-swagger like me, it's on a hundred thousand trillion zeros.
- There is no cure for anti-swagger.
- Don't feel sorry for me.
- The Phillies winning the World Series is disgusting but I do find it hilarious it was the least given-a-fuck WS of all time.
- Secretly, I really just want to find a chick to settle down with, kiss her gently, all that romantic shit you listen to on the radio; fuck this bachelor lets search for chicks out in the city bullshit.
- Sign me up for Adult Friend Finder for Christ sakes.
- I ran another 5K and did it in 29:37.
- Interning at PRISM is pretty dope.
- I think I'm gonna go see a psychic.
- Like Mike Tyson I beared witness there's only one God.
- I think I need to start going to church again.
- I'm not voting November 4th and none of yall can convince me otherwise.
- Thank God this election bullshit will be over.
- I love football season, it makes Sundays worthwhile.
- I don't feel like I miss anything when I stay at home especially these days.

And so on cocksucker.

NFL Week 9 Bets of the Week.

Last Sunday I went 6-1 in my overall bets. I won $125 off of a 5-team parlay which included:
Redskins -7
Saints +3
Ravens -6.5
Panthers -3.5
Eagles -7

I also correctly picked Seattle +5.5 over San Francisco (which to be perfectly honest with you I had no idea why SF was even favored). The one game I missed was Tampa Bay +1.5 over Dallas (although they were 19 yards away from victory hah...they lost by 4).

This week I decided to attempt a 7-teamer with these following games and why I feel I should dominate once again (if the Gambling Gods allow for it which as usual is highly unlikely):

Houston Texans @ Minnesota Vikings (-4.5): The Vikes need to salvage their season and this is a game they need to have, especially having 2 weeks to think about their debacle at Chicago giving up 48 points. Final Score: Minnesota 21 Houston 14

Baltimore Ravens (+1.5) @ Cleveland Browns: You never know which Browns' team is gonna show up and the Ravens' D is as good as anyone's in the biz. Final Score: Baltimore 17 Cleveland 13

Detroit Lions @ Chicago Bears (-12.5): To be fair, the Lions have played much better the last couple of weeks but they don't matchup well against the Bears at all. Not to mention you have to compund this with a Bears' D which is not happy about letting the Vikes go roughshod on them allowing 41 even though they won. Final Score: Chicago 28 Detroit 10

New York Jets @ Buffalo Bills (-5.5): I don't like betting against my team but let's be real, Buffalo has the Jets' number, especially at Orchard Park. Final Score: Buffalo 24 NY Jets 14

Jacksonville Jaguars (-7.5) @ Cincinnati Bengals: The Jags are such a pain in the ass to bet on because they are as schizo as it gets in the NFL. With that being said however, this Bengals' team is simply a mess that cannot be fixed right now. Ryan Fitzpatrick has been awful, their defense in turn gets demoralized and it's overall just bad. Even Jacksonville's D game would be enough for them to cover. Final Score: Jacksonville 24 Cincinnati 3

Dallas Cowboys (+8) @ New York Giants: This is the classic trap game especially Vegas-wise. Giants coming off an impressive interconference road victory over the Steelers, while the Cowboys struggled against a good Tampa Bay team (but emerging victorious). While the Cowboys are without Tony Romo, for some reason or another the Giants don't tend to do well when they're the favorite at home, especially such a big favorite like this in a division rivalry. It's too fishy to me. Final Score: NY Giants 27 Dallas 20

Philadelphia Eagles (-6.5) @ Seattle Seahawks: Seattle had a morale-building victory last week @ San Francisco but let's be real...Philly is much better. Also, if Lofa Tapultu (or however you spell that LB's name) doesn't play because of his groin injury, it's gonna be a long day for Seattle's defense and Philly shouldn't have a problem covering, let alone winning this one. Final Score: Philadelphia 31 Seattle 14

And so on.

DK's Top 10 IPod Bangers of the Moment.

Ever since getting my iPod I haven't been able to help myself gettin my download on. I have a good 539 songs on my iPod but there's quite a few that I listen to a lot more than others. Here's my list in no particular order:

1) Little Brother: Perfect World

2) Pete Rock & CL Smooth: The Main Ingredient

3) Nas: It Ain't Hard To Tell

4) Wu-Tang Clan: Protect Ya Neck

5) WWF: Nation of Domination Theme Song (yeah, I said an old school wrestling theme song, deal with it)

6) Juelz Santana: Harlem Stuntin'

7) Q-Tip: Things U Do

8) Redman: I'll Bee Dat!

9) Redman & Method Man: How High

10) Jeru Da Damaja: Can't Stop the Prophet

And so on.

I'm An Idiot.

So my Crapple saga takes a new turn.

I get sent into the managers' office once again (this time because I was in the back chillin as usual while I was supposed to be on the sales floor). Given my state of how I've basically shut it down since the Incident, this really came as no surprise. This time, the boss of the bosses is there and he's breakin it down to me that basically I'm on my final overall warning in regards to the next time you fuck up in any way shape or form that I'm gonna get fired. In other words, I'm standing on an ice cube hah. The difference between the boss of the bosses and some of the other managers that work at the Whorsevelt Field store is that I actually think he's chill and he can relate to me. He knows that I've basically shut it down and don't necessarily want to be in the environment. I was impressed that he knew what was good hah.

Instead of hearin typical management zzzzz however, he recommends that I begin looking for a new part-time job (which I have but it ain't that easy) and that I probably need a break from it all. I tell him that it's this particular store that I feel like I need to escape from or a new position...

Then he tells me something which makes me for a while feel like I'm a clown. He explains to me that the Faggot Incident wasn't as serious as the management made it out to be. Apparently, all I had to do was sign a Harassment Policy paper which acknowledged I said an inappropriate word. I don't know how serious it ever became because the issue was considered dead to me after I asked for a transfer and was told no. They never got back to me about it either...so I took it for what it was and shut myself down. So in essence, had I asked them more questions it might've been possible that I wasn't really as fucked as I apparently was. Which now makes me feel a bit foolish...but at the same time I'm trying to leave anyway because I need to concentrate on my career path anyway.

Fuck.

Sidenotes:

1) If you don't see/hear from me anytime soon, I'm on a hiatus until either October 25th or October 31st. My phone is off bc my pops hasn't paid the damn family plan yet, and unless something is REALLY poppin off, there's no reason for me to go out right now. Wasting time/money is not DK. Fall Back 08 season in full effect.

2) The Gambling Gods are especially vicious right now, I must be on a 11 game losing streak. And as usual, the more money you put up the more they're likely to fuck you.

3) The Dow Jones is retarded. If I had guap, I'd be buyin out the ass right now.

4) Apparently the Barack is up in electoral college votes 264-163 or some shit. I seen it on CNBC (on at my internship). If that's the case...complete domination. Oh, and I won't have to vote either.

And so on.