$$$ Pick Record: 4-2 

Close Calls: 2
Easy Wins: 2
Fun: Yes Please

Pittsburgh Panthers +2.5 (Win) This game told us a lot about ourselves as we head into bowl season. We speak a lot about our bowl record and these conference championship games are handicapped a lot like bowl games. The fact that we nailed this game should make all our clients very happy. Pitt was the right bet the entire game. Their offense was better than you knew, and their defense was better than Cincy knew. If you had your money on Cincy like most of the betting public, this game would have bit being one of the greatest games to watch all season, This was one of the best games of the year and, unlike most of the betting public, you made money off of it.

You're welcome.

Alabama Crimson Tide +6 (Win) There's not a lot we can add about this game that you haven't already read. 6 points was too many to give to a historic Alabama defense. Nick Saban improved his record in "revenge games" (the next game against a team after a loss to that team) to a ridiculous 13-1 since joining the SEC. Tebow cried, Ingram dominated, McElroy looked confident, and the Alabama front seven made Florida's offense look one dimensional. Excited about our bowl package yet? 

 Hawaii Warriors +12.5 (Loss) We should have known a bunch of kids from Wisconsin wouldn't be distracted by the Hawaiian beaches. They probably showed up to the beach with their jerseys tucked into jeans shorts. Wisconsin came to play and Hawaii got blown out. Hawaii isn't a bowl team, so don't think this little misstep will have any effect on our bowl picks. By the way, did we mention our bowl package is for sale on the main page? And that we went a documented 76% last year? Ok, just checking.

Southern California -7 (Loss) No one told us Coach Carroll was living with a graduate student in Malibu!. How did we not get this information sooner? On top of that, Matt Barkley looked like he was half-drunk. He didn't seem to care that his throws were sailing 8 feet over his receivers' heads. Have you ever seen a drunk guy's face when his girlfriend breaks up with him? Complete indifference. That's how Barkley looked for 60 minutes. Is there a chance he was really drunk? We've seen a lot of intramural games, so we know what drunk quarterbacks look like. Fast forward 25 years when Barkley writes a biography (like Agassi) and admits he was drunk for the Pac-10 finale against Arizona his freshman year…it could happen right? (Let's just move on…) 

 Indianapolis Colts -7 (Win) Just as we predicted, the Colts had a declaration game. It was like they looked around the room and saw everyone doubting them and calling them vulnerable and shouted out, "Hey! We're 12-0 over here!" The Colts are like the baddest motherfucker in a gang who everyone begins to take for granted. All of a sudden, guys are whispering behind his back, questioning his decisions, and thinking to themselves that maybe they can become the baddest motherfucker in the gang. So the Colts picked out the biggest guy in the room (Chris Johnson, Vince Young, and the Titans) and beat the living shit out of him. Like, blood on the knuckles, the sound of fist against bone, curl up in a ball beatdown. The Colts are scanning the room, looking every AFC team in the eyes, asking them if they want some too. The rest of the AFC is awkwardly staring at the ground, trying to avoid both the Colts' eyes and the Titans' bloody mess, all in silent agreement that yes, the Colts are the baddest motherfucker in the gang.

Detroit Lions +13.5 (Win) There are certain experiences in life that you can only discuss with a close friend who understands those experiences. Hitting the rebuttal shot in beer pong, stumbling across a new porn site with great links, and pissing in the woods after drinking 6 beers and holding it in for a 3 hour car ride are examples of the types of experiences that, when brought up in the presence of the right person, will lead to hours of conversations that include a number of, "Yeah exactly!" and "I know me too!" responses and awkward male bonding. The only people who can appreciate the shit eating grin across your face when you're reminiscing about the time you stole a case of beer from 7-11 are people who have also experienced the rush of stealing a case of beer from 7-11. Watching Daunte Culpepper replace an injured Matthew Stafford in the 4th quarter to lead the Lions down the field for a touchdown with 1:30 left to cut the Bengals' lead to ten and get the cover is also one of these experiences. If you bring this Lions up up to a friend, they'll either stare at you blankly or react like Meatloaf in Fight Club whenever some random guy happened to mention Fight Club. There's no in between.

NY Giants +2.5 (Win) Another underdog wins outright to end another solid weekend for us. Later in the week, check out a special "What the eff…" post dedicated to Tony Romo and his greatest enemy, the month December. Oh yeah, one more thing. Check out that bowl package.