Next Week, We're Betting An Odd Number of NFL Games

Once again, our Free NFL Picks didn't have a losing week.

Once again, our Free NFL Picks didn't have a winning week.

If this sports betting champ review tells us anything, it's that no matter where we bet, we were .500 again.

We felt good about our small four-play card coming in, and ended up with a 2-2 card going out. So, yes, again, our Free NFL Picks managed to go .500. This is just getting freaky at this point.

The Falcons and Redskins came through for us this week, and if you're wondering why we consistently bet on those two teams, the answer is as simple as their fans being hotter than a lot of other teams. Sorry, Detroit.

Free NFL Picks
Week 1: 5-1
Week 2: 6-1
Week 3: 4-4
Week 4: 3-3
Week 5: 4-3
Week 6: 3-3

Week 7: 2-2
Overall: 27-17... 61%

5-1 Week 1 For Our Free NFL Picks (83%)

Now that's how you start a season.

After Thursday's Vikings cover, our Free NFL Picks followed with a 4-1 Sunday encore to give us a 5-1 kickoff to the 2010 NFL season.

The Redskins, Packers, Giants, and Dolphins all won straight up and covered, while the 49ers continued our trend from Saturday--when we lose, we LOSE. A huge blowout loss to the Seahawks was our only blemish, leaving us with an 83% weekend.

We don't want to brag, but we do want the pageviews, so we will brag. 5-1 is a pretty good start to the NFL season, and our Free NCAA Football picks are up over 60 percent as well. The best part about all of this? We're only getting started. The even better part? All of our picks are free! Speaking of free, feel free to donate by using the PayPal button on the left. What? We can't ask for a cut?

As for tomorrow, it doesn't look like we'll have a play. The system is leaning Ravens plus the points, but not strong enough to warrant a play. It's always easier not to chase a Monday night play when you go 5-1 beforehand.

So, let's enjoy the fact that Week 1 of the NFL season was a success, and even though your fantasy football team probably got rocked (unless you followed our rankings), you won some beer money by tailing our picks this weekend.

Remember, bookmark us, tweet about us, tell your friends about us, anything you can. The more traffic we get, the more incentive we have to keep these picks free, just like they always have been.

2009 NFL Mock Draft: Picks 13-16

Everybody's mocking for the weekend! Or at least, we are, continuing our 2009 NFL Mock Draft. Not only are we working for the weekend, but we're putting in overtime. Instead of giving out the regular three picks, we're giving you our next four selections in this special Saturday edition of our mock draft. 

13. Redskins: Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU

The run on defensive ends continues with the Redskins scooping up Jackson, making him the third DE/OLB (depending on the formation) selected in-a-row. Don't tell Jackson he's the third best of the three, though. He's climbing the boards for teams that use a 3-4, but he's been playing in the 4-3 and will be a beast in either system. 

14. Saints: Chris Wells, RB, Ohio State

The first reach of the draft comes when the Saints take Beanie as the first running back off the board, though he isn't the best one in the draft. New Orleans really likes him to shore up the backfield, and Wells does fit the Saints offense very... well. Still, the Saints will try to trade down to get him if Beanie really is their guy, otherwise they might be inclined to improve on their terrible defense for once. 

15. Texans: Malcolm Jenkins, CB, Ohio State

Back-t0-back picks for THE Ohio State University, with Jenkins too talented for the Texans to pass on. He's not the fastest corner, but he's certainly one of the more physical and is always willing to make the tackle. Jenkins could easily be off the board by now, as early on with the ninth pick, but the Texans won't mind if he's still available when they're on the clock. 

16. Chargers: Rey Maualuga, LB, USC

We like the Chargers keeping Maualuga in state and bolstering an already solid defense in the process. Plain and simple: Maualuga causes headaches--and not just to the people trying to spell his name. The California native can make an immediate impact for the Bolts, who will be healthy and playing in a suddenly much easier division. We're expecting good things out of the Chargers this year, and this pick is the first of many more to come. 

Be sure to check out the first 12 picks on the upper right-hand side of this page. We'll continue to work through the weekend to hammer out the next few picks of our mock draft tomorrow. Keep checking back for the updates and we'll keep 'em coming!

A Winning Week in the NFL!

Well, it definitely wasn't the busy Sunday we anticipated earlier in the week, but at least it was a winning Sunday. 

The Ravens beat the Redskins 24-10 to cover the -6 spread and give us a Free NFL Pick win, putting us just shy of that coveted 60% mark at 23-16-2 (59%). 

Hopefully there will be more NFL action next weekend. 

So Much For Having A Busy Weekend

We told you earlier this week that we were looking forward to a potential huge weekend of plays, especially in the NFL. 

Well, if you could tell by the fact that we had no posts earlier today, there were no Free NFL Picks this afternoon. In fact, our only play is the Sunday nighter. 

Ravens -6 over Redskins

Good luck!

Barack Obama Wins Presidency

Barack Obama has defeated John McCain in a landside in the 2008 Presidential Election, as we predicted weeks ago.

Obama preached change throughout his campaign, and we hope that you won a little change by voting on the clear favorite down the stretch.

You're going to hear a lot about the significance of Obama's win in terms of him being the first African-American President of the United States, but even more significant is the fact that the Washington Redskins are now 18-1 in predicting the next president.

With the Redksins losing their last home game prior to the election to the Steelers yesterday, the system called for the incumbent party to lose in the election. Indeed, Republican John McCain lost worse than the Skins the night before, putting the system back on track.

All Obama had to do was ride the Bus, or at least Jerome Bettis' former team, to lead him to the White House.

It's important to note once again that this system was a perfect 17-0 prior to the 2004 election, when George W. Bush had to ruin everything by defeating John Kerry in the election despite a Redskins loss to the Packers before voting day. Judging by the way Kerry attempts to catch a football, though, we think it's only fair that he was the one to buck the trend. So, after going winless since 2000, the Redskins last home game system is back on a winning streak.

We hope you went out and voted today, and we hope that your next vote will be one for Stock Lemon. And hopefully you cast that vote more than once every four years. Come back soon!

Steelers Win, is Obama Next?

Earlier, we told you about the Redskins last home game before the election system which is 17-1 in predicting the next president of the United States since 1936. With that 94% system and a 62% Free NFL Pick system of our own, the odds favored our pick of the Steelers at +2 tonight, since the Democrats are heavy favorites to win the office tomorrow.

Although some (ahem, ESPN) adjust this stat and say that it is 17-0 since 1940 based on who wins popular vote rather than who the incumbent party is, either way it's an impressive stat and one that we were going to ride. Since Barack Obama looks to be the favorite over John McCain in the presidential election, we went with Pittsburgh, and rightfully so.

The Steelers took care of the Redskins on Monday Night Football, 23-6, which, if Barack Obama wins tomorrow, would improve the election system to 18-1. When the Redksins lose, so does the incumbent party, so look out John McCain.

More importantly, the Steelers win gives our Free NFL Picks a 4-0 week, improving them to a total of 17-10-2 on the year, up to 63%.

Here's a look at how our Free NFL Picks have done on a week-by-week basis:

Week 1: 3-2
Week 2: 2-1
Week 3: 2-1
Week 4: 2-1
Week 5: 0-0-1
Week 6: 3-0

Week 7: 0-3

Week 8: 1-2-1

Week 9: 4-0

Total: 17-10-2... 63%

As you can see, the picks have been a little streaky lately, but hopefully we're back on track after this 4-0 week.

Stay with us as we continue to provide winning Free NFL Picks throughout the year, as well as a winning politcal pick tomorrow.

Obama Vs. McCain on Monday Night Football

Barack Obama and John McCain might not face off until Tuesday, but could the election really be determined on Monday night? If history is any indication, there is indeed a 94% chance that the Monday Night Football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins will decide the election.

Since 1936, the Redskins are 17-1 in determining the result of the upcoming election. Here's how it works: If the Redskins win their last home game before the presidential election, the incumbent party remains in office, which would be McCain and the Republicans in 2008. If the Redskins lose their last home game before the election, the other party takes office, which would be Obama and the Democrats in the event that the Steelers win this year.

The only problem is that this system, while incredibly accurate, is on a losing streak. The Redskins were 17-0 in predicting the next president of the United States of America until the most recent Election Day in 2004, when the Skins fell to the Green Bay Packers at home on Halloween, 28-14. Since Washington lost at home, George W. Bush of the incumbent Republican party was supposed to lose the election to Democrat John Kerry--but we all know how that turned out. So either the losing streak will continue on Tuesday, or the system will start another run of 17-straight accurate predictions.

Either way, we won't know the results of this proven system until we know the results of the Steelers and Redskins game. So, since we already picked Obama to win the presidency, and since our Free NFL Picks system also likes the Steelers, we're going with the Democrats over the incumbent Republicans.

Barack Obama +2 over John McCain

Oops, that should read:

Steelers +2 over the Redskins

Those Free NFL Picks went 3-0 on Sunday, and are 16-10-2 for 62% this year. That, coupled with the 17-1 system (94%) Redskins system, should put the odds on our side.

Good luck, and enjoy the election... and the game!

Three Free NFL Picks For Sunday

Our Free NFL Picks have been hot this year, hitting 71% with a record of 12-5-1. Once again, we have three picks this week, although that is more of a coincidence than anything. We're also coming off of a 3-0 week, so bet with confidence in our system. Without further adu, here are the picks:

Cowboys -7 over the Rams

Colts -1 1/2 over the Packers

Saints +3 over the Panthers

Even if Tony Romo sits out the Cowboys/Rams game, Marian Barber will run all over the Rams defense. The Rams are coming off a big win over the Redskins last week and will come crashing back down to Earth against Dallas.

Our system also likes the Colts, who seem to have their offense back, as well as the Saints, who continue to get no respect despite the fact that they could easily be 5-1 if not for some questionable officiating/horrible kicking. We expect all three of these road teams to win outright and cover their respective spreads.

Of course, all of our picks are documented, for the non-believers, simply by clicking on the Free NFL Picks tag at the bottom of this post. For the shorter version, here's a week-by-week breakdown of our NFL picks to date:

Week 1: 3-2

Week 2: 2-1

Week 3: 2-1

Week 4: 2-1

Week 5: 0-0-1

Week 6: 3-0

Total: 12-5-1... 71%

Good luck and enjoy another Sunday!

Redskins and an Under Give Us 2-1 Day

The Eagles and Steelers combined for just 21 points today, which isn't even half of the 45 points set as the over/under.

We got some help in the game with injuries to stars Ben Roethlisberger and Brian Westbrook, but we'll take them how we can get them. The solid D by newly acquired Philly corner Asante Samuel (who had a pick) and the rest of the Eagles en route to a 15-6 victory didn't hurt us, either.

This under, along with the Redskins covering a -3 spread in a 24-17 win over the Cardinals, gives us a 2-1 day and improves our Free NFL Picks to 7-4 on the year.

We hope to increase upon our 64% so far in the NFL with a Monday Night play tomorrow, so check back and make some more cash with us tomorrow!

Two More Free NFL Picks For Week Three

In addition to our Game of the Week, we have two more Free NFL Picks for Week Three.

Washington Redskins -3 over the Arizona Cardinals

Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers UNDER 45

Clinton Portis and the Redskins should take care of the Cardinals, despite a quick 2-0 start by Arizona. Not even an all-pro safety like Adrian Wilson will be able to stop Portis, who has been running hard so far this year.

Meanwhile, we like the Pennslyvania match-up to stay under the 45 point mark, with the Steel Curtain containing Donovan McNabb. With running backs like Brian Westbrook and Willie Parker in this game, there shouldn't be too many big passing plays to run up the score.

Good luck and enjoy another Sunday!