Fun in the Sun

After a highly successful Thanksgiving weekend, we are ready to get back in the saddle.  Today provided us with two realistic options the Arizona (-5.5)-Arizona St. game (where everyone wins because they go back to those campuses stocked with America's hottest women) and the Eagles (-8)-Texas, where people keep trying to decide if they like Mike Vick.

Being that we regularly over-think all the angles to our bets, this week was no different.  While I fully expect Vick to have field day with Houston's defense, it is also his third game in 11 days.  The laying of 8 points did not help matters either.  That is a lot of points in the NFL and Houston is unpredictable.  This would also mean that I would have to watch the Eagles vs. Houston.

The alternative game was the battle of hotness (literally - it's a desert, and figuratively - honestly, is the application by photo only?!).  The line is much more interesting (5.5 points), and there is no question that the math team from either school is hotter than the cheerleaders from the NFL game, so when they cut away to crowd, it will be easy on the eyes.  The other reason this game is appealing - Arizona State has been very good at covering all season long, and broke my heart at the outset.  I am a glutton for punishment.

 
In more exciting news, we now have $97.50 to gamble with thanks to Scott's sterling 3 team super pick.  Setting aside the false starts, we are just a few good picks away from really being able to leverage this thing into some real cash.

Looking forward to the weekend we like the following lines (for now):

Buffalo +180
Dallas (+5.5)
Seattle (-6)
UW (-6)
South Carolina (+6)