So we're locked and loaded (and headed that way) for this week. Miami lived up to its namesake and was a hurricane with our emotions tonight. A fierce 4th quarter rally saved the night, and two of our tickets this weekend. That's important because last weekend did not go awesome, and there is nothing worse than losing the first leg of a parlay only to know the rest of the games are meaningless. More on this in a bit.
So to recap last week, we got out with minor scrapes and bruises. Our Winner's Ticket saved the weekend since our three teaser parlays went up in smoke and the lottery ticket went 1-4. Unfortunately, that means 0-1. Really surprised by Andrew Luck and the Colts not finding the end zone in San Diego, but as happens in all failures, we learned a few things.
Important Fact We Learned - San Diego is now on the list of teams we like. Granted Indy didn't look good, but having watched most of that game, San Diego was responsible for most of that bad look. We never worried about the SD Offense, but suddenly their D came along. For this week, at least, they will be featured prominently.
Other Stuff We Learned - The Colts might not be as awesome as we thought. Trent Richardson is still learning the system, but does not look like a game breaking back. This is bad because Indy's receivers are suspect. Reggie Wayne is solid as always, but DHB is what he's always been - road runner with frying pan hands. T.Y. Hilton is an odd name, and sounds like he'd be better running a bank than running routes. This is not a compliment. The defense is not awesome but not horrible. It will be suspect to a team with multiple receiving threats and an average running game. (I'm looking at you Peyton!)
We also learned that we are staying away from home dogs at night between 3 and 6 points.
So what's on tap this week? Well, Miami is on tap, and thankfully tapped out. That game was exhausting. They are on two tickets - the College Teaser and the Winner's Ticket. The logic of adding them was they needed to come out and crush UNC in a national game, especially when FSU and Clemson are playing each other this weekend. Well, they ultimately handled business, but not before inducing Scott and I to pour Rally Bourbons. The result? 14 unanswered 4th quarter points. So, yeah, now there is scientific evidence that Rally Bourbon is a thing, and it works. Use as needed. (Effect is likely doubled for SEC schools.)
The College Teaser
Miami (-2.5), LSU (-3), and Auburn (20.5). Ole Miss played their ass off against Johnny Football, and lost. It's tough to come back from that. And, LSU's defense is WAY better than Johnny Football's, and their offense is not much worse. We don't expect a blow out, but I'm hoping my Rally Bourbon can be saved and converted to Victory Bourbon. LSU is also the reason we teased up Auburn. They went into the Swamp and lost by 14. They also scored 21. We are betting on the hope that LSU's defense is better than A&M, and Auburn's offense is better than Ole Miss, which is based on Auburn's already beating them. We're one leg down and are living to talk about it.
The Winner's Ticket
Miami (-380); Ok. State (-320); LSU (-400); Or State (-420); KC (-260); SD (-370)
Miami is good. Oklahoma State is at home, hosting TCU. It's hardly a lock, but OkState is motivated after the WVU loss. They know they have to win out, especially now that Oklahoma dropped a game. That's the logic at least and I'm sure a bunch of 19 year old kids see it the same way. We're doubling up on LSU for the reasons above. Oregon State has been quietly handling its business late on Saturday nights while you've been sleeping. Cal is not rolling over and will be interesting in a year or two once Sonny recruits a few classes of guys for his system. For now, we can bet against them for the win. KC is hosting HOU, which is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Oh, and they are starting their 3rd string QB who has not seen a defense or crowd like KC will throw at him. Finally, San Diego, like all good hookers, won our hearts and stole our wallets at the same time. With that in mind, know this will end badly. I also think JAX got up for the Denver game and might be down this week. That's a six leg parlay, four of which rely on kids. Ugh. One down, five to go.
Straight Ticket
For all the reasons above, we've taken KC (-6) on straight ticket. I feel like that should be bigger, but for reasons that I don't get, and contrary to Chris Rock's eponymous show, everyone really hates Alex. We don't and we're riding him and the walrus he rode in on until further notice.
NFL Parlay will follow before Sunday.
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