Listening to a week old Pardon the Interruption podcast on ESPN about the Colts not trying in week 16 against the Jets. Tony Kornheiser stated that millions of gamblers and fantasy players were "cheated out of an honest game" because of the Colts phoning it in. He mentioned gamblers being cheated 3 or 4 times. Getting a "dishonest game" would involve Caldwell getting paid ten dimes to bench Manning or something like that. It's well within the rules to rest your starters and it's arguably the "correct" thing to do. Gamblers all anticipate this and take it into account when betting games the same way we account for weather, home field, injuries and anything else. It's things like this that make sportsbetting interesting and potentially profitable, not dishonest or crooked. The only people that were cheated were the Texans, Steelers, Dolphins, Broncos and their fans. On to the picks:
Wild Card Round Picks:
NYJ +3 over CIN
PHI +4 over DAL
BAL +3.5 over NE
GB +1.5 over ARI
Week 17 results: 2-3 (-1.18 units)
YTD results: 43-32 (+7.09 units)
Yep, all underdogs. I feel alot more strongly about the Eagles and Ravens than the other two games. Jets/Bengals is especially close. BAL and GB are two of the most underrated (underachieving?) teams in the league.
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