Farbror the Guru

NFL FOOTBALL  Sunday,   January 24
NFC Playoff          .           .  6:40 pm Eastern
MINN VIKINGS +3 1/2 OVER New Orleans Saints at home
Saints final regular season games:
week 15   Dallas 24    Saints 17
week 16   Tampa 20  Saints 17
week 17   Saints 10   Carolina 23
Playoff       Saints 45   Arizona  14
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Think there was a lot of media hype about Romo and the Cowboys.  The tired old routine about Minnesota getting too much rest.  They won’t be sharp.   Please.  I actually felt sorry for Romo.  Dallas received their welcome to the Hubert Humphrey Dome, where Favre has played often.
Vikings had 100 plus yards on the ground.  [...]

The Browns,  the Bears,  the Falcons and the 49ers all looked like very good bets today.  It is always better to take the secondary teams (and the close points) in the last week.  The Minnesota Vikings were a big surprise in their run away game over the New York Giants.  The Giants have broken down [...]

NCAA FOOTBALL   Friday,  January 1
11 am  Eastern
NORTHWESTERN (+9)  OVER Auburn Univ    (WON)
FLORIDA STATE (+2 1/2) OVER W Virginia    (WON)
PENN STATE  ( pk )  OVER Louisiana State    (WON)
OHIO STATE UNIV +4  OVER  U of Oregon    (WON)
UNIV of FLORIDA -12 1/2 OVER Cincinnati    (WON)
Billy Idle

NFL FOOTBALL   Sunday,  December 13
At Home Teams *
GREEN BAY -4 OVER Chicago*   (WON)
IND COLTS* -6  OVER Denver    (WON)
VIKINGS* -6  OVER Cincinnati    (WON)
NY JETS -3 OVER Tampa Bay*    (WON)
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NFL FOOTBALL   Sunday,  November 6
At Home Teams *
NEW ORLEANS  -9 1/2 OVER Washington*    (Lost)
MINNESOTA  -3  OVER  Arizona Cardinals*    (Lost)
INDY COLTS*  (-6 1/2)  OVER Tenn Titans    (WON)
PATRIOTS (- 4 1/2) OVER Miami Dolphins*    (Lost)
Billy Idle

NCAA FOOTBALL  Saturday,  December 5
At Home Teams *

CALIFORNIA  -6 1/2  OVER Washington*    (Lost)

HOUSTON  -2 1/2   OVER  East Carolina*    (Lost)

U of FLORIDA  (-5) OVER  U of Alabama*    (Lost)

GEORGIA TECH  +1 OVER Clemson Univ*    (WON)

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NFL FOOTBALL  Sunday,  November 29
At Home Teams *

IND COLTS  -3  OVER Houston*     (WON)
MIAMI (-3)   OVER  Buffalo Bills*     (Lost)
ARIZONA +3  OVER Tennessee*     (Lost)
VIKINGS* - 10 1/2  OVER Bears     (WON)

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NCAA FOOTBALL  Saturday,  November 28
At Home Teams *

MISSOURI  -3  OVER Kansas*     (Lost)

BOS COL -6  OVER Maryland*     (Lost)

U of TENN -3 OVER Kentucky*     (WON)

ARIZ  -3  OVER Arizona State*     (Push)

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NFL  Sunday,  November 22
At Home Teams*

IND COLTS  (-1 )  OVER Baltimore*     (WON)
NY GIANTS  -6 1/2  OVER Atlanta*      (Lost)
PACKERS -6  1/2  OVER SF 49ers*      (Lost)
CINCINNATI ( -9 )  OVER  Oakland*    (Lost)

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