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The Herd’s Word Team Gives You A Sunday Power Play
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After a nice run on Saturday, we’re going to bounce back with a nice money making sunday. We even got Colin to make a move on some games. These games aren’t going for or against his ESPN record, they are simply bonus picks for his Herd’s Word readers. Colin and I...
Big Al McMordie’s Free Saturday Play
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Big Al McMordie has been giving you free winners since the inception of this website and this weekend is no different.
Navy +12.5 @ Notre Dame
At 2:30 pm, our complimentary selection is on Navy plus the points over Notre Dame. For 2 more free winners, click on the Ad on this page, or [...]
Can Fisch Continue To Beat Colin’s Picks?
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Atlanta -9.5 vs. Washington
Fisch Says: “Washington is 1-5-2 against the spread in their last eight games. Dan Snyder is running a bingo parlor instead of an offense. I’ll take Matty Ice at home, you can have the points.”
Green Bay -10 @ Tampa Bay
Fisch Says: “...
Colin’s Underdog Pick Of The Week
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Ohio State +5 @ Penn State
I’ve always been a big believer in value investing whether it’s in football or financials and I see a big value this weekend in the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Here’s something to remember in this football game. The most underrated statistic in...
Fireman Mike’s Fab Five Football Bets
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Damn, I feel good about these picks this week fellas. After a 3-2 record last weekend I ran my record to 20-13-2 and we’re ready to turn it up a notch. This is going to be one of those 4-1 or 5-0 weekends that is better than Christmas morning, which I always hated as a [...]
Stock Up, Stock Down - College Football Stretch Run
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Stock Up
LSU - The young Tigers only loss has come against Florida in a game that was controlled by the Gators throughout. But the Tigers learned a lot from that game and have become a better team since. We’re not making any excuses for LSU but Florida was playing on two weeks...
Jim Nantz Loses His Pants In Alimony Settlement
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CBS sportscastor Jim Nantz is reportedly paying $916,000 to his ex-wife in alimony and child support. Lorrie Nantz will also get the family’s six-bedroom house in Westport, CT.
Our advice to Nantz: start listening to Big Al McMordie and take his picks. If Nantz throws $50,000...
Penn State Ready To Greet Pryor With Open Arms
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Preparing for their ‘White Out’ this Saturday night, Penn State students are pushing a t-shirt designed to mock Terrelle Pryor’s face-in-hands pose after last season’s loss. Regardless of what side you are on, you have to give Penn State credit for the design.
Pryor...
It’s Clear As Day - Week 9
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- Texas Christian’s defense is getting a ton of attention, deservedly so, but Andy Dalton is proving that he’s more than just a game managing quarterback. The junior from Katy, Texas has completed 63% of his passes and is showing the veteran presence needed to lead his...
College Football Top 25
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There was a question asked earlier last week about whether we should totally re-evaluate our entire top 25 process and stop keeping teams in their old position simply because we thought they were going to be good in the preseason and they haven’t lost yet. We did that and shook...
Fisch Tries To Master The Spread
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Fisch is taking over for me this week because I’ve been so dreadful. I’ll be back next week, refreshed and ready to go. - Colin
Cincinnati (-15) @ Syracuse
Fisch says: “Cincinnati is 10-0 on turf. They are the best team in the Big Least - see what he did there?- and...
Fireman Mike’s Fab Five Football Bets
9 days ago by
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Last weekend really sucked. A 1-3-1 weekend was highlighted by the Texans blowing a 21-0 first half lead to push, Pittsburgh scoring two defensive touchdowns for a front door cover against Minnesota and Miami kicking a field goal after rattling off a 19-yard run on the opening play...
Top 10 Games in the Next 10 Days
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October is the best month in American sports but with the World Series running into the first week of November we have another whole week of excitement in store. Every World Series game is important, that’s a given, but in terms of excitement you really can’t beat a big...
NBA Preview: Why The NBA Is Better Than College Basketball
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The Herd’s Word Dream Team
If we could draft a Dream Team of NBA stars right now this would be the 15 we would go with. These young ballers are so athletic, you could probably beef them up and put together a damn good football team too. Look at the similarities between all of...
NBA Preview: Western Conference Predictions
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Northwest
1. Trailblazers (56-26) - Five years of good draft choices is starting to pay off. They have the leader (Brandon Roy), the veteran (Andre Miller) and the man who has something to prove (Greg Oden). Depth is a key in today’s NBA and the Blazers can go 10-deep with anybody...
NBA Preview: Eastern Conference Predictions
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Atlantic
1. Celtics (58-24) - The C’s could easily win 65 games with the tem but they will rest ‘The Big 3′ for periods of the season like they have the previous two seasons. In the 60 games that they play together, Boston will go 49-11.
2. Raptors (44-38) - Chris Bosh...
College Football Top 25 - Week 8
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1. Florida (7-0) - Everybody wants to make a big deal whenever the Gators win by a small margin. Look up and down the SEC and be realistic. Mississippi State is the 8th best team in the SEC and wouldn’t be any lower than fourth in every other conference.
2. Alabama (8-0) - Tide...
It’s Clear As Day - Week 8
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- The SEC is the best conference in college football. They have progressive defensive schemes, super-human athletes breaking down basic offenses and coaches that make in-game adjustments better than anyone in the nation. NFL scouts can go an SEC game, and not only find players that...
Sizzlin’ Seven: The NFL Picks
15 days ago by
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As bad as I might be in college football, there’s no reason to give up on me in the NFL. 15-12 aint bad! - Colin
Oakland +6.5 vs New York Jets
Last year the Jets were 0-4 out West. They got beat by a combined 44 points by San Diego, Oakland, San Francisco and Seattle. The Raiders [...]
Sizzlin’ Seven: The College Picks
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Washington +10 vs. Oregon
You’re telling me I can have the best college player in the nation at home and 10 points? I’ll take it! This is a very big rivalry game out west and these games are usually decided late when both teams have noteworthy squads.
Jake Locker leads...
Fireman Mike’s Fab Five Football Bets
16 days ago by
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What happened last time I had a losing weekend? I bounced back with a 3-1-1 record and got back on track. After going 2-3 last weekend that included a heartbreaker in Minnesota, I’m ready for a big weekend before I dress up as John Anthony - I turn the movie off before things go bad! [...]
College Football: 1st Half All-Americans
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Quarterback
Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame - At the beginning of the season nobody killed Clausen more than The Herd’s Word. We thought he was a fraud who played in a system offense. He has proven us wrong - still can’t win the big game - week after week with his accuracy and...
Time For Terrelle Pryor To Become A Wide Receiver
18 days ago by
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You can’t blame Terrelle Pryor for Ohio State’s lack of success this year. If you put Pryor on any other team in the country, he would be having an All-American type of season. USC and Miami would be undefeated with Pryor this year. Nobody would question Boise State’...
Stock Up, Stock Down - NFL Draft Edition
19 days ago by
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Stock Up
Jimmy Clausen QB, Notre Dame - Nobody has helped themselves more than Clausen this season. The Irish have lost both of their big games this season - Michigan and USC - but it hasn’t been because of Clausen’s lack of production. He gets sacked at a ridiculous rate...
NFL Week 6: Superlatives and Super Losers
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Best Performance: Tom Brady QB, Patriots
The Line: 29-34. 380 Yards, 6 TDs
The Skinny: Tom Terrific took advantage of the Titans rolling over and playing dead in the snow this weekend. This game was over before it started. As soon as the first snowflake fell, the Titans feet literally...
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