Momma don’t let your baby grow up to be a Cowboy….unless Bill Parcels is their head coach.  The current over/under on the ‘Boys next season is at 8.5.  As much as I think Parcels is a great coach the schedule is pretty tough.  Aside from playing their regular NFC East schedule the Giants, the Eagles, and the ‘Skins twice, they will also have Atlanta, Buffalo, and Miami at home and must go on the road to New Orleans, Tampa Bay, New England, and the Jets.  The Cowboys are pretty solid on defense which will keep them in a lot of games but you still have to be able to score points.  Take the Under.

Saturday opens with Pittsburg at Tennessee.  Titans are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games.  Pittsburgh is 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games.

Has anyone noticed that the New Jersey Nets are for real?  At home the Nets are 18-2 SU and have been 15-5 ATS.

Atlanta at Philadelphia.  This should be fun to watch.  This game will feature the NFL’s two best running quarterbacks, McNabb and Vick.  Last week Vick showed he can win a big game by beating the Packers at home during the playoffs.

The Falcons are 7-2 ATS on the road.  5-1 ATS when they are the dog.  But wait…the Eagles are 6-2 ATS, including a 5-2 ATS as the home favorite.

Wake Forest, always remembered by me as Brian Piccolo’s alma mata is the only other undefeated team in Division 1 Men’s Basketball aside from Duke.  Wake is 6-0 ATS.  (If you don’t know who Brian Piccolo is stop reading now and go rent Brian’s Song.  And I am not talking about the awful remake; I mean the one with James Caan and Billy Dee Williams)

49ers vs. the Bucs.  The Niners are an awful 0-8-1 TS in their last 9 games.  Their last cover was Nov 3 against the Raiders at home.  The Bucs are 6-2 both SU and ATS in their last 8 home games.

Hey if you’re going to remake Brian’s Song why don’t they just remake Rudy and be done with it.  They could probably get Corey Feldman to play Rudy.  His career isn’t going anywhere.  In case you were wondering, Notre Dame Men’s hoops:  12-2 SU, 5-4 ATS, 3-2 over/under.

Jets at Raiders.  This is the fourth time in the last two years that the Jets and the Raiders have met in Oakland.  The Raiders are 3-1 SU in those games but ATS are 2-2.

Both teams have been hot coming into this week.  The Jets are coming off a 41-0 trouncing of the Colts.  The Raiders are 5-3 ATS in their last 8 home games.  In Oakland’s last 10 games at home the under has been 9-1.

Why would you want to remake Brian’s Song anyway?  Next you’ll be telling me that they made a Slap Shot II.  What are they going to do get one of the washed up Baldwin brothers to star in it?

Nick Rizzo

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