Week 17 - Dark Skies Awaits

This Monday stands to be pretty scary for some NFL coaches.  To be exact, five are looking squarely at the ax.  That includes, Raheem Ellis in Tampa Bay, Steve Spagnolo in St Louis and Norv Turner in San Diego.  Tom Coughlin may lose his job if the Giants don't win on Sunday night against the Cowboys. Another possibility is Philly's Andy Reid, who fans have been screaming for the guillotine.  The off-season is looking at one of the most active in terms of new coaching.

BTW, those of you may have caught my Twitter rant concerning the Bell TV/CTV debacle regarding their abrupt switch of the Giants/Jets game.  I'm still pretty pissed over it. Whenever CBS or Fox has to swich, they usually alert their viewers of the change.  On Sunday, there was no announcement, not even a craw by Bel TV/CTV, to alert of the change. Keep in mind, this is the same company that petitioned the CTRC (Similar to the FCC in the states) to blackout US channels that have the same programming.  They've shown that they're not capable of putting together a quality product.  I highly recommend anyone with Bell TV to switch to another service. Maybe if more people drop their subscriptions, Bell TV/CTV will get the message.

Last week was another success head-to-head, but against the spread, we were caught off guard.  The final week of the season is our last chance to break over 60% percent.  Highly unlikely, though.

Last Week’s Results

Against the Spread:  6-6-5

Head to Head: 11-5

Season to Date

Against the Spread: 111-91-37

Head to Head: 149-91

Odds Courtesy of OddsShark.com

Detroit at Green Bay  

Line: Packers by 3½

Smooth’s Pick – Green Bay (26-24)

Indianapolis at Jacksonville

Line: Colts by 3½

Smooth’s Pick – Jacksonville (24-17)

NY Jets at Miami

Line: Dolphins by 1½

Smooth’s Pick – Miami (23-21)

           

Carolina at New Orleans

Line: Saints by 9

Smooth’s Pick – New Orleans (30-17)

Chicago at Minnesota

Line: Pick ‘em

Smooth’s Pick – Chicago (19-14)

           

Buffalo at New England

Line: Patriots by 12½

Smooth’s Pick – New England (34-16)

Tennessee at Houston

Line: Texans by 2½

Smooth’s Pick – Tennessee (28-13)

           

Washington at Philadelphia

Line: Eagles by 10

Smooth’s Pick – Philadelphia (20-16)

San Francisco at St. Louis

Line: Niners by 12

Smooth’s Pick – San Francisco (21-7)

Tampa Bay at Atlanta

Line: Falcons by 13

Smooth’s Pick – Atlanta (33-18)

Seattle at Arizona

Line: Cards by 1½

Smooth’s Pick – Seattle (20-13)

           

San Diego at Oakland

Line: Raiders by 2½

Smooth’s Pick – Oakland (24-20)

Kansas City at Denver 

Line: Broncos by 3½

Smooth’s Pick – Denver (17-15)

           

Pittsburgh at Cleveland

Line: None

Smooth’s Pick – Pittsburgh (23-12)

Baltimore at Cincinnati

Line: Pick ‘em

Smooth’s Pick – Cincinnati (18-16)

           

Dallas at NY Giants

Line: Giants by 2½

Smooth’s Pick – NY Giants (21-20)