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**casheasy** · 11-26-2003, 01:26 PM

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**headdog** · 11-27-2003, 02:17 AM

does anyone have gold sheet and sports reporter? thanks

**BIGE** · 11-27-2003, 02:19 AM

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WINNINGPOINTS NEWSLETTER

SUMMARY OF NFL SELECTIONS

BEST BETS
**** Philadelphia over *Carolina by 14
*** Oakland over Denver by 10

RECOMMENDED SELECTIONS
*Baltimore over San Francisco by 14
Cleveland over *Seattle by 5

SUMMARY OF NFL TOTALS

**UNDER: New England at Indianapolis – The Patriots have held four of their last six foes to 13 or fewer points, and both teams have injury problems at wider receiver.

OVER: Kansas City at San Diego - The Chargers have allowed 99 points, 1362 yards and 86 first downs the last 12 quarters, while the Chiefs have enough defensive vulnerabilities to make them suspect.

UNDER: Buffalo at New York Giants – The Bills are averaging 5.2 points their past four road games and Moulds is slowed by a groin injury, while the Giants’ offensive line is a mess and their wideouts banged up

SUMMARY OF NCAA SELECTIONS

BEST BETS
**** PITTSBURGH* over MIAMI F. by 12
*** FLORIDA* over FLORIDA STATE by 13

RECOMMENDED SELECTIONS
Colorado* over Nebraska by 10 (Friday)
Kentucky* over Tennessee by 1
Virginia* over Virginia Tech by 8
Notre Dame over Stanford* by 11

ANALYSIS OF BEST BETS

****BEST BET
Philadelphia over *Carolina by 14

Since opening 0-2, the Eagles have been one of the hottest teams in the NFL going 8-1. A combination of Donovan McNabb playing better, his skill position players stepping up and the defense getting healthier have all been key factors in the Eagles’ turnaround. After a slow start McNabb has completed better than 65 percent of his throws, while averaging 224 yards the past five games. He’s thrown six touchdowns in this span and has been picked off just twice his last 206 throws. Brian Westbrook has been providing a spark on the ground, and wideouts James Thrash and Freddie Mitchell are finally giving McNabb help at the flanks. Philly’s defense also has come alive allowing nine touchdowns the past nine games after allowing five the first two games. In the last six games Philly has allowed 87 points. The Eagles also hope to get back All-Pro free safety Brian Dawkins, who has missed nine games because of a nagging foot injury. Since Andy Reid took over as head coach the Eagles have held foes to 17 points or less 43 of 73 games, and have compiled the best regular season road record in the NFL at 22-7 with five of those seven defeats coming by three points or less. The Panthers have been one of the biggest surprises. They also have been extremely lucky going 6-0 in games decided by a field goal or less. They are the only club with eight or more wins that has a negative turnover ratio. When laying points, the Panthers are 1-5 ATS. Carolina’s strength is an outstanding defensive line and RB Stephen Davis. McNabb has the mobility to escape Carolina’s defensive pressure, and Davis hasn’t broken the 100-yard barrier the past three games. The Eagles are in a tight race with Dallas in the NFC East. The Panthers don’t have that kind of urgency in the NFC South Division. PHILADELPHIA 26-12.

***BEST BET
*Oakland over Denver by 10

It’s easy to criticize the defending AFC champions. But overlooked among the ruins of Oakland’s lost season is the fact the Raiders have been running the ball well, playing decent on defense and third-string quarterback Rick Mirer has performed better than anyone would have expected from a career journeyman. He’s actually managed the offense well and provided a running threat from the QB spot. The Raiders haven’t quit like some expected them to. After averaging 91 yards on the ground their first eight games, the Raiders have come on to rush for 191, 169 and 166 yards their past three games. Lead runner Charlie Garner is back in the lineup, and Tyrone Wheatley and Zach Crockett have also been effective when rushing the ball. You just have to wonder why the Raiders didn’t feature this bruising ground attack earlier in the season. A strong ground attack like this and continued steady play from Mirer are good ingredients against a Denver team that not only has serious injury woes at linebacker losing Ian Gold and John Mobley, but also in the defensive backfield. The Raiders don’t have much to play for as their season ended a long time ago. But now at home, in a revenge spot, against their former coach Mike Shanahan and their long-time division rival should be enough motivation for them. Shanahan has never hidden his pleasure in beating Oakland. He’s accomplished the task 13 of 17 times. That particularly bugs Oakland owner Al Davis. So the Raiders will jump at the opportunity to knock the Broncos out of the playoff race, especially with so many of their jobs at stake for next year. Jake Plummer has never been the most consistent of quarterbacks. The Broncos with Plummer at the helm could muster only 10 points at home last week against the hapless Bears. OAKLAND 26-16.

***BEST BET
PITTSBURGH* over MIAMI F. by 12

Perhaps it is fittingly ironic that a “changing of the guard” takes place in the Big East the season before Miami finally departs, after many years of dominance. The swagger is certainly gone at this point off of those recent flat performances, and the Panthers enter this one with all of the confidence necessary to pull off what should not be considered an upset at all at this stage. That confidence stems from the fact that they already thought they were as good, or perhaps even better than, LY’s Hurricane squad that made it to the national championship game. Walt Harris and his squad remember well winning most of the physical wars in a tough 28-21 defeat in Miami (first downs were actually 26-13 for Pittsburgh), and now that they have matured and the home field advantage has swung they can indeed turn the result around. The key for the Panthers is finally getting a healthy Brandon Miree back in the lineup. Having become too one dimensional when he was sidelined they got their balance back last week, when he rambled for 188 yards and two TD’s. Meanwhile the Miami offense continues to struggle, with inconsistent play from the QB position and no break-away threat at RB. Forget about the scoreboard vs. Rutgers – even in winning that one they managed only 13 first downs and 313 yards, and neither Brock Berlin nor Derrick Crudup has the poise to beat a tough opponent in a hostile environment. PITTSBURGH 28-16.

***BEST BET
FLORIDA* over FLORIDA STATE by 13

Much like our other BEST BET this week, we have a case here of the oddsmakers making the wrong team the favorite, largely because they could not shake off misconceptions about these teams. Bobby Bowden’s Seminoles actually got as high as #3 in the polls a month ago despite the fact that it has been several seasons since they played at a true ‘A’ level, and only a series of narrow A.C.C. wins even have them over .500 right now. They were just a single play away from losing to Georgia Tech (won 14-13), Virginia (19-14) or N. C. State (50-44 in double overtime), and in their losses vs. Miami and Clemson they were never really in the hunt. The bottom line is that since Mark Richt and Chuck Amato left for head coaching jobs the cornerstones of Bowden’s staff are no longer there, and that has impacted both the recruiting and the tactics of the team. Even with those near-misses this season they have still lost 10 games the last 3+ campaigns, and #11 comes here against a Florida squad that is under-valued because of its youth. But the Gators have matured steadily as the season progressed, and the tremendous raw talent showed in wins over Top 10 L.S.U. on the road and Georgia on a neutral field. Now they are stepping down in class from those levels, and on the longest win streak of the Ron Zook era for once the fans in The Swamp will treat this like old times, which returns an advantage that had been lacking. FLORIDA 30-17.

THE SPORTS REPORTER

SUMMARY OF NFL SELECTIONS

BEST BETS
*SAN DIEGO over KANSAS CITY by 4

RECOMMENDED SELECTIONS
PHILADELPHIA over *CAROLINA by 8
PHILADELPHIA/CAROLINA UNDER
*ST. LOUIS over MINNESOTA by 14
NEW ENGLAND over *INDIANAPOLIS by 5

SUMMARY OF NCAA SELECTIONS

BEST BETS
*MISSOURI over IOWA STATE by 40
GEORGIA over *GEORGIA TECH by 18
*BOWLING GREEN over TOLEDO by 21

RECOMMENDED SELECTIONS
LOUISVILLE over *CINCINNATI by 12
*COLORADO over NEBRASKA by 6
*FLORIDA over FLORIDA STATE by 9

Detailed Analysis of Best Bet Selections

BEST BET
*SAN DIEGO over KANSAS CITY by 4
Kansas City began the season 9-0 (8-1 ATS) only to lose its first game to Cincinnati two weeks ago and then win but fail to cover for the second week in a row at home last week against Oakland. Now, sandwiched between last week’s game, a 27-24 nail-biter against the hated Raiders and next week’s highly anticipated game against Denver, the Chiefs must
travel to San Diego for this much less important look-ahead game against the Chargers. Doug Flutie has breathed new life into the Chargers since taking over at quarterback three games ago, at least making San Diego look competitive at times despite back-to-back losses to Cincinnati and Denver. Flutie may be only marginally better than Drew Brees, butthere’s no arguing his presence makes San Diego a different team than the one Kansas City beat 27-14 back on Opening Day. In that game, Brees threw two interceptions and was sacked three times. Flutie can likely improve the offense here by doing what he’s already been doing, playing a more mobile and mistake-free game and thus throwing fewer interceptions and taking fewer sacks. The Chargers are going nowhere, so this game against 10-1 Kansas City may well be their Super Bowl. They’ll be getting mucho points at home, LaDanian Tomlinson can take advantage of an injury -softened KC defensive front, and home dogs are 14-2-3 ATS in the NFL since November 1. SAN DIEGO, 27-23.

BEST BET
*MISSOURI over IOWA STATE by 40
The Tigers are back in Columbia where wins (5-0), ****** (3-1) and points (45.2 PPG) come in bunches. Missouri’s first bowl invitation since 1998 is a lock, but this is a team not yet bored by winning, so you can expect another major effort here. As an added incentive, the Tigers are 0-4 SU vs. the Cyclones since 1999, which means there is not a current member of this team that has been on the winning side in this game. Sure it’s a ton of points, but Missouri is 7-3 ATS at home since the beginning of last season and the Cyclones, 1-15 ATS since the middle of last year (111th in total offense, 100th in total defense), are not likely to put up much opposition. The Tigers will be on the prowl coming off a loss (3-0 SU & ATS in that situation this year, covering by +23 PPG). Missouri, 50-10.

BEST BET
GEORGIA over *GEORGIA TECH by 18
Major incentive for the Georgia Bulldogs to play best game of the year. The SEC East is in that well-documented three-way tie these days with Florida and Tennessee sharing the top spot with Georgia. but the highest-rated BCS team gets to play in the SEC championship game nextweekend and a big-time Dawgs win here ensures a second consecutive SEC title game appearance and maybe even another BCS bowl to boot. Last year’s Georgia team roughed up Georgia Tech 51-7 in Athens as QB David Greene was painfully efficient with 10-of-14 passing for 205 yards. No doubt Greene will “go to school” in film room here after Virginia’s Matt Schaub burnt the Techsters for 239 passing yards in last week’s 29-17 Cavaliers’ win. Virginia was effective with lots of underneath stuff and that’s right up Greene’s alley here as he probes the Yellow Jackets’ softunderbelly and then strikes deep to the likes of WRs Michael Johnson and Fred Gibson. This one could be blowout central by mid-to-late third quarter. Georgia Tech could lose here yet be 6-6 and still headed to a post-season bowl game. Georgia, 37-19.

BEST BET
*BOWLING GREEN over TOLEDO by 21
This will decide the MAC Western Division title, and a quick history lesson is in order. Bowling Green has yet to go to that game since the Mid-American split into divisions in 1997, while the Rockets have been there four of six times, including the past two seasons. But we’ll go with the “upstart” here.Want more history? The host has won and covered thelast four in this rivalry, including the Rockets’ 42-24 win last year. That game was particularly humbling for QB Josh Harris, who ran for three TDs but was an ineffective 15-for-30 passing for 165 yards with two picks. He has waited a long time for redemption, and is at the top of his game, as evidenced by what he did against Ball State last week. He was pulled in the second half with the Rockets seemingly comfortably ahead, to rest him for this one. But when the Cardinals pulled within seven, he came off the bench and directed two straight TD drives cold. Now he’ll get to face a Toledo defense that has been at its worst on the road, where it has yielded 450 yards and 34 points to Syracuse and 505 yards and 38
points to Ball State, two fairly pedestrian attacks. Bowling Green, 34- 13.

ANYONE HAVE CKO & GOLD SHEET
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**orientalhawn** · 11-27-2003, 05:33 AM

Gold Sheet and CKO

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Pros Cleveland Denver Buf game UNDER

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**BettorsChat** · 11-30-2003, 07:52 AM

Harmon Forecast -- Week 13

The Harmon Football Forecast is one of the most highly regarded and widely read sports features in the country, published in over 200 newspapers.

It all began when Bob Harmon began predicting college and NFL games in 1957. He devised a mathematical formula that picked winners correctly between 72 and 78 percent of the time; most seasons getting almost 75 percent of his picks right.

Today, Jim Harmon and his staff are the only forecasters who predict exact scores and chart every college and pro team.

Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003

*Dallas 24 - Miami 20
Though the Cowboys' defense can shut the Dolphins down, Miami's solid defensive line can keep it close, because Dallas's offense isn't what it was. The Cowboys won their most recent meeting, in 1999.

Green Bay 23 - *Detroit 13
With Ahman Green rambling for 160 of the Packers' 200 rushing yards and a TD, G.B. took its sixth straight from the Lions in Week Two, 31-6. Detroit can slow the Pack in the air but not on the ground.

Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003

*Baltimore 20 - San Francisco 17
The Ravens are still all run and no pass, which makes things easy for a solid D like the 49ers'. But how readily can S.F. score on Baltimore? They've faced off only once, a 49ers win seven years ago.

*Carolina 27 - Philadelphia 21
All run and no pass accurately describes both the Panthers and Eagles, too, and on the other side of the ball that favors Carolina. Each has beaten the other once, the Panthers most recently, in '99.

*Chicago 17 - Arizona 12
Both of these struggling squads' defenses are better than their offenses, so don't expect a shootout. The Cardinals have better stats, so call this an upset. Two years ago the Bears beat Arizona 20-13.

Denver 28 - *Oakland 16
The Broncos outplayed the Raiders on both sides of the ball 10 weeks ago, scoring the first 31 points and cruising to a 31-10 win. Oakland is helpless against the run, which is what Denver does best.

*Houston 26 - Atlanta 18
This just might -- might -- be a shootout, because the Falcons' only bright spot on offense is their ground game, which the Texans can't stop, while Houston should be able to run and throw on Atlanta.

*Indianapolis 29 - New England 19
Against this passing attack, the Patriots don't have a chance, though the Colts were happy to skip this rivalry in '02, with N.E. having taken 10 of the last 12 in the series, including a sweep in '01.

Kansas City 28 - *San Diego 21
Paced by Priest Holmes's 183 yards of offense, the Chiefs dismissed the Chargers 27-14 in Week One. S.D.'s offense isn't dead yet, and K.C.'s defense is vulnerable, so this could be a large surprise.

*N.Y. Giants 17 - Buffalo 13
Though their secondary can handle anything the pass-dependent Giants throw at them, the Bills just don't have enough offense to beat N.Y. The teams met most recently four years ago, a 19-17 Giants win.

*Pittsburgh 20 - Cincinnati 17
The Steelers held the Bengals to just 57 rushing yards in a 17-10 victory in September, their sixth in the series' last seven games. So Cincy should go to the air, where the Pittsburgh D isn't as sharp.

*St. Louis 32 - Minnesota 24
The only team with as wide a stat gap between its running and passing as Baltimore is the Rams, who are all pass -- not that that'll help the defenseless Vikings. St. Louis was a 40-29 winner in '00.

*Seattle 25 - Cleveland 12
Aside from two weeks ago, when they came alive against Arizona, not much works on offense for the Browns, so the Seahawks should have an easy time in this one. Seattle beat Cleveland two years ago, 9-6.

Tampa Bay 14 - *Jacksonville 9
For what it's worth, the Jaguars have healthy stats, but they're weakest in pass defense, which the Buccaneers will exploit. T.B. won the first of their two matchups and Jacksonville won the last, in '98.

*Washington 22 - New Orleans 19
After battling Dallas, Seattle, Carolina and Miami, Washington may just be mad enough to upset the Saints. N.O. had its biggest game of the season last year against the Redskins, pounding them 43-27.

Monday, Dec. 1, 2003

Tennessee 24 - *N.Y. Jets 7
Not necessarily a blowout, because the Jets should be able to throw on the Titans' sorry secondary -- while their own neutralizes Tennessee's passing attack. They haven't butted heads in five years.
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