Oh woe to us! After so many really nice winning weeks by our Land Sharps, they took a beating last week. One went into the red in his account, while the other four all slipped dangerously close to joining in the red ink ledgers.
Our own PiRate Ratings have had almost a -1 correlation with the Land Sharps this year. While the Sharps were losing, our own picks had their second best results of the season, finishing 9-3 against the spread including winning that incredible 15-game parlay. We promise 5 Dimes not to give them any further heart attacks this year, so we will not issue any more of them.
This is rivalry week, and it is historically one of the hardest weeks for investors to show a profit by late Monday night. However, we tend to focus on other implications besides rivalry bragging rights. There are other, even more important factors to consider this week. If a team is 5-6, or if a team’s coach has been told to get a cardboard box and clean out his office after Saturday, the players on that team are going to play their A-games. A 2-9 team may play like they are 7-4, and a 4-7 team may play like they are 9-2. On the other hand, there might be teams that saw their chance for glory go by the wayside in the last couple of weeks. Teams that were 4-5 and are now 4-7 have little to play for. They know this is their last game of the year, and they can look forward to spending Christmas at home. Their mind is on Grandma’s pie and Mom’s prized winning ham. Then, there are the teams that have suffered through dissension in the last half of the schedule. Many of their players have basically quit on their coach, because they hope he isn’t back the next season. There are a lot of factors to consider when playing Week 13 games.
Our Land Sharps threw caution to the wind this week. We expected one or more to play the minimum three games trying to stall out the season and guarantee a winning record. But, like Ted Williams in 1941, they are not going to sit out the final. They are going to play both games of the double header. Let’s hope they all can raise their batting average up to .407 by the end of the weekend.
1.) Cal Gal Tiffany Season: 36-26-0 Return on Investment: 11.9%
Memphis -7 vs. Houston
Washington St. -2 1/2 vs. Washington
Pittsburgh +4 1/2 vs. Miami (Fla.)
South Carolina +26 1/2 vs. Clemson
Texas A&M -3 vs. LSU
2.) Stewed Meat Season 35-27-1 Return on Investment: 8.4%
Ole Miss +12 vs. Mississippi St.
Coastal Carolina Pk. vs. South Alabama
Florida Int’l. +3 vs. Marshall
Troy +11 vs. Appalachian St.
SMU -2 1/2 vs. Tulsa
Colorado +12 1/2 vs. California
Texas A&M -3 vs. LSU
3.) Dean615 Season: 27-22-2 Return on Investment: 5.5%
Notre Dame -10 1/2 vs. USC
Houston +7 1/2 vs. Memphis
Michigan – 4 1/2 vs. Ohio St.
Middle Tennessee +3 vs. UAB
Maryland +13 1/2 vs. Penn St.
Minnesota + 10 1/2 vs. Wisconsin
Tennessee +3 1/2 vs. Vanderbilt
4.) Buckeye Michelle Season: 28-23-1 Return on Investment: 5.2%
Virginia -4 vs. Virginia Tech
Indiana +4 vs. Purdue
Wake Forest +12 vs. Duke
Wyoming -6 1/2 vs. New Mexico
Kansas St. +13 1/2 vs. Iowa St.
Ohio St. +4 1/2 vs. Michigan
Washington St. -2 1/2 vs. Washington
5.) Friday Dog 13: Season 30-28-1 Return on Investment: -1.4%
Buffalo – 14 1/2 vs. Bowling Green
Florida -6 vs. Florida St.
Michigan -4 1/2 vs. Ohio St.
North Carolina St. -7 vs. North Carolina
Central Florida -14 vs. South Florida
Stanford -6 1/2 vs. UCLA
UAB -2 1/2 vs. Middle Tennessee
Notre Dame – 10 1/2 vs. USC
Nevada -13 vs. UNLV
The PiRate Ratings Selections
| COLLEGE | |||
| 10-Point Teasers | 3-Game Parlays | @11-10 | |
| Favorite | Underdog | Spread | Pick |
| Air Force | Colorado St. | 24.5 | Colorado St. |
| Texas | Kansas | 5 | Texas |
| Navy | Tulane | 3 | Tulane |
| Favorite | Underdog | Spread | Pick |
| Marshall | Florida Int’l. | 13 | Florida Int’l. |
| Rice | Old Dominion | 2.5 | Old Dominion |
| Central Florida | South Florida | 4 | Central Florida |
| Favorite | Underdog | Spread | Pick |
| New Mexico | Wyoming | 3 | Wyoming |
| Arizona St. | Arizona | 12 | Arizona |
| Miami (Fla.) | Pittsburgh | 14.5 | Pittsburgh |
| Favorite | Underdog | Spread | Pick |
| Tulsa | SMU | 7.5 | SMU |
| California | Colorado | 2.5 | California |
| Notre Dame | USC | 0.5 | Notre Dame |
| 13-point Teasers | 4 Game Parlays | @12-10 | |
| Favorite | Underdog | Spread | Pick |
| Middle Tennessee | UAB | 10.5 | UAB |
| Duke | Wake Forest | 25 | Wake Forest |
| West Virginia | Oklahoma | 10.5 | Oklahoma |
| Washington | Washington St. | 10.5 | Washington St. |
| Favorite | Underdog | Spread | Pick |
| Missouri | Arkansas | 10 | Missouri |
| Michigan | Ohio St. | 17.5 | Ohio St. |
| LSU | Texas A&M | 10 | Texas A&M |
| Utah St. | Boise St. | 10.5 | Boise St. |
| Money Line Parlay | @ +175 | ||
| Must Win | Must Lose | ||
| Florida Int’l. | Marshall | ||
| Texas | Kansas | ||
| Money Line Parlay | @ +153 | ||
| Must Win | Must Lose | ||
| SMU | Tulsa | ||
| Georgia Southern | Georgia St. | ||
| Central Florida | South Florida | ||
| Money Line Parlay | @ +222 | ||
| Must Win | Must Lose | ||
| Oklahoma | West Virginia | ||
| Wyoming | New Mexico | ||
| Tulane | Navy | ||
| Money Line Parlay | @ +295 | ||
| Must Win | Must Lose | ||
| Washington St. | Washington | ||
| UL-Monroe | Louisiana | ||
| Florida | Florida St. | ||
| NFL | |||
| 10-Point Teaser | 3-Game Parlay | @11-10 | |
| Favorite | Underdog | Spread | Pick |
| Chicago | Detroit | 13.5 | Detroit |
| Washington | Dallas | 3 | Dallas |
| New Orleans | Atlanta | 3 | New Orleans |
| 13-Point Teasers | 4-Game Parlays | @12-10 | |
| Favorite | Underdog | Spread | Pick |
| Philadelphia | N.Y. Giants | 19 | N.Y. Giants |
| N.Y. Jets | New England | 2.5 | New England |
| Arizona | L.A. Chargers | 0.5 | L.A. Chargers |
| Miami | Indianapolis | 5.5 | Indianapolis |
| Team | Team | Total | Pick |
| Chicago | Detroit | 31.5 | Over |
| Dallas | Washington | 27.5 | Over |
| San Francisco | Tampa Bay | 67.5 | Under |
| Philadelphia | N.Y. Giants | 33 | Over |
Remember This Important Fact: All of the selections you see here are posted for entertainment purposes only. None of the Pirates or guest Land Sharps actually play their selections for real. While Stewed Meat is a professional, Stewed never posts the actual picks played in Nevada. These are Stewed’s runner up picks that are not played. We strongly encourage you not to wager real money on any selections you see here.
The Pi-Rate Ratings 