If you are like us here on the aging PiRate ship, you probably grew up in the 1950’s, 1960’s, or 1970’s watching Wile E. Coyote chase the Roadrunner every Saturday morning. He always had a great plan, and of course, he was Acme Products’ best customer. Every plan came “this close” to working. But, in the end, he fell hundreds of feet to the canyon floor and made a splat.
That’s how last week’s episode of the PiRate Picks turned out to be. We chose the best games we saw at Acme Handicapping. We came “this close” to having an incredibly successful week. Two of the long shot parlays won and returned big payouts. With less than five minutes to go in three other selections, we were on the winning side. Alas, at the last second the Roadrunners of the gridiron made their Beep Beep sounds and ran off to safety, leaving our three selections to make a splat at the bottom of the canyon.
Ah, but here’s the rub. Just like Wile E. Coyote, who has endless funds to continue obtaining more great Acme products, our imaginary bank account is just as endless with funds. Just like Wile E., we can go splat on the canyon floor and get right back up and go at it again, because any financial losses are just as fake as the images drawn on a cartoon.
Thus, we have six more Money Line picks this week after suffering a minute net loss last week. For the year, our return on imaginary investment is -1%. It’s not a big negative, but comically, this feature usually returns a small profit every year. However, we would never play these picks, because we prefer to sleep at night. We encourage you to follow our lead. Read it for a laugh, just like you make when you see Wile E. falling off the cliff yet again.
| Date: | October 14-18 |
| Odds: | +309.14 |
| Must Win | Opponent |
| South Alabama | Georgia Southern |
| Northern Illinois | Bowling Green |
| Utah | Arizona St. |
| Odds: | +218.93 |
| Must Win | Opponent |
| Utah St. | UNLV |
| Boston College | North Carolina St. |
| Odds: | +185 |
| Must Win | Opponent |
| Virginia Tech | Pittsburgh |
| Odds: | +248 |
| Must Win | Opponent |
| Kent St. | Western Michigan |
| Odds: | +187 |
| Must Win | Opponent |
| Central Michigan | Toledo |
| Odds: | +152.44 |
| Must Win | Opponent |
| Miami | Jacksonville |
| Denver | Las Vegas |
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