Philadelphia at Minnesota (01/04/2009)

Quote Originally Posted by L0cks_all_d4y:

I LOVE IT WARN THESE SUCKERS.....EAGLES WILL LOSE....I ALREADY HIT CARDS AND THE CHARGERS....VIKINGS AND MIAMI TOMORROW

I guess you better hope Gus Frerotte is QB for the Vikings then. . . Last I heard he wasn't. Wow, I hit the same two games today plus the 2nd halfs!

 Eagles-3 and Dolphins +3.5

With you on both theses games... GL to all

Phancard and other threaders...I am seeing a lot of people on both the Ravens and Eagles threads warning about taking road favorites based on yesterday's play and that home teams are the way to go.  Now don't get me wrong...I strongly believe in taking the home team EVERY chance I can.  But to say take the home teams based on yesterday is close to moronic. 

Last year in round one:

2 home teams won

2 road teams lost 

I believe the two road team winners were even DOGS, not favorites. 

If we could pick winners by just merely taking the home teams we wouldn't need to read all the advice and opinions on these threads.  Just bet the home teams and win.  Well, its not the easy either.

I am still leaning on the Ravens and Eagles but the one main thing that keeps me from pulling the trigger is that they are playing on the road.

Quote Originally Posted by Irisheyez:

Philly wins this game.  Many say Philly isn't even deserving to be in........I say it's Minny that doesn't deserve it.  Minny is 6-10 ATS, Philly 10-6 ATS in a much, much better division.  The rest of the NFC north was a combined 15-33!!!  Minny went 3-3 against playoff teams while Philly went 4-2 beating Pitts brains out, dominating NYG in second game, spanking Arizona and taking care of Atlanta.  Minny can't Pass, ranking 25th in the league and aren't anything but middle of the road in overall offense, ranked at 17th.  Philly ranks 9th in offense, even with the well documented struggles over a month stretch for McNabb.  They are 3rd in Def, 3rd against the run and 4th against the pass and 4th in points allowed.  Oh, and rank 6th in scoring!!!! 

 

This is a mismatch from the word go!!  I don't see either home team today getting it done. 

I am with you on this one as well.  While most on these two threads are going with the home teams BECAUSE yesterday they were the plays (by the way I had both Zona and SD as well as the under on the SD game a nice 3-0) we hopefully will be watching that trend reverse while the two more dominant road teams, who played much better schedules this year, who both have SPENDID ATS records this year, better defenses, etc, etc..bring home the bacon. 

I don't like going with the public, playing road teams, especially when they are laying points but I have to go with who I think will cover the spread.  By the way, I will truly be rooting for Miami as I would love to see them win, I just can't lay my money on them as I don't think they are the better team based on who they have played this year versus Baltimore's schedule.  Miami's last 10 games were against non playoff teams and the one before that was against the Ravens, who they lost to.