The votes are in, and The Konformist readers have spoken. Jerry Sandusky is your choice for the 2013 Beast of the Year - a choice that is well deserved.
If there is any lesson to be learned in this year's BOTY victory, it's this: people don't like child molestors. That succinctly explains how Sandusky won an award normally garnered by someone or something heavily inovled in control of the political or economic system. Not that political control is completely missing from the Sandusky sex abuse scandal: left uninvestigated are allegations that wealthy individuals were involved in sex abuse as well, which would explain the unusually speedy trial Sandusky faced.
Runner-Up: Justin Bieber
In the unlikely event that Sandusky can no longer fill his duties as Beast of the Year, Justin Bieber is ready to take over the crown. Rest assured the BOTY trophy is in good hands either way.
In any case, we salute you, Jerry and Justin. Congratulations, and keep up the great work, dudes!!!
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Robalini's Week 17 NFL Picks
Here's my results for Week 16
W-L-T record: 7-3
Season record: 78-84-5
Atlanta Falcons (+6 1/2) over Carolina Panthers
With Atlanta at home, this is a good bet for them to at least keep it close.
Chicago Bears (+3) over Green Bay Packers
Aaron Rodgers will not be 100 percent, and the Bears are at home.
New York Giants (-3) over Washington Redskins
The Skins have checked out, and the Giants are playing for pride. That should be enough.
Baltimore Ravens (+6 1/2) over Cincinnati Bengals
If this is a tough fight (and it should be) the Bengals should check out, as they're in the playoffs either way.
Jacksonville Jaguars (+11 1/2) over Indianapolis Colts
Take the points, the Jags will keep it close.
Philadelphia Eagles (-6 1/2) over Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys without Romo? Forget it.
New York Jets (+6 1/2) over Miami Dolphins
Dog number 5.
Detroit Lions (+3) over Minnesota Vikings
Dog number 6.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+12 1/2) over New Orleans Saints
I love the Saints, but this is just too many points.
Oakland Raiders (+12 1/2) over Denver Broncos
Dog number 8, again with too many points.
San Francisco 49ers (-1) over Arizona Cardinals
This is a small spread for a very hot team in SF.
Kansas City Chiefs (+10) over San Diego Chargers
Where is the respect for an 11-4 team?
St. Louis Rames (+11 1/2) over Seattle Seahawks
Take the points in Dog number 10.
To check Las Vegas odds, The Konformist recommends VegasInsider.com:
http://www.vegasinsider.com
W-L-T record: 7-3
Season record: 78-84-5
Atlanta Falcons (+6 1/2) over Carolina Panthers
With Atlanta at home, this is a good bet for them to at least keep it close.
Chicago Bears (+3) over Green Bay Packers
Aaron Rodgers will not be 100 percent, and the Bears are at home.
New York Giants (-3) over Washington Redskins
The Skins have checked out, and the Giants are playing for pride. That should be enough.
Baltimore Ravens (+6 1/2) over Cincinnati Bengals
If this is a tough fight (and it should be) the Bengals should check out, as they're in the playoffs either way.
Jacksonville Jaguars (+11 1/2) over Indianapolis Colts
Take the points, the Jags will keep it close.
Philadelphia Eagles (-6 1/2) over Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys without Romo? Forget it.
New York Jets (+6 1/2) over Miami Dolphins
Dog number 5.
Detroit Lions (+3) over Minnesota Vikings
Dog number 6.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+12 1/2) over New Orleans Saints
I love the Saints, but this is just too many points.
Oakland Raiders (+12 1/2) over Denver Broncos
Dog number 8, again with too many points.
San Francisco 49ers (-1) over Arizona Cardinals
This is a small spread for a very hot team in SF.
Kansas City Chiefs (+10) over San Diego Chargers
Where is the respect for an 11-4 team?
St. Louis Rames (+11 1/2) over Seattle Seahawks
Take the points in Dog number 10.
To check Las Vegas odds, The Konformist recommends VegasInsider.com:
http://www.vegasinsider.com
Monday, December 23, 2013
Who is The Konformist Beast of the Year?
Please note: if you have already voted via the website, please vote again, as the Yahoo vote count was reset.
Who is The Konformist Beast of the Year?
To vote for your pick go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/konformist/polls
Or send email to: robalini@aol.com
It's time for the annual pick of The Konformist Beast of the Year.
One nominee was chosen each month from May 2012 to April 2013. Here are the choices:
May 2012: Rupert Murdoch
Let's forget for a minute that Murdoch runs the most ruthlessly dishonest right-wing media empire in the world. Let's forget also that while it's been uncovered that his outlets have been engaging in widespread computer hacking while he has hypocritically pushed for tougher laws against cyber criminals. Just ask this: if the names "Murdoch" and "News Corp" were taken out of the story, and the evidence of the widespread hacking were reported in the news, would this guy be in jail?
June 2012: Nicolas Sarkozy
While losing his re-election campaign for France's President, Sarkozy became the face for the failed austerity movement in Europe and the voter backlash against it. That may be a tad unfair (the real culprit isn't Sarkozy, it's the IMF) but he's been such a toad to both Bush and Obama, he deserves little sympathy.
July 2012: Jerry Sandusky
There really is a slam dunk choice in BOTM with a guy who engaged in serial pedophilia for well over a decade, aided with a coverup by institutional leaders of one of the most powerful colleges in the US. That is scandalous enough, but left uncovered is allegations that Sandusky was providing kids to others richer and more powerful, allegations that indicate Sandusky is a scapegoat in his own right.
August 2012: Justin Beiber
Perhaps this pick doesn't need to be elaborated on. The question is simply this: "Why is this guy still around?"
September 2012: Dan Cathy
It seems strange that the question of eating a chicken sandwich would hold so much political importance. But as Cathy has pushed an anti-gay agenda through his Chick-fil-A profits and even used the company itself to promote his views, it has become a ground zero in the battle of gay rights and gay marriage.
October 2012: Innocence of Muslims
Rarely has a movie made such an impact on politics as this one, although here the term "movie" is used loosely since there's no evidence this film actually exists. Nevertheless, the excerpts of this "film" on YouTube make this an attempted October Surprise apparently organized by far-right CIA operatives, anti-Islam Fundamentalist Christians, and Israel through it's Mossad espionage outfit.
November 2012: Todd Akin
Why did the Republicans get their asses kicked in the 2012 election? Sorry, Mitt Romney wasn't the real problem, the real problem was the GOP candidates just plain scared most Americans. And nobody perfectly represented this scariness like Akins, who led off a "Rape Brigade" of rogues who just couldn't stop talking about rape in a stunningly offensive way.
December 2012: SuperPACs
For all the Democratic victories, the real winner of the 2012 election was still money and the corruptive influence of SuperPAcs on democracy. And it seems that the negative influence of the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling will only continue in the coming years.
January 2013: Benjamin Netanyahu
Okay, The Konformist concedes the complexitites of Middle East politics can't be fairly reduced to a snarky paragraph placing all the blame on one bad "Beast" character. Still, Bibi, the current Israeli Prime Minister and head of the Likud Party, is the ideological equivalent of the Neocons that drove the US to Iraq War disaster. Meanwhile, it's time to acknowledge that when comparing the treatment of the Palestinians to apartheid-era abuses, Israel could be fairly described as little more than South Africa with bagels.
February 2013: Piers Morgan
Let's pretend for a second that the establishment media caricature of Infowars.com star Alex Jones as a paranoid nutjob is essentially correct. (And as entertaining as his surreal performance on Piers Morgan's show may have been, we concede he made the case very easy.) Even if that was true, he still came off better than Morgan in the gun control debate. Meanwhile, Morgan is as heavily involved in the British tabloid hacking scandal as Rupert Murdoch, a fact that has been unreported.
March 2013: Zero Dark Thirty
Sometimes Beastly art is just poorly made. (If you need examples, watch a few Pauly Shore films.) And sometimes Beastly art is well made but offensive. Case in point: Zero Dark Thirty, the cinematic glorification of the alleged Osama bin Laden assassination, which dabbled in apologism for torture and traded artistic integrity by becoming a mouthpiece for the CIA and Pentagon.
April 2013: Cardinal Keith O’Brien
Less than eight years after assuming the papacy, Benedict XVI called it quits, amid widespread evidence that his rise in the church hieracrchy was linked to his coverup of pedophilia among priests. The corrupt nature of selecting his replacement is highlighted by O'Brien, who only was excluded from the conclave by his own choice after revelations of abusing his position for demands of homosexual sex. This despite Cardinal O'Brien pushing the Catholic Church's anti-gay agenda publicly.
To vote for your pick go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/konformist/polls
Or send email to: robalini@aol.com
Who is The Konformist Beast of the Year?
To vote for your pick go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/konformist/polls
Or send email to: robalini@aol.com
It's time for the annual pick of The Konformist Beast of the Year.
One nominee was chosen each month from May 2012 to April 2013. Here are the choices:
May 2012: Rupert Murdoch
Let's forget for a minute that Murdoch runs the most ruthlessly dishonest right-wing media empire in the world. Let's forget also that while it's been uncovered that his outlets have been engaging in widespread computer hacking while he has hypocritically pushed for tougher laws against cyber criminals. Just ask this: if the names "Murdoch" and "News Corp" were taken out of the story, and the evidence of the widespread hacking were reported in the news, would this guy be in jail?
June 2012: Nicolas Sarkozy
While losing his re-election campaign for France's President, Sarkozy became the face for the failed austerity movement in Europe and the voter backlash against it. That may be a tad unfair (the real culprit isn't Sarkozy, it's the IMF) but he's been such a toad to both Bush and Obama, he deserves little sympathy.
July 2012: Jerry Sandusky
There really is a slam dunk choice in BOTM with a guy who engaged in serial pedophilia for well over a decade, aided with a coverup by institutional leaders of one of the most powerful colleges in the US. That is scandalous enough, but left uncovered is allegations that Sandusky was providing kids to others richer and more powerful, allegations that indicate Sandusky is a scapegoat in his own right.
August 2012: Justin Beiber
Perhaps this pick doesn't need to be elaborated on. The question is simply this: "Why is this guy still around?"
September 2012: Dan Cathy
It seems strange that the question of eating a chicken sandwich would hold so much political importance. But as Cathy has pushed an anti-gay agenda through his Chick-fil-A profits and even used the company itself to promote his views, it has become a ground zero in the battle of gay rights and gay marriage.
October 2012: Innocence of Muslims
Rarely has a movie made such an impact on politics as this one, although here the term "movie" is used loosely since there's no evidence this film actually exists. Nevertheless, the excerpts of this "film" on YouTube make this an attempted October Surprise apparently organized by far-right CIA operatives, anti-Islam Fundamentalist Christians, and Israel through it's Mossad espionage outfit.
November 2012: Todd Akin
Why did the Republicans get their asses kicked in the 2012 election? Sorry, Mitt Romney wasn't the real problem, the real problem was the GOP candidates just plain scared most Americans. And nobody perfectly represented this scariness like Akins, who led off a "Rape Brigade" of rogues who just couldn't stop talking about rape in a stunningly offensive way.
December 2012: SuperPACs
For all the Democratic victories, the real winner of the 2012 election was still money and the corruptive influence of SuperPAcs on democracy. And it seems that the negative influence of the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling will only continue in the coming years.
January 2013: Benjamin Netanyahu
Okay, The Konformist concedes the complexitites of Middle East politics can't be fairly reduced to a snarky paragraph placing all the blame on one bad "Beast" character. Still, Bibi, the current Israeli Prime Minister and head of the Likud Party, is the ideological equivalent of the Neocons that drove the US to Iraq War disaster. Meanwhile, it's time to acknowledge that when comparing the treatment of the Palestinians to apartheid-era abuses, Israel could be fairly described as little more than South Africa with bagels.
February 2013: Piers Morgan
Let's pretend for a second that the establishment media caricature of Infowars.com star Alex Jones as a paranoid nutjob is essentially correct. (And as entertaining as his surreal performance on Piers Morgan's show may have been, we concede he made the case very easy.) Even if that was true, he still came off better than Morgan in the gun control debate. Meanwhile, Morgan is as heavily involved in the British tabloid hacking scandal as Rupert Murdoch, a fact that has been unreported.
March 2013: Zero Dark Thirty
Sometimes Beastly art is just poorly made. (If you need examples, watch a few Pauly Shore films.) And sometimes Beastly art is well made but offensive. Case in point: Zero Dark Thirty, the cinematic glorification of the alleged Osama bin Laden assassination, which dabbled in apologism for torture and traded artistic integrity by becoming a mouthpiece for the CIA and Pentagon.
April 2013: Cardinal Keith O’Brien
Less than eight years after assuming the papacy, Benedict XVI called it quits, amid widespread evidence that his rise in the church hieracrchy was linked to his coverup of pedophilia among priests. The corrupt nature of selecting his replacement is highlighted by O'Brien, who only was excluded from the conclave by his own choice after revelations of abusing his position for demands of homosexual sex. This despite Cardinal O'Brien pushing the Catholic Church's anti-gay agenda publicly.
To vote for your pick go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/konformist/polls
Or send email to: robalini@aol.com
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Who is The Konformist Beast of the Year?
To vote for your pick go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/konformist/polls
Or send email to: robalini@aol.com
It's time for the annual pick of The Konformist Beast of the Year.
One nominee was chosen each month from May 2012 to April 2013. Here are the choices:
May 2012: Rupert Murdoch
Let's forget for a minute that Murdoch runs the most ruthlessly dishonest right-wing media empire in the world. Let's forget also that while it's been uncovered that his outlets have been engaging in widespread computer hacking while he has hypocritically pushed for tougher laws against cyber criminals. Just ask this: if the names "Murdoch" and "News Corp" were taken out of the story, and the evidence of the widespread hacking were reported in the news, would this guy be in jail?
June 2012: Nicolas Sarkozy
While losing his re-election campaign for France's President, Sarkozy became the face for the failed austerity movement in Europe and the voter backlash against it. That may be a tad unfair (the real culprit isn't Sarkozy, it's the IMF) but he's been such a toad to both Bush and Obama, he deserves little sympathy.
July 2012: Jerry Sandusky
There really is a slam dunk choice in BOTM with a guy who engaged in serial pedophilia for well over a decade, aided with a coverup by institutional leaders of one of the most powerful colleges in the US. That is scandalous enough, but left uncovered is allegations that Sandusky was providing kids to others richer and more powerful, allegations that indicate Sandusky is a scapegoat in his own right.
August 2012: Justin Beiber
Perhaps this pick doesn't need to be elaborated on. The question is simply this: "Why is this guy still around?"
September 2012: Dan Cathy
It seems strange that the question of eating a chicken sandwich would hold so much political importance. But as Cathy has pushed an anti-gay agenda through his Chick-fil-A profits and even used the company itself to promote his views, it has become a ground zero in the battle of gay rights and gay marriage.
October 2012: Innocence of Muslims
Rarely has a movie made such an impact on politics as this one, although here the term "movie" is used loosely since there's no evidence this film actually exists. Nevertheless, the excerpts of this "film" on YouTube make this an attempted October Surprise apparently organized by far-right CIA operatives, anti-Islam Fundamentalist Christians, and Israel through it's Mossad espionage outfit.
November 2012: Todd Akin
Why did the Republicans get their asses kicked in the 2012 election? Sorry, Mitt Romney wasn't the real problem, the real problem was the GOP candidates just plain scared most Americans. And nobody perfectly represented this scariness like Akins, who led off a "Rape Brigade" of rogues who just couldn't stop talking about rape in a stunningly offensive way.
December 2012: SuperPACs
For all the Democratic victories, the real winner of the 2012 election was still money and the corruptive influence of SuperPAcs on democracy. And it seems that the negative influence of the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling will only continue in the coming years.
January 2013: Benjamin Netanyahu
Okay, The Konformist concedes the complexitites of Middle East politics can't be fairly reduced to a snarky paragraph placing all the blame on one bad "Beast" character. Still, Bibi, the current Israeli Prime Minister and head of the Likud Party, is the ideological equivalent of the Neocons that drove the US to Iraq War disaster. Meanwhile, it's time to acknowledge that when comparing the treatment of the Palestinians to apartheid-era abuses, Israel could be fairly described as little more than South Africa with bagels.
February 2013: Piers Morgan
Let's pretend for a second that the establishment media caricature of Infowars.com star Alex Jones as a paranoid nutjob is essentially correct. (And as entertaining as his surreal performance on Piers Morgan's show may have been, we concede he made the case very easy.) Even if that was true, he still came off better than Morgan in the gun control debate. Meanwhile, Morgan is as heavily involved in the British tabloid hacking scandal as Rupert Murdoch, a fact that has been unreported.
March 2013: Zero Dark Thirty
Sometimes Beastly art is just poorly made. (If you need examples, watch a few Pauly Shore films.) And sometimes Beastly art is well made but offensive. Case in point: Zero Dark Thirty, the cinematic glorification of the alleged Osama bin Laden assassination, which dabbled in apologism for torture and traded artistic integrity by becoming a mouthpiece for the CIA and Pentagon.
April 2013: Cardinal Keith O’Brien
Less than eight years after assuming the papacy, Benedict XVI called it quits, amid widespread evidence that his rise in the church hieracrchy was linked to his coverup of pedophilia among priests. The corrupt nature of selecting his replacement is highlighted by O'Brien, who only was excluded from the conclave by his own choice after revelations of abusing his position for demands of homosexual sex. This despite Cardinal O'Brien pushing the Catholic Church's anti-gay agenda publicly.
To vote for your pick go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/konformist/polls
Or send email to: robalini@aol.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/konformist/polls
Or send email to: robalini@aol.com
It's time for the annual pick of The Konformist Beast of the Year.
One nominee was chosen each month from May 2012 to April 2013. Here are the choices:
May 2012: Rupert Murdoch
Let's forget for a minute that Murdoch runs the most ruthlessly dishonest right-wing media empire in the world. Let's forget also that while it's been uncovered that his outlets have been engaging in widespread computer hacking while he has hypocritically pushed for tougher laws against cyber criminals. Just ask this: if the names "Murdoch" and "News Corp" were taken out of the story, and the evidence of the widespread hacking were reported in the news, would this guy be in jail?
June 2012: Nicolas Sarkozy
While losing his re-election campaign for France's President, Sarkozy became the face for the failed austerity movement in Europe and the voter backlash against it. That may be a tad unfair (the real culprit isn't Sarkozy, it's the IMF) but he's been such a toad to both Bush and Obama, he deserves little sympathy.
July 2012: Jerry Sandusky
There really is a slam dunk choice in BOTM with a guy who engaged in serial pedophilia for well over a decade, aided with a coverup by institutional leaders of one of the most powerful colleges in the US. That is scandalous enough, but left uncovered is allegations that Sandusky was providing kids to others richer and more powerful, allegations that indicate Sandusky is a scapegoat in his own right.
August 2012: Justin Beiber
Perhaps this pick doesn't need to be elaborated on. The question is simply this: "Why is this guy still around?"
September 2012: Dan Cathy
It seems strange that the question of eating a chicken sandwich would hold so much political importance. But as Cathy has pushed an anti-gay agenda through his Chick-fil-A profits and even used the company itself to promote his views, it has become a ground zero in the battle of gay rights and gay marriage.
October 2012: Innocence of Muslims
Rarely has a movie made such an impact on politics as this one, although here the term "movie" is used loosely since there's no evidence this film actually exists. Nevertheless, the excerpts of this "film" on YouTube make this an attempted October Surprise apparently organized by far-right CIA operatives, anti-Islam Fundamentalist Christians, and Israel through it's Mossad espionage outfit.
November 2012: Todd Akin
Why did the Republicans get their asses kicked in the 2012 election? Sorry, Mitt Romney wasn't the real problem, the real problem was the GOP candidates just plain scared most Americans. And nobody perfectly represented this scariness like Akins, who led off a "Rape Brigade" of rogues who just couldn't stop talking about rape in a stunningly offensive way.
December 2012: SuperPACs
For all the Democratic victories, the real winner of the 2012 election was still money and the corruptive influence of SuperPAcs on democracy. And it seems that the negative influence of the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling will only continue in the coming years.
January 2013: Benjamin Netanyahu
Okay, The Konformist concedes the complexitites of Middle East politics can't be fairly reduced to a snarky paragraph placing all the blame on one bad "Beast" character. Still, Bibi, the current Israeli Prime Minister and head of the Likud Party, is the ideological equivalent of the Neocons that drove the US to Iraq War disaster. Meanwhile, it's time to acknowledge that when comparing the treatment of the Palestinians to apartheid-era abuses, Israel could be fairly described as little more than South Africa with bagels.
February 2013: Piers Morgan
Let's pretend for a second that the establishment media caricature of Infowars.com star Alex Jones as a paranoid nutjob is essentially correct. (And as entertaining as his surreal performance on Piers Morgan's show may have been, we concede he made the case very easy.) Even if that was true, he still came off better than Morgan in the gun control debate. Meanwhile, Morgan is as heavily involved in the British tabloid hacking scandal as Rupert Murdoch, a fact that has been unreported.
March 2013: Zero Dark Thirty
Sometimes Beastly art is just poorly made. (If you need examples, watch a few Pauly Shore films.) And sometimes Beastly art is well made but offensive. Case in point: Zero Dark Thirty, the cinematic glorification of the alleged Osama bin Laden assassination, which dabbled in apologism for torture and traded artistic integrity by becoming a mouthpiece for the CIA and Pentagon.
April 2013: Cardinal Keith O’Brien
Less than eight years after assuming the papacy, Benedict XVI called it quits, amid widespread evidence that his rise in the church hieracrchy was linked to his coverup of pedophilia among priests. The corrupt nature of selecting his replacement is highlighted by O'Brien, who only was excluded from the conclave by his own choice after revelations of abusing his position for demands of homosexual sex. This despite Cardinal O'Brien pushing the Catholic Church's anti-gay agenda publicly.
To vote for your pick go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/konformist/polls
Or send email to: robalini@aol.com
Robalini's Week 16 NFL Picks
Here's my results for Week 15
W-L-T record: 6-5
Season record: 71-81-5
New Orleans Saints (+3) over Carolina Panthers
Yes, I know the Saints are not a good road team. But do I expect Drew Brees or Cam Newton to underperform in a big game?
Dallas Cowboys (-3) over Washington Redskins
The Cowboys still have something to play for, so expect a win.
Philadelphia Eagles (-3) over Chicago Bears
Look for Philly to recover from a bad loss at home.
Indianapolis Colts (+7) over Kansas City Chiefs
This should be a close game, so take the points.
Minnesota Vikings (+8 1/2) over Cincinnati Bengals
The points make Minnesota a good bet.
Denver Broncos (-10) Over Houston Texans
Look for Peyton to pound the lowly Texans.
Arizona Cardinals (+10) over Seattle Seahawks
Going with the points against the Seahawks.
New York Giants (+10) over Detroit Lions
Dog number five of the week.
San Diego Chargers (-9 1/2) over Oakland Raiders
I will give the points when it involves the Raiders.
Atlanta Falcons (+14) over San Francisco 49ers
Two touchdowns? Give the Falcons some respect!
To check Las Vegas odds, The Konformist recommends VegasInsider.com:
http://www.vegasinsider.com
W-L-T record: 6-5
Season record: 71-81-5
New Orleans Saints (+3) over Carolina Panthers
Yes, I know the Saints are not a good road team. But do I expect Drew Brees or Cam Newton to underperform in a big game?
Dallas Cowboys (-3) over Washington Redskins
The Cowboys still have something to play for, so expect a win.
Philadelphia Eagles (-3) over Chicago Bears
Look for Philly to recover from a bad loss at home.
Indianapolis Colts (+7) over Kansas City Chiefs
This should be a close game, so take the points.
Minnesota Vikings (+8 1/2) over Cincinnati Bengals
The points make Minnesota a good bet.
Denver Broncos (-10) Over Houston Texans
Look for Peyton to pound the lowly Texans.
Arizona Cardinals (+10) over Seattle Seahawks
Going with the points against the Seahawks.
New York Giants (+10) over Detroit Lions
Dog number five of the week.
San Diego Chargers (-9 1/2) over Oakland Raiders
I will give the points when it involves the Raiders.
Atlanta Falcons (+14) over San Francisco 49ers
Two touchdowns? Give the Falcons some respect!
To check Las Vegas odds, The Konformist recommends VegasInsider.com:
http://www.vegasinsider.com
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Robalini's Week 15 NFL Picks - Sunday
San Francisco 49ers (-4 1/2) over Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The 49ers have stumbled this year, but they are still a solid team.
New Orleans Saints (-5 1/2) over St. Louis Rams
The Saints are on the road, but it is an indoor stadium, so bet on Brees and co.
New York Giants (+7) over Seattle Seahawks
Take the points and bet the Giants will lose close.
Buffalo Bills (-2) over Jacksonville Jaguars
Update: still don't take the Jaguars seriously.
New England Patriots (+1) over Miami Dolphins
The Patriots an underdog? I'm taking that bet!
Philadelphia Eagles (-4 1/2) over Minnesota Vikings
The Eagles are just too frightening right now to have such a small spread.
New York Jets (+11) over Carolina Panthers
The Panther are very good, but this point spread is out of whack.
Kansas City Chiefs (-4) over Oakland Raiders
After getting the three-game losing streak off their back with style, the Chiefs should dominate the Raiders.
Dallas Cowboys (-6 1/2) over Green Bay Packers
I still respect Tony Romo, even if most gamblers don't.
Baltimore Ravens (+6) over Detroit Lions
The spread is an insult to the Ravens, who, despite their problems, are over .500 this season.
To check Las Vegas odds, The Konformist recommends VegasInsider.com:
http://www.vegasinsider.com
The 49ers have stumbled this year, but they are still a solid team.
New Orleans Saints (-5 1/2) over St. Louis Rams
The Saints are on the road, but it is an indoor stadium, so bet on Brees and co.
New York Giants (+7) over Seattle Seahawks
Take the points and bet the Giants will lose close.
Buffalo Bills (-2) over Jacksonville Jaguars
Update: still don't take the Jaguars seriously.
New England Patriots (+1) over Miami Dolphins
The Patriots an underdog? I'm taking that bet!
Philadelphia Eagles (-4 1/2) over Minnesota Vikings
The Eagles are just too frightening right now to have such a small spread.
New York Jets (+11) over Carolina Panthers
The Panther are very good, but this point spread is out of whack.
Kansas City Chiefs (-4) over Oakland Raiders
After getting the three-game losing streak off their back with style, the Chiefs should dominate the Raiders.
Dallas Cowboys (-6 1/2) over Green Bay Packers
I still respect Tony Romo, even if most gamblers don't.
Baltimore Ravens (+6) over Detroit Lions
The spread is an insult to the Ravens, who, despite their problems, are over .500 this season.
To check Las Vegas odds, The Konformist recommends VegasInsider.com:
http://www.vegasinsider.com
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Robalini's Week 15 NFL Picks - Thursday Special
Here's my results for Week 14
W-L-T record: 7-5
Season record: 65-76-5
San Diego Chargers (+10 1/2) over Denver Broncos
Take the points.
To check Las Vegas odds, The Konformist recommends VegasInsider.com:
http://www.vegasinsider.com
W-L-T record: 7-5
Season record: 65-76-5
San Diego Chargers (+10 1/2) over Denver Broncos
Take the points.
To check Las Vegas odds, The Konformist recommends VegasInsider.com:
http://www.vegasinsider.com
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Robalini's Week 14 NFL Picks
Here's my results for Week 13
W-L-T record: 4-6-1
Season record: 58-71-5
Kansas City Chiefs (-3) over Washington Redskins
Yes, the Chiefs weren't as good as their 9-0 record would suggest four weeks ago, but they are too good to lose a fourth game in a row.
Baltimore Ravens (-6) over Minnesota Vikings
Weather will play a factor this week, and the Ravens will dominate the indoor-home Vikings.
New York Jets (-2 1/2) over Oakland Raiders
Jets at home versus the West Coast Raiders? I'm betting on the weather again.
New Orleans Saints (-3) over Carolina Panthers
The Saints are just too dominating at home for this spread.
Philadelphia Eagles (-2 1/2) over Detroit Lions
Even without the freezing Philly weather, I'd take the Eagles with the hottest offense in the NFL.
Pittsburgh Steelers (-3 1/2) over Miami Dolphins
The Steelers have toughed out a difficult season and may make the playoffs. Look for them to get closer to the goal after this game.
Tennessee Titans (+12 1/2) over Denver Broncos
I'm betting against Peyton in the cold, even at home.
Arizona Cardinals (-6) over St. Louis Rams
The Cards are quietly becoming a playoff threat, and should soundly beat the Rams minus Sam Bradford.
San Diego Chargers (-3) over New York Giants
I just never bought in to the Giants this year. The Chargers, for all their inconsistencies, are the better team.
Seattle Seahawks (+2 1/2) over San Francisco 49ers
I've been skeptical of them all year, but the Hawks should be 12-1 after this week.
Green Bay Packers (-3) over Atlanta Falcons
For all the Packers problems (actually, it's just one: Aaron Rodgers is injured) the Falcons are looking far worse.
Dallas Cowboys (+1 1/2) over Chicago Bears
The Cowboys are a team nobody is paying attention to, even though they are one team who can knock off the Seahawks on the road. Look for a W against the Bears.
To check Las Vegas odds, The Konformist recommends VegasInsider.com:
http://www.vegasinsider.com
W-L-T record: 4-6-1
Season record: 58-71-5
Kansas City Chiefs (-3) over Washington Redskins
Yes, the Chiefs weren't as good as their 9-0 record would suggest four weeks ago, but they are too good to lose a fourth game in a row.
Baltimore Ravens (-6) over Minnesota Vikings
Weather will play a factor this week, and the Ravens will dominate the indoor-home Vikings.
New York Jets (-2 1/2) over Oakland Raiders
Jets at home versus the West Coast Raiders? I'm betting on the weather again.
New Orleans Saints (-3) over Carolina Panthers
The Saints are just too dominating at home for this spread.
Philadelphia Eagles (-2 1/2) over Detroit Lions
Even without the freezing Philly weather, I'd take the Eagles with the hottest offense in the NFL.
Pittsburgh Steelers (-3 1/2) over Miami Dolphins
The Steelers have toughed out a difficult season and may make the playoffs. Look for them to get closer to the goal after this game.
Tennessee Titans (+12 1/2) over Denver Broncos
I'm betting against Peyton in the cold, even at home.
Arizona Cardinals (-6) over St. Louis Rams
The Cards are quietly becoming a playoff threat, and should soundly beat the Rams minus Sam Bradford.
San Diego Chargers (-3) over New York Giants
I just never bought in to the Giants this year. The Chargers, for all their inconsistencies, are the better team.
Seattle Seahawks (+2 1/2) over San Francisco 49ers
I've been skeptical of them all year, but the Hawks should be 12-1 after this week.
Green Bay Packers (-3) over Atlanta Falcons
For all the Packers problems (actually, it's just one: Aaron Rodgers is injured) the Falcons are looking far worse.
Dallas Cowboys (+1 1/2) over Chicago Bears
The Cowboys are a team nobody is paying attention to, even though they are one team who can knock off the Seahawks on the road. Look for a W against the Bears.
To check Las Vegas odds, The Konformist recommends VegasInsider.com:
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