Warming Up for Some NFL Playoffs, etc.

January 11, 2014 @ admin → No Comments

OK, so yesterday was computer problems. Today it is jet lag. Or maybe merely being tired. Or perhaps warmer. Warmer than what the Midwest has been providing lately. Greetings from Los Angeles where the forecast calls for temperatures in the 80s next week. If memory serves (which it still occasionally does), 80 degrees is about the cumulative total for the last seven days in and around Chicago.

Khloe Terae, Playboy’s Cybergirl of the Month for January, takes the cake. Or cupcakes.

So this brief respite will come as a welcome relief, as well as the chance to see The Son and Daughter-in-Law-To-Be.

Which, I suppose is my way of saying that even less creative thought than regularly occurs around here will be going into today’s effort (and some of you probably thought that level of creativity == or whatever you care to call it — was impossible). Anyway, thanks again to the fine folks at Bovada, (www.Bovada.lv, Twitter: @BovadaLV), we have some odds.

Purely for entertainment purposes:

Who will be the 2014 NFL No. 1 Draft Pick?

Teddy Bridgewater 2/3
Jadeveon Clowney 3/2
Any Other Player 6/1

Khloe Terae shows off her baking skills. Or something like that.

Draft Position – Johnny Manziel

Over/Under: 4½

Will a Wild-Card team win the Super Bowl?

Yes +200 (2/1)
No -300 (1/3)

Will a Wild-Card team play in the Super Bowl?

Yes +110 (11/10)
No -150 (2/3)

Will any team trailing at half rally to win during the Divisional Playoffs?

Yes -200 (1/2)
No +150 (3/2)

Will there be a game-winning FG or TD as time expires in he Divisional Playoffs?

Yes +300 (3/1)
No -500 (1/5)

Will at least 1 Road Team win a game during the Divisional Playoffs?

Yes -400 (1/4)
No +250 (5/2)

DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF SPECIAL
Who will record the most Passing Yards?

Peyton Manning (DEN) QB 3/2
Drew Brees (NO) QB 3/1
Tom Brady (NE) QB 6/1
Philip Rivers (SD) QB 6/1
Andrew Luck (IND) QB 6/1
Cam Newton (CAR) QB 12/1
Russell Wilson (SEA) QB 12/1
Colin Kaepernick (SF) QB 15/1

Who will record the most Rushing Yards?

Marshawn Lynch (SEA) RB 7/4
Knowshon Moreno (DEN) RB 4/1
Ryan Mathews (SD) RB 5/1
Frank Gore (SF) RB 6/1
DeAngelo Williams (CAR) RB 7/1
Cam Newton (CAR) QB 7/1
Colin Kaepernick (SF) QB 7/1

Who will record the most Receiving Yards?

Demaryius Thomas (DEN) WR 4/1
Marques Colston (NO) WR 6/1
Jimmy Graham (NO) TE 6/1
T.Y. Hilton (IND) WR 6/1
Julian Edelman (NE) WR 6/1
Eric Decker (DEN) WR 6/1
Michael Crabtree (SF) WR 7/1
Keenan Allen (SD) WR 7/1
Anquan Boldin (SF) WR 10/1

Khloe Terae. That pretty much says it all.

New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks
Total Passing Yards – Drew Brees (NO)

Over/Under: 265

Total TD Passes – Drew Brees (NO)

Over 2 (+120, 6/5)
Under 2 (-150, 2/3)

Total Passing Yards – Russell Wilson (SEA)

Over/Under: 220½

Total TD Passes – Russell Wilson (SEA)
Over/Under 1½

Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots

Total Passing Yards – Andrew Luck (IND)
Over/Under: 240½

Total TD Passes – Andrew Luck (IND)
Over/Under 1½

Total Passing Yards – Tom Brady (NE)
Over/Under: 275½

Total TD Passes – Tom Brady (NE)

Over 1½ (-180, 5/9)
Under 1½ (+150, 3/2)

San Francisco at Carolina

Total Passing Yards – Colin Kaepernick (SF)
Over/Under: 210½

Total Rushing Yards – Colin Kaepernick (SF)
Over/Under: 39½

Who will have more Rushing Yards in the game?

Colin Kaepernick (SF) QB -130 (10/13)
Cam Newton (CAR) QB EVEN (1/1)

Will any player do the “Ric Flair” strut on the field during the game? (Kickoff until final whistle)

Yes +500 (5/1)
No -1000 (1/10)

San Diego at Denver

Total Passing Yards – Peyton Manning (DEN)

Over/Under: 325½

Total TD Passes – Peyton Manning (DEN)

Over/Under: 3

Total TD Passes – Peyton Manning (DEN)

0 18/1
1 6/1
2 11/4
3 2/1
4 3/1
5 or more 9/2

Total Passing Yards – Philip Rivers (SD)

Over/Under: 265½

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