BATSBY Sports offers its seven most appealing picks for the upcoming football weekend.
Why only seven selections?
Well, with both college and pro entering the postseason realm … unfortunately, we’re running out of football games to analyze, embrace and cherish — before next August.
Charting regular season play, BATSBY Sports had been remarkably consistent for the first two months, touting SIX consecutive weeks of a 9-6 combined record.
In the aftermath …
**BATSBY momentarily came back to Earth 10 weeks ago, churning out a painfully mediocre 7-7-1 mark.
**However, the successive eight weekends have been a collective joyride, posting nine wins at least six times and going 80-55 overall during this prolific stretch.
**We enjoyed a season high two weeks ago (11 wins), highlighted by the 8-1 mark with NFL selections.
**The Week 17 NFL campaign, our last weekend of 15 money-line picks, finished on a positive note (8-7 overall).
BOTTOM LINE: For those who have been riding our money-line picks from Day 1 … we fully expect you back for Year 2.
BATSBY SPORTS TRACK RECORD
SEPT. 13-16 …..….. 9-6 overall
SEPT. 20-23 ………. 9-6 overall
SEPT. 27-30 …….… 9-6 overall
OCT. 4-7 …….…..… 9-6 overall
OCT. 11-14 ….….… 9-6 overall
OCT. 18-21 …..…… 9-6 overall
OCT. 25-28 …..… 7-7-1 overall
NOV. 1-4 …..….… 10-5 overall
NOV. 8-11 ……..…. 7-8 overall
NOV. 15-18 …..… 10-5 overall
NOV. 22-25 ………. 9-6 overall
NOV. 29-DEC. 2 … 9-6 overall
DEC. 6-9 ……..…… 9-6 overall
DEC. 13-16 ………. 7-8 overall
DEC. 20-23 …..… 11-4 overall
DEC. 27-30 ………. 8-7 overall
YEAR TO DATE: 143-98-1
NOTE: This weekend’s college football and NFL odds are courtesy of OddsShark.com.
COLLEGE BOWL GAMES
(Home team in CAPS)
AGAINST THE SPREAD
ARMED FORCES: Southern Miss (+7) over Tulane
LENDING TREE: Miami of Ohio (+14) over Louisiana-Lafayette
OVER/UNDER
FAMOUS POTATO: Ohio vs. Nevada (59.5 points) … UNDER
NFL: WILD CARD ROUND
AGAINST THE SPREAD
PHILADELPHIA (+1.5) over Seattle
Tennessee (+5) over NEW ENGLAND
OVER/UNDER
NEW ORLEANS vs. Minnesota (49.5 total points) … OVER
Buffalo vs. HOUSTON (44 total points) … UNDER