For those of you that did not know, the Hammer went 4-0 last week.  What do you guys think about another perfect weekend?

NY Giants (+7½) at Dallas -Hammer’s pick DALLAS

Seattle (+8) at Green Bay - Hammer’s pick SEATTLE

Jacksonville (+13½) at New England - Hammer’s pick JACKSONVILLE

San Diego (+8½) at Indianapolis - Hammer’s pick INDIANAPOLIS

Another football season, another wad of cash in my pocket.  It was another good year for The Hammer, but it is time to focus on the playoffs.  This is where it gets fun!

Washington (+3½) at Seattle - The Hammer’s pick SEATTLE

Jacksonville at Pittsburgh (+2) - The Hammer’s pick JACKSONVILLE

NY Giants (+3) at Tampa Bay - The Hammer’s pick NYG

Tennessee (+9) at San Diego - The Hammer’s pick SD

After 16 weeks, and last nights game, the Hammer has put together a 131-110 record this year. A solid week 17 will put me over 55% on the season. How many handicappers can say that? Take all you Christmas money and bet with the Hammer this week!

Dallas (+9) at Washington - Hammer’s pick DALLAS

St. Louis (+6) at Arizona - Hammer’s pick ARIZONA

Seattle (+3) at Atlanta - Hammer’s pick SEATTLE

Carolina at Tampa Bay (+3) - Hammer’s pick CAROLINA

Cincinnati at Miami (+3) - Hammer’s pick CINCINNATI

San Francisco (+10) at Cleveland - Hammer’s pick CLEVELAND

Detroit (+3½) at Green Bay - Hammer’s pick DETROIT

Jacksonville (+6½) at Houston - Hammer’s pick HOUSTON

Minnesota at Denver (+3) - Hammer’s pick MINNESOTA

New Orleans at Chicago (+2) - Hammer’s pick CHICAGO

Kansas City (+6) at NY Jets - Hammer’s pick NYJ

Buffalo (+7½) at Philadelphia - Hammer’s pick BUFFALO

Pittsburgh at Baltimore (+3½) - Hammer’s pick PITTSBURGH

San Diego at Oakland (+8) - Hammer’s pick SAN DIEGO

Tennessee at Indianapolis (+6½) - Hammer’s pick TENNESSEE

Last Sunday was a record week in terms of visitors to NCAA Experts.  We had 80K plus visitors between noon and 1:00 EST.  The word is getting out about The Hammer’s record this year, and everyone is jumping on the bandwagon!

Atlanta (+10) at Arizona - The Hammer’s pick ARIZONA

Green Bay at Chicago (+8½) - Hammer’s pick CHICAGO

Cleveland at Cincinnati (+3) - Hammer’s pick CLEVELAND

Kansas City (+4½) at Detroit - Hammer’s pick DETROIT

Houston (+7) at Indianapolis - Hammer’s pick INDIANAPOLIS (Double Play)

Oakland (+13) at Jacksonville - Hammer’s pick OAKLAND

Washington (+6½) at Minnesota - Hammer’s pick MINNESOTA

Miami (+22) at New England - Hammer’s pick NEW ENGLAND

Philadelphia (+3) at New Orleans - Hammer’s pick PHILADELPHIA

NY Giants at Buffalo (+3) - Hammer’s pick BUFFALO (Double Play)

Baltimore (Pk) at Seattle - Hammer’s pick SEATTLE

Tampa Bay at San Francisco (+6) - Hammer’s pick TAMPA BAY

NY Jets (+8½) at Tennessee - Hammer’s pick NYJ

Denver (+8½) at San Diego - Hammer’s pick SD

Wanna make your money back from all those presents?  Wanna get the respect of your fellow bettors?  We know the answer because you are here.  now listen up.  I am 3-0 so far during the post season.  I will get sick on you from here on out.

Utah will smoke Navy.  Utah has one of the better defenses in the land.  Navy’s 4 game win streak was against teams with a  combined 7-41 record.  Notre Dame had the BEST record of their latest foes.  And they barely beat them.  Utah has it in them.  They are well coached and they played extremely well in the second part of the season only losing to BYU in a thriller in their last 9 games.  They crush by 14 or more.

Who is Florida Atlantic?  I tried to analyze this game, but I don’t like it.  Two teams who fold against good teams…. no quality wins, no consistency, etc.  I can’t pick something I don’t believe in.  If you must, play Memphis.  It’s not one of my picks.  This game is the battle of the underprivileged.   It’s like betting on a bum over a goat in a slurpee drinking contest.

More to come…

Make sure your kids get all the toys they want this year by placing some big money on the Hammer’s picks this week!

Philadelphia (+10½) at Dallas - Hammer’s pick PHILADELPHIA

Cincinnati at San Francisco (+8) - Hammer’s pick SF

Baltimore at Miami (+3½) - Hammer’s pick MIAMI

Buffalo (+5½) at Cleveland - Hammer’s pick BUFFALO

Green Bay at St. Louis (+10) - Hammer’s pick ST LOUIS

Indianapolis at Oakland (+10½) - Hammer’s pick INDY

Washington (+4½) at NY Giants - Hammer’s pick WASHINGTON

NY Jets (+23½) at New England - Hammer’s pick NYJ

Arizona (+3½) at New Orleans - Hammer’s pick NO

Jacksonville (+3½) at Pittsburgh - Hammer’s pick JACKSONVILLE

Detroit (+10) at San Diego - Hammer’s pick SAN DIEGO

Seattle at Carolina (+7½) - Hammer’s pick SEATTLE

Atlanta (+13½) at Tampa Bay - Hammer’s pick ATLANTA

Tennessee at Kansas City (+4) - Hammer’s pick TENNESSEE

Chicago (+10) at Minnesota - Hammer’s pick CHICAGO

The Hammer has been on fire this year! A few more strong weeks and I will finish the year with a 70% winning percentage picking every game, every week.

Dallas at Detroit (+10½) - Hammer’s pick DALLAS

Indianapolis at Baltimore (+9) - Hammer’s pick INDIANAPOLIS

Miami (+7) at Buffalo - Hammer’s pick BUFFALO

St. Louis (+6) at Cincinnati - Hammer’s pick ST LOUIS

Cleveland at NY Jets (+3) - Hammer’s pick CLEVELAND

Kansas City (+6½) at Denver - Hammer’s pick KC

Oakland (+10) at Green Bay - Hammer’s pick OAKLAND

Tampa Bay at Houston (+3) - Hammer’s pick HOUSTON

Carolina (+10½) at Jacksonville - Hammer’s pick JACKSONVILLE

Minnesota at San Francisco (+9) - Hammer’s pick MINNESOTA

Pittsburgh (+10½) at New England - Hammer’s pick PITTSBURGH

NY Giants (+3) at Philadelphia - Hammer’s pick PHILADELPHIA

Arizona (+7) at Seattle - Hammer’s pick ARIZONA

San Diego (Pk) at Tennessee - Hammer’s pick SD

New Orleans at Atlanta (+4) - Hammer’s pick NEW ORLEANS

In 1970, the year of my birth, the famed duo The Carpenters recorded the song “We’ve Only Just Begun”

It is such an appropriate song as I marched through Championship Week 3-0.  The Bowl season is full or solid timber to build our way to a cruise ship only outdone by the one and only Queen Mary.

Look for the bowl picks to capture your imagine of the type of vessel you’d like to build as you burst the blood vessels of your bookie.  From here on out it’s clear sailing and it’s time for you to go from chump to champ. Come back often and sample the T Bone’s Corn Fed Kobe Picks this bowl season.

I’m out for now.

My premium subscribers know I had my first triple play pick of the year on Thursday with my Cowboys pick.  Of course, I nailed it!  This is going to be a big week!

Cleveland (Pk) at Arizona - Hammer’s CLEVELAND

San Francisco (+3) at Carolina - Hammer’s pick SF

Denver at Oakland (+3½) - Hammer’s pick DENVER

Jacksonville (+7) at Indianapolis - Hammer’s pick INDIANAPOLIS

NY Jets (Pk) at Miami - Hammer’s pick NYJ

Detroit (+3½) at Minnesota - Hammer’s pick MINNESOTA

Tampa Bay (+3) at New Orleans - Hammer’s pick TAMPA BAY

NY Giants at Chicago (+1½) - Hammer’s pick CHICAGO

Seattle (+3) at Philadelphia - Hammer’s pick PHILADELPHIA

Cincinnati (+7) at Pittsburgh - Hammer’s pick PITTSBURGH

San Diego at Kansas City (+5) - Hammer’s pick SD

Atlanta (PK) at St. Louis - Hammer’s pick ST LOUIS

Houston (+3½) at Tennessee - Hammer’s pick TENNESSEE

Buffalo (+5½) at Washington - Hammer’s pick WASHINGTON

New England at Baltimore (+20½) - Hammer’s pick BALTIMORE

No, we’e not talking about a highlight reel of Reggie Bush’s historic run vs. Fresno State in 2005.  We’re talking about the Bone in December. 

An astounding 72% the last three bowl seasons, I single handedly moved a line by 2.5 points with the local large book when I predicted the Florida upset last year in the BCS Championship.

This week is light.   Below is every Conference Championship prediction.

SEC - look for LSU to continue to underperform with the the consistent Michigan rumormill.  Les Miles is moving on.  Don’t kid yourself.  He was a player an a coach at the Big House.  There is no place he wouldrather be.  now that the BCS Championhip is gone, the players and coaches simply don’t have the motivation.  Look for Ainge to step up and keep this game tight.  LSU wins by 3.

Big 12 - Does it get any tougher than this?  Mizzou is the inferior team with the pressure of the BCS Championship.  Even the most seasoned coaching staffs has faltered under the hot sun of the Crystal Football.  Oklahoma wns this by 14 or more going away.

ACC - VaTech beat these guys at home 14-10 and has been on a roll.  BC faltered under the Crystal Football. Vatech wns by 14.

This is just the beginning.  The Bowl games are coming and the bank is breaking.