Wild Card Weekend

52.4% should be a number all gamblers have in mind. If you hit above that number in the long run you defeat Vegas. This NFL season was a ride for the Goose! While the sample size is actually small, we gave out 50 picks. 32-17-1 aka a 64% winning rate! There was so much luck on my side, and don’t think I could replicate that number next season! I hope we won together, and hope I gained some trust with you all!
The Korner still has the NFL playoffs, but articles will be hard to come by moving forward. I’ll continue with a little golf, and some NCAAB updates, but with NCAAB lines coming out the night before games, I’ll keep most of the action on Twitter.
Outside of Rutgers, I love mid-major basketball! Last year I rode with Charleston, Lipscomb and Wofford, and boy did I fall in love with Wofford! Fletcher Magee will always be a legend in my eyes. But these two teams lost a lot of their magic. The Goose has a few teams to keep an eye on. Now, betting wise, we bet numbers not teams, so don’t blindly bet these teams. I really like East Tennessee, College of Charleston, Bryant and South Alabama. When these teams get hot, they should be a force in their conference. Keep an eye on them, and come conference tourney play get ready to pound them!
So lets see if I can keep this amazing NFL run on point and lets go 3-1 this week!

Recap:
Temple +6 vs UNC – Miss. UNC 55 Temple 13
Oklahoma State +6.5 vs Texas A&M – HIT! Texas A&M 24 Oklahoma State 21
Oklahoma +13.5 vs LSU – Miss. LSU 63 Oklahoma 28
Clemson -2 vs Ohio State – HIT! Clemson 28 Ohio State 23
Eagles -4.5 at Giants – HIT! Eagles 34 Giants 17
49ers -3 at Seahawks – HIT! 49ers 26 Seahawks 21
Last Week – 4-2
NCAAF YTD – 28-25-1
NFL YTD – 32-17-1

Bills +3 at Texans – Winning the turnover battle is usually a very good indication on how the game will go. If Buffalo doesnt turn it over they will be in great shape. Josh Allen is extremely inaccurate. We can survive on missed passes, but wont be able to survive interceptions. While Buffalo’s offense is suspect, they have a wall of a defense. Trey White is a top five corner in the league and will have his hands full with Nuk Hopkins. Watson hasnt force fed Hopkins this season though, it feels like. I have confidence that White can hang with Hopkins, and can keep him under 100 yards. One of the main reasons I like Buffalo this week is the uncertainty of Wil Fuller. Fuller gives the team a different dimension that makes them hard to beat. With him being a game time decision, even if he plays, he wont be 100%. Its time to leave it on the line for Buffalo. When they get the 4th and 2 play, we all know it will be Josh Allen running it. He’s Cam Newton, point blank. We’ll need him to put on a superman cape and dip that shoulder and power threw. #Mafia Bills 20 Texans 18

Titans +5 at Patriots – In the playoffs, I like to look at form, not records or seeds. History and name brand tell me the Pats in a cakewalk. If you’re following football though, you know Ryan Tannehill is playing like a top 10 QB. He doesnt have the playoff resume, and i cant call him clutch yet, but he had one heck of a regular season. I mean, I’d rather the QB who has 21 total touchdowns and 4 interceptions since November 1, compared to the other QB who has only 11 touchdowns to 4 interceptions. This isnt the same Patriots. Their defense is elite but their offense is so blah. There’s no Gronk, no Josh Allen, a banged up Edelman, a disappointing Sanu, and Brady is showing age. I might sound crazy, but i see the Titans as the more “talented” team because of the balance of offense and defense. At the end of the day, the Titans are inexperienced. The Pats should out coach them, and wont beat themselves. This i think will be a nail biter, with the Pats surviving and advancing, like well coached teams do. Pats 25 Titans 23

Vikings +8 at Saints – I wont lie, with this being a 1pm Sunday game, i “can” pick the Vikings. If this game was during any other time, it would be a Saints lock. Kirk Cousins doesnt just stink in prime time, he stinks when the games arent at 1pm. I dont think its a clutch or nerve thing, i just think this quirky dude cant mess up his routine outside of 1pm. Now, Kirk can put up a goose egg, i mean anyone can, but it wont have any relation to this big game stuff, its 1pm not 8pm. More than a touchdown feels hefty in the playoffs. The Vikings have talent throughout and are based off the run. Easier said then done, but if they feed Dalvin Cook and slow the game down, it’ll come down to the wire. The Vikings are weak in the secondary so a Brees to Thomas connection should be deadly, so the Vikings will need to bend and not break. Win the time of possession, and have Kirk hit on three big time throws and they’ll hang in there till the end. Saints 28 Vikings 27

Eagles +1.5 vs Seahawks – These two teams squared up week 12 in Philly, with the Seahawks winning 17-9. Since that 9 point scoring output, the Eagles offense has woken up and scored 28 points a game in the final five. This speaks volume on how good Carson Wentz is. He’s been down Ertz, his best receiver is Greg Ward jr, and his RB Miles Sanders has been banged up. Yet they are still scoring and have won four in a row. All four wins were against NFL Least teams, but the confidence has been growing. The Seahawks arent the most intimidating team to me. Yes there is Russell Wilson, but on a team that wants to run the ball 60% of the time, they dont have a run game right now. Love Marshawn Lynch but he just didnt look that explosive or impressive after his long lay off. If the Eagles can keep Wentz up right, he shouldnt have that much issues moving the ball on this team. I look for the Eagles to stay flying high. Eagles 23 Seahawks 21

Thank you,
Goose