Ron Raymond’s Week 15 CFL Picks
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B.C.Lions -1 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 52.0
Pick: UNDER 52.0
Ron’s Comment: Both teams played each other in Week 7 and the Bombers won 22-21. Look for the revenge card to play out here and keep in mind, this might be a Grey Cup preview, as you have the top team in the West going up against the top team in the East. Furthermore, the UNDER is 7-3-0 when the Lions play the Bombers in Winnipeg in their last 10 head to head battles. Defense wins this game and the UNDER is the call. Keep in mind, the Blue Bombers have played against 3 teams with losing records in their last 3 games and struggled.
ATSDatabase Tip: When the B.C.Lions played as Road team as a Favorite - Coming off a game scored 40 points or more; the UNDER is 9-1-0 for the Lions in this spot.
Forecast: B.C.Lions 24 Winnipeg 21
Sports Gambling Hotline
NY Yankees at CLEVELAND (+120)
I will come right back in this series and play the UNDER tonight, as we feel sure Andy Pettitte's postseason experience (34 playoff starts!) will make a difference in cooling off the Cleveland sticks in Game 2.
Fausto Carmona will counter, and there is a good chance the flame-thrower will keep the Yankee bats at bay. New York was limited to just 5 hits last night, and now the pressure of another postseason collapse is in the back of their minds.
The runs will be hard to come by tonight as the pitchers put up the goose eggs.
Play the UNDER at the Jake tonight.
3♦ UNDER
Sports Gambling Hotline
NY Yankees at CLEVELAND (+120)
I will come right back in this series and play the UNDER tonight, as we feel sure Andy Pettitte's postseason experience (34 playoff starts!) will make a difference in cooling off the Cleveland sticks in Game 2.
Fausto Carmona will counter, and there is a good chance the flame-thrower will keep the Yankee bats at bay. New York was limited to just 5 hits last night, and now the pressure of another postseason collapse is in the back of their minds.
The runs will be hard to come by tonight as the pitchers put up the goose eggs.
Play the UNDER at the Jake tonight.
3♦ UNDER
TONY WESTON
Now we turn to some college football on Friday night.
It’s no secret that the Utah football program has been down since Urban Meyer and Alex Smith moved on to the next step in their careers.
But the Utes made a huge statement earlier this year when they beat down then-Top 25 team UCLA in every way possible 44-6. But Utah’s struggled this season with only two victories.
Now, the Utes get arguably the best quarterback in the nation in Brian Brohm and Louisville. The Cardinals have been a disappointment this year, sitting at only 3-2.
But Brohm is killing his opposition with 1,948 and 16 touchdowns in FIVE games. Five. He’s matched his touchdown total from a year ago. Brohm is averaging 389.6 yards per game and is on pace to throw for 4,675 yards this year.
Nevermind that Louisville won’t even matter this year, Brohm is working on securing on that No. 1 overall draft pick spot in next April’s draft.
Tonight should be a stat game for Brohm and Cardinals. Look for Brohm to torch Utah to the tune of at least 400 yards and 3 touchdowns.
3♦ LOUISVILLE (1♦ to 5♦ Scale)
Chris Jordan
Friday winner ...
200♦ UTAH - I know the Cardinals stopped the bleeding against NC State, but I can't help but acknowledge the resume Utah brings into this contest, having played enough solid competition that will help it challenge Louisville. Despite a 2-3 mark, the Utes have seen the likes of Pac 10 members Oregon State and UCLA, and fellow Mountain West challengers Air Force and UNLV.
And before we go brow-beating the Falcons and Rebels, playing the Academy is never an easy chore, and the Rebels are a team that were extremely close to knocking off then-5th ranked Wisconsin with a stellar defensive effort.
Meanwhile, we're taking points from a Louisville team that tuned up for the season by humiliating Murray State (73-10) and beating Middle Tennessee State (58-42) by 16, when it laid 42. Since then the Cardinals lost to Kentucky and Syracuse (laying 37-1/2 points). And other than the Murray State debacle and last week's 29-10 win over the Wolfpack, the Cards have given up an average of 40 points in the other three.
Now they face a Utah team that has holds the advantage with its overall defense, which is giving up just 19 points and 349.6 total yards per game. And with Utah flourishing as a pup – it's on a 21-5 ATS run when catching points, and that includes a 4-0 mark in its last four as a double- dog. Take the points in this one, as the Utes stay inside the number.
100♦ RED SOX RUN LINE - With a chance to put the Angels in a 2-0 hole, I'll side with Dice K in this one, as he comes in after looking pretty sharp against the Twins last Friday, allowing just two runs and six hits, while fanning eight. Matsuzaka comes in with plenty of rest, after having six days off, and should be comfy at home, where he was 8-4 in 14 Fenway Park starts.
This is the first time the Halos get a chance to see Dice K, and that's clearly on our side. When he pitched against a team he had not faced – there were 16 occasions - he went 9-6 with a 3.14 ERA, 36 walks and 116 strikeouts in 108-2/3 innings. Let's lay the run and a half here, as the Sox roll to a 2-0 lead.