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Gridiron Gold Sheet - NFL Week 9
Gridiron Gold Sheet - NCAA Football Week 10
Phil Steele's Inside the Pressbox College Tuesday thru Thursday Games
Mendozaline Newsletter Tracking (through 10/28/2024)
The records here will reflect the lines listed in the newsletters at the time the plays were published. This is for the rated plays, the high-ranking plays, and any type of play worth tracking. There’s no reason to keep track of every bottom-tier or “recommended” play; it’s not worth the work.
Sometimes the newsletters will cheat a little by claiming a different common or later line if it turns a loss into a push or otherwise boosts their record. I’ll usually be able to note what happened to explain the discrepancy.
I’ll also highlight particularly good or bad weekends or short-term runs. I will not include picks from newsletter issues that we don’t get in time.
Gridiron Gold Sheet (records represent the 6 times we've gotten it this season)
NCAA (16-20-0)
NFL (14-13-0) (includes 1-5 this week)
Bondi Bulletin (2-4-1 overall this week after 2-5 last week)
2* NCAA (3-3-1)
1* NCAA (9-10-1)
2* NFL (4-2-0)
1* NFL (3-9-0)
Marc Lawrence Playbook NCAA
5* (5-4-0)
4* (5-4-0)
3* (5-4-0)
Upset pick (5-4-0)
Betcha Didn't Know (3-4-1)
Awesome Angle (7-3-0)
Incredible Stat (3-6-0)
Marc Lawrence Playbook NFL (3-0 overall this week)
5* (5-3-0)
4* (4-4-0)
3* (3-5-0)
Pointwise NCAA
1* (12-5-1)
2* (5-4-0)
3* (5-4-0)
4* (9-9-0)
5* (11-7-0)
Pointwise NFL
3* (1-7-0)
4* (5-10-1)
5* (6-10-0)
Power Sweep NCAA
4* (6-3-0)
3* (12-6-0)
2* (10-7-1)
Underdog Play of the Week (4-5-0)
Tech Play of the Week (2-3-0)
Revenge Play of the Week (5-3-0)
Situational Play of the Week (4-3-0)
Series Play of the Week (2-5-0)
Power Sweep NFL
4* (4-4-0)
3* (1-7-0)
2* (6-2-0)
4* Pro Angle (0-0-0)
3* o/u play (5-3-0)
Power Rating POW (4-3-0)
Power Plays
NCAA 4.5* (17-9-0)
NCAA 4* (30-24-2)
NFL 4* (4-4-0)
Red Sheet
90* (0-0-0)
89* (6-12-0)
88* (19-8-1) (includes 7-1-1 the last 3 weeks)
NFL 88* (5-3-0)
Sports Reporter (I can't post, Bimmer can)
NCAA Super Best Bets (0-0-0)
NCAA Best Bets (15-11-0)
NFL Super Best Bets (0-0-0)
NFL Best Bets (5-10-1)
Winning Points (I can't post, Bimmer can)
NCAA 3* (4-4-0)
NFL 4* (3-4-0)
NFL 3* (3-3-1)
King’s Totals Tipsheet (3rd winning week of the season, going 3-2 overall again)
3* (3-3-0)
2* (9-9-0)
Team Total of the Week
2* (0-3-0)
1* (7-6-0)
Gold Sheet NCAA
Key Releases (5-10-1)
Priority Picks (4-7-0)
Tech Plays (6-4-0)
Gold Sheet NFL
Key Releases (9-5-0)
Priority Picks (1-5-0)
Tech Plays (5-4-1)
Powers' Ratings NCAA
(can't really track his main plays this year)
Top Computer Play (4-5-0)
Powers' Ratings NFL
3* (0-0-0)
2* (0-0-0)
1* (0-0-0)
Inside the Press Box NCAA
Phil's Best Bets (19-17-0) (includes 0-3 this week)
Computer Best Bets (20-14-0)
Inside the Press Box NFL
Phil’s Best Bets (9-12-0)
Computer Best Bets (0-0-0)
Great to have you you back Shaz..Hope all is better and on the mend. Thanks for all you do!! And big thanks to Bimmer for filling in last week! Good luck to all this week!
Marc Lawrence's Playbook Wednesday-Thursday Plays
Wednesday, Oct 30
Jacksonville State over LIBERTY by 3
The Flames were liberated from an undefeated season in one of this year’s biggest upsets when Kennesaw State stunned LU by 3. Liberty was a 27-point favorite, and that immediately placed them in our “Bubble Burst” handcuffs. The Flames are 10-2 ATS as the favorite against a team that was favored in its last game, but this is a way better Jacksonville State team than the 0-3 SUATS bunch we were making fun of in previous issues. Suddenly, Rich Rod’s team has rammed the rod down the throats of four straight teams, including a 400-plus yards rushing performance last week. That’s in line with an average +236 yards per game edge for JSU, and we’re counting on a hot Cocks team burning the Flames.
WESTERN KENTUCKY over Kennesaw State by 28
KSU will answer the age-old question posed by the Alan Parsons Project, “Where Do We Go from Here?” Or maybe we quote Neil Young, “It’s better to burn out than fade away.”? The bottom line is we expect a rather dramatic crash, boom, bang by the Owls against an always solid WKU bunch, once again fighting for conference superiority. Caden Veltkamp accounted for four scores last week, and the WKU QB has helped his team to a 4-0 SUATS mark with an average winning margin of 15, better than the spread. Kennesaw is 1-6 and is 0-7 In the Stats by -158 yards per game. Hell froze over last week, but in the age of climate change, the ice has already melted like an ice cream cake at a 6-year-old’s birthday party.
Thursday, Oct 31
Tulane over CHARLOTTE by 11
The Green Wave is fighting the Army and the Navy for the high ground and the high seas in the American, all three unbeaten in conference play. QB Darian Mensah has been one of the AAC‘s best, thanks to a 15:3 TD/INT ratio, while RB Makhi Hughes rushed for 195 yards vs. North Texas last week and has 931 yards this season. Charlotte outgained Navy two weeks ago and held the Mids to a season-low 291 yards but couldn’t pull off the upset then or vs. Memphis last week. The 49ers had the lead until giving up the losing score with 31 seconds left. Both teams may not be at their emotional peak for this one, and we offer this advice to rescue your bank balance…Tulane is 4-16 SU and 6-14 ATS away when coming off a road win. The Green Wave locked down a third straight bowl season, and the prospects of a letdown against the Niners are enough to point our Geiger counters in a different direction.
I hope you are right Timmy. At this point in life we just need to avoid the haymaker.Like I said brother life is a 15 round bout, and ur still in single digit rounds brother u ain't goin no place yet
THE RED SHEET
NOVEMBER 2, 2024 VOLUME 56 - NUMBER 10
ARMY 56 - Air Force 20 - (7:30 EDT) -- Line opened at Army minus 23½, and is now minus 22½. All through the years,
we could probably count on one hand the amount of times that we didn't go with the dog in military
games, which proved highly successful. And never with such a high spread. However, this time
around, there is only one way to go, with Navy's destruction of Air Force (17-pt cover) giving us the
nerve to pull the chalk lever in this meeting, as facts are facts, with the Falcons the only team in the
land without a cover, & the Cadets (#1 Rushing "O") without a single spread miss. Despite huge spot.
RATING: ARMY 89
CLEMSON 56 - Louisville 24 - (7:30) -- Line opened at Clemson minus 11, and is now minus 10½. The obvious exiting
of the Tigers from the nation's elite squadron (double digit wins over a 14-yr span, including 4-of-5 years
competing in the National Championship game) was enhanced not only with LY's 8-4 regular season,
but with TY's embarrassing 34-3 opening day loss to Georgia. All she wrote for Dabo & Co, right? Well
try 6 straight wins (4-1-1 ATS), with a 291-127 pt margin, rising to 11th in the polls. And they stand at
6-0 ATS vs the Cards, who are on an 0-5 spread run. All the incentive that Dabo needs.
RATING: CLEMSON 89
Georgia 34 - Florida 24 - (3:30 - @ Jacksonville) -- Line opened at Georgia minus 17, and is still minus 17. Only once
in the last 22 years has the spread on this classic exceeded TY's 17-pt spot, & deservedly so, with the
'Dawgs playing for the National Title 3 times over the last 7 seasons, with a current 52-3 SU record
since 2020 windup. However, no matter how legitimately fearsome they are, they've been hit a bit by
the horrid transfer portal, ranking only 41st & 19th in total "O" & "D". Gators the opposite, with 21-27
SU log since 2020, but are on a 4-0 ATS run by 61½ pts. This could be an SEC classic dog cover.
RATING: FLORIDA 88
Arizona State 38 - OKLAHOMA STATE 24 - (7:00) -- Line opened at Arizona State minus 1½, and is now minus 3. As
we mentioned on Pointwise, the most important unit on the field in this meeting has to be the defense
of the Cowboys, which ranks a surprising 132nd in the land, ahead of only one other team, namely
Kent State, even worse than such futile stop units as UtahSt, NewMexico, MissSt, etc. Not only that,
but the 'Pokes also come in at 132nd & 115th in rushing "D" & rushing "O". Not the best of foes trying
to contain the 'Devils who enter this one off a 227 RYpg run vs likes of Kansas, Utah, & Cincinnati.
RATING: ARIZONA STATE 88
North Carolina 41 - FLORIDA STATE 17 - (3:30) -- Line opened at North Carolina minus 2, and is now minus 2½. Well,
the spread monkey is finally off the backs of these Tar Heels, who snapped an incredible 0-11-1 ATS
run, with last week's 41-14 upset of a Virginia team which had covered 4 straight. Not just a cover, but
a 41-14 romper, along with a 135-7 RY edge. They should be able to keep it going against a 'Nole
squad which is currently on the ropes, with a 141-69 pt deficit in their last 4 games, while ranking
131st & 132nd in total & scoring "O". Emotional gut punch for team which ranked #10 in preseason.
RATING: NORTH CAROLINA 88
BUFFALO BILLS 34 - Miami Dolphins 20 - (1:00) -- Line opened at Buffalo minus 6, and is now minus 6½. As noted on
Pointwise, Bills' Josh Allen has finally thrown an interception, which made little difference, as the Bills
simply rolled past the Seahawks in Seattle. Now with a 3½ game lead in the AFC East, with Buffalo "D"
doing its part, allowing just 13.3 ppg in this 3-game run. Addition of Amari Cooper puts all the more
pressure on opposing "D"s, altho he did drop a couple of passes. Return of Tua has to be a plus, as
Miami backups hardly contributed, & there is always the possible "rust" factor. Bills' streak continues.
RATING: BUFFALO BILLS 88
NEAR CHOICES (Rated 87): Vandy, SMU, Tennessee, Tulane - NFL: Washington, New Orleans, Kansas City
LARGE LINE MOVES: Liberty (+1½ to -2); Minnesota (-1½ to -3); UTSA (+9 to +7½); New Mexico (-6½ to -8); Arizona
St (-1½ to -3); Fresno St (-12½ to -14); New Mexico St (+10 to +9); Mississippi (-6 to -7); Purdue (+2 to +1); Duke (+21
to +20); Air Force (+23½ to +22½); So Carolina (+3½ to +2½); Tennessee (-15½ to -16½); Michigan (+15½ to +14½);
Texas Tech (+15½ to +14½); NFL: NY Jets (+1 to -2); LA Rams (+1 to -1); Cleveland (+2½ to +1½); Indianapolis (+7 to
+6); KEY INJURIES: Air Force QB Hayes (Und) ??; Arizona St QB Leavitt (ribs) ??; Baylor QB Finn (Und) ??; Fla
Atlantic QB Fancher (neck) ??; Fla International QB Jones (Und) ??; Indiana QB Rourke (thumb) ??; Iowa QB
McNamara (Und) Out; Jacksonville St QB Huff (leg) ??; La Tech QB Baker (collarbone) Out; Nevada QB Lewis (Und)
??; Old Dominion QB Wilson (Und) ??; Penn St QB Allar (knee) ??; QB Smolik (Und) ??; Pittsburgh QB Holstein (Und)
??; Purdue QB Card (Concussion) ??; Sam Houston St QB Watson (Und) ??; San Diego St QB Duffy (Und) ??; So
Florida QB Brown (Und) ??; Texas A&M QB Henderson (Und) ??; Texas El Paso QB Locklear (Und) ??;Texas Tech
QB Morton (shoulder) ??; Toledo QB Osborne (Und) ??; UAB QB Zeno (shoulder) Out; UCLA QB Garbers (foot) ??; QB
Davis (Und) ??; - NFL: Baltimore RB Ali (concussion) ??; Carolina RB Brooks (knee) ??; QB Dalton (Und) ??;
Cleveland RB Ford (hamstring) ??; RB Hines (knee) ??; Denver RB Badie (back) ??; Green Bay QB Love (groin) ??;
Jacksonville RB Etienne (hamstring) ??; Kansas City RB Edwards-Helaire (illness) ??; Miami QB Huntley (shoulder)
Out; QB Thompson (chest) ??; New England QB Maye (head) ??; New Orleans QB Carr (oblique) ??..........
Dennis Stagliano's Breeding Cup Tip Sheet, Friday, November 1
Dennis Stagliano's Breeding Cup Tip Sheet, Saturday, November 2
Any Power Plays for this week?? His 4.5* CFB plays are around 68% and his 3* NFL are at 88% (according to my records, lol)... Not too shabby... Thanks!
Anyone see Pointwise?
Power PlaysAny Power Plays for this week?? His 4.5* CFB plays are around 68% and his 3* NFL are at 88% (according to my records, lol)... Not too shabby... Thanks!