November 25, 2018
FOOTBALL
Here are your Late Consensus Picks for the NFL games of Sunday, Nov. 26:
VERY STRONG PLAYS: None
STRONG PLAYS: Green Bay +3 1/2 Minnesota
Indianapolis -7 1/2 Miami
REGULAR PLAYS:
Baltimore -11 Oakland
Seattle +3 Carolina
NY Giants--Philly OVER 48 1/2
Denver +3 Pittsburgh
NORM'S LATE THOUGHTS: The Chargers-Cardinals game has attracted my attention over the last couple days. Arizona should go nowhere against the LAC defense and I'm not certain LAC will run roughshod over AZ. So:
TAKE: LA Chargers--Arizona UNDER 43 1/2
BASKETBALL
Saturday record: 1-6
Season so far: 65-55
NBA
Philly minus the points vs. Brooklyn
COLLEGE
Long Beach St. +8 Oregon State
Canisius -1 UAB
Grand Canyon -6 Lasalle
Miami -5 Seton Hall
Happy Sunday!
November 24, 2018
FOOTBALL
Here are your Late Consensus Picks for the college games of Saturday, Nov. 25:
VERY STRONG PLAYS: Ohio State +5 Michigan
STRONG PLAYS: Notre Dame -11 1/2 USC
REGULAR PLAYS:
Florida International + 3 1/2 Marshall
Kansas State +12 1/2 Iowa State
Troy +11 App. State
Georgia Tech +17 Georgia
BYU +11 Utah
NORM'S LATE THOUGHTS: I have a pair of games for you today.
Both Tech and Baylor are fighting for a bowl bid today. The loser is out. Tech's been made a 4 1/2 point favorite (It opened at -6). This appears to offer value on the Baylor side. Tech's struggled its last several games after their usual fast start. Lets take the home dog here:
TAKE: Baylor +4 1/2 Texas Tech
U La Monroe and U La La play game that's very important to each side today with ULM being a small home favorite. I think A La La's the better team here and suggest taking them and very much considering playing them straight upon the money line if that intrigues you.
TAKE: L La La +2 1/2 U La Mon
BASKETBALL
Friday record: 4-6
Season so far: 64-49
COLLEGE
Depaul +5 1/2 Notre Dame
Detroit +10 1/2 E. Michigan
St. Joes -4 1/2 William and Mary
W. Virginia -16 Valpo
Happy Saturday!
November 23, 2018
FOOTBALL
Here are your Late Consensus Picks for the college games of Friday, Nov. 23:
VERY STRONG PLAYS: None
STRONG PLAYS: Washington St. -2 1/2
Washington
REGULAR PLAYS:
Nebraska +8 Iowa
Nebraska--Iowa UNDER 53 1/2
Virginia -5 Virginia Tech
Missouri--Arkansas UNDER 60
NORM'S LATE THOUGHTS: I've already put out the Picks of the Pole for today (Nebraska, Ohio, Toledo and W. Virginia) and really don't have much else to offer other than to say be very careful on that Washington State--Washington game. There are solid handicappers on the other side also. That game had me going back and forth.
BASKETBALL
Thursday record: 1-2
Season so far: 60-43
COLLEGE
DOUBLE PLAY:
Nevada minus the points vs. Umass
SINGLE PLAYS:
Marshall +7 1/2 Maryland
Texas A&M -13 So. Alabama
UTA +17 Arkansas
Vandy -12 1/2 Kent State
Cincinnati -10 George Mason
Niagara -8 Grambling
NBA
Houston -4 1/2 Detroit
LA Lakers -2 1/2 UTAH
Happy Black Friday! Lets finish in the black!
November 22, 2018
FOOTBALL
Here are your Late Consensus Picks on the Thanksgiving day games:
COLLEGE
REGULAR PLAYS: Mississippi +12 1/2 Mississippi State
Colorado State--Art Force OVER 64
NFL
REGULAR PLAY: Atlanta +12 1/2 New Orleans
NORM'S LATE THOUGHTS---This card leaves me very cold. Lets PASS today.
BASKETBALL
Wednesday record: 3-3
Season so far: 59-41
COLLEGE
Florida State -16 1/2 UAB
Nevada -16 Tulsa
Grand Canyon +6 Seton Hall
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
FOOTBALL
Here are your Picks of the Pole for the early part of the Thanksgiving weekend.
Last week's record: 6-16 (Dreadful!)
Season so far: 126-140
***NOTE: These selections cover ONLY the Thursday games and the early Friday games in the colleges. We WILL have another set of picks Friday morning which will cover the later Friday college games and then the rest of the pro and college weekend.
THURSDAY
NFL
Detroit--Chicago UNDER 44
COLLEGE
No selections
FRIDAY
COLLEGE
Ohio -23 1/2 Akron
Nebraska +10 Iowa
Toledo -18 1/2 C. Michigan
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
November 21, 2018
BASKETBALL
Tuesday record: 3-2
Season so far: 56-38
COLLEGE
Hofstra -4 1/2 Fullerton
St. Louis -4 1/2 Pittsburgh
Rice +17 1/2 BYU
Wisconsin -8 Stanford
NBA
Milwaukee -6 Portland
San Antonio--Memphis UNDER 200 1/2
Happy Wednesday!!!