Dave’s Dime
“Because Two Cents Just Isn’t Enough”

THE INTRO

So where will you be watching this weekend’s action?

At home? At a friends? In a bar?

Snacks and drinks aplenty!

Well, I’ll be working. Yes, at Hollywood Park Casino, there are no days off. I worked Christmas Eve. I worked Christmas. I worked New Years Eve. I worked New Years. And now, I’ll be working Championship Sunday.

I won’t, however, be missing the Super Bowl.

I filled out one of those “Time-Off Requests”, you know the ones that you fill out if there is an emergency or something? I told them I needed that day off to throw my Super Bowl party, as it is a tradition I have no intention of ending for them.

If the request is denied, *cough* *cough*, looks like I’m coming down with something.

“If you don’t come in, you are fired”?

Well, of all of my readers, someone has to know someone that can get me a job, right?

THE RECORD

Last Week
With the spread: 2 – 2 – 0 (.500)
Without the spread: 2 – 2 – 0 (.500)
OVER/UNDER: 3 – 1 – 0 (.500)
^^Zen Picks^^: 0 – 1 – 0 (1.000)
**Outright Upsets**: 0 – 0 – 0 (N/A)

Season (Final)
With the spread: 124 – 123 – 9 (.502)
Without the spread: 157 – 99 – 0 (.613)
^^Zen Picks^^: 14 – 7 – 2 (.667)
**Outright Upsets**: 20 – 42 – 0 (.323)

Playoffs
With the spread: 5 – 3 – 0 (.625)
Without the spread: 4 – 4 – 0 (.500)
OVER/UNDER: 5 – 3 – 0 (.625)
^^Zen Picks^^: 1 – 1 – 0 (.500)
**Outright Upsets**: 0 – 1 – 0 (.000)

THE PICKS

* – Indicates Upset Pick
^ – Indicates Zen Pick

#3 San Diego Chargers 13 – 5 (+14.0) @ #1 New England Patriots 17 – 0 (-14.0)
The Patriots haven’t been covering the spread lately, but I still have an awful hard time picking against them here. Despite the Chargers impressive run, they are a very beat up football team that don’t have many key players at 100%. The blistering cold will not suit them well. I just don’t think the Chargers can do any better than the Jags did last week; maybe enough to sneak a cover, but certainly not enough to make it as close of a game as some people want to believe it will be.
PICK WITH THE SPREAD: New England
PICK WITHOUT THE SPREAD: New England
OVER/UNDER 47: UNDER

#5 New York Giants 12 – 6 (+7.5) @ #2 Green Bay Packers 14 – 3 (-7.5)
Freezing cold shouldn’t be an issue here, as the Giants are from New York, so they are hardly unaccustomed to cold weather. As for home field advantage for the Packers, this helps the Giants almost equally as they are an outstanding road team that seems to feed off the negative energy they receive; especially on defense. The Packers are the better team, and on a neutural warm weather field I’d likely give up the TD and change; but the Giants have shown me too much lately to assume they are just going to roll over in this game. It should be good, and it should be close.
PICK WITH THE SPREAD: *New York Giants
PICK WITHOUT THE SPREAD: Green Bay Packers
OVER/UNDER 41: UNDER

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