Patriot Week 4 Gambling Lines

Rec N Ballz  (-0.5)   over Ivan Dragos

The first of many big games on Weening Out Wednesday (WOW) that will determine who gets to play in the coveted Yet to Be Named Bowl featuring the #1 and #2 seeds.  The Ball Wreckers had an up and down Week 3 and earned a split in their doubleheader.  Dragos suffered their first loss of the season and missed a golden opportunity to jump out ahead of the pack.  Captain Bryan “PEN-yuh” Pena boldly stated that his Red Army would “Sink the pink”.  I feel a little dirty typing that, but the Dragos should be careful of what they shoot at in here, Troy Southall doesn’t react too well to bullets.

JFK    (-0.5) over  Orange Crush

Fittingly, the Kennedys and America are standing side by side in the standings, but unfortunately for both they are on the outside looking in.  The Fightin’ Freeds can play spoiler to the Orange Crush’s championship aspirations with a win, while Manny and Cystal hope to wrap up a trip to the inaugural TBD Champions Bowl with a win. 

Mean Green Machine (-5.5)  over Flocka Flame

The Machine needs a lot of help if they hope to fight their way into a top tier bowl and it begins with taking care of business against the Flame.  WAKA Jocka Jams Flames  come into this match after an impressive showing in Week 3 against America.  The Flames have locked up a birth in the Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Bowl, but they would love to play the role of spoiler in the pivotal WOW.  They have been practicing and word out of the Mean Green camp is that they have been hoping to skate by on the combined good looks of George Kirizidas and Dominique Smith.         

                 

Rec N Ballz (-1.5) over Beast Mode         

It’s a baby shower!  Ladies first.                           

                                    

JFK(-2.5)  over  SSK

Brent and Dottie were married on a beautiful summer afternoon.  Mark Harmon was forced to spend a beautiful summer teaching a remedial summer school English course in the 1987 film Summer School.  Brent Wentworth is the Mark Harmon of the 3 Up, 3 Down podcast and my daydreams.  Students in summer school usually daydream during class.  Buster Patterson is dreaming if he thinks he has the athletic ability of Mark Harmon during his days under center at UCLA.  Bryan Freed played wing back on the 1972 UCLA team with Mark Harmon that upset the Nebraska Cornhuskers.  UCLA ran the wishbone offense.  I pulled apart a wishbone.  The longer end looked like John Fitzgerald Kennedy. 

America  vs. Mean Green Machine      Pick ‘em

Mean Green will be watching the league scoreboards closely after their 7:00 p.m. opener and that could go a long way towards determining their attitude heading into the America contest.  However, do not interpret the previous sentence to mean that either team will be coasting in this game with their bowl position determined.  There are many players on these two teams who would love nothing more than to beat one another on the field, highlighted by the Adam Henry-Andrea Hoffman showdown. 

Beast Mode   (-0.5) over Summer School Kicks

It doesn’t get much bigger than when Duke versus the University of North Carolina rolls around every March.  The colors are the same, but the story is quite different as Summer School and Beast Mode fight to pull themselves out of the St. Elsewhere Bowl (8 v. 9).  The Beast has been waiting to be unleashed on an unsuspecting victim and this week it happens.  Brandon Silver returns from Tamriel with the heart of a dragon for Tin Man Nick Anderson. 

Crushing on You  (-6.5) over Flocka Flame

If the Orange Crush triumphs in the first half of their WOW doubleheader, they may be overlooking the Flocka Flame.  Hearts will be on fire as the flame burns bright and orange into the night. 

America vs. Ivan Dragos   Pick ‘Em (but if you value your immortal patriotic soul, pick America)

Instead of reading my thoughts on this game, just read a history textbook.  Or watch Rocky IV.  Same thing.