Editor's Note--Well a little late this week on the Big D releases this week, but it was difficult to find him. I mean after all, the week he had last week is another one of those legendary weeks. Oh sure he went 2-1 with the NEED games he posted. But 1) Philly was the lone loss, and by the time the game started it wasn't even a NEED game, and 2) didjas take his advice that went "if the Chargers, Seahawks, and Bears all NEED their games when they play, bet against them". Um, didjas do that? Cause that's a snappy 5-1 from where I sit. Big D is awash with champagne and now that it's New Year's Eve? Fughedaboutit. We barely got any words out of him this week, but we kinda knew what he was going to say in the NFL.
On behalf of all of us here at www.monkeybusinessblog.com, we wish you and yours a VERY Happy, Healthy, and Fortunate New Year. Now I'd like to pad my wallet (that I can't close) with MORE money, Large Richard. So what say you?--R.B.
Well Richie, I'm slurring my speech, burp. My eyes are bloodshot. And you are right, I don't NEED a lot. But that doesn't mean I won't take more. One game in the NFC has 2 teams that NEED the game, so they cancel out. 5 teams in the lovely AFC NEED the game, yes? We'll go against all 5 for a WHOPPER of a New Year's gift.
So it's all quite simple: MIAMI-2 vs jets, HOUSTON+3 vs Tennessee, BALTIMORE -2.5 @ Cincy, SAN DIEGO+3 @ Oakland, KC+3.5 @ Denver.
Good luck, god bless, Happy New Year, and all that jazz. Pass the lobster and the champagne.
Editor's Note--Well a 1-2 Sunday last week. With the Jets and Broncos not playing very well at all. Luckily, neither did the Giants. Big D often talks about these being his 2 favorite NFL regular season weeks. I'm sure you long time followers know why. But for those who are new, been living in a cave for 20+ years, or just forgot because of massive intake of egg nog, I present Le Grande Dique. Take 'er away Large Richard. Take 'er awaaaaaaaaay!!--R.B.
"This is one of the games that we NEED to win, so I think that probably drives us a little more."--LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia Eagles
Richie, we LOVE these last 2 weeks of the regular season. LOVE. The fans all get excited because they feel like their teams will play extra hard if they NEED the games, in order to advance to the playoffs. We also know this: The BOOKMAKER knows which team NEEDS the game too, and adjusts the line accordingly. We feast on this. FEAST. How? By going AGAINST the teams that NEED the games, of course!
The chiefs of Kansas City looked awesome last week with a new coach, new attitude, and new just about everything, and ruined Green Bay's perfect season. Strong stuff. And don't look now, but the chiefs are still alive for the playoffs!! But they NEED the game on Sunday. And before you say, so does the other team in this game, the RAYYYYYYYYYY-DUUUUUUUHS, you must understand, that if OAKLAND loses, they are NOT necessarily out of the playoff race. If the chiefs lose, they're definitely done. Oh? Mr. Bookmaker has made Kansas City 2 point favorites. We'll take the dog. RAYYYDDDDUHS.
The "poor man's" Tim Tebow? This kid from Fordham, in the "boogie down" (Bronx, NY), Skelton for the Cards of Arizona. They were washed up for dead. He comes in at QB due to an injury for Kolb, and goes 4-1. Cards are now 7-7 and alive for the playoffs. They NEED the game on Saturday. And again, before you get all wide eyed, the BENGALS are not necessarily OUT of the playoffs, if they lose. They would like to win the game. But they don't NEED the game. The Cards NEED the game. We'll lay the 4 with CINCY.
Finally, the Eagles are ravaging teams lately. They are finally living up to their expectations. It might be a little too late though. They NEED to win this game. They NEED to win the next game. They then NEED help from other teams. That's a lot of NEEEEEEEED. Again, DALLAS would like to win this game (and could clinch the division, if the Giants have lost by the time DALLAS/Philly starts at 4:15pm), but is NOT eliminated if they do. Philly is. DALLAS -2 vs the "NEEDY" Philly, is our play.
And if you wanted to sprinkle a little more cheer around, you might look to go against San Diego, Seattle, and Chicago, if they still NEED the games when they play this weekend.
So: OAKLAND+2 @ Kansas City, CINCY-4 vs Arizona, and DALLAS-2 vs Philly.
To all of us here, to all of you there, a VERY, MERRY Christmas. And what would a Big D holiday greeting be without the greatest Hawaiian Christmas song of all time? Nothing. Here goes. Good luck and god bless.
Editor's Note--Ho hum. Another week. Another lavish winning performance. Sure it looked dim on last Thursday night when QBs were getting smacked around and we had the over. But, on Sunday our OVERs went wwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaay OVER. Or should I say, Big D's OVERs? Speaking of, the sage savage of the trickiness, Large Richard, himself is here to lay us down 3 more tracks, ahem selections. But speaking of tracks, I layed one down at the bottom of this post which should get you charged up for the weekend. Enjoy. And, oh, take it away Big D!!--R.B.
Richie, we don't sleep until we're perfect, and even THEN we don't sleep much. 2-1 puts cash in the wallet for sure. 3-0 puts MORE cash in the wallet. We like MORE cash. You too? Splendid.
The NY Giants had a nice comeback last week in Big D (Dallas). That Eli Manning sure looks like a cool customer in the 4th qtr these days. Well you know what? He's gonna need some magicianry THIS week, because the 'SKINS of WASHINGTON have been playing some decent football lately. They were "jobbed" by the refs last week and couldve beaten the "mighty" Patriots. This week they get 7 at archrival New York. Wouldnt WASHINGTON love to play spoiler? Yes they would. Too many pal. Take.
Big D is enamored and LOVES this whole "debate" about TIM TEBOW. You wanna know who the coach is? A Mr. FOX. You wanna know what Mr. FOX's specialty is? DEFENSE. You wanna know how DENVER'S defense is playing throughout this "Tebowmania"? Very well. You wanna know how many points DENVER is getting at home versus the now in-fighting Patriots? 6.5. You don't think this game will be going down to the wire again to the thrill of the NFL and CBS and advertisers everywhere? Um, yes it will. TAKE!
Finally, GANG GREEN also known as the J-E-T-S has kind of been playing "playoff type" games the last few weeks. Now they have actually played themselves into the playoffs, IF the season ended last Sunday. The season didnt end last Sunday. Speaking of season's ending, Philthydelphia's "dream team" turned nightmare, quite a few weeks ago. They did show up the last week though. You know who else showed up last week, the J-E-T-S. Some say, "not sure what to make of this line, with Philly being favored by 3 and all". Big D, Large Richard, the handicapper to the powerful, and any other name you'd like to call him, knows what to think of it. NEW YAWWWWWWWWWK+3, baby.
To recap: WASHINGTON+7 @ nyg, DENVER+6.5 vs New England, and NY JETS+3 @ Philly. Don't fool yourself, play with Big D. Enjoy the games and the music below.
Well there's a Thursday Night Special NFL game tonight in frosty Pittsburgh! 'Tis must be the reason for a very welcome e-mail to hit my inbox. That e-mail was from none other than the Big Kahuna (Kahuna being Hawaiian for expert in his field) himself, Big D! Let's get straight to the action, then shall we??! We shall!!--R.B.
The action is where we are at, Richie B. Yes a 2-2 weekend last week, makes us a bit frothy at the mouth. The funny oddsmaker likes to LOWER the totals in the NFL this time of year. You know because it's COLD and all in December in most places. That's nice. Well, Big D takes a look at the weather of course when he puts his money to work. What does he look for? W-I-N-D. Not cold. Not wet. Not hot. WIND, my friends. And if it aint windy, it don't really matter. Capisce (Ka-peesh, Italiano for "understand"?)?
In Pittsburgh tonight, it's going to be 30 degrees. Pretty cold. Wind? 5 mph. LOWWW. Total? 38.5. Wager. OVER! In Green Bay on Sunday, its going to be 28 degrees. Cold. Wind? A little breezy. Total? 52.5. Trying to scare us bookmaker? Not a chance. Look for Rodgers and Palmer to throw the ball silly in that contest. OVER. In Dallas, on Sunday evening? 37 Degrees. Cold. Wind? Not so much. Manning and Romo? Throwin it around as well. Total? 48.5. O-V-E-R. Get it? Got it? Good.
So: OVER 38.5 Pittsburgh/Cleveland tonight, OVER 52.5 Green Bay/Oakland Sunday, OVER 48.5 Dallas/NY Giants, Sunday night. Good luck and god bless.
I gotta be careful what I say these days on this page, when it comes to the financial markets. Being a registered, licensed professiona--again--in the securities industry and all. But I think making big, sweeping, predictions without being too specific is legit. And if it isn't, shortly after I write this, I will be getting VERY specific, because that will probably mean I have been whacked from my securities industry gig for disclosing too much!!
Anyhoooooo, I was looking at the world this a.m. high atop my corporate tower, firmly in the "1% camp", and I decided this. It's bad out there. I also looked at my stock charts and they said the same thing. So I sold my ticker SSO (2x the S+P 500) for a tidy little 4% gain in 45 days and I shorted it. Because it's bad out there. Got it. Good. Get your money out. Now.
Editor's Note--The Dow Jones may climb 1000 points this week! Jumpin Jiminy, a mere 30 years ago, the Dow was AT 1000! Not no more my friends. Some say, however, that there lurks some danger and RISK in the financial markets. Just around the corner. That may be the case, but I have my pedal to the metal as others say. And proud of it. Speaking of proud, when you play 6 games, and you win 5 of those pretty easily, and lose just ONE by a whisker, you might get the gout from all your lobster and champagne imbibing, no? Well that's where I feel like I am. Burp. Big D, I, and the millions of people that follow you, can't even wait for your greatness any longer. GIVE THE PICKS! PUH-LEEEEEZE!--R.B.
Richie, we were very thankful for our heaping helpings of turkey, lobster, and champagne, last week, no doubt. And for pikers and peasants, 5-1 might be great. But we strive for PERFECTION every week, so even a 6-0 is just ok in these parts. Since there is a bit of a limited card in the college, we only have one selection there. But it's a doozy. In the NFL, our customary 3 picks. Here we go............
Everyone is looking at the Big 10 championship game, on primetime Saturday night. Lots of people saying Wisconsin will get revenge from the heartbreaking loss in the regular season to the SPARTANS of MICHIGAN STATE, on the last play of the game. You know what the score was when MICHIGAN STATE threw the "Hail Mary" to win the game? 31-31. That means MICHIGAN STATE might NOT have lost, even if they didn't complete the pass. Oh, and the revenge factor is nice, but Wiscy is supposed to be a 9.5 point favorite? Not with Big D's money, baby. Maybe we'll see another "Hail Mary" attempt to decide the game. When we are getting 9.5 points, we'll smile all night with that. And WIN.
Then on Sunday, we have 3 of the most splendiferous underdogs playing in the league right now, against some of the worst favorites. Matchups made in heaven, and made for our wallets. Who? You might ask? What are you an owl? We're talking about the RAYYYYYYYYYDUHHHS, da BENGALS, and the sleek CARDINALS in the desert. Playing the crappy at home fish, the overvalued steelers, and howboutthem horrible road favorite cowboys, respectively. We likey. We takey. We winnie. God bless.
So a mere 4 plays this weekend but when you win em all, you won't be complainin, pally. MICHIGAN STATE+9.5 vs wisconsin, OAKLAND+2.5 @ miami, CINCY+7 @ pittsburgh, and ARIZONA+4.5 vs dallas. Goooooooooooooo baby.
Oh and we didnt do this video justice from below. If you don't jump up at the :50 mark, you may be dead. Look for these cats to perform at a monkeybusinessblog function some time soon.
