TB 12

Las Vegas - Just about every metric you look at favors Buffalo. Seems like the entire world is on the Bills. And why not. The Buffs enjoyed a gorgeous 7-1-1 mark in their last nine road games, while Houston covered only one of the last eight as a home favorite. Everyone is in love with Buffalo QB Josh Allen, and the two-headed rushing attack of Frank Gore and Devin Singletary. Okay, understood, but here's my argument. Deshaun Watson is still as dangerous as any quarterback in the league. The Texans have a pretty sweet rushing attack of their own with Carlos Hyde gobbling up 1,070 yards on 245 runs for an average of almost 4.5 yards per pop. Then we looked at Houston's last three losses and found a common thread. Throw out last week's 35-14 loss because the stars sat on the bench. The Texans posted a YUGE win over the Chiefs, then lost to Indy the next week. Totally flat, understandable. They were crushed by the Ravens, only the BEST team in the NFL. Understandable. They put it all on the field in a win against the Patriots, then lost to the Broncos the following week. Understandable. Watson WILL be ready after losing his first playoff game last season to the Colts. Allen is playing in his first post season game. Like that yin and yang, so we're gonna roll with home cooking.

It gives me an ENORMOUS amount of pain & agita to say, grab the Patriots -5 points over the Titans. Don't like Tom Brady. Don't like Bill Belichick. Don't like New England Clam Chowder. Well, maybe a little. Don't like the Red Sox, Celtics or Bruins. Don't like anything within 100 miles of Boston, but still gotta ride with the GOAT. It even pains me to type GOAT when talking about Tommy Terrific, but it's impossible to deny. And now we have the GOAT vs. Ryan Tannehill at ONLY -5. Are you KIDDING ME! Ryan T has never started a playoff game, EVER, while TB-12 is just, he said sarcastically, 30-10 with SIX rings. Did a little Tannehill research from his years with the Dolphins, and guess what, he SUCKED up at the Razor Blade, Gillette Stadium, with an 0-6 negative perfecto! And lost by an average of 22 points per game. Just because he has a different uni on, don't think it'll change. Not AT Foxborough where New England is working on its own PERFECTO, a spotless 8-0 record at home in the first game of the playoffs the last eight years. Heard all the chatter about Tommy T now slipping badly, the bum elbow, and the lack of weapons, but I'm on Brady even if he has to throw with his FREAKIN' left hand. One thing left to say, and you know what it is. This IS my BEST BET BAABBEEE!!!

Also, gimme a little Villanova over Marquette on the college hoop board.

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