wilson pickett

  • Saturday, October 23, 2021

Las Vegas - Played against Clemson last week and it was MONEY in the bank as the Tigers failed to cover a 13 point spread against Syracuse. Tomorrow, the number is tougher, but expecting Pittsburgh (-3) to post a W at home. Why? Once again, the Tale of Two QBs. Start out with Clemson's D.J. Uiagalelei. D.J. has hit on only 97 of 174 (55.7%) for 974 yards with 4 TDs and 3 INTs. Not exactly Heisman numbers. Look across the field and Pittsburgh QB Kenny Pickett has been putting up some serious, can we say Heisman-like numbers. Lemme explain. Last season, Pickett was okay, not great, completing 203 of 332 (61.1%) for 2,408 yards, with 13 TDs and 9 INTs. This season, WOW! Kenny has hit on 143 of 205 (69.8) for 1,934 yards, with TWENTY ONE TDs and ONLY 1 INT. Again, WOW!

Look at the Panthers 5-1 record and here's what I can tell you about the 1. They lost to Western Michigan after beating a Tennessee team from the big bad SEC. Letdown? Hell yea! NO letdown this week as Pitt has a chance to climb the ladder and improve on its #23 ranking. Look at Clemson's work so far this season and the thing that stands out is, FREAKIN' OH & SIX against the spread.

Oh yea, one more thing before I let you go. REVENGE! Last year, at Clemson, the Tigers demolished the Panthers 52-17. Ugly for sure, but that was with Trevor Lawrence at QB. Gimme the two Ps, Pitt & Pickett, and you can BOOK IT!

Of course the Dodgers can erase a 3-1 deficit and come back to win the NLCS just like they did last year, right? NOT so fast. You know that we love Mad Max Scherzer, and he is gonna breeze into the Hall of Fame, but the Mad one said he's dealing with a dead arm. What does a dead arm look like? It looks like 4 innings pitched, 4 hits and 2 earned runs allowed in his last start. Is five days enough to get back to NOT dead? NOT sure. Ian Anderson gets the ball for Atlanta, and the kid is worth a little tickle at a big fat underdog price (+$170ish).

Oops. Just found out that the Dodgers are NOT gonna take a chance on Scherzer's DEAD ARM, and will throw Walker Buehler at the Braves on three days rest.

Need to study this one, so hit me later on Instagram/vegasvigorish.

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