SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2012 SPORTS PICKS

NFL 4-9-0 (-4.93u)

SF -6.5 (2.5u) - Detroit's already-average secondary is banged up, so Smith and his receivers could have another very easy matchup. As long as Suh is kept off of Smith, the Niners should romp. The added drama of handshake-gate i think favors the niners at home. SCORE: Lions 18-Forty-Niners 33.

CLE +7 (.5U) - May wait til gametime to pull the trigger. 2 crappy teams, Dalton vs Weeden, Brown Defense, rivalry, = close game. SCORE: Browns 10-Bengals 14.

NE -12 (.5u) - even without Red Skelton, the Cards don't have the weapons to keep up with Brady. NE is 27-16 vs NFC since 2001. SCORE: Cardinals 10-Patriots 31

NO/CAR Over 51.5 (.5u)

Bal +2.5 (1.5u) - playing the MNF trend of teams winning by 17+ pts are 39-21 ATS since 2002. Flacco was more impressive than Vick last week makes me wonder about the short number. SCORE: Ravens 28-Eagles 21.

HOU -7 (.5u) - playing against banged up Jags (without LB Daryl Smith and 2 O-linemen. SCORE: Texans 33-Jaguars 21

MIA +1 (1u) - I hate betting for a crappy team, but I hate even more the Raiders dismal cross country record ATS…6-12 since 2003. SCORE: Raiders 14-Dolphins 17.

WAS -3 (.5u) - I'll wait til gametime to bet this, I'll take wiseguy advice from Pregame, that is to bet the Skins if Saints do good in the morning & won't bet if Saints are doing bad. The idea is that the Saints would be a barometer to how good Washington really is.

MLB Regular Season 169-156-2 (-1.33u)
WAS Gonzalez -115 (1u)
OAK Strally ??

WNBA 11-8-0 (+1.37u)
Tulsa +14.5 (.5u)
Phoenix +11 (.5u)

CFL 8-3-0 (+3.49u)
Saskatchewan/Montreal UNDER 53.5 (.5u)