PIKER PICKS: WEEK 3
Home Team in CAPS
Piker Picks in Bold
9/21 1:00 PM ET
Tampa Bay -4
ATLANTA
Pittsburgh -4.5
CINCINNATI
Minnesota -3.5
DETROIT
Kansas City -7.5
HOUSTON
Jacksonville
INDY -7.5
N.Y. Jets
NEW ENGLAND -6.5
New Orleans
TENNESSEE -4.5
9/21 4:05 PM ET
Green Bay -7.5
ARIZONA
St. Louis
SEATTLE -3
N.Y. Giants
WASHINGTON -2.5
9/21 4:15 PM ET
Baltimore -1
SAN DIEGO
Cleveland
SAN FRANCISCO -7
9/21 8:30 PM ET
Buffalo
MIAMI -3
9/22 9:00 PM ET
Oakland
DENVER -5
Friday, September 19, 2003
PIKER'S PRIDE
Can we talk TV for a moment? All summer long, Salon's intrepid TV correspondent has been writing her cottontail off in a virtual vacuum. Well, it's autumn again, baby. And that means back to school, the return of football, Fall TV, and a chance for my favorite hare to hop back into the spotlight with her preview of the season's new sitcoms, ingeniously entitled "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
Can we talk TV for a moment? All summer long, Salon's intrepid TV correspondent has been writing her cottontail off in a virtual vacuum. Well, it's autumn again, baby. And that means back to school, the return of football, Fall TV, and a chance for my favorite hare to hop back into the spotlight with her preview of the season's new sitcoms, ingeniously entitled "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
PIKER PICTURES
I was toying with the idea of naming my production company Piker Pictures. Or Piker Productions. I think Piker Pictures is the stronger of the two. I guess this discussion is in vain unless I actually find myself in the position where I have to form a production company. Until then... Here is a list of movies on my current must-see list:
1. LOST IN TRANSLATION
2. AMERICAN SPLENDOR
3. SCHOOL OF ROCK
4. THE RUNDOWN
5. MATCHSTICK MEN
I was toying with the idea of naming my production company Piker Pictures. Or Piker Productions. I think Piker Pictures is the stronger of the two. I guess this discussion is in vain unless I actually find myself in the position where I have to form a production company. Until then... Here is a list of movies on my current must-see list:
1. LOST IN TRANSLATION
2. AMERICAN SPLENDOR
3. SCHOOL OF ROCK
4. THE RUNDOWN
5. MATCHSTICK MEN
PIKER'S POWER RANKINGS
1. BUFFALO BILLS
2. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
3. TAMPA BAY BUCS
4. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
5. DENVER BRONCOS
6. MINNESOTA VIKINGS
7. MIAMI DOLPHINS
8. TENNESSEE TITANS
9. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
10. PITTSBURGH STEELERS
11. WASHINGTON REDSKINS
12. CAROLINA PANTHERS
13. OAKLAND RAIDERS
14. ST. LOUIS RAMS
15. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
16. GREEN BAY PACKERS
17. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
18. NEW YORK GIANTS
19. BALTIMORE RAVENS
20. ATLANTA FALCONS
21. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
22. CLEVELAND BROWNS
23. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
24. HOUSTON TEXANS
25. DALLAS COWBOYS
26. NEW YORK JETS
27. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
28. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
29. DETROIT LIONS
30. CINCINNATI BENGALS
31. CHICAGO BEARS
32. ARIZONA CARDINALS
1. BUFFALO BILLS
2. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
3. TAMPA BAY BUCS
4. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
5. DENVER BRONCOS
6. MINNESOTA VIKINGS
7. MIAMI DOLPHINS
8. TENNESSEE TITANS
9. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
10. PITTSBURGH STEELERS
11. WASHINGTON REDSKINS
12. CAROLINA PANTHERS
13. OAKLAND RAIDERS
14. ST. LOUIS RAMS
15. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
16. GREEN BAY PACKERS
17. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
18. NEW YORK GIANTS
19. BALTIMORE RAVENS
20. ATLANTA FALCONS
21. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
22. CLEVELAND BROWNS
23. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
24. HOUSTON TEXANS
25. DALLAS COWBOYS
26. NEW YORK JETS
27. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
28. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
29. DETROIT LIONS
30. CINCINNATI BENGALS
31. CHICAGO BEARS
32. ARIZONA CARDINALS
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
PIKER PICKS: WEEK 2 RESULTS
Man, it's hard to bet football. Especially in the early part of the season. The Patriots beat the crap out of Philly in Philly? Carolina blocked an extra point at the end of regulation and beat Tampa Bay in overtime? Indy blew out the mighty Titans? Cincy almost beat the Raiders? Yeah, right... Next thing you're going to tell me is the Dolphins went up to the Meadowlands and rerouted the Jets. Are you kidding me? As Johnny Mac would yell with complete incredulity, "You cannot be serious!" Well, Piker may not have proven himself a particularly prescient prognosticator in Week 2 of the NFL season, but at least the 'Phins swam in the right direction and managed to save Wannestadt's giant scalp. For the time being.
Tabulating the results of Piker's first week of picks, we arrive at a final figure of 8-7-1 against the spread. With that record, Piker'll miss the playoffs by a half game in the AFC.
WON: Washington, Green Bay, Kansas City, New Orleans, Seattle, Carolina, Denver, Minnesota
LOST: Cleveland, Tennessee, Jacksonville, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Philadelphia, N.Y. Giants
PUSHED: San Francisco
Look for Piker's Week 3 Picks on Friday. But, now you know not to follow them too closely before handing your betting card to the no-nonsense guy at the window of the Sports Book at the Bellagio.
Man, it's hard to bet football. Especially in the early part of the season. The Patriots beat the crap out of Philly in Philly? Carolina blocked an extra point at the end of regulation and beat Tampa Bay in overtime? Indy blew out the mighty Titans? Cincy almost beat the Raiders? Yeah, right... Next thing you're going to tell me is the Dolphins went up to the Meadowlands and rerouted the Jets. Are you kidding me? As Johnny Mac would yell with complete incredulity, "You cannot be serious!" Well, Piker may not have proven himself a particularly prescient prognosticator in Week 2 of the NFL season, but at least the 'Phins swam in the right direction and managed to save Wannestadt's giant scalp. For the time being.
Tabulating the results of Piker's first week of picks, we arrive at a final figure of 8-7-1 against the spread. With that record, Piker'll miss the playoffs by a half game in the AFC.
WON: Washington, Green Bay, Kansas City, New Orleans, Seattle, Carolina, Denver, Minnesota
LOST: Cleveland, Tennessee, Jacksonville, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Philadelphia, N.Y. Giants
PUSHED: San Francisco
Look for Piker's Week 3 Picks on Friday. But, now you know not to follow them too closely before handing your betting card to the no-nonsense guy at the window of the Sports Book at the Bellagio.