On Thursday, there are a handful of games on the college basketball television schedule that we have circled that should be good ones. Check out our NCAA basketball picks for Thursday!

College Basketball Matchup: St. Mary’s Gaels @ Gonzaga Bulldogs
Date: Thursday, February 9th, 11:00 ET
Location: McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, WA
College Basketball Odds: Gonzaga -3
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN2, ESPN3.com

The Bulldogs have pulled off some nice victories this year, but when they ran into St. Mary’s on the road, they were absolutely dominated from start to finish. We just don’t know if the Zags are really good enough to win this game more often than not. In fact, we think that the wrong team is favored in this one. Sure, the Gaels have never had the best of luck playing here at the Kennel, but that probably all changes, as arguably the best team that they have put together, perhaps even in school history, will win its biggest game of the season.

NCAA Basketball Pick: St. Mary’s +3

College Basketball Matchup: Ole Miss Rebels @ Mississippi State Bulldogs
Date: Thursday, February 9th, 7:00 ET
Location: Humphrey Coliseum, Starkville, MS
College Basketball Odds: Mississippi State -7.5
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN2, ESPN3.com

The Bulldogs might be the ranked team in this matchup, but there is no doubt that both of these teams are going to need wins like this one just to make sure that they get into the NCAA Tournament. Ole Miss is the consummate bubble team right now, and it has really played well of late. Since January 11th, the Rebs have a 4-3 SU and 5-2 ATS record, and those losses came at Alabama in OT, vs. Florida, and at Auburn in OT. This is a winnable fixture for the visitors.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Ole Miss +7.5

College Basketball Matchup: Wisconsin Badgers @ Minnesota Golden Gophers
Date: Thursday, February 9th, 7:00 ET
Location: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, MN
College Basketball Odds: Wisconsin -1
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN, ESPN3.com

Another bubble team is involved in a big time duel on Thursday night, but we just don’t know if the Golden Gophers are good enough to get the job done. Sure, they are 12-2 at home this year, but they are taking on a Wisconsin team that has already won seven times away from the Kohl Center on the campaign. The Badgers play great defense, and they are allowing less than 50 points per game. We don’t think that Minnesota will be held that low, but we don’t think that it is going to see 60 points either. If the Badgers get there, they’ll win another one on the road this week.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Wisconsin -1

College Basketball Matchup: Colorado Buffaloes @ Arizona Wildcats
Date: Thursday, February 9th, 9:00 ET
Location: McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
College Basketball Odds: Arizona-7.5
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN, ESPN3.com

Blah. Pac-12 basketball is atrocious. Colorado and Arizona are both teams that are sitting right there on the verge of the NCAA Tournament, but both know that they are going to need at least six or seven more wins to think about getting into the field without the conference’s automatic bid. This is the type of game that the Wildcats lose, just as we at home against both Washington and Oregon this year. The Buffs won the first go around between these two by a single point. We wouldn’t be surprised if they get the job done again in this one.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Colorado +7.5

College Basketball Matchup: Virginia Tech Hokies @ Miami Hurricanes
Date: Thursday, February 9th, 9:00 ET
Location: Bank United Center, Coral Gables, FL
College Basketball Odds: Miami -6.5
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN2, ESPN3.com

Miami earned its signature victory over the weekend when it marched into Cameron Indoor Stadium and took down the Dookies. That being said, the team is still on the wrong side of the bubble in all likelihood, and losing a game like this one would be devastating. It’s a little early in the year for the Hokies to already have double digits worth of losses, and they are going to have to get hot in a hurry if they want to go dancing this year. Miami will come into this one overhyped. These two teams are relatively evenly matched, and we think that in this case, the Canes are going to end up losing this one due to a lack of focus after one of the biggest wins that the school has had in decades.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Virginia Tech +6.5

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It’s time to tip off another great day of NBA betting action here at Cappers Info, and we are set to make our free basketball picks for some of the best games on the docket on Thursday, 2/9/12.

NBA Matchup: Los Angeles Lakers @ Boston Celtics
Date: Thursday, February 9th, 8:00 ET
Location: TD Garden, Boston, MA
NBA Betting Odds: Boston -3.5
NBA TV Schedule: TNT

The Lakers still look like they have some major problems to us. Sure, they have Kobe Bryant, and sure they have Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol, but beyond that, do they have anything whatsoever? Rajon Rondo is going to probably abuse poor Derek Fisher in this one, and the Boston point guard should be in for a huge game in virtually every aspect. This 3-9 SU record on the road for LA just isn’t going to get any better in this one, especially since the Celtics have been playing a heck of a lot better ball over the course of the last few weeks than they were at the outset of the season when they just looked old and decrepit.

NBA Pick: Boston -3.5

NBA Matchup: Oklahoma City Thunder @ Sacramento Kings
Date: Thursday, February 9th, 10:30 ET
Location: Power Balance Pavilion, Sacramento, CA
NBA Betting Odds: Oklahoma City -6.5
NBA TV Schedule: TNT

Any time that a team like Sacramento ends up on TNT or one of the other nationally televised networks, you know that it is going to bring its ‘A Game’. Matters will only be heightened in this one, knowing that arguably the best team in the NBA is coming to town. We still just don’t like the fact that the Thunder are playing so many games in so many different cities with such a short turnaround time, and at some point, it is going to catch up to them. Going against a team that has covered six in a row isn’t going to help matters. At least look for the Kings to put up a fight on Thursday night.

NBA Pick: Sacramento +6.5

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On Wednesday, there are a handful of games on the basketball television schedule that we have circled that should be good ones. Check out our NBA picks for Wednesday!

NBA Matchup: New York Knicks @ Washington Wizards
Date: Wednesday, February 8th, 8:00 ET
Location: Verizon Center, Washington DC
NBA Betting Odds: Washington -1
NBA TV Schedule: NBA TV

Are we reading this right that the Wizards are actually favored in this one? And why not? The Knicks are going to certainly be without Carmelo Anthony, and they probably won’t have Amare Stoudemire either. Jeremy Lin, the newest flavor of the month at point guard isn’t going to score in the 20s every single night either. The Wizards have been playing better basketball of late, and if they can get Rashard Lewis back in the lineup for this one, they really should be able to win this one against a depleted squad.

NBA Pick: Washington -1

NBA Matchup: Houston Rockets @ Portland Trail Blazers
Date: Wednesday, February 8th, 10:30 ET
Location: Rose Garden, Portland, OR
NBA Betting Odds: Portland -7
NBA TV Schedule: NBA TV

We backed the Blazers two nights ago versus Oklahoma City only to fall just short in overtime. This time, we are going to go against them even though they are clearly one of the best home teams in the league. Houston has almost quietly amassed the exact same record as teams like the Lakers and the Jazz, and unlike those teams, this is a squad that hardly anyone is talking about. We think that we are getting some nice value here with the underdogs, and though the Rockets are probably going to ultimately end up getting beaten, we do think that they are going to show themselves well and stick within a handful of points.

NBA Pick: Houston +7

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Wednesday night’s college hoops schedule is posted at Cappers Info, and we are taking a close look at some of the best games on the slate and making our NCAA basketball picks for the duels ahead.

College Basketball Matchup: Georgetown Hoyas @ Syracuse Orange
Date: Wednesday, February 8th, 7:00 ET
Location: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY
College Basketball Odds: Syracuse -9
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN, ESPN3.com

You would think that the Hoyas would be able to use their size and strength to be able to bog down the Orange in this one, but we are awfully afraid of the 4-13 ATS record that G-Town is sporting in its last 17 games in conference play. We just tend to think that the depth for the ‘Cuse will rule the day, and in the end, a Georgetown team that hasn’t faced a test anywhere near this difficult this year will probably get romped.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Syracuse -9

College Basketball Matchup: Duke Blue Devils @ North Carolina Tar Heels
Date: Wednesday, February 8th, 9:00 ET
Location: Dean Smith Center, Chapel Hill, NC
College Basketball Odds: North Carolina -6.5
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN, ESPN3.com

The second half of the ESPN double dip is perhaps even better than the first half with Georgetown and Syracuse. North Carolina has had its struggles this year, but we think that this is the perfect opportunity to take down a Duke team that has shown some weakness at home in conference. We do give Coach K and the gang a lot of credit for sticking in there on the road in some tough fixtures this year, but the athleticism just isn’t there for the Blue Devils to hang with the Heels. UNC proves that it is the best team in the ACC, if not the best team in the whole country on Wednesday night against its hated rivals.

NCAA Basketball Pick: North Carolina -6.5

College Basketball Matchup: Kansas Jayhawks @ Baylor Bears
Date: Wednesday, February 8th, 7:00 ET
Location: Ferrell Center, Waco, TX
College Basketball Odds: Baylor -1.5
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN2, ESPN3.com

When it looks like a fish and smells like a fish, it is probably awfully fishy. Kansas is only a 1.5 point dog on the road in Waco, where the 21-2 Bears are waiting to put on a show. Baylor was blown out of the water when these two teams met the first time around in Lawrence by 18 points, and the sentiment is clearly there that this could be the case once again even though the scene has shifted to the Ferrell Center. KU hasn’t played well on the road of late, losing to Missouri and Iowa State and getting challenged by Texas. Like we said, though, with this one looking so fishy, we aren’t so sure that the oddsmakers aren’t sort of telling us that the Jayhawks are the right side to play in this one.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Kansas +1.5

College Basketball Matchup: Seton Hall Pirates @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Date: Wednesday, February 8th, 9:00 ET
Location: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, NJ
College Basketball Odds: Rutgers -1.5
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN2, ESPN3.com

This is sort of the dud of the four pack of games on ESPN and the deuce on Wednesday, but it should still be an awfully entertaining game. Rutgers is going to want to do well in this one, especially after Head Coach Mike Rice was chucked from the weekend’s game at Louisville. At home this year, the Scarlet Knights have played well, taking out three teams already that could be dancing. Seton Hall needs a lot of help to get back into the dance picture, and a win in this one almost seems like it is mandatory, but with Herb Pope still nursing injured ribs and the Pirates on the skids with a 1-5 ATS and 0-6 SU mark in their last six games, we just don’t see them winning this one.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Rutgers -1.5

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Dates: Thursday, February 9th – Sunday, February 12th
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Phil Mickelson (+1800) at SportBet.com: Though it normally doesn’t pay to bother with some of the big time favorites, we do think that Lefty is worth a look this weekend. He is in a heck of a lot better shape than some of his cohorts right now, but there is no doubt that he isn’t playing all that well at the moment. Mickelson might be ready for some big time progress, as this is the time of year that he usually starts to shine before the majors begin. Lefty is the only man in this field that has won this tournament three times in the past, and he could make it No. 4 this weekend at Pebble Beach.

Brandt Snedeker (+2500) at SportBet.com: Snedeker won the last tournament at the end of January at Torrey Pines at the Farmers Insurance Open. He also has an eighth place finish in his first tourney of the year and was respectable last week at the Phoenix Open. Snedeker is going to be a challenger this week for sure, and he has a decent history here at Pebble Beach. Don’t be all that shocked if Snedeker ends up being the man of the hour come Sunday afternoon when this tournament is said and done.

Aaron Baddeley (+5000) at SportBet.com: Baddeley won right around this time last year at the Northern Trust Open, and that came on the heels of finishing sixth in this tournament last year. Baddeley has been one of the most consistent golfers on the PGA Tour really since that point last February, turning round after round in the 60s with just a few missed cuts. This year, starting with the Farmers Insurance Open, Baddeley has only had one round over par, and if he can keep that up through the weekend, he might all of a sudden have a fantastic price tag on the odds to win the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

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NBA Matchup: Utah Jazz @ Indiana Pacers
Date: Tuesday, February 7th, 7:00 ET
Location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
NBA Betting Odds: Indiana -9
NBA TV Schedule: FOX Sports, NBA TV

The Pacers are doing their job right now, and they are proving to be one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference. They have played a ton of road games this year as well, and they are only playing their 9th home game of the season. Take out two losses to the Magic, and Indiana is 6-0 SU and 4-2 ATS at home this year. Utah was crushed last night by the Knicks on the road, and this is going to be a very tough second game of a back to back for it. The Jazz are also just 2-6 ATS in their last eight road games overall.

NBA Pick: Indiana -9

NBA Matchup: Oklahoma City Thunder @ Golden State Warriors
Date: Tuesday, February 7th, 10:30 ET
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
NBA Betting Odds: Oklahoma City -2.5
NBA TV Schedule: FOX Sports, NBA TV

The Thunder are looking for their 20th win of the season, but we are very worried about how this one might play out for them. Just last night, they had to play an OT game at the Portland Trail Blazers, and this is the third road game in just four days that they have to endure. Golden State won the first meeting of these teams this year 120-109, and it was clear that the Thunder just didn’t have the goods to stop the Warriors’ offense. Steph Curry should be just fine to play in this on, and if that’s the case, we tend to think that the Warriors are going to get the job done once again and put down OKC for the second time in a matter of just a couple of weeks.

NBA Pick: Golden State +2.5

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On Tuesday, there are a handful of games on the college basketball television schedule that we have circled that should be good ones. Check out our NCAA basketball picks for Tuesday!

College Basketball Matchup: Florida Gators @ Kentucky Wildcats
Date: Tuesday, February 7th, 7:00 ET
Location: Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY
College Basketball Odds: Kentucky -9
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN, ESPN3.com

There is a point that a team is just getting too many points, and that’s what we feel is the case on Tuesday with the Gators. UF is going to run up and down the court, and it is likely going to be able to stick around with the athleticism that the Wildcats are going to offer. Remember this is the same Florida outfit that was able to go on the road and challenge Syracuse in the Carrier Dome earlier this year. The Gators are legit, and we wouldn’t be surprised if this one came right down to the wire when it was said and done.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Florida +9

College Basketball Matchup: Purdue Boilermakers @ Ohio State Buckeyes
Date: Tuesday, February 7th, 9:00 ET
Location: Value City Arena, Columbus, OH
College Basketball Odds: Ohio State -14.5
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN, ESPN3.com

Purdue badly needs an upset like this one to be able to make a gripe about getting into the NCAA Tournament without any sweating whatsoever. The problem though, is that OSU is still fighting for a top seed, and it is clearly the best team in the conference. The Boilermakers just don’t have anyone that can keep up with Jared Sullinger, and they are too small to be able to compete on the boards. Purdue is just 6-13-1 ATS in the last 20 in this series, and that will continue in the form of another blowout defeat on Tuesday night.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Ohio State -14.5

College Basketball Matchup: Iowa State Cyclones @ Oklahoma State Cowboys
Date: Tuesday, February 7th, 7:00 ET
Location: Gallagher Iba Arena, Stillwater, OK
College Basketball Odds: Oklahoma State -2
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN2, ESPN3.com

Iowa State has covered five in a row and has improved to 12-2 ATS in its last 14 games played in conference. This is a tough one against the Cowboys though, as they have covered three of their last four in conference play. They have an outright upset over Missouri and near misses against both Baylor and Kansas State. The Pokes are good enough to warrant being favored in this game, and the Cyclones are going to be dealt a crippling loss that will really hurt their chances of getting into the NCAA Tournament.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Oklahoma State -2

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NFL Power Ratings

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Cappersinfo Current NFL Power Rankings
(After Super Bowl)

1: New York Giants (9-7) – There’s just no way that we can leave the champs outside of the top spot of our final NFL power rankings, and we know that QB Eli Manning and the gang are going to be back with vengeance again next year. This is a very talented side that clicked at the right time, and now, the G-Men have two titles over their last four seasons to show for their work.

2: Green Bay Packers (15-1) – With all due respect to the Patriots, the Packers were clearly the best team in the league during the whole regular season, and there is a reason that they have opened up as the favorites on the odds to win the 2013 Super Bowl as well. QB Aaron Rodgers won the league’s MVP award going away this season, and he might be poised for another huge year next year. Just imagine how good this team is going to be if the defense and running game start to get going…

3: Baltimore Ravens (12-4) – History might have been a lot different had WR Lee Evans caught that pass in the end zone at the end of the AFC Championship Game or had K Billy Cundiff not shanked that short field goal. As it is, Baltimore remains the team that keeps coming up “just short” of its goals. Next year might be the end for LB Ray Lewis and S Ed Reed, and they want to go out as winners. This is still the most talented side in the AFC right now.

4: New Orleans Saints (13-3) – The Saints were knocked out of the playoffs thanks to their defense for the second straight year. If they can just avoid these road games against NFC West foes, they would probably be in a lot better shape. Still, it is impossible to talk about New Orleans without mentioning just how remarkable of a year QB Drew Brees had. Though he didn’t win the MVP award, he definitely had one of the best years a quarterback has ever had.

5: New England Patriots (13-3) – QB Tom Brady just hasn’t played all that well in the playoffs since the not-so-perfect 18-1 season, and New England’s window of opportunity might be starting to close. The team showed its flaws all year defensively, and with just that one suspect win over the Ravens in the AFC Championship Game as the only victory against a team that finished the year above .500, there are real questions for the Pats to answer going into the offseason.

6: Houston Texans (10-6) – The Texans won their first playoff game in franchise history this year, and they proved that they are one of the elite teams in the league by nearly pulling the upset in Baltimore the very next week. This defensive front seven is amazing, and if the offense can just stay healthy next season, this might be the team that ultimately ends up being favored to come out of the AFC.

7: San Francisco 49ers (13-3) – Head Coach Jim Harbaugh’s first season in the Bay Area has to be considered a success, especially knowing that he had his Niners right on the verge of the Super Bowl. There are flaws for sure that need to be worked out, but if QB Alex Smith takes care of the football, the rest of the chips are going to consistently fall into place. Thirteen wins next season might be a lofty goal to shoot for, but this is surely a Super Bowl contender and the only one of its kind in the NFC West.

8: Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4) – The Steelers looked like they got really old, really quickly over the course of the last few weeks of the year. Sure, they battled injuries, but they are also battling Father Time right now. S Troy Polamalu isn’t getting any younger, and neither are the linebackers. The offensive line is in shambles as well. There are a lot of holes to fix on this team, though firing OC Bruce Arians might ultimately help.

9: Detroit Lions (10-6) – The defense isn’t there yet for the Lions, but the offense sure as heck is doing a great job. The team didn’t survive its trip to the Bayou in the first round of the playoffs, but Detroit represented itself well. A few more pieces to surround DT Ndamukong Suh and a check on the team’s attitude and discipline could have the Lions as Super Bowl contenders very soon.

10: Atlanta Falcons (10-6) – The Falcons were a better team than their record suggests this year. The combo of WRs Roddy White and Julio Jones will be fantastic for years to come, especially with QB Matt Ryan throwing the ball all over the field. Still, this is a team that needs to learn to play in the playoffs, as it has been crushed in each of the last three years in its first postseason game.

11: Philadelphia Eagles (8-8) – The Eagles ended up this year at 8-8, which turned out to be good enough to save Head Coach Andy Reid’s job. Philly came on strong at the end of the year and nearly backdoored into the playoffs, and it could be a bad sign for the rest of the NFC East in the year to come.

12: Tennessee Titans (9-7) – We give the Titans all the credit in the world this year for finding a way to finish above .500 in spite of the fact that RB Chris Johnson had an atrocious year and that WR Kenny Britt only played a few quarters all season as well. Tennessee did take advantage of a weak division last year, and it also let QB Jake Locker sit and learn the offense for the most part. The question is whether he is ready to lead the team next year or not.

13: Dallas Cowboys (8-8) – Not being able to beat the Giants turned out to cost the Cowboys a spot in the playoffs. Not all was lost, though. QB Tony Romo had a great year, and WR Dez Bryant proved that he is the real deal. The team also has a bona fide stud at running back with RB DeMarco Murray. DC Rob Ryan still has a lot of work to do with this defense, though.

14: Cincinnati Bengals (9-7) – We have to apologize for the Bengals. They just weren’t all that great this year, and they were no match for a Houston team on its third quarterback in the playoffs. It was still a smashing success of a season though, especially for a team that we thought had the potential to be as brutal as any team in the league.

15: San Diego Chargers (8-8) – Once again, the Chargers had the most talent in the AFC West, and once again, they couldn’t figure out how to win the division. A strong finish saved Head Coach Norv Turner’s job, and we really still don’t know who drew the conclusion that that was a good idea. This team is still going nowhere fast, and its talent is starting to age.

16: Denver Broncos (8-8) – Denver might have won a playoff game this year, but it proved that it didn’t belong against the Patriots in the second round of the postseason in an embarrassing loss. “Tebowmania” is still sweeping the league though, and that means that QB Tim Tebow has to be the starting signal caller at the start of next season. The whole league will have a full offseason to prepare for him though, and we just don’t see how things are going to improve with this offense with him calling the shots.

17: Oakland Raiders (8-8) – Oh, Oakland… Head Coach Hue Jackson was canned after losing out on his chance to get into the playoffs on the final day of the regular season. Once again, Raider Nation is going to have to start over with a new coach. QB Carson Palmer is clearly the quarterback for this team now, and that means trading QB Jason Campbell in all likelihood. That had better happen soon, because Oakland has virtually no draft picks this year.

18: Kansas City Chiefs (7-9) – The Chiefs played some great ball down the stretch of the season, and they were good enough to beat the Packers and Broncos in the final month of the year. That earned Romeo Crennel the full-time job as the team’s coach, and he has his boys playing hard in spite of a lack of talent at this point. Crennel was a bust with the Browns, but so was Bill Belichick all those years ago…

19: Arizona Cardinals (8-8) – Arizona quietly played well down the stretch, and until the second to last week of the season, it had to think that it had a shot at the postseason. Finishing .500 saved Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt this year, but there is still a major quarterback situation that needs to be figured out and figured out in a hurry.

20: New York Jets (8-8) – The locker room in the Big Apple can’t be a fun place to be right now. Not only do the Jets have to watch another Giants Super Bowl banner go up next year, but they are going to have to figure out how to unite a roster that has clearly split over the QB Mark Sanchez problem. Sanchez is just going the wrong direction right now, and at the end of the year, New York looked like an atrocity, not a playoff team.

21: Seattle Seahawks (7-9) – Seattle was another one of these teams that came on down the stretch. RB Marshawn Lynch was a pleasant surprise for most of the year, and a much maligned defense with seemingly a zillion holes played well at times. There is definitely something to work with here in the Apple State.

22: Chicago Bears (8-8) – And why does Head Coach Lovie Smith still have a job? We are still asking that question even though we know that he had the Bears in the NFC Championship Game at home two years ago. Chicago was a disaster after QB Jay Cutler was injured, and the end result was a collapse down the stretch that saw the team take a two-game lead and turn it into a two-game deficit in the push for the playoffs in the last six weeks of the year.

23: Miami Dolphins (6-10) – If you want to talk about a team that could be scary next year, this is it. The Fins played well in the second half of the season, and they could be ready to throw a lot of money at QB Peyton Manning if the Colts do let him go. If that’s the case, Miami certainly has the man that it can build around with its new stadium, and matters could really be in good shape in South Beach in a division that is clearly weak.

24: Carolina Panthers (6-10) – QB Cam Newton had one of the best years that a rookie quarterback has ever had, and he is clearly the leader for this team into the next era. Carolina is still light years behind New Orleans, but running down the Falcons next year is a distinct possibility. The Panthers still need a lot of defenders, though.

25: Buffalo Bills (6-10) – This is an ugly spot for Buffalo to be in. The team had a mediocre record last year, and it just committed a ton of money to QB Ryan Fitzpatrick to be the face of the franchise. Oops. Now, the Bills are strapped for cash and they don’t have the draft pick, at least this year anyway, to improve immediately. It could be a long season for the Bills in 2012.

26: Cleveland Browns (4-12) – The Browns were bad down the stretch, but so were all of these others teams that we are going to be discussing from here on out. QB Colt McCoy digressed, but in fairness, he just doesn’t have a target that he can throw the ball to down the field all that often and it is killing his growth. GM Mike Holmgren just has to go out and find a big time receiver this year.

27: Washington Redskins (5-11) – Hey, at least the Redskins can say that they took both games from the Giants this year in the NFC East! Too bad that they went just 3-11 against the rest of the NFL and still have Rex Grossman and John Beck as their two quarterbacks… Head Coach Mike Shanahan has to be pulling his hair out at the prospect of these two signal callers.

28: Jacksonville Jaguars (5-11) – RB Maurice Jones-Drew led the league in rushing this year, which is saying something considering the fact that the Jags faced more 9-man boxes than any other team in the league. If QB Blaine Gabbert doesn’t show some development next year, Jacksonville is doomed for another losing season.

29: Minnesota Vikings (3-13) – Once RB Adrian Peterson got hurt, the Vikings’ season was said and done with. The good news is that they are going to once again have a high draft choice to try to give QB Christian Ponder some help. He is clearly the only potential answer that this team has offensively after letting go of QB Donovan McNabb in the middle of the season.

30: Indianapolis Colts (2-14) – The Colts are going to have the top pick in the NFL Draft this year, but once they used QB Dan Orlovsky, they looked like a relatively competent team. Indy has the biggest decision to make that we have seen in years though, and it only has a month left to do it. The Colts need to decide whether to give QB Peyton Manning a mega contract or just take their chances by rebuilding with QB Andrew Luck starting right away next year.

31: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-12) – Were the Bucs the second to worst team in football last year? Not nearly. However, when you lose 10 straight games to end your season, many of which ended in blowouts, you certainly need some work to be done to improve. Head Coach Greg Schiano has his work cut out for him, especially since he is already having to prove naysayers that he indeed has the ability to coach in the NFL after turning around the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in college.

32: St. Louis Rams (2-14) – QB Sam Bradford is still the future of this franchise, but there are a lot of questions around him. If by chance QB Andrew Luck is on the board, or if QB Robert Griffin III has a great combine, there is going to be a real question as to whether to pull the plug on Bradford or not. Still, once he and QB AJ Feeley went down, the Rams were a wreck. They didn’t even reach 200 points scored this year when only two others teams in the league aside from them scored fewer than 243.

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The Super Bowl 47 odds are already out, and today, we are going to take a look at some of the best Superbowl odds on the board and try to find the most value for our early Super Bowl 47 predictions!

Super Bowl Pick #1: Green Bay Packers (+600 at Wager Web Sportsbook): Simply put, the Packers were the best team in football this year, and they might have been one of the best teams that we have seen in the league in quite some time. There is a reason that the oddsmakers had this team at +200 and +300 for virtually the entire season, and we don’t think that we are going to see anything better than this +600 over the course of the entire next 12 months. QB Aaron Rodgers is legit, and he is as good as it gets in this league, and we know that DC Dom Capers isn’t going to let this defense be one of the worst in the NFL once again this year. The Pack will be back, and we would be surprised if they didn’t win at least 13 or 14 games again next season, which should make them the bona fide favorites for the entire year.

Superbowl Pick #2: Houston Texans (+1200 at Wager Web Sportsbook): The Texans have the potential to be really scary next year, especially if DE/LB Mario Williams gets resigned or franchise tagged in the offseason. QB Matt Schaub will be healthy, and hopefully, so too will RB Arian Foster and WR Andre Johnson for the full season. If that turns out to be the case, this might be the best team in the entire NFL. The front seven could include Williams, DE JJ Watt, LB Brooks Reed, LB Connor Barwin, LB DeMeco Ryans, and LB Brian Cushing, and that’s about as good of a unit as you’re going to find in the whole league. We already know that this offense can be frightening when healthy, and the unit put up some great numbers this year in spite of the fact that the team was just never totally whole.

Superbowl 47 Pick #3: Baltimore Ravens (+1400 at Wager Web Sportsbook): This was a weird year in the AFC North. The Steelers seemed to be an aging team that really might not get back in the saddle this coming season, and the Bengals surely won’t be competitive for a playoff spot in all likelihood. That being said, Baltimore still has a fantastic team, and though there are going to be questions about whether QB Joe Flacco can win the big one or not, he did throw the pass that should have won the AFC Championship Game had WR Lee Evans not dropped it on the road at the Patriots. The Ravens really might have been the best team in football last season, and we think that it is awfully generous to give us these types of Super Bowl 47 odds.

Super Bowl 47 Pick #4: San Francisco 49ers (+1800 at Wager Web Sportsbook): Why wouldn’t the 49ers be good again next year? QB Alex Smith probably isn’t going to regress any, and the defense certainly isn’t going to get any less ferocious. It seems as though the oddsmakers have caught on to the growth of the Texans, but they haven’t done so with the Niners quite yet. San Fran is in a division that it should once again dominate, and as it proved last year, it is a great home team with a lot of potential. This was a year in which the 49ers came up just short, but next year might be the year that they can take that next step to reach the Super Bowl.

Superbowl Pick #5: Miami Dolphins (+3500 at Wager Web Sportsbook): At times this year, the Dolphins were truly competitive. We don’t think that the Patriots are truly all that great, and we think that the Jets might be a train wreck. If Miami can find a way to lure QB Peyton Manning, this offense might all of a sudden be truly remarkable, and if that turn out to be the case, we know that the defense is good enough to get the job done. Don’t be shocked if these are the best Super Bowl odds that you are going to find on the Fins this year.

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Monday night’s college hoops schedule is posted at Cappers Info, and we are taking a close look at some of the best games on the slate and making our NCAA basketball picks for the duels ahead.

College Basketball Matchup: Connecticut Huskies @ Louisville Cardinals
Date: Monday, February 6th, 7:00 ET
Location: KFC Yum! Arena, Louisville, KY
College Basketball Odds: Louisville -4
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN, ESPN3.com

The doubleheader on ESPN tonight starts with a great Big East clash between the Cards and the Huskies. Both teams have to feel good at least at the very moment about getting into the dance, but both know that the job isn’t nearly done yet. There seems to be a feeling around Storrs that UConn is set to go on a run after crushing Seton Hall over the weekend, but we just can’t ignore the fact that the team had lost four in a row and had scored in the 40s in back to back games before that win. The offense for the Huskies just doesn’t look right at this point, and we don’t like their chances on the road at Louisville, a team that has won and covered four in a row.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Louisville -4

College Basketball Matchup: Texas Longhorns @ Texas A&M Aggies
Date: Monday, February 6th, 9:00 ET
Location: Reed Arena, College Station, TX
College Basketball Odds: Texas -2.5
College Basketball TV Schedule: ESPN, ESPN3.com

This is a really tough game to try to handicap. The Aggies clearly aren’t the better team in this one, and they are clearly one of the teams that is going to be left out of the NCAA Tournament from the Big XII this year. The Longhorns are trying to avoid that problem as well. If they don’t improve on their 1-5 mark on the road though, it won’t happen. Texas has to have this one, and this is as easy of a road game as there is going to be in the Big XII for the rest of the season. It won’t be a slam dunk for sure, but we do think when push comes to shove, that the Horns are going to find a way to hook the Aggies on Monday night.

NCAA Basketball Pick: Texas -2.5

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