OK, so as a capper I'm 1-0 so far on the year, but it's kind of like the NCAA hoops season. These first weeks are basically just exhibition play - it's like we're playing against the All Stars of America and Grand Valley State. We all need to get geared up for conference play, where men are separated from the gurly men.

Here's the Don't-Be-a-Gurly-Man pick of the Week:



Michigan State Spartans -2 at Michigan Wolverines
(30 point pick of the week)
A common handicapper adage is to never bet on the road favorite. And I'm not going to lie - I tend to stay away from that. Especially in NCAA hoops, where home-court is so important. And particularly in the goddamn Big 10, where we saw a weak-ish Iowa team destroy a highly-ranked (though clearly overrated) Indiana team yesterday eve. Well, my friends, tonight, you suck it up. Grow an Arnold-sized pair (pre-shrunken-roid-nuts. Wait, was there ever a pre-shrunken-roid-nut time for Arnold?), and throw it down on Sparty giving the points. Big Green will cover this game.

-DL

Also, check out the Doing Lines blog for the undercover Jacked-up-line-of-the-night:
http://doinglines.blogspot.com
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