The Theorem Plus a CFL Teaser

The Locks has been deal with a head injury brought on by the fact that neither Arizona nor Pittsburgh covered very, very coverable games last Saturday. It has taken me an entire week to regroup. Alas, I am back. So here are a few ways to supplement your income over the next 30 hours:

Unpickable Master Lock - CFL:

Boise State -23 over Utah State - The Theorem continues to take on more and more importance as the year progresses and TCU remains in front of the Broncos. This game will get ugly early. LOCK IT UP

CFL Teaser:

7-Teams, 7-Points (Pays 6-1):

Ohio State -5 over Michigan
Iowa -3.5 over Minnesota
South Florida -4.5 over Louisville
Rutgers -1.5 over Syracuse
TCU -24 over Wyoming
Stanford -.5 over Cal
Oregon +1 over Arizona

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Thursday Evening Tussle

Holy Toledo! Toledo sucks! That is a lesson learned a day too late for the Locks. Sitting on a 14-7 lead and getting 18 points, we felt pretty good about our pick in the Toledo/Central Michigan. Then the Chips woke up and scored the game's next 49 points. There went the lead, there went the cover, there went our money. Oh well. Today is another day and we get both college and NFL contests:

Unpickable Master Locks - CFL:

South Florida @ Rutgers - Lines is Rutgers -2.5 - The Locks has made a concerted effort to support the Scarlet Ladies in recent years. Perhaps it is our pity for all things that come from New Jersey. Who knows. Let's just say, the Ladies have not lived up to our belief in them. For that reason, we have become rabidly anti-Rutgers. That belief will be put to the test this evening when South Florida and their electric freshmen QB, B.J. Daniels, visit the stink state. We love what we've seen out of Daniels since he replaced the injured Matt Groethe. More importantly, we love the Bulls two phenomenal defensive ends (Pierre-Paul and Selvie). We think South Florida exacts revenge from recent tough losses at the hands of the Ladies and roll to a road victory this evening. We're taking the points and buying another half point. The Locks picks South Florida +3 (-125). LOCK IT UP

Unpickable Master Locks - NFL:

Chicago @ San Francisco - Lines is SF -3.5 - The Locks' hometown Niners get to host the first of the NFL's last season Thursday night tilts. Excitement will be very high down at the old Candlestick as longtime Niner fans drink enough to remember that they used to have a very, very good team. Then they'll enter the stadium and see Alex Smith warming up and throw up all over themselves. Oh the joys of loving the 49ers. Chicago rolls into town a bit beat-up and a bit embarrassed. Add a bit underestimated to that list. Does anyone really think the Bears are 3.5 points worse than the Smith-led SF crew? The Locks certainly doesn't. This promises to be a high-scoring affair with Gore and Crabtree pacing the Niners while Jay Cutler throws the ball over the Peninsula. Look to Devin Hester to find the end zone multiple times. At the end of the day, the Bears will prevail and Mike Singletary will deliver another excellent post-game press conference. We're looking forward to it. Take Da Bears +3.5. LOCK IT UP

Holy Toledo - We Like Toledo

Time to kneel at the altar of Rule #1. We're taking an entire bushel of points tonight in a nationally televised weeknight game. Will Toledo beat Central Michigan? Hell No! Will they keep it somewhat respectable and bust the over-inflated 18 point spread? Hell Yeah!

We're building on hitting both ends of our latest two-for-Tuesday pick. Jump on board as we supplement paychecks on the backs of mediocre college football teams.

Toledo +18 - LOCK IT UP!!!!!!

College Football on Tuesday Night

For all of your degenerates out there, we have some small conference college football rolling tonight on ESPN 2. We'll offer an old school Two-for-Tuesday on this battle between Ohio and Buffalo. The game is at Buffalo:

The Locks likes:

Ohio (+1), and;
Over 46.5

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Professional Footballl Games

Another Saturday night and time is running thin. That means an NFL picks lightning round. Fret not, the winners are still in here. Beware, there are not many dogs that the Locks looks upon with fondness this week:

Falcons -9
Packers -10
Colts -8.5
Patriots -10.5
Jaguars -6.5
Ravens -2.5
Cardinals +2.5
Panthers +13
Seahawks -10
Niners -4
Chargers +5
Eagles -2.5

Here is a teaser special that we offer to our Locks' VIPS. Teaser it 7 points with 7 teams:

Falcons -2
Colts -1.5
Patriots -3.5
Packers -3
Seahawks -3
Cardinals +9.5
Panthers +20

College Football Teaser Train - You Better Climb Aboard

For the past two weeks, the Locks has handed out incredibly valuable wisdom in the form of winning CFL teasers. We've hit 7-team, 6.5 point teasers in each of those weeks, paying those brave enough to follow our lead 7-1 on their wagers. Whereas some people might take this good fortune and catch their breath, we're fearlessly forging ahead in search of the teaser turkey.

This week, we're mixing some top-tier, top 25 battles with some lesser known conference games. The common thread running through these seven games is that they are all winners. So without further ado, here is your winning, 7-team, 7-point teaser (6-1 payout). As always, the spreads below represent the lines adjusted to reflect the teaser:

Ohio State +12 (@ Iowa)
LSU +14.5 (@ Alabama)
Oregon PK (@ Stanford)
Houston +5 (@ Tulsa)
Wisconsin -3.5 (@ Indiana)
BYU -6.5 (@ Wyoming)
Notre Dame -5.5 (vs. Navy)

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College Football Friday

Let's keep the winning rolling with another weeknight CFL tilt. Last night we relied on an ironclad rule of college football gambling to take home so dough. Tonight we shift from rule to theorem, as in the Boise State Theorem (BST). Recall that the BST proposes that with an interest in making the strongest possible case for playing for a national championship despite playing a very, very weak regular season schedule, Boise State will endeavor to blow out each and every opponent by as many points as possible. While the BST was a powerful compass pointing to piles of money earlier this season, its value has increased dramatically in recent weeks. This is directly connected to the fact that Oregon has achieved a Top 10 national ranking and is widely considered a dark horse national championship candidate. As such, Boise State's opening weekend victory over Oregon looks all the more impressive now and provides a bit more ammunition for the Boise State national championship game debate. Accordingly, the Broncos know that it is now more important than ever to deliver severe beatings to lesser competition. Enter Louisiana Tech.

Unpickable Master Lock - CFL:

Boise State @ Louisiana Tech - Line is Boise State -21 - While Ruston, Louisiana is not the most hospitable location for visiting teams, we expect the BST to flex its bulging muscles this evening. Boise realizes that this is one of its last nationally televised opportunities to make its BCS case. They won't let us down. This is a solid football team on both sides of the ball with their point differential sitting at a staggering +219. La Tech will put up an early fight but their will be way too much in the way of Broncos this game. To be same, let's buy a half point to get this line to -20.5. The winner play is Boise State -20.5. LOCK IT UP!

Hail the Yankees - Now Onto Football

The Locks offers an apology for the sporadic nature of our postings recently. The World Series proved to be too emotional a period of time for us and our attention was uncontrollably diverted from all other parts of our life. Alas, the Yankess have won and baseball is over until March. Now we can move full-throttle into football - starting with a Thursday night ESPN game:

Virginia Tech @ East Carolina - Line is Virginia Tech -13 - We're getting back to basics. It is time to restate rule #1 and abide by it. Rule #1 - Always take the points offered to a home dog in a nationally televised weeknight game. We do like West Virginia as a team and think they are much better than their past two performances. However, the power of Rule #1 was been continuously reinforced on a weekly basis this season. Often times, the outcomes of these games defy all logic. That is the reason we need an ironclad rule. So tonight, we'll not only take the points, we'll buy some more. Our play is buying an additional 1.5 points on East Carolina. Take EC +14.5. LOCK IT UP

Teaser Mania

The Locks are hung up on a bet from the 60s. Long opponents of the silliness that we viewed teaser bets to be, we either steered followers to straight bets or high-octane parlays. We're no longer gambling elitists and are now down in the stink with the common pigs. Winner stink that is! So with that in mind, we offer the following NFL teaser as our bet of the day. We also offer straight picks for each of this week's games. However, if you're looking to make money, embrace Total Teaser Mania!

Teaser Bet - 7 Teams, 7 points (pays 6-1):

The following lines reflect the 7 point teaser adjustment:

Broncos +10.5
Colts -6
Cowboys -2.5
Chargers -10
Cardinals -3
Browns +20
Dolphins +10.5

LOCK IT UP!!!

NFL Week 8 Straight Picks:

Broncos +4.5
Bears -12.5
Texans -3.5
Packers -3.5
Colts -13.5
Dolphins +3.5
Rams +3.5
Seahawks +10.5
Chargers -17
Jaguars +3
Panthers +10
Giants -2

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