Weekend of Sept. 29-30

Free Money College Edition

1) Clemson -3 at Georgia Tech- 3:30 pm ET
-Georgia Tech has stumbled into their ACC season and is on a two game losing streak. Clemson out gained NC State by 406 yards last week and put up 42 points. Look for at least a touchdown victory here.

2) Penn St. -3 at Illinois- 12:00 pm ET
-Illinois getting way too much respect after beating Indiana, Syracuse, and Western Illinois. might be a close game, because that is the way Paterno plays it, but in the end the Nittany lions pull away and win by 5-10 pts.

3) Notre Dame +21.5 at Purdue- 12:00 pm ET
-I can't believe I am saying this, but this is Free Money. Notre Dame is over a 3 touchdown dog at West Lafayette. ND is getting better. Weis will continue to improve and will not allow P.U. to win by more than 21. The ND running game showed signs of life last week and I expect them to control the clock and keep the Boilermakers off the field as much as possible. Give me the points!

Free Money NFL Edition

4) Houston -2.5 at Atlanta- 1:00 pm ET
-Cannot explain this one. All I know is FREE MONEY!

5)Indianapolis -9.5 at Denver- 4:15 pm ET
-Manning and company will cover here after losing ATS the last two games. Denver got their first decent test of the season against Jacksonville last week and it did not go well. Expect the same here.

6)****New England -7 at Cincinnati- 8:30 pm ET MONDAY NIGHT
-please note that there are many different lines out there for this game. I have seen some as big as New England -9. I only say the -7 is free money. I would lay up to 8.5 points, but no more than that. I would wait until Sunday to play this game.


Sorry I have not updated my results yet, but this week has been pretty busy. I will try and update it before the games on Saturday.

Good luck out there,
$NDIRISHJER€

Week 3 Results

Another rough week. Overall I went a pathetic 3-4 ( .429). In college games South Florida doubled up the spread and won by 27. They are looking pretty good and might be the fashionable upset pick of the week when they face West Virginia this Friday. I see a close game, but don't see them winning. Oregon also covered after Stanford kept it close for the first half. I got it wrong with Georgia Tech and Wisconsin. I really can't believe that Wisonsin struggled against Iowa.

On the pro side of things Washington did nothing in the 2nd half and Favre came out and showed the Chargers why he is still playing in the NFL. All I can say is that I am glad Arizona scored 17 in the 4th quarter or it would have been another 1 win weekend.

This brings my overall average to 47.1% winners. This week will be better.

Hard at work to bring you more free money picks.

$NDIRISHJER€

September 21-22

Free Money Picks for the Weekend of September 21 & 22

Free Money College Edition
1) South Florida -13.5 vs. North Carolina, 12:00 pm ET
-South Florida goes in to Auburn and comes away with a 26-23 win. This newcomer to Division 1 football took out a big time SEC traditional power and now they get to face a weak North Carolina team that has lost to Virginia and East Carolina (their only win coming against James Madison). I am very bullish on this Big East team and look for them to win by at least 17 against this basketball school.

2) Georgia Tech -3.5 at Virginia, 12:00 pm ET
-Tashard Choice is listed as probable for the game at Virginia this Saturday, but even if he is not at 100% he will probably score two times as the Jackets take on Virginia at home. The Cavaliers were out rushed by 202 yards when they lost to Wyoming by 20 and I expect the same kind of gam here. I see GA tech getting back on the winning track after a slip up last week at Boston College.

3)Wisconsin -7 vs. Iowa, 8:00 pm ET
-Wisconsin has had a shaky couple of weeks after their decent start against Washington St., but this is the start to their Big Ten season and will look to go out and dominate a team that lost to Iowa St. last week (yes that is kind of a rivalry game, but come on, Ferentz is getting paid to lose that kind of game).

4) Oregon -17 at Stanford, 10:00 pm ET
-I underestimated Oregon last week when they made it pretty obvious that they have something going on in Duck Land. If Fresno St. can't keep it around 17, there is no way that the Cardinal will. Dixon will shine in this game. Easy win for the Ducks.

Free Money NFL Edition
5) Arizona +9 at Baltimore, 1:00 pm ET
-Steve McNair may be ready to play again, but so is Leinart and Larry Fitzgerald. Baltimore couldn't cover the same spread against NYJ last week and they are not going to get it done here.

6) Washington -3.5 vs. Ney York Giants, 4:15 pm ET
-Eli Manning against Jason Campbell; always going to take Campbell here at home right after he went up to Philly pulled out an 8 point win. NYG is off to an 0-2 start and they will be 0-3 before they get to face some weaker competition (Atlanta, San Fran, and Miami). OL are getting injured for Washington, but they beat the Giants here.

7) San Diego -5 at Green Bay, 1:00 pm ET
-San Diego faced Chicago and New Engalnd in their first two games. Green Bay won against New York (Giants) and Philly. LT finally gets to run against a mediocre defense. Yes, GB has the NFL's longest regular season winning streak, but it ends here. Favre will have to wait to win number 150 against someone else.

And there you have it. 7 free money picks. I also like ND +11 against Michigan St., but then again I am biased, and Georgia straight up win against an over rated South Carolina team. Anwyay, I a back down to .500 after week 2, so I am looking for a big week 3 profit. Good luck out there.

$NDIRISHJER€

A Beating

Took a beating this past week as the football gods were obviously mad at me for something. I only won 1 game out of my 3 picks for college ball as Kentucky upset Louisville and Oregon showed that they might actually be worth looking at this season. In the NFL I lost both the New Orleans game and the Seattle game. New Orleans really surprised me by getting blown out again. I am not sure what happened to the team from last season, but maybe Reggie did a little too much partying over the off season and not enough focus on getting better; either way this week was horrible. I am still working on this weeks games, which should be up Friday morning. Good luck.

$NDIRISHJER€

September 15-16

Hello out there again. Well the Irish lost again this past weekend at Penn St. and unless our O-line gets any better it might be a very long season, but we have a real shot playing at the Big House this saturday. I really like the Irish +7.5, but with the way these two teams have played there is no way I am going to touch that game. Anyway, on to the good stuff.



Free Money College Edition:



1)Louisville -6.5 @ Kentucky -->7:30 pm et

-I will agree that Kentucky has a good offense and will definitely keep up with Louisville for a while (note: the over at 77 looks pretty good too), but in the end Brian Bohm and his offense will put up a win of at least one touchdown. Louisville has won the last four meetings, with the closest game being a 7 point victory in '05. Make if 5 straight for the Cardinals.



2)Fresno St. +16.5 @ Oregon -->7:00 pm et

-Congrats to Oregon for putting on a beating last week at Michigan, but that big win is a lot less impressive than the job Pat Hill did down at Texas A&M, taking his bulldogs into OT. Oregon has won the last 5 meetings, but the largest margin of defeat was a 7 point win last year.



3)Florida -8 vs. Tennessee -->3:30 pm et

-If Tenn, can't keep it close at California, then they definitely can't keep it close down at the Swamp. Tebow will have his first start in a big time SEC game, but Coach Urban has him ready for this. This is usally a very close game, but not this year. Looking for a 10-16 point win by Florida.



Free Money NFL Edition:



1)New Orleans -3.5 @ Tampa Bay --> 1:00 pm et

-I feel that either the fix is on or Tampa Bay went out and got Joe Montana. Is there really a possibility that Tampa Bay keeps this one close. New Orleans played last Thursday and will be a little more rested after coming out of the gate a little slow against the Colts. Bush improves in this game where Tampa Bay is missing "Cadilac" Williams. These priates don't have the power or weaponry to compete in this one.



2)Seattle -3 @ Arizona --> 4:05 pm et

-The Seahawks are notoriously bad in away games, but this one is at least a little closer to home and they are playing against the Cardinals. They have a pretty sweet new stadium out there in Arizona, but they are still a little young to compete with Hasselbeck and Alexander.



I might put New Orleans and Louisville in a parlay and then bet every game individually.



We (the Irish of Notre Dame) really need to win this one against Michigan. I believe that this game is critical one. We don't win here, we might not see a win until Navy.



Hoping to improve upon my 4-1 record.


$NDIRISHJER€

Week 1 Results

Out of my free money picks of the week i went 4-1 last weekend. Winning the Texas, Oklahoma, New England, and San Diego games. My lone loser was Georgia, in a game they los against the spread (ATS), as well as straight up (SU). Still can't believe that they decided to not got for it on 4th down when they were down by a TD, but oh well.

Season Results
4-1, batting .800

By Friday morning I will post this weekend's Free Money Picks.

Good luck out there,
$NDIRISHJER€

Weekend of Sept. 8-9.

Free Money College edition:

1)Take Georgia (-3.5) over South Carolina-4:15 ET
-The game is at Georgia and Spurrier is busy complaining to school officials because they won't admit some recruits who can't read the menu at McDonald's (http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=251152)

2)Take Oklahoma (-10.5) over Miami-12:00 ET
-They both won big opening games (OU bigger), but that Marshall defense is hardly the defense the 'Canes will be facing at Oklahoma. Kyle Wright (QB for Miami) is questionable for the game and his back-up, was 9 for 21 passing against Marshall. Doesn't look good for the visitors from Florida.

3)Take Texas (-8.5) over TCU-7:00 ET
-TCU had a good game against Baylor, but then again that was Baylor and it might as well be the University High school team from Waco (note: without Ladainian Tomlinson, NFL football player for the San Diego Chargers, grew up in Waco, and went to Universtiy High School). Colt "45" McCoy and the rest of the team will be up for this one and show they actually might belong in the top 15 after that weak performance against Arkansas St.


Free Money NFL edition:

1)Take San Diego (-6) over Chicgao-4:15 ET
-San Diego is focused on beating New England in week 2, but they are not overlooking the Bears. They want the superbowl this year and the Bears will be their first victim before a great game next week at Foxboro.

2) Take New England (-6) over New York Jets-1:00 ET
-Yes, Tom Brady missed part of practice Thursday, but he is a new dad and is 30 yers old; give him a break. He has started 108 straight games, the third-longest active streak among quarterbacks, trailing only Brett Favre (257) and Peyton Manning (156), and is not going to stop now. I like Thomas Jones with the Jets, but that is not going to get it done here.

Well, there you have it. I am not going to lie, I'm a little scared here because i have picked 5 favorites. That is kind of like no one taking a card at the blackjack table. If I was in a part of the world where sports investing is legal, I would bet on each individual game and then one parlay with Georgia and Oklahoma. Take it for what you will. For those of you following at home I will post results and keep a record of how I do throughout the season.

Until next time,
$ndirishjer$

First post

Hey everyone out there,
Welcome to FreeMoneyPicks. Check back for more info closer to this weekend's games. I will be posting 5-10 games and pick the winner against the spread, which i feel are "free money" and maybe an occasional article about the Irish.