Filter Picks: View All | NFL | College Football | NBA | College Basketball | NHL | AFL | WNBA
Jim Kruger Past Picks
College Basketball
LSU Tigers @ Utah Utes Tuesday January 6, 2009 9:00 pm
Take Utah over LSU LSU has a gaudy 13-1 record which is deceptive as they have only played five lined games and have played the softest schedule in the nation out of 344 D-1 schools. Besides a couple of Sun Belt teams and a Big West squad, the Tigers have played two BCS ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
College Football
Ball State Cardinals @ Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tuesday January 6, 2009 8:00 pm
Take Tulsa over Ball State Ball State was working on a perfect season, a dream, albeit unlikely, of going to a BCS Bowl, or at least being mentioned in the same breath as Texas, Oklahoma, and Ohio State. They lose the MAC championship game to Buffalo as a two ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
NFL Football
Indianapolis Colts @ San Diego Chargers Saturday January 3, 2009 8:00 pm
Take Indianapolis over San Diego Last year San Diego went to Indianapolis and beat the Colts straight-up as a double-digit dog. Indy gets its chance to return the favor to the Chargers this week. The Colts are healthier this year than in last season's playoff win ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
NBA Basketball
New Jersey Nets @ Miami Heat Saturday January 3, 2009 7:35 pm
Play the OVER in New Jersey – Miami New Jersey played Atlanta into overtime last night. This presents us with a 75% angle regarding teams who played an overtime game coupled with rest and locations. The Over is 4-1 in these two teams’ last five ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
College Football
Utah Utes @ Alabama Crimson Tide Friday January 2, 2009 8:15 pm
Take Alabama over Utah On paper, Alabama is the team that should handily win. An offensive line that outweighs the Utah defensive line by almost 50 pounds a man. However, there are some distractions for Alabama. Outland Trophy winner, LT Andre Smith, was recently ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
NBA Basketball
Washington Wizards @ Boston Celtics Friday January 2, 2009 7:35 pm
Take Washington-Boston UNDER The Washington interim coach Ed Tapscott told his team a few games ago that they have to stop relying on jumpers to win a ball game. He said he wanted every possession to go inside-out. He wants to work the ball inside for higher-percentage ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
College Basketball
South Carolina Gamecocks @ Baylor Bears Friday January 2, 2009 5:30 pm
Take Baylor over South Carolina Out of 344 teams, South Carolina has played the 342nd easiest schedule this year. While they will be an improved team under first year coach Darrin Horn, formerly of Western Kentucky, they are going against a very good Baylor squad who has ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
College Football
Virginia Tech Hokies @ Cincinnati U Thursday January 1, 2009 8:15 pm
Take Cincinnati over Virginia Tech It is difficult to go against such a coach as Virginia Tech’s Frank Beamer but when you check the record, you see he is 3-5 SU in his last 8 bowl games. In fact, they have lost four out of their last five bowl appearances giving ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
College Football
Clemson Tigers @ Nebraska Cornhuskers Thursday January 1, 2009 1:00 pm
Take Nebraska over Clemson Clemson did a very good sales job to make it to a New Year’s Day Bowl. After all, they finished 4-4 in ACC play with a 7-5 overall record. Gerogia Tech was 5-3, 9-3. They played Wednesday. Boston College played ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
College Football
Iowa Hawkeyes @ South Carolina Gamecocks Thursday January 1, 2009 11:00 am
Take South Carolina over Iowa Iowa is all about RB Shonn Green. If South Carolina reverts back to the defense they showed in their first ten games, Green will have problems gaining many yards. Where USC has an advantage is the exceptional secondary ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
College Football
Minnesota Golden Gophers @ Kansas Jayhawks Wednesday December 31, 2008 5:30 pm
Take Minnesota over Kansas The Jayhawks had a superb year last year going 12-1, being ranked as high as #2 in the nation, and playing in a BCS game beating Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. They were fortunate in they had an easier than normal Big 12 conference ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
College Football
Western Michigan Broncos @ Rice Owls Tuesday December 30, 2008 8:00 pm
Take Rice over Western Michigan Rice had an unbelievable season going from 3-9 to 9-3. Rice is excited to be here. They have had just one winning season in the last six years and only ten in the past 50. The Owls are led by QB Chase Clement who had ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
College Football
Northwestern Wildcats @ Missouri Tigers Monday December 29, 2008 8:00 pm
Take Northwestern over Missouri Missouri is the better team on offense. They have a defense that is pretty bad. Northwestern’s defense really improved this year under new Defensive Coordinator Mike Hankwitz, formerly a coach at Kansas and defensive ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
College Football
NC State Wolfpack @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights Monday December 29, 2008 3:00 pm
Take NC State over Rutgers This should be a very exciting bowl game to watch matching two similar teams, both of which were given up for dead earlier in the year. NC State was hit hard by injuries including that of their QB, redshirt frosh Russell Wilson. ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
College Football
Northern Illinois Huskies @ Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Sunday December 28, 2008 8:15 pm
Take Louisiana Tech over Northern Illinois The Independence Bowl (at one time the “Weedeater Bowl”) in Shreveport has been a good game in the past with eight of the last nine bowls decided by seven points or less. It is rare that the two teams involved are ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
NFL Football
Seattle Seahawks @ Arizona Cardinals Sunday December 28, 2008 4:15 pm
The Cardinals have been on cruise control recently, losing four of its L5 games, straight-up and ATS. Three of those were by 20 points or more. The Cardinals have one last tune-up game to get it turned around, at home vs. division rival Seattle on Sunday. Much of the reason Arizona ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
NFL Football
Chicago Bears @ Houston Texans Sunday December 28, 2008 1:00 pm
Take Houston over Chicago Chicago has an uphill battle if they are to make it to he postseason. Not the least of those is this Sunday’s matchup, at Houston. The Texans have gotten hot in the second half of the season, of course you need to ignore the loss at Oakland. They ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
NBA Basketball
San Antonio Spurs @ Phoenix Suns Thursday December 25, 2008 2:30 pm
Take Phoenix over San Antonio This is the second meeting between these two Western powerhouses. In their first meeting on October 29, Phoenix won 103-98. The Spurs had a .500 start to the season without Manu Ginobili, 6-6-. Since Manu returned San Antonio ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
NBA Basketball
San Antonio Spurs @ Phoenix Suns Thursday December 25, 2008 2:30 pm
Play UNDER in the Spurs – Suns This is the second meeting between these two Western powerhouses. In their first meeting on October 29, Phoenix won 103-98. The Spurs had a .500 start to the season without Manu Ginobili, 6-6-. Since Manu returned ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
College Football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish @ Hawaii Warriors Wednesday December 24, 2008 8:00 pm
Take Notre Dame over Hawaii We have a big difference in strength of schedule. Both teams have even stats. The problem is, one came against Utah State, Idaho, and New Mexico State.The Warriors QB, Greg Alexander, is fine. The problem is their offense ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
NBA Basketball
Memphis Grizzlies @ Dallas Mavericks Tuesday December 23, 2008 8:30 pm
Take Memphis at Dallas OVER the Total There is a great 26-5 trend involves teams previous results and sites and that this is a division game. Dallas playing much more uptempo this year. Memphis is off of a game against the Lakers last night. The OVER is 12-3 following ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
College Football
TCU Horned Frogs @ Boise State Broncos Tuesday December 23, 2008 8:00 pm
Take TCU over Boise State The WAC was down this year. This helps count for Boise’s improvement on defense that it showed. Boise isn’t the old Boise this year. There is a definite drop in quarterback play and less team speed than in the ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
NBA Basketball
Sacramento Kings @ San Antonio Spurs Monday December 22, 2008 8:30 pm
Take Sacramento-San Antonio UNDER the TotalSan Antonio the 8th ranked defense in the NBA and the 27th ranked pace team. The Spurs are 17-4 Over/Under in their last 21 games following a straight-up win. The Under is 12-4 in the Spurs last 16 games as a home favorite. ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
College Basketball
Clemson Tigers @ Miami Hurricanes Sunday December 21, 2008 7:45 pm
Take Miami over Clemson Both squads are very good teams. Miami has played the 67th toughest schedule in the country, Clemson just the 275th. Both teams' defensive efficiency ratings are almost equal. However, Miami's has come against much better defensive squads, ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
NFL Football
New York Jets @ Seattle Seahawks Sunday December 21, 2008 4:05 pm
Take Seattle over the New York Jets The Jets aren’t playing very well. Over the past five games, New York has not played well. They have allowed 391 yards per game and 25.8 points per game. This is close to 60 yards and four points per game ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
NFL Football
San Diego Chargers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday December 21, 2008 1:00 pm
Take Tampa Bay over San Diego San Diego is off of a surprising come from behind win on the road at Kansas City last week. Tampa Bay has lost back to back division games and last week had to go with Bob Griese at quarterback as Jeff Garcia was banged up. San Diego ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
NFL Football
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Tennesse Titans Sunday December 21, 2008 1:00 pm
Take Tennessee over Pittsburgh Pittsburgh clinched the AFC North Division title last Sunday by beating Baltimore on the road. This is a very good spot to be flat, to have a letdown. Tennessee has been flat the past couple of weeks however they have covered 11 ofv ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
College Football
Fresno State Bulldogs @ Colorado State Rams Saturday December 20, 2008 2:30 pm
Take Colorado State over Fresno State What a difference in preseason expectations for these two teams. Fresno was one of the “BCS Buster” darlings with aspirations of playing in a BCS Bowl. Their season started out with a hard-fought win on the ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
College Football
Navy Midshipmen @ Wake Forest Demon Deacons Saturday December 20, 2008 11:00 am
Take Wake Forest over Navy Navy beat Wake Forest, 24-17, back in Sept. Six Demon Deacon turnovers did WF in, almost one-third of their season total. Navy QB Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada was injured in the second quarter and without him in there, Wake was able to rally ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
NFL Football
Indianapolis Colts @ Jacksonville Jaguars Thursday December 18, 2008 8:15 pm
Indy hasn’t done well in December in the past under Tony Dungy, just 4-10 ATS. However, over the past five years they have had the AFC locked up by now. The Colts didn’t look too good against the Lions, but they played well enough to win and handicapping ... read more
Jim Kruger Bio and Picks | Articles By Jim Kruger
