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Thursday Night Crapball

The NFL wants to do another one of these Thursday games, and maybe even a West Coast 10pm game?

I guess the boys in New York enjoy setting money on fire (because if you’d take away one Sunday game – I guarantee you over time, a Sunday game will get more of a ratings share than BOTH of the Thursday Night games combined).

Television is still so bad however that TNF has beaten prime time network ratings 14-out-of-15 weeks (the only show to beat it was “Big Bang Theory”, which I still believe is a propaganda OP to get me to watch LESS television).

While I am not always a fan of the Sports Hub’s 98.5’s Michael Felger, he did keep it real when he said: (during the time of the lockouts of NFL/NHL): “its amazing how these guys seem to make boatloads of money….despite trying their best to get in their own way!”.

It’s an incredible level for sure to have a league, right after PBS’ documentary, “League of Denial” (about it the NFL’s corporate denial of concussions causing brain disease CTE), respond with a PR campaign along with throwing money at the problem to be “serious about player safety”…..only to do something that compromises that very goal (just to make “more money”).

This also goes for 18 game seasons: how the fuck am I going to bet on this shit when half the players on the teams’ playing are on the injured list?

Of course, the rumor could of been a “PR flyer” by the NFL (an organization releases a rumor to see if it would get positive/negative reaction, and then proceed to make a move based off of said reaction).  They’ve denied it:

Wondering where the idea of Thursday night doubleheaders came from? So are we. We have not considered this

— Brian McCarthy (@NFLprguy) October 16, 2013

As for the game tonight, I think it is actually toss up.  Seattle could blow them out, Arizona could make it a slugfest.  Arizona is currently +7 on Bovada (-140).  This will be the first of three straight games at home for the Cardinals, who will attempt to try to win their first divisional game of the 2013 NFL Season.  Seattle comes into town with the league’s second ranked defense and 10th ranked offense (which Lou has noted, is banged up).  Arizona’s defense is also good, and they have won 7-out-9 at home versus Seattle (in which the under has hit in the last four games, due to the classic division-style, “slobberknocker” games).  These style of games are so fucking awful to watch on television.  The NE Patriots v NY Jets Week 2 game was maybe one of the worst sporting events I have ever attended (although it won’t beat a shitty NBA game)…..and I root for one of the teams.

I then, in the spirit of craptastic football, like the under 41 (-110) tonight between these two uninspiring football teams on this inspiring day of the week (although both teams do make, and give up, spectacular plays).

I’m also doing a $5-for-$30 parlay special, inspired by Lou with both Edmonton +130 and Arizona +200.   Let’s add the over in the Edmonton/NY Islanders game at 6 (EVEN) as well, since I am so far up 2 units on the trend of higher goal scoring (maybe due to less goalie pads as I have noted in a previous post).

Tweet of the Week:

Just heard breaking news: Washington Redskins dropping Washington from their name because it is embarrassing.

— Scott McNealy (@scottmcnealy) October 15, 2013