Against All Odds: Pittsburgh SportsNation's Vegas Picks

By Mike Drakulich, Pittsburgh SportsNation

Presenting PSN's Vegas Picks, a weekly feature matching wits between myself and my dad. I choose the games and make my picks for the week, and my dad (MJD) agrees or disagrees. Each week we include the local teams, Pitt, Penn State, WVU, and the Steelers unless they are not scheduled.

Week 2 of Bowl Season starts to heat up with four match-ups this week, and the Steelers look to keep their season alive with a victory vs the Bengals.

Like the Steelers, I continued my poor choices in picks, in contrast to MJD, aka my dad, who was the winner this week going 6-4.

Really, if it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all, as I watched three games slip through my fingers in the final minutes of their games.

Time to bounce back.

Week 17:

NCAA

December 20
Poinsettia Bowl: (7-5) BYU (-3.5) over San Diego State (9-3) ...MJD picks BYU





December 21
Beef O'Brady's Bowl: (9-4) Central Florida (-7) over Ball State (9-3) ...MJD picks Ball St

December 22
New Orleans Bowl: (8-4) LA Lafayette (-5) over East Carolina (8-4) ...MJD picks LA Lafayette

MAACO Bowl: (10-2) Boise State (-5.5) over Washington (7-5) ...MJD picks Washington

December 24
Hawaii Bowl: (9-3) Fresno State (-12) over SMU (6-6) ...MJD picks Fresno State

December 26
Little Caesars Bowl: (6-6) C. Michigan (+5.5) over W. Kentucky (7-5) ...MJD picks W. Kentucky



NFL

(7-7) Pittsburgh (-4) over Cincinnati (8-6) ...MJD picks Pittsburgh


(12-2) Atlanta (-4) over Detroit (4-10) ...MJD picks Atlanta


(6-8) New Orleans (+1) over Dallas (8-6) ...MJD picks Dallas


(8-6) Washington (-4) over Philadelphia (4-10) ...MJD picks Philadelphia


(10-4) Green Bay (-13) over Tennessee (5-9) ...MJD picks Green Bay


(8-6) NY Giants (-1) over Baltimore (9-6) ...MJD picks NY Giants


* BOLD denotes Home Team


Standings:


Mike P. Drakulich (Jr): Last Week: 4-6 / Bowls: 1-1 / Overall: 79-69-2**

Mike J. Drakulich (Sr): Last Week: 6-4 / Bowls: 1-1 / Overall: 73-75-2**

**Replacement Refs costing 1 win


Mike Drakulich covers Pittsburgh sports for Pittsburgh SportsNation on Facebook. Subscribe to PSN's feeds today and follow him on Twitter @PghSportsNation

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