Merry Christmas to all our members and friends. All we wanted for Christmas last night was another winner, and we got it as SMU torched the Nevada Wolfpack 45-10 for our 7th win against the spread in our last 8 games.  Today we will be giving our members the spread winner of the Titans and the Chargers. Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Titans as 3-point home favorites with a total of 47.

Tennessee is attempting to be the first team ever to start 0-6 and finish at least .500. Only five teams have ever begun a season 0-5 and ended with a record of .500 or better.

The Chargers, on the other hand, also looked suspect at the beginning of the season going just 2-3 in their first 5 outings.  But now San Diego is firing on all cylinders and has won nine straight. The Chargers are one victory away from locking up the second seed in the AFC playoffs. After beating Cincinnati last week, the Chargers are now 17-0 in December since 2006.

Tennessee’s found their groove with the 1-2 punch of Vince Young and Chris Johnson.  Johnson has been the most explosive player the NFL has seen in recent history and is the league’s leading rusher amassing at least 100 yards rushing in nine consecutive games, including 11 TDs. The Titans are now 5-3 against the spread in their last 8, but have failed to cover the spread in their last two games. Tennessee was up 24-6 on Miami until the Dolphins rallied to force overtime.  The Titans won 27-24 in OT, but the Dolphins cashed as 4.5-point road dogs.

These two teams met twice in 2007.  The first meeting was December 9, 2007 in Nashville. The Chargers beat the Titans, 23-17, covering as 1.5-point road favorites. The Titans then traveled to QualCom for a first-round playoff game. San Diego won 17-6 and covered the spread as 10.5-point home favorites.

Accoring to SportsBook.com, San Diego has seen 79% of the betting public back them today, but the Chargers have already clinched the AFC West, while Tennessee has to win out and get help from other teams for the final Wild Card spot.  The question is will San Diego rest some starters if Tennessee gets up on them early? We think we have the answer to that question.  

So who covers the spread in this Christmas night AFC matchup?  It’s very easy to find out.  Try FiveStarPick.com tonight for just ($19.99) and see if our talent for picking college and pro football winners exceeds your expectations.  We are the only sports handicapping service in the business who documents wins and losses and displays them on our homepage for all to witness.  It’s because we have nothing to hide…we just win games against the spread.  Join our family today and start your winning streak tonight.

Rick Riley – FiveStarPick.com

It’s Thursday Night, the holidays are fast approaching and the pros at FiveStarPick.com will be in the war room today crunching stats, trends and injury reports for tonight’s game in Jacksonville.  The Jaguars will have a lot to play for tonight as Indianapolis (13-0 straight up, 9-3-1 against the spread) will comes to Alltel Stadium. Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Colts as 3-point road favorites with a total of 43 which has been adjusted drastically from the 6 ½-point opening line on Monday with a total of 46 ½.

The Indianapolis Colts stayed perfect this past week by beating Denver 28-16 as a 6 ½-point home favorite. The Colts were up 21-0, but gave up 16 unanswered points that put the Broncos in position for a backdoor cover.  But then Manning led his high powered offense on a 14-play, 80-yard drive capped off by a one-yard touchdown pass to Dallas Clark with 2:25 remaining.

Jacksonville (7-6 SU, 5-8 against the spread) at the moment is in the playoffs as they have the tiebreaker over the Jets, Dolphins and Ravens.  The Jags had won four of their last five games before losing to Miami this past Sunday, 14-10, as 2.5-point home favorites. Garrard was less than stellar completing only 11-of-26 through the air for 139 yards and no TDs.  Jones-Drew rushed the ball 18 times for 59 yards and one touchdown.

But will the Colts pull their starters tonight?  Jim Caldwell told the Associated Press, “We’re going to approach the 14th game exactly like we did one through 13. We’ve got a great rhythm in terms of our preparation and we’re going to go out and play it just like we have done the previous 13.”

Peyton Manning has completed 68.1 percent of his passes for 3,905 yards with a 29/14 touchdown-interception ratio this year and Reggie Wayne has caught 87 balls for 1,078 yards and 9 touchdowns. Dallas Clark has 82 catches for 902 yards and eight TDs.  But will they play tonight???  We are working on that answer as I type.

Now let’s talk trends… Jacksonville has won twice this season as a home dog beating Tennessee and Houston in both spots.  Having said that, the Jags are just 2-5 against the spread at home despite winning five of their seven games. Indy is 6-0 both SU and against the spread on the road this year.  In their last meeting, the Colts beat the Jags 14-12, but the Jags covered the spread as 6.5-point road dogs. The ‘under’ has cashed in four consecutive Jacksonville games.  The ‘under’ is 7-6 overall for the Colts, 3-3 on the road.

So who covers the spread in tonight’s Thursday Night Football matchup?  It’s very easy to find out.  Try FiveStarPick.com tonight for just ($19.99) and see if our talent for picking college and pro football winners exceeds your expectations.  We are the only sports handicapping service in the business who documents wins and losses and displays them on our homepage for all to witness.  It’s because we have nothing to hide…we just win games against the spread.  Join our family today and start your winning streak tonight.

Rick Riley – FiveStarPick.com