Happy Thanksgiving to all our members and friends. We all have a tremendous amount to be thankful for this year and we want you to know that we are most thankful for you.  You, the sports betting enthusiast, have made FiveStarPick.com the most dominant sports information site on the planet…and we are very appreciative.  Alright, alright…you’re shedding a tear…we get it. 

Las Vegas sportsbooks list Green Bay (6-4 straight up, 5-4-1 against the spread) as a 11-point favorite with a total of 49. 

Detroit (2-8 straight up, 2-7-1 against the spread) beat Cleveland last week in a come-from-behind shootout, 38-37, as a three-point home favorite.  The Lions failed to cover the spread, but freshman QB Matthew Stafford completed a one-yard touchdown pass to another rookie, tight end Brandon Pettigrew, as time expired sealing the victory for the Lions.

On the 2nd to last play of the game, Stafford suffered a dislocated left shoulder.  Stafford is listed as “doubtful” for today’s game, so veteran QB Daunte Culpepper will get the start.  It will be his third start of the year. Culpepper has completed 35-of-62 throws for 384 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.  Another devistating injury for the Lions is WR Calvin Johnson, who is suffering from knee and hand injuries. Johnson is listed as questionable for today’s game.

Green Bay is in a three-way tie with the Eagles and Giants in the NFC wild-card hunt.  The Packers beat San Francisco last week 30-24 as a six-point favorite, but were leading 23-3 at halftime. Aaron Rodgers threw for 344 yards and two touchdowns in the victory, but failed to cash many backers who got the Packers at -6.5.  The line went to 6 just before gametime…yikes. Green Bay’s defense lost two veteran starters for the remainder of the season in cornerback Al Harris and LB Aaron Kampman, both to ACL tears.

Now let’s talk trends…Green Bay is 2-1 against the spread this year as a road favorite with victories at St. Louis (36-17) and at Cleveland (31-3), but they lost 38-28 at Tampa Bay as 9 ½-point favorites.  Detroit is 2-1 against the spread as a home underdog and 2-3 against the spread in their last five home games.

On October 18th, Green Bay destroyed Detroit 26-0 as a 14-point home favorite. Rodgers threw for 358 yards and a pair of TDs and Grant rushed for 90 yards on the day. Stafford was injured that day and did not play, so Dante Culpepper started and threw for 105 yards and three interceptions.

So who covers the spread in this Thanksgiving Day game?  Log on to FiveStarPick.com and find out.  For only ($19.99) you will get today’s games and Friday’s games and you will soon 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 see.  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

Happy Thanksgiving to all our members and guests.  Even though many of us are suffering from one of the worst economic downturns on record, we all still have much to be thankful for.  One of the things we are most thankful for is football on TV all day long.  FiveStarPick.com is back on another hot streak winning 6 of our last 7 and we are excited about our two member plays today.  The first of which pairs the Seattle Seahawks with the Dallas Cowboys.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Cowboys as 12-point home favorites with the total set at 47.

Dallas (7-4 Straight Up, 5-6 Against The Spread) is an icon on Thanksgiving Day.  In addition, they have a 25-14-1 record with the Turkey dating back to 1966.  What’s more, Dallas has cashed in five straight head-to-head matchups against the Seahawks and in all 5 wins, the Cowboys were an underdog going into every game.

Now, we know what’s on your mind…is Tony Romo healthy?  Romo is back from a broken pinkie and led his team to a much needed win over the Redskins last week.  His return was somewhat shaky throwing for only 198 yards, 1 TD and 2 INT, but on the season Romo has an 18/7 touchdown-interception ratio.  Our contacts in the Cowboy locker room say that Romo looked very sharp in practice and should be 98% come game time.  

Seattle (2-9 SU, 4-6-1 ATS) believes they are getting closer to their third win of the season and many top handicappers are saying that the double-digit points are too many to give a 2-9 team this late in the NFL season.  According to inside sources, tensions are high in the Seahawks locker room.  Their last 3 games have been lost by an average margin of 3.7 PPG, but Seattle’s bigger problem is that they are league worst in many important stat categories. Since Week 5 the Seahawks have been out-gained by their opponents at a staggering 186.8 YPG.

The X Factor in this game will be Seattle Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck.  Hasselbeck is recovering from nerve problems in his back and has looked erratic since his return.  What’s more, his completion percentage since his return is only 54.3% and to add insult to serious injury, he has thrown a whopping 5 interceptions.  Seattle is allowing 401.7 passing YPG and if Romo is sharp, the Cowboys will have us sleeping before the Turkey does. 

So who covers the spread in today’s game?  Become a member today and find out.  You will quickly learn that FiveStarPick.com is a top NFL Handicapper.  NFL picks are our specialty and have been since we started in the business in 1990.  We cannot believe that was 18 years ago.  Time flies when you’re making money.  Our membership has jumped from 1100 off-season members to over 2300 this football season and it’s for one reason and one reason only…we win!  We are the most accurate sports handicapping service on the net and we will never give you a play that we are not heavily on ourselves.  As a matter of fact, our NFL Picks are so strong that they can move the line up to a full point within seconds of being published to our members.  It’s time to come down off the fence and join for 1 year.  A membership to FiveStarPick.com is only $99.00 a month and it will pay for itself in the 1st week.  We are nearly 65% against the spread in 2008 and our forte, College and NFL Football Picks, are just beginning.  We also handicap baseball, basketball, soccer, tennis, golf and racing.  You owe it to yourself to discover the benefits of membership.  Join today and start winning tonight.

Jimmy the Geek – FiveStarPick.com