This week's Amato (John Amato of Crooks and Liars) and Armando Show (our You Tube Channel is here:

Our NFL picks (J is John, A is Armando (disagreements in BOLD): San Francisco 49ers -11 over Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams +9 (A), Houston Texans (-9) (J), Minnesota Vikings -3 (J), Carolina Panthers (+3) (A), Washington Redskins +6 over Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles -1½ over Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans +14 (A), Seattle Seahawks (-14) (J), Buffalo Bills +7 (A), Cincinnati Bengals (-7) (J), Pittsburgh Steelers +1 ((J), New York Jets (-1) (A), Green Bay Packers -3 over Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions (-3) over Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos (-27) over Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints (+2) over New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers (-3) (A), Indy Colts (+3) (J).

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The picks (all 2 units unless otherwise indicated): Colorado +25 over Arizona State, Boise State -7 (3 units) over Utah State, Middle Tenn State +7 over North Texas, Washington State -1 over Oregon State, UNLV -10 over over Hawaii, California +25 (3 units) over UCLA, Tulsa -10 over Texas-El Paso, Bowling Green +10½ over Mississippi State, Texas A&M -6 (3 units) over Mississippi, Nebraska -14 (3 units) over Purdue, Maryland -7 (4 units) over Virginia, Northwestern +10 over Wisconsin, TCU -25 (3 units) over Kansas, Missouri +8 over Georgia, Clemson -24½ over Boston College, Florida Atlantic +13 over Marshall, Michigan -3 over Penn State, Kentucky +27½ over Alabama, South Carolina -6 over Arkansas, Utah +9 over Stanford, Georgia Tech +7 over BYU, Navy +3 over Duke, Virginia Tech -9 (3 units) over Pittsburgh, Texas Tech -14½ (3 units) over Iowa State, Michigan State -10 over Indiana, Oklahoma -14 (3 units) over Texas, Oregon (-13) (4 units) over Washington.

For the season 54-40-2 (.574) ATS, +30 units.

Go Gators!

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It's another week of moving preparations for me, as well as getting all my tax info to the accountant and my regular work.

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Amato (J) and Armando (A) Show NFL picks (disagreements in bold): Miami Dolphins -3(J, A) over Baltimore Ravens, St. Louis Rams -11½ (J, A) over Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions +7 (J,A) over Green Bay Packers, New York Jets +10 (A), Atlanta Falcons (-10) ((J), Arizona Cardinals +1½ (A), Carolina Panthers -11/2 (J), Oakland Raiders +5 (A), San Diego Chargers -5 (J), Tennessee Titans +3 (A), Kansas City Chiefs -3 (J), Denver Broncos -8 over Dallas Cowboys (J, A), Indianapolis Colts +3 (A), Seattle Seahawks -3 (J), Chicago Bears +1 (A), New Orleans Saints -1 (J),San Francisco 49ers -7 (J, A) over Houston Texans, Philadelphia Eagles +3 (J, A) over New York Giants.

The video of an embattled Amato and Armando Show recorded October 5, I was in a hotel in Burlington Vermont so not our best effort:

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I'm even more swamped than I thought I'd be. For every project I finish, there are another three waiting.

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The picks (2 units unless otherwise indicated): Kentucky +21, Competitor: South Carolina, Baylor -28, Competitor: West Virginia, Florida Atlantic +4, Competitor: Ala Birmingham, Notre Dame +6, Competitor: Arizona State, Fresno State -27½, Competitor: Idaho, Washington +8, Competitor: Stanford, Tulsa -3, Competitor: Rice, Ohio State -7, Competitor: Northwestern, Virginia Tech -7 (4 units), Competitor: North Carolina, Texas Tech -16, Competitor: Kansas, Georgia Tech +6, Competitor: Miami (Florida), Michigan State +1, Competitor: Iowa, Minnesota +19, Competitor: Michigan, Clemson -14, Competitor: Syracuse, Oklahoma State -14, Competitor: Kansas State, TCU +10, Competitor: Oklahoma, Maryland +17 (4 units) , Competitor: Florida State, Mississippi State +10, Competitor: LSU, Washington State -1½, Competitor: California, Georgia -11 (5 units), Competitor: Tennessee, Navy -12, Competitor: Air Force, Army +12 (3 units), Competitor: Boston College, Middle Tenn State +7½, Competitor: East Carolina, Illinois +9, Competitor: Nebraska.

For the season - 36-32-2 ATS, + 18 units.

UPDATE for the day - 15-9 ATS, +8 units. For the season - 51-40-2 ATS, +26 units.

Go Gators!

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Another busy day here, including court. And then the snow is expected to fall by Friday. I'm trying all sorts of moving Apps from Apple's App Store to make the moving process go easier, but none so far have been a great help. Room planners, which a bunch of furniture stores provide for free, are just as good, but eat up too many hours of my time.

I did finally pick a storage unit. This company seems head and shoulders above the rest. The building is new, the units are as clean as a house, plentiful staff, and indoor, climate controlled units. When you sign up, they give you two hours of movers with a van, to move your stuff into storage. That's a huge help. Hardly cheap though.

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I think I'll be very happy with the view of my new home -- the patio is 445 sq ft and has views of south, west and east. Now I just have to do the hard part: Moving.

I should be moving the 17 to 19 (no way can this be done in a day.)

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Tonight is the final night of an unprecedentedly great final season of Breaking Bad, the best final season ever imo.

I started watching Breaking Bad on Jeralyn's recommendation, and I liked it immediately. But the final season has been sublime.

I hope the finale sustains that level. In any event, Vince Gilligan, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn and all the rest have left a body of work to be proud of.

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Update (TL): Best finale ever.