5:44 Eastern Time...

0-3 in Parlays. Craziest game ever.

A TON of money hangs on the next 8 minutes.

4:04 PM Eastern Time...

Mills wins $330 and takes the lead on E. James OVER.

As of 3:47 PM Eastern Time...

We're 0-2 in Parlays. Congratulations Eller and Saunders. Fitzgerald can't be held down.

Championship Weekend Picks

Worthy Competitors,

This week promises to be the sweatiest yet. Rainforest, Swamp, Suana, Desert Sweaty - all rolled up into a hope to get into position for Super Bowl Sunday.

Here are your picks, beginning with your leader:

1. Mansfield - $788.50
$100 on Cardinals MONEYLINE to win $170
$100 Parlay to win $700:
- Warner OVER 259.5 pass yds
- W. Parker OVER 67.5 rush yds
- Eagles-Cards OVER 47 pts

2. Saunders - $780.00
$25 on Cardinals +4
$25 on Eagles-Cards UNDER 47 pts
$25 on E. James UNDER 52.5 rush yds
$25 Parlay to win $175:
- Steelers -6
- W. McGahee OVER 45.5 rush+rec yds
- L. Fitzgerald UNDER 95.5 rec yds

3. Hill - $758.00
$100 on Eagles (-4)
$150 on Steelers (-6)
$100 on Cardinals MONEYLINE to win $170
$50 Ravens MONEYLINE to win $210
$50 on Eagles @ Cardinals UNDER 47 total pts
$50 on Ravens @ Steelers OVER 34 total pts
$10 on over McNabb 257.5 pass yds
$10 on under Westbrook 66.5 rush yds
$10 on over D. Jackson 4 receptions
$10 on over B. Celek & L.J. Smith 42.5 rec yds
$10 on over Fitzgerald 95.5 rec yds
$10 on over Warner 259.5 pass yds
$10 on over E. James 52.5 rush yds
$5 on over Flacco 175.5 pass yds
$10 on under McGahee 45.5 rush+rec yds
$5 on under D. Mason 69.5 rec yds
$5 on under Roethlisberger 202.5 pass yds
$15 on over W. Parker 67.5 rush yds
$10 on over S. Holmes 51.5 rec yds
$10 on under N. Washington 38.5 rec yds
$70 Parlay to win $490:
- Steelers (-6)
- S. Holmes OVER 51.5 yds
- Bal-Pit OVER 34 pts
$50 Parlay to win $350:
- Arizona (+4)
- Westbrook UNDER 66.5 rush yds
- W. Parker OVER 67.5 rush yds
$20 Parlay to win $140:
- McGahee UNDER 45.5 rush+rec
- D. Jackson OVER 4 receptions
- E. James OVER 52.5 rush yds.

4. Mobley - $550.00
$100 on Ravens MONEYLINE to win $210
$100 on Ravens +6
$50 Parlay to win $350:
- D. Jackson OVER 4 receptions
- Eagles-Cards UNDER 47 pts
- E. James OVER 52.5 yds
$50 Parlay to win $350:
- Ravens +6
- Ravens-Steelers OVER 34 pts
- Parker UNDER 67.5 yds

5. Kessler - $550.00
$300 on Eagles -4
$100 Parlay to win $700:
- Over 47 eag/ari
- Eagles -4
- Westbrook over 66.5
$25 Parlay to win $175:
- Parker over 67.5
- N Washington over 38.5
- Westbrook over 66.5
$25 Parlay to win $175:
- Flacco under 175.5
- Mcnabb over 257.5
- Eagles -4
$50 Parlay to win $350:
- Over 47 eag/ari
- Ari +4
- Westbrook over 66.5
$25 Parlay to win $175:
- Eagles -4
- D Mason under 69.5
- Warner over 259.5
$25 Parlay to win $175:
- Warner under 259.5
- Parker over 67.5
- Steelers -6

6. Mills - $530.00
$330 on E. James OVER 52.5 rush yds
$100 on Eagles-Cardinals OVER 47 pts
$100 Parlay to win $700:
- Flacco OVER 175.5 pass yds
- BC + LJ OVER 42.5 rec yds
- McGahee OVER 45.5 rush+rec yds

7. Shade - $510.00
$395 on Steelers MONEYLINE to win $158
$72 Parlay to win $504:
- Cardinals +4
- Eagles-Cards OVER 47 pts
- W. Parker OVER 67.5 rush yds
$43 Parlay to win $301
- Roethlisberger OVER 202.5 pass yds
- Mason UNDER 69.5 rec yds
- S. Holmes OVER 51.5 rec yds

8. Strait - $460.00
$150 on Eagles -4
$85 on Fitzgerald OVER 95.5 rec yds
$100 on D. Mason OVER 69.5 rec yds
$75 Parlay to win $525:
- Warner OVER 259.5 pass yds
- E. James OVER 52.5 rush yds
- Ravens +6
$50 Parlay to win $350:
- McGahee OVER 45.5 rush+rec yds
- Parker UNDER 67.5 rush yds
- Roethlisberger UNDER 202.5 pass yds

9. Furnas - $335.27
$335.27 Parlay to win $2,346.89
- Eagles -4
- Mcnabb OVER 257.5 pass yds
- W. Parker over 67.5 rush yds

10. Eller - $100.00
$100 Parlay to win $700:
- Mason UNDER 69.5 rec yds
- Fitzgerald UNDER 95.5 rec yds
- Eagles-Cards UNDER 47 pts

Conference Playoff Lines (w/Player Props)

Lines below, along with a NEW 3-team Parlay option at the bottom. Get scared.

ATS
Eagles (-4) @ Cardinals
Ravens @ Steelers (-6)

MONEYLINE
Eagles (-200) @ Cardinals (+170)
Ravens (+210) @ Steelers (-250)

OVER/UNDER
Eagles @ Cardinals - 47 total pts
Ravens @ Steelers - 34 total pts

PLAYER PROPS
McNabb (PHI) o/u 257.5 pass yds
Westbrook (PHI) o/u 66.5 rush yds
D. Jackson (PHI) o/u 4 receptions
B. Celek & L.J. Smith (PHI) o/u 42.5 rec yds
Fitzgerald (ARI) o/u 95.5 rec yds
Warner (ARI) o/u 259.5 pass yds
E. James (ARI) o/u 52.5 rush yds
Flacco (BAL) o/u 175.5 pass yds
McGahee (BAL) o/u 45.5 rush+rec yds
D. Mason (BAL) o/u 69.5 rec yds
Roethlisberger (PIT) o/u 202.5 pass yds
W. Parker (PIT) o/u 67.5 rush yds
S. Holmes (PIT) o/u 51.5 rec yds
N. Washington (PIT) o/u 38.5 rec yds

NEW 3-BET PARLAY OPTION
Payout is 7:1. Moneylines are not eligible for parlay bets.
Example for any non-parlayers out there: Say I bet $10 on a parlay including Arizona (+4), S. Holmes OVER 51.5 yds, and Bal-Pit OVER 34 pts. If all 3 bets win, I would win 7 times what I bet ($70). If any of the 3 bets loses, I would lose my original bet ($10).

Picks are due on Sunday by 2 PM - SEND THEM TO UNIFIEDFUND@YAHOO.COM

Craziest week yet

At the beginning of the week, Mobley and Kessler had only their weekly allowance to their name. Now they are tied for 4th. At the end of yesterday, Mansfield was in dead last. Today, he's in first place, with two weeks to go.

Our storylines are basically running parallel to those of the NFL Playoffs - where Arizona's one game away from the Playoffs after falling apart down the last stretch of regular season games...and so is Philadelphia, after tying Cincinnati and getting swept by the lowly Washington Redskins (yes, I said lowly).

The NFL and the Unified Fund: Giving second chances week by week.

Officially, the big loser of the week was me - going 0-4 and losing $650. But Eller probably suffered the biggest blow - losing his whole $560 stack on the Giants. Saunders' strategy of playing it safe, even though he went 0-3, paid off - as he's only a few dollars back from first. Mills and Hill both followed up an unbelievable Saturday with a bad Sunday - both giving back what they made and then some. I would describe Furnas's week but it would take too much time.

It's unfathomable that everyone is bunched so close together after a week in which there were so many huge bets. You had to think that one of the leaders was going to hit and someone was going to open up a lead. Well at least I had to think that. Why else would I have put over half my stack on the defending Super Bowl Champs at home coming off a bye week? I still maintain Coughlin was shaving points.

Next week we'll have 6 more prop bets available since there are only 2 games. Picks will be due on Sunday at 2 pm (1 hour before kickoff). Lines will be out on Wednesday, look for prop bets on Thursday night.

Until then, have a lovely week.

Eagles 23, Giants 11

Daggers for everyone who put big money on the Giants (me included). We're now 2-11 in games with more than $400 bet on one game.

Mansfield with a HUGE win - collecting $433.50 and now he's in perfect position for the last two weeks.

In my humble and non-football knowing opinion, the Giants playcalling was insane. A chance to run the clock down before the end of the half on 1st and 5 from the Eagles 16, and you throw three straight passes - allowing Philly time on the clock to drive down and kick a field goal? Challenging the spot and losing a timeout on that Derrick Ward play with no visual evidence? Down two scores with the game on the line on 4th and 2 and you run it up the middle after being stuffed 2 straight times? Can't figure it out.

Go Steelers.