Gary “The Gut” Goombah – Week 12, 2024
Week 11 Recap
Gary is in a slump, kinda like Robin Ventura’s 0-41 hitless streak to start his career with the Chicago White Sox. Yeah, that sucked. But then Robin turned into a 6 time Gold Glove Third Baseman, going to two All-Star games and having an excellent 16 year career. Can Gary “The Gut” rebound like Robin did?
NCAA Selections
Miami Hurricanes (-11.5) over Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – This was a bad pick. Final Score: Georgia Tech 28-23. Result: Lost
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (-18.5) over New Mexico State Aggies – Final Score: Western Kentucky led by 24-7 at halftime, but won by only 13 points, 41-28. Result: Lost
Texas Tech Red Raiders (+3.5) over Colorado Buffaloes – Things were looking good. Texas Tech led 13-10 at halftime. Then the second half happened. Final Score: Colorado 41, Texas Tech 27. Result: Lost
Holy War: Utah Utes (+3.5) over BYU Cougars – Utah got hosed in this one! Luckily, Gary “The Gut” didn’t suffer a “Bad Beat” because of it. Did you see the last drive? It was stolen from the Utes, by phantom penalties. BYU went down and won the game, keeping their undefeated season alive. Good for the Mormons, bad for the Utes in this “Holy War”. Final Score: BYU 22, Utah 21. Result: WON!
West Virginia Mountaineers (+4.5) over Cincinnati Bearcats – Final Score: West Virginia won 31-24. Result: WON!
Indiana Hoosiers (-13.5) over Michigan Wolverines – We think the pressure is finally getting to the Hoosiers. Nonetheless, Indiana kept it’s undefeated season alive, winning a close one, 20-15. They won, but didn’t cover the spread. Result: Lost
BONUS PICK! * Georgia Bulldogs (-2.5) * over Ole Miss Rebels –Georgia is simply not playing very well, especially on offense. What happened to Carson Beck? He looks like a shell of his former self. Result: Lost
Gary’s “Pick 6” NFL Selections
Chicago Bears (-6) over New England Patriots – What the hell, “Gut”? Don’t even go there. Chicago hit the wall since the Hail Mary. Gary was wrong. I was wrong. We were ALL wrong about the Bears. Chicago’s offense was so bad, even if the Bears had pitched a shutout on defense, they still would NOT have covered the 6 point spread. Result: Lost
Buffalo Bills (-4) over Indianapolis Colts – Buffalo is really, really good. Final Score: Buffalo 30-20. Result: WON!
Pittsburgh Steelers (+2.5) over Washington Commanders – Pittsburgh pulled off the upset in D.C., by a score of 28-27. Result: WON!
Dallas Cowboys (+7) over Philadelphia Eagles – The Cowboys stink. The Eagles are really solid. Result: Lost
Minnesota Vikings (-5) over Jacksonville Jaguars – Minnesota won a low-scoring game on the road in Florida. Final Score: Minnesota 12-7. That’s a five point game, meeting our final spread. Result: PUSH
San Francisco 49ers (-6) over Tampa Bay Buccaneers – San Francisco won, but only by 3 points, 23-20. Result: Lost
Week 11 Results: 4-8-1 (33%) Overall; (2-5 NCAA, 2-3-1 NFL)
Season Results: 60-63-2 (48.8%) Overall; ((32-33 (49.2%) NCAA, 28-30-2 (48.3%) NFL))
Gary’s Week 12 Selections
NCAA Selections
Ohio State Buckeyes (-28.5) over Northwestern Wildcats – Gary thinks 40-10 would be a solid game for Northwestern, so….. PICK: Ohio State
Cal Bears (-8.5) over Syracuse Orange
SMU Mustangs (-18.5) over Boston College Eagles
West Virginia Mountaineers (+2.5) over Baylor Bears – This line seems wrong. Why is Baylor favored on the road in Morgantown? Gary smells a home ‘dog upset in the making. PICK: West Virginia
Missouri Tigers (+12.5) over South Carolina Gamecocks
Texas Longhorns (-13.5) over Arkansas Razorbacks
Gary’s “Pick 6” NFL Selections
Green Bay Packers (-5.5) over Chicago Bears – “The Gut” is done picking the Bears, at least for now. PICK: Green Bay
Miami Dolphins (-7) over Las Vegas Raiders
Indianapolis Colts (+3.5) over New York Jets
Denver Broncos (-2.5) over Atlanta Falcons
San Francisco 49ers (-6.5) over Seattle Seahawks – Gary expects the ‘Niners to start rolling now that Christian McCaffrey is back. PICK: San Francisco
GAME OF THE WEEK! * Buffalo Bills (-2.5) over Kansas City Chiefs * – The Bills (8-2) are at home vs the undefeated Chiefs (9-0), where they have a 57-24 record over the last ten years, including 4-0 so far this season. The Chiefs keep eeking out close victories, and Gary just can’t see it continuing. Their offense is stodgy, compared to the old high-powered O they had years ago with Tyreek Hill. Instead, it’s Kansas City’s defense which wins them games. That, and good luck. The luck ends in Orchard Park, NY, home of the Bills Mafia. PICK: Buffalo
BONUS SELECTION! * 111th Grey Cup – Winnipeg Blue Bombers (-6.5) over Toronto Argonauts * – The Blue Bombers (12-7) and the Argos (12-8) will square off on Sunday evening in BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. We’ve been huge on the Bombers for years now, including in this year’s “Pro Football Spectacular” in which the “Dutch Lion” predicted Winnipeg would rebound from their rough start (0-4) to advance all the way to the Grey Cup. So far, so good. The Bombers have one game left, as usual. In fact, this is Winnipeg’s 4th straight CFL Championship Game appearance. This year they’ll face Toronto, who lost starting quarterback Chad Kelly to a broken ankle last week in their East Division Final win over Montreal. This only adds to Winnipeg’s momentum as they won 9 of their last 10 regular season games, plus their semifinal playoff victory over Saskatchewan gives them 10 of their last 11. The one game they lost in that streak? You guessed it. It was Toronto on October 11 by a score of 14-11. Having said all of this, Gary is confident in the Blue Bombers winning and covering. PICK: Winnipeg
C’mon Gary! Get your game on. Let’s gamble!
“Whether rich or poor, thou shalt gamble more” – Gary “The Gut” Goombah’s mantra
Dutch Lion Sports 
Oh YES on KC- an end to the eeking! 9-0 sure, that’s impressive and it’s no accident. BUT as Detective Hal Slocum so astutely surmised (Thelma and Louise) “Brains will only get you so far and luck always runs out.” The Chief’s luck is running on fumes, and the last place you want to find yourself with anything less than a full tank is at Highmark Stadium, facing not only the tremendous capacity of the Buffalo Bills, but also the highly charged empowered energy of the Bills Mafia. It almost makes me feel sorry for them. NAHHHHHHHHH. 🤣😆
*please be advised that the above commenter is not formally educated in the field of football, nor has she received any type of training that should cause one to believe that her opinion is based on anything other than loyalty toward a team she has been a fan of for a lifetime. The Buffalo Bills have been a source of both pride and deep heartache, but she has stood by them throughout, often at the cost of her mental well-being, which she considers a small price to pay for a future Superbowl win. In her lifetime. Please. This lifetime. I’m pushing 60. Come on people. It’s time. Honestly, I don’t ask for much.😏
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Wow! Now that’s a “Reply”. Well done L.A. Lisa! I am really, really, really excited for this game on Sunday afternoon. I’ll likely be in a bad mood though after watching my Bears lose for the 11th straight time to the hated Packers (my stupid wife’s dumb team). Anyway, I’m counting on the Bills to improve my mood. Josh Allen, let’s go!!!!!! James Cook, Dalton Knox, Khalil Shakir, Ray Davis, Amari Cooper, the entire offense…. let’s go! I firmly believe that the Chiefs time is over. They have gotten SO, SO lucky lately, and for years to be honest. Ever since Mahomes started they’ve gotten extreme luck. It’s time for the Bills Mafia to put a hoax on the Chiefs.
Thanks for the reading, and for your awesome comments!
Reid “Dutch Lion” (& Gary)
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🤣😆 Thanks so much-I love this Reid! Sounds like there’s a lot of football trash talking at your house on Sundays! lol
Well that does it then- this win is a must for all of us and we’ve got just the high vibe fan energy percolating to clinch it. Plus, my son will be there at Highmark Stadium amidst the rest of the Bills Mafia celebrating his 27th birthday “week” (my kids have adopted my practice of declaring the entire week to celebrate our birthdays. After 50 I increased it to a month 😁) and I’d love him to have a memorable day. Just to reiterate how huge a fan he is, hubby coined my son’s vehicle (Toyota Rav) the “Buffalobile” because of the rather alarming multitude of Bills and Sabres stickers on it. lol Enjoy the games today and thanks again for your posts!
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The uncertainty in the prediction process means we are getting more excitement in the viewing!
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That’s right Geoff. I’m disappointed in Gary when he’s under .500, because anyone could get half of their predictions correct. A normal to good gambler gets 54% correct or what not. If you can get 60%, then wowsers! So that’s what I’m looking at for “The Gut”. Thanks for reading!
Reid
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