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Every Friday we pick the winners to the blah blah you know the drill by now. Come back tomorrow as we break in a new weekend writer, Amber Jones, formerly of The Gally Blog notoriety. But for now, weekend picks.

Tonight. Celtics -12 over Philadelphia. I saw Allen Iverson miss a layup on some SportsCenter highlights the other night. I tend to think if a team that has a player like that, it’s smart to bet on the other team.

Villanova -2 over Montana. It’s a semifinal showdown in Chattanooga. Other than for gambling purposes, do you care about this game? Me neither. Maybe that’s why there’s no playoff in Division I FBS.

Saturday. SAINTS -8 over Cowboys. You read that right; pro football is back on Saturdays, although this is the only game. And the Cowboys still blow in December. If only they could postpone this game until January.

Sunday. Cardinals -13 over LIONS. Detroit is actually improving, and Arizona has been very scattershot lately. Still, Arizona has to cover in this game…right? Right?

CHARGERS -7 over Bengals. This game will almost certainly decide who gets home field advantage on the way to Indianapolis for the AFC title game. I hate laying a whole touchdown to Cincinnati, but I think the Bengals’ over-dependence on Cedric Benson has finally caught up with them.

Vikings -9 over PANTHERS. Brett Favre may or may not be wearing out in his 272nd career start, but we won’t be able to notice it against Carolina.