We’ll have some weekend postage for the Super Bowl. Until then, we’ll pick the winners of the weekend’s hottest matchup, and a couple prop bets, too. We still call them “Weekend Picks.” Home teams are still in ALL CAPS.

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Tonight: STETSON -5 over USC Upstate. I don’t even know if this is the college basketball team from DeLand, Florida, or the cologne. Either one of them is stronger than Upstate.

Saturday: STOKE CITY +105 over Sunderland. You know what movie they really need to remake? Some of you will hate me for saying this, but Fast Times At Ridgemont High is dying for an update. It would be worth it just to see Sean Penn courted for the role of Mr. Hand. If you’re up at 7:30 am tomorrow morning (loser), you can watch this game on ESPN2.

BYU over UNLV. Why can’t we get a Jimmer Fredette game on national television?

Anderson Silva -260 over Vitor Belfort. UFC 126 will feature “preliminary bouts” on Spike TV…and a Facebook stream? The main event, and four non-title bouts, will be on PPV.

Sunday: CELTICS over Magic. By now, most of the Bay State’s Patriots fans have pulled out their Paul Pierce jerseys.

Steelers +3 over Packers. One for the opposite ring finger. I’m thinking…Steelers 24, Packers 20. Mendenhall wins MVP.

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At the end of each week, we pick the winners of the weekend’s most allstarringest matchups. Home teams are in ALL CAPS. We hope you enjoyed your week here at With Leather.

Tonight: Skaters over Goalies. That awesome NHL All-Star fantasy draft is tonight. And while this mock draft has Cam Ward going in the second round, this hockey plebe wonders if any will be taken with the bulk of the scoring skaters still available.

Saturday: Herschel Walker over Scott Carson. Walker’s only 48 years old; I’d say he still has 10 or 15 good years in him…before he drops over dead.

Sunday: AFC over NFC. Finally, we determine which is the better FC.

At the end of each week, we pick the winners of the weekend’s simulatingest matchups. We call it “Weekend Picks.” Home teams are in ALL CAPS.

Tonight: Belmont -19 over USC UPSTATE. Quick notes about USC Upstate: They’re 2-15 and they shoot 37 percent from the field. Belmont could walk off the floor with ten minutes left and USC-U still couldn’t get to 50.

Raptors +12 over MAGIC. Orlando’s last six games have been decided by 10 points or less, and two of those games went to OT. And even though the over/under is a whopping 206.5, I’d still be inclined to take the over.

Tomorrow: Wigan +2 over ARSENAL. These teams met in the Carling Cup November 30, and Arsenal managed a 2-0 result there. They met again a month later for a 2-2 draw. Expect something in between those results tomorrow morning.

Ohio State over ILLINOIS. Homer pick. I wish these damn betting sites would get their acts together and get the lines out on their college hoops already.

Sunday: Packers -3.5 over BEARS. The Aaron Rodgers death march continues. For more Jaime Edmondson, check out her SFW spread on Playboy.

STEELERS -3.5 over Jets. Rex Ryan finally shuts up.

Every Friday we pick the winners to the most apocalyptic matchups. We call it “Weekend Picks.” Home teams are in ALL CAPS.

Yesterday: Machine over MAN. “Jeopardy!” wunderkind Ken Jennings was bested (along with fellow champ Brad Rutter) in a test game by Watson, IBM’s supercomputer successor to chess machine Deep Blue. You can write your own uncreative Armageddon joke, but it won’t do anything to assuage Alex Trebek, who looks genuinely terrified.

Tonight: SPURS -10 over Mavericks. Dirk Nowitzki is still out with a sprained right knee, and Dallas has been horrible without him. They’re six games behind San Antonio, who have only lost six games all year.

Saturday: Ravens +3 over STEELERS. If an NFL game could ever end 1-0, this would be that game. I’m expecting one TD each and a safety making the difference. And about 20 concussions and half a million dollars in fines.

FALCONS -3 over Packers. Atlanta cakewalked to a first-round bye with a relatively weak schedule (they played Carolina twice and the entire NFC West). But they went 7-1 at home; pair that with Green Bay’s 3-5 record on the road. Not only will the Packers get beat up, but expect Packer fans to be assaulted when cheering for fullback John Kuhn among the Atlanta faithful.

Sunday: Seahawks +10 over BEARS. Surprised? Did you really think I was taking Jay Cutler?

Jets +9 over PATRIOTS. No way that the Jets get blown out again at Foxboro…right?

Every Friday we pick the winner of the weekend’s pantydroppingest matchups. We call it “Weekend Picks.” Home teams are in ALL CAPS.

Tonight: Taking The Money over STAYING IN SCHOOL. Jim Harbaugh just signed a five-year deal with the Niners, making Andrew Luck looking like an idiot for coming back to Stanford for his senior season.

Delaware -9.5 over Eastern Washington. It’s the Division I FCS Title Game, presented by nobody, and watched by very, very few. If you’re hard up for football tonight, you can adjust the settings on your TV and pretend it’s actually Michigan.

Saturday: SEAHAWKS +11 over Saints. It’s Wild Card weekend, which sadly does not involve an oversized slot machine or gigantic playing cards. You’ll have to settle for Drew Brees failing to cover.

COLTS -3 over Jets. Peyton Manning is driving a white van into Rex Ryan’s embassy as we speak.

Sunday: Ravens -3 over CHIEFS. Kansas City is in the playoffs. Kansas City is out of the playoffs.

EAGLES -3 over Packers. Michael Vick pens another signature win against the Packers.

At the end of each year we pick the winners to the weekend’s ballticklingest matchups. We call it “Weekend Picks.” Home teams are in ALL CAPS, and if you’re driving home after tonight’s festivities, be careful out there.

Tonight: South Carolina -3 over Florida State. It’s the Chick-Fil-A Bowl in Atlanta. Steve Spurrier probably missed his best chance at an SEC title to date with the Gamecocks. It seems fitting that the Ol’ Ball Coach should send Stephen Garcia against the Seminoles’ Christian Ponder, who had a disappointing senior season as well. And why did they give Spurrier that nickname? Aren’t they all old ball coaches? (ESPN, 7:30)

GONZAGA -6.5 over Oklahoma State. This game starts at 10pm Eastern, so if Ryan Seacrest isn’t your bag, you might consider starting college basketball season a little bit earlier than usual. Of course, this does not apply to you if you actually enjoy regular-season college basketball. Not judging…

New Year’s Day: B1g Ten over AYUSS-EEE-SEE. The conference “rivalry” renews when Penn State plays Florida in the Outback Bowl, followed by Michigan State and Alabama in the Capital One Bowl, and then Michigan State against Michigan in the Gator Bowl. And oh by the way, the Rose Bowl features Wisconsin against TCU in what might be the second-best bowl game of the year. The Big Ten are ‘dogs in all four games (PSU +7, MSU +10, Mich +4.5, Wis +3). Take ‘em all.

PENGUINS over Capitals. It’s the Winter Classic at Heinz Field, but you’d never know it because you’re too busy watching football at this point. But the Caps have already lost to the Penguins last week. Expect this game to be no different. Just a lot colder.

Frankie Edgar +115 over Gray Maynard. UFC 125 strikes my layman sensibilities as a rather light card, but this main event should be an entertaining lightweight title fight. Most of the lightweights across America should be finishing off their hangovers by then. Check out the preview at Camel Clutch Blog for more.

Sunday: SAINTS -9 over Buccaneers. Tampa Bay has had a great season, but they have played some awful teams. This is about the time of year where overachieving teams tend to hit the wall.

REDSKINS +4 over Giants. New York went undefeated in October but then plummeted back to earth after their bye week. If they don’t get a win coupled with a Packers loss (Green Bay is hosting Chicago), they’re done.

Rams -3 over SEAHAWKS. I still think that the winner of this division deserves to host a playoff game. Unfortunately, all four teams in the NFC West are rebuilding at the same time; out of the four teams, only one has a coach that has been on the job for more than two full seasons.

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