Johnny’s Quick Picks for Dec. 24, 2023

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Hello everyone! For those of you who follow my picks, we are on a very nice run ATS:

Overall: Won seven of 10.

NHL: EIGHT Winners in a row

College Hoops: Won 11 of the last 13

College Bowl games: yesterday: 3-1

Let’s keep it up!

College Hoops

 Hawai’i Vs. TCU (-5.5) 

This game is on Christmas Eve in Hawai’i at the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. Our Assistant editor and senior writer Dan Angell will be there! One of the Rainbow Warriors leading scorers got ZERO points against GA Tech on Friday night. Look for Noel Coleman to come back and light it up tonight! Angell tells me the Warriors have a deep back court of shooters. This game has upset written all over it, if they can get a good shot percentage.

But what if they can’t?

Angell says they are small and will get annihilated on the boards… too many bigs on the Frogs.

Pick: TCU (-5.5) 

Georgia Tech (+6.5) Vs. Nevada

I love coach Damon Stoudamire and his Rambling Wreck from Georgia Tech. The former NBA star is trying to lead this once proud college back to prominence.

Nevada is a very good basketball team, as their 11-1 record indicates. But this is ACC basketball competition, not the Mountain West. Watch this Jacket team, they are fast, they can shoot and they are playing inspired basketball.

Pick: GA Tech (+6.5)

NFL

Lions (-2.5) at Vikes

Jared Goff loves domes. Minnesotta plays in a dome. They coughed up a hairball to the Bengals last week in O.T. Don’t fade the Lions. Not going to happen. It’s a Goff kind of day. Lions roll here. Vikes QB situation is not playoff calibre.

Pick: Lions (-2.5)

Seattle at Titans (+3)

Tennessee brings Tannehill back for his last game. The Seahawks are flying across the country and are due for a let down. This is the biggest trap game of 2023. As bad as the Titans have played this season, they lost two games in overtime and two more by two points combined. This team coud be 9-4 in lieu of 4-9.

Pick: Titans (+3)

Colts (+3) at Falcons

How can you bet Atlanta after losing 9-7 to Carolina and putting your playoff hopes on ice? Now they are back to Tyler Heinicke at QB. Oh my.

The Colts are winning a lot of games with defense, running and just enough Minshew mania. Atlanta is the ultimate clown show.

Pick: Colts (+3)

Pack (-3.5) at Panthers

Oh, stop, Carolina wins a game and now the books love them up? They have no O-line and Bryce Young managed three field goals last week. This is a blow-out for Green Bay to right the ship.

Pick: Pack is Back (-3.5)

Cards at Bears (-3.5)

Chicago is playing their best football of the season. At home, in the cold, they pitch a shutout today. This is our best bet of the day.

Pick: Bears (-3.5)

Cowboys (+1) at Fish

Miami is yet to beat a team with a winning record. As for Dallas: are you for real, or just a facade? After getting pushed around like rag dolls last week, the Cowboys have something to prove. Are they frauds? Today will tell the tale. Bounce back game.

Pick: Dallas (+1)

Pats at Denver (-7.5)

Three more games for Belichick. Need I say more? It’s supposed to snow in Denver. How will the Pats score? They won’t. Denver needs this game badly to stay relevant in the AFC.

Pick: Denver (-7.5)

Merry Christmas All!