Wow…I’m really dissapointed in myself after last week’s 6-8-2 showing. But you know what? I’m totally okay with it because tomorrow is my favorite day of the year–THANKSGIVING!!!! What better day than to eat massive amounts of food, watch football, take a nap and then repeat. There are three games tomorrow for your betting pleasure to spice up a little bit of your family fun. So when Uncle Jim asks who you wanna take in the early game, be glad you read Alex Picks the Pros first.

Green Bay -3.5 (9-1) at Detroit (6-4)

This is always the traditional Turkey Day matchup, too bad John Madden isn’t with Fox anymore to give out his 8 million leg turkey. But even without him, I can continue my Thanksgiving tradition of rooting against the Packers in this game. Although this game is nationally televised at Ford Field and the Lions should be amped up, Favre hasn’t got the memo yet that he’s 38 years old. It kills me to type this again. GREEN BAY

N.Y. Jets +14 (2-8 ) at Dallas (9-1)

Games like these are why they invented the point spread. But don’t worry, the Jets still won’t be able to cover in a loud Texas Stadium where I’m sure Jerry Jones will have another halftime show involving the Salvation Army. Romo gets the ‘boys goin early and the Jets never catch up. DALLAS

Indianapolis-11.5 (8-2) at Atlanta (3-7)

The night game that no one that doesn’t have digital cable or a dish isn’t going to see…yay? I’ll have it here in East Peoria, but not in HD (crying in the background), dang Insight. But that’s enough of my life, let’s get back to the NFL action. I think this one’s gonna be closer than most people think. The Colts are not the same Indy team that was dominant early in the season. The Colts are still missing Marvin Harrison. That’s the difference in this one. ATLANTA

So there you have, take this picks to the family gathering to sucker your relatives into paying your tuition for the next couple of semsters, but everyone please have a wonderful Thanksgiving, eat a ton of turkey and the fixins, and stay safe.