in an effort to demonstrate the quixotic nature of picking NFL games, many media outlets have taken to employing unusual methods or people to make their picks. In the spirit of this, I present my roommate, Jozy. -ed.

Hey everyone! The Super Bowl is this Sunday, and my roommate told to get off my furry ass and post my pick before I forget, like I did for the conference final games two weeks ago. Yeah, about that... ummm, sometimes I fall asleep and forget things.

Also, I may have upset some people with my alleged anti-people comments three weeks ago. Let me just make it clear that humans and cats have a long, successful relationship, that goes back to the very beginnings of civilization. I just get frustrated sometimes... the people I grew up and lived with for a few years had to move, so I had to go to a homeless shelter for a few months before I found my current roommate, Jake, so forgive me if I get pissed off at people sometimes...

SUPER BOWL XLIV: Indianapolis Colts by 5 over New Orleans Saints, over/under=56

The game is supposed to start at 3:30 local time, which is 6:30 Eastern time. Why doesn't the game start at 1pm/4pm Eastern? Isn't that when most football games start? What's wrong with playing the game at a normal time for a Sunday football game? It won't interfere with church (in fact, the 1pm west-coast start would make it easier on churches to have post-service parties, as many of them do anyway). Its not like an afternoon start will get in the way of other events, since most people clear their calendar that day anyway. Also, the game won't end until about 10pm or later eastern time, which seems kinda late to me (although I'm a cat, and thus lack normal circadian rhythms and sleep cycles, which combined with superior night vision and strong senses make me adept at prowling in low light levels, so there is no "late" to me. I sleep when I want and patrol when I want... I don't give a shit what time it is, except when its time to eat)

So, where was I... oh yeah, the start time... don't tell me its because of "prime time" nonsense! The game is sunday, the one day humans act like cats!!!

I'm glad the Colts and Saints are in this game. Jake told me a while ago that these were the two best teams, and I guess it makes sense the two best teams should play for the championship. other than that, if you want insight, go to espn or something, I'm not sure what analysis you expected out of a cat...

So I'm predicting the Colts will win 30.5-25.5, which is an exact push on both the point spread and over-under. okay, fine, that's an impossible score... but lets just have fun and see how close I get!

I'd rather look at the money line: Colts are -210 (bet 210 to win 100) and the Saints are +175 (bet 100 to win 175). This is the "outright winner" bet, and if you like the underdog outright, bet it. Well, the hell with it, lets put a catnip mouse on the Saints!

since its the Super Bowl, lets look at some of the other best you can make:

http://www.americasline.com/superbowlodds.aspx

I think its a slam dunk the Who play "Won't get Fooled Again" at half-time, so I'll go ahead and bet a couple salmon treats on that! I think there will be 7 TD's scored (+400) I'll also put some down on Manning to win the MVP (+100), and the Colts to win by 1-6 points at 7/2. Past Super Bowl trends have been a lot of action in the 4th quarter, so lets go with 4th quarter as highest scoring at +170. I also think the first score will be a field goal (+140). As for most of that other shit, I have no idea, but there are a couple near the top I like. I always like to put something down on "there will be a special teams or defensive TD" although the odds aren't that great (-180), and it never hurts to put a little on "there will be a safety" at +1200!

Okay, so overall these bets don't make any sense... but who cares, lets put $10 imaginary on each and see what happens! I actually think it'll be a close game, and I have a good feeling about the Saints. I think the Colts will win, but the Saints will cover, and I even think it may be under... maybe something like 30-26...

Enjoy the game, everyone!