The 2012 PGA Tour Playoffs continue this week with the 10th annual Deutsche Bank Championship. Our Deutsche Bank Championship picks are hot and heavy in Beantown for what should be a remarkable event involving 100 of the best golfers on the PGA Tour!

The 2012 FedEx Cup is clearly still up in the air at this point, as there are a ton of golfers that can still get the job done. The one that is leading the pack right now is the man who won last week at The Barclays, Nick Watney (Odds To Win 2012 Deutsche Bank Championship: 45 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook). Watney really came out of nowhere to win this title, as he hadn’t been playing all that well. He missed the cut at the PGA Championship, shooting an embarrassing +11 in the first two days of the event. Still, three rounds in the 60s at the Wyndham Championship served as the boost of momentum that he needed to claim victory at The Barclays, shooting a final round 69 to put the field away by three strokes. Still, that was one of just the four Top 10 finishes this year for Watney, and we are cautious to back him to win a second straight week.

2012 Deutsche Bank Championship Predictions & Info
2012 Deutsche Bank Championship Dates: Friday, August 31st – Monday, September 3rd, 2012
2012 Deutsche Bank Championship Location: TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts
Defending Deutsche Bank Championship Winner: Webb Simpson
2012 Deutsche Bank Championship TV Coverage – Network: Golf Channel, CBS

With two wins already under his belt this year, it is going to be hard to avoid making your golf picks this week on Rory McIlroy (Deutsche Bank Championship Odds: 11.55 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook). The Northern Ireland native won at the Honda Classic and the PGA Championship, and he nearly won the Cadillac Championship as well. Last week at The Barclays, McIlroy shot a -1 for the tournament, but he was never really in a position to challenge for the title. That being said, he knows that a win here in Beantown would give him the lead in the FedEx Cup, as we count down the meaningful events left in the 2012 PGA Tour Schedule.

List Of Past Deutsche Bank Championship Winners
2011 – Webb Simpson
2010 – Charley Hoffman
2009 – Steve Stricker
2008 – Vijay Singh
2007 – Phil Mickelson
2006 – Tiger Woods
2005 – Olin Browne
2004 – Vijay Singh
2003 – Adam Scott

Scores are generally low here at the Deutsche Bank Championship, as demonstrated by the fact that all nine previous winners have finished with a score of at least -14. Does that mean that this is a good week to back Tiger Woods (Odds To Win The Deutsche Bank Championship: 11.60 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook)? Tiger did win this tournament back in 2006, and until last week, he was leading the FedEx Cup standings. There have been some remarkable individual rounds this year by Tiger, but most haven’t come lately. A 66 in the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational does come to mind, but aside from that, there haven’t been any rounds better than 67 since March. That being said, Woods has been competitive for sure, accounting for a whopping nine finishes in the Top 20 this year out of just 16 events.

There has never been a back-to-back winner of the Deutsche Bank Championship, but we know that Webb Simpson (Deutsche Bank Championship Lines: 35 to 1 @ SportBet Sportsbook) has to at least be considered. He won this title in a playoff, marking the only time in the tournament’s history that extra holes have been needed beyond the first 72. Simpson really looked like he was going to be on his way to a massive year after winning the US Open, especially after finishing seventh at the Greenbrier Classic just a few weeks later. However, he pulled out of The Open Championship, missed the cut at the PGA Championship, and then missed the cut last week at The Barclays. All of a sudden, this might be an even that Simpson has to do remarkably well in if he wants to stay in the FedEx Cup race.

Odds to Win Deutsche Bank Championship @ SportBet Sportsbook (as of 8/27/12):
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Rory McIlroy 11.55 to 1
Tiger Woods 11.60 to 1
Luke Donald 16.50 to 1
Dustin Johnson 18 to 1
Jason Dufner 18 to 1
Bubba Watson 22 to 1
Adam Scott 26 to 1
Lee Westwood 28 to 1
Brandt Snedeker 30 to 1
Louis Oosthuizen 30 to 1
Steve Stricker 30 to 1
Justin Rose 35 to 1
Webb Simpson 35 to 1
Keegan Bradley 44 to 1
Nick Watney 45 to 1
Phil Mickelson 45 to 1
Bo Van Pelt 50 to 1
Jason Day 50 to 1
Matt Kuchar 50 to 1
Geoff Ogilvy 60 to 1
Jim Furyk 60 to 1
Padraig Harrington 60 to 1
Rickie Fowler 60 to 1
Tim Clark 60 to 1
Charl Schwartzel 66 to 1
Hunter Mahan 70 to 1
Zach Johnson 70 to 1
Graeme McDowell 75 to 1
Ian Poulter 80 to 1
Bud Cauley 90 to 1
Carl Pettersson 90 to 1
Bill Haas 95 to 1
John Senden 95 to 1
Ernie Els 100 to 1
J.B. Holmes 100 to 1
Vijay Singh 100 to 1
Ryan Palmer 125 to 1
Harris English 175 to 1
Kyle Stanley 175 to 1
Ryan Moore 175 to 1
Jimmy Walker 200 to 1
Martin Laird 200 to 1
Robert Garrigus 200 to 1
Seung Yul Noh 200 to 1
Aaron Baddeley 225 to 1
K.J. Choi 225 to 1
Kevin Stadler 225 to 1
Scott Piercy 225 to 1
Scott Stallings 225 to 1
Blake Adams 250 to 1
Greg Chalmers 250 to 1
Marc Leishman 250 to 1
Brendon De Jonge 275 to 1
David Toms 275 to 1
Graham Delaet 275 to 1
Jeff Overton 275 to 1
John Huh 275 to 1
Pat Perez 275 to 1
Troy Matteson 275 to 1
Ben Crane 300 to 1
Ben Curtis 300 to 1
Cameron Tringale 300 to 1
Charlie Wi 300 to 1
Chris Kirk 300 to 1
John Rollins 300 to 1
Jonathan Byrd 300 to 1
Matt Every 300 to 1
Spencer Levin 300 to 1
Charles Howell III 325 to 1
D.A. Points 325 to 1
David Hearn 325 to 1
Rory Sabbatini 325 to 1
Brian Davis 350 to 1
Charley Hoffman 350 to 1
Sean O’Hair 350 to 1
William McGirt 350 to 1
Brian Harman 375 to 1
Greg Owen 375 to 1
Bob Estes 385 to 1
Bryce Molder 385 to 1
Jonas Blixt 385 to 1
Kevin Na 385 to 1
Josh Teater 400 to 1
Tom Gillis 400 to 1
Daniel Summerhays 425 to 1
George McNeill 425 to 1
Ken Duke 425 to 1
Ricky Barnes 425 to 1
Tommy Gainey 425 to 1
J.J. Henry 475 to 1
John Merrick 475 to 1
Michael Thompson 475 to 1
Roberto Castro 525 to 1
Johnson Wagner 575 to 1
Sang Moon Bae 575 to 1
Dicky Pride 625 to 1
Mark Wilson 625 to 1
Martin Flores 625 to 1
Ted Potter Jr. 700 to 1

Michigan Wolverines fans and fans of the Big Ten have been barking for years that they don’t get primetime love in the big time games of the week. The Penn State Nittany Lions had their chance against the Alabama Crimson Tide over the course of the last two years, only to get pummeled in both outings. Now, it’s up to Big Blue to see if they can represent the Big Ten in what should be one of the best games of the season against the Tide in Arlington at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on the first Saturday of the season. You surely don’t want to miss this one, as the Wolverines and Crimson Tide should make for one of the best college football matchups of the season.

Michigan Wolverines vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Picks & Info
Michigan Wolverines vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Date: Saturday, September 1st
Michigan Wolverines vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Location: Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX
Michigan Wolverines vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Spread: Alabama Crimson Tide -12.5

Welcome to the big time, QB Denard Robinson! Robinson knows that this is the game that will make or break his entire season. Finding a way to pull off the upset of the Crimson Tide in what might feel like a de facto road game would make Michigan a National Championship contender, would solidify Robinson as a Heisman Trophy finalist nearly for certain, and it could make Robinson a first round pick in the NFL Draft next year. No pressure, kid. Of course, around Robinson is the core that returns from a defense that ranked surprisingly high last year in the Big Ten. This is going to be a heck of a challenge against an Alabama defense that is always one of the best in the nation, knowing that the Michigan ‘D’ won’t be able to make all that many mistakes and live to tell about it. Watch for WR Roy Roundtree in this one, as he might be the best receiving option that Robinson has to get the ball up the field to against a stout secondary.

Michigan Wolverines vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Past Games (Since 1995)
2000: Michigan 35 – Alabama 34
1997: Alabama 17 – Michigan 14

We know full well that Alabama is going to be a contender to back to the BCS National Championship Game this year. The Tide are stacked once again in spite of the fact that they are only returning 12 starters from last year’s title team. That being said, the Crimson Tide don’t know how to rebuild. They just know how to reload. RB Eddie Lacy is going to end up being the next featured back now that RB Trent Richardson is gone, and there will surely be some great linebackers that step up to replace LB Don’t’a Hightower and LB Courtney Upshaw. The key to what will make this team go though, will be the offensive line. The four remaining members from this outstanding OL will be protecting QB AJ McCarron, who could suddenly become one of the better quarterbacks in the SEC as well.

Michigan vs. Alabama Free Picks^^: Michigan is going to end up being disrespected in this game, and we just don’t know if it is justified. Granted, we think that the Crimson Tide are going to end up winning this game, but we don’t know if laying a dozen is a great idea with a team that is going through so much change. Michigan knows that it has a real shot of pulling off the upset, and if it goes into this one feeling like that can happen, it should be able to stick around with the Tide. This really could live up to the billing as one of the best games of the year, unlike what happened last year when the LSU Tigers took on the Oregon Ducks here in Jerry World.

^^Note: This is a college football prediction that is made as of August 2012, and it does not reflect the opinions that our expert NCAA Football handicappers will have on this game. This article by our very talented sports blog staff is for entertainment and informational purposes only. If you would like to purchase our premium college football picks for the year, please Click Here.

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