FanHouse 08playoffpicks

You know what they say about what opinions have in common with a certain portion of the human anatomy. In the case of "experts" and their NFL game prognostications, though, it's typically the "expert" that ends up looking like that proverbial body cavity. FanHouse is getting in on the fun with our '08 Playoff Picks.

Our first week of picks reveals one thing in that they're a lot like the NFL -- too much mediocrity. Yes, some wise soothsayers were revealed. Will Brinson and MDS went 4-0, while Chris Burke, Stephanie Stradley, and Bruce Ciskie went 3-1 (meanwhile, Ciskie should have gone 4-0, but he changed one pick so as not to parrot MDS. That's what you get for trying to be your own person, kids: FAIL. If your friends all jump off a bridge, you better be following them).

The rest of us, eh, the best I can say is that there are no Detroit Lions in this group. Let's hope some of the parity shakes out this week.

You know what they say about what opinions have in common with a certain portion of the human anatomy. In the case of "experts" and their NFL game prognostications, though, it's typically the "expert" that ends up looking like that proverbial body cavity. FanHouse is getting in on the fun with our '08 Playoff Picks.

It's an interesting week to begin shaking the Magic 8 Ball here, as these games each have interesting storylines but no clear-cut favorite. Not only are, shockingly, all of the road teams favorites in Vegas, but none of the spreads venture past three points.

That indecision amongst oddsmakers and bettors is reflected in our picks; very rarely is the same four-team combination picked, there's a nice variety in the selections. It's hard not to imagine a myriad of possibilities in all of these contests, and that's the way the playoffs should be -- competitive and intriguing.

See who we all picked, and add your own predictions, after the jump.