The Girls Next Door Vote And Tonight's GND Party At Sugar (1405 Washington Avenue)

You can still vote for your favorite September 2008 Girl Next Door by CLICKING HERE.

Tonight at Sugar Lounge at 1405 Washington Avenue, we'll crown the newest insideSTL.com Girl Next Door and give away the $500 prize.

Doors open at 10 p.m. The Girls Next Door, each of whom will have their own table at Sugar, will arrive around 11 p.m. We'll introduce the four ladies at 11:30, and voting will commence. The September 2008 insideSTL.com Girls Next Door winner will be announced at around 1 a.m.

As I always say, if you haven't been to one of these things, it's worth it to check it out. Plenty of lovely ladies, plenty of past Girls Next Door, our new marketing director Anna-Marie Benassi, plenty of creeps, and there can be cattiness as the September Girls Next Door compete for the $500.

The insideSTL.com/Paddy O's/The Ticket Guys Hockey Night In St. Louis Ticket Packages For Tonight's Opener

I'm excited to announce that, courtesy of some feedback from insideSTL.com readers, we've expanded our packages for The insideSTL.com Hockey Night In St. Louis at Paddy O's.

We still have the all-inclusive package, which allows you to get a ticket to the game (ranging from as inexpensive as Mezzanine Corner to as prime as On The Glass seats), parking at Paddy O's, a shuttle to and from the Scottrade Center, all of your pre-game food, pre-game draft beer, pre-game well drinks, and post-game drafts and wells for one price. And, considering the game is almost sold out, this may be one of the last ways to get tickets.

However, now, we're adding two more options.

If you just want to get tickets to the game, free parking at Paddy O's, and the shuttle service to and from the Scottrade Center without the food and drinks, we have that option.

And, if you already have tickets to the game, Paddy O's is offering a package in which you get the free parking, the shuttle service, and the pre- and post-game food and drinks for a reduced price.

All you have to do to get on board with any of these options is CLICK HERE.

You can make your purchase online, print out your receipt, park for free at Paddy O's, pick up your tickets inside at Paddy O's, enjoy some food and drink pre-game, take the shuttle to the Scottrade Center, watch the game, take the shuttle back to Paddy O's...and enjoy free drafts and well drinks for 90 minutes after the game.

You can have it all with one click. It's the insideSTL.com Hockey Night In St. Louis At Paddy O's. We'll be there tonight for the fun and games, and we hope to see you there.

Your Guide To Wagering In Week 6 of The NFL

Last week, I promised to deliver, and I'm quite please to say I kept my promise. If it weren't for the dandiness of the Jim J. Bullock of the NFL (Martin Grammatica), the record would've been even better. But, Grammatica cost the Saints by sucking, and it cost me from having an even bigger week.

Despite the Monday Night Football debacle, I still was able to go 8-4-2 in Week 5, and that brings the season record to 34-37-3. This week is the week I get over .500...and the quest for 60% will be kicked into full gear.

Looking over the matchups and the spreads, this looks like a big underdog week to me. Road underdogs and home underdogs. And, even Ram underdogs...

Rams at Redskins (-13.5): Yeah, I'm buying in. I believe the Rams not only will cover this game, but I believe the Rams are going to find their way back into the NFC West "race." Yeah, I said it. Addition by subtraction. I'm hearing good things about the vibe at Rams Park this week. I don't know if that will lead to a win against a good (but, in my opinion overrated Redskins team), but I love the Rams and the points this week. Pick: Rams (+13.5)

Raiders at Saints (-7.5): Speaking of addition by subtraction, Monroe from Too Close For Comfort (aka Grammatica) injured himself after pissing away the game for the Saints Monday night, so he's out. One would think that another case of addition by subtraction---much like the above game---would lead me to picking the Saints. But, don't forget, the Raiders have their own case of addition by subtraction. As long as Al Davis is wearing a jumpsuit and imitating Jam Master J on the Raising Hell Tour from 1985, he's got my back. Farewell, Lane Kiffin. Hello, Commitment To Excellence. Pick: Raiders (+7.5)

Ravens at Colts (-4.5): The Colts are the worst 2-2 team in the league. I don't know what's caused them to go through the Scott Rolen accelerated aging program, but they don't look right, and if it weren't for The Sage Rosenfels Foundation last Sunday in Houston, they'd be 1-3. Pick: Ravens (+4.5)

Bengals at Jets (-6): When USC and Georgia lost a couple of weeks ago, Chase Daniel called his quarterback friends Mark Sanchez and Matt Stafford to get some advice on how to handle the situation. I have a feeling Marvin Lewis, Lane Kiffin, and Scott Linehan have been re-enacting that Bill Clinton, Saddam Hussein, and Monica Lewinsky conference call skit as of late. Pick: Jets (-6)

Panthers at Bucs (-1.5): In 2002, Andy Benes retired, unretired, came back to pitch after a stint in the minor leagues, and threw Tony Fossas-like junk at the opposition for the second-half of the season...and pitched like Cy Young. No one could explain it. When I look at the 2008 Panthers, I think of the 2002 Andy Benes. Pick: Bucs (-1.5)

Lions at Vikings (-13.5): Jon Kitna versus Gus Frerotte. This one has J.C. Pearson and Matt Vasgersian written all over it. Pick: Lions (+13.5)

Bears (-3) at Falcons: Kyle Orton has morphed into Jim McMahon lately. I'm not sure where the Bears' offense is coming from, but they are putting up points. However, the Falcons love being dogs at home. It's a new mandatory company policy ever since their former quarterback went away. Pick: Falcons (+3)

Dolphins at Texans (-3): Let's see here...the Dolphins have won two straight in beating the defending AFC Champion Patriots and defending AFC West Champion Chargers. The Texans pissed away a 17 point lead with 4 minutes left and are 0-4. And, the Texans are the favorite. When it seems too good to be true, it usually is. Pick: Texans (-3)

Jaguars at Broncos (-3.5): The Jaguars should be 1-4, which baffles me, because they were supposesd to be a Super Bowl contender. Of course, it would help if David Garrard had someone to throw to. Sure, he has Matt Jones...but Jones would rather be cutting up junk in Fayetteville, Arkansas than catching footballs, and so the Jags fade into the NFL oblivion that is Jacksonville. Pick: Broncos (-3.5)

Eagles (-4.5) at 49ers: If there's one thing Ol' Shoot 'N Fix knows, it's figuring out a gameplan to beat Jim Johnson's blitzes. Just ask the 2001 Eagles. Donovan McNabb is bitching about himself in a blog, Brian Westbrook is beat up badly, and Martz is licking his chops. Pick: 49ers (+4.5)

Cowboys (-5) at Cardinals: No one in the NFC scores more points than the Cowboys and Cardinals. And, no one in Dallas scores more than a Cowboy under the strict watch of Wade Phillips. The "iron fist" of Wade Phillips in Dallas makes Barry Switzer's tenure and the infamous "White House" look like Guantanamo by comparison. The 'Boys ain't locked in, but they run on finding and conquering strange, and there's no better place to get it than Scottsdale. Saturday night, they score. Sunday afternoon, they score even more. Pick: Cowboys (-5)

Packers at Seahawks (-2.5): The only team not named the Rams that the Seahawks should be favored over is Vianney. The Seahawks are dreadful. This screams shifty to me, but I can't take the Seahawks...even with Aaron Rodgers making less friends in Green Bay than a vegetarian, wine-drinking liberal...no disrespect to the Cardinal manager. Pick: Packers (+2.5)

Patriots at Chargers (-6): When is the last time New England was a 6 point underdog? If this were a real website, I'd do the research and have the answer for you. But, since it isn't, I'll just mail it in and say, "a long time ago." No one is buying into the Matt Cassel show, and maybe it's because the Patriots have only scored 79 points in 4 games (of course, that's still 36 more points than the Rams Express). But, I think people are ruling out the Patriots just a little too quickly. Plus, the Chargers'  defense makes the 2000 Rams-lets-call-in-Bud-Carson-because-we-suck-so-bad defense look like the Steel Curtain. Pick: Patriots (+6)

Giants (-8) at Browns: I'll continue to say it over and over again...until they go undefeated and win the Super Bowl: I don't buy into the Giants. I just don't. Sure, they're 4-0, but 3 of those wins have come against the Rams, Bengals, and Seahawks...who are a combined 1-12). Monday night in Cleveland with the Super Bowl Champions coming to town figures to be an orgy of things Europeans hate us for. And, that's bad news for Eli And Company. Pick: Browns (+8)

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