I'm once again running late with my picks (it's been a busy week with volleyball districts and other things). To make a long story short, I was just 5-4 with my picks last week (which proves I'm not a football genius, as I've said before), but I'm 38-6 on the year. So, without further ado, here's Buhler's picks for week 9.

NMCC (6-1) at Perryville (3-5): The Eagles played arguably their best game of the year last week, blasting Kennett 55-14 and outgaining the Tribe 486-108 and scoring 27 points off of five Kennett fumbles.
Meanwhile, Perryville lost its fifth straight game, but played Dexter tight in a 14-7 loss.
I think Perryville actually has a chance to win this game, but I'm taking...
Buhler's pick: NMCC.

Chaffee (5-3) at Hayti (8-0): Chaffee is in the middle of its best season since the first George Bush was president and needs just one win in its last two games to secure a winning season.
However, Hayti looks as tough as ever, and beat Mountain View Liberty 55-30 week 6 -- a team Chaffee lost to earlier this year.
Buhler's pick: Hayti.

Malden (3-5) at Charleston (2-6): This game should decide the Class 2, District 1 championship. In fact, thanks to Caruthersville's loss Thursday, a Charleston victory locks up the district title.
Meanwhile, Malden has won back-to-back games and seems to be playing better since losing to Kennett week 6.
That said, I like Charleston's athletes to be the difference...
Buhler's pick: Charleston.

St. Vincent (3-5) at Portageville (0-7): This is a battle of two teams that are struggling and may already be looking to build for next year. And next year should be brighter for both schools -- St. Vincent is just a few years removed from a state championship, while Portageville has young talent that could help turn around its fortunes in a year or two.
This is Portageville's best chance for a win this season. But I'm taking...
Buhler's pick: St. Vincent.

And last but not least...

Dexter (5-3) at Kennett (6-2): The Indians are coming off of their worst loss of the season last week and have struggled against Dexter the last few years, losing seven in a row to the Bearcats. But that's the past -- both teams seem to match up well this year and this has the potential to be a dandy game (see my Dexter-Kennett countdown blogs for more on tonight's game).
This could go right to the wire, or may not. Either way, I'm picking what some would call another upset and taking...
Buhler's pick: Kennett.

And for my NFL picks on the Rams and Titans (the Chiefs have a bye week), here goes...

Browns at Rams: Part of me wants to say that with Steven Jackson and Marc Bulger both back -- and with the Browns coming to town -- that this might be the Rams' week to finally win. But as I said last week, I'll believe it when it happens...
Buhler's pick: Browns.

Raiders at Titans: Vince Young is back in the lineup, and the Titans are back in Nashville for a three-game homestand after playing four of their first six games on the road.
Recent struggles prove that Tennessee cannot overlook any opponent, but I doubt that will happen after coughing up a 25-point lead at Houston last week...
Buhler's pick: Titans.