NHL Second Round: Surprised? Not Me
I recently had a friend who isn’t a big sports fan tell me something about sports that stuck in my mind: “Beware the narrative.” I pondered that for a moment. Actually, quite a few moments,…
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Keep Your Bracket Fever – It’s NHL Playoffs Time!
Just when you thought March Madness — er, April Madness, really — was behind us, it’s time for another two months of (slowly) busted brackets. That’s right, the NHL playoffs are here, which means two…
2019 MLB Predictions: Will Evil Empires Reign Again?
Okay, it’s late March and somehow, baseball is here! We’re officially underway, but since I’m not picking the Mariners or Athletics to do anything worthwhile this year, their Japan games are trees falling in the…
Super Bowl LIII Preview: Deep Six For Patriots?
I’ve always maintained that, despite a great track record of picking championship games/series, I’m always willing to go down in flames getting the Patriots wrong as my pick. After all, what could possibly be a…
Championship Round: With Apologies to the Patriots
The headline says it all. I broke my number one rule. I touched the hot stove even though it had burned me before. So I’ll say it now: I’m sorry, Patriots. I’m sorry that in…
NFL Week 17: Much Still to be Decided
Another big week for me, as a 5-1 mark has me at 40-24 (!) for the season. Week 17 is here, which means, unfortunately, all division games and thus a lot of stale, one-sided matchups….
NFL Week 16: Heavy Favorites Look to Hold Serve
Okay, not my finest hour in Week 15, but a 3-3 week still keeps me at a healthy 12 games above .500 entering the final two weeks of the regular season. Week 16 features a…
Week 15 NFL Picks: After 5-1 Week, Time to Surge
A big week last week has got me to a very comfortable mark here in 2018, and I don’t intend to slow down any time soon. Unfortunately, there will be some teams that slow down…
NFL Week 14: Welcome to the Fourth Quarter
Okay, so a 3-3 week keeps me eight games over .500 and sets me up for a nice push here at the end. Thursday Night Football kicks off with a dud (shocker!) as the Cody…
Lucky Week 13: December Football is Here
How about a 5-2 week?! The DA pick machine train rolls on, and now it’s December, which means things, theoretically, should be much clearer and easier to assess. Then again, mounting pressure on teams also…