Divisional Round Picks: Usual Suspects Duel in NFC
I’m finally on the plus side of .500. Thanks to a couple of savvy last-minute changes to my picks in the Sunday AFC games, 2-4 became 4-2. The AFC divisional round is here and brings…
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NFL Week 14: Time is Running Out for My Turnaround
It’s been a tough year for all of us. In turn, picking sports games has not been made any easier by all of the unusual circumstances surrounding them. But I’m trying to finish strong after…
NFL Week 10 Picks: We’ve Made it Halfway Through!
That, in and of itself, should be major cause for celebration. 2020 has been the worst year our world has seen in a century, and it’s remarkable that pro sports are going on at all,…
Thought the Patriots Would Disappear? Unfortunately For the AFC, They are Still Very Much a Threat
Seriously, how did no other team pick up Cam Newton? 31 other clubs had to know he would likely end up in New England. And now that he has, the 2020 Patriots might be even…
Championship Picks: Who Will ‘LIV’ it Up in Miami?
Okay, last week was a return-to-earth moment for me, going just 1-3 and evening out at 4-4 for the postseason after a solid-if-not-spectacular regular season. Now, we are left with just four teams, and none…
Patriots/Steelers-less Divisional Weekend Joy Awaits
For the first time in what seems like a decade — wait, it IS a decade actually — the divisional round of the AFC playoffs will commence without the two teams that have made a…
NFL Playoff Picks: Let’s Get Wild!
Alright, so another successful season picking games for me, as I went 44-27 (62%) picking games I felt strongly about. And now comes the fun part — playoffs! How fitting that in these PLAYOFFS! (thank…
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 9 Picks: Perfection!(ish)
How about a 4-0 week? That’s good for an 11-5 mark on the year, proof that it really doesn’t pay (literally) to pick every game, just the ones you feel good about. So here are…
Week 7 Picks: Staying Ahead of .500
Okay, so another “winning” week! I’ll take 1-0-1 any day, so that puts me at 4-2-2 for the season. With that in mind, I am going to lean on a trusted source once again this…