Championship Game Analysis
San Francisco (-4) at Atlanta The 49ers are red-hot with Colin Kaepernick at quarterback. But the spotlight will be on the two defenses in this one after the divisional round had an average of 69…
Divisional Round Picks
Baltimore at Denver (-10) 10 points for the Broncos? Really? The Ravens did lose the first meeting by 17, granted, but they are built for road success in the playoffs, and this Broncos team has…
Blue Jays Making Waves in AL East
The Toronto Blue Jays needed to make some moves. After finishing 73-89 and in fourth place in the American League East, they essentially made the first splash in the player movement pool by pulling off…
NFL Week 14 Picks
Last week: 7-8-1Season: 94-93-5 Denver (-10.5) at Oakland Analysis: The Broncos are on a tear since their last loss, a 31-21 defeat at the hands of New England that left them at 2-3. They’ve won…
NFL Week 13 Spread Picks
Last week: 5-10-1Season: 87-85-4 New Orleans at Atlanta (-3.5) Analysis: The Falcons’ lone loss came at the hands of the Saints in Week 10, 28-24. It was the 11th win in the last 13 meetings…
Week 12 picks: Thanksgiving Day games
Last week: 9-5Season: 82-75-3 Houston (-3) at Detroit Analysis: Though it was also the case last week, this truly is the Lions season right here. A loss ends any hope that Detroit makes it back-to-back…
NFL Week 11 Picks
Last week: 6-8Season: 73-70-3 SUNDAYArizona at Atlanta (-9.5)Analysis: The Falcons are coming off their first loss of the season and get to face a team riding a five-game losing streak after a 4-0 start. The…
2012 Major League Baseball Playoff Preview
We’ve reached October after a thrilling regular season, and now will bear witness to baseball’s new 10-team playoff format, beginning with two one-game Wild Card playoff games leading into the Division Series. Here is a…
Week 3 spread picks
New York Giants at Carolina (-3)Analysis: The banged-up Giants are proof positive that this whole Thursday night business 13 times a year is a joke. But let’s not go there. Cam Newton rediscovered his touch…
Week 2 NFL Spread Picks
Arizona at New England (-13.5)Analysis: The Patriots will face yet another backup quarterback as they did virtually the entire second half of last year. This could be Kevin Kolb’s last stand. Ty Cobb has a…