NFL Picks 2020: Week 1

-Originally published 9/10/20- Thursday Night FootballHouston Texans at Kansas City ChiefsThe defending Super Bowl champs comfortably return a roster with little turnover and the knowledge that both QB and coach are locked in for the long haul after signing extensions during the offseason.  A hopefully heathy JJ Watt will be tasked with chasing down Mahomes while the secondary will be trying to keep up with the Chiefs receiving core of Tyreek Hill, Sammy Watkins, Mecole Hardman and Demarcus Robinson. On…

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Must Watch NFL Teams in 2020

-Originally published 9/10/20- All 32 NFL teams have storylines and are worth a look this season, but teams should are guaranteed to be entertaining? Here are eight teams that should be watched this season every time you throw on the teleison. Cleveland Browns The buzz around Cleveland last offseason was met promptly with a 43-13 blowout to Marcus Mariota and the Titans in the 2019 opener and 2-6 record by the halfway point in the season. This team should be better. Another…

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NFL Preseason Predictions 20-21

-Originally published 2020- NFC West San Francisco 49ers – 1st, 12-4 Division WinnerSeattle Seahawks – 2nd, 10-5 PlayoffsArizona Cardinals – 3rd, 7-9 No PlayoffsLA Rams – 4th, 5-11 Arizona Cardinals Vegas Win Projection 6.5/7 Round 1 Pick 8 Isaiah Simmons LB, ClemsonRound 3 Pick 27 Josh Jones OL, HousonRound 4 Pick 114 Leki Fotu DL, UtahRound 4 Pick 131 Rashard Lawrence DL, LSURound 6 Pick 202 Even Weaver LB, CaliforniaRound 7 Pick 222 Eno Benjamin RB, Arizona St The Roster: After trading up to draft Josh Rosen in 2018 the Cards couldn’t resist the temptation…

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College Football Picks: Week 16 Conference Championship Weekend

-Originally published 12/18/20- It’s Championship Saturday! It’s Championship Saturday!  A top 5 day in college football along with opening Saturday, National Championship Monday, playoff Saturday, and New Year’s day/New Year’s 6. It’s a huge disappointment that the Sun Belt had to cancel last minute after a great season for the conference. Coastal Carolina had covid issues that forced the game to be called between the undefeated Chanticleers and 9-1 Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns. The Sun Belt saw Coastal Carolina, Louisiana, and…

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College Football Picks: Week 15

-Originally published 12/12/20- We didn’t have any major upsets in Week 14 and the top seven teams are the same again.  TCU moved above .500 with a big 29-22 win over #15 Oklahoma State. When Oklahoma and Iowa State clash for the Big 12 Championship in two weeks, the winner will be the only team in the Conference that doesn’t’ have at least three losses. Indiana grabbed a monster win 14-6 over Wisconsin in a defensive battle. Backup QB Jack…

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College Football Picks: Week 14

-Originally published 12/4/20- We’re in the home stretch with a couple weeks left in the regular season for College Football. Clemson and Notre Dame are basically locked into the ACC Championship game and Alabama and Florida are near locks for the SEC Championship. The Big 12 isn’t quite set and the Big 10 and Pac-12 are still toss ups with covid cancels wreaked havoc in their shortened schedules.Week 2 Picks: 7-1Week 3 Picks: 7-2Week 4 Picks: 12-5Week 5 Picks: 11-5Week 6 Picks: 8-3Week 7…

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College Football Picks: Week 13

-Originally published 11/23/20- The top 8 in the AP poll has stayed the same after over a dozen games were cancelled for a second consecutive week. Several times have had two or more weeks off and that’ll probably be the case going forward. Teams with real playoff chances (should we make it there) are shrinking with Oklahoma State getting eliminated by Oklahoma last week by picking up their 2nd loss of the season. Two losses is essentially the unspoken eliminator. Undefeated…

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College Football Picks: Week 12

-Originally published 11/17/20- This week we have several games that play into the playoff picture. Ohio State/Indiana, Wisconsin/Northwestern, Cincinnati/UCF, and Oklahoma/Oklahoma State are all important matchups as the season closes on a month reminding in the regular season. Make sure to check out BYU in its 2nd to last game of the season. Zack Wilson will be making a late push for the Heisman. Miami/Georgia Tech has been postponed and more games could be on the way. Last week saw over…

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College Football Picks: Week 11

-Originally published 11/11/20- Week 2 Picks: 7-1Week 3 Picks: 7-2Week 4 Picks: 12-5Week 5 Picks: 11-5Week 6 Picks: 8-3Week 7 Picks: 7-6Week 8 Picks: 9-7Week 9 Picks: 15-4Week 10 Picks: 11-6Cumulative: 87-39 Friday, November 13thEast Carolina (1-5) @ #7 Cincinnati (6-0) – 7:30pm, ESPN2Pick: Cincinnati Saturday, November 14th – Early Afternoon Slate#9 Miami (6-1) @ Virginia Tech (4-3) – Noon, ESPN2Pick: Miami #10 Indiana (3-0) @ Michigan State (1-2) – Noon, ABCPick: Indiana #12 Georgia (4-2) @ Missouri (2-3) – Noon, ESPNPick: Georgia #15 Coastal Carolina…

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College Football Picks: Week 10

-Originally published 11/6/20- Week 2 Picks: 7-1Week 3 Picks: 7-2Week 4 Picks: 12-5Week 5 Picks: 11-5Week 6 Picks: 8-3Week 7 Picks: 7-6Week 8 Picks: 9-7Week 9 Picks: 15-4Cumulative: 76-33 Welcome to the Week 10 College Football Picks.  The MAC and Pac-12 conferences will finally complete the college football picture. The MAC will play all of their debut games on Wednesday, 11/5 and all games on Tuesday for the two weeks after. On a short 6-week school, the weekday play will help the conference maximize TV…

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