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In honor of Labor Day…here’s a super-sized column highlighting my (official) NFL predictions for 2017 and plenty of thoughts on college football’s awesome first weekend. What did I really think of UofA’s 62-24 win on Saturday night? Is my national championship pick toast after Week 1? And why didn’t I include Liberty or Howard in […]
Read More Labor Day Special: My 2017 NFL Predictions & Reacting to CFB’s CRAZY Week 1My very brief live blog during the ASU-New Mexico State Game: 1st Quarter: Wow ASU’s offense looks sharp. Maybe they’ll be better than the 5 win team I predicted. Even Manny Wilkins looks like a player this year. 2nd Quarter: Wait, the Aggies are only down by 1 at halftime? Will Todd Graham survive all […]
Read More Friday, 9/1 Quick Hitters: ASU Football is who we thought they were + Week 1 Best BetsBefore I get into the column, my thoughts and prayers are with the people of southeast Texas as they’re going through hell right now due to the remnants of Hurricane Harvey. To my friend Jordan in Houston who is a loyal reader of the blog – stay safe and dry. FIRST DOWN: Unnecessary injuries dominate […]
Read More Four Downs – August 28th: The Preseason Injury Bug Strikes AgainBefore you read below, make sure to check out my previous college football prediction articles: 2017 Pac-12 Football Predictions: It’s USC, Washington, and everybody else Best Bets: Finding Value In NFL and College Football Team Win Over / Unders Arizona Wildcats Football: Pre-Pre-Season Game-By-Game Predictions My favorite time of the year starts this weekend. While […]
Read More My 2017-18 College Football PredictionsYou know what I love about this time of year? That most every NFL and college football team’s fanbase has reasons to be optimistic. Even you, Bears fans (despite your new starting QB throwing a Pick-6 on his first possession of the preseason). After two Preseason plays, Chicago Bears fans already experiencing … pic.twitter.com/e9XGT6xsgf — […]
Read More Friday, 8/11 Quick Hitters: Preseason Football, D-Backs, Uniform Watch, and Josh Rosen’s CommentsWell I can tell you from on-scene experience, if you like to play the horse favorites at Del Mar, it’s a losing proposition. FIRST DOWN: Does Kyrie Irving to the Suns actually make sense? Yes, depending on the return. If the Suns can acquire Irving from Cleveland without giving up Devin Booker or Josh Jackson, […]
Read More Four Downs – July 24th: Is Kyrie Irving to the Suns a real possibility?The best time of the sports year is upon us: football season is almost here! Training camps open next week, preseason games start soon after, and for college football, the real games begin as early as the final Saturday in August! So it’s time to dive into win totals bets and find which teams will […]
Read More Best Bets: Finding Value In NFL and College Football Team Win Over / Unders-You know the sports season is rough when I can truly say that watching players I’ve never heard of at Wimbledon is somewhat entertaining. I’m going with Marin Cilic to upset and win the Men’s Singles and Caroline Wozniacki on the Women’s side. -Then again, what the hell do I know about tennis…? -Anything Wimbledon […]
Read More Friday, 7/7 Quick HittersFIRST DOWN – The NBA needs to make an unprecedented change. Yes, I’m advocating for something that’s never been done in the history of professional sports (at least in the modern era). It’s time to completely shake up the way the league formats its playoffs. What I advocate is the elimination of conferences when it […]
Read More Four Downs – June 26thWhat’s going on in the sports world as only I can see it… -This year’s Golden State Warriors were the best NBA team of my lifetime. There…I said it. How can you argue? They had FOUR ELITE PLAYERS, including two of the top five in NBA. And as long as Kevin Durant stays a Warrior, […]
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