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Championship Sunday

….and then there were only three games left. Two of them are today. It is a sad but necessary truth. Every season must come to an end. Soon, I’ll have to become more invested in college hoops, and then the NBA come playoff time. I’ll say I’ll watch more MLB this year, like every year, but yet I never do. I guess I’ll have a lot of free time coming my way. Anyway, let’s talk: AFCCG Chiefs @…

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Divisional Round

Let’s recap the Wild Card Round first: Not exactly surprised that the Texans won. CJ Stroud is in fact him. I guess a Cowboys post-season collapse should be expected, too. Oh well. Let’s move on to the divisional round: I guess I like all the home teams here. I feel pretty comfortable about that, with the exception of the Chiefs/Bills game. The Bills’ D is down bad, but the Chiefs receivers are…

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Super Wild Card Weekend

Ah, that playoff smell is in the air. Smatterings of snow and frigid air dot the country, making conditions less than ideal for football. But also, ya gotta love it. Let’s see the slate: Browns @ Texans – We kick things off today in a city where the weather will certainly not be an issue. The Texans are capable of putting up points fast on big splash plays, but Cleveland’s defense should do well…

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Week 18: Regular Season Finale

While nothing is quite as exciting as playoff football, it always saddens me to arrive here at Week 18 with the knowledge that after tomorrow, there will be only 13 games left to play. Life just isn’t the same from Mid-February to September. Anyway, let’s get into the picks: Saturday Steelers @ Ravens – The Steelers have a couple different scenarios to reach the playoffs, most of which hinge on…

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Week 17

Picks: Last Week: Bets: Money Line: Seahawks (-168) Spread: Niners -12.5 (-110) Point Total: Raiders/Colts O43.5 (-110) Last Week Bet Record: 1-2 Year Total: 21-27

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Week 16: Super Bowl Preview?

With playoff seeding, wild card berths, and draft order implications ramping up as we near the close of the season, even the worst of matchups has some level of relevance this week. Let’s take a look: Saturday The Bengals and Steelers kick things off with what will surely be another uninspiring effort from Pittsburgh as they continue to slide. Steelers faithful are hoping for a Christmas…

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Week 15: The Home Stretch

It feels like not too long ago, I was sitting around in August speculating about what this NFL season would bring. In the blink of an eye, we’re in mid-December with only four weeks left in the regular season. This Week 15 slate is chock full of potentially exciting games. Let’s get into it: Saturday and the Seven and Sixers With 5 out of the 6 teams playing on Saturday having the same record,…

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Week 14: Ugh

Yeah I’m a little late, the games are already going…whatever: Last week: Remember when I used to try? Wow, good times. This week in bets: Money Line: Texans (-176) Spread: Packers -6.5 (-115) Point Total: Lions/Bears O44.5 (-106) Managed a typical 1-2 last week, very cool. 19-20 on the year. See you next time.

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Week…13

Well, here it is: Last week’s results: Not half bad. Some may be wondering if power rankings will ever return. Things are uncertain. Um, what about the bets? Okay. Here’s a few: Money Line: Titans (+102) Spread: Chiefs -5.5 (-110) Point Total: Dolphins/Commanders O49.5 (-110)

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Week 12 Pt. 2: Sunday

I’m entirely out of creativity at this point. Let’s look at the slate: 3-1 thus far, and I can’t say I feel particularly certain about most of these games. I think Jags/Texans steals the spotlight for the early games, and Bills/Eagles is the obvious late window matchup to watch. Sleeper picks include Steelers/Bengals in which both offenses may be so poor that it’s a actually a good game,…

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Week 12 Pt. I: Thanksgiving/Black Friday

Thanksgiving/Black Friday picks —> more to come on Sunday

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Week 11: Guess I’m Still Doing This

As we roll into Week 11, it reminds me why I didn’t make it through the whole season last year. It’s an absolute grind to give this minimal effort over the course of 18 weeks plus the playoffs. But here I am, not of sound body or mind yet still here all the same. Let’s look at the big board: Quick Notes: – Continuing to the fade the Steelers for good luck – Cardinals/Texans should actually be…

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Week 10: Who Approved This?

Welcome to the second half of the regular season. I can’t imagine a better way to kick things off than with…Panthers/Bears? Oh well, that’s fine, Thursday games aren’t usually good anyway. I’m sure Sunday Night Football will be a great game though. Huh? Jets/Raiders? What do you mean the Broncos are playing on Monday Night? Who did this? Who’s responsible? Let’s just look at the slate: Okay,…

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Week 9?

Ah, Week 9…sounds good until you realize that season will be halfway over after this week. I’d rather not think about it. This is gonna be a cumulative article for the whole week as it seems I’m far too busy or lazy (whichever fits your narrative better) to get out 3 separate pieces weekly. I should retire. Anyway, let’s mix it up a bit this week and just lead off with Week 9 Picks: Some quick…

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What Week Is It? Mixed Bag

Okay, I’m getting a little lazy here lately. Life is crazy, it is what it is. So we’ve got a lot to cover, but I’m going to do it mostly through graphics for your sake and mine. I don’t really want to show you what happened in Week 7, but here it is: Pretty awful I’d say. Complete 180 from last week. Let’s not talk about it. How about some fresh Power Rankings? Since there were no rankings…

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Week 7 Picks: Last Minute

I might’ve missed a couple articles this week…whoops. Let’s check out Week 7: Lions/Ravens and Dolphins/Eagles are my highlight matchups this week. If you want to torture yourself, you could always put on Raiders/Bears or Broncos/Packers. Loser’s Only After managing a 3-0 sweep last week, I’m looking to get back to my losing ways here in Week 7. Let’s see what I can cook up: Money Line: Lions…

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Week 6 Picks: This Can’t Possibly Be Worse Than Last Week

After a rough Week 5, Week 6 has finally arrived, and there’s some solid games on this week’s slate: I’m sticking to the theme of simplicity here, because I’m lazy and writing is hard. The Seahawks/Bengals game should tell us a lot about the legitimacy of these teams. The Colts/Jaguars game will be huge for the AFC South divisional race. The Buccaneers should pose an interesting threat for the…