- 05:20 PM
- 11/18/25
My picks:
Patriots by 17 (lock)
Dolphins by 3
Falcons by 3
Bills by 7 (lock)
Texans by 10 (lock)
Bears by
Packers by 3
Steelers by 3
Jaguars by 3
Seahawks by 3
49ers by 7 (lock)
Ravens by 14 (lock)
Chiefs by 3
Lions by 3
Cowboys by 7 (lock)
The Bears should be favored in Minnesota, so I'm picking them. Detroit's game with the Eagles is 49%/51% in their favor among Yahoo Pro Football Pickem players.
posted by rcade at 06:50 PM on November 13, 2025
Revised picks:
Knicks by 4
Thunder by 11 (slam dunk)
Knicks by 9 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 4
posted by rcade at 08:07 PM on November 11, 2025
My picks:
Knicks by 3
Thunder by 10 (slam dunk)
Knicks by 8 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 3
Wish I could pick the Magic to upset the Knicks. Gotta get down to Orlando to see an NBA game in person again.
posted by rcade at 08:06 PM on November 11, 2025
As fun as Luka's on-court play can be, I miss watching him goof around with trick shots during the warm-up lines via the arena view on League Pass just as much. *sigh*
Yeah he is an entertaining athlete to follow even beyond his on-court wizardry. A great story and the book got ripped out of our hands not even halfway in. I can still take some pleasure in watching him play, though man did it have to be in purple and yellow?
The actual rooting interest is still in Dallas, at least for now.
posted by rcade at 07:38 PM on November 11, 2025
I think Luka's fitness last season was a product of his injuries. He would've looked the same reporting to Dallas as he did to L.A., though he had a little extra motivation from Harrison and Dumont privately suggesting he was out of shape to justify the trade.
posted by rcade at 07:34 PM on November 11, 2025
I told myself I was going to quit the team after Nico destroyed it.
But even if they didn't land Cooper Flagg I probably would have kept following them because the disaster was so interesting.
I have the Amazon streaming package that lets you see the arena instead of commercials and am watching more regular season games than before. I kinda took Luka for granted before the playoffs.
posted by rcade at 01:11 PM on November 11, 2025
If you've seen the amazing photo of the teen in the Luka Lakers jersey talking to Dumont, the kid went on to tell people Dumont admitted the trade was a mistake. His dad told him he had to apologize for things he said previously to Dumont to be allowed to keep attending games. Doing that put him in a place to break actual news, since Dumont hadn't been saying that.
Wild night. How many pro sports teams have gone through anything like the Luka trade, lottery luck and Nico firing in a year?
posted by rcade at 11:57 AM on November 11, 2025
We double posted this! I'm listening live to KTCK waiting for the official news.
Did you see the move Cooper did on Giannis late last night? We still don't have Luka but that was epic.
posted by rcade at 10:48 AM on November 11, 2025
My picks:
Alouettes by 7
Roughriders by 3
posted by rcade at 07:59 AM on November 08, 2025
The Mavs are in rough shape but Cooper Flagg looked pretty good in the loss to the Pelicans last night. He was great at creating his own shot, though sadly the one that would've won the game was short.
posted by rcade at 10:40 AM on November 06, 2025
Revised picks:
Colts by 7 (lock)
posted by rcade at 10:36 AM on November 06, 2025
The form now locks after kickoff again. I'm thinking about adding an Honor System checkbox that lets players pick after the time for the situations where you miss the deadline but haven't seen the score yet. Any objections?
posted by rcade at 10:35 AM on November 06, 2025
My picks:
Broncos by 7 (lock)
Bears by 7
Bills by 17 (lock)
Vikings by 3
Browns by 3
Patriots by 3
Panthers by 10 (lock)
Jaguars by 3
Seahawks by 7 (lock)
Rams by 7
Lions by 14 (lock)
Steelers by 3
Eagles by 8 (lock)
Going for Minnesota to upset Baltimore at home, where J. J. "Angry Emoji" McCarthy plays well. Also picking the Steelers to abscond from SoFi with a victory against the Chargers. The Bucs/Patriots game in Tampa is one I'd like to see in person but I don't have the time for the trek across the state. I am going with the Pats in the upset.
I spent the first half Sunday ripping Trevor Lawrence and then he led the team to scores on their last five possessions for the win. He is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.
posted by rcade at 10:33 AM on November 06, 2025
My picks:
Knicks by 7
Lakers by 3
Spurs by 10 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 3
"Defense wins championships." - Nico Harrison
posted by rcade at 09:23 AM on November 05, 2025
It should be working now. Had to take a drive out of my newly dead HP Omen to get my site files and fix the bug.
posted by rcade at 07:10 PM on October 31, 2025
My picks:
Alouettes by 9 (lock)
Lions by 3 (lock)
Going with the favorites after picking too many dogs.
posted by rcade at 07:09 PM on October 31, 2025
My picks:
Ravens by 3
Bears by 3
Lions by 17 (lock)
Packers by 14 (lock)
Chargers by 10
Patriots by 7 (lock)
Giants by 3
Colts by 3
Texans by 3
Jaguars by 7
Rams by 17 (lock)
Chiefs by 3
Seahawks by 10 (lock)
Cowboys by 7
Justin Herbert's stock was so low before the season among fantasy football pundits. Everybody thought he'd spend the whole season handing the ball off. Instead he leads the league with 2,140 passing yards and is tied for third with 16 passing touchdowns. Upsets I like: Giants over 49ers at home. The Chiefs are favored by 2.5 over the Bills on the road, a line I agree with after watching Patrick Mahomes, Rashee Rice and Travis Kelce on Monday night. I don't see how anyone stops that offense ever. Yahoo's pickem herd favors Buffalo 68% to 32%.
posted by rcade at 08:00 PM on October 29, 2025
My picks:
Cavaliers by 13 (slam dunk)
Timberwolves by 7 (slam dunk)
76ers by 3 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 8 (slam dunk)
When I watch the Mavs I can't decide if I am rooting for them to win or lose.
posted by rcade at 11:29 AM on October 29, 2025
Sorry for overlooking the NBC doubleheader yesterday. I'm working on getting future weeks in the database early so people can pick ahead of the current week.
posted by rcade at 11:13 AM on October 29, 2025
I made it to the 15th inning before calling it a night. What a series!
posted by rcade at 10:53 AM on October 29, 2025
LOL. This makes me wish American fans sang songs like the British.
posted by rcade at 12:14 PM on October 27, 2025
My picks:
Tiger-Cats by 13
Elks by 7
Blue Bombers by 13
Lions by 7
No locks. Too scared of final-week weirdness.
posted by rcade at 01:34 PM on October 24, 2025
My picks:
Chargers by 3 (lock)
Falcons by 14 (lock)
Bengals by 7
Patriots by 3
Eagles by 7 (lock)
Bills by 7 (lock)
Ravens by 3
49ers by 7 (lock)
Buccaneers by 7 (lock)
Broncos by 3
Colts by 14 (lock)
Packers by 3
Chiefs by 17 (lock)
I can't find upsets to like this time around. Denver and Dallas should be another Mile High shootout. In 2013 Tony Romo threw for 506 yards and four touchdowns and lost the game 51-48! Houston favored at home by 1.5 against San Francisco is a surprise. Even Chauncey Billups wouldn't take that bet.
posted by rcade at 11:14 AM on October 23, 2025
There's an error I'm fixing in the Bengals score, so that will adjust the totals.
posted by rcade at 09:50 AM on October 23, 2025
Revised picks:
Cavaliers by 8
posted by rcade at 04:53 PM on October 22, 2025
My picks:
Thunder by 6
Warriors by 3
Knicks by 8
Mavericks by 4
Pacers by 10 (slam dunk)
Nuggets by 8
Celtics by 3
Lakers by 7
Cavaliers by 10 (slam dunk)
Timberwolves by 3
I'm picking the Lukas to lose the season opener at home with LeBron out. ESPN has Kyrie Irving with an estimated return date of January 1, which is three months sooner than I expected. Seems risky to cut months off the normal recovery period for a torn knee ACL with a 33-year-old star. The reason he got hurt was the Mavs risked his health by having him lead the league in minutes after the Luka robbery.
posted by rcade at 09:46 AM on October 20, 2025
I'm debating whether to include Peacock games all season or exclude them like we do NBA TV. Increasing by 75 games is a lot -- nearly two per week.
posted by rcade at 09:45 AM on October 20, 2025
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posted by rcade at 09:17 AM on October 20, 2025
Steelers by 10 (lock)
Ouch! Sad Remnants 33, Steelers 31.
posted by rcade at 01:04 PM on October 17, 2025
Revised picks:
Jaguars by 3
Bears by 7 (lock)
Dolphins by 3
Patriots by 11 (lock)
Chiefs by 14 (lock)
Vikings by 3
Panthers by 3
Broncos by 7 (lock)
Colts by 3
Cowboys by 3
Packers by 7 (lock)
49ers by 3
Lions by 3
I also play the NFL Pickem on Yahoo, picking straight up. You see the pick distribution before you choose, which promotes herding, but that isn't happening this weekend on Chargers/Colts (49%/51%) and Commanders/Cowboys (55%/45%). Going with Indy on the road against my fan interests. Another win for Donny Dimes.
posted by rcade at 01:00 PM on October 17, 2025
My picks:
Blue Bombers by 7
Lions by 14 (lock)
Redblacks by 3
Stampeders by 13 (lock)
I must do more damage to my score picking Ottawa than any other team. Go Redblacks!
posted by rcade at 10:51 AM on October 17, 2025
My picks:
Steelers by 10 (lock)
Lions by 4
Seahawks by 17 (lock)
posted by rcade at 05:26 PM on October 16, 2025
... if I was Fox, I'd fight this tooth and nail.
That might cost more than what it has to pay to make the lawsuit go away. This is a really bad look for Fox and the NFL. Having one of your game broadcasters try to kill an old guy for parking in a loading zone is nuts.
posted by rcade at 10:52 AM on October 12, 2025
So many scores of zero last week and not a single negative score, or can't that happen?
The worst possible score in a week is 0. This lets players be a little more reckless towards the end when trying to catch the leader.
posted by rcade at 07:35 PM on October 09, 2025
My picks:
Eagles by 10 (lock)
Broncos by 7 (lock)
Colts by 7 (lock)
Dolphins by 4
Patriots by 3
Steelers by 17 (lock)
Cowboys by 3
Jaguars by 3
Rams by 7 (lock)
Titans by 3
Packers by 17 (lock)
Buccaneers by 3
Chiefs by 3
Bills by 7 (lock)
Commanders by 7
Upsets: Jacksonville over Seattle and Miami over Chargers at home and Tennessee over Las Vegas on the road. Picking Kansas City over Detroit feels like an upset but the Chiefs are favored by 2.5. The Lions juggernaut will be stopped by Kansas City's desperate need for a win. If this is who Baltimore is without Lamar Jackson, go back and give him retroactive MVPs for the past seven seasons.
posted by rcade at 10:06 AM on October 09, 2025
My picks:
Roughriders by 16 (lock)
Tiger-Cats by 8 (lock)
Elks by 7 (lock)
Alouettes by 10 (lock)
Lock 'em all! Come on, Edmonton!
posted by rcade at 10:12 PM on October 08, 2025
Sometimes missing a pickem by accident is a winning move, but not this time when I hit all three locks. Sorry, Ic23b!
posted by rcade at 10:08 PM on October 08, 2025
My picks:
Roughriders by 13 (lock)
Tiger-Cats by 13 (lock)
Lions by 10 (lock)
posted by rcade at 02:04 PM on October 03, 2025
My picks:
Rams by 10 (lock)
Vikings by 3
Colts by 10 (lock)
Saints by 3
Cowboys by 7 (lock)
Broncos by 3
Dolphins by 3
Ravens by 3
Cardinals by 14 (lock)
Buccaneers by 3
Lions by 17 (lock)
Chargers by 3
Bills by 7 (lock)
Jaguars by 3
Upsets: Baltimore over Houston, Tampa Bay over Seattle. I almost picked Washington over the L.A. Chargers but picking two east coast teams to get upsets on the west coast is too many, especially after Jacksonville improbably did it in San Francisco last week. In a survivor game I am counting on Arizona and Detroit.
posted by rcade at 11:05 AM on October 02, 2025
My picks:
Alouettes by 10
Lions by 14 (lock)
Tiger-Cats by 3
Roughriders by 7 (lock)
posted by rcade at 05:04 PM on September 25, 2025
My picks:
Seahawks by 3
Steelers by 3
Chargers by 10 (lock)
Texans by 7 (lock)
Commanders by 3
Bills by 17 (lock)
Buccaneers by 3
Lions by 10 (lock)
Patriots by 7
Rams by 3
Jaguars by 3
Ravens by 3
Raiders by 7
Packers by 10 (lock)
Dolphins by 3
Broncos by 14 (lock)
Picking Jacksonville to win a trip to the west coast is lunacy, so I'm pretending the trip is to London. I like the Bucs to make the champs walk the plank. Baltimore being a favorite in Kansas City is wild. I am picking the better 1-2 team in that one.
posted by rcade at 12:55 PM on September 24, 2025
I'm going to miss the 55 yard line.
Ironing out some of the quirks in Canadian football is a shame. Keep Canada weird.
posted by rcade at 10:58 AM on September 24, 2025
I think submissions are fixed. I linked them to the wrong post.
posted by rcade at 05:47 PM on September 18, 2025
Revised picks:
Alouettes by 15 (lock)
Stampeders by 4
Redblacks by 4
Tiger-Cats by 14 (lock)
Testing this form.
posted by rcade at 05:46 PM on September 18, 2025
My picks:
Alouettes by 14 (lock)
Stampeders by 3
Redblacks by 3
Tiger-Cats by 13 (lock)
posted by rcade at 03:41 PM on September 18, 2025
Revised picks:
Packers by 7 (lock)
Colts by 7
Vikings by 3
Patriots by 3
Eagles by 7 (lock)
Buccaneers by 3
Commanders by 3
Falcons by 10 (lock)
Jaguars by 3
Broncos by 3
Seahawks by 14 (lock)
Cowboys by 3
Cardinals by 3
Chiefs by 14 (lock)
Ravens by 3
posted by rcade at 02:55 PM on September 17, 2025
It had to be fixed. I was posting on a phone and borked it.
posted by rcade at 12:47 PM on September 17, 2025
My picks:
Bills by 10 (lock)
posted by rcade at 10:14 AM on September 17, 2025
Revised picks:
Bengals by 7
Cowboys by 14 (lock)
Lions by 7 (lock)
Rams by 10 (lock)
Patriots by 3
49ers by 3
Bills by 3
Steelers by 3
Ravens by 17 (lock)
Colts by 3
Cardinals by 7 (lock)
Chiefs by 3
Vikings by 3
Buccaneers by 3
Raiders by 3
The Chargers looked strong last week but I'm picking the Raiders anyway. Also going Chiefs over Eagles. I am a big believer in payback wins during early season rematches from the previous playoffs.
posted by rcade at 08:45 PM on September 12, 2025
My picks:
Tiger-Cats by 10
Redblacks by 3
Argonauts by 3
Roughriders by 14 (lock)
posted by rcade at 12:39 PM on September 12, 2025
My picks:
Commanders by 6
posted by rcade at 07:54 PM on September 11, 2025
Seems crazy to turn down that offer.
posted by rcade at 10:37 PM on September 10, 2025
My picks:
Lions by 20 (lock)
Alouettes by 3
Roughriders by 14 (lock)
Elks by 3
Feeling the Elk. May delete later.
posted by rcade at 04:37 PM on September 03, 2025
My picks:
Eagles by 10 (lock)
Chiefs by 3
Falcons by 3
Bengals by 14 (lock)
Dolphins by 3
Patriots by 3
Cardinals by 14 (lock)
Steelers by 3
Commanders by 14 (lock)
Jaguars by 10 (lock)
Broncos by 17 (lock)
49ers by 3
Lions by 3
Rams by 7
Ravens by 3
Vikings by 7
Sad trombone for Dallas. I think Atlanta wins the NFC South this year and the road begins with a home victory over Tampa Bay. My other upsets are Detroit over Green Bay and Baltimore beating Buffalo at their crib. I'm going with Pittsburgh over the New York Jets but am not nearly as confident as everybody else seems to be. Indianapolis being favored over Miami is strange. What am I not seeing there?
posted by rcade at 11:27 AM on September 03, 2025
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posted by rcade at 11:12 AM on September 03, 2025
Even with Kenny Clark I don't like what the Cowboys got back. The two first rounders are going to be late in the round, especially when Parsons making them better.
Clark is 30 and his contract numbers become brutal in one year.
posted by rcade at 11:56 AM on September 01, 2025
My picks:
Roughriders by 5 (lock)
Tiger-Cats by 7 (lock)
Stampeders by 10 (lock)
posted by rcade at 03:19 PM on August 28, 2025
I'm playing College Football Pick 'em on Yahoo. I went looking for expert picks and all I found was these guys and a bunch of Data Skrive stuff that isn't written by humans.
Anyone have a college football prognosticator they like?
posted by rcade at 01:41 PM on August 28, 2025
CFL Pickem: Grey Cup Sunday
My picks:
Roughriders by 13 (lock)