- 01:44 AM
- 02/06/26
My picks:
Raptors by 7
posted by rcade at 07:09 PM on February 05, 2026
If it's about DeflateGate and SpyGate those controversies shouldn't have kept him off the first ballot. This is a huge embarrassment for the Hall of Fame.
posted by rcade at 11:03 AM on January 28, 2026
This is a lot of basketball. What do y'all think about a maximum of 8 games a week, giving preference to games in this order -- ABC and NBC first, ESPN second, Prime third?
posted by rcade at 11:04 AM on January 27, 2026
My picks:
76ers by 10 (slam dunk)
Clippers by 13 (slam dunk)
Cavaliers by 7 (slam dunk)
Spurs by 3
Wizards by 7
Thunder by 15 (slam dunk)
Raptors by 8
Pistons by 5
Spurs by 20 (slam dunk)
Rockets by 7 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 7 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 3
Thunder by 7
posted by rcade at 11:02 AM on January 27, 2026
This week's NBA Pickem did not occur. I was out of town celebrating my 31st wedding anniversary. We were supposed to have one for our 30th last year but were flattened by the flu.
posted by rcade at 04:38 PM on January 24, 2026
My picks:
Patriots by 14 (lock)
Seahawks by 7 (lock)
Passer: Sam Darnold
Rusher: Kenneth Walker
Receiver: Puka Nacua
Player with interception: Pat Surtain
Fans in Denver must have whiplash after going from victory euphoria to the Bo Nix news right after the game. I wish I could believe the Broncos had a shot tomorrow.
posted by rcade at 04:37 PM on January 24, 2026
The Dodgers are making the MLB a buzzkill with these crazy salaries. That used to be the Yankees' job.
A work stoppage would undo all the good they've done with the faster games.
posted by rcade at 04:22 PM on January 24, 2026
Question: It's 'Player with a Sack', correct, not Interception?
Yes. Sack or two partial sacks. I have corrected the label.
posted by rcade at 06:08 PM on January 16, 2026
My picks:
Bills by 3
Seahawks by 3
Patriots by 10 (lock)
Rams by 3
Passer: Matthew Stafford
Rusher: James Cook
Receiver: Puka Nacua
Sacker: Danielle Hunter
posted by rcade at 10:49 AM on January 16, 2026
Sorry I didn't answer in time. I think the cutoff was the first game played. I'll set it to the last game for the rest of the contest. Just make sure your prop pick hasn't started their game yet.
posted by rcade at 12:07 PM on January 13, 2026
My picks:
Thunder by 8
Warriors by 15 (slam dunk)
Thinking good thoughts for the Pacers made a difference. They've won 3 in a row but are still 9-31. Getting their own 2026 first round pick back last year is looking like a pretty good trade.
posted by rcade at 12:05 PM on January 13, 2026
Revised picks:
Receiver: Puka Nacua
Player with interception: Jalen Ramsey
posted by rcade at 05:35 PM on January 09, 2026
My picks:
Rams by 10 (lock)
Bears by 3
Jaguars by 7 (lock)
49ers by 3
Patriots by 13 (lock)
Texans by 3
Passer: Trevor Lawrence
Rusher: Christian McCaffery
Player with interception: Puka Nacua
I wanted to go to the Jaguars game Sunday but decided to pay my mortgage instead. This Jacksonville team is the best since 1999.
posted by rcade at 05:34 PM on January 09, 2026
My picks:
Timberwolves by 8
Mavericks by 13 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 3
Spurs by 13 (slam dunk)
Cavaliers by 9
posted by rcade at 03:30 PM on January 06, 2026
Revised picks:
Vikings by 10 (lock)
posted by rcade at 10:04 AM on January 04, 2026
Tommybiden: Your week 17 picks are now in the database.
posted by rcade at 04:43 PM on January 03, 2026
Revised picks:
Falcons by 3
Bengals by 10 (lock)
Packers by 3
Cowboys by 3
Jaguars by 14 (lock)
Texans by 10 (lock)
Bills by 17 (lock)
Bears by 3
Broncos by 10 (lock)
Raiders by 3
Rams by 10 (lock)
Patriots by 10 (lock)
Eagles by 3
Steelers by 3
The Steelers will upset the Ravens on Sunday night in their play-in game. I'd like to pick the Commanders to win over an Eagles team that is resting some starters but Washington is cursed. DUUUUUVALLL! Go Jags!
posted by rcade at 03:28 PM on January 03, 2026
My picks:
Panthers by 3
49ers by 3
posted by rcade at 08:19 PM on January 02, 2026
My picks:
76ers by 7
Pistons by 10
Cavaliers by 3
Thunder by 13 (slam dunk)
I am counting on the game time decision gods favoring Joel Embiid tonight in Memphis. Detroit is going to roll into L.A. tonight and spark more soul-searching by the purple and gold. Happy New Year!
posted by rcade at 10:50 AM on December 30, 2025
My picks:
Cowboys by 10 (lock)
Lions by 7 (lock)
Broncos by 14 (lock)
Chargers by 3
Packers by 10 (lock)
Bengals by 7
Steelers by 3
Saints by 3
Jaguars by 10 (lock)
Buccaneers by 7
Patriots by 17 (lock)
Panthers by 3
Raiders by 3
Bills by 3
Bears by 3
Rams by 7 (lock)
posted by rcade at 08:10 PM on December 24, 2025
My picks:
Knicks by 10 (slam dunk)
Thunder by 10 (slam dunk)
Mavericks by 3
Lakers by 10
Nuggets by 10
Spurs by 10
Trail Blazers by 3
posted by rcade at 01:38 PM on December 23, 2025
My picks:
Rams by 3
Eagles by 7 (lock)
Bears by 3
Bills by 17 (lock)
Cowboys by 7 (lock)
Chiefs by 10 (lock)
Bengals by 3
Saints by 14 (lock)
Vikings by 7 (lock)
Panthers by 3
Jaguars by 3
Falcons by 7 (lock)
Steelers by 7 (lock)
Texans by 14 (lock)
Patriots by 3
49ers by 10 (lock)
Gardner Minshew and his jorts will lead Kansas City to victory over Tennessee. Baker Mayfield, who kind of looks like he could be Gardner's brother, will lead Tampa Bay to disappointment against Carolina.
posted by rcade at 11:52 AM on December 18, 2025
Some scores from week 15 need corrections because of picks that need to be entered correctly. I can't get into the database from my location, so I'll be fixing them later.
posted by rcade at 11:10 AM on December 18, 2025
My picks:
Spurs by 7 (slam dunk)
Knicks by 13 (slam dunk)
Thunder by 10 (slam dunk)
Gonna lock the Cup Final just because. Go team I picked!
posted by rcade at 11:43 AM on December 16, 2025
Revised picks:
Bears by 7 (lock)
Bengals by 3
Chiefs by 7
Patriots by 3
Giants by 7 (lock)
Eagles by 14 (lock)
Jaguars by 14 (lock)
Texans by 10 (lock)
Broncos by 3
Rams by 7
Panthers by 3
49ers by 14 (lock)
Seahawks by 14 (lock)
Cowboys by 3
Steelers by 3
Picking these upsets: Cincinnati over Baltimore, New England over Buffalo, Denver over Green Bay. Yahoo NFL pickem players are going 99%/1% for Jacksonville over the Jets, which scares me as a fan but not enough to go against the herd. How are the Packers going into Mile High as a 3-point favorite when Denver has won 10 straight games?
posted by rcade at 04:02 PM on December 13, 2025
This should be Lions at Rams FYI
Thanks. Fixed that. I make that Rams-Chargers error so often these days. I need a lie down.
posted by rcade at 04:06 PM on December 11, 2025
My picks:
Buccaneers by 7 (lock)
posted by rcade at 04:05 PM on December 11, 2025
My picks:
Magic by 7
Raptors by 9
Thunder by 8 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 7
Pretty good matchups. I don't have enough confidence to lock any game but Thunder/Suns. Go Raptors!
posted by rcade at 11:48 AM on December 09, 2025
Games 5 and 6 this week will be added to the pickem when their teams are decided.
posted by rcade at 11:24 AM on December 09, 2025
My picks:
Lions by 3
Seahawks by 7 (lock)
Bills by 7
Browns by 3
Vikings by 3
Dolphins by 7 (lock)
Buccaneers by 14 (lock)
Colts by 2
Ravens by 7
Raiders by 3
Bears by 3
Rams by 10 (lock)
Chiefs by 3 (lock)
Eagles by 4
Colts at Jaguars is 53%/47% on Yahoo's pickem. This is the NFL's top-ranked run defense against Jonathan Taylor and I'm going with Jacksonville with some trepidation. I'm going with the Raiders to upset the Broncos at home. Denver seems poised for a market correction. I also like Chicago over Green Bay at Lambeau.
posted by rcade at 03:03 PM on December 04, 2025
My picks:
Celtics by 3
Thunder by 10 (slam dunk)
posted by rcade at 11:24 AM on December 02, 2025
Revised picks:
Falcons by 3
posted by rcade at 09:05 PM on November 26, 2025
My picks:
Lions by 3
Cowboys by 3
Ravens by 10 (lock)
Eagles by 3
49ers by 7 (lock)
Jaguars by 10 (lock)
Colts by 7 (lock)
Dolphins by 7 (lock)
Buccaneers by 7
Rams by 13 (lock)
Seahawks by 17 (lock)
Bills by 3
Chargers by 14 (lock)
Broncos by 7
Patriots by 10 (lock)
I shouldn't pick Dallas but they have a knack for winning on this holiday. I am hoping Shadeur Sanders does well at home against the Niners but I can't see an upset happening. It feels like the distant past when the Commanders were a playoff team. I'm still kinda rooting for Dan Quinn.
posted by rcade at 09:04 PM on November 26, 2025
rcade to NoMich: "I'll see your sausage biscuits and raise you a Camel Rider Combo".
Nice Camel Rider reference! It only took me 20 years but I finally tried them. The Sheik is my life.
posted by rcade at 08:32 PM on November 26, 2025
I am going to eat my feelings. Pass the gravy please.
posted by rcade at 08:20 PM on November 26, 2025
My picks:
Magic by 6
Lakers by 12 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 6
Thunder by 18 (slam dunk)
Rockets by 3
posted by rcade at 08:14 PM on November 24, 2025
Glad you're home and cancer free, NoMich!
posted by rcade at 11:21 AM on November 23, 2025
Revised picks:
Bears by 3
Patriots by 14 (lock)
Lions by 13 (lock)
Packers by 3
Seahawks by 10 (lock)
Chiefs by 3
Ravens by 14 (lock)
Raiders by 3
Jaguars by 7
Cowboys by 3
Saints by 3
49ers by 7 (lock)
The Chiefs have Arrowhead and desperation on their side today. The Colts are the better team this season but I think they'll lose this one. I'm picking Dallas in the upset at home over Philly because I am starting to think the Cowboys have a defense again. The Jaguars are favored by 1.5 points today. It seems like every time they are a favorite it is a scrawny number like that. But I'll take it.
Sorry I missed the Rams/Bucs game. I don't want to fix that this late because some players won't check here today.
posted by rcade at 11:13 AM on November 23, 2025
My picks:
Bills by 7 (lock)
posted by rcade at 01:20 PM on November 20, 2025
Does anyone here like the Nashville Predators logo? To me it looks like something a high school kid drew in his spiral notebook while bored in class.
posted by rcade at 10:57 AM on November 20, 2025
My picks:
Rockets by 3
Knicks by 14 (slam dunk)
Cavaliers by 20 (slam dunk)
Nuggets by 3
Anyone want to trade for Anthony Davis? Priced to move!
posted by rcade at 01:53 PM on November 19, 2025
My picks:
Roughriders by 13 (lock)
posted by rcade at 12:50 PM on November 16, 2025
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
SportsFilter: The Thursday Huddle
Revised picks:
Suns by 5