- 01:35 PM
- 09/17/25
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
Subscribed! Love me some Bert Blylevin. I see Adrian Beltre is also a past guest. Belter is one of my favorite players of all time.
posted by rcade at 02:01 PM on August 27, 2025
No CFL Pickem this week. Some family stuff is taking priority.
posted by rcade at 04:26 PM on August 22, 2025
My picks:
Elks by 7
Roughriders by 8
Lions by 9
Tim Horton's is in Georgia?
posted by rcade at 02:58 PM on August 15, 2025
Transfers are free until the gameweek 1 deadline of 1:30 p.m. Eastern.
posted by rcade at 06:45 PM on August 12, 2025
My picks:
Tiger-Cats by 13 (lock)
Alouettes by 7 (lock)
Argonauts by 11 (lock)
Blue Bombers by 8
posted by rcade at 12:36 PM on August 07, 2025
I hate this because ESPN has become a tired brand and the lack of competition will make them worse. It seems weird to me that the NFL tried so hard for so long to grow its own media, succeeded by any measure and was making profits it didn't have to share with a broadcaster.
posted by rcade at 10:20 PM on August 06, 2025
These stories hit different in the age of NIL.
There should never be a coach at high school level punished for feeding their players.
posted by rcade at 10:12 PM on August 06, 2025
This is one of the craziest things an American sports franchise has ever done. They started out with the understandable goal of helping a youth hockey infrastructure grow in a place that didn't offer much. Then they embraced every cutthroat and greedy tactic of the travel team/advanced youth sports racket. It is way out of hand.
It also is alienating a lot of parents and players who should be prime Stars fan base potential. Dumb on all levels.
posted by rcade at 08:40 AM on August 02, 2025
I've successfully avoided learning anything about cricket because I know I'll devote as much time to it as I did the Premier League when I began watching in 2006 on Fox Soccer. That first decade was glorious. I learned so much but still can't tell when a handball is a ball to hand.
Dallas/Fort Worth has Major League Cricket in Grand Prairie and something proposed for Allen. I might have to check it out if I'm visiting family at the right time to see matches.
posted by rcade at 08:40 PM on July 31, 2025
Ryno was one of the greats. It was a shame that only his final season had interleague play.
His game would be well-suited to today's MLB. He had 32-54 steals his first six seasons in Chicago.
posted by rcade at 10:20 AM on July 29, 2025
You missed game 3, Tommybiden. Or something went awry on the form.
posted by rcade at 02:20 PM on July 24, 2025
My picks:
Stampeders by 8
Roughriders by 14 (lock)
Blue Bombers by 10 (lock)
Lions by 3
My CFL expertise is a work in progress. I spent an embarrassing amount of time on a 4 a.m. thought exercise wondering why Vancouver doesn't have a team when it's such a big city. In lieu of apology I am picking B.C. this week.
posted by rcade at 02:18 PM on July 24, 2025
The new Packers president is Ed Policy, which sounds like a name any organization could count on for informed leadership. I haven't been this jealous over an advantageous surname since I met Java book author Peter Coffee.
posted by rcade at 12:25 PM on July 24, 2025
My picks:
Blue Bombers by 9
Roughriders by 8
Tiger-Cats by 17 (lock)
posted by rcade at 02:45 PM on July 18, 2025
Watching Felix step off that ladder and fall to Earth on livestream is one of my all-time top five moments in sports history.
posted by rcade at 10:04 AM on July 18, 2025
This is amazing. Tarnasky could've been a lot rougher on the drunk who kept charging him without even trying to throw a punch.
posted by rcade at 01:38 PM on July 17, 2025
My picks:
Blue Bombers by 13 (lock)
Tiger-Cats by 14 (lock)
Alouettes by 15 (lock)
Redblacks by 3
The Redblacks are my Canadian Jaguars. I will keep picking them until they start winning.
posted by rcade at 03:15 PM on July 03, 2025
They're always in the previous week's pickem link, but I try to also include them in each new thread.
posted by rcade at 07:50 PM on June 28, 2025
My picks:
Alouettes by 20 (lock)
Roughriders by 20 (lock)
Redblacks by 10 (lock)
Picking Ottawa means this is the weekend that Toronto gets right with ball.
posted by rcade at 02:55 PM on June 27, 2025
The CFL update is coming tomorrow. Got held up by server SSL woes.
posted by rcade at 05:34 PM on June 26, 2025
My picks:
Alouettes by 13 (lock)
Roughriders by 13 (lock)
Stampeders by 13 (lock)
Lions by 3
Lets go, Lions!
posted by rcade at 04:56 PM on June 18, 2025
My picks:
Blue Bombers by 3
Alouettes by 9 (lock)
Stampeders by 12 (lock)
Roughriders by 9 (lock)
posted by rcade at 02:53 PM on June 12, 2025
My picks:
Pacers in 7
Top point scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Top rebounder: Pascal Siakam
Game 1 winner: Thunder
Team scoring most points in game: Thunder
Series MVP: Tyrese Haliburton
Top fouler: Myles Turner
Top three-point shooter: Tyrese Haliburton
I feel like a mom with players on both teams. Don't know who to root for.
posted by rcade at 07:25 AM on June 08, 2025
NBA Finals will start with game 2. Stuff I'm doing for SPSFC ran long.
posted by rcade at 05:36 PM on June 05, 2025
The form is back open again until midnight Eastern. Please enter your picks if you see it before then. I can fix it otherwise.
posted by rcade at 08:20 PM on June 04, 2025
My picks:
Oilers in 7
Top goals: Connor McDavid
Top goalie (save %): Sergei Bobrovsky
Team scoring 6 goals: Panthers
Game 1 winner: Oilers
Top assists: Leon Draisaitl
Conn Smythe: Connor McDavid
Top penalty minutes: Jonah Gadjovich
Tiebreaker: 35
I'm going to try to root for Edmonton because it would end Canada's long wait for another Stanley Cup. But I make no promises.
posted by rcade at 08:14 PM on June 03, 2025
My picks:
Roughriders by 10 (lock)
Alouettes by 3
Stampeders by 7
Lions by 13 (lock)
If you'd also like to play the CFL's official pickem, I created a league called SportsFilter there. Use this link to join:
posted by rcade at 01:36 PM on June 03, 2025
Bots keep filling the error log with so many messages it fills all disk space. I'm looking for ways to deter them.
If you ever can't log in or experience some other problem, you can reach me on Gmail at my last name.
posted by rcade at 12:14 PM on May 29, 2025
rcade, I didn't get my Jokic Rebounder Prop from the 2nd round.
Fixed.
posted by rcade at 06:10 PM on May 20, 2025
My picks:
Timberwolves in 6
Pacers in 7
Top point scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Top rebounder: Karl-Anthony Towns
Most points per game: Pacers
Least opponent points per game: Timberwolves
I picked the Thunder and Pacers as my rooting favorites heading into the playoffs. At this point though any Finals looks pretty intriguing.
posted by rcade at 04:00 PM on May 20, 2025
My picks:
Hurricanes in 6
Stars in 7
Top goals: Mikko Rantanen
Top goalie (save %): Frederik Andersen
Team scoring 6 goals: Stars
Team shutout: Hurricanes
The Stars are putting on a show in every series. As good as they have been, Jake Oettinger is the biggest reason they are in the conference finals again.
posted by rcade at 02:26 PM on May 20, 2025
Ha!
I was rooting for Yeti but my hopes tumbled.
posted by rcade at 04:43 PM on May 10, 2025
My picks:
Maple Leafs in 6
Hurricanes in 7
Golden Knights in 6
Stars in 6
Top goals: Roope Hintz
Top goalie (save %): Frederik Andersen
Team scoring 6 goals: Stars
Team shutout: Maple Leafs
That was an incredible pair of game 7s over the weekend. The NHL is greatness.
posted by rcade at 02:38 PM on May 05, 2025
Entry deadlines extended to midnight day of game for latecomers who avoided the scores.
posted by rcade at 02:00 PM on May 05, 2025
Revised picks:
Top rebounder: Nikola Jokic
posted by rcade at 01:38 PM on May 05, 2025
Ha! I knew that in one place and forget it in the other. All that work to spell Antentokounmpo correctly wasted.
posted by rcade at 01:37 PM on May 05, 2025
My picks:
Celtics in 6
Thunder in 6
Cavaliers in 7
Timberwolves in 6
Top point scorer: Jayson Tatum
Top rebounder: Giannis Antentokounmpo
Most points per game: Thunder
Least opponent points per game: Celtics
I'm picking Cleveland but rooting for Indiana. The stats Giannis put up in round one are otherworldly. Sad we won't be getting more of that this postseason.
posted by rcade at 10:50 AM on May 05, 2025
I've extended entry times for each series to midnight instead of game time so that players have a chance to enter late if they haven't seen any scores yet. I'm thinking about taking entry deadlines out and letting the honor system be our guide.
Nobody had the Warriors or Wolves making it to this round. Don't see a 6 vs. 7 matchup too often.
posted by rcade at 10:42 AM on May 05, 2025
I let it get too close to tipoff so the posts will come up today with an entry deadline of game 2 for that series.
posted by rcade at 03:26 PM on May 04, 2025
I don't see how there's a win for Nico in the Lakers' defeat. There would be if the Mavericks went deep into the playoffs this season, but that stopped being a possibility when Kyrie blew up his knee while being played for more minutes than anybody else in the league.
He should be fired already. I've never seen a fan reaction as enraged and sustained as Mavs fans. He literally hides in the tunnel at home games.
posted by rcade at 01:18 PM on May 02, 2025
NFL Pickem Week 3: Travis Kelce is Mad as Hell and is Not Going to Take It Anymore
It had to be fixed. I was posting on a phone and borked it.