- 05:17 PM
- 10/27/25
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
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
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
LOL. This makes me wish American fans sang songs like the British.