October 08, 2025

SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle:

A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 3 comments

Rogers!

I'm off to the wilderness of northeastern Ontario for Thanksgiving weekend shortly.

Not really, to Almonte, in the Ottawa Valley (birthplace of one Dr. James Naismith)

My picks for the CFL & NFL pools are as follows:
Lock everything up! All of 'em!!

Saskatchewan by 21

Calgary by 10

Winnipeg by 11

Montreal by 21

Philadelphia by 21

Denver by 10

Arizona by 7

Pittsburgh by 11

Dallas by 14

L.A. Chargers by 12

L.A. Rams by 13

New England by 9

Seattle by 6

Las Vegas by 7

Green Bay by 22

San Francisco by 5

Kansas City by 2

Buffalo by 15

Washington by 8

Happy Thanksgiving to all, and to all a good pumpkin!

posted by tommybiden at 11:17 AM on October 08, 2025

I don't know what to think about the NCAA allowing college athletes to bet on pro sports.

The approval language includes blather about "encouraging healthy habits for student-athletes who choose to engage in betting activities".

Sort of like a liquor ad that urges folks to drink responsibly. Cross your fingers and hope.

Doesn't take much imagination to think of the potential for greater harm and abuse than is already happening, with college and pro players getting death threats when bettors aren't happy with what happened to the spread or the props.

posted by beaverboard at 04:35 PM on October 08, 2025

I don't know if I will be home in time to pick tomorrows NFL game, just in case The Eagles by 12 LOCK

posted by ic23b at 08:56 PM on October 08, 2025

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