Tony and Andy tied across the board last week. How about that. Tony scored a solid hit picking the Browns, while Andy pegged the Rams upset over Seattle – and both actually got half their bets correct.
Go figure.
| Straight-up | Spread | |
| Andy | 5-1 | 3-3 |
| Tony | 5-1 | 3-3 |
Quite possibly the best weekend of football games in any given year is the divisional round of the playoffs. Here are our picks:
| Saturday | Andy – Straight | Andy – Spread | Tony – Straight | Tony – Spread |
| Colts at Bills (-6.5) | Bills | Bills | Bills | Bills |
| Rams at Seahawks (-3.5) | Rams | Rams | Seahawks | Seahawks |
| Bucs at Football Team (+8.5) | Bucs | Football Team | Bucs | Football Team |
| Sunday | ||||
| Ravens at Titans (+3) | Ravens | Ravens | Ravens | Titans |
| Bears at Saints (-9.5) | Saints | Bears | Saints | Saints |
| Browns at Steelers (-6) | Steelers | Steelers | Browns | Browns |
Tony
For Saturday, oddly enough I might be most looking forward to the Bucs vs Football Team game, although more because the other two bore me, and I’d like to see more of Antonio Gibson, and whether or not Tom Brady is enough to overcome the seemingly perpetual playoff choking of Bruce Arians. Plus, if we play the “Every time they mention Alex Smith’s gruesome injury” drinking game, I can be passed out by the early second quarter.
On Sunday, the Ravens/Titans game should be a solid matchup to watch, with Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson—and surprisingly, the Steelers/Browns game offers some intrigue, with the Covid Coaching situation for the Browns, and the questions about just how overrated the Steelers really are.
As for the Bears/Saints…well, apparently that game will be featured on Nickelodeon, which sounds about right for where it should be.
Andy
As much as I rail against playoff expansion – blatant money grab – there are several interesting games this weekend. I won’t have the opportunity to sit down and watch straight through – the perils of having young kids – but I’ll monitor all of them.
The ones that interest me the most, I think, are Colts/Bills, as it seems to me with the defense they have, the multitude of weapons on offense and the mobility of Josh Allen, they may have the best chance of dethroning Kansas City in the AFC. But are they ready? Pittsburgh and Cleveland will also be interesting, as the Browns get back into the playoffs for the first time in ages. But I don’t think Cleveland is ready to stick in that game yet.
The NFL lot kind of bores me a bit. The Bears, Washington Football Team and, with its defensive deficiencies, the Seahawks are, I think, pretenders this year. Rams/Seahawks will be the most competitive game this weekend, but honestly, it feels to me like whoever ultimately emerges from this slate of teams is nothing more than prey for an AFC Super Bowl win.
Hey, whaddya know. Andy got three games right. That took long enough. Doesn’t get him back to positive, but it puts him in striking distance. Tony joined him in the negatives this week. Good time for the season to end, I guess.
| Week 16 W/L | Season W/L | Week 16 $$ | Season $$ | Bankroll | |
| Andy | 3-1 | 21-41-2 | +$2,052 | -$10,340 | -$340 |
| Tony | 1-3 | 22-39-3 | -$1,391 | -$10,317 | -$317 |
Andy: To say I’ve got momentum is severely far-fetched, but I’ll take a good week. Hoping to end on a good note. (more…)
Yep, we’re almost done here. We should have been done a couple weeks ago, but our ownership of this blog allows us to make the rules, which we have clearly set to allow ourselves to bet into the red.
Good thing.
Tony’s staying alive, though not by much. (more…)
| Week 14 W/L | Week 14 $ | Season W/L | Season $ | Bankroll | |
| Tony | 0-4 | -$3,250 | 19-34-3 | -$9.330 | $670 |
| Andy | 1-3 | -$100 | 17-37-2 | -$11,368 | -$1,368 |
Andy:
$500 – New England (+2.5, -110) at Miami – In the picks segment, I’m pretty sure I went with Miami. I think I’m getting that one wrong. I should have thought more ahead of time about what Bill Belichick did to Justin Herbert the other day. It’s what he does to all rookie QBs. And Tua has not played as much as Herbert. And most of his front-line weapons are beaten up. I now think the Patriots win this game. (more…)
It just keeps getting uglier and uglier. Andy hasn’t correctly pretended to wager on a game in two weeks. And Tony has to consider it a victory to end up $9 ahead for a week.
Good grief.
| Week 13 W/L | Week 3 $ | Season W/L | Season $ | Bankroll | |
| Tony | 2-2 | +$9 | 19-30-3 | -$6,080 | $3,920 |
| Andy | 0-3-1 | -$1,300 | 16-34-2 | -$11,268 | -$1,268 |
Andy: This is embarrassing. Probably best if just shush and pick. (more…)
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