Heading into the final two weeks of the season. Here are this week’s confidence pool rankings. 16 Ravens 15 at Seahawks 14 at Chargers 13 at Falcons 12 at Broncos 11 at Patriots 10 at Colts 9 at 49ers 8 Chiefs 7 at Vikings 6 Steelers 5 Texans 4 Saints 3 Cowboys 2 Bengals 1 at Redskins Continue reading NFL Confidence Pool Rankings Week 16
Bowl season starts Friday. Here is a quick look at the sides I like. May come back around to further dive into some individual picks later if I get time. I will also mark my actual bets on this page in bold. Charlotte +6.5 vs. Buffalo. Bet U52. Buffalo can defend ground game. Weather likely. Kent St. +5 vs. Utah St. San Diego St. -3.5 vs. Central Michigan Liberty +4.5 vs. Georgia Southern FAU +3 vs. SMU. Arkansas St. -2.5 vs. FIU Like U62.5 Boise St +3.5 vs. Washington App St. -16.5 vs. UAB Marshall +17.5 vs. UCF BYU -2 … Continue reading CFB Bowl Picks ATS
Here are my pre-bowl season power ratings, with bowl games set to kick off Friday. And yeah, my top two power rated teams are playing each other in the semifinals. Note: these do not take into account players sitting out yet. As for coaches leaving, I don’t adjust much based on interim coaches. Since 2010, teams have performed right at their ATS numbers on average even with interim coaches. Rank Team IAW RTG 1 Ohio State 0.6 2 Clemson 2.1 3 LSU 4.4 4 Alabama 7.3 5 Georgia 10.1 6 Oklahoma 12.1 7 Utah 13.4 8 Michigan 13.6 9 Florida … Continue reading CFB Power Ratings–Pre-Bowl Season
I’m only play head-to-heads this week, so just one lineup build. And a heavily-owned one at that. Watson, Carson, and McCaffrey are all looking like they will be north of 40 percent owned. The differentiation this week is going to come at the WR position, where there are a slew of 4-6K guys to choose from. Even with that, Conley and Westbrook both look to be near 20 percent owned. Continue reading NFL DFS Week 15
Here are this week’s five songs worth listening to. Kesha–Resentment ft. Sturgill Simpson, Brian Wilson, Wrabel There are four names I never expected to hear together. This one actually leans more into the country side than the pop side, in … Continue reading Fab Five Friday–Dec. 13, 2019
Back in the old days when Illinoishighschoolsports.com was worth visiting, there was this man. Well, a legend of sorts. His screen name was Reggie Dunlop. If IHSS had a Hall of Fame, he would be first ballot. Truly some of the best message board posts you can find on a site dedicated to the athletic pursuits of the youth, that had nothing to do with the athletic pursuits of of the youth. Reggie was the IHSS Superman. In Clark Kent form, Reggie is Jeff. Jeff is a connoisseur of the rustic life, both the bucolic and the desolate. Especially the … Continue reading Playlist of the Week: Rural Noir
I call my Best Of list Interesting Air, based on a Tom Waits quote. Dude is just a cool cat. Even the stuff he puts out I don’t love, I appreciate. Well, Mr. Waits is 70 today. Born Dec. 7, 1949, Waits pairs an eclectic folk-blues van guarded with his gravel voice. And incredible song writing. I still say the best example of just how outside-the-box he is, is his 1978 performance on Austin City Limits. Yeah, the same year i was born. It is still one of my favorites, and i don’t need much of an excuse to watch … Continue reading Happy Birthday Tom awaits
Been a few weeks since a Fab Five Friday update, thanks to travel and the Macbook dying. And we are late this week, but… Here are five songs worth listening to this week. Amberly Chalberg–Crazy Bout You This one sounds … Continue reading Fab Five Friday–December 6, 2019
Now that we are through Thanksgiving, ya’ll are legally allowed to focus on Christmas. Those of you who jumped the gun, shame on you. Shame. And that now includes Christmas music. I’ll let you have the next few weeks, but just know I do this my own way. Frolicking through the snow, jingling of bells and blah, blah. All that ain’t me. As I was recently told, “it was a cute movie, you would hate it.”. I’ve been up front with depressing music consoling me in some sort of twisted way. So yeah, my Christmas music list might be a … Continue reading Playlist of the Week: Acceptable Christmas Music
Here are the confidence pool rankings for this week’s NFL slate. The Saints-49ers matchup is the big one this week, following the 49ers-Ravens last week. 16 at Packers 15 at Vikings 14 at Texans 13 at Eagles 12 at Browns 11 Ravens 10 at Jets 9 at Patriots 8 Chargers 7 at Falcons 6 Cowboys 5 at Buccaneers 4 Titans 3 Steelers 2 at Saints 1 at Rams Continue reading NFL Confidence Pool Rankings Week 14
