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MIKE KAYE
Season: 149-78 (66%) / Last Week: 9-6 (60%) /  Scott’s Pick: 5-8-1 (1-0)
It has finally arrived, Week 17. This has been quite the year, full of surprises, success stories, and failed hopes (I’m looking at you Philly and San Diego). The Texans and Lions join the playoffs for the first time in 12 years and a [...]

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MIKE KAYE
We first talked with Philadelphia Eagles Left Guard, Evan Mathis during his bye week earlier this season and learned that he is not just about playing football. The Alabama native owns a training facility in Arizona (ZoneAP.com) and has an extremely entertaining twitter page (@EvanMathis69) to just name some of his many outside of [...]

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CHRIS KNEPLEY
Call me a chauvinist if you must, but for some reason, I and millions of other sports enthusiasts around the country find women sports completely unwatchable. There have been many arguments made over the years concerning the lack of popularity in women’s athletics. Some say that women’s levels of athleticism aren’t comparable to their [...]

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SCOTT JACOBS
1984. It was a different time, and a different game, but that doesn’t change the fact that history is history. Drew Brees and the Saints had one heckuva Monday night in a festive and rocking Mercedes Benz Superdome (I think that’s what they’re calling it nowadays), as Brees and New [...]

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Last Week: 8-7  /  Overall: 110-103  /  Best Bets: 22-18-3  /  Monday Night: 9-7  /  Against Cincy: 4-9-1
JIM RUBERA
(Rubera writes for The Spop)
Houston -7 @ Indianapolis
The Colts got their win to avoid the imperfect season and have no reason to play hard and screw up their draft position.  Even if they wanted to, [...]

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A summer-long lockout nearly killed a highly anticipated season; Key word almost. The NBA is back and not a moment too soon.  Our experts make their picks.  It’s a colorful stocking stuffer before you get your real present: NBA hoops.

SCOTT JACOBS
We’ve got our crystal balls out and ready to go.  Who’s gonna win each division, [...]

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SCOTT JACOBS
If there was any question on whether the Colts were tanking their season for the rights to the #1 pick and the almighty Andrew Luck, that debate is now dead. After a stirring comeback to beat the 10 win Texans, Indianapolis’ shocking win (the first 1 win team over a [...]

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MIKE KAYE
Season: 140-72 (66%)  /  Last Week: 8-7 (53%)  /  Scott’s Pick: 4-9-1 (0-1)
My poor, poor T.J. Yates. Apparently there is a Take it to the Bank curse. Anyway, the season is literally in the home stretch with 11 of 12 the playoff spots possibly being decided this weekend. We had quite the head-turning Week 16 and [...]

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