This is arguably one of the greatest times of the year on the sports calendar. The Baseball playoffs are coming to ahead, football is in full swing, and the NBA is tipping off. I could not decide on which sport to focus on as the focus for this blast. The end result is going to be a very ADHD blast that is a little all over the place. That’s what she said!
World Series
This has been a very entertaining playoff postseason.
The ALCS was one of the most compelling series that I can remember this decade. The poor Mariners were sent home thanks to the late innings heroics of the reformed former Astros cheater George Springer. Fuck you, George! This was Seattle’s moment, and you ruined it you piece of pond scum!
I may or may not have had a substantial future on the Mariners to make the World Series and am possibly a little bitter. Fuck you George! Fucking piece of cheating shit god damn fuck.
Now please give me a moment to attempt to talk about how good Shohei Ohtani is without getting an erection.
Shohei is the best thing to happen to baseball since they started caring about how many illegal steroids their players were taking. Everything that needs to be said was already said about his historic game four performance. He pitched six scoreless innings and hit three homeruns. That is like an NFL receiver having two pick sixes and scoring two more touchdowns on offense!
It is far from a hot take to say that I am riding with the Dodgers in the World Series. No disrespect to the Blue Jays. They are very good. They just do not have the pitching to cool down the white-hot dodger bats.
Dodgers in 5. Mookie Betts wins MVP
NBA Tip Off
I will eventually go through each division and give my terrifying thoughts on the makeup of each team. Right now I want to quickly overreact to the first few days of the NBA’s season.
If any team besides the Nuggets or the Thunder win the championship, I will live stream myself eating chicken nuggets in a thunderstorm until I puke! These are by far the two best teams in the Association.
Denver finally added enough pieces around Jokic to have a serious chance to win the title for a second time since their lone championship in 2023. Cam Johnson may not be as splashy of a name as Michael Porter Jr, but he is a much better shooter. He is also infinitely more reliable. This acquisition is going to be key to their deep playoff run.
If the Thunder are healthy, they are going to be the NBA’s first repeat champions since the Warriors in 2017 and 2018. In a league full of repeat champions, it is really hard to believe that it has been that long.
The Thunder’s ex factor is Chet Holmgren. They need him to take a step forward and stay healthy. If he does both those things the rest of the league doesn’t have a chance!
The main man who can force me to eat soggy chicken nuggets in the rain is Victor Wembanyama. The French Freak apparently grew vertically and horizontally this offseason. He is noticeably thicker and stronger. He also impossibly looks even taller and longer. He is a true freak, and the rest of the league should be properly scared that this man is going to take the reins of the league for the next decade.
Football
College Marquee 8Ole Miss +5.5 over 13Oklahoma
Feels really weird to put the Ole Miss Rebels in this slot back to back weeks. Thus is the nature of a very tough SEC schedule. This is not quite a must win for Trinidaddy and Ole Miss, but it is very close. They need to take advantage of a banged up Oklahoma team, with a questionable defense, and win this game.
NFL Picks
Chargers -6.5 over Vikings
Bears +6.5 over Ravens. This is too many points for a Lamar Jacksonless Ravens team. They have looked putrid without him.
Bengals -6.5 over Jets
Falcons -7.5 over Dolphins
Panthers +7.5 over Bills
49ers +2.5 over Texans
Giants +7.5 over Eagles
Patriots -7.5 over Browns
Saints +4.5 over Buccaneers
Colts -14.5 over Titans. This is the easiest bet of the weekend. Hammer it!
Cowboys +3.5 over Broncos
Packers -2.5 over Steelers
This is THE matchup of the weekend. I cannot wait to see Aaron Rodgers rolling his eyes at his former communist comrades as he throws for five touchdowns against them. Three of them to DK Metcalf. The question is whether the Steelers underperforming defense can generate enough pressure to throw off the Packers offense. I do not think so! Packers are going to win easily!
Chiefs -11.5 over Commanders
A bientot!
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