NCAA Second Round Day 2

ACC spotlight day

South Region

Iowa (10) vs Tennessee (2)

Iowa never gives up...

Tennessee by 6

Oklahoma (9) vs Virginia (1)

Virginia by 10

UC Irvine (13) vs Oregon (12)

Oregon by 8

Midwest Region

Washington (9) vs North Carolina (1)

UNC by 13

Ohio State (11) vs Houston (2)

Houston by 10

East Region

Central Florida (9) vs Duke (1)

Duke by 8

Liberty (12) vs Va Tech (4)

Tech by 13

West Region

Buffalo (6) vs Texas Tech (3)

Game of the day.

Buffalo by 4

Sweet 16 picks later in the week!

NCAA Second Round

Tickets to Sweet 16 up for grabs

East Region

Maryland (6) vs LSU (3)

Maryland by 4

Minnesota vs Michigan State
Upset??
Minnesota by 5

Midwest Region

Wofford (7) vs Kentucky (2)

Another upset??

Wofford by 3

Auburn (5) vs Kansas (4)

Auburn by 6

West Region

Florida (10) vs Michigan (2)

Michigan by 7

Murray State (12) vs Florida State (4)

Florida State by 2

Baylor (9) vs Gonzaga (1)

Gonzaga by 13

South Region

Villanova (6) vs Purdue (3)

Purdue by 7

Sunday picks next....

Day 2 2019

Picks for Day 2 March Madness

Today marks the second full day of NCAA play. After finishing 12-4 yesterday.....let's pick some games!

South Region

Gardner Webb (16) vs Virginia (1)

Virginia will not fall this season.

UVA by 23

Iowa (10) vs Cincinnati (7)

Iowa by 3

Cal-Irvine (13) vs Kansas State (8)

Kansas St by 13

Colgate (15) vs Tennessee (2)

Tennessee by 20

Oregon (12) vs Wisconsin (5)

Wisconsin by 6

Ole Miss (8) vs Oklahoma (9)

Ole Miss by 3

East Region

North Dakota State (16) vs Duke (1)

Duke by 24

Central Florida (9) vs VCU (8)

VCU by 7

Liberty (12) vs Mississippi State (5)

Liberty by 2

Saint Louis (13) vs Virginia Tech (4)

Va Tech by 9

West Region

Arizona State (11) vs Buffalo (6)

Buffalo by 8

Northern Kentucky (14) vs Texas Tech (3)

Texas Tech by 16

Midwest Region

Iona (16) vs North Carolina (1)

UNC by 22

Washington (9) vs Utah State (8)

Washington by 3

Ohio State (11) vs Iowa State (6)

Iowa St by 9

Montana (15) vs Michigan (2)

Michigan by 14

Back with more tomorrow....

March Madness 2019 Day 1

Let the games begin

Field of 64

In a few hours, the 2019 edition of March Madness kicks off in earnest with every team in the field dreaming of Final Four glory. 

Without going through lots of rhetoric....I'll jump straight into the picks. Please note, some may vary from my original bracket picks.

East Region

Minnesota (10) vs Louisville (7)

Louisville by 8

Yale (14) vs LSU (3)

Could be one of those games!

LSU by 3

Bradley (15) vs Michigan State (2)

Michigan St by 14

Belmont (11) vs Maryland (6)

Another tricky one.

Maryland by 4

Midwest Region

New Mexico State (12) vs Auburn (5)

Here we go...the 12-5 upset!

New Mexico State by 7

Northeastern (13) vs Kansas (4)

Kansas by 15

Abilene Christian (15) vs Kentucky (2)

Kentucky by 22

Seton Hall (10) vs Wofford (7)

Wofford by 6

West Region

Vermont (13) vs Florida State (4)

Fla St by 14

Murray State (12) vs Marquette (5)

Maybe best game of the day!

Murray St by 2

Florida (10) vs Nevada (7)

Nevada by 7

Fairleigh Dickinson (16) vs Gonzaga (1)

Gonzaga by 24

Montana (15) vs Michigan (2)

Michigan by 17

Baylor (9) vs Syracuse (8)

Syracuse by 5

South Region

St. Mary's (11) vs Villanova (6)

Villanova by 9

Old Dominion (14) vs Purdue (3)

Purdue by 8

Back with the second half of the bracket tomorrow!

March Madness 2019

The Madness is Imminent

Every year around this time sixty eight universities from around the country enter with hopes of being a champion, a Cinderella or a team living up to lofty expectations. Over the next few weeks....we will see heartbreak, buzzer beaters and superhuman feats of athleticism.

So...with that being the case....let's pick the First Four.....let the madness begin!

Fairleigh Dickinson vs Prairie View A&M

One of these teams will get their first ever NCAA win and advance as cannon fodder for a #1 seed.

I'm leaning slightly towards PVA&M.

Prairie View by 4

Temple vs Belmont

Belmont has been mentioned in hushed tones as a team hat could cause waves in the tourney. The winner of this one gets #11 seed and I'm going with Belmont

Belmont by 6

North Carolina Central vs North Dakota State

If it were on the gridiron...ND St all the way!!! But going with ACC adjacent NC Central!

NC Central by 7

St John's vs Arizona State

Another #11 seed for the main draw is up for grabs here. Do I instinctively go with Chris Mullin in March?? Yep!

St John's by 3

Back with main draw picks tomorrow!!

NFL Week 7 picks

Schedule filled with good matches

Straight to picks this week....behind schedule...

New England @ Chicago

Letdown week for Pats...

Bears 30-28

Buffalo @ Indianapolis

Colts 24-20

Detroit @ Miami

Lions 31-27

Minnesota @ NY Jets

Vikings 34-23

Carolina @ Philadelphia

Big one in Philly...could go to last possession...

Eagles 30-27

Cleveland @ Tampa Bay

Bucs 34-24

Houston @ Jacksonville

Texans 23-21

New Orleans @ Baltimore

Ravens 27-23

LA Rams @ San Francisco

Rams 35-20

Dallas @ Washington

Big interest from most....not a lot from me but have o pick it....

Cincinnati @ Kansas City

Could be the game of the week...

Chiefs 38-35

NY Giants @ Atlanta

Falcons 30-28

Last Week: 10-5

Season: 56-37

Until next week....

NFL Week 6 picks

All eyes on Foxboro tonight

Kansas City travels to Foxboro to meet New England tonight in the highlight of Week 5 NFL action.

The Chiefs are scorching at the moment but have done so in past seasons only to fade in the playoffs meanwhile the Patriots seem to be fine tuning as they go from week to week.

The excitement around this one revolves around KC quarterback Pat Mahomes vs wily veteran Tom Brady.

Ok....let's pick some games!!

Tampa Bay @ Atlanta

Falcons 31-27

Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati

There is a new hype with this one and the Bengals may finally snap the six loss streak to the Steelers.

Bengals 34-30

LA Chargers @ Cleveland

Chargers 23-17

Seattle @ Oakland

Seahawks 27-22

Chicago @ Miami

Bears 24-17

Arizona @ Minnesota

Vikings 34-20

Indianapolis @ NY Jets

Jets 28-23

Carolina @ Washington

Panthers 30-20

Buffalo @ Houston

Texans 27-17

LA Rams @ Denver

Rams 30-21

Jacksonville @ Dallas

There are rumblings/grumblings in Dallas

Jags 28-24

Baltimore @ Tennessee

Ravens 24-21

Kansas City @ New England

Right now... the Patriots are working out the kinks still so this is either prime time to spring one on the Chiefs or become another team boggled and beaten by them

Gonna give the edge to Mahomes and crew!

Chiefs 38-30

San Francisco @ Green Bay

Packers 34-24

Last Week: 12-3

Season: 46-32

Until next week...