Archive for September 26, 2012

Episode 5: NCAAF – Baylor vs West Virginia

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20: ND/Michigan rivalry on hold
Make the play: Which school do you see Michigan selecting to replace this schedule vacancy?

10: AL Triple Crown race
Make the play: Will Miguel Cabrera win the Triple Crown?

5: Seahawks/Packers MNF Debacle
Make the play: Will this expedite the process for getting the regular officials back to work?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 10-18, Joel 12-16 – (NFL) Peter: 9-9, Joel: 10-8
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses, 18-10 – (NFL) Joel, MajorMoses

PICK 6Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 5
– Baylor at West Virginia (-13) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
Ohio State at Michigan State (-2.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Tennessee at Georgia (-13) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
Texas at Oklahoma State (+2.5) (SAT, 7:50 PM ET)
Wisconsin at Nebraska (-11.5) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
Oregon State at Arizona (-2.5) (SAT, 10 PM ET)
– Extra Point
— Peter/Joel: Clemson at Boston College (+9.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)

NFL Week 4
– Minnesota at Detroit (-5.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
Seattle at St. Louis (+1) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Miami at Arizona (-6) (SUN, 4:05 PM ET)
– New Orleans at Green Bay (-9) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
NY Giants at Philadelphia (-1) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)
Chicago at Dallas (-3.5) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

Episode 4: NFL – New England vs Baltimore

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20: Pittsburgh Pirates collapse
Make the play: Do the Pirates end up with a winning record this year?

10: Ending of Bucs/Giants – Kneeldown rush
Make the play: Will there be a rule change at the end of the year forbidding the “Victory Formation”?

5: Jim Calhoun retires
Make the play: Does UConn make the NCAA basketball tournament this year?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 9-12, Joel 9-12 – (NFL) Peter: 8-4, Joel: 9-3
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses, 14-7 – (NFL) Joel

PICK 6Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 4
Virginia at TCU (-17.5) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
– Oregon State at UCLA (-8) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
Michigan at Notre Dame (-5.5) (SAT, 7:30 PM ET)
Kansas State at Oklahoma (-14) (SAT, 7:50 PM ET)
Clemson at Florida State (-14) (SAT, 8:00 PM ET)
Arizona at Oregon (-24) (SAT, 10:30 PM ET)
– Extra Point
— Peter: Missouri at South Carolina (-10) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
— Joel: Maryland at WVU (-27) (SAT, 12 PM ET)

NFL Week 3
– Buffalo at Cleveland (+3) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Tampa Bay at Dallas (-7.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
Philadelphia at Arizona (+4) (SUN, 4:05 PM ET)
Houston at Denver (+1) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– New England at Baltimore (-3) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)
Green Bay at Seattle (+3) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

Episode 3: NCAAF – Notre Dame vs Michigan State

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20: Andy Murray wins U.S. Open
Make the play: Will Murray win one of the next four majors?

10: Clemens interested in returning
Make the play: Will Clemens actually pitch this year or next year?

5: Saints suspensions overturned
Make the play: Will these players be re-suspended? If so, for how long?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 6-8, Joel 6-8 – (NFL) Peter: 5-1, Joel: 5-1
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses, 9-5 – (NFL) Peter & Joel

PICK 6Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 3
Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh (+10) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
– California at Ohio State (-17) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
– Boston College at Northwestern (-3.5) (3:30 PM ET)
Florida at Tennessee (-2.5) (SAT, 6 PM ET)
USC at Stanford (+8.5) (SAT, 7:30 PM ET)
– Notre Dame at Michigan State (-5) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
– Extra Point
— Peter: UMass at Michigan (-45.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
— Joel: Navy at Penn State (-5.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)

NFL Week 2
Baltimore at Philadelphia (-1) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Cleveland at Cincinnati (-7) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
Washington at St. Louis (-3) (SUN, 4:05 PM ET)
– New York Jets at Pittsburgh (-6) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– Detroit at San Francisco (-6.5) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)
Denver at Atlanta (-3) (SUN, 8:30 PM ET)

Episode 2: NFL – San Francisco vs Green Bay

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20: Notable scores from Week 1 in NCAAF – Who impressed, who didn’t?
Make the play: How many wins does Penn State end up with this year?

10: Strasburg has two starts left
Make the play: Do the Nationals make the World Series this year?

5: NHL collective bargaining talks stall
Make the play: Will the NHL regular season be shortened this year?

REPLAY
Peter: 2-5, Joel 4-3
SMYNja Leader: MajorMoses, 5-2

PICK 6Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 2
Auburn at Mississippi State (-3.5) (SAT, 12:00 PM ET)
Penn State at Virginia (-8.5) (SAT, 12:00 PM ET)
Southern Cal vs Syracuse (+26) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET, in New Jersey)
Nebraska vs UCLA (+4.5) (SAT, 7:30 PM ET)
Georgia at Missouri (+3.5) (SAT, 7:45 PM ET)
Oklahoma State at Arizona (+12) (SAT, 10:30 PM ET)
– Extra Point
— Peter: Air Force at Michigan (-21.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
— Joel: Purdue at Notre Dame (-14.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)

NFL Week 1
– Indianapolis at Chicago (-11) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
Philadelphia at Cleveland (+8) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
Atlanta at Kansas City (0) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
San Francisco at Green Bay (-7.5) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– Pittsburgh at Denver (-2.5) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)
San Diego at Oakland (0) (MON, 10:15 PM ET)