QUICK HITS

– Michigan mismanages player safety
– MLB wild card games and playoff predictions

RECAP

Peter: NCAAF 5-2, NFL 4-2
Joel: NCAAF 3-4, NFL 3-3

PICK 6

Peter versus Joel
NCAAF WEEK 6
– Texas A&M at Mississippi State (-1.5) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
– Oklahoma at TCU (+4.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Alabama at Ole Miss (+6.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Stanford at Notre Dame (+2.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– LSU at Auburn (-8) (SAT, 7 PM ET)
– Nebraska at Michigan State (-8.5) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Wake Forest at Florida State (-38.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
— Peter: Michigan at Rutgers (-3) (SAT, 7 PM ET)
— Joel: Kansas at West Virginia (-25.5) (SAT, 4 PM ET)

NFL WEEK 5
– Chicago at Carolina (-2.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Houston at Dallas (-4) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Baltimore at Indianapolis (-3.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Arizona at Denver (-7) (SUN, 4:05 PM ET)
– Cincinnati at New England (+1.5) (SUN, 8:30 PM ET)
– Seattle at Washington (+7.5) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

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RED ZONE
20: Wimbledon finals soon under way
MAKE THE PLAY: Who wins the men’s and women’s draw?
10: MLB All-Star break approaching
MAKE THE PLAY: Will there be a current division leader that misses the playoffs? If so, which team?
5: World Cup 2014 progresses into the knockout round -AND- “Things Tim Howard Could Save”
MAKE THE PLAY: Who makes the final?

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10: Texans fans cheer Matt Schaub injury
Make the play: How many wins do the Texans get this year?

5: MLB league championship series continue
Make the play: Will the Dodgers come back to make it to the World Series?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 3-4, Joel 3-4
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) Decaff78: 28-21
(NFL) Peter: 3-3, Joel 3-3
SMYNja Leader: (NFL) Decaff78, 21-15

PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 8
– TCU at Oklahoma State (-7) (12 PM ET)
– Florida at Missouri (+3.5) (12:21 PM ET)
– Auburn at Texas A&M (-12.5) (3:30 PM ET)
– UCLA at Stanford (-6) (3:30 PM ET)
– Iowa at Ohio State (-17) (3:30 PM ET)
– Florida State at Clemson (+3) (8 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Southern Cal at Notre Dame (-3) (7:30 PM ET)
— Peter: Indiana at Michigan (-7.5) (3:30 PM ET)
— Joel: Texas Tech at West Virginia (+5.5) (12 PM ET)

NFL Week 7
– New England at New York Jets (+4) (1 PM ET)
– Dallas at Philadelphia (-3) (1 PM ET)
– Buffalo at Miami (-9.5) (1 PM ET)
– Baltimore at Pittsburgh (-1) (4:25 PM ET)
– Denver at Indianapolis (+6.5) (8:30 PM ET)
– Minnesota at New York Giants (-3.5) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

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10: Jerry Kill, University of Minnesota football coach, takes leave of absence for seizures
Make the play: Will Kill coach another game this season?

5: MLB league championship series begin
Make the play: Who makes it to the World Series?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 2-5, Joel 2-5
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) Decaff78: 25-17
(NFL) Peter: 3-3, Joel 3-3
SMYNja Leader: (NFL) Decaff78, 20-10

PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 7
– Missouri at Georgia (-8) (12 PM ET)
– Oklahoma at Texas (+14) (12 PM ET)
– Florida at LSU (-7) (3:30 PM ET)
– Oregon at Washington (+13.5) (4 PM ET)
– Michigan at Penn State (+2) (5 PM ET)
– Georgia Tech at BYU (-7) (7 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Syracuse at NC State (-6.5) (3:30 PM ET)
— Peter: EP
— Joel: EP

NFL Week 6
– Detroit at Cleveland (+1) (1 PM ET)
– St. Louis at Houston (-9) (1 PM ET)
– Oakland at Kansas City (-9.5) (1 PM ET)
– Jacksonville at Denver (-26.5) (4:25 PM ET)
– Washington at Dallas (-6) (8:30 PM ET)
– Indianapolis at San Diego (+1) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

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10: Tampa Bay Buccaneers release QB Josh Freeman
Make the play: Will Freeman start for another NFL team this season?

5: 2013 MLB playoffs begin
Make the play: Who wins this year’s World Series?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 3-4, Joel 5-2
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) Decaff78: 21-14
(NFL) Peter: 2-4, Joel 3-3
SMYNja Leader: (NFL) Decaff78, 16-8

PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 6
– Maryland at Florida State (-15.5) (12 PM ET)
– Clemson at Syracuse (+13.5) (3:30 PM ET)
– Georgia at Tennessee (+10) (3:30 PM ET)
– Arizona State vs Notre Dame (+5.5) (7:30 PM ET, Arlington, TX)
– Ohio State at Northwestern (+7) (8 PM ET)
– Washington at Stanford (-7.5) (10:30 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Kansas State at Oklahoma State (-14) (3:30 PM ET)
— Peter: Minnesota at Michigan (-19) (3:30 PM ET)
— Joel: West Virginia at Baylor (-28) (8 PM ET)

NFL Week 5
– Seattle at Indianapolis (+1) (1 PM ET)
– Philadelphia at New York Giants (-1) (1 PM ET)
– Detroit at Green Bay (-7.5) (1 PM ET)
– Carolina at Arizona (+1) (4:25 PM ET)
– Houston at San Francisco (-6.5) (8:30 PM ET)
– New York Jets at Atlanta (-10.5) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

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10: Lance Armstrong stripped of 7 Tour de France titles
Make the play: Does public opinion over Lance Armstrong change in the next year because of this? How so?

5: NFL confirms replacement officials for Week 1
Make the play: In which week do the regular officials return to work NFL games?

PICK 6 – Peter and Joel
– South Carolina at Vanderbilt (+7) (THUR, 7 PM ET)
– Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech (-7.5) (MON, 8 PM ET)
– Notre Dame vs Navy (+14) (SAT, 9 AM ET) (in Dublin, Ireland)
– Clemson vs Auburn (+3.5) (SAT, 7 PM ET) (in Atlanta, GA)
– Boise State at Michigan State (-7.5) (FRI, 8 PM ET)
– Michigan vs Alabama (-11) (SAT, 8 PM ET) (in Dallas, TX)
– Extra Point
— Peter: Hawaii at USC (-39) (SAT, 7:30 PM ET)
— Joel: Marshall at WVU (-22) (SAT, 12:00 PM ET)

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