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Episode 80: NCAAF – USC at UCLA

With a top-four showdown, the College Football Playoff rankings got another big shake-up. What do Peter and Joel think about the order of this week’s top four teams? Additionally, the college basketball season begins and Adrian Peterson has been suspended for the rest of the year without pay. Also, NCAAF Week 13 picks, NFL Week 12 predictions against the spread, and Giancarlo Stanton signs a monster contract with the Miami Marlins.

QUICK HITS

– College Football Top Four Teams: BAMA, ORE, FSU, MSU
– College Basketball season preview
– Adrian Peterson suspended without pay for rest of season
– Giancarlo Stanton signs 13-year/$325M deal

RECAP

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

PICK 6

Peter versus Joel
NCAAF WEEK 13
Minnesota at Nebraska (-10.5) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
Arizona at Utah (-4) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
Boston College at Florida State (-19) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
Ole Miss at Arkansas (+3.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
Oklahoma State at Baylor (-27.5) (SAT, 7:30 PM ET)
– USC at UCLA (-3.5) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Louisville at Notre Dame (-3.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
— Peter: Maryland at Michigan (-5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
— Joel: Kansas State at West Virginia (-2) (THURS, 7 PM ET)

NFL WEEK 12
– Detroit at New England (-7) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
Cincinnati at Houston (-1) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
Arizona at Seattle (-6.5) (SUN, 4:05 PM ET)
– Miami at Denver (-7) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
Dallas at New York Giants (+3) (SUN, 8:30 PM ET)
– Baltimore at New Orleans (-3) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

Episode 63: Predicting the Belmont

QUICK HITS
– Cavaliers win 3rd NBA Draft Lottery in 4 years
– Landon Donovan cut from World Cup team
– Jose Fernandez, Prince Fielder among those out for MLB season

RED ZONE
20: California Chrome on the verge of the Triple Crown
MAKE THE PLAY: Will California Chrome win at Belmont?
10: NHL playoffs in the Conference Finals
MAKE THE PLAY: Who plays in the Stanley Cup Finals?
5: NBA playoffs in the Conference Finals
MAKE THE PLAY: Who plays in the NBA Finals?

NFL DRAFT REACTIONS

Episode 12: NFL – Chicago vs San Francisco

RED ZONE
20: Marlins unload talent in trade to Blue Jays
Make the play: What place in the AL East does Toronto get next year?

10: Alabama LOSES to Texas A&M
Make the play: Two weeks to go – who plays for the title?

5: Lakers fire Brown, hire D’Antoni
Make the play: Will the Lakers at least make the conference finals?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 37-40, Joel 38-39 – (NFL) Peter: 33-27, Joel: 33-27
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses – (NFL) Skulljumper

PICK 6Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 12
Rutgers at Cincinnati (-6.5) (SAT, 12:00 PM ET)
USC vs UCLA (+4) (SAT, 3:05 PM ET)
– Ohio State at Wisconsin (-3) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
Texas Tech at Oklahoma State (-10.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
Oklahoma at West Virginia (+10.5) (SAT, 7 PM ET)
Stanford at Oregon (-20.5) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
– Extra Point: NC State at Clemson (-17) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
— Peter: EP
— Joel: EP

NFL Week 11
Green Bay at Detroit (+3.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
Philadelphia at Washington (-3.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– San Diego at Denver (-8.5) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
Indianapolis at New England (-9.5) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
Baltimore at Pittsburgh (+3) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)
– Chicago at San Francisco (-4) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)