QUICK HITS

– Halfway through the NFL season
– College Football Four: MSU, FSU, AUB, ORE

RECAP

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

PICK 6

Peter versus Joel
NCAAF WEEK 11
– Baylor at Oklahoma (-5.5) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
– Notre Dame at Arizona State (-2.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Kansas State at TCU (-6) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Alabama at LSU (+6.5) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
– Ohio State at Michigan State (-3.5) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
– Oregon at Utah (+8) (SAT, 10 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Virginia at Florida State (-19) (SAT, 6:30 PM ET)
— Peter: Michigan at Northwestern (+1.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
— Joel: West Virginia at Texas (+3.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)

NFL WEEK 10
– Dallas vs Jacksonville (+7) (SUN, 1 PM ET) (in London)
– Kansas City at Buffalo (+1.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Pittsburgh at New York Jets (+6) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– St. Louis at Arizona (-7) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– Chicago at Green Bay (-7.5) (SUN, 8:30 PM ET)
– Carolina at Philadelphia (-6) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

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QUICK HITS

– MLB Playoffs
– NHL season begins
– Five of top eight NCAAF teams fall

RECAP

Peter: NCAAF 3-4, NFL 6-0
Joel: NCAAF 1-6, NFL 5-1

PICK 6

Peter versus Joel
NCAAF WEEK 7
– Texas vs Oklahoma (-14.5) (SAT, 12 PM ET) (Cotton Bowl)
– Auburn at Mississippi State (+2.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– TCU at Baylor (-8.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Oregon at UCLA (+2.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Penn State at Michigan (-1) (SAT, 7 PM ET)
– Ole Miss at Texas A&M (-2) (SAT, 9 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Georgia at Missouri (+3) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
— Peter: EXTRA POINT
— Joel: West Virginia at Texas Tech (+6) (SAT, 12 PM ET)

NFL WEEK 6
– Pittsburgh at Cleveland (-2) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Denver at New York Jets (+9) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Chicago at Atlanta (-3) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Dallas at Seattle (-8) (SUN, 4:05 PM ET)
– New York Giants at Philadelphia (-2.5) (SUN, 8:30 PM ET)
– San Francisco at St. Louis (+3) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

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QUICK HITS

– Tony Stewart returns to NASCAR after tragic accident
– MLB Standings
– Seahawks rout Packers 36-16 in first NFL game of the year

NFL PREDICTIONS

NFC Playoffs
Peter: NO, SEA, PHI, DET, GB, STL
Joel: SEA, NO, GB, PHI, SF, CHI
AFC Playoffs
Peter: DEN, CIN, NE, IND, KC, HOU
Joel: DEN, NE, CIN, IND, PIT, HOU

Coach of the Year
Peter: BILL O’BRIEN (Houston)
Joel: CHIP KELLY (Philadelphia)
Offensive Rookie of the Year
Peter: JOHNNY MANZIEL (Cleveland)
Joel: BLAKE BORTLES (Jacksonville)
MVP
Peter: DREW BREES (New Orleans)
Joel: AARON RODGERS (Green Bay)
Super Bowl
Peter: NEW ORLEANS vs Cincinnati
Joel: DENVER vs Seattle
Super Bowl MVP
Peter: DREW BREES (New Orleans)
Joel: PEYTON MANNING (Denver)

Deadspin’s “Why Your Team Sucks 2014″ series

PICK 6

Peter versus Joel
NCAAF WEEK 2
– Oklahoma at Tulsa (+24.5) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
– USC at Stanford (-2.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Ole Miss at Vanderbilt (+20.5) (SAT, 4:30 PM ET)
– Michigan State at Oregon (-11.5) (SAT, 6:30 PM ET)
– Michigan at Notre Dame (-3.5) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
– Virginia Tech at Ohio State (-11) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
– Extra Point: BYU at Texas (+1.5) (SAT, 7:30 PM ET)
— Peter: EXTRA POINT
— Joel: EXTRA POINT

NFL WEEK 1
– New Orleans at Atlanta (+3) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Cleveland at Pittsburgh (-7) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Washington at Houston (-3) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– San Francisco at Dallas (+4.5) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– Indianapolis at Denver (-7.5) (SUN, 8 :30 PM ET)
– New York Giants at Detroit (-5.5) (MON, 7:10 PM ET)

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QUICK HITS

– NFL changes domestic abuse punishment policy
– Sam Bradford tears ACL, out for year
– Talk of NHL expansion: Seattle, Las Vegas, Toronto, Quebec City
– Rob Manfred to become new MLB commissioner in January
– U.S. Open (tennis) continues

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS

AAC
Peter: UCF
Joel: UCF
ACC
Peter: Florida State beats Virginia Tech
Joel: Florida State beats UNC
PAC-12
Peter: Oregon beats UCLA
Joel: Oregon beats UCLA
BIG TEN
Peter: Michigan State beats Wisconsin
Joel: Michigan State beats Wisconsin
BIG 12
Peter: Oklahoma
Joel: Oklahoma
SEC
Peter: Alabama beats Florida
Joel: Alabama beats Georgia

HEISMAN
Peter: Marcus Mariota – Oregon (QB)
Joel: Marcus Mariota – Oregon (QB)

PLAYOFFS
Peter:
(1) Oregon vs (4) Michigan State
(2) Alabama vs (3) Oklahoma
(2) Alabama beats (1) Oregon
Joel:
(1) Florida State vs (4) Oklahoma
(2) Oregon vs (3) Alabama
(2) Oregon beats (1) Florida State

PICK 6

– Ohio State at Navy (+16.5) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
– UCLA at Virginia (+21) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
– West Virginia at Alabama (-26) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET) (in Atlanta)
– Clemson at Georgia (-7.5) (SAT, 5:30 PM ET)
– Florida State at Oklahoma State (+18) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
– Wisconsin at LSU (-5) (SAT, 9 PM ET) (in Houston)
– Extra Point: Fresno State at USC (-22) (SAT, 7:30 PM ET)
— Peter: Appalachian State at Michigan (-34.5) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
— Joel: EXTRA POINT

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10: First BCS standings are released
Make the play: Will a team currently outside the top ten play in the national championship game at the end of the year?

5: World Series begins
Make the play: Who wins the World Series?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 1-6, Joel 4-3
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) Detlef Schrempf: 26-13
(NFL) Peter: 4-2, Joel 2-4
SMYNja Leader: (NFL) GymleaderBen, 8-4

PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 9
– North Carolina State at Florida State (-31.5) (3:30 PM ET)
– Texas Tech at Oklahoma (-7) (3:30 PM ET)
– South Carolina at Missouri (-3) (7 PM ET)
– UCLA at Oregon (-22.5) (7 PM ET)
– Penn State at Ohio State (-14.5) (8 PM ET)
– Stanford at Oregon State (+3.5) (10:30 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Tennessee at Alabama (-28) (3:30 PM ET)
— Peter: EP
— Joel: West Virginia at Kansas State (-10.5) (3:45 PM ET)

NFL Week 8
– Dallas at Detroit (-3) (1 PM ET)
– Cleveland at Kansas City (-7.5) (1 PM ET)
– San Francisco at Jacksonville (+17) (1 PM ET)
– New York Jets at Cincinnati (-6.5) (4:25 PM ET)
– Green Bay at Minnesota (+10) (8:30 PM ET)
– Seattle at St. Louis (+10.5) (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: Maryland and Rutgers head to Big Ten
Make the play: If Big Ten adds two more teams, which do they acquire?

5: NFL Thanksgiving Games
Make the play: Who wins each game?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 39-45, Joel 39-45 – (NFL) Peter: 36-30, Joel: 37-29
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses – (NFL) Skulljumper

PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 13
– Michigan at Ohio State (-3.5) (SAT, 12:00 PM ET)
– Oregon at Oregon State (+9.5) (SAT, 3:00 PM ET)
– Oklahoma State at Oklahoma (-7) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Florida at Florida State (-8) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Stanford at UCLA (+2) (SAT, 6:30 PM ET)
– South Carolina at Clemson (-4) (SAT, 7 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Notre Dame at USC (+6) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
— Peter: EP
— Joel: West Virginia at Iowa State (+1.5) (FRI, 3:30 PM ET)

NFL Week 12
– Pittsburgh at Cleveland (0) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Atlanta at Tampa Bay (+1) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– St. Louis at Arizona (-1) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– San Francisco at New Orleans (+2.5) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– Green Bay at New York Giants (-2.5) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)
– Carolina at Philadelphia (0) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

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10: Chiefs fans cheer Matt Cassel’s concussion
Make the play: Will Cassel return as the Chiefs’ starting QB this year?

5: MLB playoff update
Make the play: Will you make any revised picks on who you think wins the World Series?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 19-23, Joel 20-22 – (NFL) Peter: 14-16, Joel: 14-16
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses, 18-10 – (NFL) Skulljumper

PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 7
– Texas vs Oklahoma (-3) (SAT, 12 PM ET, at Cotton Bowl)
– Wisconsin at Purdue (-2.5) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
– Stanford at Notre Dame (-8) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– USC at Washington (+11.5) (SAT, 7 PM ET)
– South Carolina at LSU (-2.5) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
– Texas A&M at Louisiana Tech (+9) (SAT, 9 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Oregon State at BYU (-6) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
— Peter: Illinois at Michigan (-23.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
— Joel: West Virginia at Texas Tech (+3.5) (3:30 PM ET)

NFL Week 6
– Dallas at Baltimore (-3.5) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Detroit at Philadelphia (-4) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– New England at Seattle (+3.5) (SUN, 4:05 PM ET)
– New York Giants at San Francisco (-5) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– Green Bay at Houston (-3.5) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)
– Denver at San Diego (-1) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

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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 6 – Joel 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)

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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 6 – Joel 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)

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