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

– 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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— PETER —
Florida
North Carolina
Arizona
Louisville
—
Louisville vs Florida, 72-67

–JOEL–
Florida
Iowa State
Arizona
Louisville
—
Louisville vs Iowa State, 90-87

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10: Pittsburgh Pirates break 20-season losing streak
Make the play: How far do the Pirates go in the playoffs?

5: NCAA Football Week 1 Takeaways
Make the play: Will another ranked team be upset by an FCS team this year?

REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 3-4, Joel 3-4
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) Detlef Schrempf: 6-1

PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 2
– Florida at Miami (+3) (12 PM ET)
– Cincinnati at Illinois (+7.5) (12 PM ET)
– Oregon at Virginia (+21.5) (3:30 PM ET)
– South Carolina at Georgia (-3) (4:30 PM ET)
– West Virginia at Oklahoma (-20.5) (7 PM ET)
– Notre Dame at Michigan (-3.5) (8 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Washington State at Southern Cal (-14.5) (10:30 PM ET)
— Peter: EP
— Joel: EP

NFL Week 1
– Atlanta at New Orleans (-3) (1 PM ET)
– Minnesota at Detroit (-5) (1 PM ET)
– Tampa Bay at New York Jets (+3) (1 PM ET)
– Green Bay at San Francisco (-4.5) (4:25 PM ET)
– New York Giants at Dallas (-3.5) (8:20 PM ET)
– Philadelphia at Washington (-3.5) (10:15 PM ET)

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REPLAY
(NCAAF) Peter: 36-34, Joel 36-34 – (NFL) Peter: 29-25, Joel: 29-25
SMYNja Leader: (NCAAF) MajorMoses – (NFL) Skulljumper

PICK 6 – Joel vs Peter
NCAAF Week 11
– Miami at Virginia (-1) (SAT, 12:00 PM ET)
– Oregon State at Stanford (-4) (SAT, 3:00 PM ET)
– Texas A&M at Alabama (-14) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Penn State at Nebraska (-7.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
– Mississippi State at LSU (-14.5) (SAT, 7 PM ET)
– Notre Dame at Boston College (+18.5) (SAT, 8 PM ET)
– Extra Point: Baylor at Oklahoma (-21.5) (SAT, 3:30 PM ET)
— Peter: Northwestern at Michigan (-10.5) (SAT, 12 PM ET)
— Joel: West Virginia at Oklahoma State (-7.5) (SAT, 3 PM ET)

NFL Week 10
– Detroit at Minnesota (+1) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– Atlanta at New Orleans (+1) (SUN, 1 PM ET)
– New York Jets at Seattle (-6) (SUN, 4:05 PM ET)
– Dallas at Philadelphia (+1) (SUN, 4:25 PM ET)
– Houston at Chicago (-1) (SUN, 8:20 PM ET)
– Kansas City at Pittsburgh (-11.5) (MON, 8:30 PM ET)

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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 6 – Joel 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)

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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 6 – Joel 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)

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