DFS Plays: NFL Week 3 DFS Game-by-Game Analysis

With Thursday Night Football already behind us – and an entertaining one, at that – and an early Sunday morning game in London, we have 14 games ahead of us for a busy DFS Sunday – and Monday Night. As usual, with such a large slate, it is relatively easy to find matchups that set up […]
Week 3 NFL Picks Against the Point Spread

It should have ended in Week 2. It didn’t. Let’s be thankful. There is nothing more important in determining NFL picks against the point spread than perception, and overreactions are the typical driving force. Normally, they fizzle out after a second game. Not this year. Not yet. So much momentum was gained in 2016 by […]
Packers Dealing with Significant Injuries after Falcons Game

The Green Bay Packers were hoping to use Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons as a test to prove how good they are this season. Unfortunately, the Packers showed they still aren’t as good as the Falcons as they got humiliated in Atlanta’s home opener. Things went from bad to worse for the Packers as […]
The Men Up North – Weekly Sports Update

On this epsidoe of The Men Up North Sports Podcast, the guys do a quick rundown on Week 2 of Football (both real and fantasy), talk a little baseball, and finish the show discussing the very controversial sport of boxing. · NFL RUNDOWN: 0:00—34:00 · BASEBALL TALK: 34:00—56:40 o Fun with FanGraphs’ Playoff Odds o […]
Week 3 NFL Schedule, Dates, Times and Network Listings

The week 3 NFL Schedule begins with a Thursday night matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers. The Rams get a 49ers team that has scored just 12 points over their first two games — and we’re seeing a close opening betting line of -3 for the Rams. The New England […]
DFS Plays: NFL Week 2 DFS Game-by-Game Analysis

The second week of the NFL DFS season is naturally littered with ‘bounceback’ candidates galore, as each team tries to re-establish itself after only sixty minutes of play were used to define it. Thankfully, we did get some clarity about the top targets for a few teams, as well as witness the emergence of some […]
Fantasy Football Running Back Discussion

Mario Mergola joins us once again to talk fantasy football draft strategy. The guys also discuss the psychological aspects of drafts and how personalities might influence the way we select players. Also, we discuss the dynamic running back situations that are prevalent among certain teams, especially with the Baltimore Ravens, New Orleans Saints, and Cincinnati […]
Week 2 NFL Picks Against the Point Spread

Let’s not be fooled. Week 1 is always one of my favorites for NFL picks against the point spread. There is literally an entire offseason to prepare for it, and most of the picks are made for me by the time I sit down to type out the explanations – they are directly related to the […]