picks against the point spread

What a difference a year makes. It’s not just the standings – although it is nice to be back atop the leaderboards over at NFLPickwatch for the third time in four years – but the overall flow of the season, itself. A team rises suddenly, plays well, then sinks back down to the depths. And […]

Sometimes I actively seek a given theme for a week. Other times, it finds me. The undeniable common thread that presents itself throughout Week 10 is the redirection of a team’s path. Simply put, is it more likely to continue sinking – or rising – or is a temporary speed bump ahead? Thankfully, most of

We did it! We have reached the midpoint of the 2017 NFL season. But, more specifically for this column, we have reached the midpoint of our ‘Rebound Season.’ At the time of this writing, these picks sit atop the leaderboard at NFLPickwatch.com – there appears to be a few picks missing, but the winning percentage is

What has made the 2017 season one of the best in terms of picks against the point spread is not necessarily the adherence to trends that were so blatantly ignored last year, but the storylines that appear on a weekly basis. For each set of games, we can find an accurate, common theme. In Week