- 02:07 AM
- 06/09/26
Revised picks:
Spurs in 7
Game 1 winner: Spurs
posted by rcade at 09:25 AM on June 05, 2026
With everyone's OK I will open it back up until game 2. Some players missed it.
posted by rcade at 10:52 AM on June 04, 2026
All picks for the Spurs/Thunder series have been added. This only helped one of us.
The form is open until midnight tonight. Just submit your picks before you start watching or hear the score.
My picks:
Spurs in 6
Top point scorer: Jalen Brunson
Top rebounder: Victor Wembanyama
Game 1 winner: Knicks
Team scoring most points in game: Spurs
Series MVP: Victor Wembanyama
Top fouler: Stephon Castle
Top three-point shooter: Devin Vassell
Is it wrong to kind of want the Knicks to sweep?
posted by rcade at 03:12 PM on June 03, 2026
Watching the CFL makes the NFL season arrive sooner.
posted by rcade at 03:03 PM on June 01, 2026
There are two improvements in the contest this season. Soon you'll be able to pick weeks in advance because the whole season is already in the database. Also, there will be an honor system feature that removes the time deadlines when you want to pick before you know anything about the game in progress.
These will be in the NFL Pickem as well.
My picks:
Tiger-Cats by 3
Stampeders by 9
Redblacks by 13 (lock)
Taking all three favorites because I haven't read up on the new season yet.
posted by rcade at 09:45 AM on May 31, 2026
I retract my statement that Thunder/Spurs was the real Finals. The Knicks are the real deal and could beat San Antonio.
posted by rcade at 09:34 AM on May 31, 2026
I loved Lemieux as the villain on the Avalanche. The regular season game between the Avs and Red Wings where they dropped the gloves right after the opening puck drop is one of my all-time favorite moments in hockey.
posted by rcade at 08:40 AM on May 31, 2026
My picks:
Thunder in 7
Cavaliers in 6
Top point scorer: SGA
Top rebounder: Victor Wembanyama
Most points per game: Thunder
Least opponent points per game: Cavaliers
I feel like Spurs/Thunder is the actual playoff finals.
posted by rcade at 02:14 PM on May 18, 2026
My picks:
Knicks in 6
Spurs in 5
Pistons in 7
Thunder in 4
Top point scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Top rebounder: Karl-Anthony Towns
Most points per game: Spurs
Least opponent points per game: Pistons
posted by rcade at 07:06 PM on May 04, 2026
There were a lot of games I watched where I didn't care about those picks because Bane was playing so well.
None of those games were in round 1.
posted by rcade at 03:11 PM on May 04, 2026
The form is open tonight until midnight since the games begin so soon.
posted by rcade at 02:57 PM on May 04, 2026
I don't think it's an unfair metric to use on Bill Belichick's team. The same thing is happening at Florida State to Mike Norvell. FSU having only one drafted player is being treated as another sign of the school's steep decline.
Belichick taking a college job is a big story. Not all of the attention he's getting is personal.
As for whether one year is enough time, college coaches usually get no more than three. Whether UNC has expectations high enough to give him a quick hook is an open question.
posted by rcade at 10:36 AM on April 30, 2026
I've been watching a lot of Magic games this season. They are streaky and their hot streaks usually coincide with Franz Wagner being in the lineup. I am worried how they'll play tonight if his calf keeps him out.
posted by rcade at 09:36 AM on April 29, 2026
Revised picks:
Magic in 7
I'm pretty sure after last night that the Magic are the greatest team in NBA history.
posted by rcade at 08:12 AM on April 18, 2026
My picks:
Cavaliers in 7
Nuggets in 5
Knicks in 6
Rockets in 5
Celtics in 6
Thunder in 5
Pistons in 5
Spurs in 5
Top point scorer: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Top rebounder: Nikola Jokic
Most points per game: Thunder
Least opponent points per game: Spurs
posted by rcade at 11:14 AM on April 17, 2026
I have been AWOL for a few weeks. A family member who had gone into hospice a month ago died last weekend, and while we've gone through that my brain didn't want to do much of anything outside of work.
posted by rcade at 01:09 PM on March 27, 2026
If anyone is on T Mobile, you can use their T Life app to claim free MLB TV for a year. The deadline is today.
posted by rcade at 12:27 PM on March 24, 2026
Revised picks:
Pistons by 6
Nuggets by 3
posted by rcade at 06:20 PM on February 27, 2026
My picks:
Rockets by 7
Timberwolves by 13 (slam dunk)
posted by rcade at 07:20 AM on February 26, 2026
This is my club so I've had a front-row seat to this debacle. For a while it looked like the club might fold after 158 years, which makes League One not so bad really.
posted by rcade at 11:45 AM on February 22, 2026
My picks:
Pistons by 5
Celtics by 10 (slam dunk)
Timberwolves by 8 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 6
Rockets by 9
Thunder by 17 (slam dunk)
Nuggets by 6
Lakers by 3
It has been harder to stay interested in the Mavs now that I've reached the acceptance stage. I am watching a lot of Orlando Magic basketball and planning to attend a game.
posted by rcade at 02:21 PM on February 18, 2026
I had a boss once who sent a department email about a coworker not washing his hands after going to the bathroom. It went to everyone but that person.
posted by rcade at 06:12 PM on February 17, 2026
My picks:
Knicks by 8
Spurs by 13 (slam dunk)
Thunder by 8 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 3
The Bucks looked pretty scrappy against Orlando last night but it won't be enough to beat the Thunder.
posted by rcade at 04:40 PM on February 10, 2026
Fixed. The match for props is on full name so I have to make sure all the winners are changed to it.
posted by rcade at 06:18 PM on February 07, 2026
The weirdness of Super Bowl numbering.
posted by rcade at 12:27 PM on February 07, 2026
My picks:
Seahawks by 3
Passer: Sam Darnold
Rusher: Rhamondre Stevenson
Receiver: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Player with interception: Marcus Jones
Player with sack: Demarcus Lawrence
Player with first turnover: Cooper Kupp
Super Bowl MVP: Sam Darnold
Tiebreaker: 40
The Super Bowl doesn't usually sneak up on me, but this one did. The only hype I noticed was when old Pats were mad at Tom Brady.
posted by rcade at 12:07 PM on February 07, 2026
Revised picks:
Thunder by 6
Spurs by 10 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 6
Celtics by 13 (slam dunk)
Clippers by 3
posted by rcade at 10:56 AM on February 07, 2026
Revised picks:
Knicks by 3
Clippers by 7 (slam dunk)
posted by rcade at 07:07 PM on February 06, 2026
Revised picks:
Suns by 5
posted by rcade at 08:07 PM on February 05, 2026
My picks:
Raptors by 7
posted by rcade at 07:09 PM on February 05, 2026
If it's about DeflateGate and SpyGate those controversies shouldn't have kept him off the first ballot. This is a huge embarrassment for the Hall of Fame.
posted by rcade at 11:03 AM on January 28, 2026
This is a lot of basketball. What do y'all think about a maximum of 8 games a week, giving preference to games in this order -- ABC and NBC first, ESPN second, Prime third?
posted by rcade at 11:04 AM on January 27, 2026
My picks:
76ers by 10 (slam dunk)
Clippers by 13 (slam dunk)
Cavaliers by 7 (slam dunk)
Spurs by 3
Wizards by 7
Thunder by 15 (slam dunk)
Raptors by 8
Pistons by 5
Spurs by 20 (slam dunk)
Rockets by 7 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 7 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 3
Thunder by 7
posted by rcade at 11:02 AM on January 27, 2026
This week's NBA Pickem did not occur. I was out of town celebrating my 31st wedding anniversary. We were supposed to have one for our 30th last year but were flattened by the flu.
posted by rcade at 04:38 PM on January 24, 2026
My picks:
Patriots by 14 (lock)
Seahawks by 7 (lock)
Passer: Sam Darnold
Rusher: Kenneth Walker
Receiver: Puka Nacua
Player with interception: Pat Surtain
Fans in Denver must have whiplash after going from victory euphoria to the Bo Nix news right after the game. I wish I could believe the Broncos had a shot tomorrow.
posted by rcade at 04:37 PM on January 24, 2026
The Dodgers are making the MLB a buzzkill with these crazy salaries. That used to be the Yankees' job.
A work stoppage would undo all the good they've done with the faster games.
posted by rcade at 04:22 PM on January 24, 2026
Question: It's 'Player with a Sack', correct, not Interception?
Yes. Sack or two partial sacks. I have corrected the label.
posted by rcade at 06:08 PM on January 16, 2026
My picks:
Bills by 3
Seahawks by 3
Patriots by 10 (lock)
Rams by 3
Passer: Matthew Stafford
Rusher: James Cook
Receiver: Puka Nacua
Sacker: Danielle Hunter
posted by rcade at 10:49 AM on January 16, 2026
Sorry I didn't answer in time. I think the cutoff was the first game played. I'll set it to the last game for the rest of the contest. Just make sure your prop pick hasn't started their game yet.
posted by rcade at 12:07 PM on January 13, 2026
My picks:
Thunder by 8
Warriors by 15 (slam dunk)
Thinking good thoughts for the Pacers made a difference. They've won 3 in a row but are still 9-31. Getting their own 2026 first round pick back last year is looking like a pretty good trade.
posted by rcade at 12:05 PM on January 13, 2026
Revised picks:
Receiver: Puka Nacua
Player with interception: Jalen Ramsey
posted by rcade at 05:35 PM on January 09, 2026
My picks:
Rams by 10 (lock)
Bears by 3
Jaguars by 7 (lock)
49ers by 3
Patriots by 13 (lock)
Texans by 3
Passer: Trevor Lawrence
Rusher: Christian McCaffery
Player with interception: Puka Nacua
I wanted to go to the Jaguars game Sunday but decided to pay my mortgage instead. This Jacksonville team is the best since 1999.
posted by rcade at 05:34 PM on January 09, 2026
My picks:
Timberwolves by 8
Mavericks by 13 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 3
Spurs by 13 (slam dunk)
Cavaliers by 9
posted by rcade at 03:30 PM on January 06, 2026
Revised picks:
Vikings by 10 (lock)
posted by rcade at 10:04 AM on January 04, 2026
Tommybiden: Your week 17 picks are now in the database.
posted by rcade at 04:43 PM on January 03, 2026
Revised picks:
Falcons by 3
Bengals by 10 (lock)
Packers by 3
Cowboys by 3
Jaguars by 14 (lock)
Texans by 10 (lock)
Bills by 17 (lock)
Bears by 3
Broncos by 10 (lock)
Raiders by 3
Rams by 10 (lock)
Patriots by 10 (lock)
Eagles by 3
Steelers by 3
The Steelers will upset the Ravens on Sunday night in their play-in game. I'd like to pick the Commanders to win over an Eagles team that is resting some starters but Washington is cursed. DUUUUUVALLL! Go Jags!
posted by rcade at 03:28 PM on January 03, 2026
My picks:
Panthers by 3
49ers by 3
posted by rcade at 08:19 PM on January 02, 2026
My picks:
76ers by 7
Pistons by 10
Cavaliers by 3
Thunder by 13 (slam dunk)
I am counting on the game time decision gods favoring Joel Embiid tonight in Memphis. Detroit is going to roll into L.A. tonight and spark more soul-searching by the purple and gold. Happy New Year!
posted by rcade at 10:50 AM on December 30, 2025
My picks:
Cowboys by 10 (lock)
Lions by 7 (lock)
Broncos by 14 (lock)
Chargers by 3
Packers by 10 (lock)
Bengals by 7
Steelers by 3
Saints by 3
Jaguars by 10 (lock)
Buccaneers by 7
Patriots by 17 (lock)
Panthers by 3
Raiders by 3
Bills by 3
Bears by 3
Rams by 7 (lock)
posted by rcade at 08:10 PM on December 24, 2025
My picks:
Knicks by 10 (slam dunk)
Thunder by 10 (slam dunk)
Mavericks by 3
Lakers by 10
Nuggets by 10
Spurs by 10
Trail Blazers by 3
posted by rcade at 01:38 PM on December 23, 2025
My picks:
Rams by 3
Eagles by 7 (lock)
Bears by 3
Bills by 17 (lock)
Cowboys by 7 (lock)
Chiefs by 10 (lock)
Bengals by 3
Saints by 14 (lock)
Vikings by 7 (lock)
Panthers by 3
Jaguars by 3
Falcons by 7 (lock)
Steelers by 7 (lock)
Texans by 14 (lock)
Patriots by 3
49ers by 10 (lock)
Gardner Minshew and his jorts will lead Kansas City to victory over Tennessee. Baker Mayfield, who kind of looks like he could be Gardner's brother, will lead Tampa Bay to disappointment against Carolina.
posted by rcade at 11:52 AM on December 18, 2025
Some scores from week 15 need corrections because of picks that need to be entered correctly. I can't get into the database from my location, so I'll be fixing them later.
posted by rcade at 11:10 AM on December 18, 2025
My picks:
Spurs by 7 (slam dunk)
Knicks by 13 (slam dunk)
Thunder by 10 (slam dunk)
Gonna lock the Cup Final just because. Go team I picked!
posted by rcade at 11:43 AM on December 16, 2025
Revised picks:
Bears by 7 (lock)
Bengals by 3
Chiefs by 7
Patriots by 3
Giants by 7 (lock)
Eagles by 14 (lock)
Jaguars by 14 (lock)
Texans by 10 (lock)
Broncos by 3
Rams by 7
Panthers by 3
49ers by 14 (lock)
Seahawks by 14 (lock)
Cowboys by 3
Steelers by 3
Picking these upsets: Cincinnati over Baltimore, New England over Buffalo, Denver over Green Bay. Yahoo NFL pickem players are going 99%/1% for Jacksonville over the Jets, which scares me as a fan but not enough to go against the herd. How are the Packers going into Mile High as a 3-point favorite when Denver has won 10 straight games?
posted by rcade at 04:02 PM on December 13, 2025
This should be Lions at Rams FYI
Thanks. Fixed that. I make that Rams-Chargers error so often these days. I need a lie down.
posted by rcade at 04:06 PM on December 11, 2025
My picks:
Buccaneers by 7 (lock)
posted by rcade at 04:05 PM on December 11, 2025
My picks:
Magic by 7
Raptors by 9
Thunder by 8 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 7
Pretty good matchups. I don't have enough confidence to lock any game but Thunder/Suns. Go Raptors!
posted by rcade at 11:48 AM on December 09, 2025
Games 5 and 6 this week will be added to the pickem when their teams are decided.
posted by rcade at 11:24 AM on December 09, 2025
My picks:
Lions by 3
Seahawks by 7 (lock)
Bills by 7
Browns by 3
Vikings by 3
Dolphins by 7 (lock)
Buccaneers by 14 (lock)
Colts by 2
Ravens by 7
Raiders by 3
Bears by 3
Rams by 10 (lock)
Chiefs by 3 (lock)
Eagles by 4
Colts at Jaguars is 53%/47% on Yahoo's pickem. This is the NFL's top-ranked run defense against Jonathan Taylor and I'm going with Jacksonville with some trepidation. I'm going with the Raiders to upset the Broncos at home. Denver seems poised for a market correction. I also like Chicago over Green Bay at Lambeau.
posted by rcade at 03:03 PM on December 04, 2025
NBA Playoff Pickem: NBA Finals
The form is back open until tipoff tonight at 8:30 p.m. Eastern.