by Mario Mergola | Mar 21, 2024
So much of writing about sports picks comes down to the matchups and the head-to-head strengths and weaknesses. The tournament, however, does not directly follow that same setup. Of course, we cannot advance a team past a certain round without first asking if it can...
by Mario Mergola | Aug 31, 2023
I’ll make this one short and sweet. Football is back! For no particular reason other than my preferred writing schedule, I am posting this annual “Welcome Back, football” article after I already wrote and published the season-long prediction articles...
by Mario Mergola | Mar 28, 2023
I know that, at its core, this article is supposed to feature an objective look at the upcoming Major League Baseball and identify the teams that have value on one direction or another. In terms of the teams and their projects, I will stick to that premise. In terms...
by Mario Mergola | Mar 14, 2023
I stumbled upon something interesting today. When going through my first pass at research after the March Madness brackets were set, I found many more articles about the strategy and theory behind winning a bracket this year compared to any in the past. Machine...
by Mario Mergola | Aug 25, 2022
Just like that, the NFL season has returned. It’s here, I’m writing about coaching changes and off-field storylines and receiving emails asking about my picks. I love it. I love all of it. I’ll start with the simplest and most direct answer possible:...
by Mario Mergola | Apr 6, 2022
Baseball is a constant. It’s not a constant in how each season unfolds. Nor how teams operate. In fact, it’s not even a constant in what the league enforces from year-to-year. Baseball is a constant in that it is a presence. It’s always there. For...
