by Mario Mergola | Feb 7, 2022
I usually only write about my picks. Indeed, in some select situations — or if another website requests my services — I will branch away, but it’s almost always in the confines of predictive analysis. I’m here to give my thoughts on what I...
by Mario Mergola | Jan 27, 2022
It was clearly the tale of two days in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, as both of our picks lost on Saturday, while both won on Sunday. But that’s the short-sighted view of it. The reality is that we saw four of the best finishes we could imagine for a...
by Mario Mergola | Jan 19, 2022
Yikes. That was… bad. Every year, it’s inevitable that we will have a down week of picks. In fact, it’s inevitable that we will have multiple down weeks of picks — where I often write that the key is to limit both the intensity and frequency of...
by Mario Mergola | Jan 13, 2022
“Is this not one of the best playoff fields ever?” I actually whispered those words to myself when I was 500 or so words into this article. I had laid out a handful of teams, compared the odds, actually opened up a playoff bracket simulator — here,...
by Mario Mergola | Jan 13, 2022
I always exhale at the end of a regular season, and this year is no different. It’s a marathon, and I can’t help but collapse into my chair when it is over and just breathe. That’s what I’m doing right now. Maybe I’m not slouched, but I...
