by Mario Mergola | Nov 4, 2020
Now we’re getting somewhere. All season, I’ve continued to write about varying our approaches to games based on their situations. Last week, we saw this come to fruition beautifully. In the past, I’ve written about ‘sets of games.’ We...
by Mario Mergola | Oct 28, 2020
As long as it keeps happening, I’ll keep writing about it. The good news is that, this time, “it” was on our side. The “it” to which I am referring is the all-famous ‘obvious outcome.’ Sure, the Bills were a rather obvious...
by Mario Mergola | Oct 21, 2020
There are no words. I started to write a different introduction and then erased it. Tried again. Erased again. These are times in which picking games against the spread is frustrating. Not bad, just frustrating. In this particular case, it’s even more...
by Mario Mergola | Oct 15, 2020
I don’t hide my rooting interests. Whether I’m watching a game with my favorite team or I’m following a storyline, I’m as much a fan as I am an analyst and writer. I never let it get in the way of what I predict will happen, but I certainly...
by Mario Mergola | Oct 7, 2020
It isn’t getting any easier. I remember writing about uncertainty for this 2020 season, but I can honestly admit that we weren’t expecting everything to be certain. We weren’t expecting all the answers. Just that we would eventually get them. That...
by Mario Mergola | Sep 30, 2020
I am shocked that I’m actually typing these words, but the spreads were wrong. Think about the weight of that statement. I live by the spreads and the story they tell. It’s my job to read said story and see what others are seeing. Or hiding. And here I am...
