by Mario Mergola | Sep 27, 2017
It’s happening. It’s as if the chips we have pocketed are finally getting turned in, and results are improving steadily. It’s exciting. It’s rewarding. It’s also extremely dangerous. We have now turned in back-to-back-to-back winning...
by Mario Mergola | Sep 20, 2017
It should have ended in Week 2. It didn’t. Let’s be thankful. There is nothing more important in determining picks against-the-spread than perception, and overreactions are the typical driving force. Normally, they fizzle out after a second game. Not this...
by Mario Mergola | Sep 13, 2017
Let’s not be fooled. Week 1 is always one of my favorites. There is literally an entire offseason to prepare for it, and most of the picks are made for me by the time I sit down to type out the explanations – they are directly related to the season-long...
by Mario Mergola | Sep 6, 2017
Let’s do it! This column has been far too long in the making, and it has some big shoes to fill – inflated by expectations. With that, it is the article with which I have the most anticipation to write. The one that will probably type itself faster than I...
by Mario Mergola | Sep 4, 2017
Four new playoff teams emerged in 2016, and we are looking at the potential of a repeat in the coming months. Why such turnover? Competition. And plenty of it. Like the AFC, the NFC may still have a few terrible teams, but it is also full of regression candidates....
by Mario Mergola | Sep 4, 2017
The best of the best remains perched atop the AFC yet again, as the New England Patriots look to defend their Super Bowl title with another deep playoff run. Why start the predictions there? Because everyone else in the AFC is chasing the singular giant. The Patriots...
