by Mario Mergola | Oct 20, 2016
The improbable continues to transition to reality. Over the last three weeks, we have watched plays upon which we normally rely fail, and last-minute weights tip the scales. We don’t look to make excuses for these losses but, instead, learn from them. To anybody...
by Mario Mergola | Oct 12, 2016
We pick ourselves up and dive right back into the action. After our worst week of the season for picks against the spread, we are fully prepared to get back on the field and right some wrongs. We aren’t the only ones to be doing so. Week 6 does not necessarily...
by Mario Mergola | Oct 5, 2016
Not quite. After proclaiming in our Week 4 column that underdogs had become over-extended and favorites were about to reclaim some of the glory, the shift occurred. Only in the wrong places. Eight favorites did cover the spread – including all three night games...
by Mario Mergola | Sep 28, 2016
We love trends, and two appear to be developing in front of our eyes. Now three full weeks into the 2016 National Football League season, a handful of teams, as usual, have begun to separate from the pack. Not in the sense of running away to a division title, however,...
by Mario Mergola | Sep 26, 2016
A few people have contacted us directly regarding our pick for Monday Night Football. We don’t always have the opportunity to expand upon a pick, but it just so happens that today is the exception. Read below for the original content and then the updated...
by Mario Mergola | Sep 21, 2016
Each week, we look for opportunities to buy or sell teams based on misaligned spreads. Until each team completes more games, however, the task remains challenging. That is, if we only focus on the records of the teams competing head-to-head. The small sample size of...