Author Archives: Spencer Jolley

There were games yesterday? On a Saturday? During conference title games? Okay. I guess we lose out on picking those games, but never fear! There are a fresh crop of 13 games with which we can do our picking. Last week our model went a disappointing 8-8, and I went a solid-but-not-great 9-7. This weekContinue reading “Week 15 NFL ATS Picks”

Last Sunday was a very good week if you followed my model’s picks! Mine too, but my model hit it out of the park. A solid 10-4 overall and 4-1 in its 5 most confident picks. I myself hit 8-7 overall and 4-1 in my 5 most confident picks. So, not bad! VT has theContinue reading “Week 14 NFL ATS Picks”

Howdy folks! I hope you’re all emotionally recovered from a rough 2nd half against Clemson. How often has this happened over the last 5 or so years? VT plays a tough first half against a highly ranked team, and then gets completely steamrolled in the second half. It feels like our team is a brokenContinue reading “Week 13 NFL Picks ATS”

Welcome back to the blog ladies and gentlemen. It’s been a while since I’ve done much of ANYTHING on here, but I had some time after work to throw together some good ol’ fashioned Power Rankings. I’ve also included what record my model projects the team to finish at. Certainly not the gospel truth, butContinue reading “Week 12 Power Rankings”

Sadly, the NFL season is over and while we’re still waiting for baseball season to come around there’s a vacuum of sports to bet on. FEAR NOT, because the wild wild world of college basketball and the NBA is here to scratch your itch. I will be your guide to picking basketball and winning someContinue reading “Best Bets 2/13/2020”

The XFL is undeniably awesome. I mean, who doesn’t love extra football after the Super Bowl? It’s amazing. If I ask 10 Americans whether they think the XFL is a good thing, 9.5 of them are going to say “Yes!”. What about the half person who says “nah, I’m good.”? Well, he’ll be busy doingContinue reading “The XFL is Here to Stay (Maybe)”

Traditional sports media is boring. Let’s face it, is anyone sitting down to read the ESPN power rankings of most likely MVP candidates for the NBA? Is anyone really reading and digesting every word that gets written there? Or are you scrolling down until you see your favorite player, reading his paragraph, and then smilingContinue reading “An Introduction (of sorts)”