by Mario Mergola | Mar 21, 2024
So much of writing about sports picks comes down to the matchups and the head-to-head strengths and weaknesses. The tournament, however, does not directly follow that same setup. Of course, we cannot advance a team past a certain round without first asking if it can...
by Mario Mergola | Feb 8, 2024
I’ve written about this numerous times, but I wouldn’t even watch the Super Bowl Halftime Show if it weren’t for the fun props that go with it. I want the game, and I usually want nothing more than the game. But it’s also fun. And I do love...
by Mario Mergola | Feb 7, 2024
In fairness to the football-watching world, we all knew we would be here. Indeed, we didn’t “know” the Kansas City Chiefs would return to the Super Bowl in an attempt to defend their title, and we couldn’t “know” if the San...
by Mario Mergola | Jan 24, 2024
Once again, we couldn’t escape the power of the numbers. This time, however, they worked in our favor. We had three more wins in the playoffs, which already makes it a positive outcome with only three games left in the postseason, but the story isn’t about...
by Mario Mergola | Jan 17, 2024
That was a nice way to start the playoffs! Only one game went against us, and one other was even close to the spread. That’s the way it should be, and it was refreshing to see the results come from the read of the numbers as opposed to being protection against...