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...
by Mario Mergola | Jan 10, 2024
This is always one of my favorite articles to write, and it’s because it works in conjunction with the picks. I’m able to multi-task in a way that is unique only to this week and the first of any given season. The difference between the start of the...
by Mario Mergola | Jan 10, 2024
In the end, it was average, at best. Everything about the regular season we just completed hovered around the mean and never deviated. But the biggest problem is that, when we did find opportunities to target a return to average, they were valued appropriately. So...
by Mario Mergola | Jan 3, 2024
The final week of the regular season is always full of playoff-clinching scenarios and dominoes that will fall over a short span of time. This season is no different. In fact, according to the Washington Post, there is a record-tying 20 teams alive heading into the...
by Mario Mergola | Dec 27, 2023
That was horrible. There is no way to sugarcoat how damaging last week was for the overall record, and it undid two weeks of great work. There is no way around picking ourselves back up and moving forward with the same mindset we always have. After all, there are...
by Mario Mergola | Dec 20, 2023
If there were ever a time to make a move in the standings, it would be now. Of course, if we could continue this hot streak forever, we would. But, we are simply taking the numbers for what they are and trying to make our push. Will it last? We never know. But we have...
